PMID- 15944264 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050831 LR - 20190516 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 174 IP - 12 DP - 2005 Jun 15 TI - Inhibition of NF-kappa B and oxidative pathways in human dendritic cells by antioxidative vitamins generates regulatory T cells. PG - 7633-44 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are central to T cell immunity, and many strategies have been used to manipulate DCs to modify immune responses. We investigated the effects of antioxidants ascorbate (vitamin C) and alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) on DC phenotype and function. Vitamins C and E are both antioxidants, and concurrent use results in a nonadditive activity. We have demonstrated that DC treated with these antioxidants are resistant to phenotypic and functional changes following stimulation with proinflammatory cytokines. Following treatment, the levels of intracellular oxygen radical species were reduced, and the protein kinase RNA-regulated, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2alpha, NF-kappaB, protein kinase C, and p38 MAPK pathways could not be activated following inflammatory agent stimulation. We went on to show that allogeneic T cells (including CD4(+)CD45RO, CD4(+)CD45RA, and CD4(+)CD25(-) subsets) were anergized following exposure to vitamin-treated DCs, and secreted higher levels of Th2 cytokines and IL-10 than cells incubated with control DCs. These anergic T cells act as regulatory T cells in a contact-dependent manner that is not dependent on IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, and TGF-beta. These data indicate that vitamin C- and E-treated DC might be useful for the induction of tolerance to allo- or autoantigens. FAU - Tan, Peng H AU - Tan PH AD - Department of Immunology, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Sagoo, Pervinder AU - Sagoo P FAU - Chan, Cliburn AU - Chan C FAU - Yates, John B AU - Yates JB FAU - Campbell, Jamie AU - Campbell J FAU - Beutelspacher, Sven C AU - Beutelspacher SC FAU - Foxwell, Brian M J AU - Foxwell BM FAU - Lombardi, Giovanna AU - Lombardi G FAU - George, Andrew J T AU - George AJ LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Drug Combinations) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 7S5I7G3JQL (Dexamethasone) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.13 (Protein Kinase C) RN - EC 2.7.11.24 (p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - H4N855PNZ1 (alpha-Tocopherol) RN - PQ6CK8PD0R (Ascorbic Acid) SB - IM MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects/immunology MH - Ascorbic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Clonal Anergy/drug effects/immunology MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Dexamethasone/pharmacology MH - Down-Regulation/drug effects/immunology MH - Drug Combinations MH - Humans MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Intracellular Fluid/immunology/metabolism MH - NF-kappa B/*antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - Oxidation-Reduction/drug effects MH - Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/*immunology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/drug effects/*immunology/metabolism MH - alpha-Tocopherol/*pharmacology MH - eIF-2 Kinase/antagonists & inhibitors/physiology MH - p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/physiology EDAT- 2005/06/10 09:00 MHDA- 2005/09/01 09:00 CRDT- 2005/06/10 09:00 PHST- 2005/06/10 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/09/01 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/06/10 09:00 [entrez] AID - 174/12/7633 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.174.12.7633 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2005 Jun 15;174(12):7633-44. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.12.7633.