PMID- 16142239 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20051102 LR - 20171116 IS - 1529-2908 (Print) IS - 1529-2908 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 10 DP - 2005 Oct TI - Interaction between conventional dendritic cells and natural killer cells is integral to the activation of effective antiviral immunity. PG - 1011-9 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) regulate various aspects of innate immunity, including natural killer (NK) cell function. Here we define the mechanisms involved in DC-NK cell interactions during viral infection. NK cells were efficiently activated by murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV)-infected CD11b(+) DCs. NK cell cytotoxicity required interferon-alpha and interactions between the NKG2D activating receptor and NKG2D ligand, whereas the production of interferon-gamma by NK cells relied mainly on DC-derived interleukin 18. Although Toll-like receptor 9 contributes to antiviral immunity, we found that signaling pathways independent of Toll-like receptor 9 were important in generating immune responses to MCMV, including the production of interferon-alpha and the induction of NK cell cytotoxicity. Notably, adoptive transfer of MCMV-activated CD11b(+) DCs resulted in improved control of MCMV infection, indicating that these cells participate in controlling viral replication in vivo. FAU - Andoniou, Christopher E AU - Andoniou CE AD - Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Crowley 6009, Western Australia, Australia. FAU - van Dommelen, Serani L H AU - van Dommelen SL FAU - Voigt, Valentina AU - Voigt V FAU - Andrews, Daniel M AU - Andrews DM FAU - Brizard, Geraldine AU - Brizard G FAU - Asselin-Paturel, Carine AU - Asselin-Paturel C FAU - Delale, Thomas AU - Delale T FAU - Stacey, Katryn J AU - Stacey KJ FAU - Trinchieri, Giorgio AU - Trinchieri G FAU - Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A AU - Degli-Esposti MA LA - eng GR - Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20050904 PL - United States TA - Nat Immunol JT - Nature immunology JID - 100941354 RN - 0 (CD11 Antigens) RN - 0 (Interferon-alpha) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (Klrk1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Ligands) RN - 0 (NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K) RN - 0 (Receptors, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Receptors, Natural Killer Cell) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - CD11 Antigens/biosynthesis MH - Cytotoxicity, Immunologic MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Herpesviridae Infections/*immunology MH - Interferon-alpha/biosynthesis MH - Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis MH - Interleukin-18 MH - Killer Cells, Natural/*immunology MH - Ligands MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Muromegalovirus/*immunology MH - NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K MH - Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism MH - Receptors, Natural Killer Cell EDAT- 2005/09/06 09:00 MHDA- 2005/11/03 09:00 CRDT- 2005/09/06 09:00 PHST- 2005/05/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2005/07/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/09/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/11/03 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/09/06 09:00 [entrez] AID - ni1244 [pii] AID - 10.1038/ni1244 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nat Immunol. 2005 Oct;6(10):1011-9. doi: 10.1038/ni1244. Epub 2005 Sep 4.