PMID- 16951342 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061024 LR - 20220321 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 177 IP - 6 DP - 2006 Sep 15 TI - Immature dendritic cells suppress collagen-induced arthritis by in vivo expansion of CD49b+ regulatory T cells. PG - 3806-13 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are specialized APCs with an important role in the initiation and regulation of immune responses. Immature DCs (iDCs) reportedly mediate tolerance in the absence of maturation/inflammatory stimuli, presumably by the induction of regulatory T cells. In this study, we show for the first time that repetitive iDC injections trigger the expansion of a novel regulatory population with high immunomodulatory properties, able to protect mice from collagen-induced arthritis. These regulatory T cells are characterized by the expression of the CD49b molecule and correspond to a CD4+ alpha-galactosylceramide/CD1d-nonrestricted T cell population producing IL-10. Adoptive transfer of < 10(5) TCRbeta+ CD49b+ cells isolated from the liver of iDCs-vaccinated mice, conferred a complete protection against arthritis. This protection was associated with an attenuation of the B and T cell response associated with a local secretion of IL-10. Thus, together these data demonstrate that iDCs can expand and activate a novel regulatory population of CD49b+ T cells, with high immunosuppressive potential able to mediate protection against a systemic autoimmune disease. FAU - Charbonnier, Louis-Marie AU - Charbonnier LM AD - Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale Unite 475, Montpellier, France. FAU - van Duivenvoorde, Leonie M AU - van Duivenvoorde LM FAU - Apparailly, Florence AU - Apparailly F FAU - Cantos, Celine AU - Cantos C FAU - Han, Wanda G H AU - Han WG FAU - Noel, Daniele AU - Noel D FAU - Duperray, Christophe AU - Duperray C FAU - Huizinga, Tom W J AU - Huizinga TW FAU - Toes, Rene E M AU - Toes RE FAU - Jorgensen, Christian AU - Jorgensen C FAU - Louis-Plence, Pascale AU - Louis-Plence P LA - eng 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 (Integrin alpha2) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) SB - IM MH - Adoptive Transfer MH - Animals MH - Arthritis, Experimental/*immunology/pathology/*prevention & control MH - B-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*cytology/*immunology/transplantation MH - Injections, Intraperitoneal MH - Integrin alpha2/*biosynthesis MH - Interleukin-10/biosynthesis/metabolism MH - Lymph Nodes/cytology/immunology/metabolism MH - Lymphocyte Activation/immunology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Inbred DBA MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/*immunology/metabolism/*pathology EDAT- 2006/09/05 09:00 MHDA- 2006/10/25 09:00 CRDT- 2006/09/05 09:00 PHST- 2006/09/05 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/10/25 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/09/05 09:00 [entrez] AID - 177/6/3806 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.177.6.3806 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2006 Sep 15;177(6):3806-13. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.6.3806.