PMID- 17056512 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20061213 LR - 20190516 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 177 IP - 9 DP - 2006 Nov 1 TI - Aberrant phenotype and function of myeloid dendritic cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. PG - 5878-89 AB - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by a systemic autoimmune response with profound and diverse T cell changes. Dendritic cells (DCs) are important orchestrators of immune responses and have an important role in the regulation of T cell function. The objective of this study was to determine whether myeloid DCs from individuals with SLE display abnormalities in phenotype and promote abnormal T cell function. Monocyte-derived DCs and freshly isolated peripheral blood myeloid DCs from lupus patients displayed an abnormal phenotype characterized by accelerated differentiation, maturation, and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. These abnormalities were characterized by higher expression of the DC differentiation marker CD1a, the maturation markers CD86, CD80, and HLA-DR, and the proinflammatory cytokine IL-8. In addition, SLE patients displayed selective down-regulation of the maturation marker CD83 and had abnormal responses to maturation stimuli. These abnormalities have functional relevance, as SLE DCs were able to significantly increase proliferation and activation of allogeneic T cells when compared with control DCs. We conclude that myeloid DCs from SLE patients display significant changes in phenotype which promote aberrant T cell function and could contribute to the pathogenesis of SLE and organ damage. FAU - Ding, Dacheng AU - Ding D AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. FAU - Mehta, Hemal AU - Mehta H FAU - McCune, W Joseph AU - McCune WJ FAU - Kaplan, Mariana J AU - Kaplan MJ LA - eng GR - AR 048235/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - AR 050554/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 AR 48310/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 CA 46592/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AR 07080/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (Antigens, CD) RN - 0 (HLA-DR Antigens) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Antigens, CD/analysis MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Dendritic Cells/chemistry/*immunology/*pathology MH - Female MH - HLA-DR Antigens/analysis MH - Humans MH - Interleukin-8/metabolism MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*immunology/*pathology MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Monocytes/immunology/pathology MH - Myeloid Cells/chemistry/*immunology/*pathology MH - Phenotype MH - T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Up-Regulation EDAT- 2006/10/24 09:00 MHDA- 2006/12/14 09:00 CRDT- 2006/10/24 09:00 PHST- 2006/10/24 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/12/14 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/10/24 09:00 [entrez] AID - 177/9/5878 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.5878 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2006 Nov 1;177(9):5878-89. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.5878.