PMID- 17641037 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20070917 LR - 20220227 IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 179 IP - 3 DP - 2007 Aug 1 TI - Triggering of dendritic cell responses after exposure to activated, but not resting, apoptotic PBMCs. PG - 1711-20 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) can be activated by signaling via pathogen receptors, by interaction with activated T cells or by exposure to inflammatory mediators. Clearance of apoptotic cells by DCs is generally considered a silent event that is not associated with an inflammatory response. Necrotic cell death, in contrast, leads to induction of inflammation. However, emerging data challenge the view of apoptotic cells as inherently nonimmunogenic. In this study, we report that the activation state of the apoptotic cell may determine whether the exposed DC becomes activated and rendered proficient in Ag presentation. We show that coculture with activated, but not resting, apoptotic PBMCs leads to up-regulation of surface expression of the costimulatory molecules CD80, CD83, and CD86 in human DCs as well as release of proinflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, we show that DCs exposed to allogeneic, activated apoptotic PBMCs induce proliferation and IFN-gamma production in autologous T cells. Together, these findings show that activated apoptotic PBMCs per se provide an activation/maturation signal to DCs, suggesting that activated apoptotic PBMCs possess endogenous adjuvant properties. FAU - Johansson, Ulrika AU - Johansson U AD - Department of Medicine, Center for Infectious Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. ulrika.johansson@ki.se FAU - Walther-Jallow, Lilian AU - Walther-Jallow L FAU - Smed-Sorensen, Anna AU - Smed-Sorensen A FAU - Spetz, Anna-Lena AU - Spetz AL 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 (Isoantigens) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis/*immunology MH - Cell Differentiation/immunology MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cell-Free System/immunology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis MH - Isoantigens/immunology/metabolism MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear/*cytology/*immunology/pathology MH - Monocytes/cytology/immunology MH - Necrosis MH - Phagocytosis/immunology MH - Resting Phase, Cell Cycle/*immunology MH - T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology/metabolism EDAT- 2007/07/21 09:00 MHDA- 2007/09/18 09:00 CRDT- 2007/07/21 09:00 PHST- 2007/07/21 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2007/09/18 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/07/21 09:00 [entrez] AID - 179/3/1711 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1711 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2007 Aug 1;179(3):1711-20. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.3.1711.