PMID- 18716631 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081023 LR - 20211020 IS - 1460-2075 (Electronic) IS - 0261-4189 (Print) IS - 0261-4189 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 18 DP - 2008 Sep 17 TI - Nuclear receptor signalling in dendritic cells connects lipids, the genome and immune function. PG - 2353-62 LID - 10.1038/emboj.2008.160 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are sentinels of the immune system and represent a heterogeneous cell population. The existence of distinct DC subsets is due to their inherent plasticity and to the changing microenvironment modulating their immunological properties. Numerous signalling pathways have impacts on DCs. It appears that besides cytokines/chemokines, lipid mediators also have profound effects on the immunogenicity of DCs. Some of these lipid mediators exert an effect through nuclear hormone receptors. Interestingly, more recent findings suggest that DCs are able to convert precursors to active hormones, ligands for nuclear receptors. Some of these DC-derived lipids, in particular retinoic acid (RA), have a central function in shaping T-cell development and effector functions. In this review, we summarize and highlight the function of a set of nuclear receptors (PPARgamma, RA receptor, vitamin D receptor and glucocorticoid receptor) in DC biology. Defining the contribution of nuclear hormone receptor signalling in DCs can help one to understand the regulatory logic of lipid signalling and allow the exploitation of their potential for therapeutic intervention in various immunological diseases. FAU - Szatmari, Istvan AU - Szatmari I AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary. FAU - Nagy, Laszlo AU - Nagy L LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - 074021/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20080821 PL - England TA - EMBO J JT - The EMBO journal JID - 8208664 RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (PPAR gamma) RN - 0 (Receptors, Calcitriol) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear) RN - 0 (Receptors, Glucocorticoid) RN - 0 (Receptors, Retinoic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Nucleus/metabolism MH - Dendritic Cells/*cytology MH - Genome MH - Humans MH - Immune System MH - Lipids/*chemistry MH - Models, Biological MH - PPAR gamma/metabolism MH - Receptors, Calcitriol/metabolism MH - Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Glucocorticoid/metabolism MH - Receptors, Retinoic Acid/metabolism MH - *Signal Transduction PMC - PMC2525841 EDAT- 2008/08/22 09:00 MHDA- 2008/10/24 09:00 PMCR- 2008/09/17 CRDT- 2008/08/22 09:00 PHST- 2008/04/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2008/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2008/08/22 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/10/24 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/08/22 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2008/09/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - emboj2008160 [pii] AID - 10.1038/emboj.2008.160 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - EMBO J. 2008 Sep 17;27(18):2353-62. doi: 10.1038/emboj.2008.160. Epub 2008 Aug 21.