PMID- 22075702 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120207 LR - 20231213 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Print) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 187 IP - 12 DP - 2011 Dec 15 TI - Th-1 lymphocytes induce dendritic cell tumor killing activity by an IFN-gamma-dependent mechanism. PG - 6310-7 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.1101812 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) encompass a heterogeneous population of cells capable of orchestrating innate and adaptive immune responses. The ability of DCs to act as professional APCs has been the foundation for the development and use of these cells as vaccines in cancer immunotherapy. DCs are also endowed with the nonconventional property of directly killing tumor cells. The current study investigates the regulation of murine DC cytotoxic function by T lymphocytes. We provide evidence that CD4(+) Th-1, but not Th-2, Th-17 cells, or regulatory T cells, are capable of inducing DC cytotoxic function. IFN-gamma was identified as the major factor responsible for Th-1-induced DC tumoricidal activity. Tumor cell killing mediated by Th-1-activated killer DCs was dependent on inducible NO synthase expression and NO production. Importantly, Th-1-activated killer DCs were capable of presenting the acquired Ags from the killed tumor cells to T lymphocytes in vitro or in vivo. These observations offer new possibilities for the application of killer DCs in cancer immunotherapy. FAU - LaCasse, Collin J AU - LaCasse CJ AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724-5073, USA. FAU - Janikashvili, Nona AU - Janikashvili N FAU - Larmonier, Claire B AU - Larmonier CB FAU - Alizadeh, Darya AU - Alizadeh D FAU - Hanke, Neale AU - Hanke N FAU - Kartchner, Jessica AU - Kartchner J FAU - Situ, Elaine AU - Situ E FAU - Centuori, Sara AU - Centuori S FAU - Har-Noy, Michael AU - Har-Noy M FAU - Bonnotte, Bernard AU - Bonnotte B FAU - Katsanis, Emmanuel AU - Katsanis E FAU - Larmonier, Nicolas AU - Larmonier N LA - eng GR - P30 CA023074/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - CA023074/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA104926/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32CA009213/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA009213-34/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA009213/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA104926-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20111109 PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 0 (Receptors, Interferon) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigen Presentation/genetics/immunology MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology/immunology/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Coculture Techniques MH - *Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/genetics MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism MH - Female MH - Interferon-gamma/metabolism/*physiology MH - Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/*immunology/pathology/therapy MH - Melanoma, Experimental/*immunology/pathology/therapy MH - Mice MH - Mice, 129 Strain MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Receptors, Interferon/deficiency/genetics/*physiology MH - Th1 Cells/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Interferon gamma Receptor PMC - PMC3297475 MID - NIHMS332197 EDAT- 2011/11/15 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/09 06:00 PMCR- 2012/12/15 CRDT- 2011/11/15 06:00 PHST- 2011/11/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/11/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/12/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jimmunol.1101812 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.1101812 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2011 Dec 15;187(12):6310-7. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1101812. Epub 2011 Nov 9.