PMID- 22461837 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130301 LR - 20211021 IS - 1740-2530 (Electronic) IS - 1740-2522 (Print) IS - 1740-2522 (Linking) VI - 2012 DP - 2012 TI - Influence of dendritic cells on B-cell responses during HIV infection. PG - 592187 LID - 10.1155/2012/592187 [doi] LID - 592187 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) modulate B-cell differentiation, activation, and survival mainly through production of growth factors such as B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS/BAFF). DC populations have been reported to be affected in number, phenotype and function during HIV infection and such alterations may contribute to the dysregulation of the B-cell compartment. Herein, we reflect on the potential impact of DC on the pathogenesis of HIV-related B cell disorders, and how DC status may modulate the outcome of mucosal B cell responses against HIV, which are pivotal to the control of disease. A concept that could be extrapolated to the overall outcome of HIV disease, whereby control versus progression may reside in the host's capacity to maintain DC homeostasis at mucosal sites, where DC populations present an inherent capacity of modulating the balance between tolerance and protection, and are amongst the earliest cell types to be exposed to the virus. FAU - Poudrier, Johanne AU - Poudrier J AD - Laboratoire d'immunogenetique, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Hopital Notre-Dame, 2099 Alexandre De Seve, Montreal, QC, Canada H2L 2W5. johanne.poudrier@crchum.qc.ca FAU - Chagnon-Choquet, Josiane AU - Chagnon-Choquet J FAU - Roger, Michel AU - Roger M LA - eng GR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Canada PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20120222 PL - Egypt TA - Clin Dev Immunol JT - Clinical & developmental immunology JID - 101183692 RN - 0 (B-Cell Activating Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - B-Cell Activating Factor/immunology MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology/pathology/virology MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/pathology/virology MH - Disease Progression MH - HIV/*immunology MH - HIV Infections/*immunology/pathology/virology MH - Humans MH - Immune Tolerance MH - Immunity, Mucosal MH - Mice MH - Mice, Transgenic MH - Mucous Membrane/*immunology/pathology/virology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology/pathology/virology PMC - PMC3296217 EDAT- 2012/03/31 06:00 MHDA- 2013/03/02 06:00 PMCR- 2012/02/22 CRDT- 2012/03/31 06:00 PHST- 2011/10/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2011/12/11 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2011/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2012/03/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/03/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/03/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2012/02/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2012/592187 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Dev Immunol. 2012;2012:592187. doi: 10.1155/2012/592187. Epub 2012 Feb 22.