PMID- 23876802 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20131125 LR - 20211021 IS - 1098-5522 (Electronic) IS - 0019-9567 (Print) IS - 0019-9567 (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 10 DP - 2013 Oct TI - DC-LAMP+ dendritic cells are recruited to gastric lymphoid follicles in Helicobacter pylori-infected individuals. PG - 3684-92 LID - 10.1128/IAI.00801-13 [doi] AB - Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with development of ulcer disease and gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma. The infection leads to a large infiltration of immune cells and the formation of organized lymphoid follicles in the human gastric mucosa. Still, the immune system fails to eradicate the bacteria, and the substantial regulatory T cell (Treg) response elicited is probably a major factor permitting bacterial persistence. Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that can activate naive T cells, and maturation of DCs is crucial for the initiation of primary immune responses. The aim of this study was to investigate the presence and localization of mature human DCs in H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Gastric antral biopsy specimens were collected from patients with H. pylori-associated gastritis and healthy volunteers, and antrum tissue was collected from patients undergoing gastric resection. Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry showed that DCs expressing the maturation marker dendritic cell lysosome-associated membrane glycoprotein (DC-LAMP; CD208) are enriched in the H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa and that these DCs are specifically localized within or close to lymphoid follicles. Gastric DC-LAMP-positive (DC-LAMP(+)) DCs express CD11c and high levels of HLA-DR but little CD80, CD83, and CD86. Furthermore, immunofluorescence analyses demonstrated that DC-LAMP(+) DCs are in the same location as FoxP3-positive putative Tregs in the follicles. In conclusion, we show that DC-LAMP(+) DCs with low costimulatory capacity accumulate in the lymphoid follicles in human H. pylori-infected gastric tissue, and our results suggest that Treg-DC interactions may promote chronic infection by rendering gastric DCs tolerogenic. FAU - Hansson, Malin AU - Hansson M AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Gothenburg, and Goteborg University Vaccine Research Institute (GUVAX) and the Mucosal Immunobiology and Vaccine Center (MIVAC), Goteborg, Sweden. FAU - Sundquist, Malin AU - Sundquist M FAU - Hering, Susanne AU - Hering S FAU - Lundin, B Samuel AU - Lundin BS FAU - Hermansson, Michael AU - Hermansson M FAU - Quiding-Jarbrink, Marianne AU - Quiding-Jarbrink M LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20130722 PL - United States TA - Infect Immun JT - Infection and immunity JID - 0246127 RN - 0 (Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 3) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Dendritic Cells/*metabolism/physiology MH - Female MH - Gastritis/microbiology/pathology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*immunology MH - Helicobacter Infections/*microbiology MH - *Helicobacter pylori MH - Humans MH - Inflammation/metabolism/microbiology MH - Lysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 3/genetics/*metabolism MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Stomach MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC3811775 EDAT- 2013/07/24 06:00 MHDA- 2013/12/16 06:00 PMCR- 2014/04/01 CRDT- 2013/07/24 06:00 PHST- 2013/07/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/07/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/12/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IAI.00801-13 [pii] AID - 00801-13 [pii] AID - 10.1128/IAI.00801-13 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Immun. 2013 Oct;81(10):3684-92. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00801-13. Epub 2013 Jul 22.