PMID- 24867354 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160308 LR - 20221207 IS - 1369-1635 (Electronic) IS - 0953-7104 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 5 DP - 2015 TI - Platelet-derived RANK ligand enhances CCL17 secretion from dendritic cells mediated by thymic stromal lymphopoietin. PG - 425-31 LID - 10.3109/09537104.2014.920081 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) play an integral role in cellular cascade that initiate and maintain Th2 responses in allergy. In this study, we examined the interaction between platelets and DCs to determine the role of platelets in the intervention of immune responses through modulation of DC functions. Blood-purified myeloid DCs, which had been stimulated with thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP-DCs), formed aggregates with activated platelets. TSLP-DC maturation was induced after the interaction with TRAP6-activated platelets as indicated by an increase in the expression of CD86, CD40, and CD83. In addition, production of a Th2 cell-attracting chemokine, CCL17, was clearly upregulated by coculture of TSLP-DCs with TRAP6-activated platelets. We further found that an expression of RANK ligand (RANKL) on platelets was upregulated by the TRAP6 activation, and that, using the neutralizing antibody against RANKL, the platelet-derived RANKL induces the activation of TSLP-DCs. Thus, activated platelets can intervene in adaptive immune responses through induction of functional modulation of TSLP-DCs. Platelets have the ability to enhance the DC-mediated Th2 response and may contribute to the allergic inflammation. In conclusion, our study provides new insights in platelet functions and the possible mechanism of allergic responses that stem from DCs. FAU - Nakanishi, Takahisa AU - Nakanishi T AD - First Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University , Osaka , Japan. FAU - Inaba, Muneo AU - Inaba M FAU - Inagaki-Katashiba, Noriko AU - Inagaki-Katashiba N FAU - Tanaka, Akihiro AU - Tanaka A FAU - Vien, Phan Thi Xuan AU - Vien PT FAU - Kibata, Kayoko AU - Kibata K FAU - Ito, Tomoki AU - Ito T FAU - Nomura, Shosaku AU - Nomura S LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140527 PL - England TA - Platelets JT - Platelets JID - 9208117 RN - 0 (Antigens, Surface) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL17) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (RANK Ligand) RN - 0 (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B) RN - GT0IL38SP4 (Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Antigens, Surface/metabolism MH - Blood Platelets/*metabolism MH - Cell Adhesion MH - Chemokine CCL17/*metabolism MH - Cytokines/*metabolism MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Female MH - Healthy Volunteers MH - Humans MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Platelet Activation MH - Platelet Aggregation MH - RANK Ligand/*metabolism/pharmacology MH - Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B/metabolism MH - Th2 Cells/immunology/metabolism MH - Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin OTO - NOTNLM OT - CCL17 OT - RANK ligand OT - dendritic cells OT - platelets OT - thymic stromal lymphopoietin EDAT- 2014/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2016/03/10 06:00 CRDT- 2014/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/03/10 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3109/09537104.2014.920081 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Platelets. 2015;26(5):425-31. doi: 10.3109/09537104.2014.920081. Epub 2014 May 27.