PMID- 25243789 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150324 LR - 20211021 IS - 1523-1747 (Electronic) IS - 0022-202X (Linking) VI - 135 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Feb TI - Dissolving microneedle delivery of nanoparticle-encapsulated antigen elicits efficient cross-priming and Th1 immune responses by murine Langerhans cells. PG - 425-434 LID - S0022-202X(15)37099-8 [pii] LID - 10.1038/jid.2014.415 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) of the skin have an important role in skin-mediated immunity capable of promoting potent immune responses. We availed of polymeric dissolving microneedle (MN) arrays laden with nano-encapsulated antigen to specifically target skin DC networks. This modality of immunization represents an economic, efficient, and potent means of antigen delivery directly to skin DCs, which are inefficiently targeted by more conventional immunization routes. Following MN immunization, Langerhans cells (LCs) constituted the major skin DC subset capable of cross-priming antigen-specific CD8+ T cells ex vivo. Although all DC subsets were equally efficient in priming CD4+ T cells, LCs were largely responsible for orchestrating the differentiation of CD4+ IFN-gamma- and IL-17-producing effectors. Importantly, depletion of LCs prior to immunization had a profound effect on CD8+ CTL responses in vivo, and vaccinated animals displayed reduced protective anti-tumor and viral immunity. Interestingly, this cross-priming bias was lost following MN immunization with soluble antigen, suggesting that processing and cross-presentation of nano-particulate antigen is favored by LCs. Therefore, these studies highlight the importance of LCs in skin immunization strategies and that targeting of nano-particulate immunogens through dissolvable polymeric MNs potentially provides a promising technological platform for improved vaccination strategies. FAU - Zaric, Marija AU - Zaric M AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Lyubomska, Oksana AU - Lyubomska O AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Poux, Candice AU - Poux C AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Hanna, Mary L AU - Hanna ML AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - McCrudden, Maeliosa T AU - McCrudden MT AD - School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Malissen, Bernard AU - Malissen B AD - Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy (CIML), Aix Marseille Universite, Marseille, France; INSERM U1104, Marseille, France; CNRS UMR7280, Marseille, France. FAU - Ingram, Rebecca J AU - Ingram RJ AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Power, Ultan F AU - Power UF AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Scott, Christopher J AU - Scott CJ AD - School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Donnelly, Ryan F AU - Donnelly RF AD - School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. FAU - Kissenpfennig, Adrien AU - Kissenpfennig A AD - The Centre for Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. Electronic address: a.kissenpfennig@qub.ac.uk. LA - eng GR - BB/E020534/1/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - BB/FOF/287/Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council/United Kingdom GR - WT088532MA/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - WT094085MA/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140922 PL - United States TA - J Invest Dermatol JT - The Journal of investigative dermatology JID - 0426720 RN - 0 (Antigens) RN - 0 (Antigens, Surface) RN - 0 (Cd207 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (Mannose-Binding Lectins) RN - 9006-59-1 (Ovalbumin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens/*administration & dosage MH - Antigens, Surface/analysis MH - CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology MH - Cross-Priming/*immunology MH - Immunization MH - Langerhans Cells/*immunology MH - Lectins, C-Type/analysis MH - Mannose-Binding Lectins/analysis MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Nanoparticles MH - Ovalbumin/immunology MH - Sendai virus/immunology MH - Th1 Cells/*immunology MH - Th17 Cells/immunology EDAT- 2014/09/23 06:00 MHDA- 2015/03/25 06:00 CRDT- 2014/09/23 06:00 PHST- 2014/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/08/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/03/25 06:00 [medline] AID - S0022-202X(15)37099-8 [pii] AID - 10.1038/jid.2014.415 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Feb;135(2):425-434. doi: 10.1038/jid.2014.415. Epub 2014 Sep 22.