PMID- 26657145 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161223 LR - 20220129 IS - 1440-1711 (Electronic) IS - 0818-9641 (Print) IS - 0818-9641 (Linking) VI - 94 IP - 4 DP - 2016 Apr TI - A central role for hepatic conventional dendritic cells in supporting Th2 responses during helminth infection. PG - 400-10 LID - 10.1038/icb.2015.114 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are the key initiators of T-helper (Th) 2 immune responses against the parasitic helminth Schistosoma mansoni. Although the liver is one of the main sites of antigen deposition during infection with this parasite, it is not yet clear how distinct DC subtypes in this tissue respond to S. mansoni antigens in vivo, or how the liver microenvironment might influence DC function during establishment of the Th2 response. In this study, we show that hepatic DC subsets undergo distinct activation processes in vivo following murine infection with S. mansoni. Conventional DCs (cDCs) from schistosome-infected mice upregulated expression of the costimulatory molecule CD40 and were capable of priming naive CD4(+) T cells, whereas plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) upregulated expression of MHC class II, CD86 and CD40 but were unable to support the expansion of either naive or effector/memory CD4(+) T cells. Importantly, in vivo depletion of pDCs revealed that this subset was dispensable for either maintenance or regulation of the hepatic Th2 effector response during acute S. mansoni infection. Our data provides strong evidence that S. mansoni infection favors the establishment of an immunogenic, rather than tolerogenic, liver microenvironment that conditions cDCs to initiate and maintain Th2 immunity in the context of ongoing antigen exposure. FAU - Lundie, Rachel J AU - Lundie RJ AD - Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. AD - Centre for Biomedical Research, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. FAU - Webb, Lauren M AU - Webb LM AD - Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Marley, Angela K AU - Marley AK AD - Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. FAU - Phythian-Adams, Alexander T AU - Phythian-Adams AT AD - Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Cook, Peter C AU - Cook PC AD - Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Jackson-Jones, Lucy H AU - Jackson-Jones LH AD - Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. FAU - Brown, Sheila AU - Brown S AD - Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. FAU - Maizels, Rick M AU - Maizels RM AD - Institute of Immunology and Infection Research, Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. FAU - Boon, Louis AU - Boon L AD - EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - O'Keeffe, Meredith AU - O'Keeffe M AD - Centre for Biomedical Research, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. FAU - MacDonald, Andrew S AU - MacDonald AS AD - Manchester Collaborative Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. LA - eng GR - WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - 106122/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom GR - G0701437/MRC_/Medical Research Council/United Kingdom GR - N01AI30026/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20151211 PL - United States TA - Immunol Cell Biol JT - Immunology and cell biology JID - 8706300 RN - 0 (Antigens, Helminth) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigens, Helminth/immunology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/parasitology MH - Liver/*immunology/parasitology MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Schistosoma mansoni/*immunology MH - Schistosomiasis mansoni/*immunology MH - Th2 Cells/*immunology PMC - PMC4817239 MID - EMS66209 OID - NLM: EMS66209 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2015/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/12/24 06:00 PMCR- 2016/04/22 CRDT- 2015/12/15 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/11/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2015/11/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/04/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - icb2015114 [pii] AID - 10.1038/icb.2015.114 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunol Cell Biol. 2016 Apr;94(4):400-10. doi: 10.1038/icb.2015.114. Epub 2015 Dec 11.