PMID- 27278094 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170512 LR - 20181113 IS - 1365-2567 (Electronic) IS - 0019-2805 (Print) IS - 0019-2805 (Linking) VI - 149 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Sep TI - Rel B-modified dendritic cells possess tolerogenic phenotype and functions on lupus splenic lymphocytes in vitro. PG - 48-61 LID - 10.1111/imm.12628 [doi] AB - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is characterized by high morbidity and mortality and its treatment remains challenging. Dendritic cells (DCs) have been shown to participate in the initiation and perpetuation of lupus pathogenesis and the DCs that can induce tolerogenicity appear as potential cell-based therapy in this condition. In this study, we examined the in vitro tolerogenic properties of bone-marrow derived DCs (BMDCs) in the murine lupus setting. We used lentiviral transduction of RelB-silencing short hairpin RNA to modify the expression of RelB, a key transcription factor regulating DC maturation, in BMDCs from MRL/MpJ mice. Tolerogenic properties of RelB-modified DCs were compared with scrambled control (SC) -modified DCs. RelB expression was found to be significantly reduced in RelB-modified DCs derived from MRL/MpJ mice, wild-type of the same genetic background as MRL/lpr lupus-prone mice. These MRL/MpJ RelB-modified DCs displayed semi-mature phenotype with expression of lower levels of co-stimulatory molecules compared with SC-modified DCs. RelB-modified DCs were found to be low producers of interleukin-12p70 (IL-12p70) and could induce hyporesponsiveness of splenic T cells from MRL/MpJ and MRL/lpr mice. Furthermore, they down-regulated interferon-gamma expression and induced IL-10-producing T cells in MRL/MpJ splenocytes, and attenuated interferon-gamma and IL-17 expression in MRL/lpr splenic CD4(+) lymphocytes. Splenocytes primed by RelB-modified DCs demonstrated antigen-specific suppressive effects on allogeneic splenocytes. In conclusion, RelB-silencing in DCs generates DCs of tolerogenic properties with immunomodulatory function and appears as potential option of cell-targeted therapy. CI - (c) 2016 The Authors. Immunology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Wu, Haijing AU - Wu H AD - Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Lo, Yi AU - Lo Y AD - Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Chan, Albert AU - Chan A AD - Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Law, Ka Sin AU - Law KS AD - Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. FAU - Mok, Mo Yin AU - Mok MY AD - Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Immunology JT - Immunology JID - 0374672 RN - 0 (Interleukin-17) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Relb protein, mouse) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - 147337-75-5 (Transcription Factor RelB) RN - 187348-17-0 (Interleukin-12) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*immunology MH - CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Line MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immune Tolerance MH - Immunotherapy, Adoptive/*methods MH - Interleukin-10/metabolism MH - Interleukin-12/metabolism MH - Interleukin-17/metabolism MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred MRL lpr MH - RNA, Small Interfering/genetics MH - Spleen/*pathology MH - Transcription Factor RelB/genetics/*metabolism PMC - PMC4981611 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dendritic cells OT - immune tolerance OT - immunotherapy OT - systemic lupus erythematosus OT - transcription factor EDAT- 2016/06/10 06:00 MHDA- 2017/05/13 06:00 PMCR- 2017/09/01 CRDT- 2016/06/10 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/04/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/05/28 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/06/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/06/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/05/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IMM12628 [pii] AID - 10.1111/imm.12628 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunology. 2016 Sep;149(1):48-61. doi: 10.1111/imm.12628.