PMID- 27496194 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170306 LR - 20181113 IS - 1543-706X (Electronic) IS - 1071-2690 (Linking) VI - 53 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jan TI - Murine Flt3 ligand-generated plasmacytoid and conventional dendritic cells display functional differentiation in activation, inflammation, and antigen presentation during BCG infection in vitro. PG - 67-76 LID - 10.1007/s11626-016-0076-3 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are composed of distinct subsets. Their immunologic functions (especially in pathogenic infection, such as with mycobacteria) are poorly understood, largely because of their rarity and difficulty of preparation. We used the murine Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (Flt3) ligand to generate conventional DCs (FL-cDCs) and plasmacytoid DCs (FL-pDCs) and further evaluated their immunological responses to bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infection in vitro. BCG cells were observed inside both FL-cDCs and FL-pDCs by confocal microscopy, as confirmed by flow cytometric analysis showing a low infection rate of approximately 6 %, which was similar to in vivo results. The CD40, CD80, CD86, and MHC-II proteins were significantly upregulated in both FL-cDCs and -pDCs beginning at 4 h post-BCG exposure. FL-pDCs secreted TNF-alpha and IL-6 earlier and at significantly higher levels in the first 12 h following infection, but demonstrated delayed and weak activation and maturation compared to FL-cDCs. Although both subsets proved capable of presenting a mycobacterial antigen, FL-pDCs exhibited weaker activity in this respect than did FL-cDCs. In summary, the existence of FL-generated cDCs and pDCs imply functional differentiation in activation, inflammation, and antigen presentation, although both cells types participated extensively in the immune response to BCG infection. FAU - Meng, Chuang AU - Meng C AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Wang, Xiaoyan AU - Wang X AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Xu, Zhengzhong AU - Xu Z AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Hu, Maozhi AU - Hu M AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. AD - Testing Center, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Liu, Jiaying AU - Liu J AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Pan, Zhiming AU - Pan Z AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Chen, Xiang AU - Chen X AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. chenxiang@yzu.edu.cn. FAU - Jiao, Xinan AU - Jiao X AD - Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Zoonosis/Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China. jiao@yzu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20160805 PL - Germany TA - In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim JT - In vitro cellular & developmental biology. Animal JID - 9418515 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (flt3 ligand protein) RN - 147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antigen Presentation/drug effects/*immunology MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - *Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Cytokines/biosynthesis MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/*microbiology/*pathology MH - Female MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Fluorescence MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/pharmacology MH - Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism MH - Inflammation/microbiology/*pathology MH - Membrane Proteins/*metabolism MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mycobacterium bovis/drug effects/*physiology MH - Phenotype OTO - NOTNLM OT - BCG OT - Dendritic cells OT - Flt3 ligand OT - Immune response OT - In vitro OT - Subset EDAT- 2016/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/07 06:00 CRDT- 2016/08/07 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/07/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/08/07 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s11626-016-0076-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11626-016-0076-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2017 Jan;53(1):67-76. doi: 10.1007/s11626-016-0076-3. Epub 2016 Aug 5.