PMID- 28033400 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170710 LR - 20181113 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 12 DP - 2016 TI - Heme Oxygenase-1-Expressing Dendritic Cells Promote Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cell Differentiation and Induce Less Severe Airway Inflammation in Murine Models. PG - e0168919 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0168919 [doi] LID - e0168919 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical for instructing immune responses toward inflammatory or anti-inflammatory status. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is known for its cytoprotective effect against oxidative stress and inflammation, suggesting its immune regulatory role in allergic lung inflammation. HO-1 has been implicated in affecting DC maturation; however, its role in DC-mediated T-cell differentiation is unclear. In this study, we demonstrated that HO-1-expressing bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs) displayed tolerogenic phenotypes, including their resistance to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced maturation, high level expression of IL-10, and low T-cell stimulatory activity. In addition, HO-1-expressing DCs were able to induce antigen-specific Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Also, HO-1-expressing DCs modulated the severity of lung inflammatory responses in two murine models of airway inflammation. This study provided evidence supporting the role of HO-1-expressing DCs in tolerance induction and as a potential therapeutic target for allergic asthma as well as other inflammatory diseases. FAU - Wong, Tzu-Hsuan AU - Wong TH AD - Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Hung-An AU - Chen HA AD - Department of Allergy-Immunology-Rheumatology, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Gau, Rung-Jiun AU - Gau RJ AD - Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Yen, Jeng-Hsien AU - Yen JH AD - Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. AD - Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. FAU - Suen, Jau-Ling AU - Suen JL AD - Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. AD - Research Center for Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. AD - Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161229 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (Forkhead Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Foxp3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Metalloporphyrins) RN - EC 1.14.14.18 (Heme Oxygenase-1) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/cytology MH - *Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Forkhead Transcription Factors/*metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic/drug effects MH - Heme Oxygenase-1/*metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology MH - Metalloporphyrins/pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Phenotype MH - Pneumonia/enzymology/*immunology/metabolism MH - T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/*cytology/drug effects/immunology/metabolism PMC - PMC5199094 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2016/12/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/14 06:00 PMCR- 2016/12/29 CRDT- 2016/12/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/12/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/12/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/12/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-16-21014 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0168919 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2016 Dec 29;11(12):e0168919. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168919. eCollection 2016.