PMID- 28256612 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181101 LR - 20231213 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 DP - 2017 Mar 3 TI - The role of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway in the TLR4-induced tolerogenic phenotype in human DCs. PG - 43337 LID - 10.1038/srep43337 [doi] LID - 43337 AB - A controlled inflammatory response is required for protection against infection, but persistent inflammation causes tissue damage. Dendritic cells (DCs) have a unique capacity to promote both inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes. One key mechanism involved in DC-mediated immunosuppression is the expression of tryptophan-metabolizing enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). IDO has been implicated in diverse processes in health and disease but its role in endotoxin tolerance in human DCs is still controversial. Here we investigated the role of IDO in shaping DCs phenotype and function under endotoxin tolerance conditions. Our data show that TLR4 ligation in LPS-primed DCs, induced higher levels of both IDO isoforms together with the transcription factor aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), compared to unprimed controls. Additionally, LPS conditioning induced an anti-inflammatory phenotype in DCs - with an increase in IL-10 and higher expression of programmed death ligand (PD-L)1 and PD-L2 - which were partially dependent on IDO. Furthermore, we demonstrated that the AhR-IDO pathway was responsible for the preferential activation of non-canonical NF-kappaB pathway in LPS-conditioned DCs. These data provide new insight into the mechanisms of the TLR4-induced tolerogenic phenotype in human DCs, which can help the better understanding of processes involved in induction and resolution of chronic inflammation and tolerance. FAU - Salazar, Fabian AU - Salazar F AD - Division of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Awuah, Dennis AU - Awuah D AD - Division of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Negm, Ola H AU - Negm OH AD - Division of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. AD - Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Mansoura University, Egypt. FAU - Shakib, Farouk AU - Shakib F AD - Division of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Ghaemmaghami, Amir M AU - Ghaemmaghami AM AD - Division of Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170303 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (AHR protein, human) RN - 0 (B7-H1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (CD274 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cell Adhesion Molecules) RN - 0 (DC-specific ICAM-3 grabbing nonintegrin) RN - 0 (IDO1 protein, human) RN - 0 (IDO2 protein, human) RN - 0 (IL10 protein, human) RN - 0 (IL4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase) RN - 0 (Lectins, C-Type) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (PDCD1LG2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 Protein) RN - 0 (RELB protein, human) RN - 0 (Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon) RN - 0 (Receptors, Cell Surface) RN - 0 (TLR4 protein, human) RN - 0 (TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3) RN - 0 (TRAF3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - 147337-75-5 (Transcription Factor RelB) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 83869-56-1 (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - B7-H1 Antigen/genetics/immunology MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/*genetics/immunology MH - Cell Adhesion Molecules/genetics/immunology MH - Cell Differentiation/drug effects MH - Dendritic Cells/cytology/drug effects/*immunology MH - Gene Expression Regulation MH - Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Immune Tolerance MH - Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase/*genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-10/genetics/immunology MH - Interleukin-4/pharmacology MH - Lectins, C-Type/genetics/immunology MH - Lipopolysaccharides/*pharmacology MH - Monocytes/cytology/drug effects/immunology MH - NF-kappa B/genetics/immunology MH - Primary Cell Culture MH - Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 Protein/genetics/immunology MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/immunology MH - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/*genetics/immunology MH - Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics/immunology MH - Signal Transduction MH - TNF Receptor-Associated Factor 3/genetics/immunology MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/*genetics/immunology MH - Transcription Factor RelB/genetics/immunology MH - NF-kappaB-Inducing Kinase PMC - PMC5335671 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2017/03/04 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/02 06:00 PMCR- 2017/03/03 CRDT- 2017/03/04 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/03/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep43337 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep43337 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 3;7:43337. doi: 10.1038/srep43337.