PMID- 28741259 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180418 LR - 20181113 IS - 1559-0755 (Electronic) IS - 0257-277X (Print) IS - 0257-277X (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Aug TI - Adoptive transfer of autoimmune splenic dendritic cells to lupus-prone mice triggers a B lymphocyte humoral response. PG - 957-968 LID - 10.1007/s12026-017-8936-9 [doi] AB - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by increased autoantibody production that leads to multiple tissue injuries. Dendritic cells (DCs) are important orchestrators of immune responses and key components in fine-tuning the balance between tolerance and immunity. However, their role in autoimmune disorders such as SLE remains uncertain. We analyzed the contribution of DCs in triggering SLE by adoptively transferring splenic DCs from aged autoimmune [NZBxNZW]F1 (BWF1) mice to young healthy BWF1 mice. We observed that the transfer of DCs from autoimmune mice to pre-autoimmune mice induced high autoantibody titers in the serum of recipient mice. Moreover, autoimmune DCs from aged BWF1 mice were crucial for the expansion and differentiation of plasmablasts and CD5(+) B cells or B1-like cells in the peripheral blood, and spleen of recipient BWF1 mice, a phenomenon that is observed in autoimmune BWF1 mice. On the other hand, DCs from aged BWF1 mice participated in the expansion and differentiation of DCs and IFN-gamma-producing T cells. These results reveal that DCs from autoimmune BWF1 mice exhibit functional and phenotypic characteristics that allow them to trigger B cell hyperactivation, as well as DC and T cell expansion and differentiation, thereby promoting an exacerbated humoral response in lupus-prone mice. FAU - Sauma, Daniela AU - Sauma D AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Crisostomo, Natalia AU - Crisostomo N AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Fuentes, Camila AU - Fuentes C AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Gleisner, Maria Alejandra AU - Gleisner MA AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Hidalgo, Yessia AU - Hidalgo Y AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Fuenzalida, Maria Jose AU - Fuenzalida MJ AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Rosemblatt, Mario AU - Rosemblatt M AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. AD - Fundacion Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile. AD - Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile. FAU - Bono, Maria Rosa AU - Bono MR AD - Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. mrbono@uchile.cl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Immunol Res JT - Immunologic research JID - 8611087 RN - 0 (Autoantibodies) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) SB - IM MH - Adoptive Transfer MH - Aging/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Autoantibodies/metabolism MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/transplantation MH - Humans MH - Immunity, Humoral MH - Interferon-gamma/metabolism MH - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/*immunology MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred NZB MH - Spleen/*pathology MH - T-Lymphocytes/*immunology PMC - PMC5544790 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Autoimmunity OT - B lymphocytes OT - Dendritic cells OT - Humoral response OT - Systemic lupus erythematosus COIS- Animal work was carried out under the institutional regulations of the Fundacion Ciencia & Vida and was approved locally by the ethical review committee of the Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile. FUNDING: Funded by FONDECYT 1140431 (MRB), FONDECYT 1121478 (DS), PAI 791100009 (MRB, DS), FONDEQUIP/EQM114137, and CONICYT PFB-16 (MR). CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/07/26 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/19 06:00 PMCR- 2017/07/25 CRDT- 2017/07/26 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/19 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s12026-017-8936-9 [pii] AID - 8936 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12026-017-8936-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunol Res. 2017 Aug;65(4):957-968. doi: 10.1007/s12026-017-8936-9.