PMID- 29253819 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180820 LR - 20180820 IS - 1878-1705 (Electronic) IS - 1567-5769 (Linking) VI - 55 DP - 2018 Feb TI - Mouse beta-defensin-14 for inducing the maturation of dendritic cells. PG - 133-141 LID - S1567-5769(17)30490-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.12.017 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: beta-defensins are an excellent antimicrobial peptide against microbial infection in which dendritic cells (DCs) play a crucial role by improving the innate and adaptive immune defense. However, it is unclear whether BDs affect DC maturation. This work aimed to study the effects of mouse beta-defensin-14 (MBD-14) on DC maturation. METHODS: Via in vitro using mouse bone marrow DCs, the maturation of DCs was evaluated by cell morphological staining, flow cytometry, endocytosis assay, and allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction, respectively. And it was also assessed by in vivo establishing a mouse air-pouch model for flow cytometric determination, cytokine analysis, and histological staining. Additionally, CLI-095, an inhibitor of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4), was used to determine whether TLR-4 is possibly involved in DC maturation. RESULTS: It was found MBD-14 promoted DCs to form more filopodia and lamellipodia, increased the expression of DC maturation markers (CD40 and MHC-II), decreased their endocytic capacity, and enhanced T-cell proliferation. The analyses of the air-pouch exudates were consistent with the in vitro results of MBD-14 activating DCs. And when CLI-095 was applied, DC maturation was inhibited partly. CONCLUSIONS: This work demonstrates that MBD-14 can promote the maturation of DCs in which TLR-4 is possibly involved. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Yuan, Xiangwei AU - Yuan X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. FAU - Wang, Jiaxing AU - Wang J AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. FAU - Cheng, Mengqi AU - Cheng M AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. FAU - Zhang, Xianlong AU - Zhang X AD - Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200233, China. Electronic address: dr_zhangxianlong@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171222 PL - Netherlands TA - Int Immunopharmacol JT - International immunopharmacology JID - 100965259 RN - 0 (CD40 Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class II) RN - 0 (Sulfonamides) RN - 0 (Tlr4 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (beta-Defensins) RN - 0 (beta-defensin-14, mouse) RN - 0 (ethyl 6-(N-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)sulfamoyl)cyclohex-1-ene-1-carboxylate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bone Marrow Cells/*physiology MH - CD40 Antigens/metabolism MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*physiology MH - Endocytosis MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism MH - Lymphocyte Activation MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Sulfonamides/pharmacology MH - T-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism MH - beta-Defensins/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antimicrobial peptide OT - Dendritic cell OT - Immune regulation OT - Mouse beta-defensin-14 EDAT- 2017/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/21 06:00 CRDT- 2017/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/10/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/12/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/19 06:00 [entrez] AID - S1567-5769(17)30490-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.12.017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int Immunopharmacol. 2018 Feb;55:133-141. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.12.017. Epub 2017 Dec 22.