PMID- 29255470 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 1664-3224 (Print) IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 8 DP - 2017 TI - CpG Oligodeoxinucleotides and Flagellin Modulate the Immune Response to Antigens Targeted to CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) Conventional Dendritic Cell Subsets. PG - 1727 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01727 [doi] LID - 1727 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells essential for the induction of adaptive immune responses. Their unprecedented ability to present antigens to T cells has made them excellent targets for vaccine development. In the last years, a new technology based on antigen delivery directly to different DC subsets through the use of hybrid monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to DC surface receptors fused to antigens of interest opened new perspectives for the induction of robust immune responses. Normally, the hybrid mAbs are administered with adjuvants that induce DC maturation. In this work, we targeted an antigen to the CD8alpha(+) or the CD8alpha(-) DC subsets in the presence of CpG oligodeoxinucleotides (ODN) or bacterial flagellin, using hybrid alphaDEC205 or alphaDCIR2 mAbs, respectively. We also accessed the role of toll-like receptors (TLRs) 5 and 9 signaling in the induction of specific humoral and cellular immune responses. Wild-type and TLR5 or TLR9 knockout mice were immunized with two doses of the hybrid alphaDEC205 or alphaDCIR2 mAbs, as well as with an isotype control, together with CpG ODN 1826 or flagellin. A chimeric antigen containing the Plasmodium vivax 19 kDa portion of the merozoite surface protein (MSP1(19)) linked to the Pan-allelic DR epitope was fused to each mAb. Specific CD4(+) T cell proliferation, cytokine, and antibody production were analyzed. We found that CpG ODN 1826 or flagellin were able to induce CD4(+) T cell proliferation, CD4(+) T cells producing pro-inflammatory cytokines, and specific antibodies when the antigen was targeted to the CD8alpha(+) DC subset. On the other hand, antigen targeting to CD8alpha(-) DC subset promoted specific antibody responses and proliferation, but no detectable pro-inflammatory CD4(+) T cell responses. Also, specific antibody responses after antigen targeting to CD8alpha(+) or CD8alpha(-) DCs were reduced in the absence of TLR9 or TLR5 signaling, while CD4(+) T cell proliferation was mainly affected after antigen targeting to CD8alpha(+) DCs and in the absence of TLR9 signaling. These results extend our understanding of the modulation of specific immune responses induced by antigen targeting to DCs in the presence of different adjuvants. Such knowledge may be useful for the optimization of DC-based vaccines. FAU - Antonialli, Renan AU - Antonialli R AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Sulczewski, Fernando Bandeira AU - Sulczewski FB AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Amorim, Kelly Nazare da Silva AU - Amorim KNDS AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Almeida, Bianca da Silva AU - Almeida BDS AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Ferreira, Natalia Soares AU - Ferreira NS AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Yamamoto, Marcio Massao AU - Yamamoto MM AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Soares, Irene Silva AU - Soares IS AD - Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Ferreira, Luis Carlos de Souza AU - Ferreira LCS AD - Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Rosa, Daniela Santoro AU - Rosa DS AD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. AD - Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Boscardin, Silvia Beatriz AU - Boscardin SB AD - Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. AD - Institute for Investigation in Immunology (iii), INCT, Sao Paulo, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20171204 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC5723008 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CpG oligodeoxinucleotides 1826 OT - antigen targeting OT - dendritic cells OT - flagellin OT - hybrid monoclonal antibodies EDAT- 2017/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/20 06:01 PMCR- 2017/01/01 CRDT- 2017/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/11/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/20 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01727 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2017 Dec 4;8:1727. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01727. eCollection 2017.