PMID- 31981817 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210520 LR - 20210520 IS - 1872-7603 (Electronic) IS - 0165-0378 (Linking) VI - 137 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Effect of seminal plasma on dendritic cell differentiation in vitro depends on the serum source in the culture medium. PG - 103076 LID - S0165-0378(19)30438-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jri.2019.103076 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are key in shaping immune responses and are recruited to the human cervix after coitus by seminal plasma (SP). SP has been shown to skew the differentiation of monocyte-derived DCs towards an anti-inflammatory profile when cultured in medium containing fetal calf serum (FCS). Here, we confirmed that SP skewed DCs cultured in fetal bovine serum (FBS) towards a tolerogenic profile. To create a setting more similar to the in vivo situations in humans, we tested the immune regulatory effect of SP on DCs in cell cultures containing human serum (HS). SP-DCs cultured in HS did show increased CD14 and decreased CD1a, indicating an inhibited maturation phenotype. Gene expression of TGF-beta and IL-10 and IL-10 protein expression were elevated in LPS-activated SP-DCs, whereas IL-12p70 protein levels were decreased compared to LPS-activated control DCs. In contrast to FBS culture conditions, in the presence of HS co-cultures of SP-DCs with allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) did not result in decreased T cell proliferation and inflammatory cytokine production. Thus, under HS culture conditions SP can skew the differentiation of monocyte-derived DCs phenotypically towards alternatively activated DCs, but this immune regulatory phenotype is functionally less pronounced compared to SP-treated DCs cultured in FBS containing medium. These findings highlight the importance of the source of the serum that is used in SP treated cell cultures in vitro. CI - Copyright (c) 2019. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Craenmehr, M H C AU - Craenmehr MHC AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: M.H.C.craenmehr@lumc.nl. FAU - van der Keur, C AU - van der Keur C AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: C.van_der_Keur@lumc.nl. FAU - Anholts, J D H AU - Anholts JDH AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: J.D.H.Anholts@lumc.nl. FAU - Kapsenberg, J M AU - Kapsenberg JM AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: J.M.Kapsenberg@lumc.nl. FAU - van der Westerlaken, L A AU - van der Westerlaken LA AD - Department of Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: L.A.J.van_der_Westerlaken@lumc.nl. FAU - van Kooten, C AU - van Kooten C AD - Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: C.van_Kooten@lumc.nl. FAU - Claas, F H J AU - Claas FHJ AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: F.H.J.Claas@lumc.nl. FAU - Heidt, S AU - Heidt S AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: S.Heidt@lumc.nl. FAU - Eikmans, M AU - Eikmans M AD - Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: M.Eikmans@lumc.nl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191224 PL - Ireland TA - J Reprod Immunol JT - Journal of reproductive immunology JID - 8001906 RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 27432CM55Q (Serum Albumin, Bovine) RN - ZIF514RVZR (Serum Albumin, Human) SB - IM MH - Cell Culture Techniques MH - Cell Differentiation/*immunology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Culture Media/*metabolism MH - Dendritic Cells/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Immune Tolerance MH - Leukocytes, Mononuclear MH - Male MH - Primary Cell Culture/*methods MH - Semen/*immunology MH - Serum Albumin, Bovine/metabolism MH - Serum Albumin, Human/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cell OT - Fetal bovine serum OT - Fetal calf serum OT - Human serum OT - Seminal plasma COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. EDAT- 2020/01/26 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/21 06:00 CRDT- 2020/01/26 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/21 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/26 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0165-0378(19)30438-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jri.2019.103076 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Feb;137:103076. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2019.103076. Epub 2019 Dec 24.