Abstract
Dendritic cells (DC) are considered to be the mast potent antigen-presenting cells (APC) in the immune system. In this study, we analyzed the regulation of apoptosis of human peripheral blood-derived DC. DC were generated from adherent peripheral blood mononuclear cells that had been cultured for 7 days with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-4. These cells displayed phenotypic properties of DC, including dendritic processes, expression of CD1a and lack of expression of CD14, and were very potent at presenting soluble antigens to T cells. Blood-derived DC were demonstrated to express the Fas/CD95 antigen and an agonist antibody to CD95 strongly induced apoptotic cell death in these cells. Soluble trimeric CD40 ligand potently inhibited both CD95-mediated and spontaneous apoptosis in DC. The data suggest that interactions between members of the tumor necrosis factor family of ligands expressed by T cells with their receptors on DC play an important role in the regulation of apoptosis in DC during antigen presentation and may, therefore, regulate the duration of T cell expansion and cytokine production.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3161-3165 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1997 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cytometry
- Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
- Hoechst 33342
- Propidium iodide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology