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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
The macaque-simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) system is one of the best animal models available to study the role of dendritic cells (DCs) in transmission and pathogenesis of HIV, as well as to test DC-based vaccine and therapeutic strategies. To better define and optimize this system, the responsiveness of macaque monocyte-derived DCs to a variety of maturation stimuli was examined. Characteristic immunophenotypic and functional DC maturation induced by standard monocyte conditioned medium (MCM) was compared to the activation induced by a panel of stimuli including soluble CD40L, LPS, Poly I:C, PGE(2)/TNFalpha, and a cocktail mixture of PGE(2)/TNFalpha/IL-1beta/IL-6. Immunophenotypic analysis confirmed that all stimuli induced stable up-regulation of CD25, CD40, CD80, CD83, CD86, HLA-DR, DC-LAMP (CD208), and DEC-205 (CD205). In general, macaque DCs exhibited weaker responses to LPS and Poly I:C than human DCs, and soluble CD40L stimulation induced variable expression of CD25. Interestingly, while the endocytic capacity of CD40L-matured cells was down-modulated comparably to DCs matured with MCM or the cocktail, the T cell stimulatory activity was not enhanced to the same extent. The particularly reproducible and potent T cell stimulatory capacity of cocktail-treated DCs correlated with a more homogenous mature DC phenotype, consistently high levels of IL-12 production, and better viability upon reculture compared to DCs activated by other stimuli. Furthermore, cocktail-matured DCs efficiently captured and presented inactivated SIV to SIV-primed T cells in vitro. Thus, the cocktail represents a particularly potent and useful stimulus for the generation of efficacious immunostimulatory macaque DCs.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1759
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
260
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhanced in vitro stimulation of rhesus macaque dendritic cells for activation of SIV-specific T cell responses.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Cellular Physiology and Immunology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't