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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
Interferon-beta (IFN-beta), an approved drug for multiple sclerosis (MS), acts on dendritic cells (DC) by suppressing IL-12p40 and increasing IL-10. This results in Th2-biased immune responses. The nature of IFN-beta-modulated DC remains elusive. Previously, we observed that IFN-beta dose dependently induces expression of CD123, i.e., a classical marker for plasmacytoid DC, on human blood monocyte-derived myeloid DC. Such IFN-beta-modulated DCs produce predominantly IL-10 but are IL-12 deficient, with potent Th2 promotion. In the present study, we further characterize IFN-beta-modulated DC by using recently identified blood DC antigens (BDCA), and investigate their ability to produce type I IFN in response to virus stimulation. We show that IFN-beta induces development of CD123+ DC from human blood monocytes, which coexpress BDCA4+ but are negative for BDCA2-, a specific marker for plasmacytoid DC. Such IFN-beta-modulated DC can produce IL-6 and IL-10 but not IL-12p40, and have no enhanced IFN-alpha and IFN-beta production. The findings indicate that IFN-beta-modulated DCs represent a myeloid DC subset with diminished CD11c, BDCA-1 and CD1a expression. They may promote Th2 and B cell differentiation through IL-6 and IL-10 production, and suppression of IL-12p40, but they have no enhanced antiviral capacity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0165-5728
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
158
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
204-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Disability Evaluation, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Interferon-beta, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Interleukin-3 Receptor alpha Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Multiple Sclerosis, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Receptors, Interleukin-3, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Sendai virus, pubmed-meshheading:15589055-Simplexvirus
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple sclerosis: interferon-beta induces CD123(+)BDCA2- dendritic cells that produce IL-6 and IL-10 and have no enhanced type I interferon production.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neuroimmunology, Karolinska Institute, Alfred Nobels allé 10, 141 83 Stockholm, Sweden. yu-min.huang@neurotec.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't