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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-1-25
pubmed:abstractText
Ig class switch recombination (CSR) is triggered by the engagement of CD40 on B cells by CD40 ligand on T cells. In addition, recent studies have shown that dendritic cells (DCs) are able to directly control the CSR of B cells through B lymphocyte stimulator protein [or B cell activation factor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor family] and a proliferation-inducing ligand. We examined in this study the regulatory role of DCs in CSR and demonstrate that DCs selectively suppress IgE production from B cells stimulated by CD40 and IL-4 through two different mechanisms: by direct cell-cell interaction or by soluble factors including transforming growth factor-beta and IFN-gamma. In addition, distinct DCs utilize different mechanisms: immature bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and primary lung DCs strongly inhibit IgE CSR. On the other hand, LPS-induced mature BMDCs lose the ability to inhibit IgE CSR but still suppress IgE production by decreasing IgE protein expression. These results indicate novel regulatory functions of DCs on IgE production.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0953-8178
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Antigens, CD40, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Bone Marrow Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Cell Communication, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Immunoglobulin Class Switching, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Interleukin-4, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:17208926-Polymerase Chain Reaction
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Dendritic cells suppress IgE production in B cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't