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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-4
pubmed:abstractText
IFN-producing killer dendritic cells (IKDC) were initially described as B220(+)CD11c(+)CD3(-)NK1.1(+) tumor-infiltrating cells that mediated part of the antitumor effects of the combination therapy with imatinib mesylate and IL-2. In this study, we show their functional dependency on IL-15 during homeostasis and inflammatory processes. Trans-presentation of IL-15 by IL-15Ralpha allows dramatic expansion of IKDC in vitro and in vivo, licenses IKDC for TRAIL-dependent killing and endows IKDC with immunizing potential, all three biological attributes not shared by B220(-)NK cells. However, IL-15 down-regulates the capacity of IKDC to induce MHC class I- or II-restricted T cell activation in vitro. Trans-presentation of IL-15 by IL-15Ralpha allows IKDC to respond to TLR3 and TLR4 ligands for the production of CCL2, a chemokine that is critical for IKDC trafficking into tumor beds (as described recently). We conclude that IKDC represent a unique subset of innate effectors functionally distinguishable from conventional NK cells in their ability to promptly respond to IL-15-driven inflammatory processes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
180
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7887-97
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Antigen Presentation, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Cell Separation, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-CpG Islands, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Cross-Priming, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Homeostasis, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Immunophenotyping, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Interferons, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Interleukin-15, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Interleukin-15 Receptor alpha Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Melanoma, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:18523252-Mice, Transgenic
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Trans-presentation of IL-15 dictates IFN-producing killer dendritic cells effector functions.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U805, Center of Clinical Investigations CBT507, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't