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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-31
pubmed:abstractText
Several studies have demonstrated that dendritic cells can be generated in vitro from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells. In vivo, dendritic cells are found in many tissues and reside in direct proximity to extracellular matrix proteins. Because extracellular matrix proteins affect differentiation and location of cells in tissues, this study was designed to investigate potential effects of extracellular matrix proteins on differentiation of dendritic cells. Dendritic cells were generated from CD34+ human cord blood cells in the presence of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and tumor necrosis factor-alpha for 6 d and subsequently cultured for an additional 6-d period on tissue culture plates coated with various extracellular matrix proteins. Among the extracellular matrix proteins tested, exposure to fibronectin stimulated dendritic cell/Langerhans cell differentiation as indicated by the 50% increase of the number of cells expressing the Birbeck granule-associated marker Lag and displaying numerous Birbeck granules. Adhesion on fibronectin was shown to be specifically mediated by the integrin alpha5beta1. Because laminin and collagen were unable to cause similar changes in Langerhans cell development, these results suggest that fibronectin may cause changes affecting cellular differentiation of progenitors. Hematopoietic progenitors may exhibit maturational regulated differences in response to both matrix molecules and cytokines. The influence of combined signals emanating from a supportive microenvironment, specific integrins, and particular cytokines in the differentiation of Langerhans cells is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-202X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
738-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Fibronectin upregulates in vitro generation of dendritic Langerhans cells from human cord blood CD34+ progenitors.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM 346 affilié CNRS, Dermatological Research Unit, E. Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article