CD301b+ dendritic cells suppress T follicular helper cells and antibody responses to protein antigens

eLife

Daniel H Kaplan¹  Toshiro Hirai²  Patrick W Wong³  Yosuke Kumamoto⁴  Akiko Iwasaki⁴ 

[1] Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States;Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States;Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States;Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, United States;

关键词: antibody;    dendritic cells;    immunoregulation;    Tfh;    germinal center;    autoimmunity;   

DOI  :  10.7554/eLife.17979

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Strong antibody response is considered a hallmark of a successful vaccine. While dendritic cells (DCs) are important for T follicular helper (Tfh) cell priming, how this process is regulated in vivo is unclear. We show here that the depletion of CD301b+ DCs specifically enhanced the development of Tfh cells, germinal center B cells and antibody responses against protein antigens. Exaggerated antibody responses in mice depleted of CD301b+ DCs occurred in the absence of any adjuvants, and resulting antibodies had broader specificity and higher affinity to the immunogen. CD301b+ DCs express high levels of PD-1 ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2. Blocking PD-1 or PD-L1 during priming in wild-type mice partially mimicked the phenotype of CD301b+ DC-depleted animals, suggesting their role in Tfh suppression. Transient depletion of CD301b+ DC results in the generation of autoreactive IgG responses. These results revealed a novel regulatory mechanism and a key role of CD301b+ DCs in blocking autoantibody generation.

【 授权许可】

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