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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 327-339Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2014.70
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- Wellcome Trust
- Nuffield Foundation
- MRC
- Chief Scientist Office [ETM/304] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/K021095/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- MRC [MR/K021095/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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The identification of intestinal macrophages (m phi s) and dendritic cells (DCs) is a matter of intense debate. Although CD103(+) mononuclear phagocytes (MPs) appear to be genuine DCs, the nature and origins of CD103(-) MPs remain controversial. We show here that intestinal CD103(-)CD11b(+) MPs can be separated clearly into DCs and m phi s based on phenotype, gene profile, and kinetics. CD64(-)CD103(-)CD11b(+) MPs are classical DCs, being derived from Flt3 ligand-dependent, DC-committed precursors, not Ly6C hi monocytes. Surprisingly, a significant proportion of these CD103(-)CD11b(+) DCs express CCR2 and there is a selective decrease in CD103(-)CD11b(+) DCs in mice lacking this chemokine receptor. CCR2(+)CD103(-) DCs are present in both the murine and human intestine, drive interleukin (IL)-17a production by Tcells in vitro, and show constitutive expression of IL-12/IL-23p40. These data highlight the heterogeneity of intestinal DCs and reveal a bona fide population of CCR2(+) DCs that is involved in priming mucosal T helper type 17 (Th17) responses.
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