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AUTOIMMUNITY
Volume 44, Issue 5, Pages 406-414Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2010.536795
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Foxp3; IL-2; T-reg cells; diabetes; NOD mice
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- CIHR [MOP67211]
- CDA [GA-3-05-1898-CP]
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Il2 allelic variation in non-obese diabetic mice imparts marked resistance to type 1 diabetes. IL-2 is pivotal for the fitness and homeostasis of Foxp3(+) regulatory T (T-reg) cells, and the Idd3(B6) locus augments IL-2 production by effector T cells, which in turn enhances the potency of T-reg cell functions. Given the important role dendritic cells (DCs) play in T-reg cell-mediated tolerance induction, we hypothesized that DCs from Idd3(B6) congenic mice contribute to increased T-reg cell activity. Here, we observed that CD11c(+) DCs, harboring protective Idd3(B6) genes, are endowed with the capacity to secrete IL-2, enabling them to preferentially promote T-reg cell functions in vitro and in vivo. Our results show that Il2 gene variation may imprint DCs to favor T-cell regulation of autoimmunity.
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