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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 189, 期 4, 页码 1585-1593出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1200342
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- National Institutes of Health [P01AI35297, AI73656, K99HL090706, F32AI077199]
BALB/c IL-2-deficient (IL-2-KO) mice develop systemic autoimmunity, dying within 3 to 5 wk from complications of autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Disease in these mice is Th1 mediated, and IFN-gamma production is required for early autoimmunity. In this study, we show that dendritic cells (DCs) are required for optimal IFN-gamma production by T cells in the IL-2-KO mouse. Disease is marked by DC accumulation, activation, and elevated production of Th1-inducing cytokines. IL-2-KO DCs induce heightened proliferation and cytokine production by naive T cells compared with wild-type DCs. The depletion of either conventional or plasmacytoid DCs significantly prolongs the survival of IL-2-KO mice, demonstrating that DCs contribute to the progression of autoimmunity. Elimination of Th1-inducing cytokine signals (type 1 IFN and IL-12) reduces RBC-specific Ab production and augments survival, indicating that cytokines derived from both plasmacytoid DCs and conventional DCs contribute to disease severity. DC activation likely precedes T cell activation because DCs are functionally activated even in an environment lacking overt T cell activation. These data indicate that both conventional and plasmacytoid DCs are critical regulators in the development of this systemic Ab-mediated autoimmune disease, in large part through the production of IL-12 and type 1 IFNs. The Journal of Immunology, 2012, 189: 1585-1593.
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