dendritic cells;
monocytes;
bone marrow;
progenitors;
B lymphocytes;
immumoglobulin secretion;
recombinant cytokines;
D O I:
10.1016/S0147-9571(02)00061-9
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
We examined whether bovine monocyte-derived and bone marrow (BM) dendritic cells (DCs) regulate antibody production in activated peripheral blood B cells. DCs were generated from monocytes and BM progenitors in the presence of bovine recombinant granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin 4 (IL-4). Monocyte-derived DCs promoted B cells activated by the anti-CD3 triggered CD4(+) T cells or through immunoglobulin M (IgM) receptor to increase the level of IgG secretion. Furthermore, the addition of DCs triggered B cells activated through IgM receptors to produce IgG2 and IgA, thus inducing an isotype switch. BM-derived DCs increased the production of IgG in B cells activated by the anti-CD3 triggered CD4(+) T cells, but unlike monocyte-derived DCs did not have any effect on B cells activated through surface IgM. These data suggest that the regulation of humoral immune responses in cattle depends on the origin of DCs and the mode of B cell activation.