Clonal deletion of thymocytes by circulating dendritic cells homing to the thymus

被引：305

作者：

Bonasio R. ^{[1
]}

Scimone M.L. ^{[1
]}

Schaerli P. ^{[1
]}

Grabie N. ^{[2
]}

Lichtman A.H. ^{[2
]}

von Andrian U.H. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research, Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston

[2] Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston

来源：

Nature Immunology | 2006年 / 7卷 / 10期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

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D O I：

10.1038/ni1385

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摘要：

Dendritic cell (DC) presentation of self antigen to thymocytes is essential to the establishment of central tolerance. We show here that circulating DCs were recruited to the thymic medulla through a three-step adhesion cascade involving P-selectin, interactions of the integrin VLA-4 with its ligand VCAM-1, and pertussis toxin-sensitive chemoattractant signaling. Ovalbumin-specific OT-II thymocytes were selectively deleted after intravenous injection of antigen-loaded exogenous DCs. We documented migration of endogenous DCs to the thymus in parabiotic mice and after painting mouse skin with fluorescein isothiocyanate. Antibody to VLA-4 blocked the accumulation of peripheral tissue-derived DCs in the thymus and also inhibited the deletion of OT-II thymocytes in mice expressing membrane-bound ovalbumin in cardiac myocytes. These findings identify a migratory route by which peripheral DCs may contribute to central tolerance.

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页码：1092 / 1100

页数：8

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