Interleukin 15 skews monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells with features of Langerhans cells

Citation
M. Mohamadzadeh et al., Interleukin 15 skews monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells with features of Langerhans cells, J EXP MED, 194(7), 2001, pp. 1013-1019
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
00221007 → ACNP
Volume
194
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1013 - 1019
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1007(20011001)194:7<1013:I1SMDI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Langerhans cells (LCs) represent a subset of immature dendritic cells (DCs) specifically localized in the epidermis and other mucosal epithelia. As su rrounding keratinocytes can produce interleukin (IL)-15, a cytokine that ut ilizes IL-2R gamma chain, we analyzed whether IL-15 could skew monocyte dif ferentiation into LCs. Monocytes cultured for 6 d with granulocyte/macropha ge colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and IL-15 differentiate into CD1a(+)H LA-DR(+)CD14(-)DCs (IL15-DCs). Agents such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS), tum or necrosis factor (TNF)alpha, and CD40L induce maturation of IL 15-DCs to CD83(+), DC-LAMP(+) cells. IL15-DCs are potent antigen-presenting cells abl e to induce the primary (mixed lymphocyte reaction [MLR]) and secondary (re call responses to flu-matrix peptide) immune responses. As opposed to cultu res made with GM-CSF/IL-4 (IL4-DCs), a proportion of IL15-DCs expresses LC markers: E-Cadherin, Langerin, and CC chemokine receptor (CCR)6. Accordingl y, IL15-DCs, but not IL4-DCs, migrate in response to macrophage inflammator y protein (MIP)-3 alpha /CCL20. However, IL15-DCs cannot be qualified as "g enuine" Langerhans cells because, despite the presence of the 43-kD Langeri n, they do not express bona fide Birbeck granules. Thus, our results demons trate a novel pathway in monocyte differentiation into dendritic cells.