Role of CD 8 a 1 and CD 8 a 2 dendritic cells in the induction of primary immune responses in vivo

Data from adoptive transfer of mature dendritic cells (DC) indicate that they are responsible for the induction of primary immunity. Two subclasses of DC have been recently identified in spleen that differ in their phenotype and in certain regulatory features. In vitro, both subsets have the capacity to activate naive T cells, although CD8a1 DC have been shown to induce T cell apoptosis and to stimulate lower levels of cytokines compared with CD8a2 DC. The objective of this study was to analyze the function of these distinct DC types in vivo. Our results show that both subsets, pulsed extracorporeally with antigen and injected in the footpads of syngeneic mice, sensitize an antigenspecific T cell primary response. However, CD8a1 cells trigger the development of Th1-type cells, whereas CD8a2 DC induce a Th2-type response. These observations suggest that the Th1/Th2 balance in vivo is regulated by the antigen-presentingcells of the primary immune responses. J. Leukoc. Biol. 66: 242–246; 1999.

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