کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5555578 | 1559744 | 2017 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Radiation induced a decrease of BDCA3Â +Â DC and its mouse equivalent CD8Â +Â DC.
- Decrease of CD8Â +Â DC contributed to radiation induced Th1/Th2 imbalance.
- FLT3 ligand restored CD8Â +Â DC and reversed Th1/Th2 shift.
Exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) often reduce the helper T (Th) 1 like function, resulting in a Th1/Th2 imbalance, which could affect the efficacy of cancer radiotherapy. As the most potent antigen presenting cells, dendritic cells (DC) can be divided into several subsets with specialized function. However, there is no literature covering the changes of DC subsets and their roles in immune regulation in response to IR. In the present study, we were aimed to investigate the changes of DC subsets after IR and its relationship with Th1/Th2 immunity. We found a significant decrease of BDCA3Â +Â DC in the blood of patients treated with radiotherapy. CD8Â +Â DC, a mouse equivalent of human BDCA3Â +Â DC, was also found decreased in mice spleen, peripheral blood and lymph node tissues after irradiation. As CD8Â +Â DC mainly induce Th1 immunity, we tested the changes of Th1/Th2 response and found that IR caused a repression of Th1 immunity, indicating a possible role of CD8Â +Â DC in radiation-induced Th1/Th2 imbalance. We also found that a CD8Â +Â DC-inducing cytokine, Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3 ligand), restored CD8Â +Â DC and reversed Th1/Th2 shift. And then we found that bone marrow cells from irradiated mice differentiated into less CD8Â +Â DC, which was also protected by FLT3 ligand. In conclusion, our data showed that IR induced a decrease of CD8Â +Â DC and Th1/Th2 shift, which was reversed by Flt3 ligand treatment, suggesting a novel mechanism for radiation-induced immunosuppression.
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Journal: International Immunopharmacology - Volume 46, May 2017, Pages 178-185