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The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Volume 192, Number 9, November 6, 2000 1213-1222


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Induction of Interleukin 10–producing, Nonproliferating CD4+ T Cells with Regulatory Properties by Repetitive Stimulation with Allogeneic Immature Human Dendritic Cells

Helmut Jonuleita, Edgar Schmittb, Gerold Schulerc, Jürgen Knopa, and Alexander H. Enka
a Department of Dermatology, University of Mainz, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
b Institute of Immunology, University of Mainz, D-55101 Mainz, Germany
c Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany

Correspondence to: Helmut Jonuleit, Dept. of Dermatology, University of Mainz, D-55101 Mainz, Germany. Tel:49-6131-173541 Fax:49-6131-17473541

The functional properties of dendritic cells (DCs) are strictly dependent on their maturational state. To analyze the influence of the maturational state of DCs on priming and differentiation of T cells, immature CD83- and mature CD83+ human DCs were used for stimulation of naive, allogeneic CD4+ T cells. Repetitive stimulation with mature DCs resulted in a strong expansion of alloreactive T cells and the exclusive development of T helper type 1 (Th1) cells. In contrast, after repetitive stimulation with immature DCs the alloreactive T cells showed an irreversibly inhibited proliferation that could not be restored by restimulation with mature DCs or peripheral blood mononuclear cells, or by the addition of interleukin (IL)-2. Only stimulation of T cells with mature DCs resulted in an upregulation of CD154, CD69, and CD70, whereas T cells activated with immature DCs showed an early upregulation of the negative regulator cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated molecule 4 (CTLA-4). These T cells lost their ability to produce interferon {gamma}, IL-2, or IL-4 after several stimulations with immature DCs and differentiated into nonproliferating, IL-10–producing T cells. Furthermore, in coculture experiments these T cells inhibited the antigen-driven proliferation of Th1 cells in a contact- and dose-dependent, but antigen-nonspecific manner. These data show that immature and mature DCs induce different types of T cell responses: inflammatory Th1 cells are induced by mature DCs, and IL-10–producing T cell regulatory 1–like cells by immature DCs.

Key Words: dendritic cells, regulatory T cells, T helper type 1 cells, interleukin 10, T cell differentiation


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