Dendritic cell maturation by proinflammatory TNF or pathogenic Trypanosoma brucei antigens instruct similar T helper-2 cell responses in murine models of autoimmunity and asthma

ABSTRACT: Background Dendritic cells (DC) represent the major cell type leading to polarized T helper (Th) cell responses in vivo. The current data indicate that DC maturation under inflammatory conditions or by helminth infections induce only incomplete DC maturation bearing a partially tolerogenic potential. Such semi-mature DC promoted a Th2 profile with increasing proportions of regulatory IL-10 producing T cells (Tr-1) upon restimulation. Methodology/Principal Findings Here we asked whether the instruction of DC by the proinflammatory cytokine TNF is qualitatively different from maturation by two types of variant surface glycoproteins (VSGs) of Trypanosoma brucei. We tested differentially matured murine bone marrow (BM)-derived DC for changes in surface markers or cytokines, by microarray anal

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Susanne Kneitz 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-28231 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress