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Title: CD5 on dendritic cells regulates CD4+ and CD8+ T cell activation and induction of immune responses.

Authors: Li, Hui; Burgueño-Bucio, Erica; Xu, Shin; Das, Shaonli; Olguin-Alor, Roxana; Elmets, Craig A; Athar, Mohammad; Raman, Chander; Soldevila, Gloria; Xu, Hui

Published In PLoS One, (2019)

Abstract: The role of CD5 as a regulator of T cell signaling and tolerance is well recognized. Recent data show expression of CD5 on different subtypes of human dendritic cells, however its functional relevance in modulating DC mediated responses remains poorly understood. In this study, we show CD5 is expressed on CD11c+ DC from murine thymus, lymph node, spleen, skin and lung. Although the development of DC subpopulations in CD5-/- mice was normal, CD5-deficient DC produced significantly higher levels of IL-12 than wild type DC in response to LPS. CD5-/- DC, in comparison to CD5+/+ DC, enhanced the activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in vitro and in vivo and induced significantly higher production of IL-2 and IFN-gamma by T cells. Consequently, CD5-/- DC were significantly more potent than wild type DC in the induction of anti-tumor immunity and contact hypersensitivity responses in mice. Restoration of CD5 expression in CD5-/- DC reduced IL-12 production and inhibited their capacity to stimulate T cells. Collectively, these data demonstrate that the specific expression of CD5 on DC inhibits the production of inflammatory cytokines and has a regulatory effect on their activity to stimulate T cells and induce immune responses. This study reveals a previously unrecognized regulatory role for CD5 on DC and provides novel insights into mechanisms for DC biology in immune responses.

PubMed ID: 31491023 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Animals; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism*; CD5 Antigens/genetics; CD5 Antigens/metabolism*; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism*; Cytokines/metabolism; Dendritic Cells/immunology; Dendritic Cells/metabolism*; Female; Lymphocyte Activation/immunology*; Male; Mice; Mice, Transgenic

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