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From the TVW Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (affiliated with the University of Western Australia), West Perth, Western Australia 6872, Australia

Consistent with their role in host defense, mature dendritic cells (DCs) from central lymphoid organs preferentially prime for T helper cell type 1 (Th1)-polarized immunity. However, the "default" T helper response at mucosal surfaces demonstrates Th2 polarity, which is reflected in the cytokine profiles of activated T cells from mucosal lymph nodes. This study on rat respiratory tract DCs (RTDCs) provides an explanation for this paradox. We demonstrate that freshly isolated RTDCs are functionally immature as defined in vitro, being surface major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II ^lo, endocytosis^hi, and mixed lymphocyte reaction^lo, and these cells produce mRNA encoding interleukin (IL)-10. After ovalbumin (OVA)-pulsing and adoptive transfer, freshly isolated RTDCs preferentially stimulated Th2-dependent OVA-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)G₁ responses, and antigen-stimulated splenocytes from recipient animals produced IL-4 in vitro. However, preculture with granulocyte/macrophage colony stimulating factor increased their in vivo IgG priming capacity by 2–3 logs, inducing production of both Th1- and Th2-dependent IgG subclasses and high levels of IFN- by antigen-stimulated splenocytes. Associated phenotypic changes included upregulation of surface MHC II and B7 expression and IL-12 p35 mRNA, and downregulation of endocytosis, MHC II processing– associated genes, and IL-10 mRNA expression. Full expression of IL-12 p40 required additional signals, such as tumor necrosis factor or CD40 ligand. These results suggest that the observed Th2 polarity of the resting mucosal immune system may be an inherent property of the resident DC population, and furthermore that mobilization of Th1 immunity relies absolutely on the provision of appropriate microenvironmental costimuli.

Key Words: dendritic cell • lung • function • T helper cell type 1 • T helper cell type 2

Abbreviations used: DC, dendritic cell; GAM-PE, PE-conjugated goat anti–mouse IgG; GKN, solution consisting of 11 mM D-glucose, 5.5 mM KCl, 137 mM NaCl, 25 mM Na₂HPO₄, and 5.5 mM Na₂HPO₄ x 2H₂O; m, macrophages; RTDC, respiratory tract DC; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase PCR.

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