| First Author | Fukuyama Y | Year | 2013 |
| Journal | PLoS One | Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 | Pages | e60453 |
| PubMed ID | 23565250 | Mgi Jnum | J:199945 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5506666 | Doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0060453 |
| Citation | Fukuyama Y, et al. (2013) Potential roles of CCR5(+) CCR6(+) dendritic cells induced by nasal ovalbumin plus Flt3 ligand expressing adenovirus for mucosal IgA responses. PLoS One 8(4):e60453 |
| abstractText | We assessed the role of CCR5(+)/CCR6(+)/CD11b(+)/CD11c(+) dendritic cells (DCs) for induction of ovalbumin (OVA)-specific antibody (Ab) responses following mucosal immunization. Mice given nasal OVA plus an adenovirus expressing Flt3 ligand (Ad-FL) showed early expansion of CCR5(+)/CCR6(+)/CD11b(+)/CD11c(+) DCs in nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) and cervical lymph nodes (CLNs). Subsequently, this DC subset became resident in submandibular glands (SMGs) and nasal passages (NPs) in response to high levels of CCR-ligands produced in these tissues. CD11b(+)/CD11c(+) DCs were markedly decreased in both CCR5(-/-) and CCR6(-/-) mice. Chimera mice reconstituted with bone marrow cells from CD11c-diphtheria toxin receptor (CD11c-DTR) and CCR5(-/-) or CD11c-DTR and CCR6(-/-) mice given nasal OVA plus Ad-FL had elevated plasma IgG, but reduced IgA as well as low anti-OVA secretory IgA (SIgA )Ab responses in saliva and nasal washes. These results suggest that CCR5(+)CCR6(+) DCs play an important role in the induction of Ag-specific SIgA Ab responses. |