Lamina propria macrophages and dendritic cells differentially induce regulatory and interleukin 17–producing T cell responses

TL Denning, Y Wang, SR Patel, IR Williams… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
TL Denning, Y Wang, SR Patel, IR Williams, B Pulendran
Nature immunology, 2007nature.com
The intestinal immune system must elicit robust immunity against harmful pathogens but
must also restrain immune responses directed against commensal microbes and dietary
antigens. The mechanisms that maintain this dichotomy are poorly understood. Here we
describe a population of CD11b+ F4/80+ CD11c− macrophages in the lamina propria that
expressed several anti-inflammatory molecules, including interleukin 10 (IL-10), but little or
no proinflammatory cytokines, even after stimulation with Toll-like receptor ligands. These …
Abstract
The intestinal immune system must elicit robust immunity against harmful pathogens but must also restrain immune responses directed against commensal microbes and dietary antigens. The mechanisms that maintain this dichotomy are poorly understood. Here we describe a population of CD11b+F4/80+CD11c macrophages in the lamina propria that expressed several anti-inflammatory molecules, including interleukin 10 (IL-10), but little or no proinflammatory cytokines, even after stimulation with Toll-like receptor ligands. These macrophages induced, by a mechanism dependent on IL-10, retinoic acid and exogenous transforming growth factor-β, the differentiation of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells. In contrast, lamina propria CD11b+ dendritic cells elicited IL-17 production. This IL-17 production was suppressed by lamina propria macrophages, indicating that a dynamic interaction between these subsets may influence the balance between immune activation and tolerance.
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