Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate adaptive immunity and regulate the inflammatory response by producing inflammatory chemokines. This study was aimed to elucidate their role in the pathogenesis of the suppurative granuloma induced by Bartonella henselae infection, which characterizes cat scratch disease (CSD). In vitro DC infection by B. henselae results in internalization of bacteria, phenotypic maturation with increased expression of HLA-DR and CD86, and induction of CD83, CD208, and CCR7. In comparison to LPS-activated DCs, B henselae-infected DCs produce higher amounts of IL-10, whereas the production of IL-12p70 is reduced. Infected DCs also produce high levels of CXCL8 and CXCL13, 2 chemokines active respectively on neutrophils and B lymphocytes. These results provide the molecular basis for the morphogenesis of CSD granuloma, which typically contains high numbers of neutrophils and B cells. Remarkably, CSD granulomas in vivo contain CXCL13-producing DCs. We further demonstrate that the B cells in CSD granulomas are represented by monocytoid B cells and, worth noting, they express T-bet, a transcription factor able to induce a T-independent immunoglobulin (Ig) class switch in B lymphocytes. These findings suggest that the humoral immune response to B henselae initiates in the extrafollicular areas of infected lymph nodes and is regulated by DCs.

Role of dendritic cell-derived CXCL13 in the pathogenesis of Bartonella henselae B-rich granuloma / Vermi, William; Facchetti, Fabio; Riboldi, Elena; Heine, H; Scutera, S; Stornello, S; Ravarino, D; Cappello, P; Giovarelli, M; Badolato, Raffaele; Zucca, M; Gentili, Francesca; Chilosi, M; Doglioni, C; Ponzi, An; Sozzani, Silvano; Musso, T.. - In: BLOOD. - ISSN 0006-4971. - 107:2(2006), pp. 454-462. [10.1182/blood-2005-04-1342]

Role of dendritic cell-derived CXCL13 in the pathogenesis of Bartonella henselae B-rich granuloma

SOZZANI, Silvano;
2006

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) initiate adaptive immunity and regulate the inflammatory response by producing inflammatory chemokines. This study was aimed to elucidate their role in the pathogenesis of the suppurative granuloma induced by Bartonella henselae infection, which characterizes cat scratch disease (CSD). In vitro DC infection by B. henselae results in internalization of bacteria, phenotypic maturation with increased expression of HLA-DR and CD86, and induction of CD83, CD208, and CCR7. In comparison to LPS-activated DCs, B henselae-infected DCs produce higher amounts of IL-10, whereas the production of IL-12p70 is reduced. Infected DCs also produce high levels of CXCL8 and CXCL13, 2 chemokines active respectively on neutrophils and B lymphocytes. These results provide the molecular basis for the morphogenesis of CSD granuloma, which typically contains high numbers of neutrophils and B cells. Remarkably, CSD granulomas in vivo contain CXCL13-producing DCs. We further demonstrate that the B cells in CSD granulomas are represented by monocytoid B cells and, worth noting, they express T-bet, a transcription factor able to induce a T-independent immunoglobulin (Ig) class switch in B lymphocytes. These findings suggest that the humoral immune response to B henselae initiates in the extrafollicular areas of infected lymph nodes and is regulated by DCs.
2006
TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR-2; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; IMMUNE-RESPONSE; CUTTING EDGE; IN-VITRO; T-BET; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS; LYMPHOID-TISSUES; MOLECULAR EVENTS
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Role of dendritic cell-derived CXCL13 in the pathogenesis of Bartonella henselae B-rich granuloma / Vermi, William; Facchetti, Fabio; Riboldi, Elena; Heine, H; Scutera, S; Stornello, S; Ravarino, D; Cappello, P; Giovarelli, M; Badolato, Raffaele; Zucca, M; Gentili, Francesca; Chilosi, M; Doglioni, C; Ponzi, An; Sozzani, Silvano; Musso, T.. - In: BLOOD. - ISSN 0006-4971. - 107:2(2006), pp. 454-462. [10.1182/blood-2005-04-1342]
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