Abstract
Interplay between macrophages and dendritic cells in the processing and presentation of bacterial antigens for T-cell immune responses remains poorly understood. Using a Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) infection model, we demonstrate that dendritic cells (DCs) require the support of macrophages to elicit protective immunity against Lm infection. DCs themselves were inefficient at taking up Lm but capable of taking up microparticles (MPs) released by Lm-infected macrophages. These MPs transferred Lm antigens to DCs, allowing DCs to present Lm antigen to effector T cells. MP-mediated Lm antigen transfer required MHC class I participation, since MHC class I deficiency in macrophages resulted in a significant reduction of T-cell activation. Moreover, the vaccination of mice with MPs from Lm-infected macrophages produced strong protective immunity against Lm infection. We here identify an intrinsic antigen transfer program between macrophages and DCs during Lm infection, and emphasize that macrophages also play an essential role in DC-elicited Lm-specific T-cell responses.
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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB932500), Funds for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30911120482), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-08-0219) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (HUST-2010JC024, HUST-2011TS027).
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Zhang, Y., Zhang, R., Zhang, H. et al. Microparticles released by Listeria monocytogenes-infected macrophages are required for dendritic cell-elicited protective immunity. Cell Mol Immunol 9, 489–496 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/cmi.2012.33
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