scholarly journals Distribution of immune response cells in the pelvic urethra and the prepuce of rams

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Acosta-Dibarrat ◽  
Alejandro Buendía-Jiménez ◽  
Edgardo Soriano-Vargas ◽  
Roberto Montes de Oca-Jiménez ◽  
Jorge Tórtora-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Connective Tissue ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Mucosal Immune Response ◽  
Image Analyzer ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Accessory Glands ◽  
One Year ◽  
Number Of Cells

The pathogens of the reproductive system in the male can penetrate and establish by ascending route, from to the prepuce to the urethra, accessory glands, epididymis and testicles. The aim of this paper is determine the distribution and number of cells involved in the immune response in prepuce and pelvic urethra of rams, without apparent clinical alterations in testicle, epididymis and prepuce. The distribution of some of the cells involved in the immune response at the level of the prepuce and the pelvic urethra was quantified in four one-year-old rams seronegative for B. ovis and A. seminis and without apparent lesions in the testicles, the epididymis, and the prepuce. At the moment of slaughter, samples were taken from the preputial fornix and the pelvic urethra and placed in 10% formalin and under freezing conditions. CD4, CD8, WC1, CD45RO, CD14 and CD1b cells were demonstrated by immunohistochemistry, and immunoglobulin-containing cells (ICC) of the IgA, IgG and IgM classes were demonstrated by immunofluorescence. The labeled cells present in the mucosa of both organs were counted with an image analyzer. The total number of cells was compared between both tissues and differentially between the epithelium and the connective tissue of the mucosa. Significant differences were found in the total number of CD4, CD45RO, and WC1 lymphocytes, in CD14 macrophages, and CD1b dendritic cells, with mean values being greater in the fornix than in the urethra (p<0.05) in all cases. Only dendritic cells were found in the prepuce. No differences were found in the number of CD8 lymphocytes between both organs. The ratio between each cell type in the connective and the intraepithelial tissues and between organs was 10/1 for CD4 in the fornix (p<0.05), against 7/1 in the urethra (p<0.05), while CD8 had a 1/1 distribution in both mucosae. The WC1 ratio was 5/1 in both mucosae (p<0.05). CD45RO labeling was 19/1 in the prepuce (p<0.05) and 1/1 in the urethra. IgA-containing cells did not show differences in the total number of cells in both tissues. In the urethra, no IgG-containing cells were observed and IgM-containing cells were scarce; in contrast, both cell types were present in the prepuce, in amounts greater than in the urethra (p<0.05). IgA-, IgG-, and IgM-containing cells were located in both organs in the mucosal connective tissue. The presence of antigen-presenting cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells, as well as of lymphocytes CD4, CD8 TCR γδ (WC1), IgA-, IgG and IgM positive cells, and CD45RO cells suggests that both mucosae may behave as inductive and effector sites for the mucosal immune response.

scholarly journals Distinct Roles of Adenovirus Vector-Transduced Dendritic Cells, Myoblasts, and Endothelial Cells in Mediating an Immune Response against a Transgene Product

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 2899-2911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Mercier ◽  
Hanne Gahéry-Segard ◽  
Martine Monteil ◽  
Renée Lengagne ◽  
Jean-Gérard Guillet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Recombinant Adenovirus ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Adenovirus Vector ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
T Cell Response ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Melanoma Tumor

ABSTRACT Adenovirus-mediated gene delivery via the intramuscular route efficiently promotes an immune response against the transgene product. In this study, a recombinant adenovirus vector encoding β-galactosidase (AdβGal) was used to transduce dendritic cells (DC), which are antigen-presenting cells, as well as myoblasts and endothelial cells (EC), neither of which present antigens. C57BL/6 mice received a single intramuscular injection of AdβGal-transduced DC, EC, or myoblasts and were then monitored for anti-β-galactosidase (anti-β-Gal) antibody production, induction of gamma interferon-secreting CD8+ T cells, and protection against melanoma tumor cells expressing β-Gal. While all transduced cell types were able to elicit an antibody response against the transgene product, the specific isotypes were distinct, with exclusive production of immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) antibodies following injection of transduced DC and EC versus equivalent IgG1 and IgG2a responses in mice inoculated with transduced myoblasts. Transduced DC induced a strong ex vivo CD8+ T-cell response at a level of 50% of the specific response obtained with the AdβGal control. In contrast, this response was 6- to 10-fold-lower in animals injected with transduced myoblasts and EC. Accordingly, only animals injected with transduced DC were protected against a β-Gal tumor challenge. Thus, in order to induce a strong and protective immune response to an adenovirus-encoded transgene product, it is necessary to transduce cells of dendritic lineage. Importantly, it will be advantageous to block the transduction of DC for adenovirus-based gene therapy strategies.

scholarly journals Distribution of lymphocytes, immunoglobulin-containing cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells in the accessory sex glands of rams experimentally infected with Actinobacillus seminis

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Acosta-Dibarrat ◽  
Víctor Tenorio-Gutiérrez ◽  
Edgardo Soriano-Vargas ◽  
Martín Talavera-Rojas ◽  
Luis Cal-Pereyra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Immune Cells ◽  
Seminal Vesicles ◽  
Post Inoculation ◽  
Local Immune Response ◽  
Accessory Sex Glands ◽  
Inflammatory Processes ◽  
One Year

Abstract: The distribution of cells involved in the immune response in accessory sex glands of rams experimentally infected with Actinobacillus seminis was studied. Twelve one-year old rams were experimentally infected by intraurethral (IU) (n=4) and intraepididymal (IE) (n=4) route, and four control (CON) animals were used. The animals were slaughtered 35 days post-inoculation, samples were taken from accessory sex glands, and bacteriology and histopathology tests were performed. The presence of CD4, CD8 and TCRγδ (WC1) lymphocytes, CD45RO cells, macrophages (CD14), dendritic cells (CD1b), IgA-, IgG- and IgM-containing cells (IgCC) was determined. Animals of the IE group developed clinical epididymitis. No lesions were seen in rams of the IU group; two of the intraepididymal inoculated CON developed small lesions in the epididymis. A. seminis isolates were achieved from 6:16 (37.5%) accessory sex glands in the IE group, but not in the IU and CON groups. In the CON group, IgA- and IgM- containing cells predominated in the bulbourethral glands and the disseminated prostate, and they were scarce or null in the vesicles and ampullae. A significant increase of IgA-, IgG- and IgM- containing cells was confirmed in the seminal vesicles, the ampullae and the bulbourethral glands in the IE group. In the IE and IU groups, an increase in CD4, CD8, WC1, CD45RO and CD14 was evidenced in the vesicles and ampullae. CD1b dendritic cells were present in the ampullae and vesicles with inflammatory processes. A. seminis triggered a local immune response in the IE and IU groups. These results indicate a different pattern of infiltrating immune cells in the accessory sex glands of infected A. seminis rams.

Homeostasis of dendritic cells in lymphoid organs is controlled by regulation of their precursors via a feedback loop

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (20) ◽  
pp. 4411-4421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Hochweller ◽  
Tewfik Miloud ◽  
Jörg Striegler ◽  
Shalin Naik ◽  
Günter J. Hämmerling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Feedback Regulation ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Active Process ◽  
Differentiation Potential ◽  
Cell Compartments

Abstract Dendritic cells (DCs) are key coordinators of the immune response, governing the choice between tolerance and immunity. Despite their importance, the mechanisms controlling the size of the DC compartment are largely unknown. Using a mouse model allowing continuous DC depletion, we show that maintenance of DC numbers in spleen is an active process mediated by Flt3-L–dependent regulation of precursor differentiation into DCs, rather than by changes in proliferation of the differentiated DCs. In particular, the frequency and differentiation potential of intrasplenic DC precursors increased in response to reduced DC numbers. Levels of Flt3-L, a cytokine required for DC differentiation, increased in the blood after DC depletion and returned to normal levels once the DC compartment filled up again. Our data suggest a feedback regulation of DC homeostasis whereby reduction of the DC pool size promotes differentiation of their precursors, via increased Flt3-L availability. This mechanism is different to those known for other immune cell types, such as the B- and T-cell compartments, whereby lymphopenia induces proliferation of already differentiated lymphocytes.

scholarly journals Characterisation of secretome-based immune responses of human leukocytes infected with various Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11565
Author(s):  
Benjawan Kaewseekhao ◽  
Sittiruk Roytrakul ◽  
Yodying Yingchutrakul ◽  
Marut Laohaviroj ◽  
Kanin Salao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
B Cells ◽  
Immune Responses ◽  
Antigen Processing ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Related Proteins

Background Differences in immune responses against different lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and by different types of immune cell, are still poorly understood. We aimed to compare the secretome-based immune responses among three Mtb lineages and among immune-cell types. The immune responses were also investigated during infection and when the bacilli had been eliminated from the immune cells. Methods Human primary leukocytes were infected with strains representing three lineages of Mtb (East-Asian, Indo-Oceanic and Euro-American). Label-free GeLC MS/MS proteomic analysis of secretomes was performed. The response of each immune-cell type was compared with the appropriate interactome database for each. Results The expression pattern of proteins secreted by Mtb-infected leukocytes differed among Mtb lineages. The ancestral lineage (IO lineage) had a greater ability to activate MMP14 (associated with leukocyte migration) than did the more recent lineages (EA and EuA). During infection, proteins secreted by macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils and B-cells were associated with cell proliferation. Following clearance of Mtb, proteins associated with interferon signaling were found in macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils: proteins associated with antigen processing were found in B-cells and regulatory T-cells. Expression of immune response-related proteins from many immune-cell types might be suppressed by Mtb infection. Our study has provided a better insight into the host-pathogen interaction and immune response against different Mtb lineages.

scholarly journals Adenovirus fibre exchange alters cell tropism in vitro but not transgene-specific T CD8+ immune responses in vivo

2004 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 1227-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mercier ◽  
S. Verhaagh ◽  
J. Goudsmit ◽  
A. Lemckert ◽  
M. Monteil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Endothelial Cells ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Relative Role ◽  
Intramuscular Inoculation ◽  
Lymphocyte Responses

Gene transfer with recombinant adenoviruses (rAds) is a powerful means of inducing an immune response against a transgene product. However, little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the induction of the immune response after intramuscular inoculation of adenovirus and, in particular, the relative role of the different cell types transduced. Several studies have suggested that CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses elicited after inoculation of adenoviruses (Ads) are induced both by direct transduction of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and by cross-priming. In the present study, a library of fibre-chimeric rAds was screened in order to identify rAds with distinct capacities to express transgene product in murine cell types naturally found in muscle, i.e. myoblasts, endothelial cells (both representing non-APCs) and dendritic cells (representing APCs). Four selected pseudotypes, differing in their ability to infect muscular cells were used to immunize C57BL/6 mice. The relationship between the capacity to transduce non-APC or APC in vitro and the ability to induce humoral and cellular responses against the β-galactosidase antigen after intramuscular inoculation were studied. Results indicate that CD8+ T cell responses against the β-galactosidase antigen were similar after inoculation of the four viruses, thus revealing no direct relationship with their ability to transduce myoblasts, endothelial cells or dendritic cells in vitro.

Dendritic cells of the human epidermis: immuno-electron microscopic studies of la antigen reactivity

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 644-645
Author(s):  
G. Rowden ◽  
M. G. Lewis ◽  
T. M. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Langerhans Cells ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cell Type ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
La Antigen ◽  
Microscopic Studies ◽  
A Cell ◽  
C3 Receptors ◽  
Antigen Reactivity

Langerhans cells of mammalian stratified squamous epithelial have proven to be an enigma since their discovery in 1868. These dendritic suprabasal cells have been considered as related to melanocytes either as effete cells, or as post divisional products. Although grafting experiments seemed to demonstrate the independence of the cell types, much confusion still exists. The presence in the epidermis of a cell type with morphological features seemingly shared by melanocytes and Langerhans cells has been especially troublesome. This so called "indeterminate", or " -dendritic cell" lacks both Langerhans cells granules and melanosomes, yet it is clearly not a keratinocyte. Suggestions have been made that it is related to either Langerhans cells or melanocyte. Recent studies have unequivocally demonstrated that Langerhans cells are independent cells with immune function. They display Fc and C3 receptors on their surface as well as la (immune region associated) antigens.

The Inducing Roles of the New Isolated Bursal Hexapeptide and Pentapeptide on the Immune Response of AIV Vaccine in Mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 542-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan Shan Hao ◽  
Man Man Zong ◽  
Ze Zhang ◽  
Jia Xi Cai ◽  
Yang Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Antigen Presentation ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Cell Subpopulation ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Specific Igg

Background: Bursa of Fabricius is the acknowledged central humoral immune organ. The bursal-derived peptides play the important roles on the immature B cell development and antibody production. Objective: Here we explored the functions of the new isolated bursal hexapeptide and pentapeptide on the humoral, cellular immune response and antigen presentation to Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) vaccine in mice immunization. Methods: The bursa extract samples were purified following RP HPLC method, and were analyzed with MS/MS to identify the amino acid sequences. Mice were twice subcutaneously injected with AIV inactivated vaccine plus with two new isolated bursal peptides at three dosages, respectively. On two weeks after the second immunization, sera samples were collected from the immunized mice to measure AIV-specific IgG antibody levels and HI antibody titers. Also, on 7th day after the second immunization, lymphocytes were isolated from the immunized mice to detect T cell subtype and lymphocyte viabilities, and the expressions of co-stimulatory molecule on dendritic cells in the immunized mice. Results: Two new bursal hexapeptide and pentapeptide with amino acid sequences KGNRVY and MPPTH were isolated, respectively. Our investigation proved the strong regulatory roles of bursal hexapeptide on AIV-specific IgG levels and HI antibody titers, and lymphocyte viabilities, and the significant increased T cells subpopulation and expressions of MHCII molecule on dendritic cells in the immunized mice. Moreover, our findings verified the significantly enhanced AIV-specific IgG antibody and HI titers, and the strong increased T cell subpopulation and expressions of CD40 molecule on dendritic cells in the mice immunized with AIV vaccine and bursal pentapeptide. Conclusion: We isolated and identified two new hexapeptide and pentapeptide from bursa, and proved that these two bursal peptides effectively induced the AIV-specific antibody, T cell and antigen presentation immune responses, which provided an experimental basis for the further clinical application of the bursal derived active peptide on the vaccine improvement.

The paracaspase MALT1 in psoriasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Hailfinger ◽  
Klaus Schulze-Osthoff
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Dendritic Cells ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Skin Disease ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Cytokine Receptors ◽  
Molecular Scaffold ◽  
Therapeutic Implications ◽  
Stimulation Of

Abstract Psoriasis is a frequent autoimmune-related skin disease, which involves various cell types such as T cells, keratinocytes and dendritic cells. Genetic variations, such as mutations of CARD14, can promote the development of the disease. CARD14 mutations as well as the stimulation of immune and cytokine receptors activate the paracaspase MALT1, a potent activator of the transcription factors NF-κB and AP-1. The disease-promoting role of MALT1 for psoriasis is mediated by both its protease activity as well as its molecular scaffold function. Here, we review the importance of MALT1-mediated signaling and its therapeutic implications in psoriasis.

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