IL-35Ig-expressing dendritic cells induce tolerance via Arginase 1.

IL-35Ig-expressing dendritic cells induce tolerance via Arginase 1.
J Cell Mol Med. 2019 Feb 22;:
Authors: Panfili E, Mondanelli G, Orabona C, Bianchi R, Gargaro M, Fallarino F, Puccetti P, Grohmann U, Volpi C, Belladonna ML
Abstract
The cytokine interleukin IL-35 is known to exert strong immunosuppressive functions. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) and Arginase 1 (Arg1) are metabolic enzymes that, expressed by dendritic cells (DCs), contribute to immunoregulation. Here, we explored any possible link between IL-35 and the activity of those enzymes. We transfected a single chain IL-35Ig gene construct in murine splenic DCs (DC35 ) and assessed any IDO1 and Arg1 activities as resulting from ectopic IL-35Ig expression, both in vitro and in vivo. Unlike Ido1, Arg1 expression was induced in vitro in DC35 , and it conferred an immunosuppressive phenotype on those cells, as revealed by a delayed-type hypersensitivity assay. Moreover, the in vivo onset of a tolerogenic phenotype in DC35 was associated with the detection of CD25+ CD39+ , rather than Foxp3+ , regulatory T cells. Therefore, Arg1, but not Ido1, expression in DC35 appears to be an early event in IL-35Ig-mediated immunosuppression.
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Source: J Cell Mol Med - February 22, 2019 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Panfili E, Mondanelli G, Orabona C, Bianchi R, Gargaro M, Fallarino F, Puccetti P, Grohmann U, Volpi C, Belladonna ML Tags: J Cell Mol Med Source Type: research