Cross-linking of CD81 by HCV-E2 protein inhibits human intrahepatic plasmacytoid dendritic cells response to CpG-ODN
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- 作者：Zhengkun Tu ; Ping Zhang ; Haijun Li ; Junqi Niu ; Xia Jin ; Lishan Su
- 关键词：Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) ; Hepatitis C virus envelop protein (HCV-E) ; CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN) ; Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) ; Cross-linking
- 刊名：Cellular Immunology
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：July-August, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：284
- 期：1-2
- 页码：98-103
- 全文大小：1043 K
文摘
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are reported to be defective in HCV-infected patients, the mechanisms of which remain poorly understood. We isolated liver derived mononuclear cells (LMNCs) and pDCs from normal liver tissues of benign tumor dissections and liver transplant donors. Isolated pDCs and LMNCs were cultured with precoated HCV envelop protein E2 (HCV-E2) or anti-CD81 mAb in the presence of CpG-ODN. Our results show that cross-linking of CD81 by either HCV-E2 or anti-CD81 mAb inhibits IFN-¦Á secretion in CpG-induced pDCs; down-regulates HLA-DR, CD80 and CD86 expression in pDCs; and suppresses CpG-ODN induced proliferation and survival of pDCs. The blockade of CD81 by soluble anti-CD81 antibody restores pDCs response to CpG-ODN. These results suggest that HCV E2 protein interacts with CD81 to inhibit pDC maturation, activation, and IFN-¦Á production, and may thereby contribute to the impaired innate anti-viral immune response in HCV infection.