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2. B cell and T cell immunity in the female genital tract: Potential of distinct mucosal routes of vaccination and role of tissue-associated dendritic cells and natural killer cells
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Anjuère, F., Bekri, S., Bihl, F., Braud, V.M., Cuburu, N., Czerkinsky, C., Hervouet, C., and Luci, C.
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- 2012
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3. Tissue-specific differential antitumour effect of molecular forms of fractalkine in a mouse model of metastatic colon cancer
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Vitale, S, Cambien, B, Karimdjee, B F, Barthel, R, Staccini, P, Luci, C, Breittmayer, V, Anjuère, F, Schmid-Alliana, A, and Schmid-Antomarchi, H
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- 2007
4. Viral Superantigen-Induced Negative Selection of TCR Transgenic CD4+ CD8+ Thymocytes Depends on Activation, but not Proliferation
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Ferrero I, Anjuère F, Iñigo Azcoitia, Renno T, Hr, Macdonald, and Ardavín C
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Mice, Inbred BALB C ,Superantigens ,CD8 Antigens ,Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta ,T-Lymphocytes ,Immunology ,Mice, Transgenic ,Cell Biology ,Hematology ,Biochemistry ,Mice ,Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse ,CD4 Antigens ,Animals ,Antigens, Viral ,Cell Division - Abstract
T-cell negative selection, a process by which intrathymic immunological tolerance is induced, involves the apoptosis-mediated clonal deletion of potentially autoreactive T cells. Although different experimental approaches suggest that this process is triggered as the result of activation-mediated cell death, the signal transduction pathways underlying this process is not fully understood. In the present report we have used an in vitro system to analyze the cell activation and proliferation requirements for the deletion of viral superantigen (SAg)-reactive Vβ8.1 T-cell receptor (TCR) transgenic (TG) thymocytes. Our results indicate that in vitro negative selection of viral SAg-reactive CD4+ CD8+thymocytes is dependent on thymocyte activation but does not require the proliferation of the negatively signaled thymocytes.
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- 1998
5. Antigen-bearing dendritic cells from the sublingual mucosa recirculate to distant systemic lymphoid organs to prime mucosal CD8 T cells
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Hervouet, C, primary, Luci, C, additional, Bekri, S, additional, Juhel, T, additional, Bihl, F, additional, Braud, V M, additional, Czerkinsky, C, additional, and Anjuère, F, additional
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- 2014
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6. In vitro negative selection of viral superantigen-reactive TCR transgenic thymocytes by thymic dendritic cells
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Ferrero, I., primary, Anjuère, F., additional, Martin, P., additional, MacDonald, H.R., additional, and Ardavín, C., additional
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- 1997
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7. Expression and presentation of endogenous mouse mammary tumor virus superantigens by thymic and splenic dendritic cells and B cells.
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Ardavín, C, primary, Waanders, G, additional, Ferrero, I, additional, Anjuère, F, additional, Acha-Orbea, H, additional, and MacDonald, H R, additional
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- 1996
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8. Sensitive, hydrosoluble, macromolecular fluorogenic substrates for human immunodeficiency virus 1 proteinase
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Anjuère, F, primary, Monsigny, M, additional, Lelièvre, Y, additional, and Mayer, R, additional
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- 1993
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9. Differential roles of T cell receptor alpha and beta chains in ligand binding among H-2Kd-restricted cytolytic T lymphocyte clones specific for a photoreactive Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite peptide derivative.
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Anjuère, F, Kuznetsov, D, Romero, P, Cerottini, J C, Jongeneel, C V, and Luescher, I F
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To study the interaction of T cell receptor with its ligand, a complex of a major histocompatibility complex molecule and a peptide, we derived H-2Kd-restricted cytolytic T lymphocyte clones from mice immunized with a Plasmodium berghei circumsporozoite peptide (PbCS) 252-260 (SYIPSAEKI) derivative containing photoreactive Nepsilon-[4-azidobenzoyl] lysine in place of Pro-255. This residue and Lys-259 were essential parts of the epitope recognized by these clones. Most of the clones expressed BV1S1A1 encoded beta chains along with specific complementary determining region (CDR) 3beta regions but diverse alpha chain sequences. Surprisingly, all T cell receptors were preferentially photoaffinity labeled on the alpha chain. For a representative T cell receptor, the photoaffinity labeled site was located in the Valpha C-strand. Computer modeling suggested the presence of a hydrophobic pocket, which is formed by parts of the Valpha/Jalpha C-, F-, and G-strands and adjacent CDR3alpha residues and structured to be able to avidly bind the photoreactive ligand side chain. We previously found that a T cell receptor specific for a PbCS peptide derivative containing this photoreactive side chain in position 259 similarly used a hydrophobic pocket located between the junctional CDR3 loops. We propose that this nonpolar domain in these locations allow T cell receptors to avidly and specifically bind epitopes containing non-peptidic side chains.
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- 1997
10. In vivo involvement of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in Leishmania infantum infection
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Le Fichoux Yves, Fragaki Konstantina, Anjuère Fabienne, François Michiels Jean, Ferrua Bernard, Demartino Sylvie, Rousseau Déborah, and Kubar Joanna
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Abstract Background The role of lymphocytes in the specific defence against L. infantum has been well established, but the part played by polynuclear neutrophil (PN) cells in controlling visceral leishmaniasis was much less studied. In this report we examine in vivo the participation of PN in early and late phases of infection by L. infantum. Results Promastigote phagocytosis and killing occurs very early after infection, as demonstrated by electron microscopy analyses which show in BALB/c mouse spleen, but not in liver, numerous PN harbouring ultrastructurally degraded parasites. It is shown, using mAb RB6-8C5 directed against mature mouse granulocytes, that in chronically infected mice, long-term PN depletion did not enhance parasite counts neither in liver nor in spleen, indicating that these cells are not involved in the late phase of L. infantum infection. In acute stage of infection, in mouse liver, where L. infantum load is initially larger than that in spleen but resolves spontaneously, there was no significant effect of neutrophils depletion. By contrast, early in infection the neutrophil cells crucially contributed to parasite killing in spleen, since PN depletion, performed before and up to 7 days after the parasite inoculation, resulted in a ten-fold increase of parasite burden. Conclusions Taken together these data show that neutrophil cells contribute to the early control of the parasite growth in spleen but not in liver and that these cells have no significant effect late in infection in either of these target organs.
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- 2001
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11. Synthesis of a Radioiodinated Photoreactive MAGE-1 Peptide Derivative and Photoaffinity Labeling of Cell-Associated Human Leukocyte Antigen-A1 Molecules
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Anjuere, F., Layer, A., Cerottini, J.C., Servis, C., and Luescher, I.F.
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- 1995
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12. A mixture-like model for tumor-immune system interactions.
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Fotso CT, Girel S, Anjuère F, Braud VM, Hubert F, and Goudon T
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- Humans, Immune System, Mathematics, Oxygen, Tumor Microenvironment, Neoplasms pathology
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We introduce a mathematical model based on mixture theory intended to describe the tumor-immune system interactions within the tumor microenvironment. The equations account for the geometry of the tumor expansion, and the displacement of the immune cells, driven by diffusion and chemotactic mechanisms. They also take into account the constraints in terms of nutrient and oxygen supply. The numerical investigations analyze the impact of the different modeling assumptions and parameters. Depending on the parameters, the model can reproduce elimination, equilibrium or escape phases and it identifies a critical role of oxygen/nutrient supply in shaping the tumor growth. In addition, antitumor immune cells are key factors in controlling tumor growth, maintaining an equilibrium while protumor cells favor escape and tumor expansion., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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13. Comparative Performance of Four Staging Classifications to Select «High-Risk» Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
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Elaldi R, Chamorey E, Schiappa R, Sudaka A, Anjuère F, Villarmé A, Culié D, Bozec A, Montaudié H, and Poissonnet G
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Background: Many classifications exist to select patients with "high-risk" head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (HNCSCC)., Objective: To compare the performance of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) classification with the performance of the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition (AJCC8), the Union for International Cancer Control 8th Edition (UICC8), and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) classifications., Methods: In this single-center retrospective study, HNCSCC resected in a tertiary care center were classified as "low-risk" or "high-risk" tumors according to the four classifications. Rates of local recurrence (LR), lymph node recurrence (NR), and disease-specific death (DSD) were collected. The performance of each classification was then calculated in terms of homogeneity, monotonicity, and discrimination and compared., Results: Two hundred and seventeen HNCSCC from 160 patients, with a mean age of 80 years, were included. For predicting the risk of any poor outcome and risk of NR, the BWH classification had the best specificity and positive predictive value. However, its concordance index was not significantly higher than that of the AJCC8 and UICC8 classifications. The NCCN classification was the least discriminant., Conclusions and Relevance: This study suggests that the BWH classification is the most appropriate for predicting the risk of poor outcomes in patients with HNCSCC when compared with the NCCN, UICC8, and AJCC8 classifications.
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- 2023
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14. Autofluorescence identifies highly phagocytic tissue-resident macrophages in mouse and human skin and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
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Bourdely P, Petti L, Khou S, Meghraoui-Kheddar A, Elaldi R, Cazareth J, Mossadegh-Keller N, Boyer J, Sieweke MH, Poissonnet G, Sudaka A, Braud VM, and Anjuère F
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- Adult, Humans, Animals, Mice, Phagocytosis, Macrophages pathology, Monocytes, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Macrophages from human and mouse skin share phenotypic and functional features, but remain to be characterized in pathological skin conditions. Skin-resident macrophages are known to derive from embryonic precursors or from adult hematopoiesis. In this report, we investigated the origins, phenotypes and functions of macrophage subsets in mouse and human skin and in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) using the spectral flow cytometry technology that enables cell autofluorescence to be considered as a full-fledged parameter. Autofluorescence identifies macrophage subsets expressing the CD206 mannose receptor in human peri-tumoral skin and cSCC. In mouse, all AF
+ macrophages express the CD206 marker, a subset of which also displaying the TIM-4 marker. While TIM-4- CD206+ AF+ macrophages can differentiate from bone-marrow monocytes and infiltrate skin and tumor, TIM-4 identifies exclusively a skin-resident AF+ macrophage subset that can derive from prenatal hematopoiesis which is absent in tumor core. In mouse and human, AF+ macrophages from perilesional skin and cSCC are highly phagocytic cells contrary to their AF- counterpart, thus identifying autofluorescence as a bona fide marker for phagocytosis. Our data bring to light autofluorescence as a functional marker characterizing subsets of phagocytic macrophages in skin and cSCC. Autofluorescence can thus be considered as an attractive marker of function of macrophage subsets in pathological context., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Bourdely, Petti, Khou, Meghraoui-Kheddar, Elaldi, Cazareth, Mossadegh-Keller, Boyer, Sieweke, Poissonnet, Sudaka, Braud and Anjuère.)- Published
- 2022
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15. Analysis of the Equilibrium Phase in Immune-Controlled Tumors Provides Hints for Designing Better Strategies for Cancer Treatment.
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Atsou K, Khou S, Anjuère F, Braud VM, and Goudon T
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When it comes to improving cancer therapies, one challenge is to identify key biological parameters that prevent immune escape and maintain an equilibrium state characterized by a stable subclinical tumor mass, controlled by the immune cells. Based on a space and size structured partial differential equation model, we developed numerical methods that allow us to predict the shape of the equilibrium at low cost, without running simulations of the initial-boundary value problem. In turn, the computation of the equilibrium state allowed us to apply global sensitivity analysis methods that assess which and how parameters influence the residual tumor mass. This analysis reveals that the elimination rate of tumor cells by immune cells far exceeds the influence of the other parameters on the equilibrium size of the tumor. Moreover, combining parameters that sustain and strengthen the antitumor immune response also proves more efficient at maintaining the tumor in a long-lasting equilibrium state. Applied to the biological parameters that define each type of cancer, such numerical investigations can provide hints for the design and optimization of cancer treatments., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Atsou, Khou, Anjuère, Braud and Goudon.)
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- 2022
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16. LLT1-CD161 Interaction in Cancer: Promises and Challenges.
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Braud VM, Meghraoui-Kheddar A, Elaldi R, Petti L, Germain C, and Anjuère F
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- Animals, Humans, Killer Cells, Natural metabolism, Ligands, T-Lymphocytes metabolism, Lectins, C-Type metabolism, NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B metabolism, Neoplasms metabolism, Receptors, Cell Surface metabolism
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The success of immune checkpoint therapy in cancer has changed our way of thinking, promoting the design of future cancer treatments that places the immune system at the center stage. The knowledge gained on immune regulation and tolerance helped the identification of promising new clinical immune targets. Among them, the lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1) is the ligand of CD161 (NKR-P1A) receptor expressed on natural killer cells and T cells. LLT1/CD161 interaction modulates immune responses but the exact nature of the signals delivered is still partially resolved. Investigation on the role of LLT1/CD161 interaction has been hampered by the lack of functional homologues in animal models. Also, some studies have been misled by the use of non-specific reagents. Recent studies and meta-analyses of single cell data are bringing new insights into the function of LLT1 and CD161 in human pathology and notably in cancer. The advances made on the characterization of the tumor microenvironment prompt us to integrate LLT1/CD161 interaction into the equation. This review recapitulates the key findings on the expression profile of LLT1 and CD161, their regulation, the role of their interaction in cancer development, and the relevance of targeting LLT1/CD161 interaction., Competing Interests: CG is full-time employee of Biomunex Pharmaceuticals. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Braud, Meghraoui-Kheddar, Elaldi, Petti, Germain and Anjuère.)
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- 2022
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17. A size and space structured model of tumor growth describes a key role for protumor immune cells in breaking equilibrium states in tumorigenesis.
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Atsou K, Anjuère F, Braud VM, and Goudon T
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- Humans, Immunotherapy methods, Tumor Microenvironment immunology, Models, Theoretical, Models, Biological, Neoplasms immunology, Neoplasms pathology, Carcinogenesis immunology, Carcinogenesis pathology
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Switching from the healthy stage to the uncontrolled development of tumors relies on complicated mechanisms and the activation of antagonistic immune responses, that can ultimately favor the tumor growth. We introduce here a mathematical model intended to describe the interactions between the immune system and tumors. The model is based on partial differential equations, describing the displacement of immune cells subjected to both diffusion and chemotactic mechanisms, the strength of which is driven by the development of the tumors. The model takes into account the dual nature of the immune response, with the activation of both antitumor and protumor mechanisms. The competition between these antagonistic effects leads to either equilibrium or escape phases, which reproduces features of tumor development observed in experimental and clinical settings. Next, we consider on numerical grounds the efficacy of treatments: the numerical study brings out interesting hints on immunotherapy strategies, concerning the role of the administered dose, the role of the administration time and the interest in combining treatments acting on different aspects of the immune response. Such mathematical model can shed light on the conditions where the tumor can be maintained in a viable state and also provide useful hints for personalized, efficient, therapeutic strategies, boosting the antitumor immune response, and reducing the protumor actions., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2021
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18. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development Is Associated with a Temporal Infiltration of ILC1 and NK Cells with Immune Dysfunctions.
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Luci C, Bihl F, Bourdely P, Khou S, Popa A, Meghraoui-Kheddar A, Vermeulen O, Elaldi R, Poissonnet G, Sudaka A, Bozec A, Bekri S, Cazareth J, Ponzio G, Barbry P, Rezzonico R, Mari B, Braud VM, and Anjuère F
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- Adoptive Transfer, Animals, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors physiology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell etiology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Killer Cells, Natural immunology, Lymphocytes immunology, Mice, Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1 analysis, Neoplasm Staging, Skin Neoplasms etiology, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell immunology, Killer Cells, Natural physiology, Lymphocytes physiology, Skin Neoplasms immunology
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NK cells and tissue-resident innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) are innate effectors found in the skin. To investigate their temporal dynamics and specific functions throughout the development of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), we combined transcriptomic and immunophenotyping analyses in mouse and human cSCCs. We identified an infiltration of NK cells and ILC1s as well as the presence of a few ILC3s. Adoptive transfer of NK cells in NK cell‒ and ILC-deficient Nfil3
-/- mice revealed a role for NK cells in early control of cSCC. During tumor progression, we identified a population skewing with the infiltration of atypical ILC1 secreting inflammatory cytokines but reduced levels of IFN-γ at the papilloma stage. NK cells and ILC1s were functionally impaired, with reduced cytotoxicity and IFN-γ secretion associated with the downregulation of activating receptors. They also showed a high degree of heterogeneity in mouse and human cSCCs with the expression of several markers of exhaustion, including TIGIT on NK cells and PD-1 and TIM-3 on ILC1s. Our data show an enrichment in inflammatory ILC1 at the precancerous stage together with impaired antitumor functions in NK cells and ILC1 that could contribute to the development of cSCC and thus suggest that future immunotherapies should take both ILC populations into account., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
- 2021
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19. Impact of Tenascin-C on Radiotherapy in a Novel Syngeneic Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Model With Spontaneous Dissemination to the Lymph Nodes.
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Spenlé C, Loustau T, Burckel H, Riegel G, Abou Faycal C, Li C, Yilmaz A, Petti L, Steinbach F, Ahowesso C, Jost C, Paul N, Carapito R, Noël G, Anjuère F, Salomé N, and Orend G
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- Animals, Cell Line, Tumor, Female, Lymph Nodes metabolism, Lymph Nodes pathology, Lymphatic Metastasis, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Nude, Neoplasm Transplantation, Radiation Tolerance, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck genetics, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck metabolism, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck secondary, Tenascin genetics, Tongue Neoplasms genetics, Tongue Neoplasms metabolism, Tongue Neoplasms pathology, Transplantation, Isogeneic, Tumor Burden radiation effects, Tumor Microenvironment, Mice, Lymph Nodes radiation effects, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck radiotherapy, Tenascin metabolism, Tongue Neoplasms radiotherapy
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Radiotherapy, the most frequent treatment of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) besides surgery is employed to kill tumor cells but, radiotherapy may also promote tumor relapse where the immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) could be instrumental. We established a novel syngeneic grafting model from a carcinogen-induced tongue tumor, OSCC13, to address the impact of radiotherapy on OSCC. This model revealed similarities with human OSCC, recapitulating carcinogen-induced mutations found in smoking associated human tongue tumors, abundant tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TIL) and, spontaneous tumor cell dissemination to the local lymph nodes. Cultured OSCC13 cells and OSCC13-derived tongue tumors were sensitive to irradiation. At the chosen dose of 2 Gy mimicking treatment of human OSCC patients not all tumor cells were killed allowing to investigate effects on the TME. By investigating expression of the extracellular matrix molecule tenascin-C (TNC), an indicator of an immune suppressive TME, we observed high local TNC expression and TIL infiltration in the irradiated tumors. In a TNC knockout host the TME appeared less immune suppressive with a tendency towards more tumor regression than in WT conditions. Altogether, our novel syngeneic tongue OSCC grafting model, sharing important features with the human OSCC disease could be relevant for future anti-cancer targeting of OSCC by radiotherapy and other therapeutic approaches., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Spenlé, Loustau, Burckel, Riegel, Abou Faycal, Li, Yilmaz, Petti, Steinbach, Ahowesso, Jost, Paul, Carapito, Noël, Anjuère, Salomé and Orend.)
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- 2021
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20. High Dimensional Imaging Mass Cytometry Panel to Visualize the Tumor Immune Microenvironment Contexture.
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Elaldi R, Hemon P, Petti L, Cosson E, Desrues B, Sudaka A, Poissonnet G, Van Obberghen-Schilling E, Pers JO, Braud VM, Anjuère F, and Meghraoui-Kheddar A
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- Biomarkers, Tumor immunology, Biomarkers, Tumor metabolism, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell immunology, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell metabolism, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell pathology, Disease Progression, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Skin Neoplasms immunology, Skin Neoplasms metabolism, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Workflow, Image Cytometry methods, Tumor Microenvironment immunology
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The integrative analysis of tumor immune microenvironment (TiME) components, their interactions and their microanatomical distribution is mandatory to better understand tumor progression. Imaging Mass Cytometry (IMC) is a high dimensional tissue imaging system which allows the comprehensive and multiparametric in situ exploration of tumor microenvironments at a single cell level. We describe here the design of a 39-antibody IMC panel for the staining of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human tumor sections. We also provide an optimized staining procedure and details of the experimental workflow. This panel deciphers the nature of immune cells, their functions and their interactions with tumor cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts as well as with other TiME structural components known to be associated with tumor progression like nerve fibers and tumor extracellular matrix proteins. This panel represents a valuable innovative and powerful tool for fundamental and clinical studies that could be used for the identification of prognostic biomarkers and mechanisms of resistance to current immunotherapies., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2021 Elaldi, Hemon, Petti, Cosson, Desrues, Sudaka, Poissonnet, Van Obberghen-Schilling, Pers, Braud, Anjuère and Meghraoui-Kheddar.)
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- 2021
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21. Tenascin-C Orchestrates an Immune-Suppressive Tumor Microenvironment in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
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Spenlé C, Loustau T, Murdamoothoo D, Erne W, Beghelli-de la Forest Divonne S, Veber R, Petti L, Bourdely P, Mörgelin M, Brauchle EM, Cremel G, Randrianarisoa V, Camara A, Rekima S, Schaub S, Nouhen K, Imhof T, Hansen U, Paul N, Carapito R, Pythoud N, Hirschler A, Carapito C, Dumortier H, Mueller CG, Koch M, Schenke-Layland K, Kon S, Sudaka A, Anjuère F, Van Obberghen-Schilling E, and Orend G
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- Animals, Chemokine CCL21 immunology, Humans, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Mouth Neoplasms pathology, Receptors, CCR7 immunology, Recombinant Proteins pharmacology, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory immunology, Tenascin pharmacology, Tumor Microenvironment immunology, Mouth Neoplasms immunology, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck immunology, Tenascin immunology
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Inherent immune suppression represents a major challenge in the treatment of human cancer. The extracellular matrix molecule tenascin-C promotes cancer by multiple mechanisms, yet the roles of tenascin-C in tumor immunity are incompletely understood. Using a 4NQO-induced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) model with abundant and absent tenascin-C, we demonstrated that tenascin-C enforced an immune-suppressive lymphoid stroma via CCL21/CCR7 signaling, leading to increased metastatic tumors. Through TLR4, tenascin-C increased expression of CCR7 in CD11c
+ myeloid cells. By inducing CCL21 in lymphatic endothelial cells via integrin α9β1 and binding to CCL21, tenascin-C immobilized CD11c+ cells in the stroma. Inversion of the lymph node-to-tumor CCL21 gradient, recruitment of T regulatory cells, high expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines, and matrisomal components were hallmarks of the tenascin-C-instructed lymphoid stroma. Ablation of tenascin-C or CCR7 blockade inhibited the lymphoid immune-suppressive stromal properties, reducing tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. Thus, targeting CCR7 could be relevant in human head and neck tumors, as high tenascin-C expression and an immune-suppressive stroma correlate to poor patient survival., (©2020 American Association for Cancer Research.)- Published
- 2020
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22. Tumor-Associated Neutrophils Dampen Adaptive Immunity and Promote Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Development.
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Khou S, Popa A, Luci C, Bihl F, Meghraoui-Kheddar A, Bourdely P, Salavagione E, Cosson E, Rubod A, Cazareth J, Barbry P, Mari B, Rezzonico R, Anjuère F, and Braud VM
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) development has been linked to immune dysfunctions but the mechanisms are still unclear. Here, we report a progressive infiltration of tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) in precancerous and established cSCC lesions from chemically induced skin carcinogenesis. Comparative in-depth gene expression analyses identified a predominant protumor gene expression signature of TANs in lesions compared to their respective surrounding skin. In addition, in vivo depletion of neutrophils delayed tumor growth and significantly increased the frequency of proliferating IFN-γ (interferon-γ)-producing CD8+ T cells. Mechanisms that limited antitumor responses involved high arginase activity, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitrite (NO), and the expression of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on TAN, concomitantly with an induction of PD-1 on CD8
+ T cells, which correlated with tumor size. Our data highlight the relevance of targeting neutrophils and PD-L1-PD-1 (programmed death-1) interaction in the treatment of cSCC.- Published
- 2020
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23. A size and space structured model describing interactions of tumor cells with immune cells reveals cancer persistent equilibrium states in tumorigenesis.
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Atsou K, Anjuère F, Braud VM, and Goudon T
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- Carcinogenesis, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Humans, Immunotherapy, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, Tumor Microenvironment, Antineoplastic Agents, Neoplasms
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The recent success of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer has highlighted the importance of the interactions between tumor and immune cells. Mathematical models of tumor growth are needed to faithfully reproduce and predict the spatiotemporal dynamics of tumor growth. We introduce a mathematical model intended to describe by means of a system of partial differential equations the early stages of the interactions between effector immune cells and tumor cells. The model is structured in size and space, and it takes into account the migration of the tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic effector cells towards the tumor micro-environment by a chemotactic mechanism. We investigate on numerical grounds the role of the key parameters of the model such as the division and growth rates of the tumor cells, and the conversion and death rates of the immune cells. Our main findings are two-fold. Firstly, the model exhibits a possible control of the tumor growth by the immune response; nevertheless, the control is not complete in the sense that the asymptotic equilibrium states keep residual tumors and activated immune cells. Secondly, space heterogeneities of the source of immune cells can significantly reduce the efficiency of the control dynamics, making patterns of remission-recurrence appear., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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24. Expression of LLT1 and its receptor CD161 in lung cancer is associated with better clinical outcome.
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Braud VM, Biton J, Becht E, Knockaert S, Mansuet-Lupo A, Cosson E, Damotte D, Alifano M, Validire P, Anjuère F, Cremer I, Girard N, Gossot D, Seguin-Givelet A, Dieu-Nosjean MC, and Germain C
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Co-stimulatory and inhibitory receptors expressed by immune cells in the tumor microenvironment modulate the immune response and cancer progression. Their expression and regulation are still not fully characterized and a better understanding of these mechanisms is needed to improve current immunotherapies. Our previous work has identified a novel ligand/receptor pair, LLT1/CD161, that modulates immune responses. Here, we extensively characterize its expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We show that LLT1 expression is restricted to germinal center (GC) B cells within tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS), representing a new hallmark of the presence of active TLS in the tumor microenvironment. CD161-expressing immune cells are found at the vicinity of these structures, with a global enrichment of NSCLC tumors in CD161
+ CD4+ and CD8+ T cells as compared to normal distant lung and peripheral blood. CD161+ CD4+ T cells are more activated and produce Th1-cytokines at a higher frequency than their matched CD161-negative counterparts. Interestingly, CD161+ CD4+ T cells highly express OX40 co-stimulatory receptor, less frequently 4-1BB, and display an activated but not completely exhausted PD-1-positive Tim-3-negative phenotype. Finally, a meta-analysis revealed a positive association of CLEC2D (coding for LLT1) and KLRB1 (coding for CD161) gene expression with favorable outcome in NSCLC, independently of the size of T and B cell infiltrates. These data are consistent with a positive impact of LLT1/CD161 on NSCLC patient survival, and make CD161-expressing CD4+ T cells ideal candidates for efficient anti-tumor recall responses.- Published
- 2018
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25. Sublingual Priming with a HIV gp41-Based Subunit Vaccine Elicits Mucosal Antibodies and Persistent B Memory Responses in Non-Human Primates.
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Bekri S, Bourdely P, Luci C, Dereuddre-Bosquet N, Su B, Martinon F, Braud VM, Luque I, Mateo PL, Crespillo S, Conejero-Lara F, Moog C, Le Grand R, and Anjuère F
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Persistent B cell responses in mucosal tissues are crucial to control infection against sexually transmitted pathogens like human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). The genital tract is a major site of infection by HIV. Sublingual (SL) immunization in mice was previously shown to generate HIV-specific B cell immunity that disseminates to the genital tract. We report here the immunogenicity in female cynomolgus macaques of a SL vaccine based on a modified gp41 polypeptide coupled to the cholera toxin B subunit designed to expose hidden epitopes and to improve mucosal retention. Combined SL/intramuscular (IM) immunization with such mucoadhesive gp41-based vaccine elicited mucosal HIV-specific IgG and IgA antibodies more efficiently than IM immunization alone. This strategy increased the number and duration of gp41-specific IgA secreting cells. Importantly, combined immunization improved the generation of functional antibodies 3 months after vaccination as detected in HIV-neutralizing assays. Therefore, SL immunization represents a promising vaccine strategy to block HIV-1 transmission.
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26. NKp46+ Innate Lymphoid Cells Dampen Vaginal CD8 T Cell Responses following Local Immunization with a Cholera Toxin-Based Vaccine.
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Luci C, Bekri S, Bihl F, Pini J, Bourdely P, Nouhen K, Malgogne A, Walzer T, Braud VM, and Anjuère F
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- Animals, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes cytology, Cell Count, Dendritic Cells immunology, Female, Ligands, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K metabolism, Antigens, Ly metabolism, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cholera Toxin immunology, Immunity, Innate immunology, Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1 metabolism, Vaccination, Vaccines immunology, Vagina immunology
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Innate and adaptive immune cells work in concert to generate efficient protection at mucosal surface. Vaginal mucosa is an epithelial tissue that contains innate and adaptive immune effector cells. Our previous studies demonstrated that vaginal administration of Cholera toxin -based vaccines generate antigen-specific CD8 T cells through the stimulation of local dendritic cells (DC). Innate lymphoid cells (ILC) are a group of lymphocytes localized in epithelial tissues that have important immune functions against pathogens and in tissue homeostasis. Their contribution to vaccine-induced mucosal T cell responses is an important issue for the design of protective vaccines. We report here that the vaginal mucosa contains a heterogeneous population of NKp46+ ILC that includes conventional NK cells and ILC1-like cells. We show that vaginal NKp46+ ILC dampen vaccine-induced CD8 T cell responses generated after local immunization. Indeed, in vivo depletion of NKp46+ ILC with anti-NK1.1 antibody or NKG2D blockade increases the magnitude of vaginal OVA-specific CD8 T cells. Furthermore, such treatments also increase the number of DC in the vagina. NKG2D ligands being expressed by vaginal DC but not by CD8 T cells, these results support that NKp46+ ILC limit mucosal CD8 T cell responses indirectly through the NKG2D-dependent elimination of vaginal DC. Our data reveal an unappreciated role of NKp46+ ILC in the regulation of mucosal CD8 T cell responses.
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- 2015
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27. Lectin-like transcript 1 is a marker of germinal center-derived B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas dampening natural killer cell functions.
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Germain C, Guillaudeux T, Galsgaard ED, Hervouet C, Tekaya N, Gallouet AS, Fassy J, Bihl F, Poupon G, Lazzari A, Spee P, Anjuère F, Pangault C, Tarte K, Tas P, Xerri L, and Braud VM
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs) are malignant neoplasms which are clinically and biologically diverse. Their incidence is constantly increasing and despite treatment advances, there is a need for novel targeted therapies. Here, we identified Lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1) as a biomarker of germinal center (GC)-derived B-cell NHLs. LLT1 identifies GC B cells in reactive tonsils and lymph nodes and its expression is maintained in B-cell NHLs which derive from GC, including Burkitt lymphoma (BL), follicular lymphoma (FL), and GC-derived diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We further show that LLT1 expression by tumors dampens natural killer (NK) cell functions following interaction with its receptor CD161, uncovering a potential immune escape mechanism. Our results pinpoint LLT1 as a novel biomarker of GC-derived B-cell NHLs and as a candidate target for innovative immunotherapies.
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- 2015
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28. IFN-λs and BDCA3+/CD8α+ dendritic cells: towards the design of novel vaccine adjuvants?
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Luci C and Anjuère F
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IFN-λs are related to type I interferons but their receptor has a more cell-restricted pattern of expression. Consequently, one can expect that IFN-λs have antiviral and anti-tumoral activities as well as immunomodulatory properties with less adverse side-effects than type I interferons. However, their roles in physiopathology and immunoregulation remain to be fully elucidated. The study under evaluation identifies that murine CD8α(+) dendritic cells and their recently described human equivalent, BDCA3(+) dendritic cells, are the major producers of IFN-λs in response to dsRNA poly I:C. This study illustrates a new function for a DC subset conserved between species. These findings may impact the development of vaccine or therapeutic strategies based on DC targeting.
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- 2011
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29. Sublingual immunization with an HIV subunit vaccine induces antibodies and cytotoxic T cells in the mouse female genital tract.
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Hervouet C, Luci C, Cuburu N, Cremel M, Bekri S, Vimeux L, Marañon C, Czerkinsky C, Hosmalin A, and Anjuère F
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- Administration, Sublingual, Animals, Cross-Priming, Dendritic Cells immunology, Female, Genitalia, Female virology, HIV Envelope Protein gp41 immunology, HIV Infections immunology, Humans, Immunoglobulin A immunology, Immunoglobulin G immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Mucous Membrane immunology, AIDS Vaccines immunology, Genitalia, Female immunology, HIV Antibodies immunology, HIV Infections prevention & control, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic immunology
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A vaccine against heterosexual transmission by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) should generate cytotoxic and antibody responses in the female genital tract and in extra-genital organs. We report that sublingual immunization with HIV-1 gp41 and a reverse transcriptase polypeptide coupled to the cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) induced gp41-specific IgA antibodies and antibody-secreting cells, as well as reverse transcriptase-specific CD8 T cells in the genital mucosa, contrary to intradermal immunization. Conjugation of the reverse transcriptase peptide to CTB favored its cross-presentation by human dendritic cells to a T cell line from an HIV(+) patient. Sublingual vaccination could represent a promising vaccine strategy against heterosexual transmission of HIV-1., (Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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30. Langerhans cells prime IL-17-producing T cells and dampen genital cytotoxic responses following mucosal immunization.
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Hervouet C, Luci C, Rol N, Rousseau D, Kissenpfennig A, Malissen B, Czerkinsky C, and Anjuère F
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- Administration, Intravaginal, Amino Acid Sequence, Animals, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes metabolism, Cells, Cultured, Cholera Toxin administration & dosage, Cholera Toxin immunology, Coculture Techniques, Dendritic Cells immunology, Dendritic Cells metabolism, Female, Langerhans Cells metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Molecular Sequence Data, Mouth Mucosa cytology, Mouth Mucosa metabolism, Ovalbumin administration & dosage, Ovalbumin immunology, Peptide Fragments administration & dosage, Peptide Fragments immunology, Vaccines, Conjugate administration & dosage, Vagina cytology, Vagina metabolism, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic methods, Interleukin-17 biosynthesis, Langerhans Cells immunology, Mouth Mucosa immunology, Vaccines, Conjugate immunology, Vagina immunology
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Langerhans cells (LCs) are dendritic cells (DCs) localized in stratified epithelia, such as those overlaying skin, buccal mucosa, and vagina. The contribution of LCs to the promotion or control of immunity initiated at epithelial sites remains debated. We report in this paper that an immunogen comprising OVA linked to the B subunit of cholera toxin, used as delivery vector, was efficient to generate CTLs after vaginal immunization. Using Lang-EGFP mice, we evaluated the contribution of distinct DC subsets to the generation of CD4 and CD8 T cell responses. We demonstrate that the vaginal epithelium, unlike the skin epidermis, includes a minor population of LCs and a major subset of langerin(-) DCs. Intravaginally administered Ag is taken up by LCs and langerin(-) DCs and carried up to draining lymph nodes, where both subsets prime CD8 T cells, unlike blood-derived DCs, although with distinct capabilities. LCs prime CD8 T cells with a cytokine profile dominated by IL-17, whereas Lang(-) DCs induce IFN-gamma-producing T cells. Using Lang-DTR-EGFP mice to ensure a transient ablation of LCs, we found that these cells not only are dispensable for the generation of genital CTL responses but also downregulate these responses, by a mechanism that may involve IL-10 and IL-17 cytokines. This finding has implications for the development of mucosal vaccines and immunotherapeutic strategies designed for the targeting of DCs.
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- 2010
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31. Sublingual immunization with nonreplicating antigens induces antibody-forming cells and cytotoxic T cells in the female genital tract mucosa and protects against genital papillomavirus infection.
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Cuburu N, Kweon MN, Hervouet C, Cha HR, Pang YY, Holmgren J, Stadler K, Schiller JT, Anjuère F, and Czerkinsky C
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic administration & dosage, Administration, Sublingual, Animals, Antibodies, Viral biosynthesis, Antibody-Producing Cells cytology, Antibody-Producing Cells virology, Cell Differentiation immunology, Cells, Cultured, Cholera Toxin administration & dosage, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mucous Membrane immunology, Mucous Membrane virology, Ovalbumin administration & dosage, Papillomavirus Infections immunology, Papillomavirus Infections virology, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic virology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms immunology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms virology, Virion immunology, Antibodies, Bacterial biosynthesis, Antibody-Producing Cells immunology, Cholera Toxin immunology, Human papillomavirus 16 immunology, Ovalbumin immunology, Papillomavirus Infections prevention & control, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic immunology, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms prevention & control
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We have recently reported that the sublingual (s.l.) mucosa is an efficient site for inducing systemic and mucosal immune responses. In this study, the potential of s.l. immunization to induce remote Ab responses and CD8(+) cytotoxic responses in the female genital tract was examined in mice by using a nonreplicating Ag, OVA, and cholera toxin (CT) as an adjuvant. Sublingual administration of OVA and CT induced Ag-specific IgA and IgG Abs in blood and in cervicovaginal secretions. These responses were associated with large numbers of IgA Ab-secreting cells (ASCs) in the genital mucosa. Genital ASC responses were similar in magnitude and isotype distribution after s.l., intranasal, or vaginal immunization and were superior to those seen after intragastric immunization. Genital, but not blood or spleen, IgA ASC responses were inhibited by treatment with anti-CCL28 Abs, suggesting that the chemokine CCL28 plays a major role in the migration of IgA ASC progenitors to the reproductive tract mucosa. Furthermore, s.l. immunization with OVA induced OVA-specific effector CD8(+) cytolytic T cells in the genital mucosa, and these responses required coadministration of the CT adjuvant. Furthermore, s.l. administration of human papillomavirus virus-like particles with or without the CT adjuvant conferred protection against genital challenge with human papillomavirus pseudovirions. Taken together, these findings underscore the potential of s.l. immunization as an efficient vaccination strategy for inducing genital immune responses and should impact on the development of vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases.
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32. Sublingual immunization induces broad-based systemic and mucosal immune responses in mice.
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Cuburu N, Kweon MN, Song JH, Hervouet C, Luci C, Sun JB, Hofman P, Holmgren J, Anjuère F, and Czerkinsky C
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic, Administration, Sublingual, Adoptive Transfer, Animals, Antibodies, Viral analysis, Antibodies, Viral biosynthesis, Antibody-Producing Cells, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cholera Toxin immunology, Cytokines biosynthesis, Dendritic Cells immunology, Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, Female, Flow Cytometry, Immunohistochemistry, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mouth Mucosa cytology, Mouth Mucosa immunology, Ovalbumin immunology, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Immunity, Mucosal immunology, Immunization methods
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The potential of sublingual (s.l.) delivery of vaccine was examined in mice. We show the existence of a dense network of dendritic cells (DCs) in the s.l. epithelium and a rapid and transient increase in the frequency of s.l. DCs after topical application of cholera toxin (CT) adjuvant under the tongue. S.l. immunization with ovalbumin and CT induced vigorous systemic and mucosal antibody responses. Such treatment promoted mixed Th1 and Th2 cytokine responses and induced cytotoxic CD8(+) T cells in lung tissues and in systemic lymphoid organs. S.l. immunization was comparable to intranasal immunization and was superior to oral immunization regarding the magnitude and anatomic dissemination of the induced immune responses. S.l. administration of live influenza virus at a dose lethal by the nasal route was well tolerated and did not redirect virus to the olfactory bulb. These features underscore the potential of the s.l. mucosa to serve as an alternative vaccine delivery route.
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- 2007
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33. [Mucosal immunity and vaccine development].
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Anjuère F and Czerkinsky C
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic, Adult, Antigen Presentation, Autoimmune Diseases immunology, Autoimmune Diseases prevention & control, Chemokines physiology, Child, Communicable Diseases immunology, Dendritic Cells immunology, Desensitization, Immunologic, Drug Administration Routes, Humans, Hypersensitivity immunology, Hypersensitivity prevention & control, Immunoglobulin A, Secretory biosynthesis, Immunoglobulin A, Secretory immunology, Integrins physiology, Lymphocyte Subsets immunology, Lymphoid Tissue immunology, Models, Immunological, Mucous Membrane cytology, Vaccines classification, Vaccines immunology, Immunity, Mucosal, Mucous Membrane immunology, Vaccination methods, Vaccines administration & dosage
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Mucosae constitute the major entry for most microbial pathogens but also innocuous antigens derived from ingested food, airborne matter or commensal bacteria. A large and highly specialized innate and adaptative mucosal immune system protects the mucosal surfaces and the body interior from potential injuries from the environment. The mucosal immune system has developed a variety of immune mechanisms to discriminate between non-pathogenic and pathogenic invaders. It is able to maintain tolerance against the plethora of environmental antigens and to induce potent protective immunity to avoid mucosal colonisation and organism invasion by dangerous microbial pathogens. Mucosal immunisation with appropriate antigens and immunostimulatory molecules may induce potent protective immunity against harmful pathogens. Alternatively, mucosally-induced tolerance against auto-antigens or allergens may be generated by mucosal administration of these antigens alone or with immunomodulators potentiating regulatory responses. Here, we review the properties of the mucosal immune system and briefly discuss the advances in the development of mucosal vaccines for protection against infections and for the treatment of inflammatory disorders such as autoimmune diseases or type I allergies.
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- 2007
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34. Transepithelial immunomodulation by cholera toxin and non-toxic derivatives.
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Anjuère F, Luci C, Hervouet C, Rousseau D, and Czerkinsky C
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- Administration, Cutaneous, Dendritic Cells immunology, Immune Tolerance, Immunity, Mucosal, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Cholera Toxin pharmacology
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Comparative analyses of murine dendritic cells (DC) isolated from the skin and from the intestinal mucosa after exposure to cholera toxin and its non-toxic B subunit disclose striking differences regarding the migratory and functional behaviour of these cells. The nature of the epithelial microenvironment, especially locally produced cytokines and chemokines, appears to influence the functional ability of skin and mucosal DCs to convey immunogenic as opposed to tolerogenic signals and hence to regulate immune responsiveness at skin and at mucosal sites.
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- 2006
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35. Dendritic cell-mediated induction of mucosal cytotoxic responses following intravaginal immunization with the nontoxic B subunit of cholera toxin.
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Luci C, Hervouet C, Rousseau D, Holmgren J, Czerkinsky C, and Anjuère F
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- Administration, Intravaginal, Animals, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes metabolism, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Cholera Toxin administration & dosage, Cholera Vaccines administration & dosage, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte immunology, Female, Immunity, Mucosal, Interferon-gamma metabolism, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Lymph Nodes cytology, Lymph Nodes immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Ovalbumin administration & dosage, Ovalbumin immunology, Protein Subunits administration & dosage, Cholera Toxin immunology, Cholera Vaccines immunology, Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, Dendritic Cells immunology, Protein Subunits immunology
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The use of the nontoxic B subunit of cholera toxin (CTB) as mucosal adjuvant and carrier-delivery system for inducing secretory Ab responses has been documented previously with different soluble Ags. In this study, we have evaluated this approach for inducing CTL responses against a prototype Ag, OVA, in the female genital mucosa. We report here the ability of an immunogen comprised of CTB conjugated to OVA (CTB-OVA) given by intravaginal (ivag) route to induce genital OVA-specific CTLs in mice. Using adoptive transfer models, we demonstrate that ivag application of CTB-OVA activates OVA-specific IFN-gamma-producing CD4 and CD8 T cells in draining lymph nodes (DLN). Moreover, ivag CTB induces an expansion of IFN-gamma-secreting CD8+ T cells in DLN and genital mucosa and promotes Ab responses to OVA. In contrast, ivag administration of OVA alone or coadministered with CTB failed to induce such responses. Importantly, we demonstrate that ivag CTB-OVA generates OVA-specific CTLs in DLN and the genital mucosa. Furthermore, genital CD11b+ CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs), but not CD8+ CD11c+ or CD11c- APCs, present MHC class I epitopes acquired after ivag CTB-OVA, suggesting a critical role of this DC subset in the priming of genital CTLs. Inhibition studies indicate that the presentation of OVA MHC class I epitopes by DCs conditioned with CTB-OVA involves a proteasome-dependent and chloroquine-sensitive mechanism. These results demonstrate that CTB is an efficient adjuvant-delivery system for DC-mediated induction of genital CTL responses and may have implications for the design of vaccines against sexually transmitted infections.
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- 2006
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36. The Rho GTPase activators CNF1 and DNT bacterial toxins have mucosal adjuvant properties.
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Munro P, Flatau G, Anjuère F, Hofman V, Czerkinsky C, and Lemichez E
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- Animals, Antibody Formation drug effects, Bacterial Toxins genetics, Enzyme Activation, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Escherichia coli Proteins genetics, Female, Immunization, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Ovalbumin immunology, Transglutaminases genetics, Virulence Factors, Bordetella genetics, Adjuvants, Immunologic, Bacterial Toxins pharmacology, Escherichia coli Proteins pharmacology, Immunity, Mucosal drug effects, Transglutaminases pharmacology, Virulence Factors, Bordetella pharmacology, rho GTP-Binding Proteins metabolism
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Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (CNF1) from uropathogenic Escherichia coli belongs to a family of factors activating Rho GTPases. We report the in vivo effects of CNF1 in mice co-fed toxin and the soluble protein antigen ovalbumin (OVA). Similar to cholera toxin, CNF1 elicits adjuvanticity anti-OVA responses, both systemic and mucosal. In contrast, the catalytic inactive mutant CNF1-C866S demonstrated no effects. Using dermonecrotic toxin (DNT), a closely related Rho activating toxin from Bordetella, we discovered that the adjuvant property is within the DNT catalytic domain. Manipulation of Rho proteins thus provides a possible new approach for the development of effective mucosal immunoadjuvants.
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- 2005
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37. Mucosal adjuvants and anti-infection and anti-immunopathology vaccines based on cholera toxin, cholera toxin B subunit and CpG DNA.
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Holmgren J, Adamsson J, Anjuère F, Clemens J, Czerkinsky C, Eriksson K, Flach CF, George-Chandy A, Harandi AM, Lebens M, Lehner T, Lindblad M, Nygren E, Raghavan S, Sanchez J, Stanford M, Sun JB, Svennerholm AM, and Tengvall S
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- Animals, Behcet Syndrome immunology, Behcet Syndrome prevention & control, Cholera Toxin chemistry, CpG Islands genetics, Humans, Immunity, Mucosal immunology, Adjuvants, Immunologic, Cholera Toxin immunology, CpG Islands immunology, Vaccines immunology
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Mucosal immunisation may be used both to protect the mucosal surfaces against infections and as a means for immunological treatment of peripheral immunopathological disorders through the induction of systemic antigen-specific tolerance ('oral tolerance'). The development of mucosal vaccines, whether for prevention of infectious diseases or for oral tolerance immunotherapy, requires efficient antigen delivery and adjuvant systems that can help to present the appropriate vaccine or immunotherapy antigens to the mucosal immune system. The most potent (but also toxic) mucosal adjuvants are cholera toxin (CT) and the closely related Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), and much effort and significant progress have been made recently to generate toxicologically acceptable derivatives of these toxins with retained adjuvant activity. Among these are the non-toxic, recombinantly produced cholera toxin B-subunit (CTB). CTB is a specific protective antigen component of a widely registered oral cholera vaccine as well as a promising vector for either giving rise to mucosal anti-infective immunity or for inducing peripheral anti-inflammatory tolerance to chemically or genetically linked foreign antigens administered mucosally. CT and CTB have also recently been used as combined vectors and adjuvants for markedly promoting ex vivo dendritic cell (DC) vaccination with different antigens and also steering the immune response to the in vivo-reinfused DCs towards either broad Th1 + Th2 + CTL immunity (CT) or Th2 or tolerance (CTB). Another type of mucosal adjuvants is represented by bacterial DNA or synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG-motifs, which especially when linked to CTB have been found to effectively stimulate both innate and adaptive mucosal immune responses. The properties and clinical potential of these different classes of adjuvants are being discussed.
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- 2005
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38. In vivo adjuvant-induced mobilization and maturation of gut dendritic cells after oral administration of cholera toxin.
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Anjuère F, Luci C, Lebens M, Rousseau D, Hervouet C, Milon G, Holmgren J, Ardavin C, and Czerkinsky C
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- Administration, Oral, Animals, Dendritic Cells physiology, Female, Lymph Nodes pathology, Lymphocyte Activation, Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins biosynthesis, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Th2 Cells immunology, Adjuvants, Immunologic pharmacology, Cholera Toxin pharmacology, Dendritic Cells drug effects, Intestinal Mucosa immunology
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Although dendritic cells (DCs) regulate immune responses, they exhibit functional heterogeneity depending on their anatomical location. We examined the functional properties of intestinal DCs after oral administration of cholera toxin (CT), the most potent mucosal adjuvant. Two CD11c+ DC subsets were identified both in Peyer's patches and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) based on the expression of CD8alpha (CD8+ and CD8- DCs, respectively). A third subset of CD11c+CD8int was found exclusively in MLN. Feeding mice with CT induced a rapid and transient mobilization of a new CD11c+CD8- DC subset near the intestinal epithelium. This recruitment was associated with an increased production of the chemokine CCL20 in the small intestine and was followed by a massive accumulation of CD8int DCs in MLN. MLN DCs from CT-treated mice were more potent activators of naive T cells than DCs from control mice and induced a Th2 response. This increase in immunostimulating properties was accounted for by CD8int and CD8- DCs, whereas CD8+ DCs remained insensitive to CT treatment. Consistently, the CD8int and CD8- subsets expressed higher levels of costimulatory molecules than CD8+ and corresponding control DCs. Adoptive transfer experiments showed that these two DC subsets, unlike CD8+ DCs, were able to present Ags orally coadministered with CT in an immunostimulating manner. The ability of CT to mobilize immature DCs in the intestinal epithelium and to promote their emigration and differentiation in draining lymph nodes may explain the exceptional adjuvant properties of this toxin on mucosal immune responses.
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- 2004
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39. Transcutaneous immunization with cholera toxin B subunit adjuvant suppresses IgE antibody responses via selective induction of Th1 immune responses.
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Anjuère F, George-Chandy A, Audant F, Rousseau D, Holmgren J, and Czerkinsky C
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- Administration, Cutaneous, Allergens administration & dosage, Allergens immunology, Animals, Antigens, CD biosynthesis, B7-1 Antigen biosynthesis, B7-2 Antigen, Cell Count, Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic, Drug Synergism, Epidermal Cells, Epidermis immunology, Female, Immunization methods, Immunoglobulin E blood, Immunosuppressive Agents immunology, Langerhans Cells cytology, Langerhans Cells immunology, Membrane Glycoproteins biosynthesis, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Ovalbumin administration & dosage, Ovalbumin immunology, Up-Regulation immunology, Adjuvants, Immunologic administration & dosage, Cholera Toxin administration & dosage, Cholera Toxin immunology, Down-Regulation immunology, Immunoglobulin E biosynthesis, Immunosuppressive Agents administration & dosage, Lymphocyte Activation immunology, Th1 Cells immunology
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Topical application of cholera toxin (CT) onto mouse skin can induce a humoral immune response to CT as well as to coadministered Ags. In this study, we examined the nontoxic cell-binding B subunit of CT (CTB) as a potential adjuvant for cutaneous immune responses when coadministered with the prototype protein Ag, OVA. CTB applied onto skin induced serum Ab responses to itself with magnitudes comparable to those evoked by CT but was poorly efficient at promoting systemic Ab responses to coadministered OVA. However, transcutaneous immunization (TCI) with either CT or CTB and OVA led to vigorous OVA-specific T cell proliferative responses. Furthermore, CTB potentiated Th1-driven responses (IFN-gamma production) whereas CT induced both Th1 and Th2 cytokine production. Coadministration of the toxic subunit CTA, together with CTB and OVA Ag, led to enhanced Th1 and Th2 responses. Moreover, whereas TCI with CT enhanced serum IgE responses to coadministered OVA, CTB suppressed these responses. TCI with either CT or CTB led to an increased accumulation of dendritic cells in the exposed epidermis and the underlying dermis. Thus, in contrast to CT, CTB appears to behave very differently when given by the transcutaneous as opposed to a mucosal route and the results suggest that the adjuvanticity of CT on Th1- and Th2-dependent responses induced by TCI involves two distinct moieties, the B and the A subunits, respectively.
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- 2003
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40. Characterization of a new subpopulation of mouse CD8alpha+ B220+ dendritic cells endowed with type 1 interferon production capacity and tolerogenic potential.
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Martín P, Del Hoyo GM, Anjuère F, Arias CF, Vargas HH, Fernández-L A, Parrillas V, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, CD8 Antigens analysis, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage immunology, Dendritic Cells metabolism, Immunophenotyping, Interferon Type I biosynthesis, Leukocyte Common Antigens analysis, Lymphocyte Activation immunology, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1, Receptors, Chemokine metabolism, T-Lymphocytes cytology, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Dendritic Cells cytology, Dendritic Cells immunology, Immune Tolerance immunology, Interferon Type I metabolism, Leukocyte Common Antigens immunology, Mice immunology
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We describe a new B220+ subpopulation of immaturelike dendritic cells (B220+ DCs) with low levels of expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and costimulatory molecules and markedly reduced T-cell stimulatory potential, located in the thymus, bone marrow, spleen, and lymph nodes. B220+ DCs display ultrastructural characteristics resembling those of human plasmacytoid cells and accordingly produce interferon-alpha after virus stimulation. B220+ DCs acquired a strong antigen-presenting cell capacity on incubation with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides, concomitant with a remarkable up-regulation of MHC and costimulatory molecules and the production of interleukin-12 (IL-12) and IL-10. Importantly, our data suggest that nonstimulated B220+ DCs represent a subset of physiological tolerogenic DCs endowed with the capacity to induce a nonanergic state of T-cell unresponsiveness, involving the differentiation of T regulatory cells capable of suppressing antigen-specific T-cell proliferation. In conclusion, our data support the hypothesis that B220+ DCs represent a lymphoid organ subset of immature DCs with a dual role in the immune system-exerting a tolerogenic function in steady state but differentiating on microbial stimulation into potent antigen-presenting cells with type 1 interferon production capacity.
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- 2002
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41. Dramatic increase in lymph node dendritic cell number during infection by the mouse mammary tumor virus occurs by a CD62L-dependent blood-borne DC recruitment.
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Martín P, Ruiz SR, del Hoyo GM, Anjuère F, Vargas HH, López-Bravo M, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, CD8 Antigens analysis, Cell Count, Cell Differentiation, Chemotaxis immunology, Dendritic Cells immunology, Dendritic Cells pathology, Immunophenotyping, L-Selectin physiology, Lymph Nodes virology, Lymphatic System, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Retroviridae Infections immunology, Tumor Virus Infections immunology, Chemotaxis drug effects, Dendritic Cells virology, L-Selectin pharmacology, Lymph Nodes pathology, Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse, Retroviridae Infections pathology, Tumor Virus Infections pathology
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Despite the information dealing with the differential phenotype and function of the main mouse dendritic cell (DC) subpopulations, namely, CD8alpha(-) and CD8alpha(+) DCs, their origin and involvement in antiviral immune responses in vivo are still largely unknown. To address these issues, this study used the changes occurring in DC subpopulations during the experimental infection by the Swiss (SW) strain of the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV). MMTV(SW) induced an 18-fold increase in lymph node DCs, which can be blocked by anti-CD62L treatment, concomitant with the presence of high numbers of DCs in the outer cortex, in close association with high endothelial venules. These data suggest that the DC increase caused by MMTV(SW) infection results from the recruitment of blood-borne DCs via high endothelial venules, by a CD62L-dependent mechanism. In addition, skin sensitization assays indicate that MMTV(SW) infection inhibits epidermal Langerhans cell migration to the draining lymph node. Moreover, data on the kinetics of MMTV(SW)-induced expansion of the different DC subsets support the hypothesis that CD8(-) and CD8(+) DCs represent different maturation stages of the same DC population, rather than myeloid- and lymphoid-derived DCs, respectively, as previously proposed. Finally, the fact that DCs were infected by MMTV(SW) suggests their participation in the early phases of infection.
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- 2002
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42. Origin and differentiation of dendritic cells.
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Ardavín C, Martínez del Hoyo G, Martín P, Anjuère F, Arias CF, Marín AR, Ruiz S, Parrillas V, and Hernández H
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- Animals, Cell Differentiation immunology, Cell Lineage immunology, Cells, Cultured, Dendritic Cells immunology, Humans, Mice, Dendritic Cells cytology
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Despite extensive, recent research on the development of dendritic cells (DCs), their origin is a controversial issue in immunology, with important implications regarding their use in cancer immunotherapy. Although, under defined experimental conditions, DCs can be generated from myeloid or lymphoid precursors, the differentiation pathways that generate DCs in vivo remain unknown largely. Indeed, experimental results suggest that the in vivo differentiation of a particular DC subpopulation could be unrelated to its possible experimental generation. Nevertheless, the analysis of DC differentiation by in vivo and in vitro experimental systems could provide important insights into the control of the physiological development of DCs and constitutes the basis of a model of common DC differentiation that we propose.
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- 2001
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43. Sustained parasite burden in the spleen of Leishmania infantum-infected BALB/c mice is accompanied by expression of MCP-1 transcripts and lack of protection against challenge.
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Rousseau D, Demartino S, Anjuère F, Ferrua B, Fragaki K, Le Fichoux Y, and Kubar J
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- Animals, Base Sequence, Cricetinae, DNA Primers, Humans, Leishmaniasis, Visceral immunology, Leishmaniasis, Visceral parasitology, Liver enzymology, Liver immunology, Liver parasitology, Mesocricetus, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Nitric Oxide Synthase genetics, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Spleen enzymology, Spleen immunology, Th1 Cells immunology, Th2 Cells immunology, Chemokine CCL2 genetics, Leishmania infantum isolation & purification, RNA, Messenger genetics, Spleen parasitology
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We analyzed differential responses of spleen and liver, major organ targets for viscerotropic Leishmania species, to experimental infection and examined if resistance to challenge was organ-specific. In liver, parasites were spontaneously cleared and iNOS trancripts expression paralleled that of amastigote load. In the spleen, amastigote multiplication was only partly controlled, and iNOS transcripts expression was transient. Total numbers of spleen cells, B cells, and T cells were decreased, while F4/80(+) and Mac1(+) cells were conserved. Expression of splenic MCP-1 transcripts remained constant, indicating its possible contribution to immigration of Leishmania host cells and to sustained parasite load. Spleen cells produced both, Th1- and Th2-type cytokines and Th2-type response was dominant, compatible with the sustained MCP-1 expression. Challenge experiments showed that in contrast to the liver, where initial infection conferred a progressively established immunity, in the spleen there was no induced protection against reinfection. Organ-specific resistance against challenge could be important for designing antileishmanial vaccines.
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44. In vivo involvement of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in Leishmania infantum infection.
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Rousseau D, Demartino S, Ferrua B, Michiels JF, Anjuère F, Fragaki K, Le Fichoux Y, and Kubar J
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- Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Liver cytology, Liver immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Neutrophils physiology, Phagocytosis, Spleen cytology, Spleen immunology, Leishmania infantum, Leishmaniasis, Visceral immunology, Neutrophils immunology
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Background: The role of lymphocytes in the specific defence against L. infantum has been well established, but the part played by polynuclear neutrophil (PN) cells in controlling visceral leishmaniasis was much less studied. In this report we examine in vivo the participation of PN in early and late phases of infection by L. infantum., Results: Promastigote phagocytosis and killing occurs very early after infection, as demonstrated by electron microscopy analyses which show in BALB/c mouse spleen, but not in liver, numerous PN harbouring ultrastructurally degraded parasites. It is shown, using mAb RB6-8C5 directed against mature mouse granulocytes, that in chronically infected mice, long-term PN depletion did not enhance parasite counts neither in liver nor in spleen, indicating that these cells are not involved in the late phase of L. infantum infection. In acute stage of infection, in mouse liver, where L. infantum load is initially larger than that in spleen but resolves spontaneously, there was no significant effect of neutrophils depletion. By contrast, early in infection the neutrophil cells crucially contributed to parasite killing in spleen, since PN depletion, performed before and up to 7 days after the parasite inoculation, resulted in a ten-fold increase of parasite burden., Conclusions: Taken together these data show that neutrophil cells contribute to the early control of the parasite growth in spleen but not in liver and that these cells have no significant effect late in infection in either of these target organs.
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45. Isolation of mouse thymic dendritic cells.
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Anjuère F and Ardavín C
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The method described in this chapter for the isolation of mouse thymic dendritic cells (DC) is an optimization of our previously published methods (1,2) and involves the following major steps: 1. Enzymatic digestion of thymic fragments with collagenase and DNase. 2. Separation of a very-low-density cell fraction (VLDF). 3. Magnetic depletion of T-lineage cells, B cells, macrophages, and granulocytes. 4. Positive selection of DCs by magnetic cell sorting (MACS).
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46. Concept of lymphoid versus myeloid dendritic cell lineages revisited: both CD8alpha(-) and CD8alpha(+) dendritic cells are generated from CD4(low) lymphoid-committed precursors.
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Martín P, del Hoyo GM, Anjuère F, Ruiz SR, Arias CF, Marín AR, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes cytology, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes immunology, CD40 Antigens immunology, CD40 Antigens physiology, Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Granulocytes immunology, Kinetics, Leukosialin, Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed, Lymphocytes immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Phenotype, Sialoglycoproteins immunology, Sialoglycoproteins physiology, Spleen cytology, Thymus Gland cytology, Antigens, CD, CD4 Antigens analysis, CD8 Antigens analysis, Dendritic Cells cytology, Dendritic Cells immunology, Granulocytes cytology, Lymphocytes cytology, Stem Cells cytology
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Two dendritic cell (DC) subsets have been identified in the murine system on the basis of their differential CD8alpha expression. CD8alpha(+) DCs and CD8alpha(-) DCs are considered as lymphoid- and myeloid-derived, respectively, because CD8alpha(+) but not CD8alpha(-) splenic DCs were generated from lymphoid CD4(low) precursors, devoid of myeloid reconstitution potential. Although CD8alpha(-) DCs were first described as negative for CD4, our results demonstrate that approximately 70% of them are CD4(+). Besides CD4(-) CD8alpha(-) and CD4(+) CD8alpha(-) DCs displayed a similar phenotype and T-cell stimulatory potential in mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), although among CD8alpha(-) DCs, the CD4(+) subset appears to have a higher endocytic capacity. Finally, experiments of DC reconstitution after irradiation in which, in contrast to previous studies, donor-type DCs were analyzed without depleting CD4(+) cells, revealed that both CD8alpha(+) DCs and CD8alpha(-) DCs were generated after transfer of CD4(low) precursors. These data suggest that both CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) DCs derive from a common precursor and, hence, do not support the concept of the CD8alpha(+) lymphoid-derived and CD8alpha(-) myeloid-derived DC lineages. However, because this hypothesis has to be confirmed at the clonal level, it remains possible that CD8alpha(-) DCs arise from a myeloid precursor within the CD4(low) precursor population or, alternatively, that both CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) DCs derive from an independent nonlymphoid, nonmyeloid DC precursor. In conclusion, although we favor the hypothesis that both CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) DCs derive from a lymphoid-committed precursor, a precise study of the differentiation process of CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) DCs is required to define conclusively their origin.
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- 2000
47. Langerhans cells develop from a lymphoid-committed precursor.
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Anjuère F, del Hoyo GM, Martín P, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, Bone Marrow Cells cytology, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes cytology, Dendritic Cells cytology, Dendritic Cells immunology, Epidermal Cells, Epidermis radiation effects, Flow Cytometry, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Hyaluronan Receptors analysis, Langerhans Cells immunology, Lymphocytes immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Receptors, Interleukin-2 analysis, Thymus Gland cytology, Langerhans Cells cytology, Lymphocytes cytology
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Langerhans cells (LCs) are specialized dendritic cells (DCs) strategically located in stratified epithelia, such as those of the skin, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, upper airways, urethra, and female reproductive tract, which are exposed to a wide variety of microbial pathogens. LCs play an essential role in the induction of T-lymphocyte responses against viruses, bacteria, and parasites that gain access to those epithelial surfaces, due to their high antigen capture and processing potential and their capacity to present antigen peptides to T cells on migration to the lymph nodes.(1) Although LCs have been classically considered of myeloid origin, recent reports, which demonstrate the existence of lymphoid DCs derived from multipotent lymphoid precursors devoid of myeloid differentiation potential,(2-5) raise the question of the lymphoid or myeloid origin of LCs. The present study shows that mouse lymphoid-committed CD4(low) precursors, with the capacity to generate T cells, B cells, CD8(+) lymphoid DCs, and natural killer cells,(26) also generate epidermal LCs on intravenous transfer, supporting the view that LCs belong to the lymphoid lineage. (Blood. 2000;96:1633-1637)
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- 2000
48. Langerhans cells acquire a CD8+ dendritic cell phenotype on maturation by CD40 ligation.
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Anjuère F, Martínez del Hoyo G, Martín P, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, CD40 Ligand, Cell Differentiation, Dendritic Cells classification, Epidermal Cells, Epidermis immunology, Female, Flow Cytometry, Langerhans Cells metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Protein Binding, Skin cytology, Skin immunology, CD40 Antigens physiology, CD8 Antigens analysis, Dendritic Cells cytology, Langerhans Cells cytology, Membrane Glycoproteins physiology
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Dendritic cell (DC) reconstitution experiments and phenotypic analysis of DC subpopulations have allowed the definition in the mouse of two main DC categories: CD8+ lymphoid DCs and CD8- myeloid DCs. With regard to Langerhans cells (LCs), which represent immature DCs differentiating into mature DCs on migration to the lymph nodes after an antigenic stimulation, although classically considered as myeloid DCs, there is no experimental evidence of their origin. It has been recently shown that mouse LCs, negative for CD8 and LFA-1, undergo CD8/LFA-1 up-regulation on migration, suggesting that LCs belong to the CD8+ lymphoid DC lineage. To further reinforce this hypothesis, we have analyzed the modulation of CD8 expression by LCs on culture with molecules known to induce LC maturation. Our results show that LC acquired a CD8+ lymphoid phenotype on CD40 ligation.
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49. Functional and phenotypic analysis of thymic B cells: role in the induction of T cell negative selection.
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Ferrero I, Anjuère F, Martín P, Martínez del Hoyo G, Fraga ML, Wright N, Varona R, Márquez G, and Ardavín C
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- Animals, Antigens, Viral immunology, B-Lymphocytes classification, CD40 Antigens genetics, CD40 Antigens immunology, CD5 Antigens genetics, CD8 Antigens genetics, Female, Immunophenotyping, Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus immunology, Membrane Glycoproteins immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta immunology, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, Spleen cytology, Spleen immunology, Thymus Gland cytology, Thymus Gland immunology, B-Lymphocytes immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology
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The phenotype of mouse thymic B cells and their capacity to induce T cell negative selection in vitro were analyzed. Thymic B cells expressed B cell markers such as IgM, Fc gamma receptor, CD44, heat-stable antigen, LFA-1 and CD40. In addition, they were positive for the activation molecule CD69 and displayed high levels of B7-2. Although thymic B cells expressed CD5 on their surface, no CD5-specific mRNA was detected. Moreover, thymic B cells induced a stronger deletion of TCR-transgenic (TG) thymocytes than splenic B cells, which had low CD69 and B7-2 levels. Interestingly, CD40-activated splenic B cells up-regulated CD69 and B7-2 and acquired a capacity to induce T cell deletion comparable to that of thymic B cells. Moreover, thymic B cells from CD40-deficient mice displayed lower CD69 and B7-2 levels than control thymic B cells, and lower capacity to induce the deletion of TCR TG thymocytes. These results support the hypothesis that CD40-mediated activation of thymic B cells determines a high efficiency of antigen presentation, suggesting that within the thymus B cells may play an important role in the elimination of autoreactive thymocytes.
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50. B cell response after MMTV infection: extrafollicular plasmablasts represent the main infected population and can transmit viral infection.
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Ardavín C, Martín P, Ferrero I, Azcoitia I, Anjuère F, Diggelmann H, Luthi F, Luther S, and Acha-Orbea H
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- Animals, Female, L-Selectin analysis, Leukocyte Common Antigens analysis, Leukosialin, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Retroviridae Infections pathology, Retroviridae Infections transmission, Sialoglycoproteins analysis, Tumor Virus Infections pathology, Tumor Virus Infections transmission, Antigens, CD, B-Lymphocytes immunology, Mammary Tumor Virus, Mouse immunology, Retroviridae Infections immunology, Tumor Virus Infections immunology
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The immune response to mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) relies on the presentation of an MMTV-encoded superantigen by infected B cells to superantigen-specific T cells. The initial extrafollicular B cell differentiation involved the generation of B cells expressing low levels of B220. These B220low B cells corresponded to plasmablasts that expressed high levels of CD43 and syndecan-1 and were CD62 ligand- and IgD-. Viral DNA was detected nearly exclusively in these B220low B cells by PCR, and retroviral type-A particles were observed in their cytoplasm by electron microscopy. An MMTV transmission to the offspring was also achieved after transfer of B220low CD62 ligand- CD43+ plasmablasts into noninfected females. These data suggest that B220low plasmablasts, representing the bulk of infected B cells, are capable of sustaining viral replication and may be involved in the transmission of MMTV.
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- 1999
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