TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in expression of Toll-like receptors and their reactivities in dendritic cells in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice
AU - Liu, Tie
AU - Matsuguchi, Tetsuya
AU - Tsuboi, Naotake
AU - Yajima, Toshiki
AU - Yoshikai, Yasunobu
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - We have previously reported that differences in early production of interleukin 12 (IL-12) by dendritic cells (DC) underlies the difference between the susceptibilities to Listeria monocytogenes of C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. To elucidate mechanisms for the different abilities of DC to produce cytokine in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, we examined Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression by DC and their responses in vitro to known microbial ligands for TLRs. We found that DC isolated from the spleens of naive C57BL/6 mice preferentially expressed TLR9 mRNA, whereas DC from naive BALB/c mice strongly expressed TLR2, -4, -5, and -6 mRNAs. C57BL/6 DC produced a higher level of IL-12p40 in response to the ligands for TLR4 (lipopolysaccharide), TLR2 (lipoprotein), and TLR9 (CpG), whereas BALB/c DC responded to these ligands by producing a larger amount of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1. C57BL/6 DC expressed higher levels of CD40 and Stat4 than BALB/c DC did, suggesting that naive C57BL/6 mice contained more-mature subsets of DC than naive BALB/c mice. Differences in reactivities of DC to microbial molecules through TLRs may be associated with susceptibility and resistance to Listeria infection in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice.
AB - We have previously reported that differences in early production of interleukin 12 (IL-12) by dendritic cells (DC) underlies the difference between the susceptibilities to Listeria monocytogenes of C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice. To elucidate mechanisms for the different abilities of DC to produce cytokine in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, we examined Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression by DC and their responses in vitro to known microbial ligands for TLRs. We found that DC isolated from the spleens of naive C57BL/6 mice preferentially expressed TLR9 mRNA, whereas DC from naive BALB/c mice strongly expressed TLR2, -4, -5, and -6 mRNAs. C57BL/6 DC produced a higher level of IL-12p40 in response to the ligands for TLR4 (lipopolysaccharide), TLR2 (lipoprotein), and TLR9 (CpG), whereas BALB/c DC responded to these ligands by producing a larger amount of monocyte chemoattractant protein 1. C57BL/6 DC expressed higher levels of CD40 and Stat4 than BALB/c DC did, suggesting that naive C57BL/6 mice contained more-mature subsets of DC than naive BALB/c mice. Differences in reactivities of DC to microbial molecules through TLRs may be associated with susceptibility and resistance to Listeria infection in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice.
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U2 - 10.1128/IAI.70.12.6638-6645.2002
DO - 10.1128/IAI.70.12.6638-6645.2002
M3 - Article
C2 - 12438336
AN - SCOPUS:0036892280
SN - 0019-9567
VL - 70
SP - 6638
EP - 6645
JO - Infection and Immunity
JF - Infection and Immunity
IS - 12
ER -