J Korean Rheum Assoc.  2008 Dec;15(4):306-316. 10.4078/jkra.2008.15.4.306.

Increased Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Expressing CD11c+ CD11b+ Dendritic cells in Oral Tolerance to Type II Collagen

• Kim YJ
• Kim HY
• Park MJ
• Min SY
• Park HS
• Cho ML

• KMID: 1270161
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2008.15.4.306

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO), an immuno suppression enzyme, is one of the initial and rate-limiting enzymes involved in the catabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan. IDO inhibits T cell proliferation, induces T cell apoptosis, and plays a fundamental role in autoimmunity and allergy. We investigated which subtype of dendritic cells (DCs) is involved in IDO expression and the generation of regulatory T cells during the induction of oral tolerance in type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS: Type II Collagen was fed to DBA/1J mice before immunization. Changes in DC subtypes and induction of regulatory T cell in orally tolerized CIA mice were analyzed. Whether the effect of DC subtype was modulated by the IDO expression, was determined by flow cytometry (FACs) and confocal microscopy. RESULTS: IDO expression of CD11c+ DCs was higher in orally tolerized CIA mice than in non-tolerized CIA mice. CD11b+ DCs of the CD11c +DCs, subtype was higher in the induction of in IDO expression. Our data suggest that these IDO expressing DCs of oral tolerized mice suppressed type II collagen-specific T cell proliferation and favored the differentiation of naive CD4+ T cells into regulatory T cells. Especially, CD11c+CD11b+ DCs expressed IDO, which is known to be associated with regulatory T cell induction. CONCLUSION: We observed that oral tolerance induced the increase in IDO-expressing CD11c+CD11b+ DCs, which appeared to induce regulatory T cells. IDO-expressing CD11c+CD11b+ DCs are involved in oral tolerance, which may provide a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Keyword

CD11c+CD11b+ dendritic cells; Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO); Oral tolerance; Regulatory T cell; Autoimmune arthritis

MeSH Terms

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Figure

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  Fig. 1. Supression of arthritis development in tolerized CIA mice. (A) Severity of arthritis was recorded as the mean arthritic index on a 0 to 4 scale according to the following criteria: 0=no edema or swelling, 1=slight edema and erythema limited to the foot or ankle, 2=slight edema and erythema from the ankle to the tarsal bone, 3=moderate edema and erythema from the ankle to the tarsal bone, and 4=edema and erythema from the ankle to the entire leg. The sum of the values from three legs, excluding the hind leg into which CII-incomplete Freund's adjuvant was injected, were determined and divided by three to obtain an average. The final value represents the average recorded by three independent observers. The arthritis index was significantly lower in the orally tolerized CIA mice group than those in the non-tolerized CIA mice group throughout the experiment period. (B) Section of joint from tolerized CIA mice and non-tolerized CIA mice were stained by hematoxylin and eosin. Tolerized CIA mice had preserved joint histology with mild inflammatory infiltrate (left), whereas non-tolerized CIA mice had intense inflammatory infiltrates and severe bony destruction (right).

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  Fig. 2. FACs analysis of DCs in splenocytes. (A) splenocytes from tolerized CIA mice and non-tolerized CIA mice were stained with anti-mouse CD11c (FITC conjugated), anti-mouse CD11b (PerCP conjugated) antibodies and were analyzed on FACs. The proportion of CD11c＋ DCs in spleen was slightly higher in tolerized CIA mice than in non-tolerized CIA mice. (B) The proportion of CD11c＋CD11b＋ DCs in spleen was slightly higher in tolerized CIA mice than in non-tolerized CIA mice.

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  Fig. 3. CD11c＋ DCs from tolerized CIA mice suppress CII-induced T cell proliferation. (A) Splenic CD4＋ T cells from non–tolerized CIA mice were cultured with splenic CD11c＋ DCs from non-tolerized CIA mice or tolerized CIA mice in the presence or absence of CII (40 ug/ml) with or without pretreatment with IDO inhibitor, 1-MT. CD11c＋DCs from tolerized CIA mice suppressed CII-induced proliferation of CII-reactive CD4＋ T cells, which was partly abrogated by 1-MT. Values are the mean±standard deviation from three independent experiments. ∗p＜0.05. (B) Splenic CD4+T cells from non – tolerized CIA mice were cultured with CD11c＋CD11b＋ DCs from non-tolerized CIA or tolerized CIA mice in the presence or absence of CII (40 ug/ml). CD11b＋ DC from tolerized CIA mice suppressed CII-induced proliferation of CII-reactive CD4＋ T cells. Values are the mean±standard deviation from three independent experiments. ∗p＜0.05.

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  Fig. 4. Antigen-specific CD4＋CD25＋ regulatory T-cell induction by DCs. (A) For regulatory T-cell induction, isolated CD4＋ T cells from spleen of tolerized CIA mice were cultured with CD11c＋ DCs from spleen of tolerized and non-tolerized CIA mice in the absence or presence of CII (40 μg/ml) with or without IDO inhibitor, 1-MT for 3 days. The proportion of CD4＋CD25＋ T cells was determined using FACs. CD4＋CD25＋ regulatory T cells of CD11c＋ DCs in tolerized CIA mice increased, which was partly abrogated by 1-MT. Values are the mean±standard deviation from three independent experiments. ∗P＜0.05. (B) CD4＋CD25＋ regulatory Tcell expression in the same method as (A). The numbers were represented CD4＋CD25＋ cell percentage by CD11c＋ and CD11b＋ cells. CD4＋CD25＋ T cells were expanded to CD11c＋ CD11b＋ DCs of spleen from tolerized CIA mice in the presence of CII antigen stimulation. Values are the mean±standard deviation from three independent experiments. ∗p＜0.05.

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  Fig. 5. Expression of IDO on CD11c+CD11b+ DCs. (A) To experiment expression of IDO in DCs of tolerized CIA mice and non-tolerized CIA mice, splenocytes from tolerized and non-tolerized CIA mice were stained with anti mouse CD11c (FITC conjugated), anti mouse CD11b (PerCP conjugated) and IDO (PE conjugated) antibodies and were analyzed on FACs. IDO expression of CD11c＋CD11b＋ DCs of tolerized CIA mice increased. (B) Cryo sections of spleen from tolerized CIA mice and non-tolerized CIA mice were stained by anti mouse CD11c (APC conjugated), anti mouse CD11b (FITC conjugated) and IDO (Cy3 conjugated) antibodies. We analyzed it on confocal microscopy. Merged CD11c＋ CD11b＋ IDO＋ cells increased in tolerized CIA mice.

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