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ArticlePloS one2014

Monitoring the initiation and kinetics of human dendritic cell-induced polarization of autologous naive CD4+ T cells.

Tammy Oth, Melanie C A Schnijderberg, Birgit L M G Senden-Gijsbers, Wilfred T V Germeraad, Gerard M J Bos, Joris Vanderlocht

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Tammy OthDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Melanie C A SchnijderbergDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Birgit L M G Senden-GijsbersDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Wilfred T V GermeraadDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Gerard M J BosDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
Joris VanderlochtTissue Typing Laboratory, Department of Transplantation Immunology, School of Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A crucial step in generating de novo immune responses is the polarization of naive cognate CD4+ T cells by pathogen-triggered dendritic cells (DC). In the human setting, standardized DC-dependent systems are lacking to study molecular events during the initiation of a naive CD4+ T cell response. We developed a TCR-restricted assay to compare different pathogen-triggered human DC for their capacities to instruct functional differentiation of autologous, naive CD4+ T cells. We demonstrated that this methodology can be applied to compare differently matured DC in terms of kinetics, direction, and magnitude of the naive CD4+ T cell response. Furthermore, we showed the applicability of this assay to study the T cell polarizing capacity of low-frequency blood-derived DC populations directly isolated ex vivo. This methodology for addressing APC-dependent instruction of naive CD4+ T cells in a human autologous setting will provide researchers with a valuable tool to gain more insight into molecular mechanisms occurring in the early phase of T cell polarization. In addition, it may also allow the study of pharmacological agents on DC-dependent T cell polarization in the human system.

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CD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DifferentiationCell PolarityCells, CulturedDendritic CellsFlow CytometryHumansKineticsMonocytesPolymerase Chain Reaction

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PMCPMC4140687

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