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ArticleScientific reports2016

Human monocytes undergo functional re-programming during differentiation to dendritic cell mediated by human extravillous trophoblasts.

Lei Zhao, Qianqian Shao, Yun Zhang, Lin Zhang, Ying He, Lijie Wang, Beihua Kong, Xun Qu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Lei ZhaoInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Qianqian ShaoInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Yun ZhangInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Lin ZhangInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Ying HeInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Lijie WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Beihua KongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.
Xun QuInstitute of Basic Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, P.R. China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maternal immune adaptation is required for a successful pregnancy to avoid rejection of the fetal-placental unit. Dendritic cells within the decidual microenvironment lock in a tolerogenic profile. However, how these tolerogenic DCs are induced and the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study, we show that human extravillous trophoblasts redirect the monocyte-to-DC transition and induce regulatory dendritic cells. DCs differentiated from blood monocytes in the presence of human extravillous trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo displayed a DC-SIGN(+)CD14(+)CD1a(-) phenotype, similar with decidual DCs. HTR8-conditioned DCs were unable to develop a fully mature phenotype in response to LPS, and altered the cytokine secretory profile significantly. Functionally, conditioned DCs poorly induced the proliferation and activation of allogeneic T cells, whereas promoted CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells generation. Furthermore, the supernatant from DC and HTR-8/SVneo coculture system contained significant high amount of M-CSF and MCP-1. Using neutralizing antibodies, we discussed the role of M-CSF and MCP-1 during monocyte-to-DCs differentiation mediated by extravillous trophoblasts. Our data indicate that human extravillous trophoblasts play an important role in modulating the monocyte-to-DC differentiation through M-CSF and MCP-1, which facilitate the establishment of a tolerogenic microenvironment at the maternal-fetal interface.

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Cell LineCellular ReprogrammingChemokine CCL2Culture Media, ConditionedDendritic CellsFemaleHumansLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMonocytesPregnancyT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTrophoblastsCCL2 protein, humanChemokine CCL2Culture Media, ConditionedLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor

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PMID26857012
PMCPMC4746586

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