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ArticleBMC immunology2017

Fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 ligand increases resistance to burn wound infection through effects on plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

Leon Bae, Julia K Bohannon, Weihua Cui, Monika Vinish, Tracy Toliver-Kinsky

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Article in BMC immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leon BaeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Julia K BohannonDepartment of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA.
Weihua CuiDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospitals for Children, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0877, USA.
Monika VinishDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospitals for Children, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0877, USA.
Tracy Toliver-KinskyDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch and Shriners Hospitals for Children, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0877, USA. ttoliver@utmb.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7048-4264
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients experiencing large thermal injuries are susceptible to opportunistic infections that can delay recovery and lead to sepsis. Dendritic cells (DC) are important for the detection of pathogens and activation of the innate and acquired immune responses. DCs are significantly decreased in burn patients early after injury, and the development of sepsis is associated with persistent DC depletion. In a murine model of burn wound infection, the enhancement of DCs after injury by treatment with the DC growth factor Fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 ligand (FL) enhances neutrophil migration to infection, improves bacterial clearance, and increases survival in a DC-dependent manner. FL expands the production of both conventional DCs (cDC) and plasmacytoid DCs (pDC). It has been established that cDCs are required for some of the protective effects of FL after burn injury. This study was designed to determine the contribution of the pDC subset.

methodsMice were subjected to full-thickness scald burns under deep anesthesia and were provided analgesia. pDCs were depleted by injection of anti-plasmacytoid dendritic cell antigen-1 antibodies. Survival, bacterial clearance, and neutrophil responses in vivo and in vitro were measured.

resultsDepletion of preexisting pDCs, but not FL-expanded pDCs, abrogated the beneficial effects of FL on survival, bacterial clearance, and neutrophil migration in response to burn wound infection. This requisite role of pDCs for FL-mediated enhancement of neutrophil migratory capacity is not due to direct effects of pDCs on neutrophils. cDCs, but not pDCs, directly increased neutrophil migratory capacity after co-culture.

conclusionsThe protective effects of FL treatment after burn injury are mediated by both pDCs and cDCs. Pharmacological enhancement of both DC subtypes by FL is a potential therapeutic intervention to enhance immune responses to infection and improve outcome after burn injury.

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AnimalsBurnsCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCoculture TechniquesDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophilsPseudomonas aeruginosaflt3 ligand proteinMembrane ProteinsDendritic cellInnate immunityNeutrophilThermal injuryWound infection

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PMID28228109
PMCPMC5322596
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