Abstract:
Objective To investigate the feasibility of immature dendritic cells (imDC) phagocytized psoralen ultraviolet A (PUVA)-treated splenic lymphocytes (PUVA-SP DC) in mice inducing B lymphocytes to be regulatory B cells(Breg) with high secretion of interleukin(IL)-10(IL-10+Breg).
Methods Bone marrow-derived DC of mice was cultured. Spleen lymphocytes of mice were isolated and treated by PUVA, and turned to be PUVA-SP. The bone marrow-derived imDC was co-cultured with PUVA-SP in vitro to obtain PUVA-SP DC. Splenic B lymphocytes of mice were separated by anti-CD19 magnetic beads and co-cultured with different kinds of DC for 48 hours. The levels of interferon(IFN)-γ, transforming growth factor(TGF)-β, IL-12p70, and IL-10 in the culture supernatant of B lymphocytes, imDC, imDC+B lymphocytes, PUVA-SP DC and PUVA-SP DC+B lymphocytes were measured by enzyme-linked immune absorbent assay(ELISA). The accounts of IL-10+Breg in B lymphocytes, imDC+B lymphocytes, mDC+B lymphocytes and PUVA-SP DC+B lymphocytes were detected by flow cytometry.
Results Compared with the other 4 groups, the level of IL-10 in cell culture supernatant of PUVA-SP DC+B lymphocytes was significantly higher(all in P<0.05). Compared with the other groups, the account of IL-10+Breg in PUVA-SP DC+B lymphocytes was significantly higher.
Conclusions PUVA-SP DC can induce splenic B lymphocytes to differentiate into IL-10+Breg.