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Human thymic dendritic cells. Characterization, isolation and functional assays.

D Landry1, M Lafontaine, M Cossette

  • 1Département de Pathologie, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Immunology
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
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Human thymic dendritic cells (DC) share markers with blood DC and epidermal Langerhans cells (LC). Purified human thymic DC effectively stimulate mixed leucocyte reactions, highlighting their role in the thymus.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Cell Biology
  • Histology

Background:

  • Human thymic dendritic cells (DC) are crucial for immune regulation but their precise phenotype and function remain incompletely understood.
  • Previous studies have suggested potential relationships between thymic DC, blood DC, and epidermal Langerhans cells (LC).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To phenotypically characterize human thymic dendritic cells (DC) in culture and purified suspensions.
  • To establish an efficient method for isolating functional human thymic DC.
  • To investigate the immunological stimulatory capacity of purified human thymic DC.

Main Methods:

  • Light and electron microscopic (EM) immunolabelling using monoclonal antibodies (mAb).
  • Protein A-gold technique for antigen detection.

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  • Two-step isolation procedure involving Percoll density gradient and indirect panning.
  • Mixed leucocyte reaction (MLR) assays with purified DC as stimulator cells.
  • Blocking assays using OKIa1 mAb and complement.

    • Main Results:

    • Cultured thymic DC express DR and T6 antigens, bind anti-DR mAb (9.3F10), and weakly express T4 antigen, suggesting a relationship with blood DC and LC.
    • Thymic DC are negative for T-cell and monocyte-macrophage antigens and do not phagocytose particles.
    • An isolation technique yielded 70-80% pure thymic DC (OKIa1-, 9.3F10-, OKT6+, esterase-negative) with in situ-like features.
    • Purified DC induced stronger MLR responses than monocytes, and this activity was reduced by OKIa1 mAb blocking.

    Conclusions:

    • Human thymic DC exhibit distinct phenotypic characteristics, potentially linking them to blood DC and epidermal LC.
    • An effective isolation method provides a pure population of functional thymic DC for immunological studies.
    • Purified human thymic DC possess potent stimulatory capacity in MLR, underscoring their significant role in initiating immune responses within the thymus.