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Immunomodulatory effect of resistin in human dendritic cells stimulated with lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus aureus

  • Young Min Son
  • , Sung Min Ahn
  • , Mi Seon Jang
  • , Yang Soo Moon
  • , Sang Hoon Kim
  • , Kwang Keun Cho
  • , Seung Hyun Han
  • , Cheol Heui Yun

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Abstract

Resistin is an adipokine whose physiologic role in obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, and inflammatory diseases has been a subject of debate because while it is expressed in adipocytes and adipose tissue in mouse, it is expressed in leukocytes, such as macrophages, in human. In the present study, we attempt to define the effect of resistin on human dendritic cells (DCs) derived from CD14+ monocytes. When DCs were stimulated with lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and treated with various concentrations of resistin, antigen-uptake process and the endocytic capacity of DCs were decreased. It is intriguing that resistin attenuated cytokine production in LTA-primed DCs. Consequently, T cell activity was reduced when lymphocytes were mixed with Staphylococcus aureus-primed autologous DCs treated with resistin compared to S. aureus-primed DCs without resistin. Our results suggest that resistin interferes with the efficacy of immune responses activated by Gram-positive bacterial infection in human DCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)599-604
Number of pages6
JournalBiochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Volume376
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant of Biogreen 21 program (20080101-080-038-001-0200), Rural Development Administration and the Basic Research Program (R01-2006-000-10884-0) and the International Cooperation Program (K2071300001107B010001110), Korea Science & Engineering Foundation, Republic of Korea.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Dendritic cells
  • Interferon-gamma
  • Interleukin-4
  • Lipoteichoic acid
  • Obesity
  • Resistin
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • T cells

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