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Mast cell-derived IL-10 suppresses germinal center formation by affecting T follicular helper cell function.


ABSTRACT: The most prevalent cancer diagnosed in the world is sunlight-induced skin cancer. In addition to being a complete carcinogen, UV radiation, the causative agent of skin cancer, induces immune suppression. Because UV-induced immune suppression is a well-recognized risk factor for skin cancer induction, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms underlying UV-induced immune suppression. Mast cells, which have recently emerged as immune regulatory cells, are particularly important in UV-induced immune suppression. UV exposure does not induce immune suppression in mast cell-deficient mice. We report that UV irradiation blocks germinal center (GC) formation, Ab secretion, and T follicular helper (Tfh) cell function, in part by altering the expression of transcription factors BCL-6 and BLIMP-1. No suppression of GC formation, Tfh cell IL-21 expression, or Ab secretion was observed in UV-irradiated mast cell-deficient (Kit(W-sh/W-sh)) mice. When mast cell-deficient mice were reconstituted with wild type mast cells, immune suppression was restored. Reconstituting the mast cell-deficient mice with bone marrow-derived mast cells from IL-10-deficient mice failed to restore the ability of UV radiation to suppress GC formation. Our findings demonstrate a function for mast cells, suppression of Tfh cell production, GC formation, and Ab production in vivo.

SUBMITTER: Chacon-Salinas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3059502 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mast cell-derived IL-10 suppresses germinal center formation by affecting T follicular helper cell function.

Chacón-Salinas Rommel R   Limón-Flores Alberto Y AY   Chávez-Blanco Alma D AD   Gonzalez-Estrada Alexei A   Ullrich Stephen E SE  

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20101122 1


The most prevalent cancer diagnosed in the world is sunlight-induced skin cancer. In addition to being a complete carcinogen, UV radiation, the causative agent of skin cancer, induces immune suppression. Because UV-induced immune suppression is a well-recognized risk factor for skin cancer induction, it is crucial to understand the mechanisms underlying UV-induced immune suppression. Mast cells, which have recently emerged as immune regulatory cells, are particularly important in UV-induced immu  ...[more]

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