Abstract
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (DC) are professional APC and a major source of type I IFN following viral infection. We previously showed that histamine alters the cytokine profiles of maturing monocyte-derived DC resulting in a change from Th1 to Th2 in their T cell polarizing function. In this study, we show that human plasmacytoid DC, activated by either CpG oligodeoxynucleotides or viral infection, also respond to histamine through H2 receptors, leading to a marked down-regulation of IFN-alpha and TNF-alpha and a moderate switch in their capacity to polarize naive T cells. Our findings provide an explanation for low levels of type I IFN frequently observed in atopic individuals
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2269 - 2273 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Immunology |
Volume | 170 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |