Interleukin-12-producing CD103+ CD11b- CD8+ dendritic cells are responsible for eliciting gut intraepithelial lymphocyte response against Encephalitozoon cuniculi

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Abstract

Microsporidia, which belong to the kingdom Fungi, are important opportunistic pathogens in HIV-infected populations and organ transplant recipients that are often associated with a broad range of symptoms, such as diarrhea, nephritis, and encephalitis. Natural infection occurs via the oral route, and as a consequence, gut immunity plays an important role in restricting the dissemination of these pathogens. Studies from our laboratory have reported that the pathogens induce a rapid intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) response important for host protection. Although mucosal dendritic cells (DC) are likely involved in triggering an antigen-specific IEL response, the specific subset(s) responsible has yet to be identified. Toward this goal, we demonstrate a very important role for mucosal CD11b- CD8+ DC in the initiation of an antigen-specific IEL in vivo. Effectively, after Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection, CD11b- CD8+ DC were activated in the lamina propria (LP) and acquired the ability to process retinoic acid (RA). However, this subset did not produce interleukin 12 (IL-12) but upregulated CD103, which is essential for migration to the mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). Interestingly, CD103+ CD11b- CD8+ DC in the MLN, in addition to processing RA, also secreted IL-12 and were responsible for gut imprinting specificity on mucosal CD8 T cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report describing the importance of MLN CD103+ CD11b- CD8+ DC isolated from infected animals in the generation of an IEL response against a live pathogen.

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Moretto, M. M., Harrow, D. I., Hawley, T. S., & Khan, I. A. (2015). Interleukin-12-producing CD103+ CD11b- CD8+ dendritic cells are responsible for eliciting gut intraepithelial lymphocyte response against Encephalitozoon cuniculi. Infection and Immunity, 83(12), 4719–4730. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00820-15

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