In situ Delivery of Antigen to DC-SIGN + CD14 + Dermal Dendritic Cells Results in Enhanced CD8 + T-Cell Responses

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CD14 + dendritic cells (DCs) present in the dermis of human skin represent a large subset of dermal DCs (dDCs) that are considered macrophage-like cells with poor antigen (cross)-presenting capacity and limited migratory potential to the lymph nodes. CD14 + dDC highly express DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing non-integrin (DC-SIGN), a receptor containing potent endocytic capacity, facilitating intracellular routing of antigens to major histocompatibility complex I and II (MHC-I andII) loading compartments for the presentation to antigen-specific CD8 + and CD4 + T cells. Here we show using a human skin explant model that the in situ targeting of antigens to DC-SIGN using glycan-modified liposomes enhances the antigen-presenting capacity of CD14 + dDCs. Intradermal vaccination of liposomes modified with the DC-SIGN-targeting glycan Lewis X, containing melanoma antigens (MART-1 or Gp100), accumulated in CD14 + dDCs and resulted in enhanced Gp100- or MART-1-specific CD8 + T-cell responses. Simultaneous intradermal injection of the cytokines GM-CSF and IL-4 as adjuvant enhanced the migration of the skin DCs and increased the expression of DC-SIGN on the CD14 + and CD1a + dDCs. These data demonstrate that human CD14 + dDCs exhibit potent cross-presenting capacity when targeted in situ through DC-SIGN.

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Fehres, C. M., Van Beelen, A. J., Bruijns, S. C. M., Ambrosini, M., Kalay, H., Van Bloois, L., … Van Kooyk, Y. V. (2015). In situ Delivery of Antigen to DC-SIGN + CD14 + Dermal Dendritic Cells Results in Enhanced CD8 + T-Cell Responses. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135(9), 2228–2236. https://doi.org/10.1038/jid.2015.152

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