Selective Recruitment of Immature and Mature Dendritic Cells by Distinct Chemokines Expressed in Different Anatomic Sites

By Marie-Caroline Dieu,* Béatrice Vanbervliet,* Alain Vicari,* Jean-Michel Bridon,* Elisabeth Oldham,Dagger Smina Aït-Yahia,* Francine Brière,* Albert Zlotnik,Dagger Serge Lebecque,* and Christophe Caux*

From the * Schering-Plough, Laboratory for Immunological Research, 69571, Dardilly, France; and Dagger  DNAX, Research Institute, Palo Alto, California 94304

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DCs (dendritic cells) function as sentinels of the immune system. They traffic from the blood to the tissues where, while immature, they capture antigens. They then leave the tissues and move to the draining lymphoid organs where, converted into mature DC, they prime naive T cells. This suggestive link between DC traffic pattern and functions led us to investigate the chemokine responsiveness of DCs during their development and maturation. DCs were differentiated either from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) cultured with granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) plus tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha or from monocytes cultured with GM-CSF plus interleukin 4. Immature DCs derived from CD34+ HPCs migrate most vigorously in response to macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-3alpha , but also to MIP-1alpha and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted). Upon maturation, induced by either TNF-alpha , lipopolysaccharide, or CD40L, DCs lose their response to these three chemokines when they acquire a sustained responsiveness to a single other chemokine, MIP-3beta . CC chemokine receptor (CCR)6 and CCR7 are the only known receptors for MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , respectively. The observation that CCR6 mRNA expression decreases progressively as DCs mature, whereas CCR7 mRNA expression is sharply upregulated, provides a likely explanation for the changes in chemokine responsiveness. Similarly, MIP-3beta responsiveness and CCR7 expression are induced upon maturation of monocyte- derived DCs. Furthermore, the chemotactic response to MIP-3beta is also acquired by CD11c+ DCs isolated from blood after spontaneous maturation. Finally, detection by in situ hybridization of MIP-3alpha mRNA only within inflamed epithelial crypts of tonsils, and of MIP-3beta mRNA specifically in T cell-rich areas, suggests a role for MIP-3alpha /CCR6 in recruitment of immature DCs at site of injury and for MIP-3beta /CCR7 in accumulation of antigen-loaded mature DCs in T cell-rich areas.

Key words: dendritic cellschemokinesmigrationmaturationregulationin vivo expression
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Dendritic cells (DCs)1 are professional APCs that are found in all lymphoid and nonlymphoid organs (1). DCs are bone marrow-derived and likely migrate as precursors through blood stream to tissues, where they become resident cells such as Langerhans cells in the epidermis. Moreover, after pathogen invasion, DCs are probably recruited at the site of inflammation (2), as illustrated in the rat, where intratracheal antigen instillation induces accumulation of DCs in the airway epithelium (3). In the periphery, DCs such as Langerhans cells capture the antigens (4), then migrate via the lymphatics and home to the T cell-rich area of lymph nodes, where they are called interdigitating cells (IDCs) (9). At this site, they present the processed antigens to naive T cells and generate an antigen-specific primary T cell response (15). During their migration from peripheral tissues to lymphoid organs, DCs undergo a maturation process encompassing dramatic changes in phenotype and functions (11, 19, 20). In particular, immature DCs such as fresh Langerhans cells capture and process soluble proteins efficiently and are effective at activating specific memory and effector T cells. Conversely, mature DCs such as IDCs of lymphoid organs are poor in antigen capture and processing but markedly efficient in naive T cell priming (4, 21, 22). This last difference correlates with the levels of expression of MHC class II and accessory molecules such as B7, which are much higher on mature than on immature DCs (23).

Although signals regulating the complex traffic pattern of DCs are not fully understood, chemokines are probably involved. Chemokines are small molecular mass proteins (8-10 kD) that regulate leukocyte migration and activation (28). They are secreted by activated leukocytes themselves and by stromal cells, including endothelial cells and epithelial cells upon inflammatory stimuli (28). Responses to chemokines are mediated by seven transmembrane-spanning G protein-coupled receptors (30, 32, 33). Several chemokines such as monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-3, MCP-4, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1alpha , MIP-1beta , RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted), stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1, thymus-expressed chemokine ( Teck), and macrophage-derived chemokine have been reported to attract DCs in vitro (34). Moreover, signals provided by TNF-alpha and LPS are known to induce in vivo migration of resident DCs from the tissues to the draining lymphoid organs (20, 37). However, the relationship between signals inducing DC migration in vivo and their responses to chemokines is not known.

In this study, we have taken advantage of the well-established control of CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC; 41-43) and monocyte (22, 44) cultures to study the chemokine responsiveness of DCs during their differentiation and maturation. Focusing on CC chemokine receptor (CCR)6 (45) and CCR7 (49) and their known ligands (47, 50), we found that chemokine receptor expression and the subsequent chemokine responsiveness are indeed integral parts of the maturation process of DCs. In addition, in situ localization of chemokines active on immature versus mature DCs provides a likely explanation for at least part of the DC traffic pattern.

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Hematopoietic Factors, Reagents, and Cell Lines.

Recombinant human (rh)GM-CSF (specific activity: 2 × 106 U/mg; Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ) was used at a saturating concentration of 100 ng/ml. rhTNF-alpha (specific activity: 2 × 107 U/mg; Genzyme, Boston, MA) was used at an optimal concentration of 2.5 ng/ml (42). rhSCF (specific activity: 4 × 105 U/mg, R&D Systems, Abington, UK) was used at an optimal concentration of 25 ng/ml. rhIL-4 (specific activity: 2 × 107 U/mg, Schering-Plough Research Institute) was used at a saturating concentration of 50 U/ml. Recombinant human chemokines MIP-1alpha (specific activity: 2 × 105 U/mg, 9 × 1012 U/M), RANTES (specific activity: 104 U/mg, 8 × 1010 U/M), MIP-3alpha (specific activity: 4 × 105 U/mg, 3 × 1012 U/M) and MIP-3beta (specific activity: 104 U/mg, 9 × 1010 U/M) were obtained from R&D Systems. LPS was used at 10 ng/ml (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, MO).

The murine CD40 ligand transfected cell line (CD40L L cells) was produced in the laboratory and used as stimulator of DC maturation (53).

Generation of DCs from Cord Blood CD34+ HPCs.

Umbilical cord blood samples were obtained after full-term delivery. Cells bearing CD34+ antigen were isolated from mononuclear fractions through positive selection as previously described (42, 54), using anti-CD34+ mAb (Immu-133.3, Immunotech, Marseille, France), goat anti-mouse IgG-coated microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec GmBH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany), and Minimacs separation columns (Miltenyi Biotec GmBH). In all experiments the isolated cells were 80-99% CD34+. After purification, CD34+ cells were cryopreserved in 10% DMSO.

Cultures were established in the presence of stem cell factor, GM-CSF, and TNF-alpha as previously described (42) in endotoxin-free medium consisting of RPMI 1640 (GIBCO BRL, Gaithersburg, MD) supplemented with 10% (vol/vol) heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum (Life Technologies, Pontoise, France), 10 mM Hepes, 2 mM L-glutamine, 5 × 10-5 M beta -mercaptoethanol, and 100 µg/ml gentamycin (Schering-Plough, Levalois, France) (referred to as complete medium). After thawing, CD34+ cells were seeded for expansion in 25-75 cm2 culture vessels (Linbro; ICN Biomedicals, Aurora, OH) at 2 × 104 cells/ml. Optimal conditions were maintained by splitting these cultures at days 5 and 10 with medium containing fresh GM-CSF and TNF-alpha (cell concentration: 1-3 × 105 cells/ml). At day 12, between 70 and 90% of the cells were CD1a+ DCs.

Isolation of Immature and Mature DCs According to CD86 Expression by FACS® Sorting.

After 12 d of culture in the presence of GM-CSF and TNF-alpha , cells were collected and labeled with FITC-conjugated OKT6 (CD1a; Ortho Diagnostic System, Raritan, NJ) and PE-conjugated IT2.2 (CD86; PharMingen, San Diego, CA). Cells were separated according to CD1a and CD86 expression into immature CD1a+CD86- and mature CD1a+CD86+ DC populations using a FACStarplus® (laser setting: power 250 mW, excitation wavelength 488 nm; Becton Dickinson, Sunnyvale, CA). All the procedures of staining and sorting were performed in presence of 0.5 mM EDTA to avoid cell aggregation. Reanalysis of the sorted populations showed a purity >98%.

Generation of DCs from Peripheral Blood Monocytes.

Monocyte s were purified by immunomagnetic depletion (Dynabeads; Dynal, Oslo, Norway) after preparation of PBMCs followed by a 52% Percoll gradient. The depletion was performed with anti-CD3 (OKT3), anti-CD19 (4G2), anti-CD8 (OKT8), anti-CD56 (NKH1, Coulter Corp., Hialeah, FL), and anti-CD16 (ION16, Immunotech) mAbs. Monocyte-derived dendritic cells were produced by culturing purified monocytes for 6-7 d in the presence of GM-CSF and IL-4 (44).

Induction of Maturation of In Vitro-generated DCs.

CD34+ HPCs were cultured until day 6 in presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha and in presence of GM-CSF alone from days 6 to 12 in order to preserve their immaturity. Immature DCs from CD34+ HPCs or monocyte-derived DCs were activated for 3-72 h in the presence of TNF-alpha (2.5 ng/ml), LPS (10 ng/ml), or CD40L transfected L cells (one L cell for five DCs) as described elsewhere (55).

Purification of CD11c+ DCs from Peripheral Blood or Tonsils.

CD11c+ DCs were prepared as previously described from peripheral blood or tonsils (56). In brief, tonsils obtained from children undergoing tonsillectomy were finely minced and digested with collagenase IV and DNase I (Sigma Chemical Co.). The collected cells were centrifuged through Ficoll-Hypaque with SRBCs (BioMérieux, Lyon, France) for 15 min at 500 rpm, then for 30 min at 2,000 rpm. Mononuclear cells from peripheral blood were isolated by Ficoll-Hypaque. CD3+ T cells (OKT3), CD19+ B cells (4G7), and CD14+ monocytes (MOP9) were removed from the resulting low density cells by magnetic beads (anti-mouse Ig-coated Dynabeads [Dynal]). A second depletion was performed with anti-NKH1, anti-glycophorine A (Immunotech), and anti-CD20 (1F54). The remaining cells were stained with the following mAbs: anti-CD1a FITC (OKT6); anti-CD14 FITC, anti-CD57 FITC, anti-CD16 FITC, anti-CD7 FITC, anti-CD20 FITC, anti-CD3 FITC (Becton Dickinson); anti-CD4 PE-Cy5 (Immunotech), and anti-CD11c PE (Becton Dickinson). CD4+CD11c+lineage- DCs were isolated by cell sorting using a FACStarPlus® (laser setting: power 250 mW, excitation wavelength 488 nm). All the procedures of depletion, staining, and sorting were performed in presence of 0.5 mM EDTA. Reanalysis of the sorted population showed a purity >97%.

Chemotaxis Assay.

Cell migration was evaluated using a chemotaxis microchamber technique (48-well Boyden microchamber; Neuroprobe, Pleasanton, CA; reference 57). In brief, MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , MIP-1alpha , and RANTES were diluted to concentrations ranging from 1 to 1,000 ng/ml in RPMI 1640 medium, and were added to the lower wells of the chemotaxis chamber. 105 cells/well (or 5 × 104 cells/well for CD11c+ DCs) in 50 µl of RPMI 1640 medium were applied to the upper wells of the chamber, with a standard 5-µm pore polyvinylpyrrolidone-free polycarbonate filter (Neuroprobe) separating the lower wells. The chamber was incubated at 37°C in humidified air with 5% CO2 for 1 h. Then, cells that had migrated to the underside of the filter were stained with Field's A and Field's B (BDH Chemicals, Ltd., Abingdon, Essex, UK) and counted using an image analyzer (software: Vision Explorer and ETC 3000; Graphtek, Mirmande, France) in two randomly selected low power fields (magnification: ×20). Each assay was performed in duplicate and the results were expressed as the mean ± SD of migrating cells per two fields.

Extraction of Total RNA and Synthesis of cDNA.

Cells were prepared as described above, and total RNA was extracted by the guanidinium thiocyanate method as mentioned by the manufacturer (RNAgents total RNA isolation system; Promega, Madison, WI). After DNAse I treatment (RQ1 RNAse free DNAse; Promega), RNA was quantified by spectrophotometry and quality was evaluated by electrophoresis in formaldehyde denaturing conditions. First strand cDNA was synthetized from total RNA extracted in RNAse-free conditions. The reaction was performed with 5 µg of total RNA, 25 ng/µl oligo dT12-18 primers (Pharmacia, Orsay, France) and the Superscript kit (SuperScript II RNase H- Reverse Transcriptase; GIBCO BRL), as described by the manufacturer. For all samples, synthesis of cDNA was controlled and calibrated by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR using beta -actin primers for 21 cycles.

RT-PCR Analysis.

Semi-quantitative PCR was performed in a Perkin Elmer 9,600 thermal cycler, in a final volume of 100 µl reaction mixture containing 2.5 U AmpliTaq enzyme (5 U/µl, Perkin Elmer, Paris, France) with its 1× buffer, 0.2 mM of each dNTP (Perkin Elmer), 5% DMSO, and 1 µM of each forward and reverse primer. CCR6 and CCR7 primers (sequence data available from EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ under accession numbers Z79784 and L08176, respectively) were designed within regions of lowest homology between the chemokine receptors. +80/ CCR6 5'-ATTTCAGCGATGTTTTCGACTC-3' forward primer, -1081/CCR6 5'-GGAGAAGCCTGAGGACTTGTA-3' reverse primer, +154/CCR7 5'-GATTACATCGGAGACAACACC-3' forward primer and -1202/CCR7 5'-TAGTCCAGGCAGAAGAGTCG-3' reverse primer were used for RT-PCR and sequencing. For both chemokine receptors, the reaction mixture was subjected to 30 and 35 cycles of PCR with the following conditions: 94°C for 1 min, 61.5°C for 2 min, and 72°C for 3 min. PCR products were visualized on 1.2% agarose gels containing 0.5 µg/ml ethidium bromide. Reaction products migrating at the predicted size (1,021 bp for CCR6 and 1,067 bp for CCR7) were gel purified and subcloned into pCRII TA cloning vector (Invitrogen, Leek, The Netherlands) for sequencing verification on an ABI 373A Sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Inc., Foster City, CA) using dye terminator technology. Two other oligonucleotides, -622/CCR6 5'-GCTGCCTTGGGTGTTGTATTT-3' and +662/CCR7 5'-AGAGGAGCAGCAGTGAGCAA-3', were used as probes for hybridization with the PCR products separated on 1.2% agarose gel and blotted onto Hybond N+ membranes (Amersham, Les Ulis, France).

Calcium Fluorimetry.

Intracellular Ca2+ concentration was measured using the fluorescent probe Indo-1, according to the technique reported by Grynkiewicz et al. (58). In brief, cells were washed in PBS and resuspended at 107 cells/ml in complete RPMI 1640 medium (see above). Then, cells were incubated for 45 min at room temperature with 3 µg/ml Indo-1 AM (Molecular Probes, Inc., Eugene, OR) in the dark. After incubation, cells were washed and resuspended in HBSS/1% FCS at 107 cells/ml. Before measurement of intracellular Ca2+ concentration, cells were diluted 10-fold in HBSS/10 mM Hepes/1.6 mM CaCl2 preheated at 39°C. Samples were excited at 330 nm with continuous stirring and the Indo-1 fluorescence was measured as a function of time at 405 nm (dye is complexed with Ca2+) and 485 nm (Ca2+-free medium) in a 810 Photomultiplier Detection System (software: Felix; Photon Technology International, Monmouth Junction, NJ). Results are expressed as the ratio of values obtained at the two emission wavelengths.

In Situ Hybridization.

In situ hybridization was performed as previously described (59). Two-couple primers were used for amplifying by RT-PCR the majority of the open reading frame of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta genes (sequence data available from EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ under accession numbers D86955 and U77180, respectively). +77/MIP-3alpha 5'-TTGCTCCTGGCTGCTTTG-3' forward primer and -425/MIP-3alpha 5'-ACCCTCCATGATGTGCAAG-3' reverse primer, +25/MIP-3beta 5'-CTGCTGGTTCTCTGGACTTC-3' forward primer and -439/ MIP-3beta 5'-CACACTCACACTCACACACAC-3' reverse primer were used as described above with an annealing temperature at 62°C. Then, PCR products were cloned into pCRII TA cloning vector (Invitrogen) for the generation of sense and antisense probes with the adapted promoters. Sense and antisense 35S-labeled probes of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta were obtained by run off transcription of the 367-bp and 435-bp fragments, respectively. 6-µm human tonsil sections were fixed in acetone and 4% paraformaldehyde followed by 0.1 M triethanolamine/0.25% acetic anhydride. The sections were hybridized overnight, RNAse A treated and exposed for 24 d. After development sections were stained with hematoxylin.

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Differential Responsiveness to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta during Development of CD34+-derived DCs.

As a way to understand the regulation of DC traffic, we have studied the response to various chemokines of DCs at different stages of maturation. DCs were generated from CD34+ HPCs cultured in the presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha , and tested at different days of culture for their ability to migrate in response to chemokines in Boyden microchambers. MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta recruited two to three times more CD34+-derived DCs than did MIP-1alpha or RANTES (Fig. 1 A, mean of 20 experiments). However, MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta attracted DCs collected at different time points of the culture (Fig. 1 B). The response to MIP-3alpha was already detectable at day 4, maximal at days 5-6, and lasted until day 10. At days 13-14, the response to MIP-3alpha was usually lost. In contrast, the response to MIP-3beta , which could not be detected before day 10, peaked at day 13, and persisted beyond day 15 (data not shown). Of note, at early time points (Fig. 2, Day 6), when most of the cells in culture were still DC precursors (CD1a-CD86-), the response to MIP-3alpha could be detected at concentrations of 1-10 ng/ml (depending on the experiment). In contrast, 4 d later, when almost all cells were immature DCs (CD1a+CD86-), >= 300 ng/ml were needed to attract the cells (Fig. 2, Day 10), suggesting a progressive desensitization of the cells during maturation. Relatively high concentrations of MIP-3beta (300 ng/ml) were also needed to recruit mature DCs (CD1a+CD86+) (Fig. 2, Day 13). Checkerboard analysis established that MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta induced chemotaxis and not chemokinesis of DCs (data not shown).


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Fig. 1.   Responses to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta during development/ maturation of DCs from CD34+ HPCs. CD34+ HPCs were cultured in presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha for 13 d. (A) Migration assays were performed between days 10 and 13. Results represent the means of optimal responses for each chemokines obtained in 20 independent experiments. (B) At the indicated time points, aliquots of cells were recovered and tested for their response to MIP-3alpha (10-1,000 ng/ml) and to MIP-3beta (10-1,000 ng/ml), the optimal concentrations being shown. Results are representative of more than three experiments. Migration assays were performed in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as number of migrating cells per two low power fields (original magnification: ×20).


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Fig. 2.   Dose responses to MIP-3alpha and to MIP-3beta of CD34+-derived DCs at different stages of development/maturation. CD34+ HPCs were cultured in presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha for 13 d. Expression of CD1a (FITC) and CD86 (PE) is shown at days 6, 10 and 13 of culture (top). Dose responses to MIP-3alpha and to MIP-3beta are shown at the same time points (bottom). Migration assays were performed in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as number of migrating cells per two low power fields (original magnification: ×20). Results are representative of more than three experiments.

To confirm the relation between the stage of maturation and the response to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , CD34+-derived DCs were FACS® sorted at day 10 of culture according to CD86 expression into immature DCs (CD1a+CD86-) and mature DC (CD1a+CD86+). CD1a+CD86- responded exclusively to MIP-3alpha , whereas CD1a+CD86+ responded mainly to MIP-3beta (Fig. 3). These observations also confirmed that the cells recruited by MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta were indeed DCs (CD1a+). The correlation between DC maturation and chemokine responsiveness was further illustrated when the immaturity of DCs was preserved by removing TNF-alpha from days 6 to 12 and when their maturation was synchronized by addition of TNF-alpha , LPS, or CD40L. As shown in Fig. 4 A, response to MIP-3alpha had strongly decreased after 48 h of maturation with TNF-alpha , LPS, and CD40L. Meanwhile, the response to MIP-3beta was induced by all three signals, CD40L and LPS being more potent than TNF-alpha . In kinetics experiments, the response to MIP-3alpha decreased by 50-70% after only 24 h of CD40 activation and was completely lost at 72 h. The response to MIP-3beta was already maximal after 24 h of CD40 activation (Fig. 4 B) and required relatively high concentration of chemokine (100-300 ng/ml) at 48 h (Fig. 4 C).


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Fig. 3.   CD1a+CD86- immature DCs and CD1a+CD86+ mature DCs respond to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , respectively. CD34+ HPCs were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha . At day 10, DCs were FACS® sorted according to CD86 expression into CD1a+CD86- immature DCs and CD1a+CD86+ mature DCs, and their response to MIP-3alpha (10-1,000 ng/ml) and MIP-3beta (10-1,000 ng/ml) were determined by migration assays in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as index of migrating cells (ratio chemokine/medium), the optimal concentrations being shown. Results are representative of three experiments.


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Fig. 4.   Different signals triggering DC maturation block the response to MIP-3alpha and induce that to MIP-3beta . CD34+ HPCs were cultured in presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha until day 6 and in presence of GM-CSF alone from day 6 to 12 to preserve their immaturity. (A) At day 12, DCs were cultured for 48 h in presence of GM-CSF with or without TNF-alpha (2.5 ng/ml), LPS (10 ng/ml), or CD40L and assessed for their response to MIP-3alpha (10-1,000 ng/ml) and to MIP-3beta (10-1,000 ng/ml), the optimal concentrations being shown. (B) At day 12, DCs were cultured for 72 h in the presence of GM-CSF and CD40L and their response to MIP-3alpha (10-1,000 ng/ml) and to MIP-3beta (10-1,000 ng/ml) were assessed at the indicated time points, the optimal concentrations being shown. (C) At day 12, DCs were cultured for 48 h in presence of GM-CSF and CD40L. Dose responses to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta are shown. Migration assays were performed in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as number of migrating cells per two low power fields (original magnification: ×20). Results are representative of more than three experiments.

Taken together, these results establish that immature CD34+-derived DCs respond to MIP-3alpha , whereas mature DCs respond to MIP-3beta .

Responses to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta Parallel the Expression of Their Respective Receptors, CCR6 and CCR7, on CD34+-derived DCs.

To define the mechanisms of regulation of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta responsiveness, the expression of their respective receptors, CCR6 (45) and CCR7 (49) mRNA, was studied by semi-quantitative RT-PCR. During DC development from CD34+ HPCs, CCR6 mRNA was first detected at day 6 and increased up to day 10, after which it decreased and became barely detectable at day 14. In contrast, CCR7 mRNA appeared at day 10 and steadily increased up to day 14 (Fig. 5 A). Moreover, CD40L-dependent maturation induced progressive downregulation of CCR6 mRNA that became almost undetectable after 72 h, and upregulation of CCR7 mRNA as early as 24 h after (Fig. 5 B). Similar results were obtained after either LPS- or TNF-alpha -induced DC maturation (data not shown). The upregulation of CCR7 mRNA after activation was confirmed by Southern blot analysis of cDNA libraries (data not shown).


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Fig. 5.   CCR6 mRNA downregulation and CCR7 mRNA upregulation during CD34+-derived DC activation/maturation induced by TNF-alpha or CD40L. (A) CD34+ HPCs were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha for 14 d. At the indicated time points, aliquots of cells were recovered, mRNA was extracted, and expressions of CCR6 and CCR7 mRNA were determined. (B) CD34+ HPCs were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha until day 6 and in the presence of GM-CSF alone from day 6 to 12 to preserve their immaturity. At day 12, DCs were cultured for 72 h in presence of GM-CSF and CD40L and the expression of CCR6 and CCR7 mRNA were assessed at the indicated time points. Expression of CCR6 and CCR7 mRNA were determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR (30, 35 cycles). The results at 35 cycles are shown and PCR for beta -actin are shown at 21 cycles as an internal mRNA control. Results are representative of three experiments.

In line with the migration assays and the regulation of CCR6 and CCR7 expression, MIP-3alpha induced a Ca2+ flux exclusively in resting/immature DC (Fig. 6 A), and MIP-3beta induced the same in mature DCs only (independently of the maturation signal, CD40 activation is shown on Fig. 6 B). Maximal Ca2+ fluxes were observed with 30 ng/ml of MIP-3alpha and 30 ng/ml of MIP-3beta , on immature and mature DCs, respectively (Fig. 6, C and D).


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Fig. 6.   MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta induce Ca2+ flux on only immature and mature DCs, respectively. CD34+ HPCs were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha until day 6 and in the presence of GM-CSF alone from day 6 to 12 (immature/resting DCs). At day 12, DCs were cultured for 48 h in presence of GM-CSF and CD40L (mature/ activated DC). Immature/resting DC (A) and mature/CD40-activated DCs (B) were tested for their response to MIP-3alpha (1,000 ng/ml) and to MIP-3beta (1,000 ng/ml) in Ca2+ flux. Dose responses in Ca2+ flux are shown for MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta on, respectively, immature/resting DCs (C) and mature/ CD40-activated DCs (D). Results are representative of three experiments.

These results show that changes in responsiveness to MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta are linked to the regulation of CCR6 and CCR7 mRNA expression, and suggest that CCR6 and CCR7 are the major functional receptors expressed on DCs for MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , respectively.

The Response to MIP-3beta Is Also Induced upon Maturation of Monocyte-derived DCs.

Monocyte-derived DCs, generated by culturing monocytes in presence of GM-CSF+IL-4 for 6 d, are typically immature DCs (CD1a+, CD14-, CD80low, CD86low, and CD83-) (22, 44). They migrated in response to MIP-1alpha and RANTES but not to MIP-3alpha (data not shown) or MIP-3beta (Fig. 7). The lack of response of monocyte-derived DCs to MIP-3alpha is in accordance with the absence of CCR6 expression on those cells (45, 46). Upon maturation induced by TNF-alpha , LPS, or CD40L, responses to MIP-1alpha and RANTES were lost, whereas response to MIP-3beta was induced (Fig. 7, A and B). As with CD34+-derived DCs, the response to MIP-3beta correlated with the upregulation of CCR7 mRNA expression observed upon maturation induced by TNF-alpha (Fig. 8 A), LPS (data not shown), or CD40L (Fig. 8 B). Again, upregulation of CCR7 occurred at early time points (3 h) after TNFR or CD40 signaling. Moreover, migration and chemokine receptor expression data were in agreement with Ca2+ flux results (data not shown).


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Fig. 7.   The response to MIP-3beta is induced upon maturation of monocyte-derived DCs. DCs were generated by culturing monocytes in presence of GM-CSF+IL-4 for 6 d. (A) DCs were cultured in the presence of GM-CSF (resting) or in the presence of GM-CSF and CD40L (activated). Dose responses to MIP-1alpha , RANTES, and MIP-3beta were determined after 48 h. (B) DCs were cultured for 48 h in the presence of GM-CSF with or without TNF-alpha (2.5 ng/ml), LPS (10 ng/ml), or CD40L and assessed for their responses to MIP-1alpha (10-1,000 ng/ ml) and to MIP-3beta (10-1000 ng/ml), the optimal concentrations being shown. Migration assays were performed in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as number of migrating cells per two low power fields (original magnification: ×20). Results are representative of more than three experiments.


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Fig. 8.   CCR7 is rapidly induced upon CD40 and TNF-alpha activation of monocyte-derived DCs. DCs were generated by culturing monocytes in presence of GM-CSF+IL-4 for 6 d. DCs were activated in presence of GM-CSF plus TNF-alpha or GM-CSF+CD40L. At the indicated time points, the expression of CCR7 mRNA was assessed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR (30, 35 cycles). Results at 35 cycles are shown and PCR for beta -actin are shown at 21 cycles as an internal mRNA control. Results are representative of three experiments.

Those results extend to monocyte-derived DCs the concept that upon maturation, DCs lose their responsiveness to various chemokines while becoming sensitive to a single chemokine, MIP-3beta .

Peripheral Blood CD11c+ DCs Migrate in Response to MIP-3beta after Maturation.

We next studied the chemotactic activities of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta on immature CD11c+ DCs isolated from peripheral blood (or tonsils). Freshly isolated DCs did not migrate in response to MIP-3alpha , or to MIP-3beta (Fig. 9 A), an observation that correlates with the absence of CCR6 (data not shown) and CCR7 mRNA expression in these cells (Fig. 9 B). However, the maturation that is known to occur after overnight culture with GM-CSF (56) turned on the response of CD11c+ DC to MIP-3beta but not to MIP-3alpha . Once more, the response to MIP-3beta correlated with the induction of CCR7 mRNA expression (Fig. 9 B).


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Fig. 9.   CD11c+ peripheral blood DCs respond to MIP-3beta but not to MIP-3alpha upon spontaneous maturation. CD11c+ DCs were FACS® sorted from PBLs according to their lack of lineage markers and expression of CD4 and CD11c (see Materials and Methods). (A) The responses to MIP-3alpha (500 ng/ml) and to MIP-3beta (500 ng/ml) were determined after FACS® sorting and after 16-h culture with GM-CSF. Migration assays were performed in Boyden microchambers. Results are expressed as number of migrating cells per two low power fields (original magnification: ×20). Results are representative of four experiments. (B) The expression of CCR7 mRNA was assessed by semiquantitative RT-PCR. Results at 35 cycles are shown, and PCR for beta  actin is shown at 21 cycles as an internal mRNA control. Results are representative of three experiments.

Therefore, although immature CD11c+ DCs freshly isolated from blood cannot respond to MIP-3alpha , these results show that maturation-dependent responsiveness to MIP-3beta also applies to ex vivo-isolated DCs.

In Vivo MIP-3alpha Is Expressed in Inflamed Epithelium and MIP-3beta within T Cell-rich Areas of Tonsils.

The physiological relevance of these findings was then addressed through the analysis of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta mRNA expressions by in situ hybridization on sections of inflamed tonsils. mRNA for MIP-3alpha was detected at high levels in inflamed epithelial crypts but not in T cell-rich areas or in B cell follicles (Fig. 10, A-C). In fact, MIP-3alpha expression was restricted to cells lining the epithelial crypts (Fig. 10 D). In contrast, expression of MIP-3beta mRNA was restricted to T cell-rich areas (Fig. 10, F-H). The strongest signal was present in scattered cells, with a distribution overlapping that of IDCs (Fig. 10, F-I). Outside the paracortical area, no signal could be detected in B cell follicles or in epithelial crypts (Fig. 10, F-H). Fig. 10, A and F (serial sections), shows clear absence of MIP-3beta expression within epithelial crypts where MIP-3alpha was abundantly present. Sense probes for MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta did not generate background hybridization (Fig. 10, E and J).


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Fig. 10.   In vivo MIP-3alpha is expressed in inflamed epithelium and MIP-3beta within T cell-rich areas of tonsils. Human tonsil sections were hybridized with antisense (A-D, F-I) and sense (E and J) 35S-labeled RNA probes for MIP-3alpha (A-E) and MIP-3beta (F-J), and were exposed for 24 d. A and F, D and E, and I and J are serial cryostat sections. D and I are higher magnification of inset areas of C and H, respectively. (B and G) Darkfield illuminations are the same areas shown in A and H, respectively. MIP-3alpha mRNA is strongly expressed within epithelial crypts, no signal is seen within the T cell-rich areas nor the B cell-rich areas (A-C). MIP-3alpha mRNA is expressed in cells lining the epithelial crypts (D). MIP-3beta mRNA is detected within the T cell- rich areas, no signal is seen within the B cell follicles nor in the epithelial crypts (F-H). MIP-3beta mRNA is strongly expressed in scattered cells spread over the T cell areas around blood vessels (I). The sense probes do not generate background hybridization (E and J). Original magnification: A-C and F-H, ×40; D and E, ×100; (I and J), ×200.

Therefore, MIP-3alpha expression is restricted to inflamed epithelium at the site of antigen entry, where immature DCs should be recruited. In contrast, MIP-3beta is only detected in paracortical areas, where mature IDCs home and generate primary T cell responses.

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Chemokine responsiveness appears to be one important functional feature that characterizes the stage of DC maturation. Immature DCs respond to MIP-3alpha , RANTES, and MIP-1alpha . Upon maturation, DCs lose their responsiveness to these chemokines to become sensitive to a single chemokine, MIP-3beta .

Taking advantage of culture conditions that tightly control DC maturation, we have found that immature DCs, which very efficiently capture and process the antigens, migrate in response to MIP-1alpha , RANTES, and MIP-3alpha , in line with previous reports (34, 45). But in agreement with recent observations (60), mature DCs that have lost their aptitude to internalize antigens (21, 44, 61) cannot be recruited by these chemokines anymore. However, along with the ability to prime naive T cells, they have acquired responsiveness to MIP-3beta . Furthermore, microenvironmental signals, like TNF-alpha and LPS, or T cell signals, such as CD40L, induce loss of response to MIP-3alpha , MIP-1alpha , and RANTES and acquisition of response to MIP-3beta . These same signals induce DC maturation characterized by a rapid loss of antigen uptake capacities (21, 44, 62, 63). The link between DC maturation and migration pattern is further supported by the observation that the same signals, such as TNF-alpha and LPS that induce DC maturation in vitro, also trigger migration in vivo (20, 37). Thus, the modulation of chemokine responsiveness is part of a coordinated regulation of functions that defines the stage of DC maturation. Such a connection between maturation/activation and chemokine responsiveness is not unique to DCs. In particular, resting and activated (64) or naive and memory (65, 66) T cells are not recruited by the same chemokines. Also memory and naive B cells respond to stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1, whereas germinal center B cells do not (67). Altogether, these observations suggest that the recruitment of immune cells in vivo would be dependent on their stages of development and maturation/activation.

The mechanism underlying the modulation of chemokine responsiveness during activation/maturation of DC includes the regulation of the chemokine receptor expression. Therefore, the change in expression levels of CCR6 and CCR7 contributes to the functional shifts characterizing DC maturation. Other molecules linked to function are also regulated, particularly molecules involved in antigen uptake (Fc receptors, mannose receptors, and other lectins) or skin homing (E-cadherin), which are downregulated upon maturation. In contrast, molecules involved in migration (matrix metalloproteases [our observations]), in antigen presentation (MHC class II, protease/protease inhibitor, DC-LAMP [de Saint Vis, B., manuscript in preparation), in costimulation (CD80, CD86) (68) or in T cell commitment (IL-10, IL-12) (69) are upregulated. CCR6 gene expression is progressively downregulated on CD34+-derived DCs after activation/maturation with TNF-alpha , LPS, or CD40L. The downregulation of CCR6 mRNA expression upon DC activation is in line with a previous study showing downregulation of CCR1, CCR2, and CCR5 mRNA on monocytes after TNF-alpha or LPS activation (70). Also, on T cells, CD3 activation induces a rapid loss of CCR1 and CCR2 (64) and PHA activation induces downregulation of CCR6 (47). However, in addition to the downregulation of CCR6 mRNA expression, which is not completely extinct on mature DCs, other mechanisms might be involved in the loss of MIP-3alpha responsiveness (31). Signals inducing maturation might directly interfere with CCR6 signalization or indirectly cause CCR6 desensitization through engagement by endogenous MIP-3alpha , which is effectively produced by DCs upon CD40 activation (our observations).

In contrast to CCR6, CCR7 mRNA, absent on immature DCs, is induced upon maturation and the rapidity of this induction (detected within 3 h) probably reflects a direct effect of DC activation through CD40 or TNFR. Similar activation-dependent upregulation of CCR7 had been previously reported on T and B cells (71, 72). In this context, CCR7 expression is also induced on B and T cells after EBV infection (72) or herpesvirus infection (73), respectively. Furthermore, the expression of other receptors is activation-dependent. In particular, on T cells, expression of CCR1, CCR2A, and CCR2B is IL-2 dependent (64), and CXCR4 expression is induced by PHA activation (66). In addition, IL-2 increases the response of NK cells to chemokines (74, 75).

Most of the known chemokines bind several receptors. However, with regards to the correlation between the migration profiles, the expression of chemokine receptors, and Ca2+ flux responses, it is likely that CCR6 and CCR7 are the major functional receptors for MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta , respectively, expressed on DCs. MIP-3alpha response was observed on immature CD34+-derived DCs, but not on monocyte-derived DCs, in line with absence of CCR6 expression (45, 46). The reason for this lack of CCR6 expression is under investigation and might reflect either that monocyte-derived DCs represent a different DC subset, or that IL-4 blocks CCR6 expression.

Although MIP-3alpha appears as the most potent chemokine in inducing migration of immature CD34+-derived DCs, the DC population responding to MIP-3alpha in vivo has not yet been identified. Immature CD11c+ blood DCs are unresponsive, but Langerhans cells or their direct precursors (CD34+CLA+; reference 76) represent potential target populations. In this regard, precursor cells (days 4-6 of culture) are responsive to low concentrations of MIP-3alpha (1-10 ng/ml) compared with their more differentiated but still immature progenies (day 10 of culture). In contrast, the response to MIP-3beta appears to be a general feature of mature DCs, including monocyte-derived and CD11c+ blood DCs.

The biological activities of MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta on other immune cells have been poorly characterized thus far. MIP-3alpha and MIP-3beta have been shown to induce arrest of lymphocytes rolling under flow conditions, MIP-3alpha acting mainly on memory CD4 T cells and MIP-3beta on most lymphocytes (77). Furthermore, MIP-3alpha induces migration of T cells but is inactive on monocytes and neutrophils (reference 45 and our observations) and MIP-3beta attracts T and B lymphocytes but not granulocytes and monocytes (78).

Regarding in vivo expression, MIP-3alpha mRNA is mainly expressed in lung, appendix, liver, and some lymphoid organs (47, 50) and by many cell types both of hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic (fibroblasts, keratinocytes, endothelial cells) origins (47, 50-52, and our observations). Moreover, the production of MIP-3alpha is induced by inflammatory stimuli such as LPS or TNF-alpha by endothelial cells and monocytes (50, 52, and our observations). Now, we show by in situ hybridization that MIP-3alpha is expressed in tonsil by inflamed epithelium, a site known to be infiltrated by immature DCs. In contrast, the expression of MIP-3beta mRNA is restricted to lymphoid organs and to cells of hematopoietic origin, in particular DCs as well as B lymphocytes and monocytes (49, 52, and our observations). In tonsil, MIP-3beta mRNA as detected by in situ hybridization, is expressed by scattered cells within T cell-rich areas where mature IDCs home.

Thus, it is tempting to speculate that upon local injury, immature DCs or their precursors, expressing CCR6, would be attracted to the site of inflammation through the local production of chemokines like MIP-3alpha . Such accumulation of DCs has been observed in the airway epithelium of rat after intratracheal antigen instillation (3). After antigen uptake, TNF-alpha - or LPS-induced maturation would turn off MIP-3alpha responsiveness, thereby enabling emigrating DCs to escape the local gradient of MIP-3alpha . Simultaneous acquisition of CCR7 would drive maturing DCs into the paracortical area of lymphoid organs in response to the production of MIP-3beta by cells spread over the T cell zone. As MIP-3beta can attract mature DCs and lymphocytes (77, 78), it is likely to play a key role in helping antigen-loaded DCs to meet specific T cells.

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Address correspondence to Christophe Caux, Schering-Plough, 27 chemin des Peupliers, BP 11, 69571, Dardilly, France. Phone: 33-4-72-17-27-00; Fax: 33-4-78-35-47-50; E-mail: christophe.caux{at}sch-plough.fr

Received for publication 31 March 1998.

   M.C. Dieu is recipient of a grant from Fondation Marcel Mérieux, Lyon, France.
   M.-C. Dieu and B. Vanbervliet contributed equally to this paper.

We are grateful to I. Durand and E. Garcia for FACS® sorting; C. Massacrier for cell purification; T. Schall and J. Hedrick for scientific and technical expertise, S. Bourdarel and M. Vatan for editorial assistance; D. Lepot for the setting of the image analyzer and of the spectrofluorimeter; and the doctors and colleagues from clinics and hospitals in Lyon who provided us with umbilical cord blood samples and tonsils. We would like to address a special dedication to express all our gratitude to Dr. J. Chiller for his support in this specific project.

Abbreviations used in this paper CCR, CC chemokine receptor; DC, dendritic cell; HPC, hematopoietic progenitor cell; IDC, interdigitating cell; MCP, monocyte chemotactic protein; MIP, macrophage inflammatory protein; RANTES, regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; rh, recombinant human; RT, reverse transcriptase.

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