Abstract
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) represent a specialized cell population that produces large amounts of type I interferons, the so-called natural interferon-producing cells. Recently, murine and human pDCs have been credited with a unique ability to express indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and to mediate immunosuppression in specific settings. This suggests an important role for IDOexpressing pDCs in controlling the balance of inflammation and tolerance. Here we review recent advances in our understanding of how these cells may be critical at the interface of inflammation and tolerance and discuss the potential for therapeutic IDO modulation as an immunoregulatory maneuver targeting pDC function.
Keywords: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells, Regulatory T cells, Tryptophan, Kynurenines, Tolerance
Current Drug Metabolism
Title: Tryptophan Catabolism in IDO+ Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
Volume: 8 Issue: 3
Author(s): Francesca Fallarino, S. Gizzi, P. Mosci, U. Grohmann and P. Puccetti
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Keywords: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells, Regulatory T cells, Tryptophan, Kynurenines, Tolerance
Abstract: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) represent a specialized cell population that produces large amounts of type I interferons, the so-called natural interferon-producing cells. Recently, murine and human pDCs have been credited with a unique ability to express indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and to mediate immunosuppression in specific settings. This suggests an important role for IDOexpressing pDCs in controlling the balance of inflammation and tolerance. Here we review recent advances in our understanding of how these cells may be critical at the interface of inflammation and tolerance and discuss the potential for therapeutic IDO modulation as an immunoregulatory maneuver targeting pDC function.
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Fallarino Francesca, Gizzi S., Mosci P., Grohmann U. and Puccetti P., Tryptophan Catabolism in IDO+ Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells, Current Drug Metabolism 2007; 8 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920007780362581
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138920007780362581 |
Print ISSN 1389-2002 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5453 |
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