BACKGROUND & AIMS: Mucosal dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in initiating the T-helper (Th)1 response to Helicobacter pylori. To further elucidate the mucosal response to H pylori, we examined whether gastric stromal factors condition DCs to support tolerance to H pylori, analogous to intestinal stromal factor-driven macrophage tolerance to commensal bacteria. METHODS: To model mucosal DC development, we isolated and cultured cell-depleted human stroma/extracellular matrix from fresh gastric and intestinal mucosa to generate stroma-conditioned media. We then analyzed the capacity of stroma-conditioned media-treated monocyte-derived DCs and primary human gastric and intestinal DCs pulsed in vitro with H pylori to induce T-cell proliferation and interferon gamma secretion. RESULTS: Stromal factors in gastric mucosa suppressed H pylori-stimulated DC activation and the ability of DCs to drive a Th1 proliferative and cytokine response to H pylori. The ability of gastric stromal factors to down-regulate DC function was similar to that of intestinal stromal factors and was independent of transforming growth factor β, prostaglandin E₂, interleukin (IL)-10, and thymic stromal lymphopoietin. Stroma-conditioned media-induced reduction in DC-stimulated Th1 responses was associated with reduced DC release of IL-12. CONCLUSIONS: Gastric stromal factors down-regulate DC responsiveness to H pylori, resulting in a dampened gastric Th1 response. We speculate that stroma-induced down-regulation of DC function contributes to the permissiveness of both gastric and intestinal mucosa to colonization by persistent residential microbes.
BACKGROUND & AIMS:Mucosal dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in initiating the T-helper (Th)1 response to Helicobacter pylori. To further elucidate the mucosal response to H pylori, we examined whether gastric stromal factors condition DCs to support tolerance to H pylori, analogous to intestinal stromal factor-driven macrophage tolerance to commensal bacteria. METHODS: To model mucosal DC development, we isolated and cultured cell-depleted human stroma/extracellular matrix from fresh gastric and intestinal mucosa to generate stroma-conditioned media. We then analyzed the capacity of stroma-conditioned media-treated monocyte-derived DCs and primary human gastric and intestinal DCs pulsed in vitro with H pylori to induce T-cell proliferation and interferon gamma secretion. RESULTS: Stromal factors in gastric mucosa suppressed H pylori-stimulated DC activation and the ability of DCs to drive a Th1 proliferative and cytokine response to H pylori. The ability of gastric stromal factors to down-regulate DC function was similar to that of intestinal stromal factors and was independent of transforming growth factor β, prostaglandin E₂, interleukin (IL)-10, and thymic stromal lymphopoietin. Stroma-conditioned media-induced reduction in DC-stimulated Th1 responses was associated with reduced DC release of IL-12. CONCLUSIONS: Gastric stromal factors down-regulate DC responsiveness to H pylori, resulting in a dampened gastric Th1 response. We speculate that stroma-induced down-regulation of DC function contributes to the permissiveness of both gastric and intestinal mucosa to colonization by persistent residential microbes.
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