Inhibition of epidermal Langerhans cell function by low dose ultraviolet B radiation. Ultraviolet B radiation selectively modulates ICAM-1 (CD54) expression by murine Langerhans cells
- Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (USA)
Immunosuppressive effects of low levels of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation on cutaneous immune responses have been attributed to deleterious effects of UVB radiation on epidermal Langerhans cells (LC). To determine how UVB radiation modulates LC function we examined the effect of in vitro UVB exposure on LC accessory cell activity and surface phenotype. Exposure of BALB/c murine epidermal cells to low dose (less than or equal to 200 J/m{sup 2}) UVB radiation in vitro inhibited their ability to support the mitogenic response of unstimulated, accessory cell-depleted splenic T cells to anti-CD3 mAb. LC accessory cell activity was also inhibited when LC were exposed to UVB radiation in situ, although several-fold higher doses of UVB radiation were required to achieve complete inhibition of LC function. This dose-dependent inhibition was mediated through a direct effect on LC that could not be reversed by IL-1 or IL-6 alone or in combination, or granulocyte-macrophage-CSF. TNF-alpha did not inhibit LC accessory cell function in this assay and anti-TNF-alpha neutralizing antibodies did not reverse the inhibitory effects of UVB radiation. UVB irradiated LC failed to participate in the anti-CD3-dependent clustering that normally occurs between T cells and LC during the proliferative response of murine T cells to anti-CD3 mAb, suggesting that UV radiation may interfere with accessory cell function by preventing intercellular adhesion. Two-color flow cytometric studies revealed low levels of the ICAM-1 on freshly isolated LC and some keratinocytes. ICAM-1 expression on LC increased 15 to 20-fold within the first 24 h in vitro and continued to increase during a 72-h culture period. The integrin LFA-1 was not identified on freshly isolated or cultured LC but was detected on responding T cells.
- OSTI ID:
- 5761290
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Immunology; (USA), Vol. 146:10; ISSN 0022-1767
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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