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Kupffer cells, tissue-resident macrophage lineage cell, are enriched in vertebrate liver. The mouse F4/80+ Kupffer cells have been subclassified into two subpopulations according to their phenotype and function: CD68+ subpopulation with potent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and phagocytic capacities, and CD11b+ subpopulation with a potent capacity to produce T helper 1 cytokines. In addition, CD11b+ Kupffer cells/macrophages may be migrated from the bone marrow or spleen, especially in inflammatory conditions of the liver. For analyzing diverse Kupffer cell subsets, we infected mice with Listeria monocytogenes and analyzed the phenotype variations of hepatic Kupffer cells. During L. monocytogenes infection, hepatic CD69+ Kupffer cells were significantly induced and expanded, and CD69+ Kupffer cells expressed higher level of CD11b, and particularly high level of membrane-bound TGF-β1 (mTGF-β1) but lower level of F4/80. We also found that clodronate liposome administration did not eliminate hepatic CD69+ Kupffer cell subset. We consider the hepatic CD69+ Kupffer cell population corresponds to CD11b+ Kupffer cells, the bone marrow-derived population. Hepatic CD69+ Kupffer cells suppressed Ag-nonspecific and OVA-specific CD4 T cell proliferation through mTGF-β1 both in vitro and in vivo, meanwhile, they did not interfere with activation of CD4 T cells. Thus, we have identified a new subset of inflammation-induced CD69+ Kupffer cells which can feedback inhibit CD4 T cell response via cell surface TGF-β1 at the late stage of immune response against infection. CD69+ Kupffer cells may contribute to protect host from pathological injure by preventing overactivation of immune response.
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We sincerely thank Dr. Hao Shen from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for providing L. monocytogenes strain, and Ms. Yan Li from National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University for technical assistance. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91542204, 81622023), and National Key Basic Research Program of China (2015CB964403, 2013CB530502).
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Zhang, X., Jiang, Z., Gu, Y. et al. Inflammation-induced CD69+ Kupffer cell feedback inhibits T cell proliferation via membrane-bound TGF-β1. Sci. China Life Sci. 59, 1259–1269 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-016-0357-1
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