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Central European Journal of Immunology
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4/2014
vol. 39
 
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Experimental immunology
An anti-DEC-205 monoclonal antibody stimulates binding of thymocytes to rat thymic dendritic cells and promotes apoptosis of thymocytes

Ivana Majstorović
,
Dragana Vučević
,
Bojan Pavlović
,
Saša Vasilijić
,
Miodrag Čolić

(Centr Eur J Immunol 2014; 39 (4): 411-418)
Online publish date: 2014/12/15
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DEC-205, a transmembrane receptor responsible for cross-presentation of apoptotic cell-derived antigens, is expressed by cortical thymic epithelial cells (TEC) and thymic dendritic cells (TDC) in humans and mice, but its function in T-cell development is still unclear. In this work we have studied for the first time the expression of DEC-205 in the rat thymus by HD83 monoclonal antibody (mAb) and immunohistochemistry, as well as the ability of this mAb to modulate thymocyte – TDC interactions in vitro. We showed the positivity of cortical TEC in situ, including thymic nurse cells (TNC) in suspension, and TDC, whereas subcapsular, perivascular and medullary TEC were negative. All examined DEC-205 positive and DEC-205 negative structures were MHC class II positive. HD83 mAb increased apoptosis of thymocytes in co-culture with TDC in vitro and the process was associated with increased binding of thymocytes to TDC in a rosette form. Since negative selection of thymocytes by clonal deletion (apoptosis) was mediated predominantly by TDC, our results suggest the possible indirect effect of the DEC-205 molecule in these mechanisms.
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rat thymus, TDC, DEC-205, thymocyte apoptosis

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