Human neutrophils interact with both 6-sulfo LacNAc+ DC and NK cells to amplify NK-derived IFNγ: role of CD18, ICAM-1, and ICAM-3

C Costantini, F Calzetti, O Perbellini… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
C Costantini, F Calzetti, O Perbellini, A Micheletti, C Scarponi, S Lonardi, M Pelletier
Blood, The Journal of the American Society of Hematology, 2011ashpublications.org
The role of neutrophils as key players in the regulation of innate and adaptive immune
responses is increasingly being recognized. We report that human neutrophils establish a
network with both natural killer (NK) cells and 6-sulfo LacNAc+ dendritic cells (slanDCs),
which ultimately serves to up-regulate NK-derived interferonγ (IFNγ). This network involves
direct reciprocal interactions and positive amplification loops mediated by cell-derived
cytokines. Accordingly, we show that after lipopolysaccharide+ interleukin-2 (IL-2) or IL-15/IL …
Abstract
The role of neutrophils as key players in the regulation of innate and adaptive immune responses is increasingly being recognized. We report that human neutrophils establish a network with both natural killer (NK) cells and 6-sulfo LacNAc+ dendritic cells (slanDCs), which ultimately serves to up-regulate NK-derived interferonγ (IFNγ). This network involves direct reciprocal interactions and positive amplification loops mediated by cell-derived cytokines. Accordingly, we show that after lipopolysaccharide + interleukin-2 (IL-2) or IL-15/IL-18 stimulation, neutrophils directly interact with and potentiate the activity of both slanDCs and NK cells. On the one hand, neutrophils augment the release of IL-12p70 by slanDCs via a CD18/ intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) interaction that stimulates activated NK cells to produce IFNγ. IFNγ further potentiates the interaction between neutrophils and slanDCs and the release of slanDC-derived IL-12p70, thus creating a positive feedback loop. On the other hand, neutrophils directly costimulate NK cells via CD18/ICAM-3, leading to the production of IFNγ. Colocalization of neutrophils, NK cells, and slanDCs, as well as of IL-12p70 and IFNγ, in inflamed tissues of Crohn disease and psoriasis provides strong evidence for a novel cellular and cytokine cooperation within the innate immune system in which neutrophils act as amplifiers of NK cell/slanDC-mediated responses.
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