T-cadinol and calamenene induce dendritic cells from human monocytes and drive Th1 polarization
Abstract
T-cadinol and calamenene are sesquiterpenes isolated from the heartwood of Cryptomeria japonica and are pharmacologically active substances. Dendritic cells are pivotal in the initiation of adaptive immune responses and are recognized as key to the induction of immune responses to cancer. This study investigated the effects of T-cadinol and calamenene on the phenotypic and functional maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells in vitro. Human monocytes were cultured with recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulation factor (GM-CSF) and recombinant human interleukin-4 (IL-4) for 6 days under standard conditions, followed by another 2 days in the presence of T-cadinol, calamenene, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), CT or nifedipine. Dendritic cells harvested on day 8 were examined using functional assays. The expression levels of CD1a, CD80, CD83, CD86 and HLA-DR on T-cadinol-primed dendritic cells or calamenene-primed dendritic cells were enhanced with a concomitant decrease in endocytic activity. T-cadinol-primed dendritic cells or calamenene-primed dendritic cells also enhanced the T cell stimulatory capacity in an allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reaction, as measured by T cell proliferation. Naïve T cells co-culture...Continue Reading
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