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Generation of Immature, Mature, and Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells from Monocytes
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2025
This video demonstrates the generation of immature, mature, and tolerogenic dendritic cells, or DCs, from human monocytes. The incubation of monocytes with growth factors and cytokines leads to the production of immature DCs. In response to immune regulatory molecules, immature DCs differentiate into tolerogenic and mature DCs.
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Optimized Protocol for Efficient Transfection of Dendritic Cells without Cell Maturation
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2011
We present our optimized high-throughput nucleofection protocol as an efficient way of transfecting primary human monocyte-derived dendritic cells with either plasmid DNA or siRNA without causing cell maturation. We further provide evidence for successful siRNA silencing of targeted gene RIG-I at both the mRNA and protein levels.
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Preparation of Tumor Antigen-loaded Mature Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy
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2013
The most commonly used method for generating large numbers of autologous dendritic cells (DCs) for use in tumor immunotherapy is described. The method uses IL-4 and GM-CSF to differentiate DCs from monocytes. The immature DCs are stimulated to mature and then loaded with antigens before they are injected back into the patient.
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Analysis of Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Maturation and Migration during Allergic Airway Inflammation
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2012
We describe a strategy to monitor maturation and migration of pulmonary dendritic cells in response to ovalbumin in the setting of ovalbumin induced allergic airway inflammation. This strategy can be modified to assess migration of pulmonary dendritic cells in settings of infection.
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Maturation of Endosomes
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2023
The early endosome containing internalized molecules matures through transformations in its location, morphology, intraluminal pH, and membrane protein composition. Together, these changes result in a more acidic late endosome that contains multiple intraluminal vesicles; therefore, the late endosome is also called a multivesicular body (MVB). Changes in location The maturing endosome moves along microtubules from the periphery of the cell towards the perinuclear region. This movement of the...
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Microbial or tissue-derived antigens provide the material that mature DCs process, while innate signals associated with infection or tissue disturbance promote functional changes. During maturation, the cells increase surface major histocompatibility complex and costimulatory molecules, acquire stronger antigen-presenting capacity, and become prepared to influence adaptive immunity. These coordinated changes connect early pathogen detection with subsequent T-cell responses.
Major histocompatibility complex molecules display processed antigen to T cells, while costimulatory molecules provide additional activation signals needed for effective responses. Their increased surface expression during maturation helps mature DCs communicate both the identity of the antigen and the presence of an activating immune context. This combination supports more appropriate T-cell activation than antigen display alone.
After processing antigen, mature DCs migrate toward lymphoid tissues, positioning them where naïve T cells can encounter presented antigen. This movement links events at an infected or affected tissue with adaptive immune initiation in a specialized immune environment. Efficient coordination of antigen processing, migration, and presentation therefore determines whether local detection leads to a broader T-cell response.
Cytokines released by mature DCs help regulate the character and strength of the developing immune response. Depending on the surrounding signals and antigenic context, this regulation may support protective host defense or contribute to dysregulated inflammation. Studying cytokine production alongside antigen presentation helps explain why responses to infection can differ in effectiveness and inflammatory impact.
In infection research, investigators can compare how viral and bacterial antigens influence antigen processing, surface major histocompatibility complex and costimulatory molecule expression, migration toward lymphoid tissues, and cytokine release. These features reveal how innate detection is translated into T-cell-directed immunity. The comparison can clarify why different pathogens produce distinct protective or dysregulated immune outcomes.
Vaccine research uses the connection between mature DC function and adaptive immunity to understand how antigen exposure can promote T-cell activation. Investigators are particularly interested in antigen processing, increased presentation and costimulatory capacity, migration, and regulatory cytokine release. These features help explain how vaccine-related immune signals may be shaped toward effective host defense rather than inadequate or excessive inflammation.
Mature DCs provide a point at which researchers can influence the transition from innate detection to adaptive immune activity. Their antigen presentation, migration, costimulatory expression, and cytokine release are relevant to approaches intended to strengthen host defense, modulate inflammation, or promote immune tolerance. Consequently, DC biology informs both immunotherapy development and strategies for controlling unwanted immune responses.