Cardiac endothelial cell-derived exosomes induce specific regulatory B cells

Sci Rep. 2014 Dec 23:4:7583. doi: 10.1038/srep07583.

Abstract

The mechanism of immune tolerance is to be further understood. The present study aims to investigate the role of the Cardiac endothelial cell (CEC)-derived exosomes in the induction of regulatory B cells. In this study, CECs were isolated from the mouse heart. Exosomes were purified from the culture supernatant of the primary endothelial cells. The suppressor functions of the regulatory B cells were determined by flow cytometry. The results showed that the CEC-derived exosomes carried integrin αvβ6. Exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced B cells to express the latent transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, the latter was converted to the active form, TGF-β, by the exosome-derived αvβ6. The B cells released TGF-β in response to re-exposure to the exosomes in the culture, which suppressed the effector T cell proliferation. We conclude that CEC-derived exosomes have the capacity to induce B cells with immune suppressor functions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology
  • B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / cytology
  • B-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
  • Cell Proliferation*
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Endothelial Cells* / chemistry
  • Endothelial Cells* / cytology
  • Endothelial Cells* / immunology
  • Exosomes* / chemistry
  • Exosomes* / immunology
  • Integrins / immunology
  • Mice
  • Myocardium* / chemistry
  • Myocardium* / cytology
  • Myocardium* / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / cytology
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta / immunology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Integrins
  • Transforming Growth Factor beta
  • integrin alphavbeta6