甘露糖结合凝集素对小鼠脾脏CD11c~+髓样树突状细胞表型和功能影响的体外研究

目的探讨甘露聚糖结合凝集素(Mannan-binding lectin,MBL)对CD11c+髓样树突状细胞(CD11c+m DC)表型和功能的影响。方法应用磁珠分选技术获得BALB/c小鼠脾脏CD11c+m DC和CD4+T淋巴细胞。在CD11c+m DC中加入不同浓度的MBL(2.5~20μg/m L)刺激,以不加MBL的细胞作为对照,应用ELISA法检测细胞培养上清液中的IL-12水平,流式细胞仪检测细胞表面分子CD40、CD80、CD86及HLADR的表达。用MTT法测定CD11c+m DC刺激CD4+T淋巴细胞的增殖能力。ELISA法检测细胞培养液中IL-4和IFN-γ水平。结果 MBL显著增强CD11c+m DC表面分子CD40、CD80、CD86及HLA-DR的表达和IL-12的分泌,促进CD4+T淋巴细胞的增殖和抗原递呈能力,诱导CD4+T向TH1反应分化。结论 MBL能够有效刺激CD11c+m DC的活化,诱导CD4+T淋巴细胞向TH1反应分化。     

人FasL基因转染成熟树突状细胞对T淋巴细胞增殖和凋亡的影响

探讨转染人FasL基因的成熟树突状细胞(DC)对异体T淋巴细胞增殖和凋亡的影响,为实现临床器官移植免疫耐受提供初步实验依据.从健康成年人外周静脉血中获得成熟树突状细胞.将人FasL基因成功转染成熟树突状细胞,检测其表面分子的表达和自身凋亡情况,并对其抗原递呈功能进行分析.从异体健康成人外周血中获取T淋巴细胞,将转染成功的树突状细胞与T淋巴细胞混合培养,检测其对T淋巴细胞增殖和凋亡的影响.结果表明:人FasL基因转染没有明显影响成熟树突状细胞表面分子CD40、CD80、CD86和HLA-DR的表达;没有诱导树突状细胞自身发生凋亡;没有影响DC的抗原递呈功能.转染FasL基因后的树突状细胞使异体T淋巴细胞刺激指数明显下降,凋亡增加.因此认为,人FasL基因转染对成熟树突状细胞的表面分子表达、自身凋亡、抗原递呈等生物学性状无影响;转染FasL基因的树突状细胞使异体T淋巴细胞的增殖能力减弱,并能明显诱导T淋巴细胞凋亡.     

甘露糖结合凝集素对小鼠脾脏CD11c+髓样树突状细胞表型和

目的 探讨甘露聚糖结合凝集素(Mannan-binding lectin,MBL)对CD11c+髓样树突状细胞(CD11c+mDC)表型和功能的影响.方法 应用磁珠分选技术获得BALB/c小鼠脾脏CD1 1c+ mDC和CD4+T淋巴细胞.在CD11c+mDC中加入不同浓度的MBL(2.5～20 μg/mL)刺激,以不加MBL的细胞作为对照,应用ELISA法检测细胞培养上清液中的IL-12水平,流式细胞仪检测细胞表面分子CD40、CD80、CD86及HLA-DR的表达.用MTT法测定CD11c+mDC刺激CD4+T淋巴细胞的增殖能力.ELISA法检测细胞培养液中IL-4和IFN-γ水平.结果 MBL显著增强CD11c+mDC表面分子CD40、CD80、CD86及HLA-DR的表达和IL-12的分泌,促进CD4+T淋巴细胞的增殖和抗原递呈能力,诱导CD4+T向TH1反应分化.结论 MBL能够有效刺激CD11c+mDC的活化,诱导CD4+T淋巴细胞向TH1反应分化.     

小鼠骨髓源性树突状细胞的体外扩增、鉴定及生物学特性研究

目的:对树突状细胞体外大量扩增及树突状细胞的临床应用提供理论基础.方法:以重组小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(rmGM-CSF)、重组小鼠白介素-4(rmIL-4)和重组小鼠肿瘤坏死因子-α(rm TNF-α)体外诱导小鼠骨髓细胞分化为DC,倒置显微镜动态观察细胞形态学变化,流式细胞术分析细胞表面分子,并应用混合淋巴细胞反应检测其刺激T淋巴细胞的增殖能力.结果:经体外诱导培养第2天即可见大量细胞集落形成;培养至第9天,DC成熟,具有典型的形态,同时DC可以显著刺激同种异体混合淋巴细胞增殖.结论:体外诱导培养可以获得大量小鼠骨髓来源的DC,可广泛应用于临床实验及实验研究.     

过敏性哮喘小鼠树突状细胞负荷Der p2后改变及与T细胞增殖分化的关系研究

目的:探讨哮喘小鼠与正常小鼠骨髓源性树突状细胞(DC)负荷Der p2抗原后表达表面分子(CD11c、CD86)和细胞因子(IL-10、IL-12p70)的差异及其对Th1和Th2型细胞因子平衡的影响,进一步研究过敏性哮喘发生中DC的可能作用。方法:分别从哮喘组和对照组提取骨髓培养DC,第五天负荷Der p2,24小时后吹打收集细胞,观察DC形态,用流式细胞仪检测孵育后细胞表面CD11c、CD86表达。并留取负荷Der f2前后培养上清,ELISA法检测IL-10及IL-12p70含量。同时以DC:反应细胞比例为1:10混合培养,72 h后ELISA法检测混合培养上清中IL-4、IL-5、IFN-γ的水平。结果:1负荷Der p2后,哮喘组CD86、CD11c表达比对照组高,分别为(t=11,P0.05)(t=4.9,P0.05),差异有统计学意义;2在细胞因子分泌方面,Der p2负荷前,两组DC均能分泌IL-10与IL-12p70,IL-10水平哮喘组高(t=9.5,P0.05),而IL-12p70水平对照组高(P0.05);负荷Der p2后,对照组IL-10、IL-12p7分泌量比负荷前明显增加(P0.05),哮喘组无明显差异(P0.05);3在DC刺激同种T细胞因子分泌方面,负荷Der p2后哮喘组DC刺激T细胞分泌IL-4、IL-5分泌能力明显增强(P0.05),而刺激INF-γ能力降低(P0.05)。结论:DC在过敏性哮喘中起着重要作用,异常DC通过增加CD86、CD11c的表达和减少IL-10及IL-12的合成,致使T细胞向Th2细胞优势分化。     

人咽鳞癌Fadu细胞RNA负载人树突状细胞后体外诱导特异性CTL的研究

目的:探讨咽鳞癌细胞总RNA转染的树突状细胞(DC)疫苗体外诱导特异性抗肿瘤免疫的能力.方法:分离人脐血单个核细胞,经重组人粒细胞巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(rhGM-CSF)、重组人IL-4(rhIL-4)诱导不成熟DC(iDC),提取人咽鳞癌细胞FaDu总RNA后,转染入人iDC,成为FaDu RNA/DC疫苗,用流式细胞仪检测DC表面分子CD40、CDS0、CD83、CD86、HLA-DR的表达,混合淋巴细胞反应测定DCs刺激同种异基因T细胞增殖能力.用LDH法评估转染肿瘤总RNA的DC瘤苗的细胞毒性T淋巴细胞反应.结果:与转染前比较,人咽鳞癌细胞FaDu总RNA转染后脐血单核细胞来源DCs表面CD40、CD80、CD83、CD86、HLA-DR分子水平明显升高(P均<0.05);可显著促进T细胞增殖,在体外能诱导高效而特异的抗下咽癌免疫效应(P<0.05).结论:人咽鳞癌细胞的总RNA转染的DC肿瘤疫苗能诱导CD8+,CD4+T细胞免疫,是较有临床应用前景的下咽癌免疫治疗方法.     

人DC体外分化成熟特性及抗P-选择素功能域单抗对其干预调节

结合树突状细胞(DC)生物学特性, 探讨抗P-选择素lectin-EGF功能域单抗(PsL-EGFmAb)对体外培养人DC成熟和功能干预调节的作用. 通过SCF, GM-CSF, TGF-β₁, Flt-3L及TNF-α体外培养体系, 从脐血CD34⁺造血干细胞中诱导扩增获得DC, 并于细胞成熟过程中用PsL-EGFmAb及辅以IL-10作为对照进行干预. 分别观察和检测DC形态学及细胞活力, 细胞表面分子HLA-DR, CD1a, CD11c, CD54, CD83, CD80, CD86, CD209(DC-SIGN)及CD62P, E, L(P-、E-、L-选择素)表达, 细胞内活性氧(ROS)水平, 及IL-12p35, p40 mRNA与NF-κBP50, P65 mRNA表达, 培养上清液中IL-12p70分泌含量, 以及DC体外对T淋巴细胞刺激能力, 以此分析PsL-EGFmAb 对DC成熟与功能的干预状况. 结果显示, 未成熟DC高表达属模式识别受体的C型凝集素DC-SIGN外, 且胞内蓄积适量ROS, 具备了细胞吞噬能力. 成熟DC除仍高表达DC-SIGN, 伴随细胞内NF-κB基因明显表达, 其表面黏附共刺激分子CD11c, CD83, CD80, CD86表达上调, 且细胞因子IL-12合成分泌增加, 并具明显的体外刺激T淋巴细胞增殖能力, 符合于抗原提呈细胞特征. 此外, 未成熟和成熟DC基本不表达P-, E-选择素, 而分别高表达和低表达L-选择素. 进一步发现, PsL-EGFmAb较对照IL-10对DC表面DC-SIGN表达有抑制作用; 也能抑制细胞内NF-κB基因表达, 并相应抑制或下调DC黏附共刺激分子CD11c, CD83, CD80, CD86及HLA-DR表达, 抑制IL-12基因转录及其合成分泌, 以及抑制DC体外刺激T细胞增殖的能力. 上述结果表明, PsL-EGFmAb对DC分化成熟及功能具有抑制作用, 提示此作用与其抑制作为DC模式识别受体及功能分子DC-SIGN有关, 并可能是通过影响NF-κB信号途径起作用.     

双歧杆菌完整肽聚糖对脐血来源树突状细胞分化成熟的影响

目的研究两歧双歧杆菌完整肽聚糖（WPG）对脐血来源树突状细胞（DC）形态及分泌细胞因子的影响,了解双歧杆菌WPG对DC分化、成熟及免疫调节功能的作用;并为益生菌及其生物活性成分的进一步开发提供依据。方法分离正常孕妇脐血单个核细胞诱导生成未成熟树突状细胞（Dendritic cells,DCs）,实验组在培养的第7天分别加入两歧双歧杆菌WPG（5μg／ml）、两歧双歧杆菌全菌（100μg/ml）,阳性对照组加入脂多糖（LPS）,阴性对照组仅加入培养基。倒置显微镜在培养各期形态学观察,流式细胞术检测表面标志物CD83及CD1a的表达,NLR检测DCs刺激同种异体T淋巴细胞能力,ELISA法测定DCs培养上清中IL-12p70、IL-10的分泌。结果脐血单核细胞在双歧杆菌WPG与GM-CSF、IL-4协同诱导作用下,能成为形态上具有典型树突状突起的DCs;诱导后的CB-MDDCs刺激同种异体T细胞的增殖能力及分泌IL-12：p70、IL-10的水平显著高于阴性对照组（P〈0．01）且细胞表面标志物CD83及CD1a的表达增加。结论（1）双歧杆菌WPG能影响CB-MDDCs的成熟状态。（2）双歧杆菌WPG对CB-MDDCs成熟程度及分泌细胞因子水平的影响强于双歧杆菌全菌,说明WPG是双歧杆菌主要免疫活性成分。     

小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞体外诱导培养及初步鉴定

用重组小鼠粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子（rmGM-CSF）和重组小鼠白细胞介素4（rmIL-4）体外诱导小鼠骨髓细胞分化为树突状细胞,进行形态学变化观察,分析细胞表面分子,刺激T细胞增殖,探讨小鼠骨髓源树突状细胞（BMDC）体外诱导培养并进行初步鉴定。体外培养9d后BMDC可达80%以上,光镜下可见典型的树突状细胞形态。清楚表达成熟期主要表面标志物,可显著刺激同种异体混合淋巴细胞增殖。获得了较高纯度的BMDC,避免了使用传统磁珠分离方法所带来的成本高,操作复杂,产出率低的弊端,为研究BMDC功能以及运用开展下游实验提供材料。     

抗P-选择素凝集素-EGF功能域单抗对人树突状细胞成熟及功能抑制作用分析

在发现抗P-选择素凝集素-EGF功能域单抗(PsL-EGFmAb)对体外培养人树突状细胞(DC)成熟及功能有抑制作用基础上,进一步观察了PsL-EGFmAb对DC干预调节的作用机制。通过SCF、GM-CSF、TGF-β1、Flt-3L和TNF-α体外培养体系,从脐血CD34 造血干细胞中诱导扩增获得DC,并于成熟过程中用PsL-EGFmAb进行干预。采用流式细胞仪检测细胞表面分子表达;RT-PCR检测细胞内NF-κBp50、NF-κBp65mRNA表达;MTT比色法检测T细胞增殖反应,以及ELISA法测定IL-12p70分泌的含量。结果显示,PsL-EGFmAb对DC表面特异性C型凝集素DC-SIGN(CD209)表达有抑制作用,同时也能抑制DC细胞内NF-κBp50、NF-κBp65mRNA表达,相应抑制其黏附共刺激分子CD11c、CD83、CD80、CD86表达,以及IL-12p70分泌,此外也可抑制DC体外刺激T细胞增殖的能力。研究结果表明,PsL-EGFmAb对DC成熟及功能的抑制作用,提示与其抑制作为DC模式识别受体及功能分子DC-SIGN有关,并可能是通过影响NF-κB信号途径起作用。     

Differential production of IL-12, IFN-alpha, and IFN-gamma by mouse dendritic cell subsets

Dendritic cells (DC) not only stimulate T cells effectively but are also producers of cytokines that have important immune regulatory functions. In this study we have extended information on the functional differences between DC subpopulations to include differences in the production of the major immune-directing cytokines IL-12, IFN-alpha, and IFN-gamma. Splenic CD4(-)8(+) DC were identified as the major IL-12 producers in response to microbiological or T cell stimuli when compared with splenic CD4(-)8(-) or CD4(+)8(-) DC; however, all three subsets of DC showed similar IL-12 regulation and responded with increased IL-12 p70 production if IL-4 was present during stimulation. High level CD8 expression also correlated with extent of IL-12 production for DC isolated from thymus and lymph nodes. By using gene knockout mice we ruled out any role for CD8alpha itself, or of priming by T cells, on the superior IL-12-producing capacity of the CD8(+) DC. Additionally, CD8(+) DC were identified as the major producers of IFN-alpha compared with the two CD8(-) DC subsets, a finding that suggests similarity to the human plasmacytoid DC lineage. In contrast, the CD4(-)8(-) DC produced much more IFN-gamma than the CD4(-)8(+) or the CD4(+)8(-) DC under all conditions tested.     

The dendritic cell populations of mouse lymph nodes.

The dendritic cells (DC) of mouse lymph nodes (LN) were isolated, analyzed for surface markers, and compared with those of spleen. Low to moderate staining of LN DC for CD4 and low staining for CD8 was shown to be attributable to pickup of these markers from T cells. Excluding this artifact, five LN DC subsets could be delineated. They included the three populations found in spleen (CD4(+)8(-)DEC-205(-), CD4(-)8(-)DEC-205(-), CD4(-)8(+)DEC-205(+)), although the CD4-expressing DC were of low incidence. LN DC included two additional populations, characterized by relatively low expression of CD8 but moderate or high expression of DEC-205. Both appeared among the DC migrating out of skin into LN, but only one was restricted to skin-draining LN and was identified as the mature form of epidermal Langerhans cells (LC). The putative LC-derived DC displayed the following properties: large size; high levels of class II MHC, which persisted to some extent even in CIITA null mice; expression of very high levels of DEC-205 and of CD40; expression of many myeloid surface markers; and no expression of CD4 and only low to moderate expression of CD8. The putative LC-derived DC among skin emigrants and in LN also showed strong intracellular staining of langerin.     

Relationships among murine CD11c(high) dendritic cell subsets as revealed by baseline gene expression patterns

The functional relationships and properties of different subtypes of dendritic cells (DC) remain largely undefined. To better characterize these cells, we used global gene analysis to determine gene expression patterns among murine CD11c(high) DC subsets. CD4(+), CD8alpha(+), and CD8alpha(-) CD4(-) (double negative (DN)) DC were purified from spleens of normal C57/BL6 mice and analyzed using Affymetrix microarrays. The CD4(+) and CD8alpha(+) DC subsets showed distinct basal expression profiles differing by >200 individual genes. These included known DC subset markers as well as previously unrecognized, differentially expressed CD Ags such as CD1d, CD5, CD22, and CD72. Flow cytometric analysis confirmed differential expression in nine of nine cases, thereby validating the microarray analysis. Interestingly, the microarray expression profiles for DN cells strongly resembled those of CD4(+) DC, differing from them by <25 genes. This suggests that CD4(+) and DN DC are closely related phylogenetically, whereas CD8alpha(+) DC represent a more distant lineage, supporting the historical distinction between CD8alpha(+) and CD8alpha(-) DC. However, staining patterns revealed that in contrast to CD4(+) DC, the DN subset is heterogeneous and comprises at least two subpopulations. Gene Ontology and literature mining analyses of genes expressed differentially among DC subsets indicated strong associations with immune response parameters as well as cell differentiation and signaling. Such associations offer clues to possible unique functions of the CD11c(high) DC subsets that to date have been difficult to define as rigid distinctions.     

Two phenotypically distinct subsets of spleen dendritic cells in rats exhibit different cytokine production and T cell stimulatory activity

We recently reported that splenic dendritic cells (DC) in rats can be separated into CD4(+) and CD4(-) subsets and that the CD4(-) subset exhibited a natural cytotoxic activity in vitro against tumor cells. Moreover, a recent report suggests that CD4(-) DC could have tolerogenic properties in vivo. In this study, we have analyzed the phenotype and in vitro T cell stimulatory activity of freshly isolated splenic DC subsets. Unlike the CD4(-) subset, CD4(+) splenic DC expressed CD5, CD90, and signal regulatory protein alpha molecules. Both fresh CD4(-) and CD4(+) DC displayed an immature phenotype, although CD4(+) cells constitutively expressed moderate levels of CD80. The half-life of the CD4(-), but not CD4(+) DC in vitro was extremely short but cells could be rescued from death by CD40 ligand, IL-3, or GM-CSF. The CD4(-) DC produced large amounts of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-12 and TNF-alpha and induced Th1 responses in allogeneic CD4(+) T cells, whereas the CD4(+) DC produced low amounts of IL-12 and no TNF-alpha, but induced Th1 and Th2 responses. As compared with the CD4(+) DC that strongly stimulated the proliferation of purified CD8(+) T cells, the CD4(-) DC exhibited a poor CD8(+) T cell stimulatory capacity that was substantially increased by CD40 stimulation. Therefore, as previously shown in mice and humans, we have identified the existence of a high IL-12-producing DC subset in the rat that induces Th1 responses. The fact that both the CD4(+) and CD4(-) DC subsets produced low amounts of IFN-alpha upon viral infection suggests that they are not related to plasmacytoid DC.     

Engineered expression of the TLR5 ligand flagellin enhances paramyxovirus activation of human dendritic cell function

The paramyxovirus simian virus 5 (SV5) is a poor activator of human dendritic cell (DC) maturation pathways in vitro, and infected DC do not upregulate cell surface costimulatory proteins or secretion of immunomodulatory cytokines. We evaluated the hypothesis that activation of SV5-infected DC would be enhanced by engineering SV5 to express a Toll-like-receptor (TLR) ligand. To test this hypothesis, a novel virus was engineered such that the gene encoding an intracellular form of the TLR5 ligand flagellin was expressed from the genome of wild-type (WT) SV5 (SV5-flagellin). Cells infected in vitro with the flagellin-expressing virus released low levels of biologically active flagellin, which was capable of stimulating TLR5 signaling. Infection of human peripheral blood mononuclear cell-derived immature DC with SV5-flagellin resulted in enhanced levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-12 compared to infection with DC with the parental virus, WT SV5. In contrast to cytokine induction, the flagellin-expressing virus did not appreciably increase DC surface expression of the costimulatory molecule CD80 or CD86 above the level seen with WT SV5 alone. In mixed-culture assays, DC infected with the flagellin-expressing virus were more effective at activating gamma interferon secretion from both CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ allogeneic T cells than DC infected with WT SV5. Our results with SV5-directed intracellular expression of flagellin may be applicable to other vectors or pathogenic viruses where overcoming impairment of DC activation could contribute to the development of safer and more effective vaccines.     

In vitro propagated dendritic cells from patients with human-papilloma virus-associated preneoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix: use of Flt3 ligand

Dendritic cells (DC) are the most efficient antigen presenting cells. The clinical use of DC as vectors for antitumor and anti-infectious disease immunotherapy has been limited by their low level and accessibility in normal tissue. Substantial numbers of DC can be generated from peripheral blood cultured in the presence of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and granulocyte/macrophage-colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We showed in this study that substantial numbers of DC can be obtained from the peripheral blood of patients with (pre)neoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix. The procedure required relatively small blood samples (10 ml) and the presence of 100 U/ml IL-4 and 800 U/ml GM-CSF in the culture medium. There was no significant difference in the morphology, yield, phenotype and function of generated DC between patients with cervical (pre)neoplastic lesions and healthy individuals. When the hematopoietic factor Flt3 ligand (Flt3L, 40 ng/ml) was added, there was an average increase in the DC population of 26% compared to cultures with GM-CSF and IL-4 alone. Approximately 1.2 × 10⁶ cells with the characteristics of dendritic cells could be obtained when Flt3L was included in the medium. The addition of Flt3L did not modify the phenotypic profile of DC (HLA-DR⁺, CD1a⁺, CD4⁺, CD54⁺, CD80⁺, CD86⁺, CD40⁺, CD3⁻ and CD14⁻). In addition, Flt3L generated functional DC capable of stimulating the proliferation of alloreactive T cells. These results suggest that Flt3L, in association with GM-CSF and IL-4, provides an advantageous tool for the large-scale generation of DC and that an immunotherapy based on the use of DC generated in vitro is possible in patients with (pre)neoplastic lesions of the uterine cervix. Received: 8 January 1998 / Accepted: 30 April 1998     

Cutting edge: intravenous soluble antigen is presented to CD4 T cells by CD8- dendritic cells, but cross-presented to CD8 T cells by CD8+ dendritic cells

Mouse spleen contains three distinct mature dendritic cell (DC) populations (CD4(+)8(-), CD4(-)8(-), and CD4(-)8(+)) which retain a capacity to take up particulate and soluble AGS: Although the three splenic DC subtypes showed similar uptake of injected soluble OVA, they differed markedly in their capacity to present this Ag and activate proliferation in OVA-specific CD4 or CD8 T cells. For class II MHC-restricted presentation to CD4 T cells, the CD8(-) DC subtypes were more efficient, but for class I MHC-restricted presentation to CD8 T cells, the CD8(+) DC subtype was far more effective. This differential persisted when the DC were activated with LPS. The CD8(+) DC are therefore specialized for in vivo cross-presentation of exogenous soluble Ags into the class I MHC presentation pathway.     

Conventional dendritic cells are required for the activation of helper-dependent CD8 T cell responses to a model antigen after cutaneous vaccination with lentiviral vectors

Cutaneous vaccination with lentiviral vectors generates systemic CD8 T cell responses that have the potential to eradicate tumors for cancer immunotherapy. However, although s.c. immunization with <1 million lentiviral particles clearly primes cytotoxic T cells, vaccination with much higher doses has routinely been used to define the mechanisms of T cell activation by lentiviral vectors. In particular, experiments to test presentation of lentiviral Ags by dendritic cells (DC) require injection of high viral titers, which may result in aberrant transduction of different DC populations. We exploited inducible murine models of DC depletion to investigate which DC prime the lentiviral response after s.c. immunization with low doses of lentiviral particles. In this article, we demonstrate that conventional DC are required to present Ag to CD8 T cells in draining lymph nodes. Langerhans cells are not required to activate the effector response, and neither Langerhans cells nor plasmacytoid DC are sufficient to prime Ag-specific T cells. Immunization drives the generation of endogenous long-lived memory T cells that can be reactivated to kill Ag-specific targets in the absence of inflammatory challenge. Furthermore, lentiviral vaccination activates expansion of endogenous CD4 Th cells, which are required for the generation of effector CD8 T cells that produce IFN-γ and kill Ag-specific targets. Collectively, we demonstrate that after cutaneous immunization with lentiviral particles, CD4-licensed lymph node conventional DC present Ag to CD8 T cells, resulting in the generation of protective endogenous antitumor immunity that may be effective for cancer immunotherapy.