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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Beyond CCR7: dendritic cell migration in type 2 inflammation.

Audrey Meloun, Beatriz León

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Audrey MelounInnate Cells and Th2 Immunity Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Beatriz LeónInnate Cells and Th2 Immunity Section, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) are crucial antigen-presenting cells that initiate and regulate T cell responses, thereby shaping immunity against pathogens, innocuous antigens, tumors, and self-antigens. The migration of cDCs from peripheral tissues to draining lymph nodes (dLNs) is essential for their function in immune surveillance. This migration allows cDCs to convey the conditions of peripheral tissues to antigen-specific T cells in the dLNs, facilitating effective immune responses. Migration is primarily mediated by chemokine receptor CCR7, which is upregulated in response to homeostatic and inflammatory cues, guiding cDCs to dLNs. However, during type 2 immune responses, such as those triggered by parasites or allergens, a paradox arises-cDCs exhibit robust migration to dLNs despite low CCR7 expression. This review discusses how type 2 inflammation relies on additional signaling pathways, including those induced by membrane-derived bioactive lipid mediators like eicosanoids, sphingolipids, and oxysterols, which cooperate with CCR7 to enhance cDC migration and T helper 2 (Th2) differentiation. We explore the potential regulatory mechanisms of cDC migration in type 2 immunity, offering insights into the differential control of cDC trafficking in diverse immune contexts and its impact on immune responses.

Indexed as

Cell MovementDendritic CellsInflammationReceptors, CCR7Th2 CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansSignal TransductionCCR7 protein, humanReceptors, CCR77α,25-Dihydroxycholesterol (7α,25-OHC)CCR7cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs)dendritic cell migrationEBI2 (GPR183)prostaglandins (PGs)sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P)type 2 immune responses

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PMID40093008
PMCPMC11906670

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