Control of hematopoiesis by dendritic cells

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Dendritic cells (DC) produce various cytokines which may regulate the differentiation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), however, the details of the relationship between dendritic cells and HSCs remains unclear. In this project, I revealed that the DC-stimulator TLR3 induces the prompt death of HSCs in vitro. Using mouse model, I also demonstrated that TLR9 stimulation or viral infection induces hemophagocytic syndrome, and that the phagocytes are monocyte-derived dendritic cells that produce IL-10. The produced IL-10 down-regulated hemophagocytosis, which suggests that hemophagocytosis is a novel immune suppressive mechanism to suppress an excessive immune response.