FcαRI-positive liver Kupffer cells: Reappraisal of the function of immunoglobulin A in immunity
Author: ["Marjolein van Egmond","Evert van Garderen","Annemiek B. van Spriel","Cora A. Damen","Edwin S. van Amersfoort","Ger van Zandbergen","Jan van Hattum","Johan Kuiper","Jan G.J. van de Winkel"]
Publication: Nature Medicine
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Abstract
Despite the well-recognized involvement of immunoglobulin (Ig) A in mucosal immunity, the function of its receptor, FcαRI (CD89), is poorly understood. The ability of FcαRI to activate leukocytes seems to conflict with the proposed anti-inflammatory activity of secretory IgA. We show here that in a transgenic mouse model, inflammatory mediators induced expression of FcαRI on Kupffer cells, which enabled efficient phagocytosis in vivo of bacteria coated with serum IgA. Secretory IgA did not initiate phagocytosis. Therefore, interactions between serum IgA and FcαRI on Kupffer cells may provide a ‘second line of defense’ in mucosal immunity, by eliminating invasive bacteria entering through the portal circulation and thus preventing disease.
Cite this article
van Egmond, M., van Garderen, E., van Spriel, A. et al. FcαRI-positive liver Kupffer cells: Reappraisal of the function of immunoglobulin A in immunity. Nat Med 6, 680–685 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/76261
