10.6084/m9.figshare.4653709.v1 Rizzuti D. Rizzuti D. Ang M. Ang M. Sokollik C. Sokollik C. Wu T. Wu T. Abdullah M. Abdullah M. Greenfield L. Greenfield L. Fattouh R. Fattouh R. Reardon C. Reardon C. Tang M. Tang M. Diao J. Diao J. Schindler C. Schindler C. Cattral M. Cattral M. Jones N.L. Jones N.L. Supplementary Material for: Helicobacter pylori Inhibits Dendritic Cell Maturation via Interleukin-10-Mediated Activation of the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 Pathway Karger Publishers 2017 Immune response Bacteriology Cytokines H. pylori Dendritic cells 2017-02-15 13:54:39 Dataset https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Material_for_Helicobacter_pylori_Inhibits_Dendritic_Cell_Maturation_via_Interleukin-10-Mediated_Activation_of_the_Signal_Transducer_and_Activator_of_Transcription_3_Pathway/4653709 <p><i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infects the human gastric mucosa causing a chronic infection that is the primary risk factor for gastric cancer development. Recent studies demonstrate that <i>H. pylori</i> promotes tolerogenic dendritic cell (DC) development indicating that this bacterium evades the host immune response. However, the signaling pathways involved in modulating DC activation during infection remain unclear. Here, we report that<i> H. pylori</i> infection activated the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) pathway in murine bone marrow-derived DCs (BMDCs) and splenic DCs isolated ex vivo. Isogenic <i>cagA-</i>, <i>cagE-</i>, <i>vacA-</i> and urease-mutants exhibited levels of phosphoSTAT3 that were comparable to in the wild-type (WT) parent strain. <i>H. pylori</i>-infected BMDCs produced increased immunosuppressive IL-10, which activated STAT3 in an autocrine/paracrine fashion. Neutralization of IL-10 prevented <i>H. pylori</i>-mediated STAT3 activation in both BMDCs and splenic DCs. In addition, anti-IL-10 treatment of infected <i>H. pylori</i>-BMDCs was associated with increased CD86 and MHC II expression and enhanced proinflammatory IL-1β cytokine secretion. Finally, increased CD86 and MHC II expression was detected in <i>H. pylori</i>-infected STAT3 knockout DCs when compared to WT controls. Together, these results demonstrate that <i>H. pylori</i> infection induces IL-10 secretion in DCs, which activates STAT3, thereby modulating DC maturation and reducing IL-1β secretion. These findings identify a host molecular mechanism by which <i>H. pylori</i> can manipulate the innate immune response to potentially favor chronic infection and promote carcinogenesis.</p>