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However, there is a paucity of information about how TLR2 stimulation modulates the immunological function of other hepatic APCs. In the current study, we investigated whether TLR2 stimulation influences the function of intrahepatic myeloid-derived cells (iMDCs) and elucidated the mechanisms involved in iMDC-induced T cell immunity. We could show that iMDCs from C57BL\/6 mice can potently suppress T cell activation in a cell contact\u2013independent manner. Ag presentation by iMDCs leads to naive CD8 T cell tolerance. To our surprise, instead of inducing cell functional maturation, TLR2 ligand palmitoyl-3-cysteine-serine-lysine-4 (P3C) stimulation further strengthens the suppressive and tolerogenic properties of iMDCs. After P3C administration, the population of Kupffer cells (KCs) of iMDCs dramatically increased. Mechanism analysis shows that KCs are essential for the enhanced inhibition of T cell activation by P3C-stimulated iMDCs. The iMDC-mediated CD8 T cell inhibition was mediated by soluble mediators, one of which was IL-10 secreted by KCs after P3C stimulation. IL-10 blockade could partially abolish iMDC-mediated T cell inhibition. Moreover, hepatitis B virus particle stimulation on iMDCs could also induce IL-10 production by the cells in a TLR2-dependent way. 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