Objective:To study the mechanism of interleukin-10(IL-10)inhibiting the function of dendritic cells(DCs).Meth-ods:Cultured C57BL/6 mouse bone marrow-derived DCs were divided into 5 groups:control group,LPS stimulated group,IL-10 treated group,IL-10+Rapamycin treated group and Rapamycin treated group .The regulatory mechanism of IL-10 on dendritic cells were evalua-ted from DCs function ,Flow cytometry was used to analyse the expression of DCs surface co-stimulator CD80 ,CD40 expression ,the abil-ity of uptaking antigen and stimulating T cell to proliferate;ELISA was used to detect the cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α.Western blot was used to analyse the autophagy related protein LC3.Compared the differences between the groups.Results:(1)Compared to LPS stimu-lated group,IL-10 treated group,DCs surface co-stimulator CD40,CD80 were decreased,IL-6 and TNF-αsecretion level and the ability to stimulate T cell to proliferate were decreased ,the ability to capture OVA antigen was increased .Compared to IL-10 treated group ,the DCs surface co-stimulator CD80 was decreased ( P<0.05 ) ,IL-6 and TNF-αsecretion level and the ability to stimulate T cell to prolifer-ate were increased(P<0.0001)in IL-10+rapamycin treated group.In addition,autophagy related proteins LC3Ⅱ/LC3Ⅰwas decreased in IL-10 treated group.Conclusion:IL-10 may regulate functions of DCs through inhibiting the autophagy of DCs .