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Pneumocystis jirovecii is the opportunistic fungal organism that causes Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in humans. Similar to other opportunistic pathogens, Pneumocystis causes disease in individuals who are immunocompromised, particularly those infected with HIV. PCP remains the most common opportunistic infection in patients with AIDS. Incidence has decreased greatly with the advent of HAART. However, an increase in the non-HIV immunocompromised population, noncompliance with current treatments, emergence of drug-resistant strains and rise in HIV(+) cases in developing countries makes Pneumocystis a pathogen of continued interest and a public health threat. A great deal of research interest has addressed therapeutic interventions to boost waning immunity in the host to prevent or treat PCP. This article focuses on research conducted during the previous 5 years regarding the host immune response to Pneumocystis, including innate, cell-mediated and humoral immunity, and associated immunotherapies tested against PCP.
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- Michelle N Kelly
- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, LSU Health Sciences Center, Medical Education Building 3205, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
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Zhao Y, Wei XQ, Cui Y, Gao Y. Expression of DEC205 in Helicobacter pylori-infected macrophages. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2009; 17:2037-2041. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v17.i20.2037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and the expression of DEC205.
METHODS: H. pylori-HSP60 was prepared by a recombinant DNA procedure. After monocytic cells (NOMO1 line) were infected with H. pylori or stimulated with H. pylori-HSP60 or E.coli-LPS, whole cell protein was extracted and analyzed by Western blot. NOMO1 cells were then treated with PMA to induce their differentiation into macrophages, and infected with H. pylori or stimulated with H. pylori-HSP60. The expression of DEC205 mRNA was detected by real-time PCR. The expression of DEC205 protein on the surface of NOMO1 cells was analyzed by flow cytometry.
RESULTS: The expression of DEC205 protein was markedly increased following H. pylori infection, whereas the protein expression was only slightly upregulated after stimulation with H. pylori-HSP60 or E.coli-LPS. After treatment of NOMO1 cells with PMA, the expression of DEC205 mRNA was enhanced. Subsequent infection with H. pylori or stimulation with H. pylori-HSP60 could induce the expression of DEC205 mRNA in differentiated NOMO1 cells. Flow cytometry analysis indicated that the expression of DEC205 protein was upregulated obviously on the surface of H. pylori-infected NOMO1 cells (88.10% vs 7.84%, P < 0.05). Moreover, H. pylori infection and H. pylori-HSP60 stimulation could also increase DEC205 expression in differentiated NOMO1 cells (74.73% and 51.31% vs 43.77%, both P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: H. pylori infection may be closely related with the expression of DEC205 on the surface of macrophages in gastric mucosa.
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Wright AKA, Rao S, Range S, Eder C, Hofer TPJ, Frankenberger M, Kobzik L, Brightling C, Grigg J, Ziegler-Heitbrock L. Pivotal Advance: Expansion of small sputum macrophages in CF: failure to express MARCO and mannose receptors. J Leukoc Biol 2009; 86:479-89. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1108699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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deSchoolmeester ML, Martinez-Pomares L, Gordon S, Else KJ. The mannose receptor binds Trichuris muris excretory/secretory proteins but is not essential for protective immunity. Immunology 2009; 126:246-55. [PMID: 18624733 PMCID: PMC2632686 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.02893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Revised: 05/04/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Trichuris muris is a natural mouse model of the human gastrointestinal nematode parasite Trichuris trichiura and it is well established that a T helper type 2-dominated immune response is required for worm expulsion. Macrophages accumulate in the large intestine of mice during infection and these cells are known to express the mannose receptor (MR), which may act as a pattern recognition receptor. The data presented here show for the first time that T. muris excretory/secretory products (E/S) induce bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) to produce several cytokines and have MR-binding activity. Using alternatively activated BMDM from MR knockout mice it is shown that the production of interleukin-6 partially depends on the MR. Infection of MR knockout mice with T. muris reveals that this receptor is not necessary for the expulsion of the parasite because MR knockout mice expel parasites with the same kinetics as wild-type animals and have similar cytokine responses in the mesenteric lymph nodes. Furthermore, despite acting to reduce serum levels of proinflammatory mediators, absence of the MR does not lead to increased gut inflammation after T. muris infection when assessed by macrophage influx, goblet cell hyperplasia and crypt depth. This work suggests that, despite binding components of T. muris E/S, the MR is not critically involved in the generation of the immune response to this parasite.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cells, Cultured
- Helminth Proteins/metabolism
- Interleukin-6/biosynthesis
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/immunology
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/pathology
- Intestine, Large/parasitology
- Intestine, Large/pathology
- Lectins, C-Type/deficiency
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Macrophage Activation/immunology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/deficiency
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Receptors, Cell Surface/deficiency
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
- Trichuriasis/immunology
- Trichuriasis/pathology
- Trichuriasis/prevention & control
- Trichuris/metabolism
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Influence of the mannose receptor in host immune responses. Immunobiology 2009; 214:554-61. [PMID: 19162368 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 294] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 11/14/2008] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mannose receptor (MR) is a C-type lectin primarily expressed by macrophages and dendritic cells. Its three distinct extracellular binding sites recognise a wide range of both endogenous and exogenous ligands, therefore MR has been implicated in both homeostatic processes and pathogen recognition. However, the function of MR in host defence is not yet clearly understood as MR-deficient animals do not display enhanced susceptibility to pathogens bearing MR ligands. This scenario is even more complex when considering the role of MR in innate immune activation as, even though no intracellular signalling motif has been identified at its cytoplasmic tail, MR has been shown to be essential for cytokine production, both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory. Furthermore, MR might interact with other canonical pattern recognition receptors in order to mediate intracellular signalling. In this review, we have summarised recent observations relating to MR function in immune responses and focused on its participation in phagocytosis, antigen processing and presentation, cell migration and intracellular signalling.
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Monrad SU, Rea K, Thacker S, Kaplan MJ. Myeloid dendritic cells display downregulation of C-type lectin receptors and aberrant lectin uptake in systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Res Ther 2008; 10:R114. [PMID: 18811944 PMCID: PMC2592801 DOI: 10.1186/ar2517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2008] [Revised: 09/18/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction There is a growing body of evidence implicating aberrant dendritic cell function as a crucial component in the immunopathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus. The purpose of the present study was to characterize the phagocytic capacity and expression of receptors involved in pathogen recognition and self-nonself discrimination on myeloid dendritic cells from patients with lupus. Methods Unstimulated or stimulated monocyte-derived dendritic cells were obtained from lupus patients and healthy control individuals, and expression of C-type lectin receptors (mannose receptor and dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabbing nonintegrin), complement-receptor 3 and Fcγ receptors was determined by flow cytometry. Dextran uptake by lupus and control dendritic cells was also assessed by flow cytometry. Serum IFNγ was quantified by ELISA, and uptake of microbial products was measured using fluorescently labeled zymosan. Results When compared with dendritic cells from healthy control individuals, unstimulated and stimulated lupus dendritic cells displayed significantly decreased dextran uptake and mannose receptor and dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-grabbing nonintegrin expression. Decreased expression of the mannose receptor was associated with high serum IFNγ levels, but not with maturation status or medications. Diminished dextran uptake and mannose receptor expression correlated with lupus disease activity. There were no differences between control and lupus dendritic cells in the expression of other pattern recognition receptors or in the capacity to uptake zymosan particles Conclusions Lupus dendritic cells have diminished endocytic capacity, which correlates with decreased mannose receptor expression. While this phenomenon appears primarily intrinsic to dendritic cells, modulation by serum factors such as IFNγ could play a role. These abnormalities may be relevant to the aberrant immune homeostasis and the increased susceptibility to infections described in lupus.
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- Seetha U Monrad
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 West Medical Center Drive, 5520 MSRBI, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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van de Veerdonk FL, Kullberg BJ, van der Meer JWM, Gow NAR, Netea MG. Host-microbe interactions: innate pattern recognition of fungal pathogens. Curr Opin Microbiol 2008; 11:305-12. [PMID: 18602019 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Revised: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 06/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The recognition of fungi is mediated by germline pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as Toll-like receptors and lectin receptors that interact with conserved structures of the microorganisms, the pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Subsequently, PRRs activate intracellular signals that collaborate for the efficient activation of the host defense. The specificity of these responses is achieved through the activation of a particular mosaic of PRRs, that is determined by the available fungal PAMPs and the innate immune cells involved. This will determine a divergence of the final type of reaction, and in this way the innate host defense has the capability to deliver tailored responses to each pathogen.
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- Frank L van de Veerdonk
- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Martinez-Pomares L. The homeostatic properties of the mannose receptor in health and disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0213-9626(08)70061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Role of the mannose receptor in a murine model of Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Infect Immun 2008; 76:2362-7. [PMID: 18391001 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00095-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated fungal pathogen with a predilection to infect persons with suppressed T-cell function. Cryptococcal mannoproteins (MP) are highly mannosylated antigens which elicit T-cell responses in infected mice and in convalescent patients. Key to the immunogenicity of MP is its capacity to bind to the conserved mannose receptor (MR), CD206, on dendritic cells (DCs). To test the role of the MR in the immune response to C. neoformans, wild-type and MR knockout (MR KO) mice were compared by using in vivo and ex vivo models of cryptococcosis. Following a pulmonary challenge with C. neoformans, MR KO mice died significantly faster than wild-type mice and had higher lung fungal burdens after 4 weeks of infection. Uptake of MP was similar when DCs obtained from wild-type and MR KO mice were compared. Additionally, MP did not upregulate the maturation markers major histocompatibility complex class II, CD86, and CD40 in either wild-type or MR KO DCs. However, MP stimulated lymphoproliferation in CD4(+) T cells obtained from the peripheral lymph nodes of infected wild-type but not MR KO mice. These studies demonstrate a nonredundant role for the MR in the development of CD4(+) T-cell responses to MP and protection from C. neoformans.
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C-type lectin receptors in antifungal immunity. Trends Microbiol 2008; 16:27-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Revised: 09/23/2007] [Accepted: 10/25/2007] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Swain SD, Han S, Harmsen A, Shampeny K, Harmsen AG. Pulmonary hypertension can be a sequela of prior Pneumocystis pneumonia. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 171:790-9. [PMID: 17640969 PMCID: PMC1959506 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.070178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Improved treatment regimens have reduced fatalities from opportunistic diseases, such as Pneumocystis pneumonia, in AIDS patients. However, serious chronic conditions, including pulmonary hypertension (PH), are increasing in this group. We report here that when CD4 T cells in Pneumocystis-infected mice are temporally depleted and then allowed to return, the extended inflammation results in PH that persists after Pneumocystis is eliminated. Using this model of PH, we have found that i) the onset of PH is correlated with the return of CD4 T cells, but PH persists after CD4 levels diminish; ii) vascular remodeling accompanies PH, but whereas temporary medial hypertrophy is evident with transient PH in immunocompetent mice, persistent PH is associated with perivascular fibrosis; iii) elevated levels of the fibrotic mediator FIZZ1 are found in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of mice with persistent PH; and iv) although Th2-related mechanisms may be involved in PH etiology, PH still occurs in interleukin-4 receptor-deficient mice under these conditions. Overall, the data presented here demonstrate that the immune response to an infectious disease pathogen, such as Pneumocystis, can, when perturbed and prolonged, lead to later development of a serious chronic condition such as PH.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Fibrosis/pathology
- HIV Infections/complications
- Humans
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/metabolism
- Hypertension, Pulmonary/pathology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Lung/cytology
- Lung/metabolism
- Lung/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Knockout
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/complications
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/immunology
- Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/pathology
- Pulmonary Artery/cytology
- Pulmonary Artery/pathology
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-4/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- Steve D Swain
- Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology, Montana State University, 960 Technology Blvd., Bozeman, MT 59718, USA
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Sturge J, Todd SK, Kogianni G, McCarthy A, Isacke CM. Mannose receptor regulation of macrophage cell migration. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 82:585-93. [PMID: 17596337 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0107053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The migration of macrophages through peripheral tissues is an essential step in the host response to infection, inflammation, and ischemia as well as in tumor progression and tissue repair. The mannose receptor (MR; CD206, previously known as the macrophage MR) is a 175-kDa type I transmembrane glycoprotein and is a member of a family of four recycling endocytic receptors, which share a common extracellular domain structure but distinct ligand-binding properties and cell type expression patterns. MR has been shown to bind and internalize carbohydrate and collagen ligands and more recently, to have a role in myoblast motility and muscle growth. Given that the related Endo180 (CD280) receptor has also been shown to have a promigratory role, we hypothesized that MR may be involved in regulating macrophage migration and/or chemotaxis. Contrary to expectation, bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMM) from MR-deficient mice showed an increase in random cell migration and no impairment in chemotactic response to a gradient of CSF-1. To investigate whether the related promigratory Endo180 receptor might compensate for lack of MR, mice with homozygous deletions in MR and Endo180 were generated. These animals showed no obvious phenotypic abnormality, and their BMM, like those from MR-deficient mice, retained an enhanced migratory behavior. As MR is down-regulated during macrophage activation, these findings have implications for the regulation of macrophage migration during different stages of pathogenesis.
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- Justin Sturge
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JB UK
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He LZ, Crocker A, Lee J, Mendoza-Ramirez J, Wang XT, Vitale LA, O'Neill T, Petromilli C, Zhang HF, Lopez J, Rohrer D, Keler T, Clynes R. Antigenic targeting of the human mannose receptor induces tumor immunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:6259-67. [PMID: 17475854 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pattern recognition receptors are preferentially expressed on APCs allowing selective uptake of pathogens for the initiation of antimicrobial immunity. In particular, C-type lectin receptors, including the mannose receptor (MR), facilitate APC-mediated adsorptive endocytosis of microbial glyconjugates. We have investigated the potential of antigenic targeting to the MR as a means to induce Ag-specific humoral and cellular immunity. hMR transgenic (hMR Tg) mice were generated to allow specific targeting with the anti-hMR Ab, B11. We show that hMR targeting induced both humoral and cellular antigenic specific immunity. Immunization of hMR Tg mice with B11 mAbs induced potent humoral responses independent of adjuvant. Injection of hMR Tg mice with mouse anti-hMR Ab clone 19.2 elicited anti-Id-specific humoral immunity while non-Tg mice were unresponsive. B11-OVA fusion proteins (B11-OVA) were efficiently presented to OVA-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells in MR Tg, but not in non-Tg, mice. Effector differentiation of responding T cells in MR Tg mice was significantly enhanced with concomitant immunization with the TLR agonist, CpG. Administration of both CpG and B11-OVA to hMR Tg mice induced OVA-specific tumor immunity while WT mice remained unprotected. These studies support the clinical development of immunotherapeutic approaches in cancer using pattern recognition receptor targeting systems for the selective delivery of tumor Ags to APCs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/metabolism
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/biosynthesis
- Antigens/immunology
- Antigens/metabolism
- Cross-Priming/genetics
- Cross-Priming/immunology
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/metabolism
- Lectins, C-Type/biosynthesis
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/biosynthesis
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/genetics
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/immunology
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/metabolism
- Melanoma, Experimental/immunology
- Melanoma, Experimental/metabolism
- Melanoma, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Receptors, Cell Surface/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
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- Li-Zhen He
- Celldex Therapeutics, Bloomsbury, NJ 08804, USA
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Hollifield M, Bou Ghanem E, de Villiers WJS, Garvy BA. Scavenger receptor A dampens induction of inflammation in response to the fungal pathogen Pneumocystis carinii. Infect Immun 2007; 75:3999-4005. [PMID: 17548480 PMCID: PMC1951997 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00393-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alveolar macrophages are the effector cells largely responsible for clearance of Pneumocystis carinii from the lungs. Binding of organisms to beta-glucan and mannose receptors has been shown to stimulate phagocytosis of the organisms. To further define the mechanisms used by alveolar macrophages for clearance of P. carinii, mice deficient in the expression of scavenger receptor A (SRA) were infected with P. carinii, and clearance of organisms was monitored over time. SRA-deficient (SRAKO) mice consistently cleared P. carinii faster than did wild-type control mice. Expedited clearance corresponded to elevated numbers of activated CD4(+) T cells in the alveolar spaces of SRAKO mice compared to wild-type mice. Alveolar macrophages from SRAKO mice had increased expression of CD11b on their surfaces, consistent with an activated phenotype. However, they were not more phagocytic than macrophages expressing SRA, as measured by an in vivo phagocytosis assay. SRAKO alveolar macrophages produced significantly more tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) than wild-type macrophages when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide in vitro but less TNF-alpha in response to P. carinii in vitro. However, upon in vivo stimulation, SRAKO mice produced significantly more TNF-alpha, interleukin 12 (IL-12), and IL-18 in response to P. carinii infection than did wild-type mice. Together, these data indicate that SRA controls inflammatory cytokines produced by alveolar macrophages in the context of P. carinii infection.
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- Melissa Hollifield
- University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0298, USA
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McKenzie EJ, Taylor PR, Stillion RJ, Lucas AD, Harris J, Gordon S, Martinez-Pomares L. Mannose Receptor Expression and Function Define a New Population of Murine Dendritic Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:4975-83. [PMID: 17404279 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.8.4975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In vitro the mannose receptor (MR) mediates Ag internalization by dendritic cells (DC) and favors the presentation of mannosylated ligands to T cells. However, in vivo MR seems to play a role not in Ag presentation but in the homeostatic clearance of endogenous ligands, which could have the secondary benefit of reducing the levels of endogenous Ag available for presentation to the adaptive immune system. We have now observed that while MR(+) cells are consistently absent from T cell areas of spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes (LN), peripheral LN of untreated adult mice contain a minor population of MR(+)MHCII(+) in the paracortex. This novel MR(+) cell population can be readily identified by flow cytometry and express markers characteristic of DC. Furthermore, these MR(+) DC-like cells located in T cell areas can be targeted with MR ligands (anti-MR mAb). Numbers of MR(+)MHCII(+) cells in the paracortex are increased upon stimulation of the innate immune system and, accordingly, the amount of anti-MR mAb reaching MR(+)MHCII(+) cells in T cell areas is dramatically enhanced under these conditions. Our results indicate that the MR can act as an Ag-acquisition system in a DC subpopulation restricted to lymphoid organs draining the periphery. Moreover, the effect of TLR agonists on the numbers of these MR(+) DC suggests that the immunogenicity of MR ligands could be under the control of innate stimulation. In accordance with these observations, ligands highly specific for the MR elicit enhanced humoral responses in vivo only when administered in combination with endotoxin.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antigen Presentation
- Dendritic Cells/physiology
- Flow Cytometry
- Immunity, Innate
- Immunization
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Lectins, C-Type/analysis
- Lectins, C-Type/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/physiology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/analysis
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/immunology
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Rats
- Receptors, Cell Surface/analysis
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Skin/cytology
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- Emma J McKenzie
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Akilov OE, Kasuboski RE, Carter CR, McDowell MA. The role of mannose receptor during experimental leishmaniasis. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 81:1188-96. [PMID: 17261547 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0706439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The primary host cells for Leishmania replication are macrophages (MP). Several molecules on the surface of professional phagocytic cells have been implicated in the initial process of parasite internalization and initiation of signaling pathways. These pattern recognition receptors distinguish molecular patterns on pathogen surfaces. Mannose receptor (MR), specifically, recognizes mannose residues on the surface of Leishmania parasites. We studied the role of MR in the pathogenesis of experimental cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis using MR-deficient [MR-knockout (KO)] C57BL/6 mice. MR-deficient MP exhibited a comparable infection rate and cytokine production. In the absence of MR, the clinical course of Leishmania major and Leishmania donovani infections was similar in MR-KO and wild-type mice (MR-WT). Furthermore, immunohistochemistry of cutaneous lesions from MR-KO and MR-WT mice revealed no differences in lesion architecture or cell components. Inhibition of MP responses is a hallmark of Leishmania infection; our data demonstrate further that host MR is not essential for blocking IFN-gamma/LPS-induced IL-12 production and MAPK activation by Leishmania. Thus, we conclude that the MR is not essential for host defense against Leishmania infection or regulation of IL-12 production.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Interferon-gamma/antagonists & inhibitors
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interleukin-12/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-12/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/deficiency
- Lectins, C-Type/physiology
- Leishmania donovani/drug effects
- Leishmania donovani/immunology
- Leishmania donovani/pathogenicity
- Leishmania major/drug effects
- Leishmania major/immunology
- Leishmania major/pathogenicity
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/immunology
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/parasitology
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/pathology
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/immunology
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/parasitology
- Leishmaniasis, Visceral/pathology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/parasitology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Mannans/pharmacology
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/deficiency
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/physiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/drug effects
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/deficiency
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Structure-Activity Relationship
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- Oleg E Akilov
- Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 215 Galvin Life Sciences, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Saijo S, Fujikado N, Furuta T, Chung SH, Kotaki H, Seki K, Sudo K, Akira S, Adachi Y, Ohno N, Kinjo T, Nakamura K, Kawakami K, Iwakura Y. Dectin-1 is required for host defense against Pneumocystis carinii but not against Candida albicans. Nat Immunol 2006; 8:39-46. [PMID: 17159982 DOI: 10.1038/ni1425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 477] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Dectin-1 is a C-type lectin involved in the recognition of beta-glucans found in the cell walls of fungi. We generated dectin-1-deficient mice to determine the importance of dectin-1 in the defense against pathogenic fungi. In vitro, beta-glucan-induced cytokine production from wild-type dendritic cells and macrophages was abolished in cells homozygous for dectin-1 deficiency ('dectin-1-knockout' cells). In vivo, dectin-1-knockout mice were more susceptible than wild-type mice to pneumocystis infection, even though their cytokine production was normal. However, pneumocystis-infected dectin-1-knockout macrophages did show defective production of reactive oxygen species. In contrast to those results, wild-type and dectin-1-knockout mice were equally susceptible to candida infection. Thus, dectin-1 is required for immune responses to some fungal infections, as protective immunity to pneumocystis, but not to candida, required dectin-1 for the production of antifungal reactive oxygen species.
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- Shinobu Saijo
- Center for Experimental Medicine, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Robinson MJ, Sancho D, Slack EC, LeibundGut-Landmann S, Reis e Sousa C. Myeloid C-type lectins in innate immunity. Nat Immunol 2006; 7:1258-65. [PMID: 17110942 DOI: 10.1038/ni1417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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C-type lectins expressed on myeloid cells comprise a family of proteins that share a common structural motif, and some act as receptors in pathogen recognition. But just as the presence of leucine-rich repeats alone is not sufficient to define a Toll-like receptor, the characterization of C-type lectin receptors in innate immunity requires the identification of accompanying signaling motifs. Here we focus on the known signaling pathways of myeloid C-type lectins and on their possible functions as autonomous activating or inhibitory receptors involved in innate responses to pathogens or self.
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- Matthew J Robinson
- Immunobiology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, London WC2A 3PX, United Kingdom
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The termination of the apoptotic programme occurs in most cases via recognition and clearance by phagocytes, especially the professional phagocytes, such as macrophages and immature dendritic cells. Engulfed cells do not simply disappear from the midst of living tissues. The fine-defined presentation of yielded self-antigens to T cells is a central event in the induction or the maintenance of the peripheral immune tolerance to self. Conversely, abnormality in this pathway may contribute to the pathogenesis of systemic and organ-specific autoimmune diseases. We herein reviewed the relationship between phagocytosis of apoptotic cells and immune regulation, especially the effects of engulfed apoptotic cells on immune tolerance and autoimmune diseases.
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- G Liu
- Transplantation Biology Research Division, State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Martinez-Pomares L, Wienke D, Stillion R, McKenzie EJ, Arnold JN, Harris J, McGreal E, Sim RB, Isacke CM, Gordon S. Carbohydrate-independent recognition of collagens by the macrophage mannose receptor. Eur J Immunol 2006; 36:1074-82. [PMID: 16619293 DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Mannose receptor (MR) is the best characterised member of a family of four endocytic molecules that share a common domain structure; a cysteine-rich (CR) domain, a fibronectin-type II (FNII) domain and tandemly arranged C-type lectin-like domains (CTLD, eight in the case of MR). Two distinct lectin activities have been described for MR. The CR domain recognises sulphated carbohydrates while the CTLD mediate binding to mannose, fucose or N-acetylglucosamine. FNII domains are known to be important for collagen binding and this has been studied in the context of two members of the MR family, Endo180 and the phospholipase A2 receptor. Here, we have investigated whether the broad and effective lectin activity mediated by the CR domain and CTLD of MR is favoured to the detriment of FNII-mediated interaction(s). We show that MR is able to bind and internalise collagen in a carbohydrate-independent manner and that MR deficient macrophages have a marked defect in collagen IV and gelatin internalisation. These data have major implications at the molecular level as there are now three distinct ligand-binding sites described for MR. Furthermore our findings extend the range of endogenous ligands recognised by MR, a molecule firmly placed at the interface between homeostasis and immunity.
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Dectin-1 is a natural killer (NK)-cell-receptor-like C-type lectin that is thought to be involved in innate immune responses to fungal pathogens. This transmembrane signalling receptor mediates various cellular functions, from fungal binding, uptake and killing, to inducing the production of cytokines and chemokines. These activities could influence the resultant immune response and can, in certain circumstances, lead to autoimmunity and disease. As I discuss here, understanding the molecular mechanisms behind these functions has revealed new concepts, including collaborative signalling with the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the use of spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK), that have implications for the role of other non-TLR pattern-recognition receptors in immunity.
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- Gordon D Brown
- Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, CLS, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.
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Viriyakosol S, Matthias MA, Swancutt MA, Kirkland TN, Vinetz JM. Toll-like receptor 4 protects against lethal Leptospira interrogans serovar icterohaemorrhagiae infection and contributes to in vivo control of leptospiral burden. Infect Immun 2006; 74:887-95. [PMID: 16428731 PMCID: PMC1360355 DOI: 10.1128/iai.74.2.887-895.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The roles of innate immune responses in protection from or pathogenesis of severe leptospirosis remain unclear. We examined the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in mouse infection and macrophage responses to Leptospira. C3H/HeJ mice (TLR4 deficient) and C3H/HeJ-SCID mice, but not C3H/OuJ mice (TLR4 intact), died after intraperitoneal infection with Leptospira interrogans serovar Icterohaemorrhagiae. Death in both C3H/HeJ mouse strains was associated with jaundice and pulmonary hemorrhage, similar to the patient from whom the isolate was obtained. In chronic sublethal infection, TLR4-deficient mice harbored more leptospires in liver, lung, and kidney than control mice. Heat-killed Leptospira stimulated macrophages to secrete proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 not inhibited by polymyxin B, suggesting that leptospiral lipopolysaccharide (LPS) did not drive these responses. Anti-TLR4 and anti-MD-2 but not anti-CD14 monoclonal antibodies inhibited cytokine production. Peritoneal macrophages from CD14-/- and TLR2-/- mice exhibited no defect in cytokine responses to Leptospira compared to controls. Macrophages from C3H/HeJ, TLR4-/-, and MyD88-/- mice secreted far-lower levels of cytokines than wild-type macrophages in response to Leptospira. TLR4 plays a crucial role in protection from acute lethal infection and control of leptospiral burden during sublethal chronic infection. Cytokine responses in macrophages correlated with leptospiral clearance. These TLR4-dependent but CD14/TLR2-independent responses are likely mediated by a leptospiral ligand(s) other than LPS.
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- Suganya Viriyakosol
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. 0640, La Jolla, CA 92093-0640, USA
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Suram S, Brown GD, Ghosh M, Gordon S, Loper R, Taylor PR, Akira S, Uematsu S, Williams DL, Leslie CC. Regulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 activation and cyclooxygenase 2 expression in macrophages by the beta-glucan receptor. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:5506-14. [PMID: 16407295 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m509824200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Phagocytosis of non-opsonized microorganisms by macrophages initiates innate immune responses for host defense against infection. Cytosolic phospholipase A(2) is activated during phagocytosis, releasing arachidonic acid for production of eicosanoids, which initiate acute inflammation. Our objective was to identify pattern recognition receptors that stimulate arachidonic acid release and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) expression in macrophages by pathogenic yeast and yeast cell walls. Zymosan- and Candida albicans-stimulated arachidonic acid release from resident mouse peritoneal macrophages was blocked by soluble glucan phosphate. In RAW264.7 cells arachidonic acid release, COX2 expression, and prostaglandin production were enhanced by overexpressing the beta-glucan receptor, dectin-1, but not dectin-1 lacking the cytoplasmic tail. Pure particulate (1, 3)-beta-D-glucan stimulated arachidonic acid release and COX2 expression, which were augmented in a Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-dependent manner by macrophage-activating lipopeptide-2. However, arachidonic acid release and leukotriene C(4) production stimulated by zymosan and C. albicans were TLR2-independent, whereas COX2 expression and prostaglandin production were partially blunted in TLR2(-/-) macrophages. Inhibition of Syk tyrosine kinase blocked arachidonic acid release and COX2 expression in response to zymosan, C. albicans, and particulate (1, 3)-beta-D-glucan. The results suggest that cytosolic phospholipase A(2) activation triggered by the beta-glucan component of yeast is dependent on the immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif-like domain of dectin-1 and activation of Syk kinase, whereas both TLR2 and Syk kinase regulate COX2 expression.
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- Saritha Suram
- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Pop SM, Kolls JK, Steele C. Pneumocystis: immune recognition and evasion. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2005; 38:17-22. [PMID: 16182595 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2005.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2005] [Revised: 07/21/2005] [Accepted: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pulmonary infection caused by the opportunistic fungal organism Pneumocystis continues to be a leading AIDS defining illness. The initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the HIV-infected population has led to a significant reduction in the incidence of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), although recent trends suggest the incidence has plateaued rather than decreased. Host defense against Pneumocystis involves a delicate, concerted balance between the inflammatory response and immune-mediated clearance. Innate cellular immunity is a cornerstone in this response as it provides the initial recognition event that precipitates an immune response, ultimately leading to clearance of the organism from the host. This review will focus on carbohydrate moieties found in the Pneumocystis cell wall and the immune events that occur following their recognition.
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- Shannon M Pop
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Ryffel B, Fremond C, Jacobs M, Parida S, Botha T, Schnyder B, Quesniaux V. Innate immunity to mycobacterial infection in mice: Critical role for toll-like receptors. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2005; 85:395-405. [PMID: 16257265 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2005.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the recognition of several pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterial antigens recognize distinct TLRs resulting in rapid activation of cells of the innate immune system. Ablation of most of the TLR signalling as in mice deficient for the common adaptor protein MyD88 reveals that TLR is crucial for the activation of an innate immune response. MyD88-deficient mice are unable to clear virulent mycobacteria and succumb to acute necrotic pneumonia. Despite the profound defect of the innate immune response, MyD88 deficiency allows the emergence of an adaptive immunity. These data demonstrate that activation of multiple TLRs contributes to an efficient innate response to mycobacteria, while MyD88-dependent signalling is dispensable to generate adaptive immunity.
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Zhang J, Tachado SD, Patel N, Zhu J, Imrich A, Manfruelli P, Cushion M, Kinane TB, Koziel H. Negative regulatory role of mannose receptors on human alveolar macrophage proinflammatory cytokine release in vitro. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 78:665-74. [PMID: 16000387 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1204699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Alveolar macrophages (AM) are critical components of lung innate immunity and contribute to an effective host response to Pneumocystis pneumonia. Recognition of unopsonized Pneumocystis organisms by human AM is mediated predominantly via mannose receptors and results in phagocytosis, release of reactive oxygen species, and activation of the nuclear transcription factor (NF)-kappaB. However, the AM host defense genes activated by Pneumocystis have not been defined. In the present study, incubation of AM with unopsonized Pneumocystis organisms was not associated with release of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, or tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha (important cytokines in the host response to Pneumocystis) and did not induce IL-1beta, IL-6, or TNF-alpha mRNA transcripts. These findings were not attributed to Pneumocystis-induced cytopathic changes, as these same AM released IL-8 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in response to Pneumocystis. NF-kappaB-mediated IL-8 release was independent of Pneumocystis phagocytosis. The observed response was specific, as IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha release and mRNA induction were preserved in response to lipopolysaccharide or serum-opsonized Pneumocystis. The absence of IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha release in response to Pneumocystis was predominately influenced by AM mannose receptors, as blocking mannose receptors or targeted mannose receptor small interfering RNA functional gene silencing resulted in TNF-alpha release in response to unopsonized Pneumocystis organisms. Furthermore, ligation of AM mannose receptors by unopsonized Pneumocystis organisms reduced Toll-like receptor 4-mediated TNF-alpha release. Taken together, these data suggest that mannose receptors on human AM may suppress select proinflammatory cytokine release and may serve to regulate the innate inflammatory responses to infectious challenge in the lungs.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Animals
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Feedback, Physiological/immunology
- Female
- Gene Silencing
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukin-8/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-8/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/genetics
- Lectins, C-Type/immunology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/drug effects
- Macrophages, Alveolar/immunology
- Macrophages, Alveolar/microbiology
- Male
- Mannose Receptor
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/genetics
- Mannose-Binding Lectins/immunology
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/biosynthesis
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 9/immunology
- Middle Aged
- NF-kappa B/immunology
- Pneumocystis/immunology
- Pulmonary Alveoli/immunology
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Reference Values
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/drug effects
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
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- Jianmin Zhang
- Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Kirstein Hall, Room E/KSB-23, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Fernández N, Alonso S, Valera I, Vigo AG, Renedo M, Barbolla L, Crespo MS. Mannose-Containing Molecular Patterns Are Strong Inducers of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression and Prostaglandin E2Production in Human Macrophages. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:8154-62. [PMID: 15944324 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.12.8154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the production of PGE(2) in response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns decorated with mannose moieties were studied in human monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM). Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan was a robust agonist, suggesting the involvement of the mannose receptor (MR). MR expression increased along the macrophage differentiation route, as judged from both its surface display assessed by flow cytometry and the ability of MDM to ingest mannosylated BSA. Treatment with mannose-BSA, a weak agonist of the MR containing a lower ratio of attached sugar compared with pure polysaccharides, before the addition of mannan inhibited COX-2 expression, whereas this was not observed when agonists other than mannan and zymosan were used. HeLa cells, which were found to express MR mRNA, showed a significant induction of COX-2 expression upon mannan challenge. Conversely, mannan did not induce COX-2 expression in HEK293 cells, which express the mRNA encoding Endo180, a parent receptor pertaining to the MR family, but not the MR itself. These data indicate that mannan is a strong inducer of COX-2 expression in human MDM, most likely by acting through the MR route. Because COX-2 products can be both proinflammatory and immunomodulatory, these results disclose a signaling route triggered by mannose-decorated pathogen-associated molecular patterns, which can be involved in both the response to pathogens and the maintenance of homeostasis.
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- Nieves Fernández
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valladolid, Spain
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Sato K, Imai Y, Higashi N, Kumamoto Y, Onami TM, Hedrick SM, Irimura T. Lack of antigen-specific tissue remodeling in mice deficient in the macrophage galactose-type calcium-type lectin 1/CD301a. Blood 2005; 106:207-15. [PMID: 15784728 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2004-12-4943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins (MGLs), which were recently named CD301, have 2 homologues in mice: MGL1 and MGL2. MGLs are expressed on macrophages and immature dendritic cells. The persistent presence of granulation tissue induced by a protein antigen was observed in wild-type mice but not in mice lacking an endogenous, macrophage-specific, galactose-type calcium-type lectin 1 (MGL1) in an air pouch model. The anti-MGL1 antibody suppressed the granulation tissue formation in wild-type mice. A large number of cells, present only in the pouch of MGL1-deficient mice, were not myeloid or lymphoid lineage cells and the number significantly declined after administration of interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1alpha) into the pouch of MGL1-deficient mice. Furthermore, granulation tissue was restored by this treatment and the cells obtained from the pouch of MGL1-deficient mice were incorporated into the granulation tissue when injected with IL-1alpha. Taken together, MGL1 expressed on a specific subpopulation of macrophages that secrete IL-1alpha was proposed to regulate specific cellular interactions crucial to granulation tissue formation.
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- Kayoko Sato
- Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Molecular Immunology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Species of the genus Pneumocystis exist as opportunistic fungal pathogens and are associated with severe pneumonia and pulmonary complications in immunocompromised individuals. Although prophylactic therapy for Pneumocystis has significantly decreased the overall incidence of infection, more than 80% of cases in current patient populations are considered breakthrough cases. In the HIV-infected population, in the years following the initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), significant reductions in the incidence of Pneumocystis infection were observed, although trends over the last several years suggest that the incidence of Pneumocystis has plateaued rather than decreased. Furthermore, with the more prominent usage of immunosuppressive therapies, the frequency of Pneumocystis infection in the HIV-negative population, such as those with hematologic malignancies and those who have undergone transplantation, has risen significantly. Investigating host defense mechanisms against P. carinii has historically been problematic due to the difficulty in achieving continuous in vitro propagation of proliferating Pneumocytis organisms. Nevertheless, clinical and experimental studies have documented that host defense against Pneumocystis involves a concerted effort between innate, cell-mediated (T lymphocyte) and humoral (B lymphocyte) responses. However, the pulmonary environment is a tissue site where heightened inflammatory responses can often lead to inflammation-mediated injury, thereby contributing to the pathogenesis of Pneumocystis infection. Accordingly, clearance of Pneumocystis from the pulmonary environment is dependent on a delicate equilibrium between the inflammatory response and immune-mediated clearance of the organism. Furthermore, innate and adaptive responses against Pneumocystis are strikingly similar to those against other medically-important fungi, thus providing additional evidence that Pneumocystis exists as a fungal organism.
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- Chad Steele
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
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Le Cabec V, Emorine LJ, Toesca I, Cougoule C, Maridonneau-Parini I. The human macrophage mannose receptor is not a professional phagocytic receptor. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 77:934-43. [PMID: 15767290 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.1204705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The macrophage mannose receptor (MR) appears to play an important role in the binding and phagocytosis of several human pathogens, but its phagocytic property and signaling pathways have been poorly defined. The general strategy to explore such topics is to express the protein of interest in nonphagocytic cells, but in the case of MR, there are few reports using the full-length MR cDNA. When we searched to clone de novo the human MR (hMR) cDNA, problems were encountered, and full-length hMR cDNA was only obtained after devising a complex cloning strategy. Chinese hamster ovary cells, which have a fully functional phagocytic machinery when expressing professional phagocytic receptors, were stably transfected, and cell clones expressing hMR at quantitatively comparable levels than human macrophages or J774E cells were obtained. They exhibited a functional hMR-mediated endocytic capacity of a soluble ligand but failed to ingest classical particulate ligands of MR such as zymosan, Mycobacterium kansasii, or trimannoside bovine serum albumin-coated latex beads. Transient expression of hMR in two human cell lines did not provide a phagocytic capacity either. In conclusion, we show that MR is not a professional phagocytic receptor, as it does not possess the ability to promote particle ingestion in nonphagocytic cells on its own. We propose that MR is a binding receptor, which requires a partner to trigger phagocytosis in some specialized cells such as macrophages. Our new expression vector could represent a useful tool to study the receptor and its partnership further.
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- Véronique Le Cabec
- Institute de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structural, CNRS UMR 5089, Toulouse, France.
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It is now appreciated that the range of ligands interacting with C-type lectin type receptors on antigen presenting cells includes endogenous self-molecules as well as pathogens and pathogen-derived ligands. Interestingly, not all interactions between these receptors and pathogenic ligands have beneficial outcomes, and it appears that some pathogens have evolved immunoevasive or immunosuppressive activities through receptors such as DC-SIGN. In addition to this, recent data indicate that the well-characterised macrophage mannose receptor is not essential to host defence against fungal pathogens, as previously thought, but has an important role in regulating endogenous glycoprotein clearance. New studies have also demonstrated that different ligand binding and/or sensing receptors collaborate for full and effective immune responses.
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Key Words
- apc, antigen-presenting cell
- bdca, blood dc antigen
- clr, c-type lectin receptor
- crd, carbohydrate recognition domain
- dc, dendritic cell
- fn-ii, fibronectin type ii
- icam, intercellular adhesion molecule
- itam, immunotyrosine activatory motif
- mø, macrophage
- mhc-i, mhc class i
- mhc-ii, mhc class ii
- mr, mannose receptor
- prr, pattern recognition receptor
- tlr, toll-like receptor
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- Eamon P McGreal
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK
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Vigerust DJ, Egan BS, Shepherd VL. HIV-1 Nef mediates post-translational down-regulation and redistribution of the mannose receptor. J Leukoc Biol 2005; 77:522-34. [PMID: 15637102 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0804454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has derived a variety of means to evade the host immune response. HIV-derived proteins, including Tat, Nef, and Env, have all been reported to decrease expression of host molecules such as CD4 and major histocompatibility complex I, which would assist in limiting viral replication. The mannose receptor (MR) on the surface of macrophages and dendritic cells (DC) has been proposed to function as an effective antigen-capture molecule, as well as a receptor for entering pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii. Regulation of this receptor would therefore benefit HIV in removing an additional arm of the innate immune system. Previous work has shown that MR function is reduced in alveolar macrophages from HIV-infected patients and that surface MR levels are decreased by the HIV-derived protein Nef in DC. In addition, several laboratories have shown that CD4 is removed from the surface of T cells in a manner that might be applicable to decreased MR surface expression in macrophages. In the current study, we have investigated the role of Nef in removing MR from the cell surface. We have used a human macrophage cell line stably expressing the MR as well as human epithelial cells transiently expressing CD4 and a unique CD4/MR chimeric molecule constructed from the extracellular and transmembrane domains of CD4 and the cytoplasmic tail portion of the MR. We show that the MR is reduced on the cell surface by approximately 50% in the presence of Nef and that the MR cytoplasmic tail can confer susceptibility to Nef in the CD4/MR chimera. These data suggest that the MR is a potential intracellular target of Nef and that this regulation may represent a mechanism to further cripple the host innate immune system.
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- David J Vigerust
- Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Quesniaux V, Fremond C, Jacobs M, Parida S, Nicolle D, Yeremeev V, Bihl F, Erard F, Botha T, Drennan M, Soler MN, Le Bert M, Schnyder B, Ryffel B. Toll-like receptor pathways in the immune responses to mycobacteria. Microbes Infect 2004; 6:946-59. [PMID: 15310472 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection depends on recognition of the pathogen and the activation of both the innate and adaptive immune responses. Toll-like receptors (TLR) were shown to play a critical role in the recognition of several pathogens. Mycobacterial antigens recognise distinct TLR resulting in rapid activation of cells of the innate immune system. Recent evidence from in vitro and in vivo investigations, summarised in this review demonstrates TLR-dependent activation of innate immune response, while the induction of adaptive immunity to mycobacteria may be TLR independent.
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- Valerie Quesniaux
- CNRS, IEM2815, Institut Transgenose, 3B, rue de la Ferollerie, 45071 Orleans, France
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Zhang J, Zhu J, Imrich A, Cushion M, Kinane TB, Koziel H. Pneumocystis activates human alveolar macrophage NF-kappaB signaling through mannose receptors. Infect Immun 2004; 72:3147-60. [PMID: 15155616 PMCID: PMC415687 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.6.3147-3160.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Alveolar macrophages (AM) represent important effector cells in the innate immune response to the AIDS-related pathogen Pneumocystis, but the early AM host defense signaling events are poorly defined. Using AM from healthy individuals, we showed in the present study that Pneumocystis organisms stimulate AM NF-kappaB p50 and p65 nuclear translocation in a time-dependent and multiplicity-of-infection-dependent manner as determined by electrophoretic mobility shift assay and immunofluorescence microscopy and that NF-kappaB nuclear translocation is associated with I-kappaB phosphorylation. Importantly, competitive inhibition of mannose receptor and targeted short interfering RNA-mediated gene suppression of mannose receptor mRNA and protein is associated with complete elimination of NF-kappaB nuclear translocation in response to Pneumocystis. Furthermore, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of AM (as a model human disease state of reduced AM mannose receptor expression and function) inhibits Pneumocystis-mediated NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and is associated with reduced I-kappaB phosphorylation and reduced interleukin-8 (IL-8) release. In contrast, NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and IL-8 release in response to lipopolysaccharide are intact in AM from both healthy and HIV-infected individuals, indicating that the observed impairment is not a global disturbance of the NF-kappaB pathway. Thus, in addition to phagocytic and endocytic effector functions, the present study identifies mannose receptors as pattern recognition receptors capable of NF-kappaB activation in response to infectious non-self challenge. AM mannose receptor-mediated NF-kappaB activation may represent an important mechanism of the host cell response to Pneumocystis, and altered NF-kappaB activation in the context of HIV infection may impair a critical innate immune signaling response and may contribute to pathogenesis of opportunistic lung infections.
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- Jianmin Zhang
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Steele C, Marrero L, Swain S, Harmsen AG, Zheng M, Brown GD, Gordon S, Shellito JE, Kolls JK. Alveolar macrophage-mediated killing of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. muris involves molecular recognition by the Dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 198:1677-88. [PMID: 14657220 PMCID: PMC2194130 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Innate immune mechanisms against Pneumocystis carinii, a frequent cause of pneumonia in immunocompromised individuals, are not well understood. Using both real time polymerase chain reaction as a measure of organism viability and fluorescent deconvolution microscopy, we show that nonopsonic phagocytosis of P. carinii by alveolar macrophages is mediated by the Dectin-1 β-glucan receptor and that the subsequent generation of hydrogen peroxide is involved in alveolar macrophage–mediated killing of P. carinii. The macrophage Dectin-1 β-glucan receptor colocalized with the P. carinii cyst wall. However, blockage of Dectin-1 with high concentrations of anti–Dectin-1 antibody inhibited binding and concomitant killing of P. carinii by alveolar macrophages. Furthermore, RAW 264.7 macrophages overexpressing Dectin-1 bound P. carinii at a higher level than control RAW cells. In the presence of Dectin-1 blockage, killing of opsonized P. carinii could be restored through FcγRII/III receptors. Opsonized P. carinii could also be efficiently killed in the presence of FcγRII/III receptor blockage through Dectin-1–mediated phagocytosis. We further show that Dectin-1 is required for P. carinii–induced macrophage inflammatory protein 2 production by alveolar macrophages. Taken together, these results show that nonopsonic phagocytosis and subsequent killing of P. carinii by alveolar macrophages is dependent upon recognition by the Dectin-1 β-glucan receptor.
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- Chad Steele
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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