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Alli R, Nguyen P, Boyd K, Sundberg JP, Geiger TL. A mouse model of clonal CD8+ T lymphocyte-mediated alopecia areata progressing to alopecia universalis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 188:477-86. [PMID: 22116824 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1100657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alopecia areata is among the most prevalent autoimmune diseases, yet compared with other autoimmune conditions, it is not well studied. This in part results from limitations in the C3H/HeJ mouse and DEBR rat model systems most commonly used to study the disease, which display a low frequency and late onset. We describe a novel high-incidence model for spontaneous alopecia areata. The 1MOG244 T cell expresses dual TCRA chains, one of which, when combined with the single TCRB present, promotes the development of CD8(+) T cells with specificity for hair follicles. Retroviral transgenic mice expressing this TCR develop spontaneous alopecia areata at nearly 100% incidence. Disease initially follows a reticular pattern, with regionally cyclic episodes of hair loss and regrowth, and ultimately progresses to alopecia universalis. Alopecia development is associated with CD8(+) T cell activation, migration into the intrafollicular region, and hair follicle destruction. The disease may be adoptively transferred with T lymphocytes and is class I and not class II MHC-dependent. Pathologic T cells primarily express IFNG and IL-17 early in disease, with dramatic increases in cytokine production and recruitment of IL-4 and IL-10 production with disease progression. Inhibition of individual cytokines did not significantly alter disease incidence, potentially indicating redundancy in cytokine responses. These results therefore characterize a new high-incidence model for alopecia areata in C57BL/6J mice, the first to our knowledge to apply a monoclonal TCR, and indicate that class I MHC-restricted CD8(+) T lymphocytes can independently mediate the pathologic response.
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- Rajshekhar Alli
- Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Role of Toll interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) 8, a negative regulator of IL-1R/Toll-like receptor signaling, in resistance to acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection. Infect Immun 2011; 80:100-9. [PMID: 22025515 DOI: 10.1128/iai.05695-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Toll interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) 8 (TIR8), also known as single Ig IL-1 receptor (IL-R)-related molecule, or SIGIRR, is a member of the IL-1R-like family, primarily expressed by epithelial cells. Current evidence suggests that TIR8 plays a nonredundant role as a negative regulator in vivo under different inflammatory conditions that are dependent on IL-R and Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation. In the present study, we examined the role of TIR8 in innate resistance to acute lung infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative pathogen responsible for life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals and cystic fibrosis patients. We show that Tir8 deficiency in mice was associated with increased susceptibility to acute P. aeruginosa infection, in terms of mortality and bacterial load, and to exacerbated local and systemic production of proinflammatory cytokines (gamma interferon [IFN-γ], tumor necrosis factor alpha [TNF-α], IL-1β, and IL-6) and chemokines (CXCL1, CXCL2, and CCL2). It has been reported that host defense against P. aeruginosa acute lung infection can be improved by blocking IL-1 since exaggerated IL-1β production may be harmful for the host in this infection. In agreement with these data, IL-1RI deficiency rescues the phenotype observed in Tir8-deficient mice: in Tir8-/- IL-1RI-/- double knockout mice we observed higher survival rates, enhanced bacterial clearance, and reduced levels of local and systemic cytokine and chemokine levels than in Tir8-deficient mice. These results suggest that TIR8 has a nonredundant effect in modulating the inflammation caused by P. aeruginosa, in particular, by negatively regulating IL-1RI signaling, which plays a major role in the pathogenesis of this infectious disease.
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Over the past two decades much has been learned about the immunology of invasive fungal infection, especially invasive candidiasis and invasive aspergillosis. Although quite different in their pathogenesis, the major common protective host response is Th1 mediated. It is through Th1 cytokine production that the effector cells, phagocytes, are activated to kill the fungus. A more thorough understanding of the pathogenesis of disease, the elicited protective Th1 immune response, the T cell antigen(s) which elicit this response, and the mechanism(s) whereby one can enhance, reconstitute, or circumvent the immunosuppressed state will, hopefully, lead to the development of a vaccine(s) capable of protecting even the most immunocompromised of hosts.
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- James Isami Ito
- Division of Infectious Diseases, City of Hope, 1500E. Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Osorio F, Reis e Sousa C. Myeloid C-type lectin receptors in pathogen recognition and host defense. Immunity 2011; 34:651-64. [PMID: 21616435 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2011.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 266] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) comprise a heterogeneous group of transmembrane proteins. Many of them are expressed in myeloid cells and signal in response to pathogen-derived or self ligands to initiate or regulate cell activation. Here, we review the properties of myeloid CLRs, highlighting how their signaling function is coordinated with that of other innate receptor families to control immunity to infection.
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- Fabiola Osorio
- Immunobiology Laboratory, Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute, Lincoln's Inn Fields Laboratories, 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, UK
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Cunha C, Romani L, Carvalho A. Cracking the Toll-like receptor code in fungal infections. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2011; 8:1121-37. [PMID: 20954879 DOI: 10.1586/eri.10.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Innate control of fungal infection requires the specific recognition of invariant fungal molecular structures by a variety of innate immune receptors, including Toll-like receptors. In addition to the role in inducing protective immune responses, Toll-like receptor engagement may paradoxically favor fungal infections, by inducing inflammatory pathology and impairing antifungal immunity. Although the dissection of complex genetic traits modulating susceptibility to fungal infections is complex, the contribution of host genetics may hold the key to elucidating new risk factors for these severe, often fatal diseases. Understanding host-pathogen interactions at the innate immune interface will eventually lead to the development of new therapeutics and genetic markers in fungal infections.
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- Cristina Cunha
- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06126 Perugia, Italy
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Sha Y, Markovic-Plese S. A role of IL-1R1 signaling in the differentiation of Th17 cells and the development of autoimmune diseases. SELF/NONSELF 2011; 2:35-42. [PMID: 21776333 PMCID: PMC3136902 DOI: 10.4161/self.2.1.15639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 03/04/2011] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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IL-1 cytokine family plays a key role in the innate immune response against pathogen- and danger-associated molecular patterns. More recently, IL-1 receptor type 1 (IL-R1) signaling has been identified as a critical step in the differentiation and commitment of Th17 cells, which mediate the development of autoimmune diseases. Given its significance in the induction of the adoptive immune response, this complex signaling pathway is tightly regulated. Upon binding of IL-1 to IL-1R1, IL-1R accessory protein (AcP) is recruited to form a high affinity IL-1R1-IL-1RAcP heterodimeric receptor, which initiates the downstream signaling cascade. Multiple negative regulators of this pathway, including inhibitory membrane-bound IL-RII, secreted soluble (s)IL-1RI, sIL-RII and sIL-1RAcP, the regulatory IL-1R1 antagonist (IL-1R1a) and the IL-1R1-signlaing-induced single Ig-IL-1R-related (SIGIRR), provide a negative feedback control of this pathway, and suppress excessive IL-1 signaling and Th17 cell differentiation. IL-1R1 signaling induces human Th17 cell differentiation, leading to the expression of IL-1R-associated protein kinase (IRAK)4 and retinoic acid-related orphan nuclear hormone receptor (ROR), Th17 cell lineage transcription factors, which together with signal transducer and activator of the transcription (STAT)3, activate this cell lineage's specific cytokine expression profile, including IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-21 and IL-22. Given the role of IL-1 signaling and Th17 cells in the development of the autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases, therapeutic strategies inhibiting IL-1R1 signaling are discussed as a novel approach for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and particularly multiple sclerosis (MS).
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- Yonggang Sha
- Department of Neurology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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- Department of Neurology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC USA
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It has been long appreciated that protective immunity against fungal pathogens is dependent on activation of cellular adaptive immune responses represented by T lymphocytes. The T-helper (Th)1/Th2 paradigm has proven to be essential for the understanding of protective adaptive host responses. Studies that have examined the significance of regulatory T cells in fungal infection, and the recent discovery of a new T-helper subset called Th17 have provided crucial information for understanding the complementary roles played by the various T-helper lymphocytes in systemic versus mucosal antifungal host defense. This review provides an overview of the role of the various T-cell subsets during fungal infections and the reciprocal regulation between the T-cell subsets contributing to the tailored host response against fungal pathogens.
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- Frank L. van de Veerdonk
- Department of Medicine (463), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, Nijmegen, 6525 GA The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine (463), Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 8, Nijmegen, 6525 GA The Netherlands
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Marakalala MJ, Kerrigan AM, Brown GD. Dectin-1: a role in antifungal defense and consequences of genetic polymorphisms in humans. Mamm Genome 2010; 22:55-65. [PMID: 20700596 PMCID: PMC3026934 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-010-9277-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 07/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The clinical relevance of fungal infections has increased dramatically in recent decades as a consequence of the rise of immunocompromised populations, and efforts to understand the underlying mechanisms of protective immunity have attracted renewed interest. Here we review Dectin-1, a pattern recognition receptor involved in antifungal immunity, and discuss recent discoveries of polymorphisms in the gene encoding this receptor which result in human disease.
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- Mohlopheni J Marakalala
- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Division of Immunology, CLS, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Xiao H, Yin W, Khan MA, Gulen MF, Zhou H, Sham HP, Jacobson K, Vallance BA, Li X. Loss of single immunoglobulin interlukin-1 receptor-related molecule leads to enhanced colonic polyposis in Apc(min) mice. Gastroenterology 2010; 139:574-85. [PMID: 20416302 PMCID: PMC3261756 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2009] [Revised: 04/02/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Commensal bacteria can activate signaling by the Toll-like and interleukin-1 receptors (TLR and IL-1R) to mediate pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases and colitis-associated cancer. We investigated the role of the single immunoglobulin IL-1 receptor-related (SIGIRR) molecule, a negative regulator of TLR and IL-1R signaling, as a tumor suppressor to determine whether SIGIRR controls cell-cycle progression, genetic instability, and colon tumor initiation by modulating commensal TLR signaling in the gastrointestinal tract. METHODS We analyzed adenomatous polyposis coli (Apc)min/+/Sigirr-/- mice for polyps, microadenomas, and anaphase bridge index. Commensal bacteria were depleted from mice with antibiotics. Akt, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and beta-catenin pathways were examined by immunoblotting and immunohistochemistry. Loss of heterozygosity of Apc and expression of cytokines and proinflammatory mediators were measured by nonquantitative or quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Apcmin/+/Sigirr-/- mice had increased loss of heterozygosity of Apc and microadenoma formation, resulting in spontaneous colonic polyposis, compared with Apcmin/+/Sigirr+/+ mice. The increased colonic tumorigenesis that occurred in the Apcmin/+/Sigirr-/- mice depended on the presence of commensal bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Cell proliferation and chromosomal instability increased in colon crypt cells of the Apcmin/+/Sigirr-/- mice. Akt, mTOR, and their substrates were hyperactivated in colon epithelium of Apcmin/+/Sigirr-/- mice in response to TLR or IL-1R ligands. Inhibition of the mTOR pathway by rapamycin reduced formation of microadenomas and polyps in the Apcmin/+/Sigirr-/- mice. CONCLUSIONS SIGIRR acts as a tumor suppressor in the colon by inhibiting TLR-induced, mTOR-mediated cell-cycle progression and genetic instability.
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- Hui Xiao
- Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., NE 40, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., NE 40, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z4. Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., NE 40, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA,Department of Biology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115. USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106. USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z4. Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z4. Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z4. Canada
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- Department of Immunology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., NE 40, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA,Department of Biology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115. USA,Corresponding Author: Xiaoxia Li, Department of Immunology/Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., NE40, Cleveland, OH 44195, Tel: 216-445-8706, Fax: 216-444-9329,
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Armstrong-James D, Teo IA, Shrivastava S, Petrou MA, Taube D, Dorling A, Shaunak S. Exogenous interferon-gamma immunotherapy for invasive fungal infections in kidney transplant patients. Am J Transplant 2010; 10:1796-803. [PMID: 20353472 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03094.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in nonneutropenic solid organ transplant patients is increasing. We report our clinical experience with the use of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) immunotherapy in seven renal transplant patients who developed life threatening, disseminated IFIs refractory to conventional antifungal drug therapy. The infections were all microbiologically and histologically proven. The rapid cure of these disseminated infections with exogenous IFN-gamma injections was not associated with impaired kidney allograft function despite the use of liposomal amphotericin B in all cases. No clinical toxicity from the IFN-gamma immunotherapy was seen and no IFI relapsed during long-term follow-up. Our experience is both uncontrolled and in patients with unpredictable fungal infection-related outcomes. However, compared to standard approaches, the accelerated cure of life threatening, disseminated IFIs with 6 weeks of combination antifungal drug therapy and IFN-gamma immunotherapy saved lives, retained allograft function and led to substantial cost savings in this small patient group.
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- D Armstrong-James
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College, London, UK
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De Luca A, Zelante T, D'Angelo C, Zagarella S, Fallarino F, Spreca A, Iannitti RG, Bonifazi P, Renauld JC, Bistoni F, Puccetti P, Romani L. IL-22 defines a novel immune pathway of antifungal resistance. Mucosal Immunol 2010; 3:361-73. [PMID: 20445503 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2010.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The role of IL-17 and Th17 cells in immunity vs. pathology associated with the human commensal Candida albicans remains controversial. Both positive and negative effects on immune resistance have been attributed to IL-17/Th17 in experimental candidiasis. In this study, we provide evidence that IL-22, which is also produced by Th17 cells, has a critical, first-line defense in candidiasis by controlling the growth of infecting yeasts as well as by contributing to the host's epithelial integrity in the absence of acquired Th1-type immunity. The two pathways are reciprocally regulated, and IL-22 is upregulated under Th1 deficiency conditions and vice versa. Whereas both IL-17A and F are dispensable for antifungal resistance, IL-22 mediates protection in IL-17RA-deficient mice, in which IL-17A contributes to disease susceptibility. Thus, our findings suggest that protective immunity to candidiasis is made up of a staged response involving an early, IL-22-dominated response followed by Th1/Treg reactivity that will prevent fungal dissemination and supply memory.
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- A De Luca
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Kerrigan AM, Brown GD. Syk-coupled C-type lectin receptors that mediate cellular activation via single tyrosine based activation motifs. Immunol Rev 2010; 234:335-52. [PMID: 20193029 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2009.00882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Different dendritic cell (DC) subsets have distinct specialized functions contributed in part by their differential expression of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) are a group of PRRs expressed by DCs and other myeloid cells that can recognize endogenous ligands as well as a wide range of exogenous structures present on pathogens. Dual roles in homeostasis and immunity have been demonstrated for some members of this receptor family. Largely due to their endocytic ability and subset specific expression, DC-expressed CLRs have been the focus of significant antigen-targeting studies. A number of CLRs function on the basis of signaling via association with immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM)-containing adapter proteins. Others contain ITAM-related motifs or immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs (ITIMs) in their cytoplasmic tails. Here we review CLRs that induce intracellular signaling via a single tyrosine-based ITAM-like motif and highlight their relevance in terms of DC function.
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- Ann M Kerrigan
- Section of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
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The human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans is the predominant cause of both superficial and invasive forms of candidiasis. Clinical observations indicate that mucocutaneous Candida infections are commonly associated with defective cell-mediated immune responses. The importance of the innate immune system as a first-line defense against pathogenic challenge has long been recognized. Over the last decade, many key molecules mediating innate host defense have been identified. Central to these developments is the discovery of pattern recognition receptors such as Toll-like receptors and C-type lectin-receptors that induce innate immune responses and also modulate cellular and humoral adaptive immunity during Candida infections. Although a large amount of information is now available in systemic infections, little is known about localized infections. We address the most relevant pattern recognition receptors and their signaling mechanisms in oral epithelial cells, to gain a better understanding of their contributions to antifungal innate immunity.
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- G Weindl
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy is recognized as a highly effective practice in the treatment of patients with severe allergic rhinitis and/or asthma and is recommended by World Health Organization as an integrated part of allergy management strategy. Several studies have shown that allergen-specific immunotherapy, based on the administration of increasing doses of allergen, achieves a hyposensitization and reduces both early and late responses occurring during the natural exposure to the allergen itself. This is the unique antigen-specific immunomodulatory treatment in current use for human diseases. Successful immunotherapy is associated with reductions in symptoms and medication scores and improved quality of life. After interruption it usually confers long-term remission of symptoms and prevents the onset of new sensitizations in children up to a number of years. Subcutaneous immunotherapy usually suppresses the allergen-induced late response in target organs, likely due to the reduction of the infiltration of T cells, eosinophils, basophils, mast cells and neutrophils. In addition to the reduction of cells of allergic inflammation, immunotherapy also decreases inflammatory mediators at the site of allergen exposure. This review provides an update on the immunological T cell responses induced by conventional subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapy, and gives a unifying view to reconciling the old dualism between immunoredirecting and immunoregulating mechanisms.
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- E Maggi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center of Research, Transfer and High Education DENOTHE, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Intranasally delivered siRNA targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR inflammatory pathways protects from aspergillosis. Mucosal Immunol 2010; 3:193-205. [PMID: 19924119 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2009.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Innate responses combine with adaptive immunity to generate the most effective form of anti-Aspergillus immune resistance. Although some degree of inflammation is required for protection, progressive inflammation may worsen disease and ultimately prevents pathogen eradication. To define molecular pathways leading to or diverting from pathogenic inflammation in infection, we resorted to dendritic cells (DCs), known to activate distinct signaling pathways in response to pathogens. We found that distinct intracellular pathways mediated the sensing of conidia and hyphae by lung DCs in vitro, which translate in vivo in the activation of protective Th1/Treg responses by conidia or inflammatory Th2/Th17 responses by hyphae. In vivo targeting inflammatory (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) or anti-inflammatory (STAT3/IDO) DC pathways by intranasally delivered small interfering RNA (siRNA) accordingly modified inflammation and immunity to infection. Thus, the screening of signaling pathways in DCs through a systems biology approach may be exploited for the development of siRNA therapeutics to attenuate inflammation in respiratory fungal infections and diseases.
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Over recent years it has become increasingly clear that innate immune responses can shape the adaptive immune response. Among the most potent molecules of the innate immune system are the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family members. These evolutionarily ancient cytokines are made by and act on innate immune cells to influence their survival and function. In addition, they act directly on lymphocytes to reinforce certain adaptive immune responses. This Review provides an overview of both the long-established and more recently characterized members of the IL-1 family. In addition to their effects on immune cells, their involvement in human disease and disease models is discussed.
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- John E Sims
- Amgen, 1201 Amgen Court West, Seattle, Washington 98119, USA.
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All humans are continuously exposed to inhaled Aspergillus conidia, yet healthy hosts clear the organism without developing disease and without the development of antibody- or cell-mediated acquired immunity to this organism. This suggests that for most healthy humans, innate immunity is sufficient to clear the organism. A failure of these defenses results in a uniquely diverse set of illnesses caused by Aspergillus species, which includes diseases caused by the colonization of the respiratory tract, invasive infection, and hypersensitivity. A key concept in immune responses to Aspergillus species is that the susceptibilities of the host determine the morphological form, antigenic structure, and physical location of the fungus. In this review, we summarize the current literature on the multiple layers of innate defenses against Aspergillus species that dictate the outcome of this host-microbe interaction.
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Gulen MF, Kang Z, Bulek K, Youzhong W, Kim TW, Chen Y, Altuntas CZ, Sass Bak-Jensen K, McGeachy MJ, Do JS, Xiao H, Delgoffe GM, Min B, Powell JD, Tuohy VK, Cua DJ, Li X. The receptor SIGIRR suppresses Th17 cell proliferation via inhibition of the interleukin-1 receptor pathway and mTOR kinase activation. Immunity 2010; 32:54-66. [PMID: 20060329 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2009] [Revised: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Interleukin-1 (IL-1)-mediated signaling in T cells is essential for T helper 17 (Th17) cell differentiation. We showed here that SIGIRR, a negative regulator of IL-1 receptor and Toll-like receptor signaling, was induced during Th17 cell lineage commitment and governed Th17 cell differentiation and expansion through its inhibitory effects on IL-1 signaling. The absence of SIGIRR in T cells resulted in increased Th17 cell polarization in vivo upon myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG(35-55)) peptide immunization. Recombinant IL-1 promoted a marked increase in the proliferation of SIGIRR-deficient T cells under an in vitro Th17 cell-polarization condition. Importantly, we detected increased IL-1-induced phosphorylation of JNK and mTOR kinase in SIGIRR-deficient Th17 cells compared to wild-type Th17 cells. IL-1-induced proliferation was abolished in mTOR-deficient Th17 cells, indicating the essential role of mTOR activation. Our results demonstrate an important mechanism by which SIGIRR controls Th17 cell expansion and effector function through the IL-1-induced mTOR signaling pathway.
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- Muhammet F Gulen
- Department of Immunology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Ferwerda G, Netea MG, Joosten LA, van der Meer JW, Romani L, Kullberg BJ. The role of Toll-like receptors and C-type lectins for vaccination against Candida albicans. Vaccine 2010; 28:614-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.10.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 09/03/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Toll-like receptor 4 signaling leads to severe fungal infection associated with enhanced proinflammatory immunity and impaired expansion of regulatory T cells. Infect Immun 2009; 78:1078-88. [PMID: 20008536 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01198-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) present in innate immune cells recognize pathogen molecular patterns and influence immunity to control the host-parasite interaction. The objective of this study was to characterize the involvement of TLR4 in the innate and adaptive immunity to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, the most important primary fungal pathogen of Latin America. We compared the responses of C3H/HeJ mice, which are naturally defective in TLR4 signaling, with those of C3H/HePas mice, which express functional receptors, after in vitro and in vivo infection with P. brasiliensis. Unexpectedly, we verified that TLR4-defective macrophages infected in vitro with P. brasiliensis presented decreased fungal loads associated with impaired synthesis of nitric oxide, interleukin-12 (IL-12), and macrophage chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1). After intratracheal infection with 1 million yeasts, TLR4-defective mice developed reduced fungal burdens and decreased levels of pulmonary nitric oxide, proinflammatory cytokines, and antibodies. TLR4-competent mice produced elevated levels of IL-12 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), besides cytokines of the Th17 pattern, indicating a proinflammatory role for TLR4 signaling. The more severe infection of TLR4-normal mice resulted in increased influx of activated macrophages and T cells to the lungs and progressive control of fungal burdens but impaired expansion of regulatory T cells (Treg cells). In contrast, TLR4-defective mice were not able to clear their diminished fungal burdens totally, a defect associated with deficient activation of T-cell immunity and enhanced development of Treg cells. These divergent patterns of immunity, however, resulted in equivalent mortality rates, indicating that control of elevated fungal growth mediated by vigorous inflammatory reactions is as deleterious to the hosts as low fungal loads inefficiently controlled by limited inflammatory reactions.
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Reyner CL, Wagner B, Young JC, Ainsworth DM. Effects of in vitro exposure to hay dust on expression of interleukin-23, -17, -8, and -1beta and chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 by pulmonary mononuclear cells from horses susceptible to recurrent airway obstruction. Am J Vet Res 2009; 70:1277-83. [PMID: 19795943 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.70.10.1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine gene expression of selected cytokines in pulmonary mononuclear cells isolated from healthy horses and horses susceptible to recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), and to determine whether interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-23 were associated with pulmonary inflammation. ANIMALS 6 RAO-susceptible and 5 healthy horses. PROCEDURES Bronchoalveolar lavage cells were retrieved from horses that were stabled and fed dusty hay for 24 hours. Lavage cells devoid of neutrophils were incubated for 24 hours with solutions of PBS, hay dust, lipopolysaccharide, or B-glucan. Gene expression of IL-17, IL-23 (p19 and p40 subunits), IL-8, IL-1B, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 2 (CXCL2), and B-actin was measured by use of real-time reverse transcription PCR assays. RESULTS The degree of inherent expression of target genes in bronchoalveolar lavage cells treated with PBSS was not different between the 2 groups of horses. Relative to exposure to PBSS, exposure to the hay dust solution increased gene expression of all cytokines more than 2-fold in cells from both groups of horses, but the magnitudes of these increases were not different between the groups. Exposure to lipopolysaccharide solution increased gene expression of IL-8, CXCL2, and IL-1B in cells from RAO-susceptible horses, but this increase was not significantly different from that in cells from control horses. Exposure to B-glucan solution failed to increase gene expression in cells from either horse group, compared with gene expression when cells were exposed to PBSS. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The acute pulmonary neutrophilia characteristic of RAO was not associated with an increase in upregulation of gene expression of chemokines in pulmonary mononuclear cells from disease-susceptible horses.
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- Claudia L Reyner
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Lineage-specific responses from the effector T-cell repertoire form a critical component of adaptive immunity. The recent identification of Th17 cells-a third, distinct lineage of helper T cells-collapses the long-accepted paradigm in which Th1 and Th2 cells distinctly mediate cellular and humoral immunity, respectively. In this minireview, we discuss the involvement of the Th17 lineage during infection by extracellular bacteria, intracellular bacteria, and fungi. Emerging trends suggest that the Th17 population bridges innate and adaptive immunity to produce a robust antimicrobial inflammatory response. However, because Th17 cells mediate both host defense and pathological inflammation, elucidation of mechanisms that attenuate but do not completely abolish the Th17 response may have powerful implications for therapy.
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Deepe GS, Gibbons RS. Interleukins 17 and 23 influence the host response to Histoplasma capsulatum. J Infect Dis 2009; 200:142-51. [PMID: 19469707 DOI: 10.1086/599333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Host defenses against Histoplasma capsulatum require the action of several cytokines. Here, we explored the influence of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-23 on immunity to H. capsulatum infection in mice. In lungs, synthesis of IL-17 was up-regulated during acute infection, and the cells producing it were predominantly CD3(+). Neutralization of IL-17A blunted fungal clearance but did not promote progressive infection. Decreased inflammatory cell recruitment and increased levels of IL-6 and IL-10 were associated with impaired clearance. To determine whether the elevated cytokine levels were important in the action of IL-17A, IL-6(-/-) or IL-10(-/-) mice were treated with anti-IL-17A; neutralization of IL-17A did not alter fungal burden in either group of knockout mice. We explored the relationship between IL-17 and IL-23 because they have been reported to form a regulatory network. IL-23 transcription and protein level were increased in the lungs of infected mice. Mice producing IL-23 in the absence of IL-12 manifested prolonged survival that was IL-17 dependent. Thus, IL-17 is requisite for the generation of optimal inflammatory and protective responses. Generation of functional IL-17(+) cells is dependent on IL-6 and IL-10. Our findings also establish the existence a regulatory IL-17/IL-23 axis in histoplasmosis.
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- George S Deepe
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0560, USA.
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D'Angelo C, De Luca A, Zelante T, Bonifazi P, Moretti S, Giovannini G, Iannitti RG, Zagarella S, Bozza S, Campo S, Salvatori G, Romani L. Exogenous pentraxin 3 restores antifungal resistance and restrains inflammation in murine chronic granulomatous disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:4609-18. [PMID: 19734205 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency characterized by life-threatening bacterial and fungal infections and hyperinflammation. The susceptibility to aspergillosis in experimental CGD (p47(phox-/-) mice) is associated with the failure to control the inherent inflammatory response to the fungus and to restrict the activation of inflammatory Th17 cells. We assessed whether pentraxin (PTX)3, a member of a family of multimeric pattern-recognition proteins with potent anti-Aspergillus activity, could limit pathogenic inflammation in p47(phox-/-) mice by curbing the IL-23/Th17 inflammatory axis in response to the fungus. We found that the production of PTX3 was delayed in CGD mice in infection but exogenous administration of PTX3 early in infection restored antifungal resistance and restrained the inflammatory response to the fungus. This occurred through down-regulation of IL-23 production by dendritic cells and epithelial cells which resulted in limited expansion of IL-23R+ gammadelta+ T cells producing IL-17A and the emergence of Th1/Treg responses with minimum pathology. Thus, PTX3 could be therapeutically used for the exploitation of NADPH-independent mechanism(s) of antifungal immune protection with limited immunopathology in CGD.
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- Carmen D'Angelo
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Noris M, Cassis P, Azzollini N, Cavinato R, Cugini D, Casiraghi F, Aiello S, Solini S, Cassis L, Mister M, Todeschini M, Abbate M, Benigni A, Trionfini P, Tomasoni S, Mele C, Garlanda C, Polentarutti N, Mantovani A, Remuzzi G. The Toll-IL-1R member Tir8/SIGIRR negatively regulates adaptive immunity against kidney grafts. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:4249-60. [PMID: 19734209 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Members of the TLR/IL-1R superfamily mediate ischemia/reperfusion injury and initiate immune response in transplanted organs. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Toll-IL-1R8 (TIR8), a negative regulator of TLR/IL-1R highly expressed in the kidney, modulates immune cell activation underlying kidney rejection. In a mouse model of fully mismatched kidney allotransplantation in which the graft is spontaneously accepted, intragraft Tir8 expression was enhanced compared with naive kidneys. Targeted deletion of Tir8 in the graft exerted a powerful antitolerogenic action leading to acute rejection. Similarly, in a mouse model of kidney graft acceptance induced by costimulation blockade, most Tir8(-/-) grafts were acutely rejected. Despite similar levels of TLR4, IL-1R, and their ligands, the posttransplant ischemia/reperfusion-induced inflammatory response was more severe in Tir8(-/-) than in Tir8(+/+) grafts and was followed by expansion and maturation of resident dendritic cell precursors. In vitro, Tir8(-/-) dendritic cell precursors acquired higher allostimulatory activity and released more IL-6 upon stimulation with a TLR4 ligand and TNF-alpha than Tir8(+/+) cells, which may explain the increased frequency of antidonor-reactive T cells and the block of regulatory T cell formation in recipients of a Tir8(-/-) kidney. Thus, TIR8 acts locally as a key regulator of allogeneic immune response in the kidney. Tir8 expression and/or signaling in donor tissue are envisaged as a novel target for control of innate immunity and amelioration of graft survival.
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- Marina Noris
- Transplant Research Center Chiara Cucchi De Alessandri & Gilberto Crespi, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, via Camozzi 3, 24020 Ranica, Bergamo, Italy.
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Garlanda C, Anders HJ, Mantovani A. TIR8/SIGIRR: an IL-1R/TLR family member with regulatory functions in inflammation and T cell polarization. Trends Immunol 2009; 30:439-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Revised: 06/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Balancing inflammation and tolerance in vivo through dendritic cells by the commensal Candida albicans. Mucosal Immunol 2009; 2:362-74. [PMID: 19421183 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2009.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We analyzed the contribution of intracellular signaling to the functional plasticity of dendritic cells (DCs) presenting Candida albicans, a human commensal associated with severe diseases. Distinct intracellular pathways were activated by recognition of different fungal morphotypes in distinct DC subsets and in Peyer's patches DCs. Inflammatory DCs initiated Th17/Th2 responses to yeasts through the adaptor myeloid differentiation factor-88 (MyD88), whereas tolerogenic DCs activate Th1/T regulatory cell (Treg) differentiation programs to hyphae involving Toll/IL-1 receptor domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-beta (TRIF) as an intermediary of signaling. In addition, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), affecting the balance between canonical and non-canonical activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and 2,3 indoleamine dioxygenase (IDO), pivotally contributed to DC plasticity and functional specialization. As Candida-induced tolerogenic DCs ameliorated experimental colitis, our data qualify Candida as a commensal with immunoregulatory activity, resulting from the orchestrated usage of multiple, yet functionally distinct, receptor-signaling pathways in DCs. Ultimately, affecting the local Th17/Treg balance might likely be exploited by the fungus for either commensalism or pathogenicity.
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Loures FV, Pina A, Felonato M, Calich VLG. TLR2 Is a Negative Regulator of Th17 Cells and Tissue Pathology in a Pulmonary Model of Fungal Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:1279-90. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0801599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tuning inflammation in tuberculosis: the role of decoy receptors. Microbes Infect 2009; 11:821-7. [PMID: 19450705 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Decoy receptors are "silent scavengers" of CC chemokines and cytokines, which play a key role in damping inflammation and tissue damage. In this review we discuss on recent findings demonstrating that these receptors set the balance between antimicrobial resistance, immune activation and inflammatory response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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Werner JL, Metz AE, Horn D, Schoeb TR, Hewitt MM, Schwiebert LM, Faro-Trindade I, Brown GD, Steele C. Requisite role for the dectin-1 beta-glucan receptor in pulmonary defense against Aspergillus fumigatus. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:4938-46. [PMID: 19342673 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 329] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Immune suppression increases the incidence of invasive fungal infections, particularly those caused by the opportunistic mold Aspergillus fumigatus. Previous investigations revealed that members of the TLR family are not absolutely required for host defense against A. fumigatus in nonimmunosuppressed hosts, suggesting that other pattern recognition receptors are involved. We show in this study that naive mice (i.e., not pharmacologically immunosuppressed) lacking the beta-glucan receptor Dectin-1 (Dectin-1(-/-)) are more sensitive to intratracheal challenge with A. fumigatus than control mice, exhibiting >80% mortality within 5 days, ultimately attributed to a compromise in respiratory mechanics. In response to A. fumigatus challenge, Dectin-1(-/-) mice demonstrated impaired IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, CCL3/MIP-1alpha, CCL4/MIP-1beta, and CXCL1/KC production, which resulted in insufficient lung neutrophil recruitment and uncontrolled A. fumigatus lung growth. Alveolar macrophages from Dectin-1(-/-) mice failed to produce proinflammatory mediators in response to A. fumigatus, whereas neutrophils from Dectin-1(-/-) mice had impaired reactive oxygen species production and impaired killing of A. fumigatus. We further show that IL-17 production in the lung after A. fumigatus challenge was Dectin-1 dependent, and that neutralization of IL-17 significantly impaired A. fumigatus clearance. Collectively, these results support a requisite role for Dectin-1 in in vivo defense against A. fumigatus.
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- Jessica L Werner
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Bulek K, Swaidani S, Qin J, Lu Y, Gulen MF, Herjan T, Min B, Kastelein RA, Aronica M, Kosz-Vnenchak M, Li X. The essential role of single Ig IL-1 receptor-related molecule/Toll IL-1R8 in regulation of Th2 immune response. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:2601-9. [PMID: 19234154 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A novel cytokine IL-33, an IL-1 family member, signals via ST2 receptor and promotes Th2 responses, through the activation of NF-kappaB and MAP kinases. Previous studies reported that single Ig IL-1R-related molecule (SIGIRR)/Toll IL-1R8 acts as negative regulator for TLR-IL-1R-mediated signaling. We now found that SIGIRR formed a complex with ST2 upon IL-33 stimulation and specifically inhibited IL-33/ST2-mediated signaling in cell culture model. Furthermore, IL-33-induced Th2 response was enhanced in SIGIRR-deficient mice compared with that in wild-type control mice, suggesting a negative regulatory role of SIGIRR in IL-33/ST2 signaling in vivo. Similar to ST2, SIGIRR was highly expressed in in vitro polarized Th2 cells, but not Th1 cells. SIGIRR-deficient Th2 cells produce higher levels of Th2 cytokines, including IL-5, IL-4, and IL-13, than that in wild-type cells. Moreover, SIGIRR-deficient mice developed stronger Th2 immune response in OVA-challenged asthma model. Taken together, our results suggest that SIGIRR plays an important role in the regulation of Th2 response in vivo, possibly through its impact on IL-33-ST2-mediated signaling.
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- Katarzyna Bulek
- Immunology Department, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Curtis MM, Way SS. Interleukin-17 in host defence against bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal pathogens. Immunology 2009; 126:177-85. [PMID: 19125888 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2008.03017.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 357] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The mammalian immune system is intricately regulated, allowing for potent pathogen-specific immunity to be rapidly activated in response to infection with a broad and diverse array of potential pathogens. As a result of their ability to differentiate into distinct effector lineages, CD4 T cells significantly contribute to pathogen-specific adaptive immune responses. Through the production of effector cytokines, CD4 T helper (Th) cells orchestrate the precise mobilization of specific immune cells to eradicate infection. The protective effects of the newly identified lineage of Th17 cells against pathogens like Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter rodentium and Candida albicans indicate the capacity of Th17 cells to confer protection against extracellular bacterial and fungal pathogens, filling a critical void in host immunity not covered by the classically described Th1 lineage that activates immunity to intracellular pathogens or the Th2 lineage that is important in protection against mucosal parasitic pathogens. Host defence by Th17 cells extends beyond protection against extracellular bacterial and fungal pathogens, as demonstrated in infections against intracellular bacteria like Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica, as well as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Herein, we summarize both experimental data from mouse infection models and epidemiological studies in humans that demonstrate the protective effects of interleukin-17 and Th17 CD4 T cells in immunity to bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal pathogens.
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- Meredith M Curtis
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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van Spriel AB, Sofi M, Gartlan KH, van der Schaaf A, Verschueren I, Torensma R, Raymakers RAP, Loveland BE, Netea MG, Adema GJ, Wright MD, Figdor CG. The tetraspanin protein CD37 regulates IgA responses and anti-fungal immunity. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000338. [PMID: 19282981 PMCID: PMC2650281 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Immunoglobulin A (IgA) secretion by plasma cells in the immune system is critical for protecting the host from environmental and microbial infections. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the generation of IgA+ plasma cells remain poorly understood. Here, we report that the B cell–expressed tetraspanin CD37 inhibits IgA immune responses in vivo. CD37-deficient (CD37−/−) mice exhibit a 15-fold increased level of IgA in serum and significantly elevated numbers of IgA+ plasma cells in spleen, mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue, as well as bone marrow. Analyses of bone marrow chimeric mice revealed that CD37–deficiency on B cells was directly responsible for the increased IgA production. We identified high local interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in germinal centers of CD37−/− mice after immunization. Notably, neutralizing IL-6 in vivo reversed the increased IgA response in CD37−/− mice. To demonstrate the importance of CD37—which can associate with the pattern-recognition receptor dectin-1—in immunity to infection, CD37−/− mice were exposed to Candida albicans. We report that CD37−/− mice are evidently better protected from infection than wild-type (WT) mice, which was accompanied by increased IL-6 levels and C. albicans–specific IgA antibodies. Importantly, adoptive transfer of CD37−/− serum mediated protection in WT mice and the underlying mechanism involved direct neutralization of fungal cells by IgA. Taken together, tetraspanin protein CD37 inhibits IgA responses and regulates the anti-fungal immune response. Antibody, or immunoglobulin (Ig), production by plasma cells in the immune system is important for protecting the host from microbial infections. IgA is the most abundant antibody isotype produced in the body. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the generation of IgA–producing plasma cells remain poorly understood. We now report that the B cell–expressed protein CD37 regulates IgA immune responses, both in steady-state conditions and during infection. We found highly increased levels of IgA in serum and elevated numbers of IgA+ plasma cells in lymphoid tissue of mice that are deficient for CD37 (CD37−/− mice). To demonstrate the importance of CD37 in immunity to infection, CD37−/− mice were exposed to the fungus Candida albicans. C. albicans can cause systemic infection with high mortality in immunocompromised patients. We demonstrate that CD37−/− mice are evidently better protected from infection than wild-type mice, which was dependent on C. albicans–specific IgA antibodies. The underlying mechanism involved direct neutralization of fungal cells by IgA. In summary, the B cell protein CD37 inhibits IgA responses and anti-fungal immunity. This study may contribute to the development of novel immunotherapeutic approaches for invasive fungal disease.
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- Annemiek B van Spriel
- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Zelante T, De Luca A, D' Angelo C, Moretti S, Romani L. IL-17/Th17 in anti-fungal immunity: What's new? Eur J Immunol 2009; 39:645-8. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200839102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Conti HR, Shen F, Nayyar N, Stocum E, Sun JN, Lindemann MJ, Ho AW, Hai JH, Yu JJ, Jung JW, Filler SG, Masso-Welch P, Edgerton M, Gaffen SL. Th17 cells and IL-17 receptor signaling are essential for mucosal host defense against oral candidiasis. J Exp Med 2009; 206:299-311. [PMID: 19204111 PMCID: PMC2646568 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20081463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 771] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The commensal fungus Candida albicans causes oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC; thrush) in settings of immunodeficiency. Although disseminated, vaginal, and oral candidiasis are all caused by C. albicans species, host defense against C. albicans varies by anatomical location. T helper 1 (Th1) cells have long been implicated in defense against candidiasis, whereas the role of Th17 cells remains controversial. IL-17 mediates inflammatory pathology in a gastric model of mucosal candidiasis, but is host protective in disseminated disease. Here, we directly compared Th1 and Th17 function in a model of OPC. Th17-deficient (IL-23p19(-/-)) and IL-17R-deficient (IL-17RA(-/-)) mice experienced severe OPC, whereas Th1-deficient (IL-12p35(-/-)) mice showed low fungal burdens and no overt disease. Neutrophil recruitment was impaired in IL-23p19(-/-) and IL-17RA(-/-), but not IL-12(-/-), mice, and TCR-alphabeta cells were more important than TCR-gammadelta cells. Surprisingly, mice deficient in the Th17 cytokine IL-22 were only mildly susceptible to OPC, indicating that IL-17 rather than IL-22 is vital in defense against oral candidiasis. Gene profiling of oral mucosal tissue showed strong induction of Th17 signature genes, including CXC chemokines and beta defensin-3. Saliva from Th17-deficient, but not Th1-deficient, mice exhibited reduced candidacidal activity. Thus, the Th17 lineage, acting largely through IL-17, confers the dominant response to oral candidiasis through neutrophils and antimicrobial factors.
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- Heather R. Conti
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biotechnology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14201
- University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
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Zelante T, Bozza S, De Luca A, D'angelo C, Bonifazi P, Moretti S, Giovannini G, Bistoni F, Romani L. Th17 cells in the setting ofAspergillusinfection and pathology. Med Mycol 2009; 47 Suppl 1:S162-9. [DOI: 10.1080/13693780802140766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Naïve CD4(+) helper T (TH) cells, upon activation by antigen-presenting cells (APC), differentiate into different types of effector cells that are characterized by their distinct cytokine production profiles and immune regulatory functions. In addition to TH1 and TH2 cells, a third subset of effector TH cells has recently been described and termed TH17. Since their identification, TH17 cells have emerged as crucial players in infectious, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases, and cancer. In this review, we summarize the latest discoveries on the cytokine-mediated regulation and transcriptional programming of TH17 cells and their roles in different immune responses and diseases.
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- Gustavo J Martinez
- Department of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Toll-like receptor 9 modulates immune responses to Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in immunodeficient and allergic mice. Infect Immun 2008; 77:108-19. [PMID: 18936185 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00998-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The role of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in antifungal responses in the immunodeficient and allergic host is unclear. We investigated the role of TLR9 in murine models of invasive aspergillosis and fungal asthma. Neutrophil-depleted TLR9 wild-type (TLR9(+/+)) and TLR9-deficient (TLR9(-/-)) mice were challenged with resting or swollen Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and monitored for survival and lung inflammatory responses. The absence of TLR9 delayed, but did not prevent, mortality in immunodeficient mice challenged with resting or swollen conidia compared to TLR9(+/+) mice. In a fungal asthma model, TLR9(+/+) and TLR9(-/-) mice were sensitized to soluble A. fumigatus antigens and challenged with resting or swollen A. fumigatus conidia, and both groups of mice were analyzed prior to and at days 7, 14, and 28 after the conidium challenge. When challenged with resting conidia, TLR9(-/-) mice exhibited significantly lower airway hyper-responsiveness compared to the TLR9(+/+) groups. In contrast, A. fumigatus-sensitized TLR9(-/-) mice exhibited pulmonary fungal growth at days 14 and 28 after challenge with swollen conidia, a finding never observed in their allergic wild-type counterparts. Increased fungal growth in allergic TLR9(-/-) mice correlated with markedly decreased dectin-1 expression in whole lung samples and isolated dendritic cell populations. Further, whole lung levels of interleukin-17 were lower in allergic TLR9(-/-) mice compared to similar TLR9(+/+) mice. Together, these data suggest that TLR9 modulates pulmonary antifungal immune responses to swollen conidia, possibly through the regulation of dectin-1 expression.
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Infectious agents can induce autoimmune diseases in several experimental settings, some of which have clinical counterparts. A variety of mechanisms have been invoked to explain these observations, including molecular mimicry and an increase in the immunogenicity of autoantigens caused by inflammation in the target organ. Paradoxically, infectious agents can also suppress allergic and autoimmune disorders. A central question is to determine whether immune dysregulation precedes, if not promotes, infection or alternatively, but not mutually exclusive, the extent to which microbial exposure/colonization contributes to the burst of pathogenic autoimmunity. Here we discussed recent evidence with fungi that help to accommodate microbes, either commensals or ubiquitous, within the immune homeostasis and its dysregulation.
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- Luigina Romani
- Microbiology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06122 Perugia, Italy.
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Romani L, Zelante T, De Luca A, Fallarino F, Puccetti P. IL-17 and therapeutic kynurenines in pathogenic inflammation to fungi. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:5157-62. [PMID: 18390695 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.8.5157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Largely viewed as proinflammatory, innate responses combine with adaptive immunity to generate the most effective form of antifungal resistance, and T cells exercise feedback control over diverse effects of inflammation on infection. Some degree of inflammation is required for protection, particularly in mucosal tissues, during the transitional response occurring between the rapid innate and slower adaptive response. However, progressive inflammation worsens disease and ultimately prevents pathogen eradication. IDO, tryptophan catabolites ("kynurenines"), and regulatory T cells help to tame overzealous and exaggerated inflammatory responses. In this context, IL-23 and the Th17 pathway, which down-regulate tryptophan catabolism, may instead favor pathology and serve to accommodate the seemingly paradoxical association of chronic inflammation with fungal persistence. Recent data support a view in which IL-23/IL-17 antagonistic strategies, including the administration of synthetic kynurenines, could represent a new means of harnessing progressive or potentially harmful inflammation.
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- Luigina Romani
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Recently, a paradigm shift has emerged in T-cell-mediated adaptive immunity. On the heels of the discovery of T cells with immunosuppressive function, so-called regulatory T cells (Tregs), the diversity of effector cells has expanded to include a third helper T cell, termed Th17. The appreciation that Th17 cells are products of a distinct effector pathway depended critically on observations made during investigations of mouse models of autoimmunity, advanced by discovery of the cytokines IL-17 and IL-23. These studies understandably led investigators to highlight the role played by Th17 cells in autoimmunity. Yet while the dysfunctional behavior of this phenotype as a contributor to inflammatory disease remains a central issue, this pathway evolved to meet a need for host protection against potential pathogens. It has become apparent that the Th17 pathway promotes host defense against certain extracellular bacteria and fungi, but more recent studies also implicate a role in protection against some protozoa and viruses. Here we review the experimental history that ultimately uncovered the existence and nature of Th17 cells, and then turn the reader's attention to what is currently known about Th17 cells as a bulwark against pathogens.
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