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Gause KT, Wheatley AK, Cui J, Yan Y, Kent SJ, Caruso F. Immunological Principles Guiding the Rational Design of Particles for Vaccine Delivery. ACS NANO 2017; 11:54-68. [PMID: 28075558 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b07343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Despite the immense public health successes of immunization over the past century, effective vaccines are still lacking for globally important pathogens such as human immunodeficiency virus, malaria, and tuberculosis. Exciting recent advances in immunology and biotechnology over the past few decades have facilitated a shift from empirical to rational vaccine design, opening possibilities for improved vaccines. Some of the most important advancements include (i) the purification of subunit antigens with high safety profiles, (ii) the identification of innate pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and cognate agonists responsible for inducing immune responses, and (iii) developments in nano- and microparticle fabrication and characterization techniques. Advances in particle engineering now allow highly tunable physicochemical properties of particle-based vaccines, including composition, size, shape, surface characteristics, and degradability. Enhanced collaborative efforts between researchers in immunology and materials science are expected to rise to next-generation vaccines. This process will be significantly aided by a greater understanding of the immunological principles guiding vaccine antigenicity, immunogenicity, and efficacy. With specific emphasis on PRR-targeted adjuvants and particle physicochemical properties, this review aims to provide an overview of the current literature to guide and focus rational particle-based vaccine design efforts.
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- Katelyn T Gause
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Soydas T, Karaman O, Arkan H, Yenmis G, Ilhan MM, Tombulturk K, Tasan E, Kanigur Sultuybek G. The Correlation of Increased CRP Levels with NFKB1 and TLR2 Polymorphisms in the Case of Morbid Obesity. Scand J Immunol 2017; 84:278-283. [PMID: 27507606 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Morbid obesity (MO) is associated with an increase in circulating levels of systemic acute phase proteins such as C-reactive protein (CRP). Toll-like receptor is possible candidate for inflammatory responses which is mainly mediated by NFKB1. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between NFKB1 and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 polymorphisms and the risk of MO in a Turkish population in the context of CRP serum levels which may contribute to susceptibility to the disease. We analysed the distribution of NFKB1-94 ins/del ATTG rs28362491 and TLR2 Arg753Gln rs5743708 polymorphisms using PCR-RFLP method and CRP serum levels using ELISA method in 213 MO and 200 healthy controls. The frequency of the ins/ins genotype and ins allele of rs28362491 was significantly higher in the patients compared to control group (P: 0.0309; P: 0.0421, respectively). Additionally, the frequency of GG genotype and G allele of rs5743708 was found to be statistically higher in the patient group (P: 0.0421; P < 0.0001, respectively). In addition, serum CRP levels (>20 mg/l) in MO patients with ins/ins genotype were significantly higher than in patients with del/ins genotype (P: 0.0309). Serum CRP levels were also higher in MO patients with GG genotype and G allele (P: 0.0001). According to combined analysis, the wild type of rs28362491 and rs5743708 polymorphisms (ins/ins/GG genotype) was also significantly higher in the patient group versus the control group when compared with the combined ins/ins/GA and del/ins/GA genotype (P < 0.0001). Therefore, our findings suggest that rs28362491 and rs5743708 polymorphisms were significantly associated with MO disease through acting by modulating serum CRP levels.
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- T Soydas
- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Medical Faculty, Bezmialem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Umraniye Training and Research Hospital, Umraniye, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmialem Medical Faculty, Bezmialem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Toll-like receptor 4 contributes to chronic itch, alloknesis, and spinal astrocyte activation in male mice. Pain 2017; 157:806-817. [PMID: 26645545 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Increasing evidence suggests that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) contributes importantly to spinal cord glial activation and chronic pain sensitization; however, its unique role in acute and chronic itch is unclear. In this study, we investigated the involvement of TLR4 in acute and chronic itch models in male mice using both transgenic and pharmacological approaches. Tlr4 mice exhibited normal acute itch induced by compound 48/80 and chloroquine, but these mice showed substantial reductions in scratching in chronic itch models of dry skin, induced by acetone and diethylether followed by water (AEW), contact dermatitis, and allergic contact dermatitis on the neck. Intrathecal (spinal) inhibition of TLR4 with lipopolysaccharide Rhodobacter sphaeroides did not affect acute itch but suppressed AEW-induced chronic itch. Compound 48/80 and AEW also produced robust alloknesis, a touch-elicited itch in wild-type mice, which was suppressed by intrathecal lipopolysaccharide R sphaeroides and Tlr4 deletion. Acetone and diethylether followed by water induced persistent upregulation of Tlr4 mRNA and increased TLR4 expression in GFAP-expressing astrocytes in spinal cord dorsal horn. Acetone and diethylether followed by water also induced TLR4-dependent astrogliosis (GFAP upregulation) in spinal cord. Intrathecal injection of astroglial inhibitor L-α-aminoadipate reduced AEW-induced chronic itch and alloknesis without affecting acute itch. Spinal TLR4 was also necessary for AEW-induced chronic itch in the cheek model. Interestingly, scratching plays an essential role in spinal astrogliosis because AEW-induced astrogliosis was abrogated by putting Elizabethan collars on the neck to prevent scratching the itchy skin. Our findings suggest that spinal TLR4 signaling is important for spinal astrocyte activation and astrogliosis that may underlie alloknesis and chronic itch.
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Frizzell H, Park J, Comandante Lou N, Woodrow KA. Role of heterogeneous cell population on modulation of dendritic cell phenotype and activation of CD8 T cells for use in cell-based immunotherapies. Cell Immunol 2017; 311:54-62. [PMID: 27793335 PMCID: PMC5283719 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapies have much utility in their ability to prime antigen-specific adaptive immune responses. However, there does not yet exist a consensus standard to how DCs should be primed. In this study, we aimed to determine the role of heterogeneous co-cultures, composed of both CD11c+ (DCs) and CD11c- cells, in combination with monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA) stimulation on DC phenotype and function. Upon DC priming in different co-culture ratios, we observed reduced expression of MHCII and CD86 and increased antigen uptake among CD11c+ cells in a CD11c- dependent manner. DCs from all culture conditions were induced to mature by MPLA treatment, as determined by secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-12 and TNF-α. Antigen-specific stimulation of CD4+ T cells was not modulated by co-culture composition, in terms of proliferation nor levels of IFN-γ. However, the presence of CD11c- cells enhanced cross-presentation to CD8+ T cells compared to purified CD11c+ cells, resulting in increased cell proliferation along with higher IFN-γ production. These findings demonstrate the impact of cell populations present during DC priming, and point to the use of heterogeneous cultures of DCs and innate immune cells to enhance cell-mediated immunity.
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- Hannah Frizzell
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, 3720 15th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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Immunotherapy using dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccination is an approved approach for harnessing the potential of a patient's own immune system to eliminate tumor cells in metastatic hormone-refractory cancer. Overall, although many DC vaccines have been tested in the clinic and proven to be immunogenic, and in some cases associated with clinical outcome, there remains no consensus on how to manufacture DC vaccines. In this review we will discuss what has been learned thus far about human DC biology from clinical studies, and how current approaches to apply DC vaccines in the clinic could be improved to enhance anti-tumor immunity.
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Ghaheri BA, Kempton JB, Pillers DAM, Trune DR. Cochlear Cytokine Gene Expression in Murine Chronic Otitis Media. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 137:332-7. [PMID: 17666266 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2006] [Accepted: 03/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate chronic otitis media (COM) induction of cochlear cytokine genes. STUDY DESIGN: RNA from cochleas of five C3H/HeJ mice with and without COM was isolated for cytokine expression in gene arrays. Immunohistochemistry was performed for the protein products of up-regulated genes to confirm their expression in cochlear tissues. RESULTS: Cochleas from COM mice showed increased expression of 29 genes (>2X normal) and decreased expression of 19 genes (<0.5X normal). Cytokines expressed were largely those related to inflammation and tissue remodeling. Cochlear immuno-histochemistry confirmed the presence of numerous cytokines, as well as NF- kB, a major inflammatory transcription factor that drives cytokine expression. CONCLUSION: COM causes elevated levels of cochlear cytokine mRNA, which demonstrates that inner ear tissues are capable of NF- kB activation and cytokine production. This may be another mechanism of otitis media-induced cochlear cytotoxicity in addition to that caused by migration of inflammatory cytokines from the middle ear. SIGNIFICANCE: Cochlear tissues are capable of mounting an immunological response to middle ear inflammatory stimuli.
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- Bobak A Ghaheri
- Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Hearing Research Center, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
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Employing Escherichia coli-derived outer membrane vesicles as an antigen delivery platform elicits protective immunity against Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37242. [PMID: 27849050 PMCID: PMC5110958 DOI: 10.1038/srep37242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) have proven to be highly immunogenic and induced an immune response against bacterial infection in human clinics and animal models. We sought to investigate whether engineered OMVs can be a feasible antigen-delivery platform for efficiently inducing specific antibody responses. In this study, Omp22 (an outer membrane protein of A. baumannii) was displayed on E. coli DH5α-derived OMVs (Omp22-OMVs) using recombinant gene technology. The morphological features of Omp22-OMVs were similar to those of wild-type OMVs (wtOMVs). Immunization with Omp22-OMVs induced high titers of Omp22-specific antibodies. In a murine sepsis model, Omp22-OMV immunization significantly protected mice from lethal challenge with a clinically isolated A. baumannii strain, which was evidenced by the increased survival rate of the mice, the reduced bacterial burdens in the lung, spleen, liver, kidney, and blood, and the suppressed serum levels of inflammatory cytokines. In vitro opsonophagocytosis assays showed that antiserum collected from Omp22-OMV-immunized mice had bactericidal activity against clinical isolates, which was partly specific antibody-dependent. These results strongly indicated that engineered OMVs could display a whole heterologous protein (~22 kDa) on the surface and effectively induce specific antibody responses, and thus OMVs have the potential to be a feasible vaccine platform.
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Gilroy DL, van Oosterhout C, Komdeur J, Richardson DS. Toll-like receptor variation in the bottlenecked population of the endangered Seychelles warbler. Anim Conserv 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- D. L. Gilroy
- School of Biological Sciences; Norwich Research Park; University of East Anglia; Norwich UK
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- School of Environmental Sciences; Norwich Research Park; University of East Anglia; Norwich UK
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- Behavioural Ecology and Self-Organization; Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies; University of Groningen; Groningen The Netherlands
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- School of Biological Sciences; Norwich Research Park; University of East Anglia; Norwich UK
- Nature Seychelles; Mahe Republic of Seychelles
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Liu Y, Wang Z, De La Torre R, Barling A, Tsujikawa T, Hornick N, Hanifin J, Simpson E, Wang Y, Swanzey E, Wortham A, Ding H, Coussens LM, Kulesz-Martin M. Trim32 Deficiency Enhances Th2 Immunity and Predisposes to Features of Atopic Dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2016; 137:359-366. [PMID: 27720760 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Altered innate immunity is a feature of certain skin inflammatory diseases such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD). In this study, we provide evidence that deficiency in Trim32 (a tripartite motif [TRIM] protein with innate antiviral activity) contributes to a T helper type 2 biased response and predisposes to features of AD in mice. On treatment with the toll-like receptor 7 agonist imquimod (IMQ), Trim32 knockout mice displayed compromised psoriasiform phenotypes and defective T helper type 17 response. Instead, IMQ treatment of Trim32 knockout mice induced AD-like phenotypes with enhanced skin infiltration of eosinophils and mast cells, elevation of T helper type 2 cytokines/chemokines expression, and reduced expression of filaggrin protein expression. Furthermore, although the induction of phosphorylated Stat3 and RelA was compromised after IMQ treatment in the knockout mice, phosphorylated Stat6 was elevated. CC chemokine ligand 20 induction by tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-17A was reduced in Trim32-deficient keratinocytes, whereas CC chemokine ligand 5 induction by tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-4 was enhanced. In addition, Trim32 protein levels were elevated in mice treated with IMQ. Unlike Trim32 overexpression in psoriasis, TRIM32 levels were low in patients with AD. Based on Trim32 induction by IMQ, the lower levels of TRIM32 in AD skin compared with healthy control and psoriatic skin suggest a defective TRIM32 pathway in AD pathogenesis.
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- Yuangang Liu
- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA; Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Hu Y, Liu JP, Zhu Y, Lu NH. The Importance of Toll-like Receptors in NF-κB Signaling Pathway Activation by Helicobacter pylori Infection and the Regulators of this Response. Helicobacter 2016; 21:428-40. [PMID: 26763943 DOI: 10.1111/hel.12292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a common pathogenic bacterium in the stomach that infects almost half of the population worldwide and is closely related to gastric diseases and some extragastric diseases, including iron-deficiency anemia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Both the Maastricht IV/Florence consensus report and the Kyoto global consensus report have proposed the eradication of H. pylori to prevent gastric cancer as H.pylori has been shown to be a major cause of gastric carcinogenesis. The interactions between H. pylori and host receptors induce the release of the proinflammatory cytokines by activating proinflammatory signaling pathways such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), which plays a central role in inflammation, immune response, and carcinogenesis. Among these receptors, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are classical pattern recognition receptors in the recognition of H. pylori and the mediation of the host inflammatory and immune responses to H. pylori. TLR polymorphisms also contribute to the clinical consequences of H. pylori infection. In this review, we focus on the functions of TLRs in the NF-κB signaling pathway activated by H. pylori, the regulators modulating this response, and the functions of TLR polymorphisms in H.pylori-related diseases.
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- Yi Hu
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
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Yang B, Zhou Z, Li X, Niu J. The effect of lysophosphatidic acid on Toll-like receptor 4 expression and the nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway in THP-1 cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 422:41-49. [PMID: 27619660 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2804-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are major receptors that mediate the innate immune and inflammatory responses, of which TLR4 has been found most closely related to human atherosclerosis. After ligands are polymerized and activated by TLR, the mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathways are activated, leading to promotion of NF-κB-regulated transcription of inflammatory factors, thus playing a role in the physiological and pathological processes in atherosclerosis. Oxidized lipoproteins or their components, oxidized lipids, have been confirmed as endogenous TLR receptors. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an active component of low-density lipoprotein that induces vascular endothelial lesions. However, the mechanism of the TLR4/NF-κB signaling system involved in LPA-induced atherosclerosis has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effects of LPA on TLR4 expression, nuclear translocation of NF-κB p65 subunit, and changes in the cytokine tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in human THP-1 cells. LPA upregulated expression of the TLR4 mRNA and protein in THP-1 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, induced NF-κB p65 activation synchronously in THP-1 cells, and increased TNF-α secretion. After TLR4 was blocked using TLR4 monoclonal antibody, NF-κB p65 expression and TNF-α secretion were inhibited significantly. These data suggest that LPA can significantly upregulate TLR4 expression and promote NF-κB activation and proinflammatory cytokine secretion in THP-1 cells; it is possible that the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway mediates the atherogenic effect of LPA.
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- Bo Yang
- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital of Hubei, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430064, China.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Xiamen, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Perumbakkam S, Hunt HD, Cheng HH. Differences in CD8αα and cecal microbiome community during proliferation and late cytolytic phases of Marek's disease virus infection are associated with genetic resistance to Marek's disease. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2016; 92:fiw188. [PMID: 27604255 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiw188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Marek's disease (MD) is an important neoplastic disease of chickens caused by Marek ': s disease virus (MDV), a highly oncogenic alphaherpesvirus. In this study using two chicken lines, one resistant and another susceptible to MD, splenic T cells and cecal microbiome were profiled to gain a better understanding of primary differences in these lines. The percent of splenic CD4+ T cells were similar regardless of MDV challenge status in both bird lines. In contrast, CD8αα profiles were different (P < 0.005) between chicken lines under naïve status and under MDV challenge, suggesting that CD8αα T cells play a key role in mediating MDV infection. Microbiome composition was different between naïve resistant (Blautia spp.) and susceptible birds (Streptococcus spp.) (P < 0.05) during initial colonization. With MDV challenge, both chicken lines showed lower numbers of beneficial Faecalibacterium spp. and increased number of Lactobacillus spp. Metabolic profiles between naïve chicken types were similar but with MDV challenge, there were differences in metabolism in both chicken lines, with amino acid metabolism impacted in resistant birds and lipid metabolism in susceptible birds. These results provide insights into immune response and potential interplay with the microbiome during infection with an oncogenic virus.
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- Sudeep Perumbakkam
- USDA, ARS, Avian Diseases and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- USDA, ARS, Avian Diseases and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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- USDA, ARS, Avian Diseases and Oncology Laboratory, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
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Wu Y, Cui J, Zhang X, Gao S, Ma F, Yao H, Sun X, He Y, Yin Y, Xu W. Pneumococcal DnaJ modulates dendritic cell-mediated Th1 and Th17 immune responses through Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway. Immunobiology 2016; 222:384-393. [PMID: 27594384 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pneumococcal DnaJ was recently shown to be a potential protein vaccine antigen that induces strong Th1 and Th17 immune response against streptococcus pneumoniae infection in mice. However, how DnaJ mediates T cell immune response against S. pneumoniae infection has not been addressed. Here, we investigate whether DnaJ contributes to the development of T cell immunity through the activation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs). We found that endotoxin-free recombinant DnaJ (rDnaJ) induced activation and maturation of BMDCs via recognition of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and activation of MAPKs, NF-κB and PI3K-Akt pathways. rDnaJ-treated BMDCs effectively stimulated naïve CD4+ T cells to secrete IFN-γ and IL-17A. Splenocytes from mice that were adoptively transferred with rDnaJ-pulsed BMDCs secreted higher levels of IFN-γ and IL-17A compared with those that received PBS-activated BMDCs. Splenocytes from TLR4-/- mice immunized with rDnaJ produced lower levels of IFN-γ and IL-17A compared with those from wild type mice. Our findings indicate that DnaJ can induce Th1 and Th17 immune responses against S. pneumoniae through activation of BMDCs in a TLR4-dependent manner.
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- Yingying Wu
- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000,China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400016, China.
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Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein activates splenic T cells during sepsis in a TLR4-dependent manner. Cell Mol Immunol 2016; 15:38-47. [PMID: 27569563 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2016.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (CIRP) is a novel inflammatory mediator that stimulates the release of proinflammatory cytokines from macrophages in sepsis. Given the immune dysregulation that characterizes sepsis, the effect of CIRP on other immune cells is an area of increasing interest that has not yet been studied. In the present study, we hypothesized that extracellular CIRP promotes activation of T lymphocytes in the spleen during sepsis. We observed that mice subjected to sepsis by cecal ligation and puncture showed significantly higher expression of the early activation markers CD69 and CD25 at 20 h on CD4+ splenic T cells, and significantly higher CD69 expression on CD8+ splenic T cells compared with sham-operated controls. Furthermore, at 20 h after receiving intravenous injection of recombinant murine CIRP (rmCIRP, 5 mg/kg body weight (BW)) or PBS (vehicle), those mice receiving rmCIRP showed significantly increased expression of CD69 and CD25 on both CD4+ and CD8+ splenic T cells. This effect, however, was not seen in TLR4-deficient mice after rmCIRP injection. In addition, treatment with CIRP predisposed CD4+ T cells to a Th1 hyperinflammatory response profile, and influenced CD8+ T cells toward a cytotoxic profile. Taken together, our findings indicate that CIRP is a proinflammatory mediator that plays an important role in T-cell dysregulation during sepsis in a TLR4-dependent manner.
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Achek A, Yesudhas D, Choi S. Toll-like receptors: promising therapeutic targets for inflammatory diseases. Arch Pharm Res 2016; 39:1032-49. [PMID: 27515048 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-016-0806-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The health of living organisms is constantly challenged by bacterial and viral threats. The recognition of pathogenic microorganisms by diverse receptors triggers a variety of host defense mechanisms, leading to their eradication. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which are type I transmembrane proteins, recognize specific signatures of the invading microbes and activate a cascade of downstream signals inducing the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and type I interferons. The TLR response not only counteracts the pathogens but also initiates and shapes the adaptive immune response. Under normal conditions, inflammation is downregulated after the removal of the pathogen and cellular debris. However, a dysfunctional TLR-mediated response maintains a chronic inflammatory state and leads to local and systemic deleterious effects in host cells and tissues. Such inappropriate TLR response has been attributed to the development and progression of multiple diseases such as cancer, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. In this review, we discuss the emerging role of TLRs in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and how targeting of TLRs offers a promising therapeutic strategy for the prevention and treatment of various inflammatory diseases. Additionally, we highlight a number of TLR-targeting agents that are in the developmental stage or in clinical trials.
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- Asma Achek
- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, 443-749, Korea.
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Rodrigo MB, Schulz S, Krupp V, Ritter M, Wiszniewsky K, Arndts K, Tamadaho RSE, Endl E, Hoerauf A, Layland LE. Patency of Litomosoides sigmodontis infection depends on Toll-like receptor 4 whereas Toll-like receptor 2 signalling influences filarial-specific CD4(+) T-cell responses. Immunology 2016; 147:429-42. [PMID: 26714796 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BALB/c mice develop a patent state [release of microfilariae (Mf), the transmission life-stage, into the periphery] when exposed to the rodent filariae Litomosoides sigmodontis. Interestingly, only a portion of the infected mice become patent, which reflects the situation in human individuals infected with Wuchereria bancrofti. Since those individuals had differing filarial-specific profiles, this study compared differences in immune responses between Mf(+) and Mf(-) infected BALB/c mice. We demonstrate that cultures of total spleen or mediastinal lymph node cells from Mf(+) mice produce significantly more interleukin-5 (IL-5) to filarial antigens but equal levels of IL-10 when compared with Mf(-) mice. However, isolated CD4(+) T cells from Mf(+) mice produced significantly higher amounts of all measured cytokines, including IL-10, when compared with CD4(+) T-cell responses from Mf(-) mice. Since adaptive immune responses are influenced by triggering the innate immune system we further studied the immune profiles and parasitology in infected Toll-like receptor-2-deficient (TLR2(-/-)) and TLR4(-/-) BALB/c mice. Ninety-three per cent of L. sigmodontis-exposed TLR4(-/-) BALB/c mice became patent (Mf(+)) although worm numbers remained comparable to those in Mf(+) wild-type controls. Lack of TLR2 had no influence on patency outcome or worm burden but infected Mf(+) mice had significantly lower numbers of Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells and dampened peripheral immune responses. Interestingly, in vitro culturing of CD4(+) T cells from infected wild-type mice with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-derived TLR2(-/-) dendritic cells resulted in an overall diminished cytokine profile to filarial antigens. Hence, triggering TLR4 or TLR2 during chronic filarial infection has a significant impact on patency and efficient CD4(+) T-cell responses, respectively.
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- Maria B Rodrigo
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site, Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site, Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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Song Y, Ichinose T, He M, He C, Morita K, Yoshida Y. Lipopolysaccharide attached to urban particulate matter 10 suppresses immune responses in splenocytes while particulate matter itself activates NF-κB. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2016; 5:1445-1452. [PMID: 30090448 DOI: 10.1039/c6tx00216a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We previously reported that Asian sand dust (ASD), which contains particulate matter (PM) less than 10 μm in diameter (PM10), induced subacute inflammation in splenocytes. However, it was unclear whether the PM itself or compounds attached to its surface induced the inflammation. Here we characterized the role of organic substances adsorbed onto the PM10 surface in triggering inflammation by comparing the effect on splenocyte activation of PM10 from urban areas (urPM10), which is rich in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as compared to ASD, with that of heated PM10 (H-PM). BALB/c mice were intratracheally administered urPM10 or H-PM with or without LPS (1 ng and 10 ng) four times at 2-week intervals, and splenocytes were prepared at 24 h after the final administration to assay the immune responses. urPM10 suppressed splenocyte activation, while H-PM activated splenocytes and LPS neutralization by polymyxin B rescued urPM10-induced immunosuppression. Co-administration of LPS with H-PM clearly suppressed mitogen-induced immune responses in the spleen. Consistent with these results, H-PM induced the phosphorylation of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) p65 and I kappa B kinase (IKK), which was inhibited by co-administration of LPS. In mice deficient in the LPS signal transducer MyD88, splenocyte activation after LPS or H-PM treatment in vivo was comparable to that in the control. Altogether, our results indicate that PM10 itself could activate NF-κB through the MyD88 pathway, which was modulated by the amount of LPS attached.
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- Yuan Song
- Department of Immunology and Parasitology , School of Medicine , University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Japan , 1-1 Iseigaoka , Yahatanishi-ku , Kitakyushu 807-8555 , Japan . ; ; Tel: +81-93-691-7431.,Department of Clinical Laboratory , the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University , No. 169 Tian Shan Street , Shijiazhuang , 050035 , China
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- Department of Health Sciences , Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences , 2944-9 Notsuharu , Oita 870-1201 , Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences , Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences , 2944-9 Notsuharu , Oita 870-1201 , Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology , School of Medicine , University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Japan , 1-1 Iseigaoka , Yahatanishi-ku , Kitakyushu 807-8555 , Japan . ; ; Tel: +81-93-691-7431
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology , School of Medicine , University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Japan , 1-1 Iseigaoka , Yahatanishi-ku , Kitakyushu 807-8555 , Japan . ; ; Tel: +81-93-691-7431
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology , School of Medicine , University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Japan , 1-1 Iseigaoka , Yahatanishi-ku , Kitakyushu 807-8555 , Japan . ; ; Tel: +81-93-691-7431
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Enhanced LPS-induced activation of IL-27 signalling in sarcoidosis. Respir Med 2016; 117:243-53. [PMID: 27492538 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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RATIONALE Granulomas in sarcoidosis have recently been described as containing Interleukin (IL)-27, one of the members of the IL-12 family of cytokines, which also includes IL-35. Levels of these cytokines and the IL-27 receptor subunits were hypothesised to differ between patients with sarcoidosis compared to healthy controls in peripheral blood. METHODS Using a cross-sectional study design, plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were collected from patients and control subjects. Protein and mRNA (in PBMC) levels for IL-27 and IL-35 (IL27, EBI3, IL12A subunits) as well as IL-27 receptor (IL6ST and IL27RA subunits) were assessed spontaneously and following direct (LPS) and indirect (anti-CD3/28 activation beads) macrophage stimulation using RT- PCR, ELISA and flow cytometry. RESULTS Following stimulation with LPS, PBMC of patients with sarcoidosis displayed significantly enhanced expression of IL27 and EBI3 mRNA (p = 0.020 and p = 0.037 respectively) compared to PBMCs from healthy controls. There was also significantly enhanced production of IL-27 by PBMC from patients with sarcoidosis compared to healthy controls in response to LPS stimulation (p = 0.027). IL6ST mRNA and IL6ST protein were significantly lower in patients with sarcoidosis (mRNA p = 0.0002; MFI p = 0.0015) whilst IL27RA protein levels were significantly higher in patients with sarcoidosis compared to healthy controls (MFI p < 0.0001). Plasma IL-35 protein levels did not differ between control and sarcoidosis subjects (p = 0.23). CONCLUSION These results suggest there may be exaggerated activation of IL-27 signalling in response to LPS in sarcoidosis.
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Karampitsakos T, Woolard T, Bouros D, Tzouvelekis A. Toll-like receptors in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 808:35-43. [PMID: 27364757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) constitutes the end stage of a broad range of heterogeneous interstitial lung diseases, characterized by the destruction of the pulmonary parenchyma, deposition of extracellular matrix and dramatic changes in the phenotype of both fibroblasts and alveolar epithelial cells. More than 200 causes of pulmonary fibrosis have been identified so far, yet the most common form is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). IPF is a lethal lung disorder of unknown etiology with a gradually increasing worldwide incidence and a median survival of 3-5 years from the time of diagnosis. Despite intense research efforts, the pathogenesis remains elusive and no effective treatment is available. Accumulating body of evidence suggests an abnormal wound healing response followed by extracellular matrix deposition, destruction of lung architecture, ultimately leading to respiratory failure. The contribution of immune system in lung fibrogenesis had been largely underscored due to the absence of response to immunosuppressive agents; however, the premise that lung fibrosis has an immunologic background has been recently revived. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which link innate and adaptive immune response and regulate wound healing. TLRs promote tissue repair or fibrosis in many disease settings including lung fibrosis, albeit with profound differences depending on the cellular microenvironment. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge regarding the mechanistic implications between TLRs and lung fibrosis and highlights the therapeutic potential of targeting TLR signaling at the ligand or receptor level.
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- Theodoros Karampitsakos
- Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, "Sotiria", Medical School, University of Athens, Messogion Avenue 152, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208057 New Haven, CT, USA
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- Academic Department of Pneumonology, Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, "Sotiria", Medical School, University of Athens, Messogion Avenue 152, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, P.O. Box 208057 New Haven, CT, USA.
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Aly HH, Suzuki J, Watashi K, Chayama K, Hoshino SI, Hijikata M, Kato T, Wakita T. RNA Exosome Complex Regulates Stability of the Hepatitis B Virus X-mRNA Transcript in a Non-stop-mediated (NSD) RNA Quality Control Mechanism. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:15958-74. [PMID: 27281821 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.724641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a stealth virus, minimally inducing the interferon system required for efficient induction of both innate and adaptive immune responses. However, 90% of acutely infected adults can clear the virus, suggesting the presence of other, interferon-independent pathways leading to viral clearance. Given the known ability of helicases to bind viral nucleic acids, we performed a functional screening assay to identify helicases that regulate HBV replication. We identified the superkiller viralicidic activity 2-like (SKIV2L) RNA helicase (a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ski2 protein) on the basis of its direct and preferential interaction with HBV X-mRNA. This interaction was essential for HBV X-mRNA degradation at the RNA exosome. The degradation of HBV X-mRNA at the RNA exosome was also mediated by HBS1L (HBS1-like translational GTPase) protein, a known component of the host RNA quality control system. We found that the redundant HBV-precore translation initiation site present at the 3'-end of HBV X-mRNA (3' precore) is translationally active. The initiation of translation from this site without a proper stop codon was identified by the non-stop-mediated RNA decay mechanism leading to its degradation. Although 3' precore is present in the five main HBV-RNA transcripts, only X-mRNA lacks the presence of an upstream start codons for large, middle, and small (L, M, and S) HBV surface proteins. These upstream codons are in-frame with 3' precore translation initiation site, blocking its translation from the other HBV-mRNA transcripts. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the anti-viral function of the non-stop-mediated RNA decay mechanism.
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- Hussein H Aly
- From the Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan,
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- From the Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- From the Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan, Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Noda 278-8510, Japan, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya 467-8603, Japan, and
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- Laboratory of Human Tumor Viruses, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- From the Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- From the Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan,
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Fontenot AP, Falta MT, Kappler JW, Dai S, McKee AS. Beryllium-Induced Hypersensitivity: Genetic Susceptibility and Neoantigen Generation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 196:22-7. [PMID: 26685315 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chronic beryllium (Be) disease is a granulomatous lung disorder that results from Be exposure in a genetically susceptible host. The disease is characterized by the accumulation of Be-responsive CD4(+) T cells in the lung, and genetic susceptibility is primarily linked to HLA-DPB1 alleles possessing a glutamic acid at position 69 of the β-chain. Recent structural analysis of a Be-specific TCR interacting with a Be-loaded HLA-DP2-peptide complex revealed that Be is coordinated by amino acid residues derived from the HLA-DP2 β-chain and peptide and showed that the TCR does not directly interact with the Be(2+) cation. Rather, the TCR recognizes a modified HLA-DP2-peptide complex with charge and conformational changes. Collectively, these findings provide a structural basis for the development of this occupational lung disease through the ability of Be to induce posttranslational modifications in preexisting HLA-DP2-peptide complexes, resulting in the creation of neoantigens.
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- Andrew P Fontenot
- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045; Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045;
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206; and Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206
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- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045; Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO 80206
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045
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Wu Y, Li S, Li H, Zhao C, Ma H, Zhao X, Wu J, Liu K, Shan J, Wang Y. Effect of a polysaccharide from Poria cocos on humoral response in mice immunized by H1N1 influenza and HBsAg vaccines. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 91:248-57. [PMID: 27185068 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Poria cocos has a long history of medicinal use in China. Polysaccharides and their derivatives in the medicine exhibit many beneficial biological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiviral activities. In this study, a new polysaccharide (PCP-II) was isolated from sclerotium of Poria cocos. Its physico-chemical characters were identified and its adjuvant activity was investigated in mice co-immunized with H1N1 influenza vaccine and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The results revealed that PCP-II has a molecular weight of 29.0kDa. It was composed of fucose, mannose, glucose and galactose in molar ration of 1.00:1.63:0.16:6.29 respectively. Pharmacological data demonstrated that PCP-II increased antigen-specific antibody levels in mice immunized with influenza vaccine. PCP-II also elicited anti-HBsAg antibodies at significantly higher titers and generated robust and durable immunity compared to mice immunized with HBsAg-alum following two administrations. PCP-II improved proliferation of splenocytes, stimulated IL-12p70 and TNF-α productions in dendritic cells and macrophages respectively. These results suggested that PCP-II-adjuvanted vaccines enhanced humoral and cellular immunity. PCP-II could be developed as an efficacious adjuvant in human and animal vaccines.
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- Yajun Wu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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MyD88 Mediates Instructive Signaling in Dendritic Cells and Protective Inflammatory Response during Rickettsial Infection. Infect Immun 2016; 84:883-93. [PMID: 26755162 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01361-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Spotted fever group rickettsiae cause potentially life-threatening infections throughout the world. Several members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family are involved in host response to rickettsiae, and yet the mechanisms by which these TLRs mediate host immunity remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we found that host susceptibility of MyD88(-/-)mice to infection with Rickettsia conorii or Rickettsia australis was significantly greater than in wild-type (WT) mice, in association with severely impaired bacterial clearance in vivo R. australis-infected MyD88(-/-)mice showed significantly lower expression levels of gamma interferon (IFN-γ), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1β, accompanied by significantly fewer inflammatory infiltrates of macrophages and neutrophils in infected tissues, than WT mice. The serum levels of IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-6, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor were significantly reduced, while monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, macrophage inflammatory protein 1α, and RANTES were significantly increased in infected MyD88(-/-)mice compared to WT mice. Strikingly, R. australis infection was incapable of promoting increased expression of MHC-II(high)and production of IL-12p40 in MyD88(-/-)bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) compared to WT BMDCs, although costimulatory molecules were upregulated in both types of BMDCs. Furthermore, the secretion levels of IL-1β by Rickettsia-infected BMDCs and in the sera of infected mice were significantly reduced in MyD88(-/-)mice compared to WT controls, suggesting that in vitro and in vivo production of IL-1β is MyD88 dependent. Taken together, our results suggest that MyD88 signaling mediates instructive signals in DCs and secretion of IL-1β and type 1 immune cytokines, which may account for the protective inflammatory response during rickettsial infection.
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Alum: an old dog with new tricks. Emerg Microbes Infect 2016; 5:e25. [PMID: 27004761 PMCID: PMC4820675 DOI: 10.1038/emi.2016.40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Aluminum compounds (alum) are the most widely used adjuvants in veterinary and human vaccines. Alum was initially thought to be a simple depot for antigen retention; however, our understanding of the mechanism by which it works has progressed substantially in recent decades. Nonetheless, consensus regarding its roles in different aspects of immune regulation has not been reached, and it remains a long-standing research subject in the field of vaccinology. This review, in chronological order, discusses the various hypotheses proposed in mostly inadequate attempts to illuminate the mechanism by which alum works, from the depot theory to the involvement of the NLRP3 inflammasome and from cell death-associated danger factors to crystalline structure-mediated plasma membrane alteration. In addition, novel findings of unexpected beneficial effects of decreased HBV (Hepatitis B virus) viral load and HBeAg seroconversion in chronically infected patients, as well as significant tumor suppression in experimental mice following multiple alum-only injections are examined, revealing alum's potential clinical applications beyond its use as a simple tool in antigen preparation. With increasing threats of emerging microbes, originating from natural or man-made sources, that pose significant health concerns at the population scale, the potential use of alum as a 'first-aid' vaccine is also discussed.
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Zaia MG, Oliveira SRPD, Castro CAD, Soares EG, Afonso A, Monnazzi LGS, Peitl Filho O, Faccioli LH, Anibal FDF. Toxocara canis and the allergic process. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2016; 110:726-31. [PMID: 26517650 PMCID: PMC4667574 DOI: 10.1590/0074-02760150051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The protective effect of infectious agents against allergic reactions has been thoroughly investigated. Current studies have demonstrated the ability of some helminths to modulate the immune response of infected hosts. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Toxocara canis infection and the development of an allergic response in mice immunised with ovalbumin (OVA). We determined the total and differential blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells using BALB/c mice as a model. To this end, the levels of interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-10 and anti-OVA-IgE were measured using an ELISA. The inflammatory process in the lungs was observed using histology slides stained with haematoxylin and eosin. The results showed an increase in the total number of leukocytes and eosinophils in the blood of infected and immunised animals at 18 days after infection. We observed a slight lymphocytic inflammatory infiltrate in the portal space in all infected mice. Anti-OVA-IgE levels were detected in smaller proportions in the plasma of immunised and infected mice compared with mice that were only infected. Therefore, we concluded that T. canis potentiates inflammation in the lungs in response to OVA, although anti-OVA-IgE levels suggest a potential reduction of the inflammatory process through this mechanism.
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- Mauricio Grecco Zaia
- Departamento de Morfologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário de Araraquara, Araraquara, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Morfologia e Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, SP, Brasil
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Evangelista MG, Castro SBRD, Alves CCDS, Dias AT, Souza VWD, Reis LBD, Silva LCD, Castañon MCMN, Farias RE, Juliano MA, Ferreira AP. Early IFN-γ production together with decreased expression of TLR3 and TLR9 characterizes EAE development conditional on the presence of myelin. Autoimmunity 2016; 49:258-67. [PMID: 26911613 DOI: 10.3109/08916934.2016.1141898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a model for the study of multiple sclerosis, which is an inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Despite increased efforts to elucidate the function of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in autoimmune diseases of the CNS, the relative contribution of other factors, including the immunomodulatory properties of TLR signaling, role of the innate response and the presence or absence of myelin peptides remain unclear. The aim was to evaluate TLR expression in the CNS during EAE development by investigating the expression of TLRs in the initial phase of EAE and establishing correlations with the modulation of inflammatory factors. Mice were subcutaneously immunized at the tail base with 100 μg of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein peptide (MOG35-55), emulsified in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) supplemented with 400 μg of attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37RA. Pertussis toxin (300 ng per animal) was intraperitoneally injected on the day of immunization and 48 h later. Another group (MOG(-)) received an equal emulsion of CFA and M. tuberculosis, without MOG35-55, and the same protocol of Pertussis toxin. The immunized mice presented signs of disease with increased IFN-γ production and presence of NK cells on Day 2 postimmunization and reduced the expression of TLR-3 and TLR-9. In the spinal cord, CCL5 and CCL20 were higher in EAE. This study establishes a correlation between TLR-3 and TLR-9 expression with the development of EAE. In addition, evidence of a role for the myelin peptide in targeting the innate inflammatory response to the CNS is presented.
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- Marcilene Gomes Evangelista
- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil .,b Department of Pharmacy , Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Governador Valadares , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil .,c Faculty of Medicine , Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri , Teófilo Otoni , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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- d Department of Morphology , Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil , and
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- a IMUNOCET - Department of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology , Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora , Juiz de Fora , Brazil
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He M, Ichinose T, Song Y, Yoshida Y, Bekki K, Arashidani K, Yoshida S, Nishikawa M, Takano H, Shibamoto T, Sun G. Desert dust induces TLR signaling to trigger Th2-dominant lung allergic inflammation via a MyD88-dependent signaling pathway. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2016; 296:61-72. [PMID: 26882889 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Asian sand dust (ASD) is known to exacerbate asthma, although its mechanism is not yet well understood. In this study, when the effects on inflammatory response by LPS present in ASD was investigated by measuring the gene expression of cytokines and chemokines in RAW264.7 cells treated with ASD and/or polymyxin B (PMB), the ASD effects were attenuated by PMB, but not completely. When an in vitro study was performed using bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from WT, TLR2(-/-), TLR4(-/-), and MyD88(-/-) BALB/c mice and BMDMs from WT, TLR2(-/-), TLR4(-/-), TLR2/4(-/-), TLR7/9(-/-), and MyD88(-/-) C57BL/6J mice, cytokine (IL-6, IL-12) production in BMDMs was higher in ASD-stimulated TLR2(-/-) cells than in TLR4(-/-) cells, whereas it was lower or undetectable in TLR2/4(-/-) and MyD88(-/-) cells. These results suggest that ASD causes cytokine production predominantly in a TLR4/MyD88-dependent pathway. When WT and TLRs 2(-/-), 4(-/-), and MyD88(-/-) BALB/c mice were intratracheally challenged with OVA and/or ASD, ASD caused exacerbation of lung eosinophilia along with Th2 cytokine and eosinophil-relevant chemokine production. Serum OVA-specific IgE and IgG1 similar to WT was observed in TLRs 2(-/-), 4(-/-) mice, but not in MyD88(-/-) mice. The Th2 responses in TLR2(-/-) mice were attenuated remarkably by PMB. These results indicate that ASD exacerbates lung eosinophilia in a MyD88-dependent pathway. TLRs 2 and 4 signaling may be important in the increase in lung eosinophilia. Also, the TLR4 ligand LPS and TLR2 ligand like β-glucan may be strong candidates for exacerbation of lung eosinophilia.
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- Miao He
- Environment and Non-communicable Disease Research Center, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita 870-1201, Japan.
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Fukuoka 807-8555, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Oita University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Oita 870-1201, Japan
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- Environmental Chemistry Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan
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- Environmental Health Division, Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Environment and Non-communicable Disease Research Center, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China
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A herbal formula comprising Rosae Multiflorae Fructus and Lonicerae Japonicae Flos, attenuates collagen-induced arthritis and inhibits TLR4 signalling in rats. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20042. [PMID: 26860973 PMCID: PMC4748217 DOI: 10.1038/srep20042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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RL, a traditional remedy for Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), comprises two edible herbs, Rosae Multiflorae Fructus and Lonicerae Japonicae Flos. We have reported that RL could inhibit the production of inflammatory mediators in immune cells. Here we investigated the effects and the mechanism of action of RL in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. RL significantly increased food intake and weight gain of CIA rats without any observable adverse effect; ameliorated joint erythema and swelling; inhibited immune cell infiltration, bone erosion and osteophyte formation in joints; reduced joint protein expression levels of TLR4, phospho-TAK1, phospho-NF-κB p65, phospho-c-Jun and phospho-IRF3; lowered levels of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-17A and MCP-1 in sera and TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β and IL-17A in joints); elevated serum IL-10 level; reinvigorated activities of antioxidant SOD, CAT and GSH-Px in the liver and serum; reduced Th17 cell proportions in splenocytes; inhibited splenocyte proliferation and activation; and lowered serum IgG level. In conclusion, RL at nontoxic doses inhibited TLR4 signaling and potently improved clinical conditions of CIA rats. These findings provide further pharmacological justifications for the traditional use of RL in RA management.
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Exploitation of the patient's own immune system to induce antitumor immune responses using dendritic cell (DC) immunotherapy has been established in early clinical trials as a safe and promising therapeutic approach for cancer. However, their limited success in larger clinical trials highlights the need to optimize DC vaccine preparations. This chapter describes the methodologies utilized for the preparation of the DC vaccine most commonly used in clinical trials. Optional variations at different stages in DC vaccine preparation, based on the nature of antigen, delivery of antigen, maturation stimuli, and mode of administration for DC vaccines, are also presented for consideration as these are often dependent on the disease setting, desired immune response, and/or resources available.
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Mestrallet F, Sujobert P, Sarkozy C, Traverse-Glehen A, Callet-Bauchu E, Magaud JP, Salles G, Baseggio L. CD180 overexpression in follicular lymphoma is restricted to the lymph node compartment. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2015; 90:433-9. [PMID: 26482097 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Altered Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression levels and/or mutations in its signaling pathway (such as MyD88 mutation) contribute to the pathogenesis of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD). CD180 is an orphan member of the TLR family that modulates the signaling of several TLRs, but only limited studies have evaluated its expression by flow cytometry (FCM) in LPD. METHODS Using a multiparameter FCM approach, we have assessed CD180 mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) in lymph nodes (LNs) and peripheral blood (PB) samples obtained from patients with follicular lymphoma (FL; LN/PB, n = 44/n = 15), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL, n = 26/n = 21), mantle cell lymphoma (MCL, n = 13/n = 17), and marginal zone lymphoma (MZL, n = 16/n = 12). Specimens from non-tumoral PB and LN (n = 8/n = 12) were used as controls. RESULTS In the LN specimens, FL and control B-cells showed similar CD180 expression (MFI = 1,049 vs. 1,381, P > 0.05; Mann-Whitney U-test). This level was markedly lower in the other LPDs, MCL (MFI = 396, P < 0.05), or CLL (MFI = 502 P < 0.05), and similar to MZL (MFI = 858, P > 0.05). However, the CD180 expression of FL B-cells assessed in PB was dim and/or negative, in the same range as MCL and CLL (FL MFI = 453, MCL MFI = 305, CLL MFI = 420, P > 0.05) but lower than in MZL (MFI = 895, P < 0.05). Therefore, these results suggest a modulation of CD180 expression by neoplastic FL B-cells based on the anatomical compartment. CONCLUSION These FCM data confirm the usefulness of CD180 in the accurate diagnosis of LPDs and emphasize the need to interpret this marker according to the origin of the sample. © 2015 Clinical Cytometry Society.
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- Laboratoire D'hématologie Cellulaire, Pierre-Bénite, France.,UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.,Service D'hématologie Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud/Hospices Civils De Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.,Service d'Anatomie-Pathologique, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Laboratoire D'hématologie Cellulaire, Pierre-Bénite, France.,UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire D'hématologie Cellulaire, Pierre-Bénite, France.,UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France
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- UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.,Service D'hématologie Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud/Hospices Civils De Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Laboratoire D'hématologie Cellulaire, Pierre-Bénite, France. .,UMR5239 Pathologies Des Cellules Lymphoïdes, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
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Dehghan-Manshadi M, Hadinedoushan H, Amirbaigy MK, Zare F, Eslami G, Mirghanizade-Bafghi SA, Akhondi-Meybodi M. Relative Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 7 mRNA in Peripheral Blood of Patients With Hepatitis C. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2015; 15:e30427. [PMID: 26834788 PMCID: PMC4719121 DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.30427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2015] [Revised: 09/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen affecting an estimated 120 - 170 million individuals in the world. Toll-Like receptors (TLRs) are pattern-recognition receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns, and stimulate immune responses. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the mRNA expression level of TLR2 and TLR7 in HCV-infected patients in comparison with normal controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nineteen consecutive patients with HCV infection and nineteen sex and age-matched healthy controls were studied in a case-controlled research. RESULTS Our results showed that the expressions of TLR7 in HCV infected samples were significantly increased in comparison those of the controls (P = 0.02), while the expression of TLR2 was similar between the case and the control group (P = 0.8). There were no associations between the expression levels of TLR2 and TLR7 with HCV viral load and HCV genotypes. Also, there was no association between viral load and genotypes of the virus. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed that HCV infection could lead to increased expression level of TLR7 mRNA in peripheral blood cells of HCV infected samples. The viral load and genotypes of HCV did not affect the mRNA expression levels of TLR2 and TLR7.
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- Mahdi Dehghan-Manshadi
- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
- Immunology Department, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
- Corresponding Author: Hossein Hadinedoushan, Immunology Department, Reproductive Immunology Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran. Tel: +98-3536285406; +98-9133576620, Fax: +98-3536238561, E-mail:
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Parasitology and Mycology Department, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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- Gastrology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, IR Iran
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Fong FLY, Shah NP, Kirjavainen P, El-Nezami H. Mechanism of Action of Probiotic Bacteria on Intestinal and Systemic Immunities and Antigen-Presenting Cells. Int Rev Immunol 2015; 35:179-88. [PMID: 26606641 DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2015.1096937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Immunomodulation has been shown to be one of the major functions of probiotic bacteria. This review is presented to provide detailed information on the immunomodulatory properties of probiotics in various animal models and clinical practices. Probiotics can regulate helper T (Th) responses and release of cytokines in a strain-specific manner. For example, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG can induce beneficial Th1 immunomodulatory effect in infants with cow's milk allergy and relieve intestinal inflammation in atopic children by promoting IL-10 generation. Mechanism of action of probiotics on antigen-presenting cells at gastrointestinal tract is also postulated in this review. Probiotic bacterial cells and their soluble factors may activate dendritic cells, macrophages, and to certain extent monocytes via toll-like-receptor recognition and may further provoke specific Th responses. They are speculated to elicit immunomodulatory effects on intestinal and systemic immunities.
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- Fiona Long Yan Fong
- a School of Biological Sciences , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong.,b Present address: School of Science and Technology , The Open University of Hong Kong >, Hong Kong
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- a School of Biological Sciences , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong
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- b Present address: School of Science and Technology , The Open University of Hong Kong >, Hong Kong.,c Present address: Department of Environmental Health , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Kuopio , Finland
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- a School of Biological Sciences , The University of Hong Kong , Hong Kong.,d Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition , University of Easter Finland , Kuopio , Finland
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Hu X, Zou H, Qin A, Qian K, Shao H, Ye J. Activation of Toll-like receptor 3 inhibits Marek's disease virus infection in chicken embryo fibroblast cells. Arch Virol 2015; 161:521-8. [PMID: 26597188 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-015-2674-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is a critical component of the innate immune system against viral infection and controls the activation of adaptive immunity. The role of TLR3 in Marek's disease virus (MDV) infection is not clear. In this study, we found that the abundance of TLR3 mRNA was significantly higher in chicken embryo fibroblast cells (CEF) infected with MDV than in a control group. Activated TLR3 signaling via TLR3 ligand stimulation inhibited replication of the RB1B strain of MDV in CEF cells. In contrast, CEF cells transfected with TLR3 siRNA promoted RB1B infection and replication. However, treatment with other TLR ligands, whether stimulatory (LPS, imiquimod and CpG) or inhibitory (TLR2/4 inhibitor and/or MyD88 inhibitor), had little effect on RB1B infection and replication. In addition, we found that the expression trend of TLR3 mRNA in RB1B-infected CEF cells was similar to that of mdv1-mir-M4-5p (a functional ortholog of oncogenic miR-155 encoded by MDV). Inconsistent with this, the TLR3 protein level was sharply reduced in RB1B-infected CEF cells at 96 hpi, while there was an at least 200-fold increase in miR-M4-5p at the same time point. Additionally, CEF cells transfected with an mdv1-mir-M4-5p mimic promoted RB1B infection and replication, while an mdv1-mir-M4-5p inhibitor inhibited RB1B infection and replication. Similar results were observed in CEF cells transfected with a gga-miR-155 mimic or inhibitor. These findings suggest that TLR3 and MDV-encoded miRNAs might be involved in MDV infection.
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- Xuming Hu
- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, No. 12 East Wenhui Road, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China
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Lim JY, Ryu DB, Lee SE, Park G, Choi EY, Min CK. Differential Effect of MyD88 Signal in Donor T Cells on Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect and Graft-versus-Host Disease after Experimental Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation. Mol Cells 2015; 38:966-74. [PMID: 26552489 PMCID: PMC4673411 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2015.0158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Despite the presence of toll like receptor (TLR) expression in conventional TCRαβ T cells, the direct role of TLR signaling via myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) within T lymphocytes on graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) remains unknown. In the allo-SCT model of C57BL/6 (H-2(b)) → B6D2F1 (H-2(b/d)), recipients received transplants of wild type (WT) T-cell-depleted (TCD) bone marrow (BM) and splenic T cells from either WT or MyD88 deficient (MyD88KO) donors. Host-type (H-2(d)) P815 mastocytoma or L1210 leukemia cells were injected either subcutaneously or intravenously to generate a GVHD/GVL model. Allogeneic recipients of MyD88KO T cells demonstrated a greater tumor growth without attenuation of GVHD severity. Moreover, GVHD-induced GVL effect, caused by increasing the conditioning intensity was also not observed in the recipients of MyD88KO T cells. In vitro, the absence of MyD88 in T cells resulted in defective cytolytic activity to tumor targets with reduced ability to produce IFN-γ or granzyme B, which are known to critical for the GVL effect. However, donor T cell expansion with effector and memory T-cell differentiation were more enhanced in GVHD hosts of MyD88KO T cells. Recipients of MyD88KO T cells experienced greater expansion of Foxp3- and IL4-expressing T cells with reduced INF-γ producing T cells in the spleen and tumor-draining lymph nodes early after transplantation. Taken together, these results highlight a differential role for MyD88 deficiency on donor T-cells, with decreased GVL effect without attenuation of the GVHD severity after experimental allo-SCT.
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- Ji-Young Lim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701,
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701,
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799,
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 137-701,
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Patchett AL, Latham R, Brettingham-Moore KH, Tovar C, Lyons AB, Woods GM. Toll-like receptor signaling is functional in immune cells of the endangered Tasmanian devil. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 53:123-133. [PMID: 26182986 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a fatally transmissible cancer that threatens the Tasmanian devil population. As Tasmanian devils do not produce an immune response against DFTD cells, an effective vaccine will require a strong adjuvant. Activation of innate immune system cells through toll-like receptors (TLRs) could provide this stimulation. It is unknown whether marsupials, including Tasmanian devils, express functional TLRs. We isolated RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and, with PCR, detected transcripts for TLRs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 13. Stimulation of the mononuclear cells with agonists to these TLRs increased the expression of downstream TLR signaling products (IL1α, IL6, IL12A and IFNβ). Our data provide the first evidence that TLR signaling is functional in the mononuclear cells of the Tasmanian devil. Future DFTD vaccination trials will incorporate TLR agonists to enhance the immune response against DFTD.
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- Amanda L Patchett
- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
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- Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
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Aberle JH, Schwaiger J, Aberle SW, Stiasny K, Scheinost O, Kundi M, Chmelik V, Heinz FX. Human CD4+ T Helper Cell Responses after Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccination and Infection. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140545. [PMID: 26465323 PMCID: PMC4605778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a human-pathogenic flavivirus that is endemic in large parts of Europe and Asia and causes severe neuroinvasive illness. A formalin-inactivated vaccine induces strong neutralizing antibody responses and confers protection from TBE disease. CD4+ T cell responses are essential for neutralizing antibody production, but data on the functionalities of TBEV-specific CD4+ T cells in response to vaccination or infection are lacking. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cytokine patterns of CD4+ T cell responses in 20 humans after TBE vaccination in comparison to those in 18 patients with TBEV infection. Specifically, Th1-specific cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α), CD40 ligand and the Th1 lineage-specifying transcription factor Tbet were determined upon stimulation with peptides covering the TBEV structural proteins contained in the vaccine (C-capsid, prM/M-membrane and E-envelope). We show that TBEV-specific CD4+ T cell responses are polyfunctional, but the cytokine patterns after vaccination differed from those after infection. TBE vaccine responses were characterized by lower IFN-γ responses and high proportions of TNF-α+IL-2+ cells. In vaccine-induced responses—consistent with the reduced IFN-γ expression patterns—less than 50% of TBEV peptides were detected by IFN-γ+ cells as compared to 96% detected by IL-2+ cells, indicating that the single use of IFN-γ as a read-out strongly underestimates the magnitude and breadth of such responses. The results provide important insights into the functionalities of CD4+ T cells that coordinate vaccine responses and have direct implications for future studies that address epitope specificity and breadth of these responses.
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- Judith H. Aberle
- Department of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Hospital České Budĕjovice, České Budĕjovice, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital České Budĕjovice, České Budĕjovice, Czech Republic
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- Department of Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Lim PS, Sutton CR, Rao S. Protein kinase C in the immune system: from signalling to chromatin regulation. Immunology 2015; 146:508-22. [PMID: 26194700 DOI: 10.1111/imm.12510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Revised: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Protein kinase C (PKC) form a key family of enzymes involved in signalling pathways that specifically phosphorylates substrates at serine/threonine residues. Phosphorylation by PKC is important in regulating a variety of cellular events such as cell proliferation and the regulation of gene expression. In the immune system, PKCs are involved in regulating signal transduction pathways important for both innate and adaptive immunity, ultimately resulting in the expression of key immune genes. PKCs act as mediators during immune cell signalling through the immunological synapse. PKCs are traditionally known to be cytoplasmic signal transducers and are well embedded in the signalling pathways of cells to mediate the cells' response to a stimulus from the plasma membrane to the nucleus. PKCs are also found to transduce signals within the nucleus, a process that is distinct from the cytoplasmic signalling pathway. There is now growing evidence suggesting that PKC can directly regulate gene expression programmes through a non-traditional role as nuclear kinases. In this review, we will focus on the role of PKCs as key cytoplasmic signal transducers in immune cell signalling, as well as its role in nuclear signal transduction. We will also highlight recent evidence for its newly discovered regulatory role in the nucleus as a chromatin-associated kinase.
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- Pek Siew Lim
- Discipline of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Discipline of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Discipline of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Guiding dengue vaccine development using knowledge gained from the success of the yellow fever vaccine. Cell Mol Immunol 2015; 13:36-46. [PMID: 26435066 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2015.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Revised: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Flaviviruses comprise approximately 70 closely related RNA viruses. These include several mosquito-borne pathogens, such as yellow fever virus (YFV), dengue virus (DENV), and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), which can cause significant human diseases and thus are of great medical importance. Vaccines against both YFV and JEV have been used successfully in humans for decades; however, the development of a DENV vaccine has encountered considerable obstacles. Here, we review the protective immune responses elicited by the vaccine against YFV to provide some insights into the development of a protective DENV vaccine.
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Sánchez Vallecillo MF, Minguito de la Escalera MM, Aguirre MV, Ullio Gamboa GV, Palma SD, González-Cintado L, Chiodetti AL, Soldano G, Morón G, Allemandi DA, Ardavín C, Pistoresi-Palencia MC, Maletto BA. A liquid crystal of ascorbyl palmitate, used as vaccine platform, provides sustained release of antigen and has intrinsic pro-inflammatory and adjuvant activities which are dependent on MyD88 adaptor protein. J Control Release 2015; 214:12-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bortolatto J, Mirotti L, Rodriguez D, Gomes E, Russo M. Adsorption of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Agonist to Alum-Based Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine Dampens Pro-T Helper 2 Activities and Enhances Antibody Responses. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:280238. [PMID: 26380316 PMCID: PMC4562177 DOI: 10.1155/2015/280238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aluminum salts gels (alum) are TLR-independent adjuvants and have been used to boost antibody responses in alum-based vaccines such as diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus toxoid (DPT) triple vaccine. However, the pro-Th2 activity of alum-based vaccine formulations has not been fully appreciated. Here we found that alum-based tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine was biased toward a Th-2 profile as shown by TT-induced airway eosinophilic inflammation, type 2 cytokine production, and high levels of IgE anaphylactic antibodies. The adsorption into alum of prototypic TLR4 agonists such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS) derived from Escherichia coli consistently dampened TT-induced Th2 activities without inducing IFNγ or Th1-like responses in the lung. Conversely, adsorption of monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA) extracted from Salmonella minnesota, which is a TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β- (TRIF-) biased TLR4 agonist, was less effective in decreasing Th-2 responses. Importantly, in a situation with antigenic competition (OVA plus TT), TT-specific IgG1 or IgG2a was decreased compared with TT sensitization. Notably, LPS increased the production of IgG1 and IgG2a TT-specific antibodies. In conclusion, the addition of LPS induces a more robust IgG1 and IgG2a TT-specific antibody production and concomitantly decreases Th2-cellular and humoral responses, indicating a potential use of alum/TLR-based vaccines.
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- Juliana Bortolatto
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Flores‐Langarica A, Bobat S, Marshall JL, Yam‐Puc JC, Cook CN, Serre K, Kingsley RA, Flores‐Romo L, Uematsu S, Akira S, Henderson IR, Toellner KM, Cunningham AF. Soluble flagellin coimmunization attenuates Th1 priming to Salmonella and clearance by modulating dendritic cell activation and cytokine production. Eur J Immunol 2015; 45:2299-311. [PMID: 26036767 PMCID: PMC4973836 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201545564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2015] [Revised: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Soluble flagellin (sFliC) from Salmonella Typhimurium (STm) can induce a Th2 response to itself and coadministered antigens through ligation of TLR5. These properties suggest that sFliC could potentially modulate responses to Th1 antigens like live STm if both antigens are given concurrently. After coimmunization of mice with sFliC and STm there was a reduction in Th1 T cells (T-bet(+) IFN-γ(+) CD4 T cells) compared to STm alone and there was impaired clearance of STm. In contrast, there was no significant defect in the early extrafollicular B-cell response to STm. These effects are dependent upon TLR5 and flagellin expression by STm. The mechanism for these effects is not related to IL-4 induced to sFliC but rather to the effects of sFliC coimmunization on DCs. After coimmunization with STm and sFliC, splenic DCs had a lower expression of costimulatory molecules and profoundly altered kinetics of IL-12 and TNFα expression. Ex vivo experiments using in vivo conditioned DCs confirmed the effects of sFliC were due to altered DC function during a critical window in the coordinated interplay between DCs and naïve T cells. This has marked implications for understanding how limits in Th1 priming can be achieved during infection-induced, Th1-mediated inflammation.
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- Adriana Flores‐Langarica
- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Instituto de Medicina MolecularFaculdade de Medicina, Universidade de LisboaLisbonPortugal
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- International Research and Development Centre for Mucosal VaccineInstitute for Medical ScienceThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Laboratory of Host DefenseWorld Premier International Immunology Frontier Research CenterOsaka UniversitySuita OsakaJapan
- Department of Host DefenseResearch Institute for Microbial DiseasesOsaka UniversitySuita OsakaJapan
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Division of Immunity and InfectionInstitute of Biomedical ResearchUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamUK
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Hu F, Wang H, Zhang S, Peng Y, Su L, Chang J, Liu G. Inhibition of myeloid differentiation factor 88 signaling mediated by histidine-grafted poly(β-amino ester) ester nanovector induces donor-specific liver allograft tolerance. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:4367-82. [PMID: 26185440 PMCID: PMC4500616 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s81413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) activate biochemical pathways that evoke activation of innate immunity, which leads to dendritic cell maturation and initiation of adaptive immune responses that provoke allograft rejection. We aimed to prolong allograft survival by selectively inhibiting expression of myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88), which is an essential adaptor in TLR signaling. We designed and synthesized a novel histidine-grafted poly(β-amino ester) (HGPAE) nanovector, which was shown to be safe and efficient both in vitro and in vivo for the delivery of a plasmid containing shRNA targeting MyD88 (pMyD88). We also demonstrated that the pMyD88/HGPAE complex mediated remarkable inhibition of MyD88 expression in rat liver in vivo. We transplanted Dark Agouti rat livers lacking MyD88 as result of transfection with the pMyD88/HGPAE complex into Lewis rats. The recipients survived longer and graft rejection of the donor liver as well as serum levels of IL-2 and IFN-γ in the recipient were significantly reduced.
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- Fanguo Hu
- Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin Engineering Center of Micro-Nano Biomaterials and Detection-Treatment Technology, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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In situ hematopoiesis: a regulator of TH2 cytokine-mediated immunity and inflammation at mucosal surfaces. Mucosal Immunol 2015; 8:701-11. [PMID: 25783967 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2015.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Hematopoiesis refers to the development of blood cells in the body through the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. Although hematopoiesis is a multifocal process during embryonic development, under homeostatic conditions it occurs exclusively within the bone marrow. There, a limited number of hematopoietic stem cells differentiate into a rapidly proliferating population of lineage-restricted progenitors that serve to replenish circulating blood cells. However, emerging reports now suggest that under inflammatory conditions, alterations in hematopoiesis that occur outside of the bone marrow appear to constitute a conserved mechanism of innate immunity. Moreover, recent reports have identified previously unappreciated pathways that regulate the egress of hematopoietic progenitor cells from the bone marrow, alter their activation status, and skew their developmental potential. These studies suggest that progenitor cells contribute to inflammatory response by undergoing in situ hematopoiesis (ISH). In this review, we highlight the differences between homeostatic hematopoiesis, which occurs in the bone marrow, and ISH, which occurs at mucosal surfaces. Further, we highlight factors produced at local sites of inflammation that regulate hematopoietic progenitor cell responses and the development of TH2 cytokine-mediated inflammation. Finally, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting ISH in preventing the development of inflammation at mucosal sites.
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Slater M, Tran MC, Platt L, Luu LT, Phan HT, Pham PT, Do TB, Nguyen HT, Gaur RL, Parsonnet J, Cattamanchi A, Luo R, Nahid P, Banaei N. In vitro immunomodulation for enhancing T cell-based diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 83:41-5. [PMID: 26081239 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Interferon-gamma release assays have limited sensitivity for detecting latent tuberculosis infection. In this study, we determine if the addition of immunomodulators to the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) increased test sensitivity without compromising specificity. We prospectively compared QFT-GIT results with and without incubation with 2 immunomodulators (lipopolysaccharide [LPS] and polyinosine-polycytidylic acid [PolyIC]) in 2 cohorts-113 culture-confirmed tuberculosis (TB) subjects in Hanoi, Vietnam, and 226 documented QFT-GIT-negative, low TB risk health care workers undergoing annual TB screening at a US academic institution. Sensitivity of the tests in TB subjects was 84.1% with the standard QFT-GIT and 85.8% and 74.3% after incubation with LPS and PolyIC, respectively. Specificity in low TB risk health care workers was 100% with the standard QFT-GIT by design and 86.7% with LPS and 63.3% with PolyIC. In conclusion, use of the 2 immunomodulators did not improve sensitivity of the QFT-GIT in TB patients and reduced specificity in low-risk health care workers.
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- Madeline Slater
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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How the Intricate Interaction among Toll-Like Receptors, Microbiota, and Intestinal Immunity Can Influence Gastrointestinal Pathology. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:489821. [PMID: 26090491 PMCID: PMC4452102 DOI: 10.1155/2015/489821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The gut is able to maintain tolerance to microbial and food antigens. The intestine minimizes the number of harmful bacteria by shaping the microbiota through a symbiotic relationship. In healthy human intestine, a constant homeostasis is maintained by the perfect regulation of microbial load and the immune response generated against it. Failure of this balance may result in various pathological conditions. Innate immune sensors, such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs), may be considered an interface among intestinal epithelial barrier, microbiota, and immune system. TLRs pathway, activated by pathogens, is involved in the pathogenesis of several infectious and inflammatory diseases. The alteration of the homeostasis between physiologic and pathogenic bacteria of intestinal flora causes a condition called dysbiosis. The breakdown of homeostasis by dysbiosis may increase susceptibility to inflammatory bowel diseases. It is evident that environment, genetics, and host immunity form a highly interactive regulatory triad that controls TLR function. Imbalanced relationships within this triad may promote aberrant TLR signaling, critically contributing to acute and chronic intestinal inflammatory processes, such as in IBD, colitis, and colorectal cancer. The study of interactions between different components of the immune systems and intestinal microbiota will open new horizons in the knowledge of gut inflammation.
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Hu X, Ye J, Qin A, Zou H, Shao H, Qian K. Both MicroRNA-155 and Virus-Encoded MiR-155 Ortholog Regulate TLR3 Expression. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126012. [PMID: 25938551 PMCID: PMC4418834 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) has been as an important controller of TLR3 signalling. However, the interactions between miR-155 and TLR3 are poorly understood. Here, we focused on the regulation of the relationship between miR-155 and TLR3. Sequence analyses and firefly luciferase reporter assay revealed that miR-155 target were present in the coding sequences (CDS) of TLR3. And the expression of the TLR3 protein could be inhibited by a miR-155 mimic or by a virally encoded orthologue in chick embryo fibroblast cells. Notably, endogenous miR-155 induction emerged a negative regulation on TLR3 expression in TLR2, 4 and 7 ligands stimulated HD11 cells, an avian macrophage cell line. Moreover, treatment with the miR-155 antagomir increased TLR3 levels while significantly decreased the abundance of TLR3 with miR-155 agomir. In addition, our data showed that miR-155 could inhibit IFN-β production possibly though TLR3 signal pathway. All these findings might reveal a new mechanism by which miR-155 can regulate the TLR3 immune response.
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- Xuming Hu
- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab for Avian Preventive Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Jiangsu Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, 225009, P.R. China
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Gu J, Zhang L, Wang Z, Chen Y, Zhang G, Zhang D, Wang X, Bai X, Li X, Lili Z. The Effect of Asarinin on Toll-Like Pathway in Rats After Cardiac Allograft Implantation. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:545-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Revised: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/31/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nowarski R, Gagliani N, Huber S, Flavell RA. Innate immune cells in inflammation and cancer. Cancer Immunol Res 2015; 1:77-84. [PMID: 24777498 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-13-0081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The innate immune system has evolved in multicellular organisms to detect and respond to situations that compromise tissue homeostasis. It comprises a set of tissue-resident and circulating leukocytes primarily designed to sense pathogens and tissue damage through hardwired receptors and eliminate noxious sources by mediating inflammatory processes. While indispensable to immunity, the inflammatory mediators produced in situ by activated innate cells during injury or infection are also associated with increased cancer risk and tumorigenesis. Here, we outline basic principles of innate immune cell functions in inflammation and discuss how these functions converge upon cancer development.
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- Roni Nowarski
- Authors' Affiliations: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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Gooshe M, Abdolghaffari AH, Gambuzza ME, Rezaei N. The role of Toll-like receptors in multiple sclerosis and possible targeting for therapeutic purposes. Rev Neurosci 2014; 25:713-39. [PMID: 24914714 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2014-0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The interaction between the immune and nervous systems suggests invaluable mechanisms for several pathological conditions, especially neurodegenerative disorders. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling chronic autoimmune disease, characterized by chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative pathology of the central nervous system. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an important family of receptors involved in host defense and in recognition of invading pathogens. The role of TLRs in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders such as MS is only starting to be uncovered. Recent studies suggest an ameliorative role of TLR3 and a detrimental role of other TLRs in the onset and progression of MS and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, a murine model of MS. Thus, modulating TLRs can represent an innovative immunotherapeutic approach in MS therapy. This article outlines the role of these TLRs in MS, also discussing TLR-targeted agonist or antagonists that could be used in the different stages of the disease.
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Modified thermoresponsive Poloxamer 407 and chitosan sol-gels as potential sustained-release vaccine delivery systems. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2014; 89:74-81. [PMID: 25481034 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2014.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Thermoresponsive, particle-loaded, Poloxamer 407 (P407)-Pluronic-R® (25R4) or chitosan-methyl cellulose (MC) formulations were developed as single-dose, sustained release vaccines. The sol-gels, loaded either with a particulate vaccine (cubosomes) or soluble antigen (ovalbumin) and adjuvants (Quil A and monophosphoryl lipid A), were free-flowing liquids at room temperature and formed stable gels at physiological temperatures. Rheological results showed that both systems meet the criteria of being thermoresponsive gels. The P407-25R4 sol-gels did not significantly sustain the release of antigen in vivo while the chitosan-MC sol-gels sustained the release of antigen up to at least 14 days after administration. The chitosan-MC sol-gels stimulated both cellular and humoral responses. The inclusion of cubosomes in the sol-gels did not provide a definitive beneficial effect. Further analysis of the formulations with small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) revealed that while cubosomes were stable in chitosan-MC gels they were not stable in P407-25R4 formulations. The reason for the mixed response to cubosome-loaded vehicles requires more investigation, however it appears that the cubosomes did not facilitate synchronous vaccine release and may in fact retard release, reducing efficacy in some cases. From these results, chitosan-MC sol-gels show potential as sustained release vaccine delivery systems, as compared to the P407-25R4 system that had a limited ability to sustain antigen release.
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