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Badia-Bringué G, Canive M, Vázquez P, Garrido JM, Fernández A, Juste RA, Jiménez JA, González-Recio O, Alonso-Hearn M. Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Quantitative Trait Loci and Candidate Genes Associated with High Interferon-gamma Production in Holstein Cattle Naturally Infected with Mycobacterium Bovis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6165. [PMID: 38892353 PMCID: PMC11172856 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25116165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2024] [Revised: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Mycobacterium bovis (Mb) is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (bTb). Genetic selection aiming to identify less susceptible animals has been proposed as a complementary measure in ongoing programs toward controlling Mb infection. However, individual animal phenotypes for bTb based on interferon-gamma (IFNɣ) and its use in bovine selective breeding programs have not been explored. In the current study, IFNɣ production was measured using a specific IFNɣ ELISA kit in bovine purified protein derivative (bPPD)-stimulated blood samples collected from Holstein cattle. DNA isolated from the peripheral blood samples collected from the animals included in the study was genotyped with the EuroG Medium Density bead Chip, and the genotypes were imputed to whole-genome sequences. A genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) revealed that the IFNɣ in response to bPPD was associated with a specific genetic profile (heritability = 0.23) and allowed the identification of 163 SNPs, 72 quantitative trait loci (QTLs), 197 candidate genes, and 8 microRNAs (miRNAs) associated with this phenotype. No negative correlations between this phenotype and other phenotypes and traits included in the Spanish breeding program were observed. Taken together, our results define a heritable and distinct immunogenetic profile associated with strong production of IFNɣ in response to Mb.
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- Gerard Badia-Bringué
- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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- Departamento de Mejora Genética Animal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Borges VM, Marinho FV, Caldeira CVA, de Queiroz NMGP, Oliveira SC. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy induces an efficient antitumor response to control murine melanoma depending on MyD88 signaling. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1380069. [PMID: 38835781 PMCID: PMC11148268 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1380069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the first line treatment for bladder cancer and it is also proposed for melanoma immunotherapy. BCG modulates the tumor microenvironment (TME) inducing an antitumor effective response, but the immune mechanisms involved still poorly understood. The immune profile of B16-F10 murine melanoma cells was assessed by infecting these cells with BCG or stimulating them with agonists for different innate immune pathways such as TLRs, inflammasome, cGAS-STING and type I IFN. B16-F10 did not respond to any of those stimuli, except for type I IFN agonists, contrasting with bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) that showed high production of proinflammatory cytokines. Additionally, we confirmed that BCG is able to infect B16-F10, which in turn can activate macrophages and spleen cells from mice in co-culture experiments. Furthermore, we established a subcutaneous B16-F10 melanoma model for intratumoral BCG treatment and compared wild type mice to TLR2-/-, TLR3-/-, TLR4-/-, TLR7-/-, TLR3/7/9-/-, caspase 1-/-, caspase 11-/-, IL-1R-/-, cGAS-/-, STING-/-, IFNAR-/-, MyD88-/-deficient animals. These results in vivo demonstrate that MyD88 signaling is important for BCG immunotherapy to control melanoma in mice. Also, BCG fails to induce cytokine production in the co-culture experiments using B16-F10 and BMDMs or spleen cells derived from MyD88-/- compared to wild-type (WT) animals. Immunotherapy with BCG was not able to induce the recruitment of inflammatory cells in the TME from MyD88-/- mice, impairing tumor control and IFN-γ production by T cells. In conclusion, MyD88 impacts on both innate and adaptive responses to BCG leading to an efficient antitumor response against melanoma.
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- Vinícius M. Borges
- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- Institut Pasteur de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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de Queiroz NMGP, Marinho FV, de Araujo ACVSC, Fahel JS, Oliveira SC. MyD88-dependent BCG immunotherapy reduces tumor and regulates tumor microenvironment in bladder cancer murine model. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15648. [PMID: 34341449 PMCID: PMC8329301 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95157-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) is the only FDA approved first line therapy for patients with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. The purpose of this study is to better understand the role of innate immune pathways involved in BCG immunotherapy against murine bladder tumor. We first characterized the immunological profile induced by the MB49 mouse urothelial carcinoma cell line. MB49 cells were not able to activate an inflammatory response (TNF-α, IL-6, CXCL-10 or IFN-β) after the stimulus with different agonists or BCG infection, unlike macrophages. Although MB49 cells are not able to induce an efficient immune response, BCG treatment could activate other cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). We evaluated BCG intratumoral treatment in animals deficient for different innate immune molecules (STING-/-, cGAS-/-, TLR2-/-, TLR3-/-, TLR4-/-, TLR7-/-, TLR9-/-, TLR3/7/9-/-, MyD88-/-, IL-1R-/-, Caspase1/11-/-, Gasdermin-D-/- and IFNAR-/-) using the MB49 subcutaneous mouse model. Only MyD88-/- partially responded to BCG treatment compared to wild type (WT) mice, suggesting a role played by this adaptor molecule. Additionally, BCG intratumoral treatment regulates cellular infiltrate in TME with an increase of inflammatory macrophages, neutrophils and CD8+ T lymphocytes, suggesting an immune response activation that favors tumor remission in WT mice but not in MyD88-/-. The experiments using MB49 cells infected with BCG and co-cultured with macrophages also demonstrated that MyD88 is essential for an efficient immune response. Our data suggests that BCG immunotherapy depends partially on the MyD88-related innate immune pathway.
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- Nina M G P de Queiroz
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
- Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Doenças Tropicais (INCT-DT), CNPq MCT, Salvador, BA, 31270-901, Brazil.
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Gradtke AC, Mentrup T, Lehmann CHK, Cabrera-Cabrera F, Desel C, Okakpu D, Assmann M, Dalpke A, Schaible UE, Dudziak D, Schröder B. Deficiency of the Intramembrane Protease SPPL2a Alters Antimycobacterial Cytokine Responses of Dendritic Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 206:164-180. [PMID: 33239420 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Signal peptide peptidase-like 2a (SPPL2a) is an aspartyl intramembrane protease essential for degradation of the invariant chain CD74. In humans, absence of SPPL2a leads to Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease, which is attributed to a loss of the dendritic cell (DC) subset conventional DC2. In this study, we confirm depletion of conventional DC2 in lymphatic tissues of SPPL2a-/- mice and demonstrate dependence on CD74 using SPPL2a-/- CD74-/- mice. Upon contact with mycobacteria, SPPL2a-/- bone marrow-derived DCs show enhanced secretion of IL-1β, whereas production of IL-10 and IFN-β is reduced. These effects correlated with modulated responses upon selective stimulation of the pattern recognition receptors TLR4 and Dectin-1. In SPPL2a-/- bone marrow-derived DCs, Dectin-1 is redistributed to endosomal compartments. Thus, SPPL2a deficiency alters pattern recognition receptor pathways in a CD74-dependent way, shifting the balance from anti- to proinflammatory cytokines in antimycobacterial responses. We propose that in addition to the DC reduction, this altered DC functionality contributes to Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease upon SPPL2a deficiency.
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- Ann-Christine Gradtke
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Biology, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany.,Medical Immunology Campus Erlangen, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany.,Biochemical Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Biochemical Institute, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, D-24118 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Priority Program Infections, Division of Cellular Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, and German Center for Infection Research, partner site Borstel, D-23845 Borstel, Germany; and
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Priority Program Infections, Division of Cellular Microbiology, Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, and German Center for Infection Research, partner site Borstel, D-23845 Borstel, Germany; and
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- Laboratory of Dendritic Cell Biology, Department of Dermatology, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, University Hospital Erlangen, D-91052 Erlangen, Germany.,Medical Immunology Campus Erlangen, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany.,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-European Metropolitan Area of Nuremberg, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01307 Dresden, Germany;
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Ohadian Moghadam S, Nowroozi MR. Toll‐like receptors: The role in bladder cancer development, progression and immunotherapy. Scand J Immunol 2019; 90:e12818. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.12818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Li F, Feng L, Jin C, Wu X, Fan L, Xiong S, Dong Y. LpqT improves mycobacteria survival in macrophages by inhibiting TLR2 mediated inflammatory cytokine expression and cell apoptosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2018; 111:57-66. [PMID: 30029916 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). LpqT is a lipoprotein of Mtb identified as a candidate virulence factor by a high-throughput screen searching for genes important for mycobacteria intracellular survival. To investigate its function, we constructed M. smegmatis strains deficient of LpqT or overexpressing LpqT. Wildtype or LpqT modified M. smegmatis strains were used to infect macrophages and mice, and intracellular survival of mycobacteria was measured. We found that LpqT can improve M. smegmatis survival in macrophage cell line, bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs), and murine lungs. This survival promoting effect is dependent on TLR2 and Myd88. Western blot analysis of M. smegmatis infected macrophages showed that LpqT suppressed M. smegmatis induced NF-κB and MAPK phosphorylation, indicating that LpqT hampered TLR2 signal activation. In consistent with this, LpqT inhibited M. smegmatis induced inflammatory cytokine expression and cell apoptosis in macrophages, thus supported mycobacteria intracellular survival.
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- Fengge Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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Song C, Li H, Zhang Y, Yu J. Effects of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus mitis mixed infection on TLR4-mediated immune response in acute pneumonia mouse model. BMC Microbiol 2017; 17:82. [PMID: 28376744 PMCID: PMC5381141 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-017-0999-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Our previous research on the diversity of microbiota in the endotracheal tubes (ETTs) of neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit found that Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Streptococcus mitis (S. mitis) were the dominant bacteria on the ETT surface and the existence of S. mitis could promote biofilm formation and pathogenicity of P. aeruginosa. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), which has been widely detected on the surface of airway epithelial cells, is the important component of the innate immune system. Therefore, we hypothesized that the co-existence of these two bacteria might impact the host immune system through TLR4 signaling. Results S. mitis rarely caused inflammation, whereas P. aeruginosa caused the most severe inflammation accompanied by increases in the number of inflammatory cells, interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α expression, and total cell counts in BALF (p < 0.05). In the PAO1 + S. mitis group, moderate inflammation, reduced IL-6 and TNF-α protein levels, and decreased total cell counts were observed. Additionally, levels of these indicators were decreased lower in TLR4-deficient mice than in wild-type mice (p < 0.05). Conclusions Our results demonstrated that infection with S. mitis together with P. aeruginosa could alleviate lung inflammation in acute lung infection mouse models possibly via the TLR4 signaling pathway.
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- Chao Song
- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders - Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders - Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders - Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. .,Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders - Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing, China.
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Choi HG, Choi S, Back YW, Park HS, Bae HS, Choi CH, Kim HJ. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2882c Protein Induces Activation of Macrophages through TLR4 and Exhibits Vaccine Potential. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164458. [PMID: 27711141 PMCID: PMC5053528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Macrophages constitute the first line of defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and are critical in linking innate and adaptive immunity. Therefore, the identification and characterization of mycobacterial proteins that modulate macrophage function are essential for understanding tuberculosis pathogenesis. In this study, we identified the novel macrophage-activating protein, Rv2882c, from M. tuberculosis culture filtrate proteins. Recombinant Rv2882c protein activated macrophages to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines and express co-stimulatory and major histocompatibility complex molecules via Toll-like receptor 4, myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88, and Toll/IL-1 receptor-domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-beta. Mitogen-activated protein kinases and NF-κB signaling pathways were involved in Rv2882c-induced macrophage activation. Further, Rv2882c-treated macrophages induced expansion of the effector/memory T cell population and Th1 immune responses. In addition, boosting Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination with Rv2882c improved protective efficacy against M. tuberculosis in our model system. These results suggest that Rv2882c is an antigen that could be used for tuberculosis vaccine development.
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- Han-Gyu Choi
- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, and Medical Science, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 301-747, Republic of Korea
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Huante MB, Gupta S, Calderon VC, Koo SJ, Sinha M, Luxon BA, Garg NJ, Endsley JJ. Differential inflammasome activation signatures following intracellular infection of human macrophages with Mycobacterium bovis BCG or Trypanosoma cruzi. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2016; 101S:S35-S44. [PMID: 27733245 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2016.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pathogens frequently exploit or evade inflammasome activation in order to survive and proliferate. Alternatively, inadequate inflammasome activation by attenuated microorganisms or adjuvanted subunit vaccines may contribute to poor longevity of protection. To further understand these pathways, we determined the differential inflammasome transcriptome of human THP monocyte-derived macrophages in response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG, as compared to LPS or Trypanosoma cruzi. The results identify the highly specific innate recognition programs associated with inflammasome activation by human macrophages exposed to these microbial stimuli. BCG, T. cruzi, and LPS strongly induced expression of both unique and overlapping genes downstream of TLR signaling pathways including cytokines and chemokines that mediate inflammation and regulate cell death pathways. Compared to LPS, BCG failed to directly activate anti-apoptotic molecules and multiple NLR and inflammasome complex components including caspase-1, and actively repressed important signaling intermediates in AP-1 and NFκB transcription factor pathways. Both BCG and T. cruzi repressed expression of TXNIP, an anti-oxidant inhibitor that recruits caspase-1 to the NLRP3 inflammasome, while T. cruzi infection uniquely failed to activate TNF-α. These results identify unique pathogen specific strategies to activate inflammation and modulate cell death that may drive inflammatory outcomes and suggest avenues of investigation to optimize host immunity.
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- M B Huante
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Pathology, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, Office of Biostatistics, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA; Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, Office of Biostatistics, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
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Polycarpou A, Holland MJ, Karageorgiou I, Eddaoudi A, Walker SL, Willcocks S, Lockwood DNJ. Mycobacterium leprae Activates Toll-Like Receptor-4 Signaling and Expression on Macrophages Depending on Previous Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2016; 6:72. [PMID: 27458573 PMCID: PMC4937034 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Toll-like receptor (TLR)-1 and TLR2 have been shown to be receptors for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae), yet it is unclear whether M. leprae can signal through alternative TLRs. Other mycobacterial species possess ligands for TLR4 and genetic association studies in human populations suggest that people with TLR4 polymorphisms may be protected against leprosy. Using human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells co-transfected with TLR4, we demonstrate that M. leprae activates TLR4. We used human macrophages to show that M. leprae stimulation of cytokine production is diminished if pre-treated with TLR4 neutralizing antibody. TLR4 protein expression was up-regulated on macrophages derived from non-bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccinated healthy volunteers after incubation with M. leprae, whereas it was down-regulated in macrophages derived from BCG-vaccinated donors. Finally, pre-treatment of macrophages derived from BCG-naive donors with BCG reversed the effect of M. leprae on TLR4 expression. This may be a newly described phenomenon by which BCG vaccination stimulates “non-specific” protection to the human immune system.
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- Anastasia Polycarpou
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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- Molecular and Cellular Immunology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine London, UK
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Wang M, Xu G, Lü L, Xu K, Chen Y, Pan H, Burstrom B, Burstrom K, Wang J. Genetic polymorphisms of IL-17A, IL-17F, TLR4 and miR-146a in association with the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28586. [PMID: 27339100 PMCID: PMC4919632 DOI: 10.1038/srep28586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Genetic factors affect host susceptibility to pathogens. In this population-based case control study, we explored the genetic polymorphisms of IL-17, TLR4 and miR-146a in association with pulmonary tuberculosis in a Chinese Han population. We recruited 1601 pulmonary tuberculosis patients matched with 1526 healthy controls and genotyped twelve functional single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). After the correction for multiple comparisons, two SNPs (rs10759932 and rs2737190) in the TLR4 gene remained significant. Individuals carrying the rs2737190-AG genotype (vs. AA) had a significantly increased risk of either clinical tuberculosis (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.11–1.53) or sputum smear-positive tuberculosis (OR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.13–1.61). Stratification analysis revealed that the effects of genetic variations on tuberculosis were more evident among non-smokers. People with haplotype TLR4 rs10983755G–rs10759932C had a significantly increased risk of tuberculosis (OR: 3.43, 95% CI: 2.34–5.05). Moreover, we found that SNPs of rs3819024 in IL-17A and rs763780 in IL-17F were weakly related to a prognosis of tuberculosis. Our results suggest that genetic polymorphisms of IL-17 and TLR4 may play a role in host susceptibility to tuberculosis in the Chinese Han population. More work is necessary to identify specific causative variants of tuberculosis underlying the observed associations.
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- Min Wang
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Third Hospital of Zhenjiang City, Zhenjiang, 212005 PR China
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- Department of Tuberculosis, Third Hospital of Zhenjiang City, Zhenjiang, 212005 PR China
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.,Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.,Health Care Services, Stockholm County Council, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.,Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.,The Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China
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Tuberculosis remains a serious human public health concern. The coevolution between its pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human host complicated the way to prevent and cure TB. Apoptosis plays subtle role in this interaction. The pathogen endeavors to manipulate the apoptosis via diverse effectors targeting key signaling nodes. In this paper, we summarized the effectors pathogen used to subvert the apoptosis, such as LpqH, ESAT-6/CFP-10, LAMs. The interplay between different forms of cell deaths, such as apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis, is also discussed with a focus on the modes of action of effectors, and implications for better TB control.
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LaRue H, Ayari C, Bergeron A, Fradet Y. Toll-like receptors in urothelial cells—targets for cancer immunotherapy. Nat Rev Urol 2013; 10:537-45. [DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tian T, Jin S, Dong J, Li G. Lack of association between Toll-like receptor 4 gene Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms and tuberculosis susceptibility: a meta-analysis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2012. [PMID: 23200920 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) plays a vital role in immunity to tubercle bacillus and its gene polymorphisms are supposed to affect tuberculosis susceptibility in some rather than all studies. Then, we integrated published data and performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to get more reliable estimations for the strength of associations between TLR4 gene polymorphisms and the risk of tuberculosis. METHODS We systematically searched the electronic PubMed database for research articles about TLR4 gene polymorphisms and tuberculosis up to February 2012. Revman 5.0 software was adopted to conduct the meta-analysis. Crude odds ratio (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated by either fixed-effects model or random-effects model. RESULTS Finally, six case-control studies were identified, involving 1587 controls and 2110 patients. Overall, no significant associations were found between TLR4 gene Asp299Gly polymorphism and tuberculosis in the codominant models (GG vs AA: OR=1.56, 95% CI=0.76-3.21, P=0.23; GA vs AA: OR=1.01, 95% CI=0.84-1.23, P=0.89), the dominant model (GG+GA vs AA: OR=1.04, 95% CI=0.80-1.35, P=0.75), the recessive model (GG vs GA+AA: OR=1.55, 95% CI=0.75-3.19, P=0.24) and the allele model (G vs A: OR=1.06, 95% CI=0.81-1.40, P=0.66). Similarly, no significant associations between TLR4 gene Thr399Ile and tuberculosis were observed (all P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS The present meta-analysis suggests that TLR4 gene Asp299Gly and Thr399Ile polymorphisms are not associated with the susceptibility of tuberculosis.
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- Tian Tian
- Department of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Hospital of Binzhou City Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Huanchengnan Road 108#, Huimin Town of Binzhou City, Shandong Province 251700, PR China.
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Sasindran SJ, Torrelles JB. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Inflammation: what is Beneficial for the Host and for the Bacterium? Front Microbiol 2011; 2:2. [PMID: 21687401 PMCID: PMC3109289 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2011.00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/05/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis is still a major health problem in the world. Initial interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the host mark the pathway of infection and the subsequent host inflammatory response. This inflammatory response is tightly regulated by both the host and the bacterium during different stages of infection. As infection progresses, the initial intense pro-inflammatory response observed is regulated by suppressive mediators balancing inflammation. In this environment, M. tuberculosis battles to survive interfering with the host inflammatory response. In this review we discuss the major effector molecules involved in inflammation in relation to the different stages of M. tuberculosis infection.
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- Smitha J. Sasindran
- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH, USA
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Morici LA, Heang J, Tate T, Didier PJ, Roy CJ. Differential susceptibility of inbred mouse strains to Burkholderia thailandensis aerosol infection. Microb Pathog 2009; 48:9-17. [PMID: 19853031 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Revised: 10/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, an emerging bacterial disease that accounts for high rates of septicaemia and death in parts of Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The closely related species Burkholderia thailandensis is considered avirulent in humans and has been used as a surrogate for B. pseudomallei in several studies. The pathogenesis of B. pseudomallei and the role of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in host immunity to infection are not well-defined. In this study, we exposed four strains of inbred mice (BALB/c, C57BL/6, TLR4-deficient C3H/HeJ, and TLR4-competent C3H/HeN) to increasing doses of aerosolized B. thailandensis to determine strain susceptibility and the role of TLR4 during pulmonary infection. Our results indicate an increased susceptibility in the C57BL/6 and BALB/c strains, who displayed lethality, bacterial burden in organs, and pulmonary and systemic inflammation. C3H/HeJ were as resistant as C3H/HeN mice to B. thailandensis at the highest challenge dose examined, but TLR4-deficient animals exhibited a modest increase in chronic pulmonary inflammation. These results demonstrate that B. thailandensis can be used as a surrogate for experimental laboratory investigation of melioidosis in small animal models and that TLR4 may not play a prominent role during acute pneumonic melioidosis.
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- Lisa A Morici
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, Covington, LA 70112, USA
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Role of apoptosis-regulating signal kinase 1 in innate immune responses by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Immunol Cell Biol 2008; 87:100-7. [PMID: 18852704 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2008.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) induces innate immune responses through Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4. We investigated the role of apoptosis-regulating signal kinase (ASK) 1 in reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated innate immune responses induced by BCG mycobacterial infection. In macrophages, M. bovis BCG stimulation resulted in rapid activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), secretion of inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-6, and ROS generation in a TLR2- and TLR4-dependent manner. M. bovis BCG-induced ROS production led to robust activation of ASK1 upstream of the c-jun-N-terminal kinase and p38 MAPK, but not extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2. Blocking ASK1 activity markedly attenuated M. bovis BCG-induced TNF-alpha and IL-6 production by macrophages. Both TLR2 and TLR4 were required for optimal activation of ASK1 in response to M. bovis BCG. Furthermore, we present evidence that TNF receptor-associated factor (TRAF) 6 activities were essential for ROS-mediated ASK1 activation by M. bovis BCG. Finally, ASK1 activities were required for effective control of intracellular mycobacterial survival. Thus, the results of this study suggest a novel role of the TLR-ROS-TRAF6-ASK1 axis in the innate immune response to mycobacteria as a signaling intermediate.
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Nishikubo K, Imanaka-Yoshida K, Tamaki S, Hiroe M, Yoshida T, Adachi Y, Yasutomi Y. Th1-type immune responses by Toll-like receptor 4 signaling are required for the development of myocarditis in mice with BCG-induced myocarditis. J Autoimmun 2007; 29:146-53. [PMID: 17698322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2007] [Revised: 07/01/2007] [Accepted: 07/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The immunological aspects of autoimmune myocarditis are difficult to understand because of the existence of many infectious agents and animal models suggesting different mechanisms in autoimmune myocarditis. To overcome these difficulties, two strains of mice, C3H/HeN and C3H/HeJ, showing different immune responses to mycobacteria, were immunized with myosin mixed with BCG. The C3H/HeN mice with a wild-type Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) showed severe myocarditis, whereas the C3H/HeJ mice with nonfunctional mutated TLR4 did not. CD4(+) cells from both strains of mice exhibited appreciable proliferative responses following myosin stimulation; however, the cytokines from these cells differed between these two strains. The C3H/HeN mice showed T helper (Th)1-type cytokine responses, whereas the expressions of mRNA in C3H/HeJ mice were Th2-type cytokine. When both of these strains of immunized mice were inoculated with a plasmid encoding cDNA of interleukin (IL)-4 or agonistic IL-4, the development of myocarditis was inhibited in C3H/HeN mice. Moreover, C3H/HeJ mice, in which development of myocarditis was not induced by immunization of myosin mixed with BCG, showed myocarditis after injection of IL-4 antagonistic mutant DNA for the induction of Th1-type immune responses. The results suggested that the induction of autoimmune myocarditis by myosin is affected by Th1-type immune responses.
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- Kimiaki Nishikubo
- Department of Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Mie Chuo Medical Center, Mie 514-1101, Japan
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Bozza PT, Melo RCN, Bandeira-Melo C. Leukocyte lipid bodies regulation and function: contribution to allergy and host defense. Pharmacol Ther 2006; 113:30-49. [PMID: 16945418 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2006] [Accepted: 06/20/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lipid bodies are lipid-rich organelles found in the cytoplasm of a variety of cells, including leukocytes. Lipid body morphology, its ability to interact with other organelles and its functions are dictated by its lipid arrangement, as well as its protein composition. Both may vary according to the cell type and with the specific lipid body biogenic stimulatory pathways. Nascent lipid bodies, which are formed in vivo in the course of a variety of immunopathological conditions, are sites of enzyme localization, eicosanoid production, as well as, sites for cytokine storage in inflammatory leukocytes, suggesting that lipid bodies function as inducible intracellular platforms for spatial segregation and organization of signaling leading to inflammatory mediator secretion during inflammation. The emerging role of lipid bodies as inflammatory organelles raises lipid body status to critical regulators of different inflammatory diseases, key markers of leukocyte activation and attractive targets for novel anti-inflammatory therapies.
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- Patricia T Bozza
- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodinâmica, IOC, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
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Fricke I, Mitchell D, Mittelstädt J, Lehan N, Heine H, Goldmann T, Böhle A, Brandau S. Mycobacteria Induce IFN-γ Production in Human Dendritic Cells via Triggering of TLR2. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:5173-82. [PMID: 16621981 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.9.5173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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IFN-gamma is of central importance for the induction of robust cell-mediated immunity and for the activation of APC. Recent studies using experimental murine systems have now suggested a fundamental role for APC-derived IFN-gamma during infection with intracellular pathogens. It is currently unknown whether human dendritic cells (DC) can respond to bacterial stimulation with production of IFN-gamma. To test this question, we used human monocyte-derived DC stimulated by Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin as a model system. We demonstrate production of IFN-gamma mRNA and protein on the single cell level. IFN-gamma in DC cultures was not simply produced by contaminating lymphocytes because production of DC-IFN-gamma could also be demonstrated in highly purified DC cultures containing virtually no T, B, and NK cells. TLR2 was identified as a key receptor involved in triggering production of DC-IFN-gamma. Interestingly, DC-IFN-gamma seems to participate in an autocrine DC activation loop, and production of DC-IFN-gamma could be enhanced by costimulation of DC with IL-12/IL-15/IL-18. In conclusion, we have demonstrated production of IFN-gamma by human DC on the single cell level, identified TLR2 as a pattern recognition receptor involved in this process, and elucidated some of the functional consequences of autocrine IFN-gamma production by human DC.
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- Ingo Fricke
- Division of Immunotherapy, Research Center Borstel, Parkallee 1-40, 23845 Borstel, Germany
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D'Avila H, Melo RCN, Parreira GG, Werneck-Barroso E, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Bozza PT. Mycobacterium bovisBacillus Calmette-Guérin Induces TLR2-Mediated Formation of Lipid Bodies: Intracellular Domains for Eicosanoid Synthesis In Vivo. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2006; 176:3087-97. [PMID: 16493068 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.5.3087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Differentiation of macrophages into foamy (lipid-laden) macrophages is a common pathological observation in tuberculous granulomas both in experimental settings as well as in clinical conditions; however, the mechanisms that regulate intracellular lipid accumulation in the course of mycobacterial infection and their significance to pathophysiology of tuberculosis are not well understood. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms of formation and function of lipid-laden macrophages in a murine model of tuberculosis. Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but not Mycobacterium smegmatis, induced a dose- and time-dependent increase in lipid body-inducible nonmembrane-bound cytoplasmic lipid domain size and numbers. Lipid body formation was drastically inhibited in TLR2-, but not in TLR4-deficient mice, indicating a role for TLR2 in BCG recognition and signaling to form lipid bodies. Increase in lipid bodies during infection correlated with increased generation of PGE2 and localization of cyclooxygenase-2 within lipid bodies. Moreover, we demonstrated by intracellular immunofluorescent localization of newly formed eicosanoid that lipid bodies were the predominant sites of PGE2 synthesis in activated macrophages. Our findings demonstrated that BCG-induced lipid body formation is TLR2 mediated and these structures function as signaling platforms in inflammatory mediator production, because compartmentalization of substrate and key enzymes within lipid bodies has impact on the capacity of activated leukocytes to generate increased amounts of eicosanoids during experimental infection by BCG.
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- Heloisa D'Avila
- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacodināmica, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Chaudhuri N, Dower SK, Whyte MKB, Sabroe I. Toll-like receptors and chronic lung disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2005; 109:125-33. [PMID: 16033327 DOI: 10.1042/cs20050044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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TLRs (Toll-like receptors) comprise a family of proteins whose function is principally to facilitate the detection of, and response to, pathogens. Protozoa, helminths, viruses, bacteria and fungi can all activate TLR signalling, and these signals have important roles in the activation of host defence. TLRs may also respond to products of tissue damage, providing them with roles in infective and sterile inflammation. Their role as detectors of pathogens and pathogen-associated molecules provides molecular mechanisms to underpin the observations leading to the hygiene hypothesis. Targeting of TLR signalling has implications in the control of infection, vaccine design, desensitization to allergens and down-regulation of inflammation. This review will explore TLR history, molecular signalling and the potential roles of TLRs in chronic lung disease.
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- Nazia Chaudhuri
- Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Genomic Medicine, University of Sheffield, M Floor, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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Ryffel B, Fremond C, Jacobs M, Parida S, Botha T, Schnyder B, Quesniaux V. Innate immunity to mycobacterial infection in mice: Critical role for toll-like receptors. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2005; 85:395-405. [PMID: 16257265 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2005.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the recognition of several pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Mycobacterial antigens recognize distinct TLRs resulting in rapid activation of cells of the innate immune system. Ablation of most of the TLR signalling as in mice deficient for the common adaptor protein MyD88 reveals that TLR is crucial for the activation of an innate immune response. MyD88-deficient mice are unable to clear virulent mycobacteria and succumb to acute necrotic pneumonia. Despite the profound defect of the innate immune response, MyD88 deficiency allows the emergence of an adaptive immunity. These data demonstrate that activation of multiple TLRs contributes to an efficient innate response to mycobacteria, while MyD88-dependent signalling is dispensable to generate adaptive immunity.
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Geisel RE, Sakamoto K, Russell DG, Rhoades ER. In vivo activity of released cell wall lipids of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin is due principally to trehalose mycolates. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 174:5007-15. [PMID: 15814731 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.8.5007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The hallmark of Mycobacterium-induced pathology is granulomatous inflammation at the site of infection. Mycobacterial lipids are potent immunomodulators that contribute to the granulomatous response and are released in appreciable quantities by intracellular bacilli. Previously we investigated the granulomagenic nature of the peripheral cell wall lipids of Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) by coating the lipids onto 90-microm diameter microspheres that were mixed into Matrigel matrix with syngeneic bone marrow-derived macrophages and injected i.p. into mice. These studies demonstrated that BCG lipids elicit proinflammatory cytokines and recruit leukocytes. In the current study we determined the lipids responsible for this proinflammatory effect. BCG-derived cell wall lipids were fractionated and purified by liquid chromatography and preparative TLC. The isolated fractions including phosphatidylinositol dimannosides, cardiolipin, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, trehalose monomycolate, trehalose dimycolate, and mycoside B. Trehalose dimycolate, when delivered to bone marrow-derived murine macrophages, induced the greatest secretion of IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha in vitro. Trehalose dimycolate similarly induced the greatest secretion of these proinflammatory cytokines in ex vivo matrices over the course of 12 days. Trehalose monomycolate and dimycolate also induced profound neutrophil recruitment in vivo. Experiments with TLR2 or TLR4 gene-deficient mice revealed no defects in responses to trehalose mycolates, although MyD88-deficient mice manifested significantly reduced cell recruitment and cytokine production. These results demonstrate that the trehalose mycolates, particularly trehalose dimycolate, are the most bioactive lipids in the BCG extract, inducing a proinflammatory cascade that influences granuloma formation.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation/genetics
- Antigens, Differentiation/metabolism
- Cord Factors/administration & dosage
- Cord Factors/toxicity
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Female
- Granuloma/etiology
- Granuloma/immunology
- Granuloma/pathology
- In Vitro Techniques
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/immunology
- Male
- Membrane Lipids/administration & dosage
- Membrane Lipids/chemistry
- Membrane Lipids/toxicity
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Microspheres
- Mycobacterium bovis/chemistry
- Mycobacterium bovis/immunology
- Mycobacterium bovis/pathogenicity
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
- Neutrophils/drug effects
- Neutrophils/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/deficiency
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Receptors, Immunologic/deficiency
- Receptors, Immunologic/genetics
- Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism
- Toll-Like Receptor 2
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
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- Rachel E Geisel
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Quesniaux V, Ryffel B. Réponse adaptative à la tuberculose en l’absence de MyD88. Med Sci (Paris) 2005; 21:349-51. [PMID: 15811294 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2005214349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Valérie Quesniaux
- CNRS FRE2815, IEM, Immunologie et embryologie moléculaires, Institut de Transgenèse, 3 bis, rue de la Férollerie, 45071 Orléans, France.
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Li Q, Cherayil BJ. Toll-like receptor 4 mutation impairs the macrophage TNFalpha response to peptidoglycan. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 325:91-6. [PMID: 15522205 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2004] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Macrophages produce TNFalpha when infected by bacteria, a response that follows recognition of microbial components by members of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) family. Cells that lack functional TLR4 are known to have markedly diminished responses to Gram-negative lipopolysaccharide. We demonstrate in the present work that peritoneal macrophages derived from strains of mice that carry a spontaneous, inactivating mutation in TLR4 also have impaired production of TNFalpha in response to peptidoglycan, a ligand for TLR2. This impairment is at a step of biosynthesis subsequent to the generation of mRNA. TLR4-activated signals act at this step to enhance peptidoglycan-induced TNFalpha production in wild-type mice. Based on these observations, we conclude that macrophages from wild-type mice are primed by chronically acting TLR4 signals, probably resulting from exposure to environmental lipopolysaccharide. These signals are required for optimal production of TNFalpha in response to TLR2 stimulation, and are absent in macrophages from TLR4 mutant animals.
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- Qian Li
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Fremond CM, Yeremeev V, Nicolle DM, Jacobs M, Quesniaux VF, Ryffel B. Fatal Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection despite adaptive immune response in the absence of MyD88. J Clin Invest 2005; 114:1790-9. [PMID: 15599404 PMCID: PMC535064 DOI: 10.1172/jci21027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2004] [Accepted: 09/28/2004] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) such as TLR2 and TLR4 have been implicated in host response to mycobacterial infection. Here, mice deficient in the TLR adaptor molecule myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) were infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). While primary MyD88(-/-) macrophages and DCs are defective in TNF, IL-12, and NO production in response to mycobacterial stimulation, the upregulation of costimulatory molecules CD40 and CD86 is unaffected. Aerogenic infection of MyD88(-/-) mice with MTB is lethal within 4 weeks with 2 log(10) higher CFU in the lung; high pulmonary levels of cytokines and chemokines; and acute, necrotic pneumonia, despite a normal T cell response with IFN-gamma production to mycobacterial antigens upon ex vivo restimulation. Vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guerin conferred a substantial protection in MyD88(-/-) mice from acute MTB infection. These data demonstrate that MyD88 signaling is dispensable to raise an acquired immune response to MTB. Nonetheless, this acquired immune response is not sufficient to compensate for the profound innate immune defect and the inability of MyD88(-/-) mice to control MTB infection.
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- Cecile M Fremond
- CNRS, Molecular Immunology and Embryology, 3B rue de la Férollerie, 45071 Orléans, France
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Nicolle D, Fremond C, Pichon X, Bouchot A, Maillet I, Ryffel B, Quesniaux VJF. Long-term control of Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection in the absence of Toll-like receptors (TLRs): investigation of TLR2-, TLR6-, or TLR2-TLR4-deficient mice. Infect Immun 2004; 72:6994-7004. [PMID: 15557622 PMCID: PMC529115 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.12.6994-7004.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Live mycobacteria have been reported to signal through both Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and TLR4 in vitro. Here, we investigated the role of TLR2 in the long-term control of the infection by the attenuated Mycobacterium, Mycobacterium bovis BCG, in vivo. We sought to determine whether the reported initial defect of bacterial control (K. A. Heldwein et al., J. Leukoc. Biol. 74:277-286, 2003) resolved in the chronic phase of BCG infection. Here we show that TLR2-deficient mice survived a 6-month infection period with M. bovis BCG and were able to control bacterial growth. Granuloma formation, T-cell and macrophage recruitment, and activation were normal. Furthermore, the TLR2 coreceptor, TLR6, is also not required since TLR6-deficient mice were able to control chronic BCG infection. Finally, TLR2-TLR4-deficient mice infected with BCG survived the 8-month observation period. Interestingly, the adaptive response of TLR2- and/or TLR4-deficient mice seemed essentially normal on day 14 or 56 after infection, since T cells responded normally to soluble BCG antigens. In conclusion, our data demonstrate that TLR2, TLR4, or TLR6 are redundant for the control of M. bovis BCG mycobacterial infection.
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- Delphine Nicolle
- Molecular Immunology and Embryology, CNRS, 3B rue de la Férollerie, F-45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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Fremond CM, Yeremeev V, Nicolle DM, Jacobs M, Quesniaux VF, Ryffel B. Fatal Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection despite adaptive immune response in the absence of MyD88. J Clin Invest 2004. [DOI: 10.1172/jci200421027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Quesniaux V, Fremond C, Jacobs M, Parida S, Nicolle D, Yeremeev V, Bihl F, Erard F, Botha T, Drennan M, Soler MN, Le Bert M, Schnyder B, Ryffel B. Toll-like receptor pathways in the immune responses to mycobacteria. Microbes Infect 2004; 6:946-59. [PMID: 15310472 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 204] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection depends on recognition of the pathogen and the activation of both the innate and adaptive immune responses. Toll-like receptors (TLR) were shown to play a critical role in the recognition of several pathogens. Mycobacterial antigens recognise distinct TLR resulting in rapid activation of cells of the innate immune system. Recent evidence from in vitro and in vivo investigations, summarised in this review demonstrates TLR-dependent activation of innate immune response, while the induction of adaptive immunity to mycobacteria may be TLR independent.
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- Valerie Quesniaux
- CNRS, IEM2815, Institut Transgenose, 3B, rue de la Ferollerie, 45071 Orleans, France
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Chen W, KuoLee R, Shen H, Bùsa M, Conlan JW. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) does not confer a resistance advantage on mice against low-dose aerosol infection with virulent type A Francisella tularensis. Microb Pathog 2004; 37:185-91. [PMID: 15458779 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2004] [Revised: 06/10/2004] [Accepted: 06/29/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is a gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is considered to be critical for inducing host innate immunity against many gram-negative bacteria including many respiratory pathogens. To determine the role of TLR4 in host defense against airborne F. tularensis infection, TLR4-defective C3H/HeJ (TLR4(d)) or wild-type C3H/HeOuJ (WT) mice were challenged by low-dose aerosol with type A F. tularensis, and the course of the infection and host responses were compared at day 2 and 4 post-inoculation (dpi). At dpi 2, bacterial burdens in the lungs were similar between TLR4(d) and WT mice, but TLR4(d) mice surprisingly harbored approximately 10-fold fewer bacteria in their spleens and livers. However, the bacterial burdens at dpi 4, the mortality and median time to irreversible moribundity were indistinguishable between the two mouse strains. In addition, the inflammatory responses to the infection, as reflected by the cytokine levels and leukocyte influx in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and histopathological analysis, were similar between both mouse strains. Additionally, as with C3H mice, we found no difference in either the median time to death or the survival rate between TLR4-deleted C57BL/10ScNJ mice and WT C57BL/10 mice. Combined, these data suggest that TLR4 does not contribute to resistance of mice to airborne type A F. tularensis infection.
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- Wangxue Chen
- Institute for Biological Sciences, National Research Council Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Room 3100, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6.
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Nicolle DM, Pichon X, Bouchot A, Maillet I, Erard F, Akira S, Ryffel B, Quesniaux VFJ. Chronic pneumonia despite adaptive immune response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG in MyD88-deficient mice. J Transl Med 2004; 84:1305-21. [PMID: 15258598 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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To assess the role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling in host response to mycobacterial infection, mice deficient in the TLR adaptor molecule myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) were infected with the vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis (BCG), and the immune response and bacterial burden were investigated. Macrophages and dendritic cells from MyD88-deficient mice stimulated in vitro with BCG mycobacterial antigens produced very low levels of proinflammatory cytokines, while the expression of costimulatory molecules such as CD40 and CD86 was preserved. Upon systemic infection with BCG (2 x 10(6) CFU i.v.) MyD88-deficient mice developed confluent chronic pneumonia with two log higher CFU than wild-type mice. Interestingly, the infection was controlled in liver and spleen and there was efficient systemic T-cell priming with high IFNgamma production by CD4+ splenic T cells in MyD88-deficient mice. Lung infiltrating cells showed IFNgamma production by pulmonary CD4+ T cells upon specific restimulation, and a reduced capacity to produce nitric oxide and IL-10. In summary, despite the dramatic reduction of the innate immune response, MyD88-deficient mice were able to mount an efficient T-cell response to mycobacterial antigens, which was however insufficient to control infection in the lung, resulting in chronic pneumonia in MyD88-deficient mice.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Animals
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/pharmacology
- Antigens, Differentiation/physiology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/microbiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Chronic Disease
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Immunity, Active
- Immunity, Innate
- Macrophages/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Mycobacterium bovis/immunology
- Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/immunology
- Pneumonia, Bacterial/microbiology
- Receptors, Immunologic/deficiency
- Receptors, Immunologic/physiology
- Tuberculosis/immunology
- Tuberculosis/microbiology
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