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Soria-Castro R, Alfaro-Doblado ÁR, Rodríguez-López G, Campillo-Navarro M, Meneses-Preza YG, Galán-Salinas A, Alvarez-Jimenez V, Yam-Puc JC, Munguía-Fuentes R, Domínguez-Flores A, Estrada-Parra S, Pérez-Tapia SM, Chávez-Blanco AD, Chacón-Salinas R. TLR2 Regulates Mast Cell IL-6 and IL-13 Production During Listeria monocytogenes Infection. Front Immunol 2021; 12:650779. [PMID: 34194428 PMCID: PMC8238461 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.650779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Listeria monocytogenes (L.m) is efficiently controlled by several cells of the innate immunity, including the Mast Cell (MC). MC is activated by L.m inducing its degranulation, cytokine production and microbicidal mechanisms. TLR2 is required for the optimal control of L.m infection by different cells of the immune system. However, little is known about the MC receptors involved in recognizing this bacterium and whether these interactions mediate MC activation. In this study, we analyzed whether TLR2 is involved in mediating different MC activation responses during L.m infection. We found that despite MC were infected with L.m, they were able to clear the bacterial load. In addition, MC degranulated and produced ROS, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-13 and MCP-1 in response to bacterial infection. Interestingly, L.m induced the activation of signaling proteins: ERK, p38 and NF-κB. When TLR2 was blocked, L.m endocytosis, bactericidal activity, ROS production and mast cell degranulation were not affected. Interestingly, only IL-6 and IL-13 production were affected when TLR2 was inhibited in response to L.m infection. Furthermore, p38 activation depended on TLR2, but not ERK or NF-κB activation. These results indicate that TLR2 mediates only some MC activation pathways during L.m infection, mainly those related to IL-6 and IL-13 production.
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- Rodolfo Soria-Castro
- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Research Coordination, Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad de Citometría de Flujo, Lab de Biología Molecular y Bioseguridad Nivel 3, Centro Médico Naval, Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIITA-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
- Unidad de Desarrollo e Investigación en Bioprocesos (UDIBI), Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Subdirección de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), México City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (ENCB-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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D'Orazio SEF. Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses during Listeria monocytogenes Infection. Microbiol Spectr 2019; 7:10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0065-2019. [PMID: 31124430 PMCID: PMC11086964 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0065-2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
It could be argued that we understand the immune response to infection with Listeria monocytogenes better than the immunity elicited by any other bacteria. L. monocytogenes are Gram-positive bacteria that are genetically tractable and easy to cultivate in vitro, and the mouse model of intravenous (i.v.) inoculation is highly reproducible. For these reasons, immunologists frequently use the mouse model of systemic listeriosis to dissect the mechanisms used by mammalian hosts to recognize and respond to infection. This article provides an overview of what we have learned over the past few decades and is divided into three sections: "Innate Immunity" describes how the host initially detects the presence of L. monocytogenes and characterizes the soluble and cellular responses that occur during the first few days postinfection; "Adaptive Immunity" discusses the exquisitely specific T cell response that mediates complete clearance of infection and immunological memory; "Use of Attenuated Listeria as a Vaccine Vector" highlights the ways that investigators have exploited our extensive knowledge of anti-Listeria immunity to develop cancer therapeutics.
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- Sarah E F D'Orazio
- University of Kentucky, Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, Lexington, KY 40536-0298
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Czuprynski CJ, Faith NG, Steinberg H. A/J mice are susceptible and C57BL/6 mice are resistant to Listeria monocytogenes infection by intragastric inoculation. Infect Immun 2003; 71:682-9. [PMID: 12540546 PMCID: PMC145353 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.2.682-689.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2002] [Revised: 07/05/2002] [Accepted: 11/05/2002] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Previous studies demonstrated that the innate resistance of mice to Listeria monocytogenes infection by intravenous or intraperitoneal inoculation is regulated principally by the Hc locus on mouse chromosome 2. The A/J and C57BL/6 mouse strains were identified as prototype L. monocytogenes-susceptible and -resistant strains, respectively. In the present study, we compared the relative susceptibilities of A/J and C57BL/6 mice to intragastric (i.g.) inoculation with L. monocytogenes. The results of our study indicate that A/J mice are significantly more susceptible than C57BL/6 mice to an i.g. challenge with L. monocytogenes. This was reflected in the estimated 50% lethal doses for the two strains (10(6) and 10(8) CFU for A/J and C57BL/6 mice, respectively) and a more rapid and severe dissemination of the infection to the spleen and liver in A/J mice than in C57BL/6 mice. Histopathological examination of tissues from the infected mice confirmed the greater severity of disease in A/J mice. Clearance of a primary infection enhanced the resistance of both A/J and C57BL/6 mice to reinfection with L. monocytogenes via the gastrointestinal tract. However, the relative difference in susceptibility between the two strains was evident even after immunization. The A/J mouse holds promise as a model for investigating the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal listeriosis because of its ability to develop systemic infection following challenge with numbers of organisms similar to those recovered from some L. monocytogenes-contaminated food products.
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- Charles J Czuprynski
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706, USA.
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