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Schlenker C, Richard K, Skobelkina S, Mathena RP, Perkins DJ. ER-transiting bacterial toxins amplify STING innate immune responses and elicit ER stress. Infect Immun 2024; 92:e0030024. [PMID: 39057915 PMCID: PMC11321001 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00300-24] [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: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The cGAS/STING sensor system drives innate immune responses to intracellular microbial double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) and bacterial cyclic nucleotide second messengers (e.g., c-di-AMP). STING-dependent cell-intrinsic responses can increase resistance to microbial infection and speed pathogen clearance. Correspondingly, STING activation and signaling are known to be targeted for suppression by effectors from several bacterial pathogens. Whether STING responses are also positively regulated through sensing of specific bacterial effectors is less clear. We find that STING activation through dsDNA, by its canonical ligand 2'-3' cGAMP, or the small molecule DMXAA is potentiated following intracellular delivery of the AB5 toxin family member pertussis toxin from Bordetella pertussis or the B subunit of cholera toxin from Vibrio cholerae. Entry of pertussis toxin or cholera toxin B into mouse macrophages triggers markers of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and enhances ligand-dependent STING responses at the level of STING receptor activation in a manner that is independent of toxin enzymatic activity. Our results provide an example in which STING responses integrate information about the presence of relevant ER-transiting bacterial toxins into the innate inflammatory response and may help to explain the in vivo adjuvant effects of catalytically inactive toxins.
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- Catherine Schlenker
- Program in Oncology University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Program in Oncology University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Program in Oncology University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Faure F, Yshii L, Renno T, Coste I, Joubert B, Desestret V, Liblau R, Honnorat J. A Pilot Study to Develop Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration Mouse Model. CEREBELLUM (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2024; 23:181-196. [PMID: 36729270 DOI: 10.1007/s12311-023-01524-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Modeling paraneoplastic neurological diseases to understand the immune mechanisms leading to neuronal death is a major challenge given the rarity and terminal access of patients' autopsies. Here, we present a pilot study aiming at modeling paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with Yo autoantibodies (Yo-PCD). Female mice were implanted with an ovarian carcinoma cell line expressing CDR2 and CDR2L, the known antigens recognized by anti-Yo antibodies. To boost the immune response, we also immunized the mice by injecting antigens with diverse adjuvants and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Ataxia and gait instability were assessed in treated mice as well as autoantibody levels, Purkinje cell density, and immune infiltration in the cerebellum. We observed the production of anti-Yo antibodies in the CSF and serum of all immunized mice. Brain immunoreaction varied depending on the site of implantation of the tumor, with subcutaneous administration leading to a massive infiltration of immune cells in the meningeal spaces, choroid plexus, and cerebellar parenchyma. However, we did not observe massive Purkinje cell death nor any motor impairments in any of the experimental groups. Self-sustained neuro-inflammation might require a longer time to build up in our model. Unusual tumor antigen presentation and/or intrinsic, species-specific factors required for pro-inflammatory engagement in the brain may also constitute strong limitations to achieve massive recruitment of antigen-specific T-cells and killing of antigen-expressing neurons in this mouse model.
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- Fabrice Faure
- Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies (SynatAc) Team, Institut NeuroMyoGène (INMG)-MeLis, INSERM U1314, CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69373, Lyon, France
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- Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse, CNRS, INSERM, UPS, 31024, Toulouse, France
- Department of Immunology, Toulouse University Hospital, 31300, Toulouse, France
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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- Cancer Research Centre of Lyon, Université de Lyon, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Cancer Research Centre of Lyon, Université de Lyon, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, 69008, Lyon, France
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- Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies (SynatAc) Team, Institut NeuroMyoGène (INMG)-MeLis, INSERM U1314, CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69373, Lyon, France
- French Reference Centre On Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France
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- Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies (SynatAc) Team, Institut NeuroMyoGène (INMG)-MeLis, INSERM U1314, CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69373, Lyon, France
- French Reference Centre On Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France
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- Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases (Infinity), University of Toulouse, CNRS, INSERM, UPS, 31024, Toulouse, France
- Department of Immunology, Toulouse University Hospital, 31300, Toulouse, France
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- Synaptopathies and Autoantibodies (SynatAc) Team, Institut NeuroMyoGène (INMG)-MeLis, INSERM U1314, CNRS UMR 5284, Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69373, Lyon, France.
- French Reference Centre On Paraneoplastic Neurological Syndromes and Autoimmune Encephalitis, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, 59 Boulevard Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France.
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Prygiel M, Mosiej E, Wdowiak K, Rabczenko D, Zasada AA. Adjuvant Effect of Whole-Cell Pertussis Component on Tetanus Toxoid Potency in Murine Model. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1795. [PMID: 37509435 PMCID: PMC10376220 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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There is currently an increasing interest in the development of new-generation purified antigen-based vaccines with a higher safety profile compared to conventional inactivated vaccines. The main problem of subunit vaccines is their lower immunogenicity compared to whole-cell vaccines and inducing weaker and shorter-lasting immune responses. In this paper, the results of the assay of the potency of the tetanus component combined with the diphtheria component and whole-cell pertussis vaccine (DTwP), diphtheria and tetanus vaccine (DT), and in monovalent tetanus vaccine (T) are presented. In the mice model, an adjuvant impact of the whole-cell pertussis component on the immune response against tetanus was observed. It was noticed that the potency of tetanus component in the DTwP vaccine was significantly higher than tetanus potency in DT and T vaccines, despite the same bounding ability unit of the tetanus toxoid in the vaccine formulations. The levels of induction of tetanus antibodies by the tested vaccines were also examined. There were no differences in the induction of humoral responses against tetanus by tested vaccines. This publication discusses the possible mechanisms of impact of the whole-cell pertussis component on the other vaccine antigens and the positive and negative aspects of using the whole-cell pertussis component as an adjuvant.
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- Marta Prygiel
- Department of Sera and Vaccines Evaluation, National Institute of Public Health NIH-National Research Institute, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Sera and Vaccines Evaluation, National Institute of Public Health NIH-National Research Institute, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Sera and Vaccines Evaluation, National Institute of Public Health NIH-National Research Institute, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department-Center for Monitoring and Analyses of Population Health Status, National Institute of Public Health NIH-National Research Institute, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Sera and Vaccines Evaluation, National Institute of Public Health NIH-National Research Institute, Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warsaw, Poland
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Basavalingappa RH, Arumugam R, Lasrado N, Yalaka B, Massilamany C, Gangaplara A, Riethoven JJ, Xiang SH, Steffen D, Reddy J. Viral myocarditis involves the generation of autoreactive T cells with multiple antigen specificities that localize in lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs in the mouse model of CVB3 infection. Mol Immunol 2020; 124:218-228. [PMID: 32615275 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Autoreactive T cells may contribute to post-viral myocarditis induced with Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3), but the underlying mechanisms of their generation are unclear. Here, we have comprehensively analyzed the generation of antigen-specific, autoreactive T cells in the mouse model of CVB3 infection for antigens implicated in patients with myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy. First, comparative analysis of CVB3 proteome with five autoantigens led us to identify three mimicry epitopes, one each from adenine nucleotide translocator 1 (ANT), sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase 2a (SERCA2a) and cardiac troponin I. None of these induced cross-reactive T cell responses. Next, we generated major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II dextramers to enumerate the frequencies of antigen-specific T cells to determine whether T cells with multiple antigen specificities are generated by CVB3 infection. These analyses revealed appearance of CD4 T cells positive for SERCA2a 971-990, and cardiac myosin heavy chain-α (Myhc) 334-352 dextramers, both in the periphery and also in the hearts of CVB3-infected animals. While ANT 21-40 dextramer+ T cells were inconsistently detected, the β1-adrenergic receptor 181-200/211-230 or branched chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase kinase 111-130 dextramer+ cells were absent. Interestingly, SERCA2a 971-990, Myhc 334-352 and ANT 21-40 dextramer+ cells were also detected in the liver indicating that they may have a pathogenic role. Finally, we demonstrate that the SERCA2a 971-990-reactive T cells generated in CVB3 infection could transfer disease to naïve mice. The data suggest that CVB3 infection can lead to the generation of autoreactive T cells for multiple antigens indicating a possibility that the autoreactive T cells localized in the liver can potentially circulate and contribute to the development of viral myocarditis.
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- Rakesh H Basavalingappa
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Laboratory of Early Sickle Mortality Prevention, Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
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Al-Ghezi ZZ, Singh N, Mehrpouya-Bahrami P, Busbee PB, Nagarkatti M, Nagarkatti PS. AhR Activation by TCDD (2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) Attenuates Pertussis Toxin-Induced Inflammatory Responses by Differential Regulation of Tregs and Th17 Cells Through Specific Targeting by microRNA. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2349. [PMID: 31681214 PMCID: PMC6813193 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) is a transcription factor that, when activated by ligand-binding, has been shown to regulate the immune response. Pertussis Toxin (PTX) is a virulence factor found in Bordetella pertussis, a human respiratory pathogen that causes whooping cough. PTX promotes colonization and disease promotion by triggering a heightened inflammatory response. The role of AhR in the regulation of PTX-mediated inflammation has not previously been studied. In the current study, we investigate if AhR activation by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a well characterized ligand, can attenuate PTX-mediated systemic inflammation. To that end, C57BL/6 mice were injected intraperitoneally (IP) with PTX twice and treated with TCDD or vehicle (VEH). The PTX+VEH group showed elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-17A, IL-6, and IFNγ) in serum and increased proportions of CD4+ Th1 and Th17 cells in their spleens. In contrast, the PTX+TCDD group showed significantly lower levels of these inflammatory cytokines and decreased proportions of Th1 and Th17 cells, but increased proportions of Th2 and FoxP3+Tregs when compared to the PTX+VEH group. PTX+TCDD treated mice also showed elevated levels of IL-10, and TFG-b, potent anti-inflammatory cytokines. MicroRNAs (miRs) analysis of CD4+ T cells from the spleens of the PTX+TCDD treated mice revealed significant alterations in their expression and several of these miRs targeted cytokines and signaling molecules involved in inflammation. Specifically, the PTX+TCDD group had a significantly enhanced expression of miR-3082-5p that targeted IL-17, and a decreased expression of miR-1224-5p, which targeted FoxP3. Transfection studies with these miR mimics and inhibitors confirmed the specificity of the target genes. The current study suggests that AhR activation by TCDD suppresses PTX-induced inflammation through miR regulation that triggers reciprocal polarization of Tregs and Th17 cells and also suggests that AhR activation may serve as a treatment modality to suppress heightened inflammation induced during B. pertussis infection.
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- Zinah Zamil Al-Ghezi
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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Inflammatory intraocular eye diseases, grouped under the term uveitis are blinding conditions, believed to be mediated by pathogenic autoimmune processes that overcome the protective mechanisms of the immune privilege status of the eye. An animal model for these diseases, named experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU), is induced by initiation of immunity against ocular-specific antigens, or it develops spontaneously in mice with T-cells that transgenically express TCR specific to the target eye antigen(s). T-Cells specific to ocular antigens are generated in the thymus and their majority are eliminated by exposure to their target antigen expressed in this organ. T-cells that escape this negative selection acquire pathogenicity by their activation with the target antigen. In spontaneous EAU, the microbiota play crucial roles in the acquisition of pathogenicity by providing both antigenic stimulation, by molecules that mimic the target ocular antigen, and an additional stimulation that allows invasion of tissues that harbor the target antigen. The pathogenic process is physiologically inhibited by the peripheral tolerance, composed of antigen-specific T-regulatory (Treg) lymphocytes. Deleting the Tregs enhances the ocular inflammation, whereas adoptively transferring them suppresses the pathogenic response. Potential usage of Treg cells for suppression of autoimmune diseases in humans is under intensive investigation.
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- Igal Gery
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Mohseni Moghadam Z, Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini H, Amin M, Behzadi E, Imani Fooladi AA. Microbial metabolite effects on TLR to develop autoimmune diseases. TOXIN REV 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/15569543.2018.1469512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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- Zeinab Mohseni Moghadam
- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Drug and Food Control, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Microbiology Research Center, Systems Biology and Poisonings Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ocular antigen does not cause disease unless presented in the context of inflammation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:14226. [PMID: 29079770 PMCID: PMC5660195 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14618-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ocular antigens are sequestered behind the blood-retina barrier and the ocular environment protects ocular tissues from autoimmune attack. The signals required to activate autoreactive T cells and allow them to cause disease in the eye remain in part unclear. In particular, the consequences of peripheral presentation of ocular antigens are not fully understood. We examined peripheral expression and presentation of ocular neo-self-antigen in transgenic mice expressing hen egg lysozyme (HEL) under a retina-specific promoter. High levels of HEL were expressed in the eye compared to low expression throughout the lymphoid system. Adoptively transferred naïve HEL-specific CD4+ T cells proliferated in the eye draining lymph nodes, but did not induce uveitis. By contrast, systemic infection with a murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) engineered to express HEL induced extensive proliferation of transferred naïve CD4+ T cells, and significant uveoretinitis. In this model, wild-type MCMV, lacking HEL, did not induce overt uveitis, suggesting that disease is mediated by antigen-specific peripherally activated CD4+ T cells that infiltrate the retina. Our results demonstrate that retinal antigen is presented to T cells in the periphery under physiological conditions. However, when the same antigen is presented during viral infection, antigen-specific T cells access the retina and autoimmune uveitis ensues.
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Raphael I, Webb J, Gomez-Rivera F, Chase Huizar CA, Gupta R, Arulanandam BP, Wang Y, Haskins WE, Forsthuber TG. Serum Neuroinflammatory Disease-Induced Central Nervous System Proteins Predict Clinical Onset of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:812. [PMID: 28769926 PMCID: PMC5512177 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.00812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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There is an urgent need in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to develop biomarkers and laboratory tests to improve early diagnosis, predict clinical relapses, and optimize treatment responses. In healthy individuals, the transport of proteins across the blood–brain barrier (BBB) is tightly regulated, whereas, in MS, central nervous system (CNS) inflammation results in damage to neuronal tissues, disruption of BBB integrity, and potential release of neuroinflammatory disease-induced CNS proteins (NDICPs) into CSF and serum. Therefore, changes in serum NDICP abundance could serve as biomarkers of MS. Here, we sought to determine if changes in serum NDICPs are detectable prior to clinical onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and, therefore, enable prediction of disease onset. Importantly, we show in longitudinal serum specimens from individual mice with EAE that pre-onset expression waves of synapsin-2, glutamine synthetase, enolase-2, and synaptotagmin-1 enable the prediction of clinical disease with high sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, we observed differences in serum NDICPs between active and passive immunization in EAE, suggesting hitherto not appreciated differences for disease induction mechanisms. Our studies provide the first evidence for enabling the prediction of clinical disease using serum NDICPs. The results provide proof-of-concept for the development of high-confidence serum NDICP expression waves and protein biomarker candidates for MS.
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- Itay Raphael
- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States.,Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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- Department of Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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Maruta T, Oshima M, Mosier DR, Atassi MZ. Injection of inactiveBordetella pertussisand complete Freund’s adjuvant withTorpedo californicaAChR increases the occurrence of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis in C57BL/6 mice. Autoimmunity 2017; 50:293-305. [DOI: 10.1080/08916934.2017.1329831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Takahiro Maruta
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Pertussis toxin targets the innate immunity through DAP12, FcRγ, and MyD88 adaptor proteins. Immunobiology 2017; 222:664-671. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Tan C, Wandu WS, Lee RS, Hinshaw SH, Klinman DM, Wawrousek E, Gery I. Shedding New Light on the Process of "Licensing" for Pathogenicity by Th Lymphocytes. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 198:681-690. [PMID: 27986906 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1502108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Th cells sensitized against autoantigens acquire pathogenicity following two sequential events, namely activation by their target Ag and a process named "licensing." In this study, we analyzed these processes in a transgenic mouse system in which TCR-transgenic Th cells specific to hen egg lysozyme (HEL) are adoptively transferred to recipients and induce inflammation in eyes expressing HEL. Our data show that the notion that the lung is the organ where "licensing" for pathogenicity takes place is based on biased data collected with cells injected i.v., a route in which most transferred cells enter via the lung. Thus, we found that when donor cells were activated in vitro and injected intraperitoneally, or were activated in vivo, they migrated simultaneously to the lung, spleen, and other tested organs. In all, tested organs donor cells undergo "licensing" for pathogenicity, consisting of vigorous increase in number and changes in expression levels of inflammation-related genes, monitored by both flow cytometry and microarray analysis. After reaching peak numbers, around day 3, the "licensed" donor cells migrate to the circulation and initiate inflammation in the HEL-expressing recipient eyes. Importantly, the kinetics of increase in number and of changes in gene expression by the donor cells were similar in lung, spleen, and other tested organs of the recipient mice. Furthermore, the total numbers of donor cells in the spleen at their peaks were 10- to 100-fold larger in the spleen than in the lung, contradicting the notion that the lung is the organ where "licensing" takes place.
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- Cuiyan Tan
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Genetic Engineering Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; and
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Genetic Engineering Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892; and
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- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892;
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Hinshaw SJH, Ogbeifun O, Wandu WS, Lyu C, Shi G, Li Y, Qian H, Gery I. Digoxin Inhibits Induction of Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis in Mice, but Causes Severe Retinal Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2016; 57:1441-7. [PMID: 27028065 PMCID: PMC4821074 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-19040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Digoxin, a major medication for heart disease, was recently reported to have immunosuppressive capacity. Here, we determined the immunosuppressive capacity of digoxin on the development of experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU) and on related immune responses. METHODS The B10.A mice were immunized with interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) and were treated daily with digoxin or vehicle control. On postimmunization day 14, the mouse eyes were examined histologically, while spleen cells were tested for cytokine production in response to IRBP and purified protein derivative. The immunosuppressive activity of digoxin was also tested in vitro, by its capacity to inhibit development of Th1 or Th17 cells. To investigate the degenerative effect of digoxin on the retina, naïve (FVB/N × B10.BR)F1 mice were similarly treated with digoxin and tested histologically and by ERG. RESULTS Treatment with digoxin inhibited the development of EAU, as well as the cellular response to IRBP. Unexpectedly, treatment with digoxin suppressed the production of interferon-γ to a larger extent than the production of interleukin 17. Importantly, digoxin treatment induced severe retinal degeneration, determined by histologic analysis with thinning across all layers of the retina. Digoxin treatment also induced dose-dependent vision loss monitored by ERG on naïve mice without induction of EAU. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of mice with digoxin inhibited the development of EAU and cellular immune response to IRBP. However, the treatment induced severe damage to the retina. Thus, the use of digoxin in humans should be avoided due to its toxicity to the retina.
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- Samuel J. H. Hinshaw
- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Visual Function Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Visual Function Core, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Laboratory of Immunology National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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The immunobiology of Campylobacter jejuni: Innate immunity and autoimmune diseases. Immunobiology 2015; 221:535-43. [PMID: 26709064 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Revised: 12/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The Gram-negative bacterium Campylobacter jejuni causes gastroenteritis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans. Recent advances in the immunobiology of C. jejuni have been made. This review summarizes C. jejuni-binding innate receptors and highlights the role of innate immunity in autoimmune diseases. This human pathogen produces a variety of glycoconjugates, including human ganglioside-like determinants and multiple activators of Toll-like receptors (TLRs). Furthermore, C. jejuni targets MyD88, NLRP3 inflammasome, TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β (TRIF), sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (Siglecs), macrophage galactose-type lectin (MGL), and immunoglobulin-like receptors (TREM2, LMIR5/CD300b). The roles of these innate receptors and signaling molecules have been extensively studied. MyD88-mediated TLR activation or inflammasome-dependent IL-1β secretion is essential for autoimmune induction. TRIF mediates the production of type I interferons that promote humoral immune responses and immunoglobulin class-switching. Siglec-1 and Siglec-7 interact directly with gangliosides. Siglec-1 activation enhances phagocytosis and inflammatory responses. MGL internalizes GalNAc-containing glycoconjugates. TREM2 is well-known for its role in phagocytosis. LMIR5 recognizes C. jejuni components and endogenous sulfoglycolipids. Several lines of evidence from animal models of autoimmune diseases suggest that simultaneous activation of innate immunity in the presence of autoreactive lymphocytes or antigen mimicry may link C. jejuni to immunopathology.
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Dang AK, Tesfagiorgis Y, Jain RW, Craig HC, Kerfoot SM. Meningeal Infiltration of the Spinal Cord by Non-Classically Activated B Cells is Associated with Chronic Disease Course in a Spontaneous B Cell-Dependent Model of CNS Autoimmune Disease. Front Immunol 2015; 6:470. [PMID: 26441975 PMCID: PMC4584934 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2015.00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We characterized B cell infiltration of the spinal cord in a B cell-dependent spontaneous model of central nervous system (CNS) autoimmunity that develops in a proportion of mice with mutant T and B cell receptors specific for myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein. We found that, while males are more likely to develop disease, females are more likely to have a chronic rather than monophasic disease course. B cell infiltration of the spinal cord was investigated by histology and FACs. CD4+ T cell infiltration was pervasive throughout the white and in some cases gray matter. B cells were almost exclusively restricted to the meninges, often in clusters reminiscent of those described in human multiple sclerosis. These clusters were typically found adjacent to white matter lesions and their presence was associated with a chronic disease course. Extensive investigation of these clusters by histology did not identify features of lymphoid follicles, including organization of T and B cells into separate zones, CD35+ follicular dendritic cells, or germinal centers. The majority of cluster B cells were IgD+ with little evidence of class switch. Consistent with this, B cells isolated from the spinal cord were of the naïve/memory CD38hi CD95lo phenotype. Nevertheless, they were CD62Llo and CD80hi compared to lymph node B cells suggesting that they were at least partly activated and primed to present antigen. Therefore, if meningeal B cells contribute to CNS pathology in autoimmunity, follicular differentiation is not necessary for the pathogenic mechanism.
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- Amy K Dang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Canada , London, ON , Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Canada , London, ON , Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Canada , London, ON , Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Canada , London, ON , Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Canada , London, ON , Canada
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Toll-like receptors recognize distinct proteinase-resistant glycoconjugates in Campylobacter jejuni and Escherichia coli. Mol Immunol 2015; 64:195-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bourges D, Ross EM, Allen S, Read S, Houghton FJ, Bedoui S, Boon L, Gleeson PA, van Driel IR. Transient systemic inflammation does not alter the induction of tolerance to gastric autoantigens by migratory dendritic cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:5023-30. [PMID: 24760154 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1303429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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It has been proposed that activation of dendritic cells (DCs) presenting self-antigens during inflammation may lead to activation of autoreactive T cells and the development of autoimmunity. To test this hypothesis, we examined the presentation of the autoantigen recognized in autoimmune gastritis, gastric H(+)/K(+) ATPase, which is naturally expressed in the stomach and is constitutively presented in the stomach-draining lymph nodes. Systemic administration to mice of the TLR9 agonist CpG DNA, agonist anti-CD40 Ab, or TLR4 agonist LPS all failed to abrogate the process of peripheral clonal deletion of H(+)/K(+) ATPase-specific CD4 T cells or promote the development of autoimmune gastritis. We demonstrated that migratory DCs from the stomach-draining lymph nodes are the only DC subset capable of constitutively presenting the endogenous gastric H(+)/K(+) ATPase autoantigen in its normal physiological context. Analysis of costimulatory molecules indicated that, relative to resident DCs, migratory DCs displayed a partially activated phenotype in the steady state. Furthermore, migratory DCs were refractory to stimulation by transient exposure to TLR agonists, as they failed to upregulate costimulatory molecules, secrete significant amounts of inflammatory cytokines, or induce differentiation of effector T cells. Together, these data show that transient systemic inflammation failed to break tolerance to the gastric autoantigen, as migratory DCs presenting the gastric autoantigen remain tolerogenic under such conditions, demonstrating the robust nature of peripheral tolerance.
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- Dorothée Bourges
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Peter Doherty Institute for Immunology and Infection, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia; and
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- Bioceros Holding BV, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia;
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Shi G, Vistica BP, Nugent LF, Tan C, Wawrousek EF, Klinman DM, Gery I. Differential involvement of Th1 and Th17 in pathogenic autoimmune processes triggered by different TLR ligands. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2013; 191:415-23. [PMID: 23720812 PMCID: PMC3749791 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The interaction between TLRs and their cognate ligands triggers both the innate and adaptive immune systems, and thus can play a pivotal role in the defense against pathogen invasion. This work investigates the differentiation of naive CD4 cells into Th1 or Th17 phenotypes in mice treated with different TLR ligands. We use a model system in which naive transgenic cells specific to hen egg lysozyme are adoptively transferred into recipients that express hen egg lysozyme in the lens of the eye. The transferred naive T cells induce ocular inflammation only in recipients treated with TLR ligands. Treatment with LPS preferentially stimulated IL-17 production, whereas CpG oligodeoxynucleotide and polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid primarily stimulated Th1 cells. Peptidoglycan stimulated the two Th subpopulations equally. The preferential induction of Th1 or Th17 by the four ligands was detected in the spleen (where a major portion of the adoptively transferred cells homed) and in the eyes, where activated Th cells initiate inflammation. Analysis of the cytokines present in recipient mice suggests that Th1 induction is elicited by IL-12 and/or IFN-α, whereas Th17 generation is preferentially mediated by IL-6. Importantly, we show in this article that treatment with LPS selectively promoted in the recipient mice the generation of IL-6-producing activated B cells. An inverse correlation was found between the level of regulatory T cells and severity of inflammation induced by the donor cells. Taken together, our data show that specific TLR ligands differentially activate the immune system as evidenced by the generation of distinct Th phenotypes from naive CD4 cells.
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- Guangpu Shi
- Laboratory of Immunology, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Immunology, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology of the National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Frederick, MD 21702
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- Laboratory of Immunology, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Al Shamsi M, Shahin A, Iwakura Y, Lukic ML, Mensah-Brown EPK. Pam3CSK(4) enhanced beta cell loss and diabetogenesis: the roles of IFN-gamma and IL-17. Clin Immunol 2013; 149:86-96. [PMID: 23899994 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Toll like receptors are primary sensors of both innate and adaptive immune systems. They activate APCs and influence T-cell function in inflammatory autoimmune response. Studies have shown that TLR manipulation may lead to either tolerance or trigger autoimmunity. Using diabetogenic and subdiabetogenic multiple low doses of streptozotocin, we demonstrate here that Pam3 CYS-CK4 a TLR-2 agonist, enhances and promotes diabetes in C57BL/6 male mice following increased apoptosis of β islet cells. FACS analysis of isolated pancreatic lymph node cells revealed significant increased number of macrophages, dendritic cells, CD4(+) TNF-α(+), CD4(+) IFN-γ(+) and most significantly, CD4(+) IL-17(+) and reduced number of CD25(+)Fox p3(+) T cells after Pam3CSK4 treatment. Genetic deletion of IFN-γ prevents whereas deletion of IL-17 reduced severity of Pam3CSK4-induced enhancement of diabetes. TLR-2 agonist-enhanced diabetogenesis is also influenced by enhanced influx of antigen presenting cells and suppression of regulatory T cell activity.
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- Mariam Al Shamsi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Blume C, Davies DE. In vitro and ex vivo models of human asthma. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2013; 84:394-400. [PMID: 23313714 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 11/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the conducting airways which undergo distinct structural and functional changes leading to non-specific bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and airflow obstruction that fluctuate over time. It is a complex disease involving multiple genetic and environmental influences whose multifactorial interactions can result in a range of asthma phenotypes. Since our understanding of these gene-gene and gene-environment interactions is very poor, this poses a major challenge to the logical development of 'models of asthma'. However, use of cells and tissues from asthmatic donors allows genetic and epigenetic influences to be evaluated and can go some way to reflect the complex interplay between genetic and environmental stimuli that occur in vivo. Current alternative approaches to in vivo animal models involve use of a plethora of systems ranging from very simple models using human cells (e.g. bronchial epithelial cells and fibroblasts) in mono- or co-culture, whole tissue explants (biopsies, muscle strips, bronchial rings) through to in vivo studies in human volunteers. Asthma research has been greatly facilitated by the introduction of fibreoptic bronchoscopy which is now a commonly used technique in the field of respiratory disease research, allowing collection of biopsy specimens, bronchial brushing samples, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid enabling use of disease-derived cells and tissues in some of these models. Here, we will consider the merits and limitations of current models and discuss the potential of tissue engineering approaches through which we aim to advance our understanding of asthma and its treatment.
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- Cornelia Blume
- Brooke Laboratory, Clinical and Experimental Sciences and the Southampton NIHR, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.
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Mochizuki M, Sugita S, Kamoi K. Immunological homeostasis of the eye. Prog Retin Eye Res 2012; 33:10-27. [PMID: 23108335 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Uveitis is a sight-threatening disease caused by autoimmune or infection-related immune responses. Studies in experimental autoimmune uveitis and in human diseases imply that activated CD4(+) T cells, Th1 and Th17 cells, play an effector role in ocular inflammation. The eye has a unique regional immune system to protect vision-related cells and tissues from these effector T cells. The immunological balance between the pathogenic CD4(+) T cells and regional immune system in the eye contributes to the maintenance of ocular homeostasis and good vision. Current studies have demonstrated that ocular parenchymal cells at the inner surface of the blood-ocular barrier, i.e. corneal endothelial (CE) cells, iris pigment epithelial (PE) cells, ciliary body PE cells, and retinal PE cells, contribute to the regional immune system of the eye. Murine ocular resident cells directly suppress activation of bystander T cells and production of inflammatory cytokines. The ocular resident cells possess distinct properties of immunoregulation that are related to disparate anatomical location. CE cells and iris PE cells, which are located at the anterior segment of the eye and face the aqueous humor, suppress activation of T cells via cell-to-cell contact mechanisms, whereas retinal PE cells suppress the activation of T cells via soluble factors. In addition to direct immune suppression, the ocular resident cells have another unique immunosuppressive property, the induction of CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Treg cells that also suppress the activation of bystander T cells. Iris PE cells convert CD8(+) T cells into Treg cells, while retinal PE cells convert CD4(+) T cells greatly and CD8(+) T cells moderately into Treg cells. CE cells also convert both CD4(+) T cells and CD8(+) T cells into Treg cells. The immunomodulation by ocular resident cells is mediated by various soluble or membrane-bound molecules that include TGF-β TSP-1, B7-2 (CD86), CTLA-2α, PD-L1 (B7-H1), galectin 1, pigment epithelial-derived factor PEDF), GIRTL, and retinoic acid. Human retinal PE cells also possess similar immune properties to induce Treg cells. Although there are many issues to be answered, human Treg cells induced by ocular resident cells such as retinal PE cells and related immunosuppressive molecules can be applied as immune therapy for refractive autoimmune uveitis in humans in the future.
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- Manabu Mochizuki
- Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
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Gangaplara A, Massilamany C, Brown DM, Delhon G, Pattnaik AK, Chapman N, Rose N, Steffen D, Reddy J. Coxsackievirus B3 infection leads to the generation of cardiac myosin heavy chain-α-reactive CD4 T cells in A/J mice. Clin Immunol 2012; 144:237-49. [PMID: 22854287 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2012.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Enteroviruses like coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) are common suspects in myocarditis/dilated cardiomyopathy patients. Autoimmunity has been proposed as an underlying mechanism, but direct evidence of its role is lacking. To delineate autoimmune response in CVB3 myocarditis, we used IA(k) dextramers for cardiac myosin heavy chain (Myhc)-α 334-352. We have demonstrated that myocarditis-susceptible A/J mice infected with CVB3 generate Myhc-α-reactive CD4 T cells and such a repertoire was absent in naïve mice as measured by proliferative response to Myhc-α 334-352 and IA(k) dextramer staining. We also detected Myhc-α 334-352 dextramer(+) cells in the hearts of CVB3-infected mice. The autoreactive T cell repertoire derived from infected mice contained a high frequency of interleukin-17-producing cells capable of inducing myocarditis in naïve recipients. The data suggest that CVB3, a bona fide pathogen of cardiovascular system that primarily infects the heart can lead to the secondary generation of autoreactive T cells and contribute to cardiac pathology.
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- Arunakumar Gangaplara
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
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Shi G, Lovaas JD, Tan C, Vistica BP, Wawrousek EF, Aziz MK, Rigden RC, Caspi RR, Gery I. Cell-cell interaction with APC, not IL-23, is required for naive CD4 cells to acquire pathogenicity during Th17 lineage commitment. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 189:1220-7. [PMID: 22745380 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Subpopulations of pathogenic or nonpathogenic Th17 cells were reported to develop when presensitized CD4 cells were activated with their target Ag during polarization by either IL-23 or IL-6 and TGF-β, respectively. In this study, we generated two Th17 subpopulations by using a system in which naive CD4 cells from TCR transgenic mice specific to hen egg lysozyme (HEL) are polarized with IL-6/TGF-β and, concurrently, are activated either with HEL presented by APCs, or with anti-CD3/CD28 Abs. Only the former cells were pathogenic, inducing inflammation in eyes expressing HEL. Naive CD4 cells activated by the anti-CD3/CD28 Abs acquired pathogenicity, however, when cocultured with HEL/APC. Importantly, the naive CD4 cells did not acquire pathogenicity when cocultured with APCs stimulated with LPS or when separated from the HEL-presenting cells by a semipermeable membrane. Unlike with presensitized Th17, soluble IL-23 does not participate in pathogenicity acquisition by naive CD4 cells; no pathogenicity was induced by adding IL-23 to cultures activated with anti-CD3/CD28 Abs. Furthermore, Abs against IL-23 or IL-23R did not inhibit acquisition of pathogenicity in cultures of naive CD4 cells activated by HEL/APC. Our data thus show that, unlike presensitized CD4 cells, naive CD4 cells polarized toward Th17 phenotype acquire pathogenicity only by direct interaction with APCs presenting the Ag, with no apparent involvement of soluble IL-23. We suggest that the Th17 lymphocytes derived from naive CD4 cells participate in pathogenic and other immune processes, along with the IL-23-dependent Th17 cells.
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- Guangpu Shi
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Nian H, Liang D, Zuo A, Wei R, Shao H, Born WK, Kaplan HJ, Sun D. Characterization of autoreactive and bystander IL-17+ T cells induced in immunized C57BL/6 mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012; 53:897-905. [PMID: 22247477 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize antigen-specific and bystander IL-17+ T cells induced in immunized mice. METHODS C57BL/6 (B6) mice were immunized with the uveitogenic peptide IRBP₁₋₂₀ in either incomplete (IFA) or complete (CFA) Freund's adjuvant. In vivo-primed T cells were stimulated with syngeneic APCs, with or without the immunizing peptide, under polarizing conditions. Activated T cells were analyzed for expression and production of IL-17. RESULTS B6 mice immunized with the uveitogenic peptide IRBP₁₋₂₀ generated two types of IL-17+ T cell: one specific for the immunizing autoantigen (IRBP-Th17) and a much more abundant type (bystander-Th17) that is not reactive with the immunizing antigen. The bystander-Th17 can be demonstrated when in vivo-primed T cells are cultured in Th17-polarizing conditions in the absence of antigen stimulation. Increased expansion of both types of Th17 cells was seen in mice immunized with IRBP₁₋₂₀/CFA, but not with IRBP₁₋₂₀/IFA. Both T-cell types produced IL-17, IL-22, and IFN-γ, but only bystander Th17 cells produced IL-10. Addition to culture medium of IL-6 and TGF-β1 caused more activation of bystander-Th17 T cells than IRBP-Th17 cells. When adoptively transferred into syngeneic naïve mice, the bystander-Th17 cells neutralized the pathogenic activity of the IRBP-Th17 cells. CONCLUSIONS A procedure commonly used to induce autoimmune disease promotes two functionally antagonistic types of IL-17+ T cells, and the pathogenic type is restricted to the population that specifically responds to the immunizing autoantigen. Molecular components of the CFA, rather than the immunizing peptide, promote the generation of both types of IL-17+ T cells.
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- Hong Nian
- Doheny Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA
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Odumosu O, Nicholas D, Yano H, Langridge W. AB toxins: a paradigm switch from deadly to desirable. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:1612-45. [PMID: 22069653 PMCID: PMC3153263 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2071612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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To ensure their survival, a number of bacterial and plant species have evolved a common strategy to capture energy from other biological systems. Being imperfect pathogens, organisms synthesizing multi-subunit AB toxins are responsible for the mortality of millions of people and animals annually. Vaccination against these organisms and their toxins has proved rather ineffective in providing long-term protection from disease. In response to the debilitating effects of AB toxins on epithelial cells of the digestive mucosa, mechanisms underlying toxin immunomodulation of immune responses have become the focus of increasing experimentation. The results of these studies reveal that AB toxins may have a beneficial application as adjuvants for the enhancement of immune protection against infection and autoimmunity. Here, we examine similarities and differences in the structure and function of bacterial and plant AB toxins that underlie their toxicity and their exceptional properties as immunomodulators for stimulating immune responses against infectious disease and for immune suppression of organ-specific autoimmunity.
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- Oludare Odumosu
- Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (O.O.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (D.N.)
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- Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (O.O.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (D.N.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Redlands, 1200 East Colton Ave, P.O. Box 3080, Redlands, CA 92373, USA; (H.Y.)
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- Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (O.O.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (D.N.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +1-909-558-1000 (81362); Fax: +1-909-558-0177
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Oliveira MLS, Miyaji EN, Ferreira DM, Moreno AT, Ferreira PCD, Lima FA, Santos FL, Sakauchi MA, Takata CS, Higashi HG, Raw I, Kubrusly FS, Ho PL. Combination of pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) with whole cell pertussis vaccine increases protection against pneumococcal challenge in mice. PLoS One 2010; 5:e10863. [PMID: 20523738 PMCID: PMC2877721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of respiratory acute infections around the world. In Latin America, approximately 20,000 children under 5 years of age die of pneumococcal diseases annually. Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) is among the best-characterized pneumococcal antigens that confer protection in animal models of pneumococcal infections and, as such, is a good alternative for the currently available conjugated vaccines. Efficient immune responses directed to PspA in animal models have already been described. Nevertheless, few low cost adjuvants for a subunit pneumococcal vaccine have been proposed to date. Here, we have tested the adjuvant properties of the whole cell Bordetella pertussis vaccine (wP) that is currently part of the DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) vaccine administrated to children in several countries, as an adjuvant to PspA. Nasal immunization of BALB/c mice with a combination of PspA5 and wP or wP(low)--a new generation vaccine that contains low levels of B. pertussis LPS--conferred protection against a respiratory lethal challenge with S. pneumoniae. Both PspA5-wP and PspA5-wP(low) vaccines induced high levels of systemic and mucosal antibodies against PspA5, with similar profile, indicating no essential requirement for B. pertussis LPS in the adjuvant properties of wP. Accordingly, nasal immunization of C3H/HeJ mice with PspA5-wP conferred protection against the pneumococcal challenge, thus ruling out a role for TLR4 responses in the adjuvant activity and the protection mechanisms triggered by the vaccines. The high levels of anti-PspA5 antibodies correlated with increased cross-reactivity against PspAs from different clades and also reflected in cross-protection. In addition, passive immunization experiments indicated that antibodies played an important role in protection in this model. Finally, subcutaneous immunization with a combination of PspA5 with DTP(low) protected mice against challenge with two different pneumococcal strains, opening the possibility for the development of a combined infant vaccine composed of DTP and PspA.
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- Maria Leonor S. Oliveira
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- * E-mail: (PLH); (MLSO)
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão Bioindustrial, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Divisão Bioindustrial, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- * E-mail: (PLH); (MLSO)
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Carbonetti NH. Pertussis toxin and adenylate cyclase toxin: key virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis and cell biology tools. Future Microbiol 2010; 5:455-69. [PMID: 20210554 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.09.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Pertussis toxin and adenylate cyclase toxin are two important virulence factors of Bordetella pertussis, the bacterial cause of the respiratory disease pertussis or whooping cough. In addition to studies on the structure, function and role in pathogenesis of these two toxins, they are both used as cell biology tools for a variety of applications owing to their ability to enter mammalian cells, perform enzymatic activities and modify cell signaling events. In this article, recent data from the research literature that enhance our understanding of the nature of these two toxins, their role in the pathogenesis of B. pertussis infection and disease, particularly in modulating host immune responses, and their use as tools for other areas of research will be outlined.
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- Nicholas H Carbonetti
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Saraswathy S, Nguyen AM, Rao NA. The role of TLR4 in photoreceptor {alpha}a crystallin upregulation during early experimental autoimmune uveitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2010; 51:3680-6. [PMID: 20207969 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-4575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose. Previous studies indicate that the upregulation of alphaA crystallin prevents photoreceptor mitochondrial oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). In this study, the role of TLR4 was investigated in the upregulation of alphaA crystallin in the retinas of animals with EAU. Methods. TLR4(-/-), iNOS(-/-), TNF-alpha(-/-), MyD88(-/-), wild-type (WT) control (C57BL/6), and nude mice (B6.Cg-Foxn1(nu)) were immunized with IRBP mixed with complete Freund's adjuvant; eyes were enucleated on day 7 after immunization. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was first used to detect upregulated inflammatory cytokines and alphaA crystallin in retinas with EAU; confirmed with Western blot analysis, and the site of upregulation was localized by immunohistochemistry. Oxidative stress was localized using 8-OHdG, and TUNEL staining was used to detect apoptosis. Results. In early EAU, increased expression of TNF-alpha, iNOS, and alphaA crystallin genes were detected in the retinas of WT mice, whereas such upregulation was absent in TLR4-deficient mice (P < 0.001). alphaA Crystallin was not elevated in MyD88(-/-), TNF-alpha(-/-), and iNOS(-/-) mice with EAU. Immunostaining revealed TNF-alpha, iNOS, and alphaA crystallin localization in the photoreceptor inner segments and outer plexiform layer in the WT controls with EAU; but such staining was absent in TLR4-deficient mice with EAU. 8-OHdG staining showed oxidative stress in the photoreceptors in WT mice with EAU and there was no apoptosis. Conclusions. TLR4 plays an important role in the upregulation of alphaA crystallin through the interaction of MyD88 and the subsequent generation of TNF-alpha and iNOS in the EAU retina. Such crystallin upregulation may prevent oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis of photoreceptors in uveitis.
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- Sindhu Saraswathy
- Doheny Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Shi G, Ramaswamy M, Vistica BP, Cox CA, Tan C, Wawrousek EF, Siegel RM, Gery I. Unlike Th1, Th17 cells mediate sustained autoimmune inflammation and are highly resistant to restimulation-induced cell death. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:7547-56. [PMID: 19890052 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0900519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Both Th1 and Th17 T cell subsets can mediate inflammation, but the kinetics of the pathogenic processes mediated by these two subsets have not been investigated. Using an experimental system in which TCR-transgenic Th1 or Th17 cells specific for hen egg lysozyme induce ocular inflammation in recipient mice expressing eye-restricted hen egg lysozyme, we found important differences in the in vivo behavior of these two subsets. Th1 cells initially proliferated considerably faster and invaded the eye more quickly than their Th17 counterparts, but then disappeared rapidly. By contrast, Th17 cells accumulated and remained the majority of the infiltrating CD4(+) cells in the eye for as long as 25 days after transfer, mediating more long-lasting pathological changes. Unlike Th1, Th17 cells were highly resistant to restimulation-induced apoptosis, a major pathway by which autoimmune and chronically restimulated Th1 cells are eliminated. Th17 cells had reduced Fas ligand production and resistance to Fas-induced apoptosis, relative to Th1 cells, despite similar surface expression of Fas. Th17-induced ocular inflammation also differed from Th1-induced inflammation by consisting of more neutrophils, whereas Th1-induced disease had higher proportions of CD8 cells. Taken together, our data show that pathogenic processes triggered by Th17 lag behind those induced by Th1, but then persist remarkably longer, apparently due to the relative resistance of Th17 cells to restimulation-induced cell death. The long-lasting inflammation induced by Th17 cells is in accord with these cells being involved in chronic conditions in humans.
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- Guangpu Shi
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Christ AP, Rodriguez D, Bortolatto J, Borducchi E, Keller A, Mucida D, Silva JS, Leite LCC, Russo M. Enhancement of Th1 lung immunity induced by recombinant Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin attenuates airway allergic disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2009; 43:243-52. [PMID: 19805481 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2009-0040oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) has been shown to down-regulate experimental allergic asthma, a finding that reinforced the hygiene hypothesis. We have previously found that recombinant BCG (rBCG) strain that express the genetically detoxified S1 subunit of pertussis toxin (rBCG-S1PT) exerts an adjuvant effect that enhances Th1 responses against BCG proteins. Here we investigated the effect of this rBCG-S1PT on the classical ovalbumin-induced mouse model of allergic lung disease. We found that rBCG-S1PT was more effective than wild-type BCG in preventing Th2-mediated allergic immune responses. The inhibition of allergic lung disease was not associated with increased concentration of suppressive cytokines or with an increased number of pulmonary regulatory T cells but was positively correlated with the increase in IFN-gamma-producing T cells and T-bet expression in the lung. In addition, an IL-12-dependent mechanism appeared to be important to the inhibition of lung allergic disease. The inhibition of allergic inflammation was found to be restricted to the lung because when allergen challenge was given by the intraperitoneal route, rBCG-S1PT administration failed to inhibit peritoneal allergic inflammation and type 2 cytokine production. Our work offers a nonclassical interpretation for the hygiene hypothesis indicating that attenuation of lung allergy by rBCG could be due to the enhancement of local lung Th1 immunity induced by rBCG-S1PT. Moreover, it highlights the possible use of rBCG strains as multipurpose immunomodulators by inducing specific immunity against microbial products while protecting against allergic asthma.
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- Ana P Christ
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil
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McPherson SW, Heuss ND, Gregerson DS. Lymphopenia-induced proliferation is a potent activator for CD4+ T cell-mediated autoimmune disease in the retina. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:969-79. [PMID: 19124740 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.2.969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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To study retinal immunity in a defined system, a CD4+ TCR transgenic mouse line (betagalTCR) specific for beta-galactosidase (betagal) was created and used with transgenic mice that expressed betagal in retinal photoreceptor cells (arrbetagal mice). Adoptive transfer of resting betagalTCR T cells, whether naive or Ag-experienced, into arrbetagal mice did not induce retinal autoimmune disease (experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis, EAU) and gave no evidence of Ag recognition. Generation of betagalTCR T cells in arrbetagal mice by use of bone marrow grafts, or double-transgenic mice, also gave no retinal disease or signs of Ag recognition. Arrbetagal mice were also resistant to EAU induction by adoptive transfer of in vitro-activated betagalTCR T cells, even though the T cells were pathogenic if the betagal was expressed elsewhere. In vitro manipulations to increase T cell pathogenicity before transfer did not result in EAU. The only strategy that induced a high frequency of severe EAU was transfer of naive, CD25-depleted, betagalTCR T cells into lymphopenic arrbetagal recipients, implicating regulatory T cells in the T cell inoculum, as well as in the recipients, in the resistance to EAU. Surprisingly, activation of the CD25-depleted betagalTCR T cells before transfer into the lymphopenic recipients reduced EAU. Taken together, the results suggest that endogenous regulatory mechanisms, as well as peripheral induction of regulatory T cells, play a role in the protection from EAU.
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- Scott W McPherson
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Cox CA, Shi G, Yin H, Vistica BP, Wawrousek EF, Chan CC, Gery I. Both Th1 and Th17 are immunopathogenic but differ in other key biological activities. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:7414-22. [PMID: 18490741 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.11.7414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The role of Th17 lymphocytes in immunopathogenic processes has been well established, but little is known about their basic cell features. In this study, we compared polarized Th1 and Th17 for key biological activities related to pathogenicity and trafficking. Th1 and Th17 lineages were derived from TCR-transgenic CD4 murine cells specific against hen egg lysozyme. When adoptively transferred into mice expressing hen egg lysozyme in their eyes, both Th1 and Th17 induced ocular inflammation but with slight differences in histological pathology. PCR analysis revealed selective expression of IFN-gamma or IL-17 in eyes of Th1 or Th17 recipients, respectively. Additionally, Th1 and Th17 were found to differ in three other key activities: 1) Th17 cells were inferior to Th1 cells in their capacity to trigger massive lymphoid expansion and splenomegaly; 2) the proportion of Th1 cells among infiltrating cells in inflamed recipient eyes declined rapidly, becoming a minority by day 7, whereas Th17 cells remained in the majority throughout this period; and 3) remarkable differences were noted between Th1 and Th17 cells in their expression of certain surface markers. In particular, reactivated Th1 expressed higher levels of CD49d and alpha(4)beta(7) (mucosal homing) in vitro and higher levels of CXCR3 (Th1 trafficking) in vivo. Reactivated Th17, however, expressed higher levels of alpha(E)beta(7) (epithelial tissue homing) and CD38 (activation, maturation and trafficking) in vitro, but in vivo Th17 expressed higher levels of alpha(4)beta(7) and CCR6 (lymphocyte trafficking). These data reveal that Th1 and Th17 cells differ in several key biological activities influencing migration and pathogenic behavior during inflammatory disease.
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- Catherine A Cox
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Fujimoto C, Shi G, Gery I. Microbial products trigger autoimmune ocular inflammation. Ophthalmic Res 2008; 40:193-9. [PMID: 18421238 DOI: 10.1159/000119875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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PURPOSE Microbial products stimulate the immune system by interacting with Toll-like receptors (TLR) on antigen-presenting cells. This study examined the hypothesis that microbial products, which function as TLR ligands, are playing a major role in triggering pathogenic autoimmunity. METHODS An experimental system was developed in which microbial TLR ligands were tested in vivo for their capacity to stimulate naïve CD4 cells specific against hen egg lysozyme (HEL) to become effector cells capable of inducing inflammation in eyes in which HEL is expressed. The ligands' mode of action was analyzed by determining their effects on the proliferation, acquisition of tissue-invading capacity, i.e. elevated CD49d and decreased CD62L expression, and production of interferon-gamma by the HEL-specific cells. RESULTS All the 7 tested TLR ligands triggered ocular inflammation in the experimental system used here, with pertussis toxin surpassing all other ligands in its activities. A correlation was found between the capacity of the ligands to trigger pathogenic immunity and to stimulate the proliferation, modification of cell surface and interferon-gamma production by T cells. CONCLUSIONS This study provides direct evidence to support the notion that microbial products are capable of triggering pathogenic autoimmunity.
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- Chiaki Fujimoto
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-1857, USA
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Kel JM, Slütter B, Drijfhout JW, Koning F, Nagelkerken L. Mannosylated self-peptide inhibits the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis via expansion of nonencephalitogenic T cells. J Leukoc Biol 2008; 84:182-90. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0507312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Yano A, Komatsu T, Ishibashi M, Udaka K. Potent CTL induction by a whole cell pertussis vaccine in anti-tumor peptide immunotherapy. Microbiol Immunol 2007; 51:685-99. [PMID: 17641471 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2007.tb03957.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Promising yet limited clinical responses have been reported for peptide based immunotherapy against tumors. In order to induce more potent cytolytic CD8 T cell responses, we investigated the use of Bordetella pertussis vaccine as an adjuvant for peptide immunization. A whole cell (Wc) vaccine has been known to induce a Th1 biased immune response while an acellular (Ac) vaccine tends to induce that of the Th2 type. Natural infection by B. pertussis helps to maintain a robust Th1 memory in the host population. To examine the adjuvant activity of the pertussis vaccine, we immunized mice with an ovalbumin peptide as a model tumor antigen, and monitored the development of anti-tumor activities. The addition of either the Ac or the Wc vaccine helped expand the specific CD8 T cells. However, there was a marked difference in the induced cytolytic activity where the Wc vaccine was superior to the Ac. The Wc vaccine was also more effective in inducing in vivo tumor rejection. The adjuvant activity was not only effective against ovalbumin, but was also evident when an endogenous tumor antigen, Wilms' tumor 1 gene product, was targeted. These results indicate that, although the Wc vaccine does not share the same antigen specificity with tumor cells, it can aid in the development of highly cytolytic CD8 T cells as an adjuvant at the site of peptide immunization.
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- Arisa Yano
- Department of Immunology, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan
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Chen X, Howard OMZ, Oppenheim JJ. Pertussis toxin by inducing IL-6 promotes the generation of IL-17-producing CD4 cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 178:6123-9. [PMID: 17475838 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.10.6123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Compelling evidence has now demonstrated that IL-17-producing CD4 cells (Th17) are a major contributor to autoimmune pathogenesis, whereas CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells (Treg) play a major role in suppression of autoimmunity. Differentiation of proinflammatory Th17 and immunosuppressive Treg from naive CD4 cells is reciprocally related and contingent upon the cytokine environment. We and others have reported that in vivo administration of pertussis toxin (PTx) reduces the number and function of mouse Treg. In this study, we have shown that supernatants from PTx-treated mouse splenic cells, which contained IL-6 and other proinflammatory cytokines, but not PTx itself, overcame the inhibition of proliferation seen in cocultures of Treg and CD4+CD25- T effector cells. This stimulatory effect could be mimicked by individual inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha. The combination of these cytokines synergistically stimulated the proliferation of CD4+CD25- T effector cells despite the presence of Treg with a concomitant reduction in the percentage of FoxP3+ cells and generation of IL-17-expressing cells. PTx generated Th17 cells, while inhibiting the differentiation of FoxP+ cells, from naive CD4 cells when cocultured with bone marrow-derived dendritic cells from wild-type mice, but not from IL-6-/- mice. In vivo treatment with PTx induced IL-17-secreting cells in wild-type mice, but not in IL-6-/- mice. Thus, in addition to inhibiting the development of Treg, the immunoadjuvant activity of PTx can be attributable to the generation of IL-6-dependent IL-17-producing CD4 cells.
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- Xin Chen
- Basic Research Program, SAIC-Frederick, National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA.
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