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Stijlemans B, De Baetselier P, Van Molle I, Lecordier L, Hendrickx E, Romão E, Vincke C, Baetens W, Schoonooghe S, Hassanzadeh-Ghassabeh G, Korf H, Wallays M, Pinto Torres JE, Perez-Morga D, Brys L, Campetella O, Leguizamón MS, Claes M, Hendrickx S, Mabille D, Caljon G, Remaut H, Roelants K, Magez S, Van Ginderachter JA, De Trez C. Q586B2 is a crucial virulence factor during the early stages of Trypanosoma brucei infection that is conserved amongst trypanosomatids. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1779. [PMID: 38413606 PMCID: PMC10899635 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46067-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024] Open
Abstract
Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei, is characterized by the manipulation of the host's immune response to ensure parasite invasion and persistence. Uncovering key molecules that support parasite establishment is a prerequisite to interfere with this process. We identified Q586B2 as a T. brucei protein that induces IL-10 in myeloid cells, which promotes parasite infection invasiveness. Q586B2 is expressed during all T. brucei life stages and is conserved in all Trypanosomatidae. Deleting the Q586B2-encoding Tb927.6.4140 gene in T. brucei results in a decreased peak parasitemia and prolonged survival, without affecting parasite fitness in vitro, yet promoting short stumpy differentiation in vivo. Accordingly, neutralization of Q586B2 with newly generated nanobodies could hamper myeloid-derived IL-10 production and reduce parasitemia. In addition, immunization with Q586B2 delays mortality upon a challenge with various trypanosomes, including Trypanosoma cruzi. Collectively, we uncovered a conserved protein playing an important regulatory role in Trypanosomatid infection establishment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoit Stijlemans
- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Biology of Membrane Transport Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
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- VIB Nanobody Core, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology, IBMM, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
- Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI), Université Libre de Bruxelles, Gosselies, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas, Universidad Nacional de San Martín-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Hygiene (LMPH), Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Hygiene (LMPH), Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Hygiene (LMPH), Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology, and Hygiene (LMPH), Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Structural Biology Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology, Brussels, Belgium
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- Amphibian Evolution Lab, Biology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Laboratory of Biomedical Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Brussels Center for Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Stijlemans B, Korf H, De Baetselier P, Brys L, Van Ginderachter JA, Magez S, De Trez C. Hepatocyte-derived IL-10 plays a crucial role in attenuating pathogenicity during the chronic phase of T. congolense infection. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008170. [PMID: 32012211 PMCID: PMC7018099 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Bovine African Trypanosomosis is an infectious parasitic disease affecting livestock productivity and thereby impairing the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa. The most important trypanosome species implicated is T. congolense, causing anemia as most important pathological feature. Using murine models, it was shown that due to the parasite’s efficient immune evasion mechanisms, including (i) antigenic variation of the variable surface glycoprotein (VSG) coat, (ii) induction of polyclonal B cell activation, (iii) loss of B cell memory and (iv) T cell mediated immunosuppression, disease prevention through vaccination has so far been impossible. In trypanotolerant models a strong, early pro-inflammatory immune response involving IFN-γ, TNF and NO, combined with a strong humoral anti-VSG response, ensures early parasitemia control. This potent protective inflammatory response is counterbalanced by the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, which in turn prevents early death of the host from uncontrolled hyper-inflammation-mediated immunopathologies. Though at this stage different hematopoietic cells, such as NK cells, T cells and B cells as well as myeloid cells (i.e. alternatively activated myeloid cells (M2) or Ly6c- monocytes), were found to produce IL-10, the contribution of non-hematopoietic cells as potential IL-10 source during experimental T. congolense infection has not been addressed. Here, we report for the first time that during the chronic stage of T. congolense infection non-hematopoietic cells constitute an important source of IL-10. Our data shows that hepatocyte-derived IL-10 is mandatory for host survival and is crucial for the control of trypanosomosis-induced inflammation and associated immunopathologies such as anemia, hepatosplenomegaly and excessive tissue injury. Bovine African Trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease of veterinary importance that adversely affects the public health and economic development of sub-Saharan Africa. The most important trypanosome species implicated is T. congolense, causing anemia as most important pathological feature and major cause of death. Using murine models, it was shown that the disease is characterized by a well-timed and balanced production of pro-inflammatory cytokine promoting factors followed by an anti-inflammatory response, involving IL-10. The latter is required to attenuate infection-associated pathogenicity and to prevent early host death from uncontrolled hyper-inflammation mediated immunopathologies. However, the cellular source of IL-10 in vivo and the window within which these cells exert their function during the course of African trypanosomiasis remain poorly understood, which hampers the design of effective therapeutic strategies. Using a T. congolense infection mouse model, relevant for bovine trypanosomosis, we demonstrate that during the chronic stage of infection hepatocyte-derived IL-10, but not myeloid cell-derived IL-10, regulates the main infection-associated immunopathologies and ultimately mediates host survival. Hence, strategies that tilt the balance of hepatocyte cytokine production in favor of IL-10 could majorly impact the wellbeing and survival of T. congolense-infected animals. Given the unmet medical need for this parasite infection, our findings offer promise for improved treatment protocols in the field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoit Stijlemans
- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing (CHROMETA), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Laboratory for Biomedical Research, Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea
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- Lab of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
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Sparkes A, De Baetselier P, Brys L, Cabrito I, Sterckx YGJ, Schoonooghe S, Muyldermans S, Raes G, Bucala R, Vanlandschoot P, Van Ginderachter JA, Stijlemans B. Novel half-life extended anti-MIF nanobodies protect against endotoxic shock. FASEB J 2018; 32:3411-3422. [PMID: 29401625 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201701189r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sepsis-leading to septic shock-is the leading cause of death in intensive care units. The systemic inflammatory response to infection, which is initiated by activated myeloid cells, plays a key role in the lethal outcome. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an upstream immunoregulatory mediator, released by myeloid cells, that underlies a common genetic susceptibility to different infections and septic shock. Accordingly, strategies that are aimed at inhibiting the action of MIF have therapeutic potential. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of tailorable, small, affinity-matured nanobodies (Nbs; single-domain antigen-binding fragments derived from camelid heavy-chain Abs) directed against MIF. Of importance, these bioengineered Nbs bind both human and mouse MIFs with nanomolar affinity. NbE5 and NbE10 inhibit key MIF functions that can exacerbate septic shock, such as the tautomerase activity of MIF (by blocking catalytic pocket residues that are critical for MIF's conformation and receptor binding), the TNF-inducing potential, and the ability of MIF to antagonize glucocorticoid action. A lead NbE10, tailored to be a multivalent, half-life extended construct (NbE10-NbAlb8-NbE10), attenuated lethality in murine endotoxemia when administered via single injection, either prophylactically or therapeutically. Hence, Nbs, with their structural and pharmacologic advantages over currently available inhibitors, may be an effective, novel approach to interfere with the action of MIF in septic shock and other conditions of inflammatory end-organ damage.-Sparkes, A., De Baetselier, P., Brys, L., Cabrito, I., Sterckx, Y. G.-J., Schoonooghe, S., Muyldermans, S., Raes, G., Bucala, R., Vanlandschoot, P., Van Ginderachter, J. A., Stijlemans, B. Novel half-life extended anti-MIF nanobodies protect against endotoxic shock.
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- Amanda Sparkes
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biopharmaceuticals, Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) Laboratories, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Laboratory, Athlone, Ireland.,Ablynx NV, Zwijnaarde, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.,Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
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Van Overmeire E, Stijlemans B, Heymann F, Keirsse J, Morias Y, Elkrim Y, Brys L, Abels C, Lahmar Q, Ergen C, Vereecke L, Tacke F, De Baetselier P, Van Ginderachter JA, Laoui D. M-CSF and GM-CSF Receptor Signaling Differentially Regulate Monocyte Maturation and Macrophage Polarization in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Res 2015; 76:35-42. [PMID: 26573801 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-15-0869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tumors contain a heterogeneous myeloid fraction comprised of discrete MHC-II(hi) and MHC-II(lo) tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) subpopulations that originate from Ly6C(hi) monocytes. However, the mechanisms regulating the abundance and phenotype of distinct TAM subsets remain unknown. Here, we investigated the role of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) in TAM differentiation and polarization in different mouse tumor models. We demonstrate that treatment of tumor-bearing mice with a blocking anti-M-CSFR monoclonal antibody resulted in a reduction of mature TAMs due to impaired recruitment, extravasation, proliferation, and maturation of their Ly6C(hi) monocytic precursors. M-CSFR signaling blockade shifted the MHC-II(lo)/MHC-II(hi) TAM balance in favor of the latter as observed by the preferential differentiation of Ly6C(hi) monocytes into MHC-II(hi) TAMs. In addition, the genetic and functional signatures of MHC-II(lo) TAMs were downregulated upon M-CSFR blockade, indicating that M-CSFR signaling shapes the MHC-II(lo) TAM phenotype. Conversely, granulocyte macrophage (GM)-CSFR had no effect on the mononuclear tumor infiltrate or relative abundance of TAM subsets. However, GM-CSFR signaling played an important role in fine-tuning the MHC-II(hi) phenotype. Overall, our data uncover the multifaceted and opposing roles of M-CSFR and GM-CSFR signaling in governing the phenotype of macrophage subsets in tumors, and provide new insight into the mechanism of action underlying M-CSFR blockade.
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- Eva Van Overmeire
- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III, RWTH University-Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III, RWTH University-Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Unit of Molecular Signal Transduction in Inflammation, Inflammation Research Center, VIB, Ghent, Belgium. Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III, RWTH University-Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Brussels, Belgium. Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Stijlemans B, Sparkes A, Abels C, Keirsse J, Brys L, Elkrim Y, Baetselier P, Beschin A, Ginderachter J. Murine Liver Myeloid Cell Isolation Protocol. Bio Protoc 2015. [DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.1471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Stijlemans B, Leng L, Brys L, Sparkes A, Vansintjan L, Caljon G, Raes G, Van Den Abbeele J, Van Ginderachter JA, Beschin A, Bucala R, De Baetselier P. MIF contributes to Trypanosoma brucei associated immunopathogenicity development. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1004414. [PMID: 25255103 PMCID: PMC4177988 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
African trypanosomiasis is a chronic debilitating disease affecting the health and economic well-being of many people in developing countries. The pathogenicity associated with this disease involves a persistent inflammatory response, whereby M1-type myeloid cells, including Ly6Chigh inflammatory monocytes, are centrally implicated. A comparative gene analysis between trypanosusceptible and trypanotolerant animals identified MIF (macrophage migrating inhibitory factor) as an important pathogenic candidate molecule. Using MIF-deficient mice and anti-MIF antibody treated mice, we show that MIF mediates the pathogenic inflammatory immune response and increases the recruitment of inflammatory monocytes and neutrophils to contribute to liver injury in Trypanosoma brucei infected mice. Moreover, neutrophil-derived MIF contributed more significantly than monocyte-derived MIF to increased pathogenic liver TNF production and liver injury during trypanosome infection. MIF deficient animals also featured limited anemia, coinciding with increased iron bio-availability, improved erythropoiesis and reduced RBC clearance during the chronic phase of infection. Our data suggest that MIF promotes the most prominent pathological features of experimental trypanosome infections (i.e. anemia and liver injury), and prompt considering MIF as a novel target for treatment of trypanosomiasis-associated immunopathogenicity. Uncontrolled inflammation is a major contributor to pathogenicity development during many chronic parasitic infections, including African trypanosome infections. Hence, therapies should aim at re-establishing the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory responses to reduce tissue damage. Our experiments uncovered that macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a pivotal role in trypanosomiasis-associated pathogenicity development. Hereby, MIF-deficient and neutralizing anti-MIF antibody-treated wild type (WT) T. brucei-infected mice exhibited decreased inflammatory responses, reduced liver damage and anemia (i.e. the most prominent pathogenicity features) compared to WT control mice. The reduced tissue damage coincided with reduced infiltration of pathogenic monocytic cells and neutrophils, whereby neutrophil-derived MIF contributed more significantly than monocyte-derived MIF to tissue damage. MIF also promoted anemia development by suppressing red blood cell production and enhancing their clearance. The clinical significance of these findings follows from human genetic data indicating that low-expression (protective) MIF alleles are enriched in Africans. The current findings therefore offer promise for human translation and open the possibility of assessing MIF levels or MIF genotype as an indication of an individual's risk for severe trypanosomiasis. Furthermore, given the unmet medical need of African trypanosomiasis affecting millions of people, these findings highlight MIF as a potential new therapeutic target for treatment of trypanosomiasis-associated pathogenicity.
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- Benoît Stijlemans
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit of Veterinary Protozoology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unit of Veterinary Protozoology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Laboratory, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Brussels, Belgium
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Lo AWH, Moonens K, De Kerpel M, Brys L, Pardon E, Remaut H, De Greve H. The molecular mechanism of Shiga toxin Stx2e neutralization by a single-domain antibody targeting the cell receptor-binding domain. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:25374-81. [PMID: 25053417 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.566257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin Stx2e is the major known agent that causes edema disease in newly weaned pigs. This severe disease is characterized by neurological disorders, hemorrhagic lesions, and frequent fatal outcomes. Stx2e consists of an enzymatically active A subunit and five B subunits that bind to a specific glycolipid receptor on host cells. It is evident that antibodies binding to the A subunit or the B subunits of Shiga toxin variants may have the capability to inhibit their cytotoxicity. Here, we report the discovery and characterization of a VHH single domain antibody (nanobody) isolated from a llama phage display library that confers potent neutralizing capacity against Stx2e toxin. We further present the crystal structure of the complex formed between the nanobody (NbStx2e1) and the Stx2e toxoid, determined at 2.8 Å resolution. Structural analysis revealed that for each B subunit of Stx2e, one NbStx2e1 is interacting in a head-to-head orientation and directly competing with the glycolipid receptor binding site on the surface of the B subunit. The neutralizing NbStx2e1 can in the future be used to prevent or treat edema disease.
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- Alvin W H Lo
- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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- the Laboratory of Myeloid Cell Immunology, VIB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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- From Structural and Molecular Microbiology, Structural Biology Research Center, VIB, Structural Biology Brussels, and
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Van den Bossche J, Lamers WH, Koehler ES, Geuns JMC, Alhonen L, Uimari A, Pirnes-Karhu S, Van Overmeire E, Morias Y, Brys L, Vereecke L, De Baetselier P, Van Ginderachter JA. Pivotal Advance: Arginase-1-independent polyamine production stimulates the expression of IL-4-induced alternatively activated macrophage markers while inhibiting LPS-induced expression of inflammatory genes. J Leukoc Biol 2012; 91:685-99. [PMID: 22416259 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0911453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
In macrophages, basal polyamine (putrescine, spermidine, and spermine) levels are relatively low but are increased upon IL-4 stimulation. This Th2 cytokine induces Arg1 activity, which converts arginine into ornithine, and ornithine can be decarboxylated by ODC to produce putrescine, which is further converted into spermidine and spermine. Recently, we proposed polyamines as novel agents in IL-4-dependent E-cadherin regulation in AAMs. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that several, but not all, AAM markers depend on polyamines for their IL-4-induced gene and protein expression and that polyamine dependency of genes relies on the macrophage type. Remarkably, Arg1-deficient macrophages display rather enhanced IL-4-induced polyamine production, suggesting that an Arg1-independent polyamine synthesis pathway may operate in macrophages. On the other side of the macrophage activation spectrum, LPS-induced expression of several proinflammatory genes was increased significantly in polyamine-depleted CAMs. Overall, we propose Arg1 independently produced polyamines as novel regulators of the inflammatory status of the macrophage. Indeed, whereas polyamines are needed for IL-4-induced expression of several AAM mediators, they inhibit the LPS-mediated expression of proinflammatory genes in CAMs.
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- Jan Van den Bossche
- Myeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Building E, Level 8, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium
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Stijlemans B, Caljon G, Natesan SKA, Saerens D, Conrath K, Pérez-Morga D, Skepper JN, Nikolaou A, Brys L, Pays E, Magez S, Field MC, De Baetselier P, Muyldermans S. High affinity nanobodies against the Trypanosome brucei VSG are potent trypanolytic agents that block endocytosis. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002072. [PMID: 21698216 PMCID: PMC3116811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The African trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei, which persists within the bloodstream of the mammalian host, has evolved potent mechanisms for immune evasion. Specifically, antigenic variation of the variant-specific surface glycoprotein (VSG) and a highly active endocytosis and recycling of the surface coat efficiently delay killing mediated by anti-VSG antibodies. Consequently, conventional VSG-specific intact immunoglobulins are non-trypanocidal in the absence of complement. In sharp contrast, monovalent antigen-binding fragments, including 15 kDa nanobodies (Nb) derived from camelid heavy-chain antibodies (HCAbs) recognizing variant-specific VSG epitopes, efficiently lyse trypanosomes both in vitro and in vivo. This Nb-mediated lysis is preceded by very rapid immobilisation of the parasites, massive enlargement of the flagellar pocket and major blockade of endocytosis. This is accompanied by severe metabolic perturbations reflected by reduced intracellular ATP-levels and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, culminating in cell death. Modification of anti-VSG Nbs through site-directed mutagenesis and by reconstitution into HCAbs, combined with unveiling of trypanolytic activity from intact immunoglobulins by papain proteolysis, demonstrates that the trypanolytic activity of Nbs and Fabs requires low molecular weight, monovalency and high affinity. We propose that the generation of low molecular weight VSG-specific trypanolytic nanobodies that impede endocytosis offers a new opportunity for developing novel trypanosomiasis therapeutics. In addition, these data suggest that the antigen-binding domain of an anti-microbial antibody harbours biological functionality that is latent in the intact immunoglobulin and is revealed only upon release of the antigen-binding fragment. Haemoparasites, such as African trypanosomes, have developed potent immune evasion mechanisms to avoid antibody-mediated elimination. Consequently, trypanosome surface antigen-specific immunoglobulins in the absence of complement are non-trypanocidal. In contrast, certain monovalent nanobodies (Nb), monomeric antigen-binding domains derived from camelid Heavy-Chain Antibodies (HCAb) and which have a much lower molecular weight (15 kDa) than classical antibodies (150 kDa), efficiently lyse trypanosomes both in vitro and in vivo. This is surprising as classically immunoglobulin effector functions are mediated via the Fc-domain, which is absent from the Nb. We demonstrate that the Nb-mediated trypanolysis depends on the low molecular weight, monovalency and high affinity and is associated with loss of motility, a major block to endocytosis, energy depletion and cell death. Overall, targeting the parasite surface with low molecular weight, high affinity Nbs is sufficient to exert a direct therapeutic action. Therefore, the exploitation of Nbs against African trypanosomiasis represents a novel therapeutic strategy. Furthermore, demonstration that a high affinity antigen-binding Nb or Fab fragment lacking an effector domain (i.e., Fc-domain or an attached toxin) can exert a direct biological function, suggests that intact antibodies likely harbour latent functionality which only become revealed upon removal of the Fc-domain.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Protozoan/immunology
- Antibodies, Protozoan/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Protozoan/therapeutic use
- Antibody Affinity
- Cells, Cultured
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Endocytosis/drug effects
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Models, Biological
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Nanoparticles
- Trypanocidal Agents/pharmacology
- Trypanocidal Agents/therapeutic use
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/immunology
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/metabolism
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/physiology
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/ultrastructure
- Trypanosomiasis, African/immunology
- Trypanosomiasis, African/metabolism
- Trypanosomiasis, African/therapy
- Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma/immunology
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoît Stijlemans
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
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Stijlemans B, Vankrunkelsven A, Brys L, Raes G, Magez S, De Baetselier P. Scrutinizing the mechanisms underlying the induction of anemia of inflammation through GPI-mediated modulation of macrophage activation in a model of African trypanosomiasis. Microbes Infect 2010; 12:389-99. [PMID: 20197106 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In animal trypanosomiasis the severity of infection is reflected by the degree of anemia which resembles anemia of inflammation, involving a skewed iron homeostasis leading to iron accumulation within the reticuloendothelial system. Myeloid cells (M cells) have been implicated in the induction and maintenance of this type of anemia and modulation of M cells through the main trypanosome-derived glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor could attenuate both anemia and trypano-susceptibility in Trypanosoma brucei-infected mice. Herein the GPI-based treatment, allowing a straightforward comparison between trypanotolerance and susceptibility in T. brucei-infected C57Bl/6 mice, was further adopted to scrutinize mechanisms/pathways underlying trypanosome-elicited anemia. Hereby, the following interlinkable observations were made in GPI-based treated (GBT) T. brucei-infected mice: (i) a reduced inflammatory cytokine production and increased IL-10 production associated with alleviation of anemia and restoration of serum iron levels, (ii) a shift in increased liver expression of iron storage towards iron export genes, (iii) increased erythropoiesis in the bone marrow and extramedullar sites (spleen) probably reflecting a normalized iron homeostasis and availability. Collectively, our results demonstrate that reprogramming macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory state alleviates anemia of inflammation by normalizing iron homeostasis and restoring erythropoiesis.
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- Benoît Stijlemans
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, VIB, 1050 Brussel, Belgium.
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Gómez-Rodríguez J, Stijlemans B, De Muylder G, Korf H, Brys L, Berberof M, Darji A, Pays E, De Baetselier P, Beschin A. Identification of a parasitic immunomodulatory protein triggering the development of suppressive M1 macrophages during African trypanosomiasis. J Infect Dis 2009; 200:1849-60. [PMID: 19911988 DOI: 10.1086/648374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Development of classically activated macrophages (M1 cells) is a prerequisite to controlling parasite growth and therefore resistance to African trypanosomiasis. However, if activation of M1 cells is uncontrolled, including their production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and nitric oxide (NO), collateral pathogenic damage to tissues ensues. We report the identification of a novel putative Trypanosoma brucei M1 cell-triggering protein. The recombinant trypanosome-suppressive immunomodulating factor (rTSIF) induced TNF and NO secretion by macrophages. Moreover, M1 cells triggered by rTSIF block T cell proliferation in a manner dependent on NO, interferon gamma, and cell contact. Furthermore, rTSIF could down-regulate type 2-oriented immune responses. Therefore, trypanosome-suppressive immunomodulating factor (TSIF) may represent a new parasite molecule with the potential to modulate the host immune network, whereby it could contribute to the inflammatory response required to control parasite growth and to the pathogenicity of African trypanosomiasis, including immunosuppression. TSIF knock-down trypanosomes died within 2 days, indicating that TSIF may be essential for parasite biology.
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- Julio Gómez-Rodríguez
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Institute voor Biotechnologie (VIB), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Guilliams M, Movahedi K, Bosschaerts T, VandenDriessche T, Chuah MK, Hérin M, Acosta-Sanchez A, Ma L, Moser M, Van Ginderachter JA, Brys L, De Baetselier P, Beschin A. IL-10 Dampens TNF/Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase-Producing Dendritic Cell-Mediated Pathogenicity during Parasitic Infection. J Immunol 2009; 182:1107-18. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.2.1107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Stijlemans B, Vankrunkelsven A, Brys L, Magez S, De Baetselier P. Role of iron homeostasis in trypanosomiasis-associated anemia. Immunobiology 2008; 213:823-35. [PMID: 18926297 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2008.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Accepted: 07/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Anemia is a well-established infection-associated immunopathological feature of trypanosomiasis and the degree of the anemia is a reliable indicator of the severity of infection. Since infections with trypanosomes triggers a strong cytokine production and a type I immune response, the trypanosome-elicited anemia may be type I cytokine driven. This type of anemia termed anemia of chronic disease is characterized by an imbalance between erythrophagocytosis and erythropoiesis that is linked to a perturbed iron homeostasis including altered iron recycling by macrophages and iron sequestration. To further unravel the mechanisms underlying trypanosome-elicited anemia the expression profile of genes involved in erythrophagocytosis, uptake of iron-containing complexes and iron homeostasis was performed during the acute and chronic phase of experimental Trypanosoma brucei infections in a murine model. The results suggest that liver-associated erythrophagocytosis mediated by cytokine-activated macrophages (M1 cells) is the most likely main initiating event of aggressive anemia during the acute phase of infection. Persistence of strong type I cytokine production during the chronic phase of infection leads to hyper-activated M1 cells and a more progressive anemia. RT-PCR analysis of liver tissue demonstrates a strong increase of cell surface receptors involved in uptake of RBC and iron-containing compounds. For genes involved in iron processing we found an increase of ferroportin-1 (FPN-1), transferrin (Tf) and ceruloplasmin (CP) only in the acute phase, suggesting that export of iron is hampered in the chronic phase of infection. Our results suggest that in the chronic phase of trypanosomiasis, the iron-processing pathway is skewed towards iron sequestration, as evidenced by increased ferritin expression, while enhanced uptake of RBC/iron-containing compounds is maintained.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoît Stijlemans
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, VIB Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Building E, Level 8, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Van Den Bergh R, Hassanzadeh GH, Brys L, Dahal BK, Brandt J, Grooten J, Brombacher F, Vanham G, Noël W, Bogaert P, Boonefaes T, Kindt A, De Baetselier P, Raes G. Novel Markers for Alternative Activation of Macrophages: Macrophage Galactose-Type C-Type Lectins 1 and 2. Scand J Immunol 2008. [PMCID: PMC7169573 DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-9475.2004.01423m.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- R. Van Den Bergh
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Research, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, and
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Department of Microbiology, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. E‐mail:
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Research, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Research, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels
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Bosschaerts T, Guilliams M, Noel W, Hérin M, Burk RF, Hill KE, Brys L, Raes G, Ghassabeh GH, De Baetselier P, Beschin A. Alternatively activated myeloid cells limit pathogenicity associated with African trypanosomiasis through the IL-10 inducible gene selenoprotein P. J Immunol 2008; 180:6168-75. [PMID: 18424738 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.9.6168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
Uncontrolled inflammation is a major cause of tissue injury/pathogenicity often resulting in death of a host infected with African trypanosomes. Thus, comparing the immune response in hosts that develop different degrees of disease severity represents a promising approach to discover processes contributing to trypanosomiasis control. It is known that limitation of pathogenicity requires a transition in the course of infection, from an IFN-gamma-dependent response resulting in the development of classically activated myeloid cells (M1), to a counterbalancing IL-10-dependent response associated with alternatively activated myeloid cells (M2). Herein, mechanisms and downstream effectors by which M2 contribute to lower the pathogenicity and the associated susceptibility to African trypanosomiasis have been explored. Gene expression analysis in IL-10 knockout and wild-type mice, that are susceptible and relatively resistant to Trypanosoma congolense infection, respectively, revealed a number of IL-10-inducible genes expressed by M2, including Sepp1 coding for selenoprotein P. Functional analyses confirm that selenoprotein P contributes to limit disease severity through anti-oxidant activity. Indeed, Sepp1 knockout mice, but not Sepp1(Delta)(240-361) mice retaining the anti-oxidant motif but lacking the selenium transporter domain of selenoprotein P, exhibited increased tissue injury that associated with increased production of reactive oxygen species and increased apoptosis in the liver immune cells, reduced parasite clearance capacity of myeloid cells, and decreased survival. These data validate M2-associated molecules as functioning in reducing the impact of parasite infection on the host.
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- Tom Bosschaerts
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, Belgium
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Suomalainen HA, Brys L, van der Loo W, Schröder J. Karyotype of a mouse/rabbit hybrid clone secreting rabbit immunoglobulin kappa light chain. Hereditas 2008; 98:83-7. [PMID: 6406394 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1983.tb00582.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Raes G, Ghassabeh GH, Brys L, Mpofu N, Verschueren H, Vanhecke D, De Baetselier P. The metastatic T-cell hybridoma antigen/P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 is required for hematogenous metastasis of lymphomas. Int J Cancer 2007; 121:2646-52. [PMID: 17721882 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Using variants of the murine BW5147 lymphoma cell-line, we have previously identified 3 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that discriminate between metastatic and nonmetastatic BW5147-derived T-cell hybridomas and lymphomas, as well as BW5147-unrelated T-lymphomas. These MAbs were reported to recognize an identical membrane-associated sialoglycoprotein, termed "metastatic T-cell hybridoma antigen" (MTH-Ag). Here, we document that the expression pattern of the MTH-Ag on metastatic and nonmetastatic BW5147 variants correlates with that of the P-selectin glycoprotein ligand 1 (PSGL-1), a sialomucin involved in leukocyte recruitment to sites of inflammation. Moreover, the MAbs against the MTH-Ag recognize PSGL-1 when it is transfected in MTH-Ag-negative BW5147 variants, suggesting that the MTH-Ag is PSGL-1. Overexpression of MTH-Ag/PSGL-1 in MTH-Ag-negative BW5147 variants did not affect their in vivo malignancy. Yet, down-regulation of MTH-Ag/PSGL-1 expression on metastatic, MTH-Ag-positive BW5147 variants, using an RNA interference (RNAi) approach, resulted, in a dose-dependent manner, in a significant reduction of liver and spleen colonization and a delay in mortality of the recipient mice upon intravenous inoculation. Collectively, these results demonstrate that, although MTH-Ag/PSGL-1 overexpression alone may not be sufficient for successful dissemination and organ colonization, MTH-Ag/PSGL-1 plays a critical role in hematogenous metastasis of lymphoid cancer cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Geert Raes
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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Stijlemans B, Baral TN, Guilliams M, Brys L, Korf J, Drennan M, Van Den Abbeele J, De Baetselier P, Magez S. A glycosylphosphatidylinositol-based treatment alleviates trypanosomiasis-associated immunopathology. J Immunol 2007; 179:4003-14. [PMID: 17785839 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.4003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
The GPI-anchored trypanosome variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) triggers macrophages to produce TNF, involved in trypanosomiasis-associated inflammation and the clinical manifestation of sleeping sickness. Aiming at inhibiting immunopathology during experimental Trypanosoma brucei infections, a VSG-derived GPI-based treatment approach was developed. To achieve this, mice were exposed to the GPI before an infectious trypanosome challenge. This GPI-based strategy resulted in a significant prolonged survival and a substantial protection against infection-associated weight loss, liver damage, acidosis, and anemia; the latter was shown to be Ab-independent and correlated with reduced macrophage-mediated RBC clearance. In addition, GPI-based treatment resulted in reduced circulating serum levels of the inflammatory cytokines TNF and IL-6, abrogation of infection-induced LPS hypersensitivity, and an increase in circulating IL-10. At the level of trypanosomiasis-associated macrophage activation, the GPI-based treatment resulted in an impaired secretion of TNF by VSG and LPS pulsed macrophages, a reduced expression of the inflammatory cytokine genes TNF, IL-6, and IL-12, and an increased expression of the anti-inflammatory cytokine gene IL-10. In addition, this change in cytokine pattern upon GPI-based treatment was associated with the expression of alternatively activated macrophage markers. Finally, the GPI-based treatment also reduced the infection-associated pathology in Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma evansi model systems as well as in tsetse fly challenge experiments, indicating potential field applicability for this intervention strategy.
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MESH Headings
- Anemia/therapy
- Animals
- Antigens, CD1/physiology
- Antigens, CD1d
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/drug effects
- B-Lymphocyte Subsets/pathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Glycosylphosphatidylinositols/therapeutic use
- Inflammation Mediators/therapeutic use
- Lymphopenia/immunology
- Lymphopenia/parasitology
- Lymphopenia/therapy
- Macrophage Activation/drug effects
- Macrophage Activation/immunology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/chemistry
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/immunology
- Trypanosoma brucei brucei/pathogenicity
- Trypanosomiasis, African/immunology
- Trypanosomiasis, African/pathology
- Trypanosomiasis, African/therapy
- Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma/therapeutic use
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Affiliation(s)
- Benoît Stijlemans
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Pleinlaan 2, Brussels, Belgium.
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Guilliams M, Oldenhove G, Noel W, Hérin M, Brys L, Loi P, Flamand V, Moser M, De Baetselier P, Beschin A. African Trypanosomiasis: Naturally Occurring Regulatory T Cells Favor Trypanotolerance by Limiting Pathology Associated with Sustained Type 1 Inflammation. J Immunol 2007; 179:2748-57. [PMID: 17709488 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.5.2748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tolerance to African trypanosomes requires the production of IFN-gamma in the early stage of infection that triggers the development of classically activated macrophages controlling parasite growth. However, once the first peak of parasitemia has been controlled, down-regulation of the type 1 immune response has been described. In this study, we have evaluated whether regulatory T cells (Tregs) contribute to the limitation of the immune response occurring during Trypanosoma congolense infection and hereby influence the outcome of the disease in trypanotolerant C57BL/6 host. Our data show that Foxp3+ Tregs originating from the naturally occurring Treg pool expanded in the spleen and the liver of infected mice. These cells produced IL-10 and limited the production of IFN-gamma by CD4+ and CD8+ effector T cells. Tregs also down-regulated classical activation of macrophages resulting in reduced TNF-alpha production. The Treg-mediated suppression of the type 1 inflammatory immune response did not hamper parasite clearance, but was beneficial for the host survival by limiting the tissue damages, including liver injury. Collectively, these data suggest a cardinal role for naturally occurring Tregs in the development of a trypanotolerant phenotype during African trypanosomiasis.
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- Martin Guilliams
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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De Kerpel M, Van Molle I, Brys L, Wyns L, De Greve H, Bouckaert J. N-terminal truncation enables crystallization of the receptor-binding domain of the FedF bacterial adhesin. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006; 62:1278-82. [PMID: 17142917 PMCID: PMC2225354 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309106049281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
FedF is the two-domain tip adhesin of F18 fimbriae from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. Bacterial adherence, mediated by the N-terminal receptor-binding domain of FedF to carbohydrate receptors on intestinal microvilli, causes diarrhoea and oedema disease in newly weaned piglets and induces the secretion of Shiga toxins. A truncate containing only the receptor-binding domain of FedF was found to be further cleaved at its N-terminus. Reconstruction of this N-terminal truncate rendered FedF amenable to crystallization, resulting in crystals with space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) and unit-cell parameters a = 36.20, b = 74.64, c = 99.03 A that diffracted to beyond 2 A resolution. The binding specificity of FedF was screened for on a glycan array, exposing 264 glycoconjugates, to identify specific receptors for cocrystallization with FedF.
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- Maia De Kerpel
- Department of Ultrastructure, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ultrastructure, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ultrastructure, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ultrastructure, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ultrastructure, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Ghassabeh GH, De Baetselier P, Brys L, Noël W, Van Ginderachter JA, Meerschaut S, Beschin A, Brombacher F, Raes G. Identification of a common gene signature for type II cytokine–associated myeloid cells elicited in vivo in different pathologic conditions. Blood 2006; 108:575-83. [PMID: 16556895 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-04-1485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Compared with type I cytokine–associated myeloid (M1) cells, the molecular repertoire and mechanisms underlying functional properties of type II cytokine–associated myeloid (M2) cells are poorly characterized. Moreover, most studies have been limited to in vitro–elicited M2 cells. Here, comparative gene expression profiling of M1 and M2 cells, elicited in murine models of parasitic infections and cancer, yielded a common signature for in vivo–induced M2 populations independent of disease model, mouse strain, and organ source of cells. Some of these genes, such as cadherin-1, selenoprotein P, platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase, and prosaposin, had not been documented as associated with M2. Overall, the common signature genes provide a molecular basis for a number of documented or suggested properties of M2, including immunomodulation, down-regulation of inflammation, protection against oxidative damage, high capacity for phagocytosis, and tissue repair. Interestingly, several common M2 signature genes encode membrane-associated markers that could be useful for the identification and isolation of M2. Some of these genes were not induced by IL-4/IL-13 or IL-10 under various in vitro settings and thus were missed in approaches based on in vitro–activated cells, validating our choice of in vivo models for expression profiling of myeloid cells.
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- Gholamreza Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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Van Ginderachter JA, Meerschaut S, Liu Y, Brys L, De Groeve K, Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh G, Raes G, De Baetselier P. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) ligands reverse CTL suppression by alternatively activated (M2) macrophages in cancer. Blood 2006; 108:525-35. [PMID: 16527895 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-09-3777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tumors may escape from immune control by the induction of CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells in the spleen. In this study, we demonstrate that this cell population can be subdivided into a CD11b(hi)Gr-1(int)SSC(lo)Ly6G(neg)M-CSFR(int) immature monocytic fraction and a CD11b(hi+)Gr-1(hi)SSC(hi)Ly6G(hi)M-CSFR(neg) granulocytic fraction. Upon in vitro culture, the monocytic CD11b(+)Gr-1(+) cell fraction is sufficient for cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) suppression, which is linked to the gradual differentiation of these monocytic cells into mature F4/80(+) CD68(+) macrophages. These CTL-suppressive macrophages are alternatively activated (M2), as demonstrated by the expression of known and novel M2 signature genes. In search of M2-associated genes involved in the suppressive activity, it is shown that stimulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) and inhibition of phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) activity cooperate to alleviate CTL suppression. Of importance, purified tumor-associated macrophages display a similar M2 phenotype and are suppressive for antitumor CTLs, via a mechanism that can be almost completely reversed by PPARgamma ligands. Overall, our data identify PLA(2) and especially PPARgamma as new potential therapeutic targets to subvert macrophage-mediated CTL suppression in cancer.
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- Jo A Van Ginderachter
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
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Saerens D, Frederix F, Reekmans G, Conrath K, Jans K, Brys L, Huang L, Bosmans E, Maes G, Borghs G, Muyldermans S. Engineering Camel Single-Domain Antibodies and Immobilization Chemistry for Human Prostate-Specific Antigen Sensing. Anal Chem 2005; 77:7547-55. [PMID: 16316161 DOI: 10.1021/ac051092j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The specificity and affinity characteristics of antibodies make them excellent probes in biosensor applications. Unfortunately, their large size, unstable behavior, and random immobilization properties create numerous problems. The single-domain antigen-binding fragment derived from heavy-chain antibodies of camelids (termed VHH) offers special advantages in terms of size, stability, and ease of generating different antibody constructs. In this study, we show the potential of those VHHs in sensing human prostate-specific antigen (hPSA) by SPR technology. Different VHH constructs were immobilized onto commercial and custom-built sensor surfaces by metal chelation, biotin-streptavidin interaction, or covalent coupling. The detection of subnanogram per milliliter hPSA concentrations could be attained on a covalently coupled three-dimensional dextran surface. Moreover, the ratio of different hPSA isoform concentrations could be assessed via a sandwich assay and resulted in the detection of clinically significant antigen concentrations within 15 min. In addition, for the first time, the intrinsic protein stability is presented as an important probe design factor, since our results reveal that higher intrinsic stability offers higher resistance to harsh regeneration conditions. In conclusion, we present VHHs as a novel class of biosensor probes rivaling conventional antibodies and their derived antibody fragments.
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- Dirk Saerens
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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Colige A, Ruggiero F, Vandenberghe I, Dubail J, Kesteloot F, Van Beeumen J, Beschin A, Brys L, Lapière CM, Nusgens B. Domains and Maturation Processes That Regulate the Activity of ADAMTS-2, a Metalloproteinase Cleaving the Aminopropeptide of Fibrillar Procollagens Types I–III and V. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:34397-408. [PMID: 16046392 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506458200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Processing of fibrillar collagens is required to generate collagen monomers able to self-assemble into elongated and cylindrical collagen fibrils. ADAMTS-2 belongs to the "A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs" (ADAMTS) family. It is responsible for most of the processing of the aminopropeptide of type I procollagen in the skin, and it also cleaves type II and type III procollagens. ADAMTS are complex secreted enzymes that are implicated in various physiological and pathological processes. Despite accumulating evidence indicating that their activity is regulated by ancillary domains, additional information is required for a better understanding of the specific function of each domain. We have generated 17 different recombinant forms of bovine ADAMTS-2 and characterized their processing, activity, and cleavage specificity. The results indicated the following: (i) activation of the ADAMTS-2 zymogen involves several cleavages, by proprotein convertases and C-terminal processing, and generates at least seven distinct processed forms; (ii) the C-terminal domain negatively regulates enzyme activity, whereas two thrombospondin type 1 repeats are enhancer regulators; (iii) the 104-kDa form displays the highest aminoprocollagen peptidase activity on procollagen type I; (iv) ADAMTS-2 processes the aminopropeptide of alpha1 type V procollagen homotrimer at the end of the variable domain; and (v) the cleaved sequence (PA) is different from the previously described sites ((P/A)Q) for ADAMTS-2, redefining its cleavage specificity. This finding and the existence of multiple processed forms of ADAMTS-2 strongly suggest that ADAMTS-2 may be involved in function(s) other than processing of fibrillar procollagen types I-III.
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- Alain Colige
- Laboratory of Connective Tissues Biology, Center of Biomedical Integrative Genoproteomics, University of Liège, B-4000 SartTilman, Belgium
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Brys L, Beschin A, Raes G, Ghassabeh GH, Noël W, Brandt J, Brombacher F, De Baetselier P. Reactive oxygen species and 12/15-lipoxygenase contribute to the antiproliferative capacity of alternatively activated myeloid cells elicited during helminth infection. J Immunol 2005; 174:6095-104. [PMID: 15879104 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.174.10.6095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Understanding the role of CD11b(+)GR-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells in the immune suppression and immunoregulation associated with a variety of diseases may provide therapeutic opportunities. In this article, we show, in a model of helminth infection, that CD11b(+)GR-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells but not CD11b(+)F4/80(high) mature macrophages expanded in the peritoneal cavity of BALB/c mice implanted with Taenia crassiceps. Peritoneal cell populations from early stage-infected animals impaired T cell proliferation by secreting NO. Yet, they lost their ability to secrete NO in the late stage of infection. Concomitantly, their capacity to exert arginase activity and to express mRNAs coding for FIZZ1 (found in inflammatory zone 1), Ym, and macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin increased. Furthermore, cells from early stage-infected mice triggered T cells to secrete IFN-gamma and IL-4, whereas in the late stage of infection, they only induced IL-4 production. These data suggest that CD11b(+)GR-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells displaying an alternative activation phenotype emerged gradually as T. crassiceps infection progressed. Corroborating the alternative activation status in the late stage of infection, the suppressive activity relied on arginase activity, which facilitated the production of reactive oxygen species including H(2)O(2) and superoxide. We also document that the suppressive activity of alternative myeloid suppressor cells depended on 12/15-lipoxygenase activation generating lipid mediators, which triggered peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma. IL-4 and IL-13 signaling contributed to the expansion of myeloid suppressor cells in the peritoneal cavity of T. crassiceps-infected animals and to their antiproliferative activity by allowing arginase and 12/15-lipoxygenase gene expression.
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- Lea Brys
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Raes G, Brys L, Dahal BK, Brandt J, Grooten J, Brombacher F, Vanham G, Noël W, Bogaert P, Boonefaes T, Kindt A, Van den Bergh R, Leenen PJM, De Baetselier P, Ghassabeh GH. Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation. J Leukoc Biol 2004; 77:321-7. [PMID: 15591125 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0304212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Molecular markers, especially surface markers associated with type II, cytokine-dependent, alternatively activated macrophages (aaMF), remain scarce. Besides the earlier documented markers, macrophage mannose receptor and arginase 1, we demonstrated recently that murine aaMF are characterized by increased expression of found in inflammatory zone 1 (FIZZ1) and the secretory lectin Ym. We now document that expression of the two members of the mouse macrophage galactose-type C-type lectin gene family (mMGL1 and mMGL2) is induced in diverse populations of aaMF, including peritoneal macrophages elicited during infection with the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei brucei or the Helminth Taenia crassiceps and alveolar macrophages elicited in a mouse model of allergic asthma. In addition, we demonstrate that in vitro, interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 up-regulate mMGL1 and mMGL2 expression and that in vivo, induction of mMGL1 and mMGL2 is dependent on IL-4 receptor signaling. Moreover, we show that expression of MGL on human monocytes is also up-regulated by IL-4. Hence, macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins represent novel surface markers for murine and human aaMF.
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- Geert Raes
- Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Building E, Level 8, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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Liu Y, Van Ginderachter JA, Brys L, De Baetselier P, Raes G, Geldhof AB. Nitric oxide-independent CTL suppression during tumor progression: association with arginase-producing (M2) myeloid cells. J Immunol 2003; 170:5064-74. [PMID: 12734351 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.170.10.5064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Most of the mice bearing a s.c. BW-Sp3 lymphoma tumor mount a CD8(+) T cell-mediated response resulting in tumor regression. Nonetheless, tumor progression occurs in some of the recipients and is associated with CTL inactivity. We demonstrated that T cell-activating APC were induced in regressors whereas T cell suppressive myeloid cells predominated in the spleen of progressors. Indeed, in vitro depletion of either the adherent or the CD11b(+) populations restored T cell cytotoxicity and proliferation in these mice. This CTL inhibition was cell-to-cell contact-dependent but not mediated by NO. However, the same progressor suppressive cells prevented the activity of in vitro-restimulated CTLs derived from regressors in a cell-to-cell contact and NO-dependent fashion. Thus, either the NO-dependent or -independent suppressive pathway prevailed, depending on the target CTL population. In addition, the suppressive population expressed a high arginase activity, suggesting an association of the suppressive phenotype with alternatively activated (M2) myeloid cells. However, the high arginase activity is not directly involved in the suppressive process. Our results provide new insights for myeloid cell-mediated CTL inhibition during cancer progression.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/biosynthesis
- Arginase/biosynthesis
- CD11b Antigen/biosynthesis
- Cell Adhesion/immunology
- Cell Communication/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Coculture Techniques
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/immunology
- Down-Regulation/immunology
- Female
- Graft Rejection/immunology
- Immunophenotyping
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/enzymology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/immunology
- Lymphoma, T-Cell/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred AKR
- Myeloid Cells/enzymology
- Myeloid Cells/immunology
- Nitric Oxide/physiology
- Spleen/cytology
- Spleen/enzymology
- Spleen/immunology
- Spleen/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Yuanqing Liu
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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Devoogdt N, Hassanzadeh Ghassabeh G, Zhang J, Brys L, De Baetselier P, Revets H. Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor promotes the tumorigenic and metastatic potential of cancer cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:5778-82. [PMID: 12732717 PMCID: PMC156277 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1037154100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Because of their ability to inhibit proteases, protease inhibitors have generally been considered to counteract tumor progression and metastasis. However, expression of serine protease inhibitors (SPIs) in tumors is often associated with poor prognosis of cancer patients. Moreover, there is growing evidence that SPIs may even promote malignancy of cancer cells, opening new avenues for their use as biomarkers in malignancy. To isolate cancer promoting genes, we applied the suppression subtractive hybridization method to low-malignant Lewis Lung Carcinoma 3LL-S versus high-malignant 3LL-S-sc cells. This resulted in the identification of the SPI secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI), as one of the genes whose expression was higher in 3LL-S-sc than in 3LL-S cells. By stable transfection of 3LL-S cells with mouse or human SLPI, we demonstrated that elevated levels of SLPI expression increased both the tumorigenicity and lung-colonizing potential of 3LL-S cells. Moreover, we showed that this function of SLPI depended on its protease inhibitory capacity. Our results also reveal that although SLPI enhanced the proliferation of 3LL-S cells in vitro, its promalignant activity in vivo was not solely due to its effect on cell proliferation. In this study, we report a causal role for SLPI in the malignant behavior of cancer cells, underscoring the potential malignancy-promoting activities of SPIs.
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- Nick Devoogdt
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Gebouw E, Verdieping 8, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Nguyen VK, Zou X, Lauwereys M, Brys L, Brüggemann M, Muyldermans S. Heavy-chain only antibodies derived from dromedary are secreted and displayed by mouse B cells. Immunology 2003; 109:93-101. [PMID: 12709022 PMCID: PMC1782939 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2003.01633.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Whereas functional heavy (H)-chain antibodies devoid of light (L)- chains account for about half of the circulating immunoglobulins in Camelidae, H-chain only antibodies (HCAbs) are not produced in other healthy mammals including rodents and humans. To test the feasibility of expressing single chain antibodies in the mouse, which on account of their small size and antigen-recognition properties would have a major impact on antibody engineering strategies, we constructed a rearranged dromedary H-chain gene encoding the immunoglobulin G2a (IgG2a) isotype with specificity for hen-egg lysozyme (HEL). This IgG2a H-chain gene was introduced into mouse myeloma cells not expressing endogenous immunoglobulin H- or L-chains. Unexpectedly the mouse cells processed and expressed the introduced H-chain as naturally occurring dromedary antibody. For this the first constant (C) region exon was proficiently removed from the recombinant H-chain transcript. This resulted in specific H-chain antibodies of the correct molecular weight (2 x 50 000 MW) secreted as disulfide-linked homodimers and displayed on the mouse cell surface as glycosyl-phosphatidyl-inositol-linked B-cell receptor. The results indicate that antibody expression and maturation without immunoglobulin L-chain is feasible and paves the way for the generation of transgenic single chain antibody repertoires.
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- Viet Khong Nguyen
- Department of Ultrastructure, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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Noël W, Hassanzadeh G, Raes G, Namangala B, Daems I, Brys L, Brombacher F, Baetselier PD, Beschin A. Infection stage-dependent modulation of macrophage activation in Trypanosoma congolense-resistant and -susceptible mice. Infect Immun 2002; 70:6180-7. [PMID: 12379696 PMCID: PMC130440 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.11.6180-6187.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2001] [Revised: 03/26/2002] [Accepted: 08/17/2002] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The contribution of cytokines and chemokines to resistance and susceptibility to African trypanosomiasis remains controversial. In the present study, the levels of type I and type II cytokines and of the MCP-1 chemokine were compared during the early and late stages of Trypanosoma congolense infection in susceptible BALB/c and resistant C57BL/6 mice. Moreover, the status of macrophage activation was compared in these animals by analyzing the inducible nitric oxide synthase-arginase balance, tumor necrosis factor secretion, and expression of the FIZZ1 and YM genes. Data show that changing from a predominant type I cytokine environment in the early stage of infection to a predominant type II cytokine environment and an enhanced MCP-1 secretion in the late stage of infection correlates with resistance to T. congolense. Concomitantly, macrophage activation evolves from a classical to a predominant alternative phenotype. We further confirmed that the simultaneous occurrence of type I/type II cytokines in the early stage of infection in susceptible BALB/c mice, reflected by the presence of macrophages exhibiting a mixed classical/alternative activation phenotype, is associated with uncontrolled parasite growth and early death. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL-13 signaling did not influence the susceptibility of BALB/c mice to T. congolense infection and interestingly were not the main trigger to alternative macrophage activation. In T. congolense-resistant C57BL/6 mice, our results corroborated the induction of FIZZ1 and YM gene expressions with the alternative pathway of macrophage activation. In susceptible BALB/c mice, however, YM but not FIZZ1 induction reflected the emergence of alternatively activated macrophages. Hence, the FIZZ1 and YM genes may be useful markers to discriminate between distinct populations of alternatively activated macrophages.
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- Wim Noël
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels, B-1640 St-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Raes G, Noël W, Beschin A, Brys L, de Baetselier P, Hassanzadeh GHG. FIZZ1 and Ym as tools to discriminate between differentially activated macrophages. Dev Immunol 2002; 9:151-9. [PMID: 12892049 PMCID: PMC2276098 DOI: 10.1080/1044667031000137629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Although it is well-established that macrophages can occur in distinct activation states, the molecular characteristics of differentially activated macrophages, and particularly those of alternatively activated macrophages (aaMphi), are still poorly unraveled. Recently, we demonstrated that the expression of FIZZ1 and Ym is induced in aaMphi as compared with classically activated macrophages (caMphi), elicited in vitro or developed in vivo during infection with Trypanosoma brucei brucei. In the present study, we analyzed the expression of FIZZ1 and Ym in caMphi and aaMphi elicited during Trypanosoma congolense infection and show that the use of FIZZ1 and Ym for the identification of aaMphi is not limited to T. b. brucei infection and is independent of the organ sources from which macrophages are obtained. We also demonstrate that FIZZ1 can be used to discriminate between different populations of aaMphi. Furthermore, we studied the effects of various stimuli, and combinations thereof, on the expression of FIZZ1 and Ym in macrophages from different mouse strains and demonstrate that regulation of the expression of FIZZ1 and Ym in macrophages is not dependent on the mouse strain. Finally, we show that these genes can be used to monitor the macrophage activation status without the need to obtain pure macrophage populations.
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- Geert Raes
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Interactions, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Cote-Sierra J, Bredan A, Toldos CM, Stijlemans B, Brys L, Cornelis P, Segovia M, de Baetselier P, Revets H. Bacterial lipoprotein-based vaccines induce tumor necrosis factor-dependent type 1 protective immunity against Leishmania major. Infect Immun 2002; 70:240-8. [PMID: 11748189 PMCID: PMC127619 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.1.240-248.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Immunity against Leishmania major requires rapid induction of a type 1 immune response in which tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an essential role. Hence, vaccination strategies that simulate the protective immune response found in hosts that have recovered from natural infection provide a rational approach to combat leishmaniasis. One method for optimizing the qualitative and quantitative immune responses after vaccination is to use an adjuvant. In this study we demonstrate that the OprI lipoprotein (L-OprI) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa induces a long-term cellular (gamma interferon [IFN-gamma]) and humoral (immunoglobulin G2a) type 1 immune response against a truncated 32-kDa version (COOHgp63) of the 63-kDa major cell surface glycoprotein gp63. By contrast, immunization with COOHgp63 either fused to OprI nonlipoprotein or with no adjuvant did not result in the induction of type 1 immune responses. The adjuvanticity of L-OprI is strongly dependent on its capacity to induce TNF-alpha, since generation of type 1 immune responses is clearly delayed and impaired in TNF-alpha(-/-) mice. Vaccination with L-OprICOOHgp63 fusion protein protected BALB/c mice against L. major infection for at least 19 weeks. Vaccinated mice were largely free of lesions or clearly controlled lesion size on termination of the experiment. The control of disease progression in mice vaccinated with L-OprICOOHgp63 was associated with enhancement of antigen-specific IFN-gamma production. These data indicate that bacterial lipoproteins constitute appropriate adjuvants to include in vaccines against diseases in which type 1 immune responses are important for protection.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic
- Animals
- Antigens, Bacterial/genetics
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, Protozoan/genetics
- Antigens, Protozoan/immunology
- Bacterial Proteins/genetics
- Bacterial Proteins/immunology
- Disease Susceptibility/immunology
- Female
- Leishmania major/immunology
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/immunology
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous/prevention & control
- Lipids/genetics
- Lipids/immunology
- Lipoproteins/genetics
- Lipoproteins/immunology
- Metalloendopeptidases/genetics
- Metalloendopeptidases/immunology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Protozoan Vaccines/genetics
- Protozoan Vaccines/immunology
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/immunology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Th1 Cells/immunology
- Time Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology
- Vaccination
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
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- Javier Cote-Sierra
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium
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Namangala B, Noël W, De Baetselier P, Brys L, Beschin A. Relative contribution of interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 to resistance to murine African trypanosomosis. J Infect Dis 2001; 183:1794-800. [PMID: 11372033 DOI: 10.1086/320731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2000] [Revised: 03/08/2001] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Resistance to Trypanosoma brucei brucei has been correlated with the ability of infected animals to produce interferon (IFN)-gamma and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) in an early phase of infection, followed by interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 in late and chronic stages of the disease. Contributions of IFN-gamma and IL-10 in the control of parasitemia and survival of mice infected with T. brucei brucei were investigated by using IFN-gamma(-/-) and IL-10(-/-) mice. Results suggest that IFN-gamma, mainly secreted by CD8(+) T cells, is essential for parasite control via macrophage activation, which results in TNF and nitric oxide secretions. IL-10, partially secreted by CD4(+) T cells, seems to be important for the survival of infected mice. Its absence resulted in the sustained secretion of inflammatory mediators, which indicated the role of IL-10 in maintaining the balance between pathogenic and protective immune responses during African trypanosomosis.
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- B Namangala
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology, and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels, St-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Baetselier PD, Namangala B, Noël W, Brys L, Pays E, Beschin A. Alternative versus classical macrophage activation during experimental African trypanosomosis. Int J Parasitol 2001; 31:575-87. [PMID: 11334945 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00170-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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African trypanosomes are extracellular parasites causing sleeping sickness to human or nagana to livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. To gain insight into factors governing resistance/susceptibility to these parasites, the immune responses in mice infected with a Trypanosoma brucei phospholipase C null mutant (PLC(-/-)) or its wild type counterpart (WT) were compared. We found that the T. b. brucei mutant inducing a chronic infection triggers the production of type I cytokines during the early stage of infection, followed by the secretion of type II cytokines in the late/chronic phase of the disease. In contrast, WT-infected mice are killed within 5 weeks and remain locked in a type I cytokine response. The type I/type II cytokine balance may influence the development of different subsets of suppressive macrophages, i.e. classically activated macrophages (type I) versus alternatively activated macrophages (type II) that are antagonistically regulated. Therefore, the phenotype and accessory cell function of macrophages elicited during WT and PLC(-/-) T. b. brucei infections were addressed. Results indicate that classically activated macrophages develop in a type I cytokine environment in the early phase of both WT and PLC(-/-) trypanosome infections. In the late stage of infection, only PLC(-/-)-infected mice resisting the infection develop type II cytokine-associated alternative macrophages. In parallel, we found that mice susceptible to Trypanosoma congolense infection, showing an exponential parasite growth until they die, have a higher level of type II cytokines in the early stage of infection than resistant animals controlling the first peak of parasitaemia. The levels of type I cytokines were comparable in both T. congolense-resistant and -susceptible mice. On the basis of these results, we propose that survival to African trypanosome infection requires a type I cytokine environment and classical macrophage activation in the early stage of infection, enabling mice to control the first peak of parasitaemia. Thereafter, a switch to type II cytokine environment triggering alternative macrophage activation is required to enable progression of the disease into the chronic phase. The possible role of the sequential activation of alternative macrophages in the late/chronic stage of infection in the increased resistance of mice to PLC(-/-) T. b. brucei will be discussed.
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- P D Baetselier
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B-1640 St-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Namangala B, De Baetselier P, Noël W, Brys L, Beschin A. Alternative versus classical macrophage activation during experimental African trypanosomosis. J Leukoc Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1189/jlb.69.3.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Boniface Namangala
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B‐1640 St‐Genesius‐Rode, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B‐1640 St‐Genesius‐Rode, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B‐1640 St‐Genesius‐Rode, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B‐1640 St‐Genesius‐Rode, Belgium
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- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B‐1640 St‐Genesius‐Rode, Belgium
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Namangala B, De Baetselier P, Noël W, Brys L, Beschin A. Alternative versus classical macrophage activation during experimental African trypanosomosis. J Leukoc Biol 2001; 69:387-96. [PMID: 11261785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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The type I/type II cytokine balance may influence the development of different subsets of suppressive macrophages, i.e., classically activated macrophages (caMphi, type I) versus alternatively activated macrophages (aaMphi, type II). Recently, we showed that although mice infected with phospholipase C-deficient (PLC-/-) Trypanosoma brucei brucei exhibit a clear shift from type I to the type II cytokine production, wild type (WT)-infected mice remain locked in a type I cytokine response. In the present study, phenotype and accessory cell function of macrophages elicited during WT and PLC-/- T. b. brucei infection were compared. Results indicate that caMphi develop in a type I cytokine environment in the early phase of WT and PLC-/- trypanosome infection, correlating with inhibition of T cell activation triggered by a mitogen, a superantigen, or an antigen. In the late stage of infection, only PLC(-/-)-infected mice resisting the infection develop type II cytokine-associated aaMphi correlating with impaired antigen- but not mitogen- or superantigen-induced T cell activation.
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- B Namangala
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), St-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Namangala B, Brys L, Magez S, De Baetselier P, Beschin A. Trypanosoma brucei brucei infection impairs MHC class II antigen presentation capacity of macrophages. Parasite Immunol 2000; 22:361-70. [PMID: 10886720 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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During African trypanosomiasis, macrophages play a central role in T cell hyporesponsiveness to parasite-related and unrelated antigens. In this study, the ability of macrophages from Trypanosoma b. brucei-infected mice to present exogenous antigens to a major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted CD4+ T cell hybridoma was analysed. We demonstrate that the antigen presentation capacity of macrophages from infected mice is markedly reduced as a result of a lower expression of [MHC class II-peptide] complexes on their plasma membrane. This defect did not result from a decreased antigen uptake/catabolism, a reduced MHC class II and intercellular adhesion molecule 1 expression on the surface of macrophages, a decreased affinity of MHC class II molecules for antigenic peptides, a competition between exogenous and parasite antigens, or the generation of inhibitory peptides. Our data indicate that the step resulting in coexpression of processed antigens and MHC class II molecules is affected in T. b. brucei-infected mice. Additionally, macrophages from infected mice secreted IL-10 that in turn contributes to the impairment of T cell activation.
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- B Namangala
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Paardenstraat 65, B-1640 St Genesius Rode, Belgium
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Infection-associated immunoincompetence during malaria might result from macrophage dysfunction. In the present study, we investigated the role of macrophages as target for immunosuppression during infection, using the murine Plasmodium c. chabaudi model. Special attention has been paid to the analysis of processing/presentation of protein antigens and presentation of peptides, using cocultures of peritoneal exudate cells (PECs) from infected mice and antigen-specific T-cell hybridomas. The results obtained indicate a defective processing of protein antigens that becomes maximal at acute parasitemias. In addition, macrophages from acutely infected mice suppress the interleukin-2 production by the antigen-activated T-cell hybridomas. This effect was independent of prostaglandin and nitric oxide production by the macrophage. The possible role of parasite components in the impaired accessory cell function of PECs was investigated and hemozoin, the end-product of the hemoglobin catabolism by intraerythrocytic malaria parasites, was found to induce similar infection-associated deficiencies in vitro. Moreover, hemozoin, was shown to mimic the immunosuppressive effects induced in PECs during in-vivo infections with P. chabaudi. In conclusion, we propose that hemozoin is a key factor in the malaria-associated immunosuppression, affecting both the antigen processing and immunomodulatory functions of macrophages.
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- T Scorza
- Department of Immunology, Parasitology and Ultrastructure, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Paardenstraat 65, 1640 Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium
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Coelomic fluid of earthworms Eisenia foetida (Oligochaeta, Annelida) exerts a mitogenic activity on murine splenocytes. Total coelomic fluid was subjected to size-exclusion chromatography and a semi-purified mitogenic fraction (fraction 5) was isolated and further characterized. Both coelomic fluid and the semi-purified fraction 5 block concanavalin A (ConA)-induced spleen cell proliferation but exert a synergistic effect on LPS-triggered spleen cell proliferation. Using a polyclonal antiserum neutralizing the mitogenic activity of the semi-purified fraction 5, a 60-kDa component was identified and named CMF (coelomic mitogenic factor). CMF was found to bind ConA which could account for its ability to inhibit ConA-induced spleen cell proliferation. CMF is present in the coelomic fluid as a trimer of a 20-kDa protein. N-terminal amino acid sequence of monomeric CMF reveals partial sequence homology with phospholipase A2 (PLA2). Moreover, CMF-enriched coelomic fluid fraction 5 exerts phospholipase activity comparable with that of bovine pancreatic PLA2. Our results suggest that coelomic fluid of E. foetida contains a ubiquitous PLA2-like enzyme which might be involved in immune reactions in earthworms such as anti-bacterial mechanisms.
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- R Hanusová
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
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Hassanzadeh Gh G, De Silva KS, Dambly-Chaudière C, Brys L, Ghysen A, Hamers R, Muyldermans S, De Baetselier P. Corrigendum to: Isolation and characterization of single-chain Fv genes encoding antibodies specific for Drosophila Poxn
protein (FEBS 20963). FEBS Lett 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01615-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Hassanzadeh GH G, De Silva KS, Dambly-Chaudière C, Brys L, Ghysen A, Hamers R, Muyldermans S, De Baetselier P. Isolation and characterization of single-chain Fv genes encoding antibodies specific for Drosophila Poxn protein. FEBS Lett 1998; 437:75-80. [PMID: 9804175 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01204-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The usefulness of intrabodies as specific inhibitors of gene function has been extensively demonstrated in cell culture assays. However, very few experiments have been conducted with intrabodies expressed in whole organisms. To evaluate the intrabody technology in Drosophila, we focused on poxn protein, since its effects can be easily studied. We purified the recombinant poxn protein. We next isolated three single-chain variable fragments (scFv) which specifically recognize poxn protein. Two scFvs, designated alpha-Poxn2 and alpha-Poxn4, react with both denatured and native Poxn with half maximal inhibition values of 100 nM and 40 nM, respectively. The alpha-Poxn5 scFv also recognizes denatured Poxn but either does not recognize native Poxn or its half maximal inhibition value for native Poxn is high.
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- G Hassanzadeh GH
- Department of Ultrastructure, Immunology and Parasitology, Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut voor Biotechnologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Beschin A, Bilej M, Hanssens F, Raymakers J, Van Dyck E, Revets H, Brys L, Gomez J, De Baetselier P, Timmermans M. Identification and cloning of a glucan- and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein from Eisenia foetida earthworm involved in the activation of prophenoloxidase cascade. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:24948-54. [PMID: 9733802 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.38.24948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Coelomic fluid of Eisenia foetida earthworms contains a 42-kDa protein named coelomic cytolytic factor 1 (CCF-1) that was described previously to be involved in cytolytic, opsonizing, and hemolytic properties of the coelomic fluid. Cloning and sequencing of CCF-1 reveal significant homology with the putative catalytic region of beta-1,3- and beta-1,3-1,4-glucanases. CCF-1 also displays homology with coagulation factor G from Limulus polyphemus and with Gram-negative bacteria-binding protein of Bombyx mori silkworm, two proteins involved in invertebrate defense mechanisms. We show that CCF-1 efficiently binds both beta-1,3-glucan and lipopolysaccharide. Moreover, CCF-1 participates in the activation of prophenoloxidase cascade via recognition of yeast and Gram-negative bacteria cell wall components. These results suggest that the 42-kDa CCF-1 protein of E. foetida coelomic fluid likely plays a role in the protection of earthworms against microbes.
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- A Beschin
- Unit of Cellular Immunology, Flemish Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, VIB-VUB, Paardenstraat 65, B-1640 St-Genesius-Rode, Belgium.
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Tatiana S, Magez S, Brys L, De Baetselier P. Hemozoin is a key factor in the induction of malaria-associated immunosuppression. Parasitol Int 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)81086-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Beschin A, Brys L, Magez S, Radwanska M, De Baetselier P. Trypanosoma brucei infection elicits nitric oxide-dependent and nitric oxide-independent suppressive mechanisms. J Leukoc Biol 1998; 63:429-39. [PMID: 9544572 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.63.4.429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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During murine Trypanosoma brucei infection, macrophages contribute significantly to the inhibition of T cell responses. Although nitric oxide (NO) was shown to play a central role in macrophage-mediated splenic suppression, macrophage-mediated lymph node suppression occurred in an interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-dependent manner. In this study, using NO inhibitor NG-monomethyl-L-arginine and anti-IFN-gamma antibodies, the relative contribution of NO and IFN-gamma to the active inhibition of ex vivo concanavalin A-induced T cell proliferation taking place in the spleen and the lymph nodes of T. brucei-infected mice was investigated. NO contributes to the suppressive activity of spleen and lymph node cells only during early-stage infection. The existence of NO-independent suppressive pathway was further evidenced in IFN-gamma(-/-)-infected mice. Spleen cells from such animals do not produce NO but exert significant suppressive activity during the whole course of infection. In contrast in the lymph nodes, no suppressive activity is recorded at any moment of infection. Moreover, addition of exogenous IFN-gamma to cultures containing lymph node cells from IFN-gamma(-/-)-infected mice does not impair proliferation despite NO production in such cultures. Thus during late-stage infection, an IFN-gamma-independent suppressive mechanism is elicited in the spleen, whereas in the lymph nodes, IFN-gamma is required yet not sufficient to inhibit T cell proliferation.
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- A Beschin
- Unit of Cellular Immunology, Flemish Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium.
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Raes G, Van Ginderachter J, Liu YQ, Brys L, Thielemans K, De Baetselier P, Geldhof A. Active antitumor immunotherapy, with or without B7-mediated costimulation, increases tumor progression in an immunogenic murine T cell lymphoma model. Cancer Immunol Immunother 1998; 45:257-65. [PMID: 9439649 PMCID: PMC11037619 DOI: 10.1007/s002620050441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BW-Sp3 is a BW-5147-derived T cell lymphoma with limited immunogenicity since, despite regression of the majority of subcutaneous tumors, an important fraction of the animals will die from metastases. In the present study, the BW-Sp3 cells were transfected with genes encoding B7-1 or B7-2, known to be involved in the induction of T cell responses. The resulting transfectants exhibited a reduced tumorigenicity and did not cause mortality in the syngeneic recipients. Furthermore, immunization with the B7-1 or B7-2 transfectants resulted in an increased generation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) that lysed both the transfectants and the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells. Since the B7 transfectants were completely rejected in syngeneic recipients and induced potent CTL recognizing the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells, these engineered cells were considered as candidates for immunotherapy. Vaccinations with the B7-1 or B7-2 transfectants could completely protect the animals from metastatic disease when subsequently challenged with wild-type BW-Sp3 cells. Furthermore, immunization with the B7 transfectants could prolong the survival time of mice that had been challenged intravenously with BW-Sp3 cells. Surprisingly, however, when these transfectants, as well as the wild-type BW-Sp3 cells, were used for vaccination of tumor-bearing animals, the presence of the subcutaneous BW-Sp3 tumors clearly interfered with the outcome of immunotherapy, resulting in increased malignancy, as reflected by a higher incidence of progressing tumors and a reduced survival rate. Possible implications for immunotherapy in humans are discussed.
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- G Raes
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology, Free University of Brussels, Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
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Darji A, Beschin A, Sileghem M, Heremans H, Brys L, De Baetselier P. In vitro simulation of immunosuppression caused by Trypanosoma brucei: active involvement of gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor in the pathway of suppression. Infect Immun 1996; 64:1937-43. [PMID: 8675290 PMCID: PMC174019 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.6.1937-1943.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Experimental infections of mice with the African trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei lead to a profound state of T-cell unresponsiveness in the lymph node cell (LNC) compartment. This suppression is mediated by macrophage-like cells which inhibit interleukin 2 (IL-2) secretion and down-regulate IL-2 receptor expression (M. Sileghem, A. Darji, R. Hamers, M. Van de Winkel, and P. De Baetselier, Eur. J. Immunol. 19:829-835, 1989). Similar suppressive cells can be generated in vitro by pulsing 2C11-12 macrophage hybridoma cells with opsonized T. brucei parasites (2C11-12P cells). Cocultures of 2C11-12P cells and LNCs secrete higher levels of gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), and the hyperproduction of IFN-gamma was found to be confined to CD8+ lymphoid cells. Elimination of CD8+ cells from cocultures of 2C11-12P cells and LNCs restores the T-cell proliferative response. Furthermore, addition of neutralizing anti-IFN-gamma antibodies to the cocultures reduces the level of suppression and concomitantly restores the level of IL-2 receptor expression. Hence, IFN-gamma plays a cardinal role in this in vitro model for T. brucei-elicited immunosuppression. Cocultures of LNCs and 2C11-12P cells in a two-chamber culture system further demonstrated that cell-cell contact is required for hyperproduction of IFN-gamma and, moreover, that IFN-gamma cooperates with a 2C11-12P-derived diffusible factor to exert its suppressive activity. Finally, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha produced by 2C11-12P cells was found to be implicated in the hyperproduction of IFN-gamma, since addition of neutralizing anti-TNF-alpha antibodies to cocultures reduced the level of suppression and concomitantly abrogated the hyperproduction of IFN-gamma. Collectively, our findings indicate that T. brucei-elicited suppressive 2C11-12 macrophage cells differentially influence T-cell subpopulations: (i) CD8+ cells are signaled via cell-cell contact to produce IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha is implicated in this process, and (ii) locally produced IFN-gamma and macrophage-released factors act in concert to inhibit CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell proliferative responses.
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- A Darji
- Unit of Cellular Immunology, Flemish Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology, University of Brussels (V.U.B.), Sint Genesius Rode, Belgium
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Cornelis P, Sierra JC, Lim A, Malur A, Tungpradabkul S, Tazka H, Leitão A, Martins CV, di Perna C, Brys L, De Baetseller P, Hamers R. Development of new cloning vectors for the production of immunogenic outer membrane fusion proteins in Escherichia coli. Biotechnology (N Y) 1996; 14:203-8. [PMID: 9636324 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0296-203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa lipoprotein gene (oprI) was modified by cloning an in-frame polylinker in both orientations at the end of oprI. The resulting plasmids pVUB1 and pVUB2 allow high lipoprotein production in E. coli after IPTG induction. The modified lipoproteins are present in the outer membrane and surface-exposed. Outer membrane-bound fusion proteins of different sizes were produced and used to generate antibodies without use of adjuvant. An 87 bp DNA fragment from the vp72 capsid protein gene of African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) and the entire Leishmania major glycoprotein gp63 gene were expressed in this system. Finally, a fusion lipoprotein containing a 16 amino acid epitope from the pre-S2b region of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was presented by an antigen-presenting cell line to a T-cell hybridoma while the corresponding cross-linked S2b peptide was not. The results suggest that OprI-based fusion proteins can be used to generate both humoral and cellular immune responses.
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- P Cornelis
- Laboratorium Algemene Biologie, Vrije Unviersiteit Brussel Vlaams Instituut Biotechnologie, Belgium.
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Bilej M, Brys L, Beschin A, Lucas R, Vercauteren E, Hanusová R, De Baetselier P. Identification of a cytolytic protein in the coelomic fluid of Eisenia foetida earthworms. Immunol Lett 1995; 45:123-8. [PMID: 7622179 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(94)00248-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Total coelomic fluid of earthworms Eisenia foetida (Oligochaeta, Annelida) is capable of lysing different mammalian tumor cell lines. This cytolytic activity is different from tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated lysis and is not due to proteolysis. Total coelomic fluid was subjected to ion-exchange chromatography separation and a fraction with prominent cytolytic activity was used to elicit monoclonal antibodies that were screened for their capacity to neutralize the cytolytic effect of total coelomic fluid. One of the prepared neutralizing IgG antibodies was used for the immunoaffinity purification of a cytolytic factor from total coelomic fluid. SDS-PAGE and Western blot analyses revealed a protein band with an apparent molecular weight of 42 kDa. This cytolytic protein (termed CCF-1 or coelomic cytolytic factor 1) can be adsorbed on the surface of opsonized particles and may be involved in opsonizing and hemolytic effects of coelomic fluid.
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- M Bilej
- Department of Immunology and Gnotobiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
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Brys L, Van Gyseghem A, Verhaegen S, Saman E, De Baetselier P. Analysis of HIV infections in human macrophage-like cell lines. Adv Exp Med Biol 1994; 355:183-7. [PMID: 7709820 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2492-2_31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- L Brys
- Instituut voor Moleculaire Biologie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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