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Nat Immunol ; 23(5): 743-756, 2022 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35437326

RESUMEN

Phenotypic and transcriptional profiling of regulatory T (Treg) cells at homeostasis reveals that T cell receptor activation promotes Treg cells with an effector phenotype (eTreg) characterized by the production of interleukin-10 and expression of the inhibitory receptor PD-1. At homeostasis, blockade of the PD-1 pathway results in enhanced eTreg cell activity, whereas during infection with Toxoplasma gondii, early interferon-γ upregulates myeloid cell expression of PD-L1 associated with reduced Treg cell populations. In infected mice, blockade of PD-L1, complete deletion of PD-1 or lineage-specific deletion of PD-1 in Treg cells prevents loss of eTreg cells. These interventions resulted in a reduced ratio of pathogen-specific effector T cells: eTreg cells and increased levels of interleukin-10 that mitigated the development of immunopathology, but which could compromise parasite control. Thus, eTreg cell expression of PD-1 acts as a sensor to rapidly tune the pool of eTreg cells at homeostasis and during inflammatory processes.


Asunto(s)
Antígeno B7-H1 , Receptor de Muerte Celular Programada 1 , Linfocitos T Reguladores , Toxoplasmosis Animal , Animales , Antígeno B7-H1/inmunología , Homeostasis , Interleucina-10/inmunología , Ratones , Receptor de Muerte Celular Programada 1/inmunología , Linfocitos T Reguladores/inmunología , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Animal/inmunología
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PLoS Pathog ; 18(6): e1010296, 2022 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35727849

RESUMEN

Initial TCR engagement (priming) of naive CD8+ T cells results in T cell expansion, and these early events influence the generation of diverse effector and memory populations. During infection, activated T cells can re-encounter cognate antigen, but how these events influence local effector responses or formation of memory populations is unclear. To address this issue, OT-I T cells which express the Nur77-GFP reporter of TCR activation were paired with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii that expresses OVA to assess how secondary encounter with antigen influences CD8+ T cell responses. During acute infection, TCR stimulation in affected tissues correlated with parasite burden and was associated with markers of effector cells while Nur77-GFP- OT-I showed signs of effector memory potential. However, both Nur77-GFP- and Nur77-GFP+ OT-I from acutely infected mice formed similar memory populations when transferred into naive mice. During the chronic stage of infection in the CNS, TCR activation was associated with large scale transcriptional changes and the acquisition of an effector T cell phenotype as well as the generation of a population of CD103+ CD69+ Trm like cells. While inhibition of parasite replication resulted in reduced effector responses it did not alter the Trm population. These data sets highlight that recent TCR activation contributes to the phenotypic heterogeneity of the CD8+ T cell response but suggest that this process has a limited impact on memory populations at acute and chronic stages of infection.


Asunto(s)
Toxoplasma , Toxoplasmosis , Animales , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos , Memoria Inmunológica , Ratones , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 116(24): 11926-11935, 2019 06 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31147458

RESUMEN

Caspase-8 is a key integrator of cell survival and cell death decisions during infection and inflammation. Following engagement of tumor necrosis factor superfamily receptors or certain Toll-like receptors (TLRs), caspase-8 initiates cell-extrinsic apoptosis while inhibiting RIPK3-dependent programmed necrosis. In addition, caspase-8 has an important, albeit less well understood, role in cell-intrinsic inflammatory gene expression. Macrophages lacking caspase-8 or the adaptor FADD have defective inflammatory cytokine expression and inflammasome priming in response to bacterial infection or TLR stimulation. How caspase-8 regulates cytokine gene expression, and whether caspase-8-mediated gene regulation has a physiological role during infection, remain poorly defined. Here we demonstrate that both caspase-8 enzymatic activity and scaffolding functions contribute to inflammatory cytokine gene expression. Caspase-8 enzymatic activity was necessary for maximal expression of Il1b and Il12b, but caspase-8 deficient cells exhibited a further decrease in expression of these genes. Furthermore, the ability of TLR stimuli to induce optimal IκB kinase phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor kappa light chain enhancer of activated B cells family member c-Rel required caspase activity. Interestingly, overexpression of c-Rel was sufficient to restore expression of IL-12 and IL-1ß in caspase-8-deficient cells. Moreover, Ripk3-/-Casp8-/- mice were unable to control infection by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which corresponded to defects in monocyte recruitment to the peritoneal cavity, and exogenous IL-12 restored monocyte recruitment and protection of caspase-8-deficient mice during acute toxoplasmosis. These findings provide insight into how caspase-8 controls inflammatory gene expression and identify a critical role for caspase-8 in host defense against eukaryotic pathogens.


Asunto(s)
Caspasa 8/metabolismo , Citocinas/metabolismo , Inflamación/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-rel/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/patogenicidad , Toxoplasmosis/metabolismo , Animales , Apoptosis/fisiología , Línea Celular , Inflamasomas/metabolismo , Interleucina-12/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal/fisiología
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J Immunol ; 203(2): 511-519, 2019 07 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31175162

RESUMEN

Whether conventional dendritic cells (cDC) acquire subset identity under direction of Wnt family glycoproteins is unknown. We demonstrate that Wnt4, a ß-catenin-independent Wnt ligand, is produced by both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells and is both necessary and sufficient for preconventional DC1/cDC1 maintenance. Whereas bone marrow cDC precursors undergo phosphoJNK/c-Jun activation upon Wnt4 treatment, loss of cDC Wnt4 in CD11cCreWnt4flox/flox mice impaired differentiation of CD24+, Clec9A+, CD103+ cDC1 compared with CD11cCre controls. Conversely, single-cell RNA sequencing analysis of bone marrow revealed a 2-fold increase in cDC2 gene signature genes, and flow cytometry demonstrated increased numbers of SIRP-α+ cDC2 amid lack of Wnt4. Increased cDC2 numbers due to CD11c-restricted Wnt4 deficiency increased IL-5 production, group 2 innate lymphoid cell expansion, and host resistance to the hookworm parasite Nippostrongylus brasiliensis Collectively, these data uncover a novel and unexpected role for Wnt4 in cDC subset differentiation and type 2 immunity.


Asunto(s)
Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Inmunidad Innata/inmunología , Proteína Wnt4/inmunología , Animales , Antígenos CD/inmunología , Antígeno CD11c/inmunología , Antígeno CD24/inmunología , Diferenciación Celular/inmunología , Citometría de Flujo/métodos , Cadenas alfa de Integrinas/inmunología , Linfocitos/inmunología , Ratones , Transducción de Señal/inmunología , beta Catenina/inmunología
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PLoS Pathog ; 13(1): e1006173, 2017 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28129374

RESUMEN

Respiratory paramyxoviruses are important causes of morbidity and mortality, particularly of infants and the elderly. In humans, a T helper (Th)2-biased immune response to these infections is associated with increased disease severity; however, little is known about the endogenous regulators of these responses that may be manipulated to ameliorate pathology. IL-27, a cytokine that regulates Th2 responses, is produced in the lungs during parainfluenza infection, but its role in disease pathogenesis is unknown. To determine whether IL-27 limits the development of pathogenic Th2 responses during paramyxovirus infection, IL-27-deficient or control mice were infected with the murine parainfluenza virus Sendai virus (SeV). Infected IL-27-deficient mice experienced increased weight loss, more severe lung lesions, and decreased survival compared to controls. IL-27 deficiency led to increased pulmonary eosinophils, alternatively activated macrophages (AAMs), and the emergence of Th2 responses. In control mice, IL-27 induced a population of IFN-γ+/IL-10+ CD4+ T cells that was replaced by IFN-γ+/IL-17+ and IFN-γ+/IL-13+ CD4+ T cells in IL-27-deficient mice. CD4+ T cell depletion in IL-27-deficient mice attenuated weight loss and decreased AAMs. Elimination of STAT6 signaling in IL-27-deficient mice reduced Th2 responses and decreased disease severity. These data indicate that endogenous IL-27 limits pathology during parainfluenza virus infection by regulating the quality of CD4+ T cell responses and therefore may have therapeutic potential in paramyxovirus infections.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Interleucinas/inmunología , Infecciones por Respirovirus/inmunología , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Citometría de Flujo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Virus Sendai/inmunología
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J Immunol ; 198(10): 4054-4061, 2017 05 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28389591

RESUMEN

Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an important role in the CNS during multiple infections, as well as autoimmune inflammation, but the behavior of this cell type in the CNS has not been explored. In mice, infection with Toxoplasma gondii leads to a Th1-polarized parasite-specific effector T cell response in the brain. Similarly, Tregs in the CNS during T. gondii infection are Th1 polarized, as exemplified by their T-bet, CXCR3, and IFN-γ expression. Unlike effector CD4+ T cells, an MHC class II tetramer reagent specific for T. gondii did not recognize Tregs isolated from the CNS. Likewise, TCR sequencing revealed minimal overlap in TCR sequence between effector T cells and Tregs in the CNS. Whereas effector T cells are found in the brain parenchyma where parasites are present, Tregs were restricted to the meninges and perivascular spaces. The use of intravital imaging revealed that activated CD4+ T cells within the meninges were highly migratory, whereas Tregs moved more slowly and were found in close association with CD11c+ cells. To test whether the behavior of Tregs in the meninges is influenced by interactions with CD11c+ cells, mice were treated with anti-LFA-1 Abs to reduce the number of CD11c+ cells in this space. The anti-LFA-1 treatment led to fewer contacts between Tregs and the remaining CD11c+ cells and increased the speed of Treg migration. These data suggest that Tregs are anatomically restricted within the CNS, and their interaction with CD11c+ populations regulates their local behavior during T. gondii infection.


Asunto(s)
Antígeno CD11c/inmunología , Meninges/inmunología , Linfocitos T Reguladores/fisiología , Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/inmunología , Animales , Antígeno CD11c/genética , Antígeno CD11c/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Movimiento Celular , Microscopía Intravital , Activación de Linfocitos , Ratones , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/química , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfocitos T/inmunología , Linfocitos T Reguladores/inmunología , Células TH1/inmunología , Toxoplasma/inmunología
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J Immunol ; 197(5): 1823-31, 2016 09 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27474074

RESUMEN

Cutaneous leishmaniasis causes a spectrum of diseases from self-healing to severe nonhealing lesions. Defining the factors contributing to lesion resolution may help in developing new therapies for those patients with chronic disease. We found that infection with Leishmania major increases the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-2 and is associated with significant changes in the blood and lymphatic vasculature at the site of infection. Ab blockade of VEGFR-2 during infection led to a reduction in lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation and simultaneously increased lesion size without altering the parasite burden. These data show that L. major infection initiates enhanced vascular endothelial growth factor-A/VEGFR-2 signaling and suggest that VEGFR-2-dependent lymphangiogenesis is a mechanism that restricts tissue inflammation in leishmaniasis.


Asunto(s)
Leishmania major , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/inmunología , Linfangiogénesis , Transducción de Señal , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/metabolismo , Animales , Anticuerpos/administración & dosificación , Anticuerpos/inmunología , Dermis/parasitología , Dermis/patología , Células Endoteliales/metabolismo , Leishmania major/inmunología , Leishmaniasis Cutánea/parasitología , Vasos Linfáticos/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Carga de Parásitos , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/genética , Receptor 2 de Factores de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/inmunología
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Nature ; 486(7404): 545-8, 2012 Jun 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22722867

RESUMEN

Chemokines have a central role in regulating processes essential to the immune function of T cells, such as their migration within lymphoid tissues and targeting of pathogens in sites of inflammation. Here we track T cells using multi-photon microscopy to demonstrate that the chemokine CXCL10 enhances the ability of CD8+ T cells to control the pathogen Toxoplasma gondii in the brains of chronically infected mice. This chemokine boosts T-cell function in two different ways: it maintains the effector T-cell population in the brain and speeds up the average migration speed without changing the nature of the walk statistics. Notably, these statistics are not Brownian; rather, CD8+ T-cell motility in the brain is well described by a generalized Lévy walk. According to our model, this unexpected feature enables T cells to find rare targets with more than an order of magnitude more efficiency than Brownian random walkers. Thus, CD8+ T-cell behaviour is similar to Lévy strategies reported in organisms ranging from mussels to marine predators and monkeys, and CXCL10 aids T cells in shortening the average time taken to find rare targets.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/citología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Movimiento Celular , Quimiocina CXCL10/inmunología , Animales , Encéfalo/inmunología , Encéfalo/microbiología , Quimiocina CXCL10/antagonistas & inhibidores , Quimiocina CXCL10/genética , Femenino , Ligandos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Modelos Inmunológicos , Receptores CXCR3/genética , Receptores CXCR3/metabolismo , Factores de Tiempo , Toxoplasma/crecimiento & desarrollo , Toxoplasma/inmunología
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J Immunol ; 195(9): 4369-77, 2015 Nov 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26385522

RESUMEN

Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical for resistance to Toxoplasma gondii, and infection with this pathogen leads to increased numbers of DCs at local sites of parasite replication and in secondary lymphoid organs, but the factors that regulate this expansion are poorly understood. The cytokine Flt3 ligand (Flt3L) is critical for the generation and maintenance of DCs, and Flt3L(-/-) mice were found to be highly susceptible to acute toxoplasmosis. This phenotype correlated with decreased production of IL-12 and IFN-γ, as well as impaired NK cell responses. Surprisingly, despite low basal numbers of DCs, Flt3L(-/-) mice infected with T. gondii displayed an expansion of CD8α(+) and CD11b(lo)CD8α(-) DCs. Infection also induced an expansion of parasite-specific CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells in Flt3L(-/-) mice; however, these cells were reduced in number and displayed impaired ability to produce IFN-γ relative to wild-type controls. Exogenous IL-12 treatment partially restored NK and T cell responses in Flt3L(-/-) mice, as well as acute resistance; however, these mice eventually succumbed to toxoplasmic encephalitis, despite the presence of large numbers of DCs and T cells in the brain. These results highlight the importance of Flt3L for resistance to toxoplasmosis and demonstrate the existence of Flt3L-independent pathways that can mediate infection-induced expansion of DCs and T cell priming.


Asunto(s)
Inmunidad Adaptativa/inmunología , Proteínas de la Membrana/inmunología , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Animal/inmunología , Inmunidad Adaptativa/genética , Animales , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/parasitología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/metabolismo , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/parasitología , Células Cultivadas , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/metabolismo , Células Dendríticas/parasitología , Citometría de Flujo , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos/inmunología , Interferón gamma/inmunología , Interferón gamma/metabolismo , Interleucina-12/inmunología , Interleucina-12/metabolismo , Células Asesinas Naturales/inmunología , Células Asesinas Naturales/metabolismo , Células Asesinas Naturales/parasitología , Proteínas de la Membrana/deficiencia , Proteínas de la Membrana/genética , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Noqueados , Análisis de Supervivencia , Toxoplasma/fisiología , Toxoplasmosis Animal/parasitología
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J Immunol ; 194(3): 1131-40, 2015 Feb 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25556247

RESUMEN

The transcription factor T-bet has been most prominently linked to NK and T cell production of IFN-γ, a cytokine required for the control of a diverse array of intracellular pathogens. Indeed, in mice challenged with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, NK and T cell responses are characterized by marked increases of T-bet expression. Unexpectedly, T-bet(-/-) mice infected with T. gondii develop a strong NK cell IFN-γ response that controls parasite replication at the challenge site, but display high parasite burdens at secondary sites colonized by T. gondii and succumb to infection. The loss of T-bet had a modest effect on T cell production of IFN-γ but did not impact on the generation of parasite-specific T cells. However, the absence of T-bet resulted in lower T cell expression of CD11a, Ly6C, KLRG-1, and CXCR3 and fewer parasite-specific T cells at secondary sites of infection, associated with a defect in parasite control at these sites. Together, these data highlight T-bet-independent pathways to IFN-γ production and reveal a novel role for this transcription factor in coordinating the T cell responses necessary to control this infection in peripheral tissues.


Asunto(s)
Resistencia a la Enfermedad/genética , Resistencia a la Enfermedad/inmunología , Inmunidad , Infecciones/genética , Infecciones/inmunología , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/genética , Animales , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Expresión Génica , Predisposición Genética a la Enfermedad , Inmunidad Celular , Inmunidad Innata , Inmunofenotipificación , Infecciones/metabolismo , Infecciones/parasitología , Células Asesinas Naturales/inmunología , Células Asesinas Naturales/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Noqueados , Fenotipo , Proteínas de Dominio T Box/metabolismo , Subgrupos de Linfocitos T/inmunología , Subgrupos de Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Animal/genética , Toxoplasmosis Animal/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Animal/metabolismo
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PLoS Pathog ; 10(4): e1004047, 2014 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24722202

RESUMEN

During infection with the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the presentation of parasite-derived antigens to CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is essential for long-term resistance to this pathogen. Fundamental questions remain regarding the roles of phagocytosis and active invasion in the events that lead to the processing and presentation of parasite antigens. To understand the most proximal events in this process, an attenuated non-replicating strain of T. gondii (the cpsII strain) was combined with a cytometry-based approach to distinguish active invasion from phagocytic uptake. In vivo studies revealed that T. gondii disproportionately infected dendritic cells and macrophages, and that infected dendritic cells and macrophages displayed an activated phenotype characterized by enhanced levels of CD86 compared to cells that had phagocytosed the parasite, thus suggesting a role for these cells in priming naïve T cells. Indeed, dendritic cells were required for optimal CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses, and the phagocytosis of heat-killed or invasion-blocked parasites was not sufficient to induce T cell responses. Rather, the selective transfer of cpsII-infected dendritic cells or macrophages (but not those that had phagocytosed the parasite) to naïve mice potently induced CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses, and conferred protection against challenge with virulent T. gondii. Collectively, these results point toward a critical role for actively infected host cells in initiating T. gondii-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Inmunidad Celular , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis/inmunología , Animales , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/patología , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/patología , Células Dendríticas/patología , Ratones , Toxoplasmosis/genética , Toxoplasmosis/patología
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PLoS Comput Biol ; 11(2): e1004058, 2015 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25692801

RESUMEN

The three-dimensional positions of immune cells can be tracked in live tissues precisely as a function of time using two-photon microscopy. However, standard methods of analysis used in the field and experimental artifacts can bias interpretations and obscure important aspects of cell migration such as directional migration and non-Brownian walk statistics. Therefore, methods were developed for minimizing drift artifacts, identifying directional and anisotropic (asymmetric) migration, and classifying cell migration statistics. These methods were applied to describe the migration statistics of CD8+ T cells in uninflamed lymph nodes. Contrary to current models, CD8+ T cell statistics are not well described by a straightforward persistent random walk model. Instead, a model in which one population of cells moves via Brownian-like motion and another population follows variable persistent random walks with noise reproduces multiple statistical measures of CD8+ T cell migration in the lymph node in the absence of inflammation.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/citología , Movimiento Celular/fisiología , Ganglios Linfáticos/citología , Modelos Inmunológicos , Animales , Células Cultivadas , Biología Computacional , Simulación por Computador , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Bazo/citología
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Infect Immun ; 82(10): 4056-67, 2014 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25024368

RESUMEN

The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii has multiple strategies to alter host cell function, including the injection of rhoptry proteins into the cytosol of host cells as well as bystander populations, but the consequence of these events is unclear. Here, a reporter system using fluorescent parasite strains that inject Cre recombinase with their rhoptry proteins (Toxoplasma-Cre) was combined with Ai6 Cre reporter mice to identify cells that have been productively infected, that have been rhoptry injected but lack the parasite, or that have phagocytosed T. gondii. The ability to distinguish these host-parasite interactions was then utilized to dissect the events that lead to the production of interleukin-12 p40 (IL-12p40), which is required for resistance to T. gondii. In vivo, the use of invasion-competent or invasion-inhibited (phagocytosed) parasites with IL-12p40 (YET40) reporter mice revealed that dendritic cell (DC) and macrophage populations that phagocytose the parasite or are infected can express IL-12p40 but are not the major source, as larger numbers of uninfected cells secrete this cytokine. Similarly, the use of Toxoplasma-Cre parasite strains indicated that dendritic cells and inflammatory monocytes untouched by the parasite and not cells injected by the parasite are the primary source of IL-12p40. These results imply that a soluble host or parasite factor is responsible for the bulk of IL-12p40 production in vivo, rather than cellular interactions with T. gondii that result in infection, infection and clearance, injection of rhoptry proteins, or phagocytosis of the parasite.


Asunto(s)
Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos , Subunidad p40 de la Interleucina-12/inmunología , Toxoplasma/genética , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis/parasitología , Animales , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/parasitología , Macrófagos/inmunología , Macrófagos/parasitología , Ratones , Monocitos/inmunología , Monocitos/parasitología
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PLoS Pathog ; 8(7): e1002825, 2012.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22910631

RESUMEN

Like many intracellular microbes, the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii injects effector proteins into cells it invades. One group of these effector proteins is injected from specialized organelles called the rhoptries, which have previously been described to discharge their contents only during successful invasion of a host cell. In this report, using several reporter systems, we show that in vitro the parasite injects rhoptry proteins into cells it does not productively invade and that the rhoptry effector proteins can manipulate the uninfected cell in a similar manner to infected cells. In addition, as one of the reporter systems uses a rhoptry:Cre recombinase fusion protein, we show that in Cre-reporter mice infected with an encysting Toxoplasma-Cre strain, uninfected-injected cells, which could be derived from aborted invasion or cell-intrinsic killing after invasion, are actually more common than infected-injected cells, especially in the mouse brain, where Toxoplasma encysts and persists. This phenomenon has important implications for how Toxoplasma globally affects its host and opens a new avenue for how other intracellular microbes may similarly manipulate the host environment at large.


Asunto(s)
Fibroblastos/parasitología , Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos , Proteínas Tirosina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Protozoarias/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/patogenicidad , Animales , Línea Celular , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Factor de Transcripción STAT6/metabolismo
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J Exp Med ; 221(7)2024 Jul 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38829369

RESUMEN

Cryptosporidium is an enteric pathogen and a prominent cause of diarrheal disease worldwide. Control of Cryptosporidium requires CD4+ T cells, but how protective CD4+ T cell responses are generated is poorly understood. Here, Cryptosporidium parasites that express MHCII-restricted model antigens were generated to understand the basis for CD4+ T cell priming and effector function. These studies revealed that parasite-specific CD4+ T cells are primed in the draining mesenteric lymph node but differentiate into Th1 cells in the gut to provide local parasite control. Although type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) were dispensable for CD4+ T cell priming, they were required for CD4+ T cell gut homing and were a source of IL-12 at the site of infection that promoted local production of IFN-γ. Thus, cDC1s have distinct roles in shaping CD4+ T cell responses to an enteric infection: first, to promote gut homing from the mesLN, and second, to drive effector responses in the intestine.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos , Criptosporidiosis , Cryptosporidium , Células Dendríticas , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Animales , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/parasitología , Criptosporidiosis/inmunología , Criptosporidiosis/parasitología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/inmunología , Linfocitos T CD4-Positivos/parasitología , Ratones , Cryptosporidium/inmunología , Cryptosporidium/fisiología , Intestinos/inmunología , Intestinos/parasitología , Interleucina-12/metabolismo , Interleucina-12/inmunología , Interferón gamma/metabolismo , Interferón gamma/inmunología , Células TH1/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/inmunología , Ganglios Linfáticos/parasitología
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Mucosal Immunol ; 17(3): 387-401, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38508522

RESUMEN

Cryptosporidium causes debilitating diarrheal disease in patients with primary and acquired defects in T cell function. However, it has been a challenge to understand how this infection generates T cell responses and how they mediate parasite control. Here, Cryptosporidium was engineered to express a parasite effector protein (MEDLE-2) that contains the major histocompatibility complex-I restricted SIINFEKL epitope which is recognized by T cell receptor transgenic OT-I(OVA-TCR-I) clusters of differentiation (CD)8+ T cells. These modified parasites induced expansion of endogenous SIINFEKL-specific and OT-I CD8+ T cells that were a source of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) that could restrict growth of Cryptosporidium. This T cell response was dependent on the translocation of the effector and similar results were observed with another secreted parasite effector (rhoptry protein 1). Although infection and these translocated effector proteins are restricted to intestinal epithelial cells, type 1 conventional dendritic cells were required to generate CD8+ T cell responses to these model antigens. These data sets highlight Cryptosporidium effectors as potential targets of the immune system and suggest that crosstalk between enterocytes and type 1 conventional dendritic cells is crucial for CD8+ T cell responses to Cryptosporidium.


Asunto(s)
Linfocitos T CD8-positivos , Criptosporidiosis , Cryptosporidium , Células Dendríticas , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Animales , Criptosporidiosis/inmunología , Ratones , Cryptosporidium/inmunología , Interferón gamma/metabolismo , Proteínas Protozoarias/metabolismo , Proteínas Protozoarias/inmunología , Antígenos de Protozoos/inmunología , Humanos , Ratones Transgénicos , Activación de Linfocitos/inmunología , Epítopos de Linfocito T/inmunología , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Mucosa Intestinal/inmunología , Mucosa Intestinal/parasitología , Ratones Noqueados
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PLoS Pathog ; 7(9): e1002246, 2011 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21949652

RESUMEN

Under normal conditions the immune system has limited access to the brain; however, during toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE), large numbers of T cells and APCs accumulate within this site. A combination of real time imaging, transgenic reporter mice, and recombinant parasites allowed a comprehensive analysis of CD11c+ cells during TE. These studies reveal that the CNS CD11c+ cells consist of a mixture of microglia and dendritic cells (DCs) with distinct behavior associated with their ability to interact with parasites or effector T cells. The CNS DCs upregulated several chemokine receptors during TE, but none of these individual receptors tested was required for migration of DCs into the brain. However, this process was pertussis toxin sensitive and dependent on the integrin LFA-1, suggesting that the synergistic effect of signaling through multiple chemokine receptors, possibly leading to changes in the affinity of LFA-1, is involved in the recruitment/retention of DCs to the CNS and thus provides new insights into how the immune system accesses this unique site.


Asunto(s)
Encéfalo/inmunología , Células Dendríticas/inmunología , Encefalitis/inmunología , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/inmunología , Traslado Adoptivo , Animales , Encéfalo/parasitología , Antígeno CD11c/análisis , Movimiento Celular , Células Dendríticas/citología , Células Dendríticas/fisiología , Encefalitis/parasitología , Antígeno-1 Asociado a Función de Linfocito/inmunología , Antígeno-1 Asociado a Función de Linfocito/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Microglía/parasitología , Toxina del Pertussis/farmacología , Receptores de Quimiocina/inmunología , Receptores de Quimiocina/metabolismo , Linfocitos T/inmunología , Toxoplasmosis Cerebral/metabolismo
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Langmuir ; 29(24): 7499-508, 2013 Jun 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23327600

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Chemical triggering of membrane domain dynamics is of broad relevance to cell signaling through lipid bilayers and might also be exploited in application of phase-separated vesicles. Here we describe the morphodynamics and remixing kinetics of spotted polymersomes made with mixtures of polyanionic and neutral amphiphiles plus calcium. Addition of the calcium chelator EDTA to vesicle dispersions produced a decrease in domain size within minutes, whereas increasing the pH with NaOH led to the viscous fingering of domains and decreased domain size over hours. Although the latter suggests that the charge of the polyanion contributes to domain formation, the remixing of more negative chains at high pH is surprising. Domain roughening at high pH is also accelerated by EDTA, which highlights the dominance of cross-bridging. Importantly, even though vesicles were perturbed only externally, the inner and outer leaflets remain coupled throughout, consistent with molecular dynamics simulations and suggestive of an order-disorder transition that underlies the remixing kinetics.


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Calcio/química , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Polímeros/química , Aniones , Ácido Edético/química
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bioRxiv ; 2023 Nov 13.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38014026

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Cryptosporidium is an enteric pathogen that is a prominent cause of diarrheal disease. Control of this infection requires CD4+ T cells, though the processes that lead to T cell-mediated resistance have been difficult to assess. Here, Cryptosporidium parasites that express MHCII-restricted model antigens were generated to dissect the early events that influence CD4+ T cell priming and effector function. These studies highlight that parasite-specific CD4+ T cells are primed in the draining mesenteric lymph node (mesLN) and differentiate into Th1 cells in the gut, where they mediate IFN-γ-dependent control of the infection. Although type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) were not required for initial priming of CD4+ T cells, cDC1s were required for CD4+ T cell expansion and gut homing. cDC1s were also a major source of IL-12 that was not required for priming but promoted full differentiation of CD4+ T cells and local production of IFN-γ. Together, these studies reveal distinct roles for cDC1s in shaping CD4+ T cell responses to enteric infection: first to drive early expansion in the mesLN and second to drive effector responses in the gut.

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J Exp Med ; 220(2)2023 02 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36445307

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The T-box transcription factor T-bet is regarded as a "master regulator" of CD4+ Th1 differentiation and IFN-γ production. However, in multiple models of infection, T-bet appears less critical for CD8+ T cell expansion and effector function. Here, we show that following vaccination with a replication-deficient strain of Toxoplasma gondii, CD8+ T cell expression of T-bet is required for optimal expansion of parasite-specific effector CD8+ T cells. Analysis of the early events associated with T cell activation reveals that the α chain of LFA1, CD11a, is a target of T-bet, and T-bet is necessary for CD8+ T cell upregulation of this integrin, which influences the initial priming of CD8+ effector T cells. We propose that the early expression of T-bet represents a T cell-intrinsic factor that optimizes T-DC interactions necessary to generate effector responses.


Asunto(s)
Activación de Linfocitos , Células T de Memoria , Regulación hacia Arriba , Activación Transcripcional , Linfocitos T CD8-positivos
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