Interleukin 17A acts synergistically with interferon γ to promote protection against Leishmania infantum infection.
J Infect Dis
; 211(6): 1015-26, 2015 Mar 15.
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ABSTRACT
Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is an inflammatory cytokine that plays a protective role against intracellular parasites. The role of IL-17 during Leishmania infection remains controversial and poorly defined. We evaluated whether IL-17 participates in the host immune response to Leishmania infantum. IL-17A is present in sera from patients with visceral leishmaniasis and decreases after successful treatment. In C57BL/6 infected mice, higher production of IL-17A coincided with the peak of parasitism. Il17ra(-/-) mice were more susceptible to infection and also exhibited reduced inflammatory infiltration and interferon γ (IFN-γ)-expressing CD4+ T-cell frequencies than wild-type mice. The frequencies of FoxP3+ CD4+ T cells and interleukin 10 (IL-10)-expressing CD4+ T cells were increased in Il17ra(-/-) mice. We also demonstrated that IL-17A acts synergistically with IFN-γ to potentiate NO production and leishmanicidal activity in infected macrophages. Therefore, our results indicate that L. infantum induces IL-17A production, which promotes the control of parasite replication by strengthening T-helper type 1 responses and NO production and prevents regulatory T-cell and IL-10-expressing T-cell expansion.
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Interferón gamma
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Leishmania infantum
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Interleucina-17
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Leishmaniasis Visceral
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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2015
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