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He X, Wu Y, Huang H, Guo F. A novel histone deacetylase inhibitor‐based approach to eliminate microglia and retain astrocyte properties in glial cell culture. J Neurochem 2022; 161:405-416. [PMID: 35092690 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Xi‐Biao He
- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Shanghai China
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- Speech Therapy Department, The Second Rehabilitation Hospital of Shanghai Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University Shanghai China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Epigenetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Shanghai China
- Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital Shanghai China
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Chang SH, Park SH, Cho ML, Choi Y. Why Should We Consider Potential Roles of Oral Bacteria in the Pathogenesis of Sjögren Syndrome? Immune Netw 2022; 22:e32. [PMID: 36081525 PMCID: PMC9433196 DOI: 10.4110/in.2022.22.e32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Sjögren syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that primarily targets the salivary and lacrimal glands. The pathology of these exocrine glands is characterized by periductal focal lymphocytic infiltrates, and both T cell-mediated tissue injury and autoantibodies that interfere with the secretion process underlie glandular hypofunction. In addition to these adaptive mechanisms, multiple innate immune pathways are dysregulated, particularly in the salivary gland epithelium. Our understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms of SS has substantially improved during the past decade. In contrast to viral infection, bacterial infection has never been considered in the pathogenesis of SS. In this review, oral dysbiosis associated with SS and evidence for bacterial infection of the salivary glands in SS were reviewed. In addition, the potential contributions of bacterial infection to innate activation of ductal epithelial cells, plasmacytoid dendritic cells, and B cells and to the breach of tolerance via bystander activation of autoreactive T cells and molecular mimicry were discussed. The added roles of bacteria may extend our understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches for this autoimmune exocrinopathy.
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- Sung-Ho Chang
- Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Divison of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medical Life Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Microbiology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Oguejiofor CF, Cheng Z, Abudureyimu A, Anstaett OL, Brownlie J, Fouladi-Nashta AA, Wathes DC. Global transcriptomic profiling of bovine endometrial immune response in vitro. II. Effect of bovine viral diarrhea virus on the endometrial response to lipopolysaccharide. Biol Reprod 2015; 93:101. [PMID: 26353892 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.128876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Infection with noncytopathic bovine viral diarrhea virus (ncpBVDV) is associated with uterine disease and infertility. This study investigated the influence of ncpBVDV on immune functions of the bovine endometrium by testing the response to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Primary cultures of mixed epithelial and stromal cells were divided into four treatment groups (control [CONT], BVDV, CONT+LPS, and BVDV+LPS) and infected with ncpBVDV for 4 days followed by treatment with LPS for 6 h. Whole-transcriptomic gene expression was measured followed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. Differential expression of 184 genes was found between CONT and BVDV treatments, showing interplay between induction and inhibition of responses. Up-regulation of TLR3, complement, and chemotactic and TRIM factors by ncpBVDV all suggested an ongoing immune response to viral infection. Down-regulation of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, CXCR4, and serine proteinase inhibitors suggested mechanisms by which ncpBVDV may simultaneously counter the host response. Comparison between BVDV+LPS and CONT+LPS treatments showed 218 differentially expressed genes. Canonical pathway analysis identified the key importance of interferon signaling. Top down-regulated genes were RSAD2, ISG15, BST2, MX2, OAS1, USP18, IFIT3, IFI27, SAMD9, IFIT1, and DDX58, whereas TRIM56, C3, and OLFML1 were most up-regulated. Many of these genes are also regulated by IFNT during maternal recognition of pregnancy. Many innate immune genes that typically respond to LPS were inhibited by ncpBVDV, including those involved in pathogen recognition, inflammation, interferon response, chemokines, tissue remodeling, cell migration, and cell death/survival. Infection with ncpBVDV can thus compromise immune function and pregnancy recognition, thereby potentially predisposing infected cows to postpartum bacterial endometritis and reduced fertility.
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- Chike F Oguejiofor
- Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Life Science and Engineering College, Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology and Pathogen Biology, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Department of Production and Population Health, Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Bleiblo F, Michael P, Brabant D, Ramana CV, Tai T, Saleh M, Parrillo JE, Kumar A, Kumar A. Bacterial RNA induces myocyte cellular dysfunction through the activation of PKR. J Thorac Dis 2012; 4:114-25. [PMID: 22833816 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.01.07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Severe sepsis and the ensuing septic shock are serious life threatening conditions. These diseases are triggered by the host's over exuberant systemic response to the infecting pathogen. Several surveillance mechanisms have evolved to discriminate self from foreign RNA and accordingly trigger effective cellular responses to target the pathogenic threats. The RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) is a key component of the cytoplasmic RNA sensors involved in the recognition of viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Here, we identify bacterial RNA as a distinct pathogenic pattern recognized by PKR. Our results indicate that natural RNA derived from bacteria directly binds to and activates PKR. We further show that bacterial RNA induces human cardiac myocyte apoptosis and identify the requirement for PKR in mediating this response. In addition to bacterial immunity, the results presented here may also have implications in cardiac pathophysiology.
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Dhanushkodi NR, Mohankumar V, Pokkali S, Raju R. Lipopolysaccharide inhibits Sindbis virus-induced IP-10 release in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Viral Immunol 2011; 24:237-43. [PMID: 21668365 DOI: 10.1089/vim.2010.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Chemokines play a pivotal role in the innate response to both bacterial and viral infections, and in mixed infections. To determine chemokine responses to Sindbis virus (SIN) in a co-infection model, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) derived from healthy volunteers were exposed to SIN in the presence and absence of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Culture supernatants recovered at 2, 24, and 72 h post-exposure were evaluated for virus replication and analyzed for chemokines by ELISA. None of the PBMC cultures showed new virus release, GFP reporter expression, or viral RNA synthesis. While SIN had little effect on the induction of IL-8 and RANTES, the chemokines MCP-1, MIP1-α (p < 0.001), and MIP1-β (p < 0.0004) were drastically upregulated by SIN as well as LPS. Both live and UV-inactivated SIN induced secretion of IP-10 and I-TAC. Although LPS did not induce release of IP-10, it sharply inhibited (p = 0.004) SIN-mediated IP-10 secretion. On the contrary, the release of SLC was blocked by SIN. The adjuvant activity of IP-10, its antiangiogenic function, and antagonism between SIN and LPS for the release of select chemokines may be useful in understanding the pathogenesis of mixed infections, cross-talk between cellular pathways, and may have applications in cancer and sepsis.
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- Nisha R Dhanushkodi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Grunert T, Leitner NR, Marchetti-Deschmann M, Miller I, Wallner B, Radwan M, Vogl C, Kolbe T, Kratky D, Gemeiner M, Allmaier G, Müller M, Strobl B. A comparative proteome analysis links tyrosine kinase 2 (Tyk2) to the regulation of cellular glucose and lipid metabolism in response to poly(I:C). J Proteomics 2011; 74:2866-80. [PMID: 21787891 PMCID: PMC3225013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2011.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 07/04/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tyrosine kinase 2 (Tyk2) is an integral part of the Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway which relays intracellular signals of various cytokines. Tyk2 crucially contributes to host defense mechanisms against microbial pathogens and to tumor surveillance but also facilitates immune pathologies. Here we investigated the impact of Tyk2 on the macrophage proteome using the synthetic double-stranded RNA analog polyinosinic acid-polycytidylic acid (poly(I:C)) as a mimicry of viral infections. By means of 2D-DIGE in connection with PMF obtained by MALDI-MS and sequence tag determination by MS/MS we unambiguously identified eighteen protein spots corresponding to sixteen distinct proteins that are regulated by poly(I:C) and differentially expressed between wildtype (WT) and Tyk2-deficient macrophages. The majority of these proteins are functionally assigned to cellular immune responses and to metabolism. We show for selected metabolic enzymes, i.e. triosephosphate isomerase (TIM), ATP-citrate synthase (ACLY) and long-chain-fatty-acid-CoA ligase 4 (ACSL4), that Tyk2 affects protein expression transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally. We furthermore confirm the involvement of Tyk2 in the regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism at the level of metabolites. Taken together, our results provide new evidence for important functions of Tyk2 at the molecular interface between innate immunity and cellular metabolism.
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- Tom Grunert
- Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Xiang Z, Dong C, Qi L, Chen W, Huang L, Li Z, Xia Q, Liu D, Huang M, Weng S, He J. Characteristics of the interferon regulatory factor pairs zfIRF5/7 and their stimulation expression by ISKNV Infection in zebrafish (Danio rerio). DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 34:1263-1273. [PMID: 20637800 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2010] [Revised: 07/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family plays critical roles in a host's virus infection responses. In this study, two IRF family members, zfIRF5 and zfIRF7, are identified in zebrafish. The zfIRF5 protein encodes 297 amino acids without the carboxyl IRF3 domain. We suggest that zfIRF5 is a new kind of splicing variant, following the nine other kinds of IRF5 splicing variants found in mammals. The zfIRF7 protein is identified as a member of the IRF7 family, compared to the human IRF7 protein, the amino acid sequence of zfIRF7 only with 29% identity and devoid a virus activated domain (VAD). There zfIRF5/7 proteins are expressed in all 11 selective zebrafish tissues within 6-120h of embryonic development. Laser confocal microscopy shows that the full length the proteins are separately located in the cytoplasm. Mutation experiments show that the nuclear localization signals (NLS) of zfIRF7 and zfIRF-5 are at the N-terminal and C-terminals, respectively. In the assays, zfIRF7 expression increases during infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) infection and by poly(I:C) and LPS injections, both of which activate the transcriptional activity of L8G5-luc plasmids. The over-expression of zfIRF5/7 activates the interferon-stimulated response elements (ISRE) signal pathway. In addition, zfIRF7 can activate IFN-β, zfIRF5/7. Co-immunoprecipitation assays and laser co-confocal microscopy show that the two proteins could interact, and zfIRF7 may stimulate zfIRF5 to move into the nucleus. The co-expression of zfIRF5/IRF7 suppresses the transcriptional activities of IFN-β in HEK293T cells.
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- Zhiming Xiang
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, 135 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Differentially expressed genes associated with Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy goats. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2009; 135:208-17. [PMID: 20060596 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2009.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2009] [Revised: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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To study gene expression within the mammary glands of dairy goats with mastitis, mRNA was collected from milk somatic cells (MSCs) of left udder halves challenged with Staphylococcus aureus and right udder halves infused with PBS, as control, at different time points (0, 12, 24 and 48h post-infection). Transcriptional profiles were investigated using bovine cDNA microarrays; of the total 288 differentially expressed genes identified with ANOVA analysis (False Discovery Rate=0.05, 1.5-fold change), 26, 36 and 16 genes were down-regulated at 12, 24 and 48h post-infection, respectively, while 60, 141 and 9 genes were up-regulated at the same corresponding time points. The expression profiles clearly changed at 24h post-infection with 177 genes significantly altered, corresponding to a 10-fold increase of S. aureus bacterial count in milk from infected udders. Differential expression of selected genes (CD2BP2, BCAP31, MHCII, FOSL2, MAPK13, ILT5 and JUNB) was also confirmed by real-time PCR at the different time points considered, showing high correlation with the microarray measurements and high reliability of the microarray analyses. The most readily inducible classes of genes in caprine MSCs infected with S. aureus were pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and their receptors; IL-1alpha, lymphotoxin alpha, granulocyte chemotactic protein (CXCL6), and IL-2 receptor gamma were all up-regulated in infected udders versus healthy controls. This study identified a number of differentially expressed genes induced by S. aureus intramammary infection and demonstrates the intricacy of the patterns of gene expression that influence host response to a complex pathogen of significant relevance to both human and veterinary medicine.
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Buettner N, Vogt C, Martínez-Sobrido L, Weber F, Waibler Z, Kochs G. Thogoto virus ML protein is a potent inhibitor of the interferon regulatory factor-7 transcription factor. J Gen Virol 2009; 91:220-7. [PMID: 19812269 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.015172-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The tick-transmitted orthomyxovirus Thogoto virus (THOV) encodes the ML protein acting as a viral suppressor of the host interferon (IFN) system. Here, we describe that type I IFN is strongly induced in primary mouse embryo fibroblasts as well as plasmacytoid dendritic cells upon infection with a THOV mutant lacking the ML gene. However, wild-type THOV encoding ML suppresses induction of IFN by preventing the activation of members of the IFN regulatory factor (IRF) family. We found that reporter gene expression dependent on IRF3 and IRF7 was strongly inhibited by ML. Further experiments revealed that ML interacts with IRF7 and prevents dimerization of the transcription factor and its association with the coactivator TRAF6. Interestingly, another IRF7 activation step, nuclear translocation, is not affected by ML. Our data elucidate ML protein as a virulence factor with an IRF-specific IFN-antagonistic spectrum.
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- Nico Buettner
- Abteilung Virologie, Universität Freiburg, D-79008 Freiburg, Germany
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Parker HG, VonHoldt BM, Quignon P, Margulies EH, Shao S, Mosher DS, Spady TC, Elkahloun A, Cargill M, Jones PG, Maslen CL, Acland GM, Sutter NB, Kuroki K, Bustamante CD, Wayne RK, Ostrander EA. An expressed fgf4 retrogene is associated with breed-defining chondrodysplasia in domestic dogs. Science 2009; 325:995-8. [PMID: 19608863 PMCID: PMC2748762 DOI: 10.1126/science.1173275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Retrotransposition of processed mRNAs is a common source of novel sequence acquired during the evolution of genomes. Although the vast majority of retroposed gene copies, or retrogenes, rapidly accumulate debilitating mutations that disrupt the reading frame, a small percentage become new genes that encode functional proteins. By using a multibreed association analysis in the domestic dog, we demonstrate that expression of a recently acquired retrogene encoding fibroblast growth factor 4 (fgf4) is strongly associated with chondrodysplasia, a short-legged phenotype that defines at least 19 dog breeds including dachshund, corgi, and basset hound. These results illustrate the important role of a single evolutionary event in constraining and directing phenotypic diversity in the domestic dog.
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- Heidi G. Parker
- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Genome Technology Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Affymetrix Corporation, 3420 Central Expwy, Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA
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- The WALTHAM® Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire, UK, LE14 4RT
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239 USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Comparative Orthopaedic Laboratory, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211
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- Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095 USA
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- Cancer Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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Charrel-Dennis M, Latz E, Halmen KA, Trieu-Cuot P, Fitzgerald KA, Kasper DL, Golenbock DT. TLR-independent type I interferon induction in response to an extracellular bacterial pathogen via intracellular recognition of its DNA. Cell Host Microbe 2009; 4:543-54. [PMID: 19064255 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Revised: 06/26/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Type I interferon (IFN) is an important host defense cytokine against intracellular pathogens, mainly viruses. In assessing IFN production in response to group B streptococcus (GBS), we find that IFN-beta was produced by macrophages upon stimulation with both heat-killed and live GBS. Exposure of macrophages to heat-killed GBS activated a Toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent pathway, whereas live GBS activated a TLR/NOD/RIG-like receptor (RLR)-independent pathway. This latter pathway required bacterial phagocytosis, proteolytic bacterial degradation, and phagolysosomal membrane destruction by GBS pore-forming toxins, leading to the release of bacterial DNA into the cytosol. GBS DNA in the cytosol induced IFN-beta production via a pathway dependent on the activation of the serine-threonine kinase TBK1 and phosphorylation of the transcription factor IRF3. Thus, activation of IFN-alpha/-beta production during infection with GBS, commonly considered an extracellular pathogen, appears to result from the interaction of GBS DNA with a putative intracellular DNA sensor or receptor.
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- Marie Charrel-Dennis
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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Mancuso G, Midiri A, Biondo C, Beninati C, Zummo S, Galbo R, Tomasello F, Gambuzza M, Macrì G, Ruggeri A, Leanderson T, Teti G. Type I IFN signaling is crucial for host resistance against different species of pathogenic bacteria. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2007; 178:3126-33. [PMID: 17312160 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.5.3126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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It is known that host cells can produce type I IFNs (IFN-alphabeta) after exposure to conserved bacterial products, but the functional consequences of such responses on the outcome of bacterial infections are incompletely understood. We show in this study that IFN-alphabeta signaling is crucial for host defenses against different bacteria, including group B streptococci (GBS), pneumococci, and Escherichia coli. In response to GBS challenge, most mice lacking either the IFN-alphabetaR or IFN-beta died from unrestrained bacteremia, whereas all wild-type controls survived. The effect of IFN-alphabetaR deficiency was marked, with mortality surpassing that seen in IFN-gammaR-deficient mice. Animals lacking both IFN-alphabetaR and IFN-gammaR displayed additive lethality, suggesting that the two IFN types have complementary and nonredundant roles in host defenses. Increased production of IFN-alphabeta was detected in macrophages after exposure to GBS. Moreover, in the absence of IFN-alphabeta signaling, a marked reduction in macrophage production of IFN-gamma, NO, and TNF-alpha was observed after stimulation with live bacteria or with purified LPS. Collectively, our data document a novel, fundamental function of IFN-alphabeta in boosting macrophage responses and host resistance against bacterial pathogens. These data may be useful to devise alternative strategies to treat bacterial infections.
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- Giuseppe Mancuso
- Dipartimento di Patologia e Microbiologia Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- Andrea Paun
- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA
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Ogawa S, Lozach J, Benner C, Pascual G, Tangirala RK, Westin S, Hoffmann A, Subramaniam S, David M, Rosenfeld MG, Glass CK. Molecular determinants of crosstalk between nuclear receptors and toll-like receptors. Cell 2005; 122:707-21. [PMID: 16143103 PMCID: PMC1430687 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 495] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2005] [Revised: 05/08/2005] [Accepted: 06/24/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nuclear receptors (NRs) repress transcriptional responses to diverse signaling pathways as an essential aspect of their biological activities, but mechanisms determining the specificity and functional consequences of transrepression remain poorly understood. Here, we report signal- and gene-specific repression of transcriptional responses initiated by engagement of toll-like receptors (TLR) 3, 4, and 9 in macrophages. The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) represses a large set of functionally related inflammatory response genes by disrupting p65/interferon regulatory factor (IRF) complexes required for TLR4- or TLR9-dependent, but not TLR3-dependent, transcriptional activation. This mechanism requires signaling through MyD88 and enables the GR to differentially regulate pathogen-specific programs of gene expression. PPARgamma and LXRs repress overlapping transcriptional targets by p65/IRF3-independent mechanisms and cooperate with the GR to synergistically transrepress distinct subsets of TLR-responsive genes. These findings reveal combinatorial control of homeostasis and immune responses by nuclear receptors and suggest new approaches for treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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- Sumito Ogawa
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Unterstab G, Ludwig S, Anton A, Planz O, Dauber B, Krappmann D, Heins G, Ehrhardt C, Wolff T. Viral targeting of the interferon-{beta}-inducing Traf family member-associated NF-{kappa}B activator (TANK)-binding kinase-1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:13640-5. [PMID: 16155125 PMCID: PMC1224622 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0502883102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Expression of the antiviral cytokines IFN-alpha/beta is among the most potent innate defenses of higher vertebrates to virus infections, which is controlled by the inducible transcription factor IFN regulatory factor (IRF)3. Borna disease virus (BDV) establishes persistent noncytolytic infections in animals and tissue culture cells, indicating that it can circumvent this antiviral reaction by an unexplained activity. In this study, we identify the BDV P protein as microbial gene product that associates with and inhibits the principal regulatory kinase of IRF3, Traf family member-associated NF-kappaB activator (TANK)-binding kinase 1 (TBK-1). We demonstrate that the P protein counteracts TBK-1-dependent IFN-beta expression in cells and, hence, the establishment of an antiviral state. Furthermore, our data show that the BDV P protein itself is phosphorylated by TBK-1, suggesting that P functions as a viral decoy substrate that prevents activation of cellular target proteins of TBK-1. Thus, our findings provide evidence for a previously undescribed mechanism by which a viral protein interferes with the induction of the antiviral IFN cascade.
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Hengel H, Koszinowski UH, Conzelmann KK. Viruses know it all: new insights into IFN networks. Trends Immunol 2005; 26:396-401. [PMID: 15922665 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2005.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Revised: 04/22/2005] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
Co-evolution of viruses with their hosts for millions of years has led to a host immune system of high complexity and, likewise, sophisticated viral mechanisms to antagonize immunity. Early cytokines, such as interferons (IFNs), which integrate innate and adaptive immune responses, are essential targets for viruses. Viral antagonists that interfere with numerous components of the IFN system provide superb tools to explore the pathways and the connectivity of the IFN network. Here, the inhibition of type I IFN production by negative strand RNA viruses and IFN signaling by cytomegalovirus are discussed, illustrating unappreciated links between type I and type II IFN signaling. Viral principles might pave the way to develop new therapeutics to modulate immune functions.
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- Hartmut Hengel
- Institute for Virology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Moorenstrasse 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Ueta M, Hamuro J, Kiyono H, Kinoshita S. Triggering of TLR3 by polyI:C in human corneal epithelial cells to induce inflammatory cytokines. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 331:285-94. [PMID: 15845391 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.02.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Epithelial cells of the ocular surface are key in the first-line defense as a part of the mucosal immune system against pathogens. We investigated whether polyI:C induces the production by human corneal epithelial cells (HCEC) of pro-inflammatory cytokines and IFN-beta, and whether Toll-like receptor (TLR)-3 expression is amplified by polyI:C. TLR3 was expressed on the surface of HCEC. Stimulation with polyI:C elicited the elevated production and mRNA expression of IL-6 and IL-8 in HCEC. While polyI:C induced IFN-beta, far stronger than human fibroblasts, and TLR3 gene expression in HCEC, LPS stimulation did not. Similarly, polyI:C, but not LPS, induced the gene expression of IkappaBalpha and MAIL, members of the IkappaB family, in HCEC. The innate immune response of HCEC is distinct from that of immune-competent cells, and we suggest that this is indicative of the symbiotic relationship between corneal epithelium and microbes inhabiting the ocular surface.
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- Mayumi Ueta
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Conzelmann KK. Transcriptional activation of alpha/beta interferon genes: interference by nonsegmented negative-strand RNA viruses. J Virol 2005; 79:5241-8. [PMID: 15827138 PMCID: PMC1082782 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.79.9.5241-5248.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Karl-Klaus Conzelmann
- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute and Gene Center, Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25, D-81377 Munich, Germany.
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