David Piedrafita
Regulation of macrophage IL-12 synthesis byLeishmania phosphoglycans
Piedrafita, David; Proudfoot, Lorna; Nikolaev, Andrei V.; Xu, Damo; Sands, William; Feng, Gui-Jie; Thomas, Elaine; Brewer, James; Ferguson, Michael A. J.; Alexander, James; Liew, Foo Y.
Authors
Dr Lorna Proudfoot L.Proudfoot@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Andrei V. Nikolaev
Damo Xu
William Sands
Gui-Jie Feng
Elaine Thomas
James Brewer
Michael A. J. Ferguson
James Alexander
Foo Y. Liew
Abstract
It is now generally accepted that IFN‐γ, secreted by Th1 cells, is the most potent cytokine leading to macrophage activation and host resistance against infection with the intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania. It is also established that IL‐12 is a critical cytokine involved in the differentiation and expansion of Th1 cells. Therefore, the ability of Leishmania parasites to actively suppress IL‐12 production by host macrophages may be an important strategy for parasite survival. Here we report that a major parasite cell surface molecule, phosphoglycan (PG), of Leishmania could selectively inhibit the synthesis of IL‐12(p40, p70) by activated murine macrophages. Furthermore, synthetic PG (sPG) was able to inhibit IL‐12 release in a dose‐dependent manner. Inhibition was dependent on the galactose(β1‐4)mannose(α1)‐PO4 repeating units and not the glycophosphoinositol lipid anchor of lipophosphoglycan. At the concentration used, sPG had no effect on the release of TNF‐α or IL‐6 in activated macrophages. The inhibition of IL‐12(p40) production was at the transcriptional level, but was not mediated through NFκB inhibition. These data demonstrate that PG may be an important molecule for the establishment and survival of the parasite in permissive hosts.
Citation
Piedrafita, D., Proudfoot, L., Nikolaev, A. V., Xu, D., Sands, W., Feng, G., Thomas, E., Brewer, J., Ferguson, M. A. J., Alexander, J., & Liew, F. Y. (1999). Regulation of macrophage IL-12 synthesis byLeishmania phosphoglycans. European Journal of Immunology, 29(1), 235-244. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291521-4141%28199901%2929%3A013.0.co%3B2-s
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 13, 1998 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 28, 2006 |
Publication Date | 1999-01 |
Deposit Date | Dec 4, 2019 |
Journal | European Journal of Immunology |
Print ISSN | 0014-2980 |
Electronic ISSN | 1521-4141 |
Publisher | Wiley-VCH Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 235-244 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/%28sici%291521-4141%28199901%2929%3A013.0.co%3B2-s |
Keywords | Leishmania, IL‐12, Phosphoglycan, Regulation |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/954179 |
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