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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
卷 10, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02137
关键词
trypanosomes; keto acids; immune suppression; macrophages; glia
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资金
- Trinity College Postgraduate Scholarship
- Health Research Board, Ireland [ILP-POR-2017-041]
- Health Research Board (HRB) [ILP-POR-2017-041] Funding Source: Health Research Board (HRB)
African trypanosomes, such as Trypanosoma brucei (T. brucei), are protozoan parasites of the mammalian vasculature and central nervous system that are best known for causing fatal human sleeping sickness. As exclusively extracellular parasites, trypanosomes are subject to constant challenge from host immune defenses but they have developed very effective strategies to evade and modulate these responses to maintain an infection while simultaneously prolonging host survival. Here we investigate host parasite interactions, especially within the CNS context, which are not well-understood. We demonstrate that T. brucei strongly upregulates the stress response protein, Heme Oxygenase 1 (HO-1), in primary murine glia and macrophages in vitro. Furthermore, using a novel AHADH(in) T. brucei cell line, we demonstrate that specific aromatic ketoacids secreted by bloodstream forms of T. brucei are potent drivers of HO-1 expression and are capable of inhibiting pro-IL1 beta induction in both glia and macrophages. Additionally, we found that these ketoacids significantly reduced IL-6 and TNF a production by glia, but not macrophages. Finally, we present data to support Nrf2 activation as the mechanism of action by which these ketoacids upregulate HO-1 expression and mediate their anti-inflammatory activity. This study therefore reports a novel immune evasion mechanism, whereby T. brucei secretes amino-acid derived metabolites for the purpose of suppressing both the host CNS and peripheral immune response, potentially via induction of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.
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