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IMMUNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 36-48Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/08820139.2012.719982
Keywords
Sporothrix schenckii; Macrophages; TLR-2; Cytokines; Phagocytosis; Mice
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- State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2009/07529-1, 2009/11999-3]
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Sporotrichosis is an infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an important role in immunity, since they bind to pathogen surface antigens and initiate the immune response. However, little is known about the role of TLR-2 and fungal surface antigens in the recognition of S. schenckii and in the subsequent immune response. This study aimed to evaluate the involvement of TLR-2 and fungal surface soluble (SolAg) and lipidic (LipAg) antigens in phagocytosis of S. schenckii and production of immune mediators by macrophages obtained from WT and TLR-2(-/-) animals. The results showed that TLR-2(-/-) animals had had statistical lower percentage of macrophages with internalized yeasts compared to WT. SolAg and LipAg impaired phagocytosis and immunological mediator production for both WT and TLR-2(-/-). The absence of TLR-2 led to lower production of the cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-12 and IL-10 compared to WT animals. These results suggest a new insight in relation to how the immune system, through TLR-2, recognizes and induces the production of mediators in response to the fungus S. schenckii.
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