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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Volume 77, Issue 9, Pages 3686-3695Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00361-09
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- Egyptian Ministry of High Education and Scientific Research
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan [19041008]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [19041008] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Toxoplasma gondii modulates pro- and anti-inflammatory responses to regulate parasite multiplication and host survival. Pressure from the immune response causes the conversion of tachyzoites into slowly dividing bradyzoites. The regulatory mechanisms involved in this switch are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the immunomodulatory role of T. gondii cyclophilin 18 (TgCyp18) in macrophages and the consequences of the cellular responses on the conversion machinery. Recombinant TgCyp18 induced the production of nitric oxide ( NO), interleukin-12 (IL-12), and tumor necrosis factor alpha through its binding with cysteine-cysteine chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) and the production of gamma interferon and IL-6 in a CCR5-independent manner. Interestingly, the treatment of macrophages with TgCyp18 resulted in the inhibition of parasite growth and an enhancement of the conversion into bradyzoites via NO in a CCR5-dependent manner. In conclusion, T. gondii possesses sophisticated mechanisms to manipulate host cell responses in a TgCyp18-mediated process.
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