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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 4, Pages 969-982Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.115
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- Helmholtz Foundation
- German Research Foundation (DFG) [SFB618/C7, GRK1121]
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Intracellular parasites reprogram host functions for their survival and reproduction. The extent and relevance of parasite-mediated host responses in vivo remains poorly studied, however. We utilized Eimeria falciformis, a parasite infecting the mouse intestinal epithelium, to identify and validate host determinants of parasite infection. Most prominent mouse genes induced during the onset of asexual and sexual growth of parasite comprise interferon gamma (IFN gamma)-regulated factors, e.g., immunity-related GTPases (IRGA6/B6/D/M2/M3), guanylate-binding proteins (GBP2/3/5/6/8), chemokines (CxCL9-11), and several enzymes of the kynurenine pathway including indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1). These results indicated a multifarious innate defense (tryptophan catabolism, IRG, GBP, and chemokine signaling), and a consequential adaptive immune response (chemokine-cytokine signaling and lymphocyte recruitment). The inflammation-and immunity-associated transcripts were increased during the course of infection, following influx of B cells, Tcells, and macrophages to the parasitized caecum tissue. Consistently, parasite growth was enhanced in animals inhibited for CxCr3, a major receptor for CxCL9-11 present on immune cells. Interestingly, despite a prominent induction, mouse IRGB6 failed to bind and disrupt the parasitophorous vacuole, implying an immune evasion by E. falciformis. Furthermore, oocyst output was impaired in IFN gamma-R-/- and IDO1(-/-) mice, both of which suggest a subversion of IFN gamma signaling by the parasite to promote its growth.
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