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Characterization of chemokine and chemokine receptor expression during Pneumocystis infection in healthy and immunodeficient mice

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MICROBES AND INFECTION
卷 17, 期 9, 页码 638-650

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.05.008

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Pneumocystis; PCP; Chemokines; Chemokine receptor; Knock-out mice

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  1. Intramural Research Programs of the NIH Clinical Center
  2. National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
  3. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health [HHSN261200800001E]

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We examined gene expression levels of multiple chemokines and chemokine receptors during Pneumocystis murina infection in wild-type and immunosuppressed mice, using microarrays and qPCR. In wild-type mice, expression of chemokines that are ligands for Ccr2, Cxcr3, Cxcr6, and Cxcr2 increased at days 32-41 post-infection, with a return to baseline by day 75-150. Concomitant increases were seen in Ccr2, Cxcr3, and Cxcr6, but not in Cxcr2 expression. Induction of these same factors also occurred in CD40-ligand and CD40 knockout mice but only at a much later time-point, during uncontrolled Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Expression of CD4 Th1 markers was increased in wild-type mice during clearance of infection. Ccr2 and Cx3cr1 knockout mice cleared Pneumocystis infection with kinetics similar to wild-type mice, and all animals developed anti-Pneumocystis antibodies. Upregulation of Ccr2, Cxcr3, and Cxcr6 and their ligands supports an important role for T helper cells and mononuclear phagocytes in the clearance of Pneumocystis infection. However, based on the current and prior studies, no single chemokine receptor appears to be critical to the clearance of Pneumocystis. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS on behalf of Institut Pasteur.

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