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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
卷 190, 期 6, 页码 2756-2766出版社
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202697
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- Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
B1a cells are an important source of natural Abs, Abs directed against T-independent Ags, and are a primary source of IL-10. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (btk) is a cytoplasmic kinase that is essential for mediating signals from the BCR and is critical for development of B1a cells. Consequentially, animals lacking btk have few B1a cells, minimal Ab responses, and can preferentially generate Th1-type immune responses following infection. B1a cells have been shown to aid in protection against infection with attenuated Francisella tularensis, but their role in infection mediated by fully virulent F. tularensis is not known. Therefore, we used mice with defective btk (CBA/CaHN-Btk(XID)/J [XID mice]) to determine the contribution of B1a cells in defense against the virulent F. tularensis ssp. tularensis strain SchuS4. Surprisingly, XID mice displayed increased resistance to pulmonary infection with F. tularensis. Specifically, XID mice had enhanced clearance of bacteria from the lung and spleen and significantly greater survival of infection compared with wild-type controls. We revealed that resistance to infection in XID mice was associated with decreased numbers of IL-10-producing B1a cells and concomitant increased numbers of IL-12-producing macrophages and IFN-gamma-producing NK/NKT cells. Adoptive transfer of wild-type B1a cells into XID mice reversed the control of bacterial replication. Similarly, depletion of NK/NKT cells also increased bacterial burdens in XID mice. Together, our data suggest B cell-NK/NKT cell cross-talk is a critical pivot controlling survival of infection with virulent F. tularensis. The Journal of Immunology, 2013, 190: 2756-2766.
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