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CLINICAL & DEVELOPMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY
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HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2011/841346
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- ISS-NIH [5303]
- Italian Public Health Ministry [103/R80]
- European Community
Knowledge of the molecular events regulating the innate response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is critical for understanding immunological pathogenesis and protection from tuberculosis. To this aim, the regulation and the expression of regulatory and proinflammatory cytokines were investigated in human primary monocytes upon Mtb infection. We found that Mtb-infected monocytes preferentially express a proinflammatory cytokine profile, including IL-6, TNF-alpha, and IL-1 beta. Conversely, among the regulatory cytokines, Mtb elicited IL-10 and IL-23 release while no expression of IL-12p70, IL-27, and IFN-beta was observed. The analysis of the signalling pathways leading to this selective cytokine expression showed that in monocytes Mtb activates MAPK and NF-kappa B but is unable to stimulate IRF-3 phosphorylation, a transcription factor required for IL-12p35 and IFN-beta gene expression. Thus, by inducing a specific cytokine profile, Mtb can influence the immunoregulatory properties of monocytes, which represent important target of novel vaccinal strategies against Mtb infection.
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