Document Detail


Arabinosylated lipoarabinomannan-mediated protection in visceral leishmaniasis through up-regulation of toll-like receptor 2 signaling: an immunoprophylactic approach.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20500089     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Visceral leishmaniasis is characterized by severe immunosuppression of the host cell, resulting in loss of the proinflammatory response. Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is involved in myriad disease forms, including visceral leishmaniasis. During Leishmania donovani infection, the parasite modulates TLR2 to suppress interleukin 12 production, indicating the possible involvement of TLR2 in regulation of the immune response against L. donovani infection. Arabinosylated lipoarabinomannan (Ara-LAM) possesses immunomodulatory properties and induces proinflammatory responses via induction of TLR2-mediated signaling. Here, we found that pretreatment of L. donovani-infected macrophages with Ara-LAM caused a significant increase in TLR2 expression along with the activation of TLR2-mediated downstream signaling, facilitating active nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappaB. These events culminated in up-regulation of the proinflammatory response, which was abrogated by treatment with TLR2-specific small interfering RNA. In vivo experiments were also suggestive of Ara-LAM playing a long-term protective role. This study demonstrates that Ara-LAM confers protection against leishmanial pathogenesis via TLR2 signaling-mediated induction of the proinflammatory response.
Authors:
Parna Bhattacharya; Surajit Bhattacharjee; Gaurav Gupta; Saikat Majumder; Anupam Adhikari; Asok Mukherjee; Suchandra Bhattacharyya Majumdar; Bhaskar Saha; Subrata Majumdar
Related Documents :
16281989 - Subversion of host cell signalling by the protozoan parasite leishmania.
3050799 - Macrophage activation in vitro by lymphocytes from leishmania major infected healer and...
16153409 - Antileishmanial activity and immune modulatory effects of tannins and related compounds...
10688819 - Leishmania donovani infection of bone marrow stromal macrophages selectively enhances m...
19540239 - Identification of macrosialin (cd68) on the surface of host macrophages as the receptor...
1937829 - Gamma interferon-activated human macrophages and toxoplasma gondii, chlamydia psittaci,...
2219889 - Regulation of immunity by anti-t-cell antibodies.
7753199 - Soluble antigen can cause enhanced apoptosis of germinal-centre b cells.
21283049 - Candida species differ in their interactions with immature human gastrointestinal epith...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infectious diseases     Volume:  202     ISSN:  1537-6613     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Infect. Dis.     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-03     Completed Date:  2010-06-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413675     Medline TA:  J Infect Dis     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  145-55     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Molecular Medicine, Bose Institute, Kolkata -700054, India.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Female
Immunologic Factors / immunology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral / immunology*,  metabolism
Lipopolysaccharides / chemistry,  immunology*
Macrophages, Peritoneal / metabolism,  parasitology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mice, Inbred C57BL
RNA Interference
RNA, Small Interfering
Signal Transduction / immunology*
Toll-Like Receptor 2 / genetics,  metabolism*
Up-Regulation
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Immunologic Factors; 0/Lipopolysaccharides; 0/RNA, Small Interfering; 0/Tlr2 protein, mouse; 0/Toll-Like Receptor 2; 0/lipoarabinomannan

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Molecular Epidemiology and Brief History of Emerging Adenovirus 14-Associated Respiratory Disease in...
Next Document:  alpha-Synuclein: Membrane Interactions and Toxicity in Parkinson's Disease.