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Systemic and compartmentalised immune responses in a Leishmania braziliensis-macaque model of self-healing cutaneous leishmaniasis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20546932     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have recently introduced a macaque (Macaca mulatta) model of Leishmania braziliensis-induced chronic granulomatous cutaneous lesions affecting the nasal mucosa. Using an L. braziliensis strain that produces self-healing dermal lesions in macaques, here we characterises the systemic and local cell-mediated immune responses that led to controlled growth of granulomas in the infected host. As detected using flow cytometry, more cytokine-producing T-cell subsets were observed in granuloma-derived leukocytes that were analysed directly ex vivo than in the in vitro-restimulated cells from the peripheral blood and skin-draining lymph nodes (dLNs). We demonstrate that antigen-specific interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)- or tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)-producing CD4(+) and CD8(+) cells are likely important for the immunological effectiveness of granulomas. However, their resolution can be ascribed to the concomitant recruitment of interleukin (IL)-10-producing CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells that suppress the effector T-cell-mediated inflammatory response. The findings confirm that the macaque model can be used to fully elucidate the regulatory mechanisms that may render granulomas inadequate for fighting intracellular pathogens, which will need to be considered in the development of any therapeutic strategy designed to prevent immune pathology.
Authors:
S N de-Campos; C Souza-Lemos; A Teva; R Porrozzi; G Grimaldi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Veterinary immunology and immunopathology     Volume:  137     ISSN:  1873-2534     ISO Abbreviation:  Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol.     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-16     Completed Date:  2010-11-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8002006     Medline TA:  Vet Immunol Immunopathol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  149-54     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Pesquisa em Leishmaniose, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Interleukin-10 / biosynthesis
Leishmania braziliensis*
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / immunology*
Macaca mulatta
T-Lymphocytes / immunology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
130068-27-8/Interleukin-10

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