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TRAIL limits excessive host immune responses in bacterial meningitis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17571163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Apart from potential roles in anti-tumor surveillance, the TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has important regulatory functions in the host immune response. We studied antiinflammatory effects of endogenous and recombinant TRAIL (rTRAIL) in experimental meningitis. Following intrathecal application of pneumococcal cell wall, a TLR2 ligand, we found prolonged inflammation, augmented clinical impairment, and increased apoptosis in the hippocampus of TRAIL(-/-) mice. Administration of rTRAIL into the subarachnoid space of TRAIL(-/-) mice or reconstitution of hematopoiesis with wild-type bone marrow cells reversed these effects, suggesting an autoregulatory role of TRAIL within the infiltrating leukocyte population. Importantly, intrathecal application of rTRAIL in wild-type mice with meningitis also decreased inflammation and apoptosis. Moreover, patients suffering from bacterial meningitis showed increased intrathecal synthesis of TRAIL. Our findings provide what we believe is the first evidence that TRAIL may act as a negative regulator of acute CNS inflammation. The ability of TRAIL to modify inflammatory responses and to reduce neuronal cell death in meningitis suggests that it may be used as a novel antiinflammatory agent in invasive infections.
Authors:
Olaf Hoffmann; Josef Priller; Timour Prozorovski; Ulf Schulze-Topphoff; Nevena Baeva; Jan D Lunemann; Orhan Aktas; Cordula Mahrhofer; Sarah Stricker; Frauke Zipp; Joerg R Weber
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of clinical investigation     Volume:  117     ISSN:  0021-9738     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Clin. Invest.     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-03     Completed Date:  2007-09-18     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802877     Medline TA:  J Clin Invest     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  2004-13     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Antigens, CD18 / metabolism
Cell Survival
Cytokines / genetics
Disease Models, Animal
Gene Expression Regulation
Genotype
Gram-Positive Cocci / physiology
Granulocytes / metabolism
Hippocampus / immunology,  metabolism,  pathology
Humans
Leukocytes / cytology
Male
Meningitis, Bacterial / genetics,  immunology*,  metabolism*,  pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Knockout
Neisseria / physiology
Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / metabolism
Recombinant Proteins / pharmacology
Solubility
Survival Rate
TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand / cerebrospinal fluid,  immunology*,  metabolism,  pharmacology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antigens, CD18; 0/Cytokines; 0/Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; 0/Recombinant Proteins; 0/TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
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