scholarly journals Interleukin-21 Receptor Deficiency Increases the Initial Toll-like Receptor 2 Response but Protects Against Joint Pathology by Reducing Th1 and Th17 Cells During Streptococcal Cell Wall Arthritis

2014 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 886-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renoud J. Marijnissen ◽  
Debbie M. Roeleveld ◽  
Deborah Young ◽  
Cheryl Nickerson-Nutter ◽  
Shahla Abdollahi-Roodsaz ◽  
...  
2008 ◽  
Vol 58 (12) ◽  
pp. 3753-3764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahla Abdollahi-Roodsaz ◽  
Leo A. B. Joosten ◽  
Monique M. Helsen ◽  
Birgitte Walgreen ◽  
Peter L. van Lent ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 171 (11) ◽  
pp. 6145-6153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo A. B. Joosten ◽  
Marije I. Koenders ◽  
Ruben L. Smeets ◽  
Marleen Heuvelmans-Jacobs ◽  
Monique M. A. Helsen ◽  
...  

2001 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 2230-2236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin R. Ingalls ◽  
Egil Lien ◽  
Douglas T. Golenbock

ABSTRACT The recent isolation of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-deficient mutant of Neisseria meningitidis has allowed us to explore the roles of other gram-negative cell wall components in the host response to infection. The experiments in this study were designed to examine the ability of this mutant strain to activate cells. Although it was clearly less potent than the parental strain, we found the LPS-deficient mutant to be a capable inducer of the inflammatory response in monocytic cells, inducing a response similar to that seen with Staphylococcus aureus. Cellular activation by the LPS mutant was related to expression of CD14, a high-affinity receptor for LPS and other microbial products, as well as Toll-like receptor 2, a member of the Toll family of receptors recently implicated in host responses to gram-positive bacteria. In contrast to the parental strain, the synthetic LPS antagonist E5564 did not inhibit the LPS-deficient mutant. We conclude that even in the absence of LPS, the gram-negative cell wall remains a potent inflammatory stimulant, utilizing signaling pathways independent of those involved in LPS signaling.


2006 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Plater-Zyberk ◽  
L A B Joosten ◽  
M M A Helsen ◽  
J Hepp ◽  
P A Baeuerle ◽  
...  

Cytokine ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 690-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Kuiper ◽  
Leo A.B. Joosten ◽  
Alison M. Bendele ◽  
Carl K. Edwards III ◽  
Onno J. Arntz ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 2106-2114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiung-Yu Hung ◽  
María del Pilar Jiménez-Alzate ◽  
Angel Gonzalez ◽  
Marcel Wüthrich ◽  
Bruce S. Klein ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTInterleukin-17A (IL-17A)-producing CD4+T helper (Th17) cells have been shown to be essential for defense against pulmonary infection withCoccidioidesspecies. However, we have just begun to identify the required pattern recognition receptors and understand the signal pathways that lead to Th17 cell activation after fungal infection. We previously reported thatCard9−/−mice vaccinated with formalin-killed spherules failed to acquire resistance toCoccidioidesinfection. Here, we report that bothMyD88−/−andCard9−/−mice immunized with a live, attenuated vaccine also fail to acquire protective immunity to this respiratory disease. LikeCard9−/−mice, vaccinatedMyD88−/−mice revealed a significant reduction in numbers of both Th17 and Th1 cells in their lungs afterCoccidioidesinfection. Both Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and IL-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1r1) upstream of MyD88 have been implicated in Th17 cell differentiation. Surprisingly, vaccinatedTLR2−/−and wild-type (WT) mice showed similar outcomes after pulmonary infection withCoccidioides, while vaccinatedIL-1r1−/−mice revealed a significant reduction in the number of Th17 cells in their infected lungs compared to WT mice. Thus, activation of both IL-1r1/MyD88- and Card9-mediated Th17 immunity is essential for protection againstCoccidioidesinfection. Our data also reveal that the numbers of Th17 cells were reduced inIL-1r1−/−mice to a lesser extent than inMyD88−/−mice, raising the possibility that other TLRs are involved in MyD88-dependent Th17 immunity to coccidioidomycosis. An antimicrobial action of Th17 cells is to promote early recruitment of neutrophils to infection sites. Our data revealed that neutrophils are required for vaccine immunity to this respiratory disease.


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