Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.

Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate host defenses against microorganisms. In infectious diseases due to intracellular bacteria, the inefficiency of the immune system to eradicate microorganisms has been attributed to the hijacking of DC functions. In this study, we selected intracellular bacterial pat...

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Main Authors: Laurent Gorvel, Julien Textoris, Romain Banchereau, Amira Ben Amara, Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul, Kristin von Bargen, Mignane B Ka, Christian Capo, Eric Ghigo, Jean-Pierre Gorvel, Jean-Louis Mege
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051653?pdf=render
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author Laurent Gorvel
Julien Textoris
Romain Banchereau
Amira Ben Amara
Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul
Kristin von Bargen
Mignane B Ka
Christian Capo
Eric Ghigo
Jean-Pierre Gorvel
Jean-Louis Mege
author_facet Laurent Gorvel
Julien Textoris
Romain Banchereau
Amira Ben Amara
Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul
Kristin von Bargen
Mignane B Ka
Christian Capo
Eric Ghigo
Jean-Pierre Gorvel
Jean-Louis Mege
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description Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate host defenses against microorganisms. In infectious diseases due to intracellular bacteria, the inefficiency of the immune system to eradicate microorganisms has been attributed to the hijacking of DC functions. In this study, we selected intracellular bacterial pathogens with distinct lifestyles and explored the responses of monocyte-derived DCs (moDCs). Using lipopolysaccharide as a control, we found that Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus that survives in the cytosol of target cells, induced moDC maturation, as assessed by decreased endocytosis activity, the ability to induce lymphocyte proliferation and the membrane expression of phenotypic markers. In contrast, Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, and Brucella abortus, the agent of brucellosis, both of which reside in vacuolar compartments, only partly induced the maturation of moDCs, as demonstrated by a phenotypic analysis. To analyze the mechanisms used by C. burnetii and B. abortus to alter moDC activation, we performed microarray and found that C. burnetii and B. abortus induced a specific signature consisting of TLR4, TLR3, STAT1 and interferon response genes. These genes were down-modulated in response to C. burnetii and B. abortus but up-modulated in moDCs activated by lipopolysaccharide and O. tsutsugamushi. This transcriptional alteration was associated with the defective interferon-β production. This study demonstrates that intracellular bacteria specifically affect moDC responses and emphasizes how C. burnetii and B. abortus interfere with moDC activation and the antimicrobial immune response. We believe that comparing infection by several bacterial species may be useful for defining new pathways and biomarkers and for developing new treatment strategies.
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spelling doaj.art-f78e58b7e36a4afb8af35c3c38f1860a2022-12-22T00:21:21ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0196e9942010.1371/journal.pone.0099420Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.Laurent GorvelJulien TextorisRomain BanchereauAmira Ben AmaraWiwit TantibhedhyangkulKristin von BargenMignane B KaChristian CapoEric GhigoJean-Pierre GorvelJean-Louis MegeDendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate host defenses against microorganisms. In infectious diseases due to intracellular bacteria, the inefficiency of the immune system to eradicate microorganisms has been attributed to the hijacking of DC functions. In this study, we selected intracellular bacterial pathogens with distinct lifestyles and explored the responses of monocyte-derived DCs (moDCs). Using lipopolysaccharide as a control, we found that Orientia tsutsugamushi, the causative agent of scrub typhus that survives in the cytosol of target cells, induced moDC maturation, as assessed by decreased endocytosis activity, the ability to induce lymphocyte proliferation and the membrane expression of phenotypic markers. In contrast, Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, and Brucella abortus, the agent of brucellosis, both of which reside in vacuolar compartments, only partly induced the maturation of moDCs, as demonstrated by a phenotypic analysis. To analyze the mechanisms used by C. burnetii and B. abortus to alter moDC activation, we performed microarray and found that C. burnetii and B. abortus induced a specific signature consisting of TLR4, TLR3, STAT1 and interferon response genes. These genes were down-modulated in response to C. burnetii and B. abortus but up-modulated in moDCs activated by lipopolysaccharide and O. tsutsugamushi. This transcriptional alteration was associated with the defective interferon-β production. This study demonstrates that intracellular bacteria specifically affect moDC responses and emphasizes how C. burnetii and B. abortus interfere with moDC activation and the antimicrobial immune response. We believe that comparing infection by several bacterial species may be useful for defining new pathways and biomarkers and for developing new treatment strategies.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051653?pdf=render
spellingShingle Laurent Gorvel
Julien Textoris
Romain Banchereau
Amira Ben Amara
Wiwit Tantibhedhyangkul
Kristin von Bargen
Mignane B Ka
Christian Capo
Eric Ghigo
Jean-Pierre Gorvel
Jean-Louis Mege
Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
PLoS ONE
title Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
title_full Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
title_fullStr Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
title_full_unstemmed Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
title_short Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
title_sort intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions role of the type i interferon pathway
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051653?pdf=render
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