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Requirement of SIRPα for protective immunity against Leishmania major.
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Biochemical and biophysical research communications [Biochem Biophys Res Commun] 2010 Oct 22; Vol. 401 (3), pp. 385-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Sep 18. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) is a transmembrane protein that binds the protein tyrosine phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2 through its cytoplasmic region and is abundantly expressed on dendritic cells and macrophages. Wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice are known to be resistant to Leishmania major infection. We here found that C57BL/6 mice that express a mutant version of SIRPα lacking most of the cytoplasmic region manifested increased susceptibility to L. major infection, characterized by the marked infiltration of inflammatory cells in the infected lesions. The numbers of the parasites in footpads, draining lymph nodes and spleens were also markedly increased in the infected SIRPα mutant mice, compared with those for the infected WT mice. In addition, soluble leishmanial antigen-induced production of IFN-γ by splenocytes of the infected SIRPα mutant mice was markedly reduced. By contrast, the ability of macrophages of SIRPα mutant mice to produce nitric oxide in response to IFN-γ was almost equivalent to that of macrophages from WT mice. These results suggest that SIRPα is indispensable for protective immunity against L. major by the induction of Th1 response.<br /> (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Antigens, Protozoan immunology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Interferon-alpha metabolism
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous genetics
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Mutant Strains
Mutation
Nitric Oxide metabolism
Receptors, Immunologic genetics
Spleen immunology
Leishmania major immunology
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous immunology
Receptors, Immunologic metabolism
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1090-2104
- Volume :
- 401
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Biochemical and biophysical research communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20854790
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.062