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Activation of TLR-pathway to induce host Th1 immune response against visceral leishmaniasis: Involvement of galactosylated-flavonoids

Authors :
Supratim Pradhan
Snehlata
Debolina Manna
Subir Karmakar
Manoj Kumar Singh
Arijit Bhattacharya
Budhaditya Mukherjee
Joydeep Paul
Source :
Heliyon, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp e09868- (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2022.

Abstract

Immunotherapeutic strategies against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are pertinent because of the emergence of resistance against existing chemotherapy, coupled with their toxicity and high costs. Various bioactive components with potential immunomodulatory activity, such as alkaloids, terpenes, saponins, flavonoids obtained primarily from medicinal plants, have been screened against different disease models. Reports suggested that glycans containing terminal β-galactose can skew host immune response towards Th1 by engaging TLRs. In this study, two synthesized terminal galactose-containing flavones, Quercetin 3-d-galactoside (Q-gal) and Kaempferol 3-O-d-galactoside (K-gal), are profiled in terms of inducing host protective Th1 response in both in vitro & in vivo animal models of experimental VL individually against antimony-resistant & antimony-susceptible Leishmania donovani. Further, we explored that both Q-gal and K-gal induce TLR4 mediated Th1 response to encounter VL. Molecular docking analysis also suggested strong interaction with TLR4 for both the galactosides, with a slightly better binding potential towards Q-gal. Treatment with both Q-gal and K-gal showed significant antileishmanial efficacy. Each considerably diminished the liver and splenic parasite burden 60 days after post-infection (>90% in AG83 infected mice and >87% in GE1F8R infected mice) when administered at a 5 mg/kg/day body-weight dose for ten consecutive days. However, the treatments failed to clear the parasites in the TLR4 deficient C3H/HeJ mice. Treatment with these compounds favors the elevation of TLR4 dependent host protective Th1 cytokines and suppression of disease-promoting IL-10. Q-gal and K-gal also triggered sufficient ROS generation in macrophages to kill intracellular parasites directly.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24058440
Volume :
8
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Heliyon
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f9a88dc19a7a48ac9fe1f9d7d597c77d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09868