IP-10 contributes to the inhibition of mycobacterial growth in an ex vivo whole blood assay

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Interferon-γ inducible protein 10 (IP-10), is a potent chemoattractant that promotes migration of monocytes and activated T-cells to inflammation foci. IP-10 is elevated in serum of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections, although it remains to be determined the contribution of IP-10 in restricting Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) replication. Here, we investigated the impact of IP-10 on mycobacteria replication using the ex vivo model of human whole-blood (WB) assay. In particular, we compared the levels of IP-10 upon infection with different Mtb clinical strains and species of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and evaluated how IP-10 may contain bacterial replication. Interestingly, we observed that the inhibition of the host enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV), which inactivates IP-10 through cleavage of two amino acids at the chemokine N-terminus, restricted mycobacterial persistence in WB, supporting the critical role of full length IP-10 in mediating an anti-Mtb response. Addition of recombinant IP-10 expressed in eukaryotic cells enhanced the anti-mycobacterial activity in WB, although no differences were observed when IP-10 containing different proportions of cleaved and non-cleaved forms of the chemokine were added. Moreover, recombinant IP-10 did not exert a direct anti-mycobacterial effect. Our results underscore the clinical relevance of IP-10 in mycobacteria pathogenesis and support the potential outcomes that may derive by targeting the IP-10/CXCR3 pathway as host directed therapies for the treatment of Mtb or NTM infections.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:309

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International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 309(2019), 5 vom: 27. Juli, Seite 299-306

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Palucci, Ivana [VerfasserIn]
Battah, Basem [VerfasserIn]
Salustri, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
De Maio, Flavio [VerfasserIn]
Petrone, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Ciccosanti, Fabiola [VerfasserIn]
Sali, Michela [VerfasserIn]
Bondet, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Duffy, Darragh [VerfasserIn]
Fimia, Gian Maria [VerfasserIn]
Goletti, Delia [VerfasserIn]
Delogu, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CXCL-10
CXCL10 protein, human
CXCR3
Chemokine CXCL10
Host directed therapy
IP-10
Journal Article
Mycobacteria
Personalized medicine
Tuberculosis

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Date Completed 21.11.2019

Date Revised 21.11.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.05.005

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NLM297649558