IL-18BP mediates the balance between protective and pathological immune responses to Toxoplasma gondii

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Interleukin-18 (IL-18) promotes natural killer (NK) and T cell production of interferon (IFN)-γ, a key factor in resistance to Toxoplasma gondii, but previous work has shown a limited role for endogenous IL-18 in control of this parasite. Although infection with T. gondii results in release of IL-18, the production of IFN-γ induces high levels of the IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP). Antagonism of IL-18BP with a "decoy-to-the-decoy" (D2D) IL-18 construct that does not signal but rather binds IL-18BP results in enhanced innate lymphoid cell (ILC) and T cell responses and improved parasite control. In addition, the use of IL-18 resistant to IL-18BP ("decoy-resistant" IL-18 [DR-18]) is more effective than exogenous IL-18 at promoting innate resistance to infection. DR-18 enhances CD4+ T cell production of IFN-γ but results in CD4+ T cell-mediated pathology. Thus, endogenous IL-18BP restrains aberrant immune pathology, and this study highlights strategies that can be used to tune this regulatory pathway for optimal anti-pathogen responses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Cell reports - 42(2023), 3 vom: 28. März, Seite 112147

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Clark, Joseph T [VerfasserIn]
Weizman, Orr-El [VerfasserIn]
Aldridge, Daniel L [VerfasserIn]
Shallberg, Lindsey A [VerfasserIn]
Eberhard, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Lanzar, Zachary [VerfasserIn]
Wasche, Devon [VerfasserIn]
Huck, John D [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Ring, Aaron M [VerfasserIn]
Hunter, Christopher A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

187348-17-0
CD4 T cells
CD8 T cell
CP: Immunology
CP: Microbiology
Cytokine
IFN-gamma
IL-18
IL-18 binding protein
Infection
Interleukin-12
Interleukin-18
Interleukin-18 binding protein
Journal Article
NK cell
Pathology
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Toxoplasma

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Date Completed 03.04.2023

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112147

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353333999