Central Role for Interleukin-4 in Regulating Nitric Oxide-Mediated Inhibition of T-Cell Proliferation and Gamma Interferon Production in Schistosomiasis
AUTOR(ES)
Patton, Elisabeth A.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Schistosoma mansoni-infected wild-type (WT) mice develop a Th2 response and chronic disease. In contrast, infected interleukin-4 double-deficient (IL-4−/−) mice develop a Th1-like response and an acute, lethal syndrome. Disease severity in these animals correlates with excessive and prolonged production of nitric oxide (NO) associated with enhanced antigen-driven gamma interferon (IFN-γ) production in the absence of IL-4. Strikingly, splenic lymphocytes from infected IL-4−/− mice failed to proliferate as well as those from infected WT mice following stimulation in vitro with antigen or anti-CD3 antibody. Contrary to antigen-driven IFN-γ responses, anti-CD3 antibody stimulation of splenocytes resulted in significantly less IFN-γ being produced by CD8 cells from infected IL-4−/− mice than by those from infected WT mice or normal mice. NO is largely responsible for the impaired T-cell functions in infected IL-4−/− mice, as inhibition of iNOS significantly enhanced proliferation and IFN-γ production.
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