scholarly journals Cross‐presentation of malaria antigen by brain microvessels: why CD 8 + T cells are critical for the pathogenesis of experimental cerebral malaria

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 967-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuyuki Yui
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Cross Presentation ◽  
Brain Microvessels ◽  
Malaria Antigen

scholarly journals Suppression of Plasmodium MIF-CD74 Signaling Protects Against Severe Malaria

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Baeza Garcia ◽  
Edwin Siu ◽  
Xin Du ◽  
Lin Leng ◽  
Blandine Franke-Fayard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Macrophage Migration ◽  
Erythrocytic Stage ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Brain Microvessels

AbstractMalaria begins when mosquito-borne Plasmodium sporozoites invade hepatocytes and usurp host pathways to support the differentiation and multiplication of erythrocyte-infective merozoite progeny. The deadliest complication of infection, cerebral malaria, accounts for the majority of malarial fatalities. Although our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the pathology remains incomplete, recent studies support the contribution of systemic and neuroinflammation as the cause of cerebral edema and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction. All Plasmodium species encode an orthologue of the innate cytokine, Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF), which functions in mammalian biology to regulate innate responses. Plasmodium MIF (PMIF) similarly signals through the host MIF receptor CD74, leading to an enhanced inflammatory response. We investigated the PMIF-CD74 interaction in the onset of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) using CD74 deficient (Cd74−/−) mice, which were found to be protected from ECM. The protection was associated with the inability of brain microvessels from Cd74−/− hosts to present parasite antigen to sequestered Plasmodium-specific CD8+ T cells. Infection of mice with PMIF-deficient sporozoites (PbAmif-) also protected mice from ECM, highlighting the pivotal role of PMIF in the pre-erythrocytic stage of the infection. A novel pharmacologic PMIF-selective antagonist reduced PMIF/CD74 signaling and fully protected mice from ECM. These findings reveal a conserved mechanism for Plasmodium usurpation of host CD74 signaling and suggest a tractable approach for new pharmacologic intervention.

CCR5 deficiency decreases susceptibility to experimental cerebral malaria

Blood ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 101 (11) ◽  
pp. 4253-4259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elodie Belnoue ◽  
Michèle Kayibanda ◽  
Jean-Christophe Deschemin ◽  
Mireille Viguier ◽  
Matthias Mack ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Cd8 T Cells ◽  
Cytokine Production ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Pathologic Features ◽  
Th1 Cytokine ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Deficient Mice

Abstract Infection of susceptible mouse strains with Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) is a valuable experimental model of cerebral malaria (CM). Two major pathologic features of CM are the intravascular sequestration of infected erythrocytes and leukocytes inside brain microvessels. We have recently shown that only the CD8+ T-cell subset of these brain-sequestered leukocytes is critical for progression to CM. Chemokine receptor–5 (CCR5) is an important regulator of leukocyte trafficking in the brain in response to fungal and viral infection. Therefore, we investigated whether CCR5 plays a role in the pathogenesis of experimental CM. Approximately 70% to 85% of wild-type and CCR5+/- mice infected with PbA developed CM, whereas only about 20% of PbA-infected CCR5-deficient mice exhibited the characteristic neurologic signs of CM. The brains of wild-type mice with CM showed significant increases in CCR5+ leukocytes, particularly CCR5+ CD8+ T cells, as well as increases in T-helper 1 (Th1) cytokine production. The few PbA-infected CCR5-deficient mice that developed CM exhibited a similar increase in CD8+ T cells. Significant leukocyte accumulation in the brain and Th1 cytokine production did not occur in PbA-infected CCR5-deficient mice that did not develop CM. Moreover, experiments using bone marrow (BM)–chimeric mice showed that a reduced but significant proportion of deficient mice grafted with CCR5+ BM develop CM, indicating that CCR5 expression on a radiation-resistant brain cell population is necessary for CM to occur. Taken together, these results suggest that CCR5 is an important factor in the development of experimental CM.

scholarly journals Common Strategies To Prevent and Modulate Experimental Cerebral Malaria in Mouse Strains with Different Susceptibilities

2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 3312-3320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise M. Randall ◽  
Fiona H. Amante ◽  
Karli A. McSweeney ◽  
Yonghong Zhou ◽  
Amanda C. Stanley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Brain Tissue ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Susceptibility Gene ◽  
Treg Cells ◽  
Mouse Strains ◽  
Significant Heterogeneity ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Cba Mice

ABSTRACT Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection, predominantly experienced by children and nonimmune adults, which results in significant mortality and long-term sequelae. Previous studies have reported distinct susceptibility gene loci in CBA/CaH (CBA) and C57BL/6 (B6) mice with experimental CM (ECM) caused by infection with Plasmodium berghei ANKA. Here we present an analysis of genome-wide expression profiles in brain tissue taken from B6 and CBA mice with ECM and report significant heterogeneity between the two mouse strains. Upon comparison of the leukocyte composition of ECM brain tissue, microglia were expanded in B6 mice but not CBA mice. Furthermore, circulating levels of gamma interferon, interleukin-10, and interleukin-6 were significantly higher in the serum of B6 mice than in that of CBA mice with ECM. Two therapeutic strategies were applied to B6 and CBA mice, i.e., (i) depletion of regulatory T (Treg) cells prior to infection and (ii) depletion of CD8+ T cells after the establishment of ECM. Despite the described differences between susceptible mouse strains, depletion of Treg cells before infection attenuated ECM in both B6 and CBA mice. In addition, the depletion of CD8+ T cells when ECM symptoms are apparent leads to abrogation of ECM in B6 mice and a lack of progression of ECM in CBA mice. These results may have important implications for the development of effective treatments for human CM.

scholarly journals IFN-γ–Producing CD4+ T Cells Promote Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Modulating CD8+ T Cell Accumulation within the Brain

2012 ◽  
Vol 189 (2) ◽  
pp. 968-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Villegas-Mendez ◽  
Rachel Greig ◽  
Tovah N. Shaw ◽  
J. Brian de Souza ◽  
Emily Gwyer Findlay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Cd4 T Cells ◽  
Cd8 T Cell ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Cell Accumulation ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals A Role for Natural Regulatory T Cells in the Pathogenesis of Experimental Cerebral Malaria

2007 ◽  
Vol 171 (2) ◽  
pp. 548-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona H. Amante ◽  
Amanda C. Stanley ◽  
Louise M. Randall ◽  
Yonghong Zhou ◽  
Ashraful Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria

scholarly journals Suppression of CD4+Effector Responses by Naturally Occurring CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Regulatory T Cells Contributes to Experimental Cerebral Malaria

2015 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 329-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Laurence Blanc ◽  
Tarun Keswani ◽  
Olivier Gorgette ◽  
Antonio Bandeira ◽  
Bernard Malissen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
T Cell Response ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Cell Enrichment

The role of naturally occurring CD4+CD25+Foxp3+regulatory T cells (nTreg) in the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria (CM), which involves both pathogenic T cell responses and parasite sequestration in the brain, is still unclear. To assess the contribution and dynamics of nTreg during the neuropathogenesis, we unbalanced the ratio between nTreg and naive CD4+T cells in an attenuated model ofPlasmodium bergheiANKA-induced experimental CM (ECM) by using a selective cell enrichment strategy. We found that nTreg adoptive transfer accelerated the onset and increased the severity of CM in syngeneic C57BL/6 (B6)P. bergheiANKA-infected mice without affecting the level of parasitemia. In contrast, naive CD4+T cell enrichment prevented CM and promoted parasite clearance. Furthermore, early during the infection nTreg expanded in the spleen but did not efficiently migrate to the site of neuroinflammation, suggesting that nTreg exert their pathogenic action early in the spleen by suppressing the protective naive CD4+T cell response toP. bergheiANKA infectionin vivoin both CM-susceptible (B6) and CM-resistant (B6-CD4−/−) mice. However, their sole transfer was not sufficient to restore CM susceptibility in two CM-resistant congenic strains tested. Altogether, these results demonstrate that nTreg are activated and functional duringP. bergheiANKA infection and that they contribute to the pathogenesis of CM. They further suggest that nTreg may represent an early target for the modulation of the immune response to malaria.

scholarly journals Perforin Expression by CD8 T Cells Is Sufficient To Cause Fatal Brain Edema during Experimental Cerebral Malaria

2017 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew A. Huggins ◽  
Holly L. Johnson ◽  
Fang Jin ◽  
Aurelie N′Songo ◽  
Lisa M. Hanson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Vascular Permeability ◽  
Brain Edema ◽  
Cd8 T Cells ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Brain Swelling ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Bbb Permeability

ABSTRACT Human cerebral malaria (HCM) is a serious complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. The most severe outcomes for patients include coma, permanent neurological deficits, and death. Recently, a large-scale magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study in humans identified brain swelling as the most prominent predictor of fatal HCM. Therefore, in this study, we sought to define the mechanism controlling brain edema through the use of the murine experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) model. Specifically, we investigated the ability of CD8 T cells to initiate brain edema during ECM. We determined that areas of blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability colocalized with a reduction of the cerebral endothelial cell tight-junction proteins claudin-5 and occludin. Furthermore, through small-animal MRI, we analyzed edema and vascular leakage. Using gadolinium-enhanced T1-weighted MRI, we determined that vascular permeability is not homogeneous but rather confined to specific regions of the brain. Our findings show that BBB permeability was localized within the brainstem, olfactory bulb, and lateral ventricle. Concurrently with the initiation of vascular permeability, T2-weighted MRI revealed edema and brain swelling. Importantly, ablation of the cytolytic effector molecule perforin fully protected against vascular permeability and edema. Furthermore, perforin production specifically by CD8 T cells was required to cause fatal edema during ECM. We propose that CD8 T cells initiate BBB breakdown through perforin-mediated disruption of tight junctions. In turn, leakage from the vasculature into the parenchyma causes brain swelling and edema. This results in a breakdown of homeostatic maintenance that likely contributes to ECM pathology.

scholarly journals γδ-T cells promote IFN-γ–dependent Plasmodium pathogenesis upon liver-stage infection

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (20) ◽  
pp. 9979-9988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie C. Ribot ◽  
Rita Neres ◽  
Vanessa Zuzarte-Luís ◽  
Anita Q. Gomes ◽  
Liliana Mancio-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Γδ T Cells ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Liver Stage ◽  
Ifn Γ ◽  
Stage Infection

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a major cause of death due to Plasmodium infection. Both parasite and host factors contribute to the onset of CM, but the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms that contribute to its pathogenesis remain poorly characterized. Unlike conventional αβ-T cells, previous studies on murine γδ-T cells failed to identify a nonredundant role for this T cell subset in experimental cerebral malaria (ECM). Here we show that mice lacking γδ-T cells are resistant to ECM when infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA sporozoites, the liver-infective form of the parasite and the natural route of infection, in contrast with their susceptible phenotype if challenged with P. berghei ANKA-infected red blood cells that bypass the liver stage of infection. Strikingly, the presence of γδ-T cells enhanced the expression of Plasmodium immunogenic factors and exacerbated subsequent systemic and brain-infiltrating inflammatory αβ-T cell responses. These phenomena were dependent on the proinflammatory cytokine IFN-γ, which was required during liver stage for modulation of the parasite transcriptome, as well as for downstream immune-mediated pathology. Our work reveals an unanticipated critical role of γδ-T cells in the development of ECM upon Plasmodium liver-stage infection.

scholarly journals IL-4 Treatment Mitigates Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Reducing Parasitemia, Dampening Inflammation, and Lessening the Cytotoxicity of T Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 206 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-131
Author(s):  
Xianzhu Wu ◽  
Ramesh P. Thylur ◽  
Kiran K. Dayanand ◽  
Kishore Punnath ◽  
Christopher C. Norbury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria

scholarly journals Limited Role of CD4+Foxp3+Regulatory T Cells in the Control of Experimental Cerebral Malaria

2009 ◽  
Vol 183 (11) ◽  
pp. 7014-7022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Steeg ◽  
Guido Adler ◽  
Tim Sparwasser ◽  
Bernhard Fleischer ◽  
Thomas Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Experimental Cerebral Malaria ◽  
Limited Role
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