Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Immunity and Metabolism, Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221004, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.
Inflammation. 2018 Feb;41(1):213-220. doi: 10.1007/s10753-017-0679-1.
The roles of TLR4 in mediation of innate immune response and in regulation of adaptive immune responses triggered by Clonorchis sinensis remain unknown. In the present study, splenocytes derived from C3H/HeN (TLR4 ) and C3H/Hej mice (TLR4 ) that were infected with 45 metacercariae of C. sinensis were harvested, then stimulated by C. sinensis excretory/secretory products (ESP) or medium (control) for 48 h, respectively. Meanwhile, bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) from normal C3H/HeN and C3H/Hej mice were prepared and stimulated with medium, ESP, LPS, or ESP+LPS for 24 h, respectively. The supernatants were collected, and the concentrations of type 1 and type 2 relative cytokines were determined by ELISA. The maturation of BMDCs indicated by surface markers of CD80, CD86, and MHC II was evaluated by flow cytometry. The results showed that the levels of IFN-γ, IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-10 in the splenocytes from C. sinensis-infected TLR4 mice were significantly lower than those from TLR4 mice when they were further exposed to ESP. For BMDCs, the productions of the cytokines IL-12p70 and IL-10, but not IL-4, in the BMDCs from TLR4 mutation mice were predominantly decreased compared with those from TLR4 mice when the BMDCs were co-stimulated by ESP combined with LPS. Flow cytometry analysis showed that ESP could significantly decrease the high levels of CD80, CD86, and MHC II which were elevated by LPS. In conclusion, these data suggest that TLR4 may play a regulatory role in type 1 immune responses during C. sinensis infection.
TLR4 在介导先天性免疫反应以及调节由华支睾吸虫引发的适应性免疫反应中的作用尚不清楚。在本研究中,从感染了 45 条华支睾吸虫囊蚴的 C3H/HeN(TLR4+)和 C3H/Hej(TLR4-)小鼠中分离脾细胞,然后分别用华支睾吸虫排泄/分泌产物(ESP)或培养基(对照)刺激 48 h。同时,从正常 C3H/HeN 和 C3H/Hej 小鼠中制备骨髓来源的树突状细胞(BMDC),并分别用培养基、ESP、LPS 或 ESP+LPS 刺激 24 h。收集上清液,通过 ELISA 测定 1 型和 2 型相对细胞因子的浓度。通过流式细胞术评估表面标志物 CD80、CD86 和 MHC II 来评估 BMDC 的成熟情况。结果显示,当进一步暴露于 ESP 时,华支睾吸虫感染 TLR4-小鼠的脾细胞中 IFN-γ、IL-6、TNF-α 和 IL-10 的水平明显低于 TLR4+小鼠。对于 BMDC,当 BMDC 与 LPS 共同刺激时,TLR4 突变小鼠的细胞因子 IL-12p70 和 IL-10 的产生(但不是 IL-4)与 TLR4+小鼠相比主要降低。流式细胞术分析表明,ESP 可显著降低 LPS 上调的 CD80、CD86 和 MHC II 的高水平。总之,这些数据表明 TLR4 可能在华支睾吸虫感染期间的 1 型免疫反应中发挥调节作用。