Characterization of the interferon-producing cell in mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Authors
Stockinger, SilviaKastner, Renate
Kernbauer, Elisabeth
Pilz, Andreas
Westermayer, Sandra
Reutterer, Benjamin
Soulat, Didier
Stengl, Gabriele
Vogl, Claus
Frenz, Theresa
Waibler, Zoe
Taniguchi, Tadatsugu
Rülicke, Thomas
Kalinke, Ulrich
Müller, Mathias
Decker, Thomas
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2009-03
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Production of type I interferons (IFN-I, mainly IFNalpha and IFNbeta) is a hallmark of innate immune responses to all classes of pathogens. When viral infection spreads to lymphoid organs, the majority of systemic IFN-I is produced by a specialized "interferon-producing cell" (IPC) that has been shown to belong to the lineage of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC). It is unclear whether production of systemic IFN-I is generally attributable to pDC irrespective of the nature of the infecting pathogen. We have addressed this question by studying infections of mice with the intracellular bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Protective innate immunity against this pathogen is weakened by IFN-I activity. In mice infected with L. monocytogenes, systemic IFN-I was amplified via IFN-beta, the IFN-I receptor (IFNAR), and transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7), a molecular circuitry usually characteristic of non-pDC producers. Synthesis of serum IFN-I did not require TLR9. In contrast, in vitro-differentiated pDC infected with L. monocytogenes needed TLR9 to transcribe IFN-I mRNA. Consistent with the assumption that pDC are not the producers of systemic IFN-I, conditional ablation of the IFN-I receptor in mice showed that most systemic IFN-I is produced by myeloid cells. Furthermore, results obtained with FACS-purified splenic cell populations from infected mice confirmed the assumption that a cell type with surface antigens characteristic of macrophages and not of pDC is responsible for bulk IFN-I synthesis. The amount of IFN-I produced in the investigated mouse lines was inversely correlated to the resistance to lethal infection. Based on these data, we propose that the engagement of pDC, the mode of IFN-I mobilization, as well as the shaping of the antimicrobial innate immune response by IFN-I differ between intracellular pathogens.Citation
Characterization of the interferon-producing cell in mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes. 2009, 5 (3):e1000355 PLoS Pathog.Affiliation
Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.Journal
PLoS pathogensPubMed ID
19325882Type
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1553-7374ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.ppat.1000355
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