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ArticleMicrobiology (Reading, England)2008

A role for tumour necrosis factor-alpha, complement C5 and interleukin-6 in the initiation and development of the mycobacterial cord factor trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate induced granulomatous response.

Kerry J Welsh, April N Abbott, Shen-An Hwang, Jessica Indrigo, Lisa Y Armitige, Michael R Blackburn, Robert L Hunter, Jeffrey K Actor

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Article in Microbiology (Reading, England), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kerry J WelshMedical School, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
April N AbbottGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Program in Molecular Pathology, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Shen-An HwangGraduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Program in Molecular Pathology, University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Jessica IndrigoCorporate and Foundation Relations, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63105, USA.
Lisa Y ArmitigeDepartment of Internal Medicine-Infectious Diseases, Medical School, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael R BlackburnDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Robert L HunterDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Jeffrey K ActorDepartment of Pathology, Medical School, University of Texas-Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Genetic Control of Pulmonary Cavities in TuberculosisR01HL068537 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HUNTER, ROBERT L. · 2001 to 2005
$2.2M
Regulation of Cortisol by Mycobacterial Glycolipid TDMR21HL080313 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI ACTOR, JEFFREY K · 2004 to 2005
$364k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL068537NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL068537NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL080313NIAID NIH HHS 1R21AI058247-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM) is a glycolipid component of the mycobacterial cell wall that causes immune responses in mice similar to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, including granuloma formation with production of proinflammatory cytokines. The precise roles of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, complement C5 and interleukin (IL)-6 in the molecular events that lead to the initiation and maintenance of the granulomatous response to TDM have not been fully elucidated. Macrophage proinflammatory responses from wild-type and complement-deficient mice after infection with MTB were assessed, and compared to responses from organisms in which surface TDM had been removed. Removal of TDM abolished proinflammatory responses, markedly so in the complement-deficient macrophages. Mice deficient in TNF-alpha, C5a and IL-6, along with wild-type C57BL/6 controls, were intravenously injected with TDM in a water-in-oil emulsion, and analysed for histological response and cytokine production in lungs. Wild-type C57BL/6 mice formed granulomas with increased production of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNF-alpha, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha (MIP-1alpha), IL-12p40, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), and IL-10 protein and mRNA. TNF-alpha-deficient mice failed to produce a histological response to TDM, with no increases in cytokine production following TDM administration. While C5a-deficient mice exhibited inflammation, they did not form structured granulomas and initially had decreased production of proinflammatory mediators. IL-6-deficient mice initiated granuloma formation, but failed to maintain the granulomas through day 7 and demonstrated decreased early production of proinflammatory mediators in comparison to wild-type mice. These data suggest that TNF-alpha is critical for initiation of the granulomatous response, C5a is necessary for formation of cohesive granulomas, and IL-6 plays a key role in the granuloma maintenance response to mycobacterial TDM.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsComplement C5aCord FactorsCytokinesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGranuloma, Respiratory TractInterleukin-6LungMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMycobacterium tuberculosisRNA, MessengerTuberculosisAdjuvants, ImmunologicComplement C5aCord FactorsCytokinesInterleukin-6RNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID18524936
PMCPMC2556040
OpenAlexW2114195611

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