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ArticleDNA and cell biology2008

Suppression of dendritic cell activation by anthrax lethal toxin and edema toxin depends on multiple factors including cell source, stimulus used, and function tested.

Ping-Jen Joe Chou, Catherine A Newton, Izabella Perkins, Herman Friedman, Thomas W Klein

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Article in DNA and cell biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ping-Jen Joe ChouDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA. pchou@health.usf.edu
Catherine A Newton
Izabella Perkins
Herman Friedman
Thomas W Klein
Florida College · USUniversity of South Florida · US

Funding

CYTOKINES IN TH1 VS TH2 IMMUNITY TO LEGIONELLA--A MODELR01AI045169 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI FRIEDMAN, HERMAN · 1999 to 2003
$1.2M
NIAID NIH HHS AI45169
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacillus anthracis produces lethal toxin (LT) and edema toxin (ET), and they suppress the function of LPS-stimulated dendritic cells (DCs). Because DCs respond differently to various microbial stimuli, we compared toxin effects in bone marrow DCs stimulated with either LPS or Legionella pneumophila (Lp). LT, not ET, was more toxic for cells from BALB/c than from C57BL/6 (B6) as measured by 7-AAD uptake; however, ET suppressed CD11c expression. LT suppressed IL-12, IL-6, and TNF-alpha in cells from BALB/c and B6 mice but increased IL-1beta in LPS-stimulated cultures. ET also suppressed IL-12 and TNF-alpha, but increased IL-6 and IL-1beta in Lp-stimulated cells from B6. Regarding maturation marker expression, LT increased MHCII and CD86 while suppressing CD40 and CD80; ET generally decreased marker expression across all groups. We conclude that the suppression of cytokine production by anthrax toxins is dependent on variables, including the source of the DCs, the type of stimulus and cytokine measured, and the individual toxin tested. However, LT and ET enhancement or suppression of maturation marker expression is more related to the marker studied than the stimuli or cell source. Anthrax toxins are not uniformly suppressive of DC function but instead can increase function under defined conditions.

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Adenylyl CyclasesAnimalsAntigens, BacterialBacterial ToxinsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell SeparationCytokinesDendritic CellsDrug CombinationsImmune ToleranceImmunologic FactorsImmunologic TechniquesLegionnaires' DiseaseMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAdenylyl Cyclasesanthrax toxinAntigens, BacterialBacterial ToxinsCytokinesDrug CombinationsImmunologic Factors

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PMID18821847
PMCPMC2994424
OpenAlexW2028227146

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