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ArticleInfection and immunity2010

Role of MyD88 and Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in the sensing of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae.

Thierry Roger, Nicola Casson, Antony Croxatto, José Manuel Entenza, Marc Pusztaszeri, Shizuo Akira, Marlies Knaup Reymond, Didier Le Roy, Thierry Calandra, Gilbert Greub

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thierry RogerInfectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nicola Casson
Antony Croxatto
José Manuel Entenza
Marc Pusztaszeri
Shizuo Akira
Marlies Knaup Reymond
Didier Le Roy
Thierry Calandra
Gilbert Greub
University of Lausanne · CHUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CHOsaka University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parachlamydia acanthamoebae is a Chlamydia-related organism whose pathogenic role in pneumonia is supported by serological and molecular clinical studies and an experimental mouse model of lung infection. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a seminal role in sensing microbial products and initiating innate immune responses. The aim of this study was to investigate the roles of MyD88, TLR2, and TLR4 in the interaction of Parachlamydia with macrophages. Here, we showed that Parachlamydia entered bone-marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs) in a TLR-independent manner but did not multiply intracellularly. Interestingly, compared to live bacteria, heat-inactivated Parachlamydia induced the production of substantial amounts of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-12p40 by BMDMs and of TNF and IL-6 by peritoneal macrophages as well as RAW 264.7 and J774 macrophage cell lines. Cytokine production by BMDMs, which was partially inhibited upon trypsin treatment of Parachlamydia, was dependent on MyD88, TLR4, and, to a lesser extent, TLR2. Finally, MyD88(-/-), TLR4(-/-), and TLR2(-/-) mice were as resistant as wild-type mice to lung infection following the intratracheal instillation of Parachlamydia. Thus, in contrast to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Parachlamydia acanthamoebae weakly stimulates macrophages, potentially compensating for its low replication capacity in macrophages by escaping the innate immune surveillance.

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AnimalsChlamydia InfectionsChlamydialesFemaleHost-Pathogen InteractionsInterleukin-6LungMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88PhagocytosisPneumonia, BacterialSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 2Interleukin-6Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88Toll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID20837714
PMCPMC2981336
OpenAlexW2136645060

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