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ArticleInfection and immunity2012

Toxoplasma gondii infection inhibits Th17-mediated spontaneous development of arthritis in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist-deficient mice.

Takuya Washino, Masataka Moroda, Yoichiro Iwakura, Fumie Aosai

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2012. 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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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takuya WashinoDepartment of Infection and Host Defense, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Masataka Moroda
Yoichiro Iwakura
Fumie Aosai
Chiba University · JPThe University of Tokyo · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra)-deficient BALB/c mice develop spontaneous arthritis resembling human rheumatoid arthritis. We herein report that infection with Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan, is capable of ameliorating the spontaneous development of arthritis in IL-1Ra-deficient mice. The onset of arthritis development was delayed and the severity score of arthritis was significantly suppressed in T. gondii-infected mice. Expression of IL-12p40 mRNA from CD11c(+) cells of mesenteric lymph nodes (mLN) and spleen markedly increased at 1 week after peroral infection. While CD11c(+) cells also produced IL-10, IL-1β, and IL-6, CD4(+) T cells from T. gondii-infected mice expressed significantly high levels of T-bet and gamma interferon (IFN-γ) mRNA in both mLN and spleen. Levels of GATA-3/IL-4 mRNA or RORγt/IL-17 mRNA decreased in the infected mice, indicating Th1 cell polarization and the reduction of Th2 and Th17 cell polarization. The severity of arthritis was related to Th1 cell polarization accompanied by Th17 cell reduction, demonstrating the protective role of the T. gondii-derived Th1 response against Th17 cell-mediated arthritis in IL-1Ra-deficient mice.

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ToxoplasmaAnimalsArthritisCD11c AntigenCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesGATA3 Transcription FactorHereditary Autoinflammatory DiseasesInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12 Subunit p40Interleukin-17Interleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-4Interleukin-6Lymph NodesCD11c AntigenGata3 protein, mouseGATA3 Transcription FactorInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12 Subunit p40Interleukin-17Interleukin-1betaInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinInterleukin-4Interleukin-6Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3RNA, Messenger

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PMID22290145
PMCPMC3318428
OpenAlexW2005902650

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