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ArticleParasitology research2015

The characteristics of NK cells in Schistosoma japonicum-infected mouse spleens.

Lu Li, Hefei Cha, Xiuxue Yu, Hongyan Xie, Changyou Wu, Nuo Dong, Jun Huang

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Lu LiDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China. ly_lilu@163.com.
Hefei ChaDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China. 1501929307@qq.com.
Xiuxue YuDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China. 894398906@qq.com.
Hongyan XieFunctional Experiment Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China. xhyhj1977020@sina.com.
Changyou WuKey Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China. changyou_wu@yahoo.com.
Nuo DongAffiliated Xiamen Eye Center and Eye Institute of Xiamen University, 361001, Xiamen, China. profeye@163.com.
Jun HuangDepartment of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Guangzhou Medical University, 511436, Guangzhou, China. hj165@sina.com.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNXiamen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells are classic innate immune cells that play roles in many types of infectious disease. Recently, some new characteristics of NK cells were discovered. In this study, C57BL/6 mice were infected with Schistosoma japonicum for 5-6 weeks and lymphocytes were isolated from the spleen to detect some of the NK cell characteristics by multiparametric flow cytometry. The results revealed that the S. japonicum infection induced a large amount of NK cells, although the percentage of NK cells was not increased significantly. At the same time, the results showed that infected mouse splenic NK cells expressed increased levels of CD25 and CD69 and produced more IL-2, IL-4, and IL-17 and less IFN-γ after stimulation with PMA and ionomycin. This meant that NK cells played a role in S. japonicum infection. Moreover, decreased NKG2A/C/E (CD94) expression levels were detected on the surface of NK cells from infected mouse spleens, which might serve as a NK cell activation mechanism. Additionally, high levels of IL-10, but not PD-1, were expressed on the infected mouse NK cells, which implied that functional exhaustion might exist in the splenic NK cells from S. japonicum-infected mice. Collectively, our results suggest that NK cells play important roles in the course of S. japonicum infection.

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AnimalsFemaleInterleukin-10Interleukin-2Interleukin-4Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocyte ActivationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSchistosoma japonicumSchistosomiasis japonicaSpleenInterleukin-10Interleukin-2Interleukin-4NK cellSchistosoma japonicumSpleen

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