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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2024

Toxoplasma gondii suppress human cord blood cell differentiation to the NK cell population.

Sepideh Mahmoudzadeh, Khadijeh Dizaji Asl, Hojjatollah Nozad Charoudeh, Reza Rahbarghazi, Mahdi Ahmadi, Morteza Heidarzadeh, Adel Spotin, Ehsan Ahmadpour

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Sepideh MahmoudzadehImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Khadijeh Dizaji AslDepartment of Histopathology and Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tabriz Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran.
Hojjatollah Nozad CharoudehDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Reza RahbarghaziDepartment of Applied Cell Sciences, Stem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mahdi AhmadiDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Morteza HeidarzadehKoç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey.
Adel SpotinDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Ehsan AhmadpourImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-1202-6147

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Immunology Research Center and School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran 62106
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Abstract

backgroundToxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that can invade all mammalian cells. It is well established that natural killer (NK) cells have critical protective roles in innate immunity during infections by intracellular pathogens. In the current study, we conducted an in vitro experiment to evaluate NK cell differentiation and activation from human umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (UCB-MNCs) after infection with T. gondii tachyzoites.

methodsUCB-MNCs were infected by fresh tachyzoites of type I (RH) or type II (PTG) strains of T. gondii pre-expanded in mesenchymal stem cells for 2 weeks in a medium enriched with stem cell factor, Flt3, IL-2, and IL-15. Flow cytometry analysis and western blot analysis were performed to measure the CD57

resultsData revealed that incubation of UCB-MNCs with NK cell differentiation medium increased the CD57

conclusionOur findings suggest that virulent T. gondii tachyzoites with cytopathic effects inhibit NK cell activation and eliminate innate immune responses during infection, and consequently enable the parasite to continue its survival in the host body.

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Cell DifferentiationFetal BloodKiller Cells, NaturalToxoplasmaCells, CulturedHumansImmunity, InnateLeukocytes, MononuclearLymphocyte ActivationToxoplasmosisdifferentiationfunctional activitymaturationNK cellsToxoplasma gondiiumbilical cord blood mononuclear cells

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PMID39031850
PMCPMC11191221

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