Distinct DC subsets regulate adaptive Th1 and 2 responses during Trichuris muris infection

M. Demiri, K. Müller-Luda, William Winston Agace, Marcus Svensson Frej

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    Abstract

    Low- and high-dose infections with the murine large intestinal nematode Trichuris muris are associated with induction of adaptive Th1 and Th2 responses, respectively, in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). Classical dendritic cells (cDC) accumulate in the large intestinal mucosa and MLN upon T. muris infection, yet their role in driving adaptive responses to infection remains largely unknown. We performed low- and high-dose T. muris infections of mice deficient in defined cDC subsets to investigate their role in induction of adaptive immune responses. Mice lacking IRF4-dependent cDC failed to clear a high-dose infection and displayed impaired Th2 responses. Conversely, mice lacking IRF8-dependent cDC cleared a low-dose infection and displayed an impaired Th1 response while increased production of Th2 cytokines. Finally, mice lacking both IRF4- and IRF8-dependent cDC were able to generate a Th2 response and clear a low-dose infection. Collectively, these results suggest that IRF4- and IRF8-dependent cDC act antagonistically during T. muris infection, and demonstrate that intestinal Th2 responses can be generated towards T. muris in the absence of IRF4-dependent cDC.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article numbere12458
    JournalParasite Immunology
    Volume39
    Issue number10
    ISSN0141-9838
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Keywords

    • Dendritic cells
    • Infection
    • Intestine
    • Mesenteric lymph nodes
    • Parasite
    • T helper cells

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