Regulatory T Cells as an Escape Mechanism to the Immune Response in Taenia crassiceps Infection


Por: Adalid-Peralta, Laura, Lopez-Roblero, Alexander, Camacho-Vazquez, Cynthia, Najera-Ocampo, Marisol, Guevara-Salinas, Adrian, Ruiz-Monroy, Nataly, Melo-Salas, Marlene, Morales-Ruiz, Valeria, Lopez-Recinos, Dina, Ortiz-Hernandez, Edgar, Demengeot, Jocelyne, Vazquez-Perez, Joel A., Arce-Sillas, Asiel, Gomez-Fuentes, Sandra, Parkhouse, Robert Michael Evans, Fragoso, Gladis, Sciutto, Edda, Sevilla-Reyes, Edgar E.

Publicada: 13 abr 2021
Resumen:
Murine cysticercosis by Taenia crassiceps is a model for human neurocysticercosis. Genetic and/or immune differences may underlie the higher susceptibility to infection in BALB/cAnN with respect to C57BL/6 mice. T regulatory cells (Tregs) could mediate the escape of T. crassiceps from the host immunity. This study is aimed to investigate the role of Tregs in T. crassiceps establishment in susceptible and non-susceptible mouse strains. Treg and effector cells were quantified in lymphoid organs before infection and 5, 30, 90, and 130 days post-infection. The proliferative response post-infection was characterized in vitro. The expression of regulatory and inflammatory molecules was assessed on days 5 and 30 post-infection. Depletion assays were performed to assess Treg functionality. Significantly higher Treg percentages were observed in BALB/cAnN mice, while increased percentages of activated CD127+ cells were found in C57BL/6 mice. The proliferative response was suppressed in susceptible mice, and Treg proliferation occurred only in susceptible mice. Treg-mediated suppression mechanisms may include IL-10 and TGF beta secretion, granzyme- and perforin-mediated cytolysis, metabolic disruption, and cell-to-cell contact. Tregs are functional in BALB/cAnN mice. Therefore Tregs could be allowing parasite establishment and survival in susceptible mice but could play a homeostatic role in non-susceptible strains.

Filiaciones:
Adalid-Peralta, Laura:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

 Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirug, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Lopez-Roblero, Alexander:
 Univ Autonoma Chiapas, Fac Ciencias Quim, Tapachula, Mexico

Camacho-Vazquez, Cynthia:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Najera-Ocampo, Marisol:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Guevara-Salinas, Adrian:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Ruiz-Monroy, Nataly:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Melo-Salas, Marlene:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Morales-Ruiz, Valeria:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Lopez-Recinos, Dina:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Ortiz-Hernandez, Edgar:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Demengeot, Jocelyne:
 Inst Gulbenkian Ciencias, Oeiras, Portugal

Vazquez-Perez, Joel A.:
 Inst Nacl Enfermedades Resp Ismael Cosio Villegas, Dept Invest Enfermedades Infecciosas, Tlalpan, Mexico

Arce-Sillas, Asiel:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Gomez-Fuentes, Sandra:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Nacl Neurol & Neurocirugia Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Unidad Perifer Estudio Neuroinflamac Patol Neurol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Parkhouse, Robert Michael Evans:
 Inst Gulbenkian Ciencias, Oeiras, Portugal

Fragoso, Gladis:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Dept Inmunol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Sciutto, Edda:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Biomed, Dept Inmunol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Sevilla-Reyes, Edgar E.:
 Inst Nacl Enfermedades Resp Ismael Cosio Villegas, Dept Invest Enfermedades Infecciosas, Tlalpan, Mexico
ISSN: 22352988
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Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 11 Número:
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WOS Id: 000644405600001
ID de PubMed: 33928043
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