Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1-dependent increase of Vα14 NKT cells in lungs and their roles in Th1 response and host defense in cryptococcal infection

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Kawakami, K
Kinjo, Y
Uezu, K
Yara, S
Miyagi, K
Koguchi, Y
Nakayama, T
Taniguchi, M
Saito, A
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[1] Univ Ryukyus, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med 1, Nishihara, Okinawa 9030215, Japan
[2] Chiba Univ, Dept Mol Immunol, Grad Sch Med, Core Res Evolut Sci & Technol Project, Chiba, Japan
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10.4049/jimmunol.167.11.6525
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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To elucidate the role of NKT cells in the host defense to cryptococcal infection, we examined the proportion of these cells, identified by the expression of CD3 and NK1.1, in lungs after intratracheal infection with Cryptococcus neoformans. This population increased on day 3 after infection, reached a peak level on days 6-7, and decreased thereafter. In V alpha 14 NKT cell-deficient mice, such increase was significantly attenuated. The proportion of Va14 NKT cells, detected by binding to alpha -galactosylceramide-loaded CD1d tetramer, and the expression of V alpha 14 mRNA increased after infection with a similar kinetics. The delayed-type hypersensitivity response and differentiation of the fungus-specific Th1 cells was reduced in V alpha 14 NKT cell-deficient mice, compared with control mice. Additionally, elimination of this fungal pathogen from lungs was significantly delayed in V alpha 14 NKT cell-deficient mice. Production of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 in lungs, detected at both mRNA and protein levels, increased on day 1, reached a peak level on day 3, and decreased thereafter, which preceded the increase in NKT cells. Finally, the increase of total and V alpha 14(+) subset of NKT cells after infection was significantly reduced in MCP-1-deficient mice. Oar results demonstrated that NKT cells, especially V alpha 14(+) subset, accumulated in a MCP-1-dependent manner in the lungs after infection with C. neoformans and played an important role in the development of Th1 response and host resistance to this fungal pathogen.
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