Filaria-induced IL-10 suppresses murine cerebral malaria |
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Authors: | Sabine Specht Daniel Fernández Ruiz Bettina Dubben Susanne Deininger Achim Hoerauf |
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Affiliation: | 1. Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China;2. Laboratory Animal Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China;3. Institute of Life Science and Biotechnology, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China;4. Pharmaceutical College, Henan University, Kaifeng, China |
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Abstract: | Filarial nematodes achieve long survival in their hosts due to their capacity to modulate immune responses. Therefore, immunomodulation by filarial nematodes may alter responses to concomitant infections such as malaria. Cerebral malaria (CM), a severe complication of Plasmodium falciparum infections, is triggered as a consequence of the immune response developed against malaria parasites. The question arises whether prior infection with helminth parasites is beneficial against CM. In the present work a murine model for subsequent has been used to assess this hypothesis. C57BL/6 mice were infected with the rodent filarial parasite Litomosoides sigmodontis and the murine model parasite for CM, Plasmodium berghei ANKA. Previously filaria-infected C57BL/6 mice showed significantly reduced CM rates. CD8+ T cell recruitment to the brain, a hallmark for CM development, was reduced in protected mice. Furthermore, in contrast to P. berghei single-infected animals, filaria-infected mice had significantly higher levels of circulating IL-10. The requirement for IL-10 in CM protection was demonstrated by the lack of protection in IL-10 KO mice. This suggests that the anti-inflammatory IL-10 elicited by filarial nematodes is able to suppress the overwhelming inflammatory reaction otherwise triggered against malaria parasites in C57BL/6 mice, preventing full progress to CM. |
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