The spider acylpolyamine Mygalin is a potent modulator of innate immune responses |
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Authors: | Mafra Diego Gabriel da Silva Pedro Ismael Galhardo Cynthia Soares Nassar Rafael Daffre Sirlei Sato Maria N Borges Monamaris M |
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Institution: | Laboratorio de Bacteriologia, Instituto Butantan, S?o Paulo, Brazil. |
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Abstract: | Mygalin is an antibacterial molecule isolated from the hemocytes of the spider Acanthoscurria gomesiana. It was identified as bis-acylpolyamine spermidine. We evaluated the modulator effects of synthetic Mygalin in the innate immune response. We demonstrate that Mygalin induces IFN-γ synthesis by splenocytes increasing the nitrite secretion by splenocytes and macrophages. A specific inhibitor of iNOS abrogated Mygalin-induced nitrite production in macrophages independent of IFN-γ activation. In addition, Mygalin-activated macrophages produced TNF-α but not IL-1β, demonstrating that Mygalin does not act directly on the inflammasome. Furthermore, this compound did not affect spontaneous or Concanavalin A-induced proliferative responses by murine splenocytes and did not induce IL-5 or apoptosis of splenocytes or bone marrow-derived macrophages. These data provide evidence that Mygalin modulates the innate immune response by inducing IFN-γ and NO synthesis. The combined immune regulatory and antibacterial qualities of Mygalin should be explored as a strategy to enhance immune responses in infection. |
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