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Leishmania mexicana promastigotes inhibit macrophage IL-12 production via TLR-4 dependent COX-2, iNOS and arginase-1 expression.


ABSTRACT: The effects of Leishmania mexicana metacyclic promastigotes upon MAP kinase signalling in mouse bone marrow macrophages and subsequent expression of the disease regulatory proteins iNOS and COX-2 were studied. At a ratio of 5:1, promastigotes caused a marked increase in phosphorylation of the three major MAP kinases, ERK, p38 and JNK. MAP kinase signalling was substantially reduced in TLR-4(-/-) but not TLR-2(-/-) deficient macrophages and completely abolished in double TLR-2/4(-/-) macrophages. A similar outcome was observed using cysteine peptidase B deficient amastigotes. Furthermore, whilst promastigotes had no independent effect on iNOS or COX-2 expression, they prolonged the induction of these proteins stimulated by LPS and enhanced PGE(2) and NO production. Induction of COX-2 and iNOS was also TLR-4 dependent. Blockade of either PGE(2) or NO production with indomethacin or l-NAME reversed promastigote inhibition of LPS induced IL-12 production. Promastigotes also increased macrophage arginase-1 expression and enhanced arginase activity, both of which were substantially reduced in TLR-4 but not TLR-2 deficient macrophages. Surprisingly, arginase inhibition by Nor-NOHA also caused a reversal of promastigote mediated inhibition of macrophage IL-12 production. These data demonstrate for the first time the role of TLR-4 in mediating the effects of L. mexicana promastigotes on MAP kinase activation, up-regulation of COX-2, iNOS as well as arginase-1 expression in macrophages and further shows that PGE(2), NO and arginase activity all contribute substantially to the inhibition of host cell IL-12 production.

SUBMITTER: Shweash M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3173610 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Leishmania mexicana promastigotes inhibit macrophage IL-12 production via TLR-4 dependent COX-2, iNOS and arginase-1 expression.

Shweash Muhannad M   Adrienne McGachy H H   Schroeder Juliane J   Neamatallah Thikryat T   Bryant Clare E CE   Millington Owain O   Mottram Jeremy C JC   Alexander James J   Plevin Robin R  

Molecular immunology 20110612 15-16


The effects of Leishmania mexicana metacyclic promastigotes upon MAP kinase signalling in mouse bone marrow macrophages and subsequent expression of the disease regulatory proteins iNOS and COX-2 were studied. At a ratio of 5:1, promastigotes caused a marked increase in phosphorylation of the three major MAP kinases, ERK, p38 and JNK. MAP kinase signalling was substantially reduced in TLR-4(-/-) but not TLR-2(-/-) deficient macrophages and completely abolished in double TLR-2/4(-/-) macrophages.  ...[more]

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