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IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP receptor are not critical for development of experimental murine malaria.


ABSTRACT: IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP, which are produced predominantly by epithelial cells, can induce production of Th2-type cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5 and/or IL-13 by various types of cells, suggesting their involvement in induction of Th2-type cytokine-associated immune responses. It is known that Th2-type cytokines contribute to host defense against malaria parasite infection in mice. However, the roles of IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP in malaria parasite infection remain unclear. Thus, to elucidate this, we infected wild-type, IL-25-/-, IL-33-/- and TSLP receptor (TSLPR)-/- mice with Plasmodium berghei (P. berghei) ANKA, a murine malaria strain. The expression levels of IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP mRNA were changed in the brain, liver, lung and spleen of wild-type mice after infection, suggesting that these cytokines are involved in host defense against P. berghei ANKA. However, the incidence of parasitemia and survival in the mutant mice were comparable to in the wild-type mice. These findings indicate that IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP are not critical for host defense against P. berghei ANKA.

SUBMITTER: Shibui A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5600432 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP receptor are not critical for development of experimental murine malaria.

Shibui Akiko A   Takamori Ayako A   Tolba Mohammed E M MEM   Nambu Aya A   Shimura Eri E   Yamaguchi Sachiko S   Sanjoba Chizu C   Suto Hajime H   Sudo Katsuko K   Okumura Ko K   Sugano Sumio S   Morita Hideaki H   Saito Hirohisa H   Matsumoto Kenji K   Nakae Susumu S  

Biochemistry and biophysics reports 20151214


IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP, which are produced predominantly by epithelial cells, can induce production of Th2-type cytokines such as IL-4, IL-5 and/or IL-13 by various types of cells, suggesting their involvement in induction of Th2-type cytokine-associated immune responses. It is known that Th2-type cytokines contribute to host defense against malaria parasite infection in mice. However, the roles of IL-25, IL-33 and TSLP in malaria parasite infection remain unclear. Thus, to elucidate this, we inf  ...[more]

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