Gamma Interferon-Induced Inhibition of Toxoplasma gondii in Astrocytes Is Mediated by IGTP
AUTOR(ES)
Halonen, Sandra K.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Toxoplasma gondii is an important pathogen in the central nervous system, causing a severe and often fatal encephalitis in patients with AIDS. Gamma interferon (IFN-γ) is the main cytokine preventing reactivation of Toxoplasma encephalitis in the brain. Microglia are important IFN-γ-activated effector cells controlling the growth of T. gondii in the brain via a nitric oxide (NO)-mediated mechanism. IFN-γ can also activate astrocytes to inhibit the growth of T. gondii. Previous studies found that the mechanism in murine astrocytes is independent of NO and all other known anti-Toxoplasma mechanisms. In this study we investigated the role of IGTP, a recently identified IFN-γ-regulated gene, in IFN-γ inhibition of T. gondii in murine astrocytes. Primary astrocytes were cultivated from IGTP-deficient mice, treated with IFN-γ, and then tested for anti-Toxoplasma activity. In wild-type astrocytes T. gondii growth was significantly inhibited by IFN-γ, whereas in astrocytes from IGTP-deficient mice IFN-γ did not cause a significant inhibition of growth. Immunoblot analysis confirmed that IFN-γ induced significant levels of IGTP in wild-type murine astrocytes within 24 h. These results indicate that IGTP plays a central role in the IFN-γ-induced inhibition of T. gondii in murine astrocytes.
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