Inhibition of expression of major histocompatibility complex class II molecules in macrophages infected with Leishmania donovani occurs at the level of gene transcription via a cyclic AMP-independent mechanism.

AUTOR(ES)

Kwan, W C

RESUMO

Among the important pleiotropic responses to gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) during the activation of macrophages (M phi) is the increased expression of major histocompatibility complex class II genes. In the present study, infection with Leishmania donovani was shown to inhibit in parallel the induction by IFN-gamma of H-2 A beta gene transcription, class II mRNA accumulation, and H-2 Ad protein expression in cells of the murine macrophage cell line P388D1. Treatment of P388D1 cells with either the adenylate cyclase activator cholera toxin or the protein kinase A activator N6-2'-O-dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dibutyryl cAMP) similarly inhibited the induction by IFN-gamma of class II protein expression, and in parallel with Leishmania infection, cholera toxin inhibited the induction of mRNA for the H-2 A alpha and H-2 A beta proteins. Concentrations of intracellular cAMP were significantly increased in cholera toxin-treated cells but not in leishmania-infected cells. These findings indicate that at least one mechanism by which Leishmania infection attenuates the activation of M phi by IFN-gamma involves selective, transcriptional inhibition of major histocompatibility complex class II genes via a cAMP-independent mechanism.

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