IFN-γ production during active tuberculosis is regulated by mechanisms that involve IL-17, SLAM, and CREB

Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is crucial for protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) increases IFN-γ transcription. We determined whether the transmembrane receptor signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) and interleukin...

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Autores: Pasquinelli, Virginia, Townsend, James C., Jurado, Javier Oscar, Alvarez, Ivana Belén, Quiroga, María Florencia, Barnes, Peter F., Samten, Buka, García, Verónica Edith
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/67285
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/67285
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:TUBERCULOSIS
IFN-GAMMA
SIGNALING PROTEINS
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Sumario:Interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is crucial for protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) increases IFN-γ transcription. We determined whether the transmembrane receptor signaling lymphocyte activation molecule (SLAM) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) affect CREB phosphorylation and IFN-γ production in persons with tuberculosis. When T cells from patients with tuberculosis were activated with M. tuberculosis, 80% of SLAM+ T cells expressed phosphorylated CREB, and SLAM activation increased CREB phosphorylation and IFN-γ production. In contrast, IL-17 down-regulated SLAM expression, CREB phosphorylation, and IFN-γ production. Therefore, IL-17 and SLAM have opposing effects on IFN-γ production through CREB activation in persons with tuberculosis. © 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.