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  1. Article ; Online: The Mycotoxin Beauvericin Exhibits Immunostimulatory Effects on Dendritic Cells

    Yang, Xiaoli / Ali, Shafaqat / Zhao, Manman / Richter, Lisa / Schäfer, Vanessa / Schliehe-Diecks, Julian / Frank, Marian / Qi, Jing / Larsen, Pia-Katharina / Skerra, Jennifer / Islam, Heba / Wachtmeister, Thorsten / Alter, Christina / Huang, Anfei / Bhatia, Sanil / Köhrer, Karl / Kirschning, Carsten / Weighardt, Heike / Kalinke, Ulrich /
    Kalscheuer, Rainer / Uhrberg, Markus / Scheu, Stefanie

    Frontiers in immunology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 856230

    Abstract: Beauvericin (BEA), a mycotoxin of the enniatin family produced by various toxigenic fungi, has been attributed multiple biological activities such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial functions. However, effects of BEA on dendritic cells ...

    Abstract Beauvericin (BEA), a mycotoxin of the enniatin family produced by various toxigenic fungi, has been attributed multiple biological activities such as anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial functions. However, effects of BEA on dendritic cells remain unknown so far. Here, we identified effects of BEA on murine granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-cultured bone marrow derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and the underlying molecular mechanisms. BEA potently activates BMDCs as signified by elevated IL-12 and CD86 expression. Multiplex immunoassays performed on myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88) and toll/interleukin-1 receptor (TIR) domain containing adaptor inducing interferon beta (TRIF) single or double deficient BMDCs indicate that BEA induces inflammatory cytokine and chemokine production in a MyD88/TRIF dependent manner. Furthermore, we found that BEA was not able to induce IL-12 or IFNβ production in Toll-like receptor 4 (
    MeSH term(s) Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/metabolism ; Animals ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Dendritic Cells ; Depsipeptides ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Interleukin-12/metabolism ; Mice ; Mycotoxins ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/genetics ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport ; Cytokines ; Depsipeptides ; Mycotoxins ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 ; TLR4 protein, human ; Tlr4 protein, mouse ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Interleukin-12 (187348-17-0) ; beauvericin (26S048LS2R)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.856230
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  2. Article ; Online: STING induces early IFN-β in the liver and constrains myeloid cell-mediated dissemination of murine cytomegalovirus.

    Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Spanier, Julia / Borst, Katharina / Becker, Jennifer / Riedl, André / Hirche, Christoph / Ghita, Luca / Skerra, Jennifer / Baumann, Kira / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Doering, Marius / Ruzsics, Zsolt / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Nature communications

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 1, Page(s) 2830

    Abstract: Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine ... ...

    Abstract Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection as wild-type controls, whereas mice with a combined Toll-like receptor/RIG-I-like receptor/STING signaling deficiency do not mount type 1 interferon responses and succumb to the infection. Although STING alone is dispensable for survival, early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells is STING-dependent and controls early hepatic virus propagation. Infection experiments with an inducible reporter MCMV show that STING constrains MCMV replication in myeloid cells and limits viral dissemination via these cells. By contrast, restriction of viral dissemination from hepatocytes to other organs is independent of STING. Thus, during MCMV infection STING is involved in early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells and the restriction of viral dissemination via myeloid cells, whereas it is dispensable for survival.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Female ; Hepatocytes/metabolism ; Hepatocytes/virology ; Herpesviridae Infections/veterinary ; Herpesviridae Infections/virology ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Interferon-beta/genetics ; Interferon-beta/metabolism ; Kupffer Cells/metabolism ; Kupffer Cells/virology ; Liver/metabolism ; Liver/virology ; Male ; Membrane Proteins/genetics ; Membrane Proteins/metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Muromegalovirus/genetics ; Muromegalovirus/physiology ; Myeloid Cells/metabolism ; Myeloid Cells/virology ; Rodent Diseases/genetics ; Rodent Diseases/metabolism ; Rodent Diseases/virology ; Signal Transduction ; Toll-Like Receptors/genetics ; Toll-Like Receptors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins ; Sting1 protein, mouse ; Toll-Like Receptors ; Interferon-beta (77238-31-4)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-10863-0
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  3. Article ; Online: Selective reconstitution of IFN‑γ gene function in Ncr1+ NK cells is sufficient to control systemic vaccinia virus infection.

    Borst, Katharina / Flindt, Sven / Blank, Patrick / Larsen, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Spanier, Julia / Hirche, Christoph / König, Martin / Alanentalo, Tomas / Hafner, Martin / Waibler, Zoe / Pfeffer, Klaus / Sexl, Veronika / Sutter, Gerd / Müller, Werner / Graalmann, Theresa / Kalinke, Ulrich

    PLoS pathogens

    2020  Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) e1008279

    Abstract: IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during ... ...

    Abstract IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during immune responses by innate as well as adaptive immune cells and can critically affect the course and outcome of infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. To selectively analyze the function of innate immune cell-derived IFN-γ, we generated conditional IFN-γOFF mice, in which endogenous IFN-γ expression is disrupted by a loxP flanked gene trap cassette inserted into the first intron of the IFN-γ gene. IFN-γOFF mice were intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre or CD4-Cre mice that express Cre mainly in NK cells (IFN-γNcr1-ON mice) or T cells (IFN-γCD4-ON mice), respectively. Rosa26RFP reporter mice intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre mice showed selective RFP expression in more than 80% of the NK cells, while upon intercrossing with CD4-Cre mice abundant RFP expression was detected in T cells, but also to a minor extent in other immune cell subsets. Previous studies showed that IFN-γ expression is needed to promote survival of vaccinia virus (VACV) infection. Interestingly, during VACV infection of wild type and IFN-γCD4-ON mice two waves of serum IFN-γ were induced that peaked on day 1 and day 3/4 after infection. Similarly, VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted two waves of IFN-γ responses, of which the first one was moderately and the second one profoundly reduced when compared with WT mice. Furthermore, IFN-γNcr1-ON as well as IFN-γCD4-ON mice survived VACV infection, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not. As expected, ex vivo analysis of splenocytes derived from VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice showed IFN-γ expression in NK cells, but not T cells, whereas IFN-γOFF mice showed IFN-γ expression neither in NK cells nor T cells. VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted normal cytokine responses, restored neutrophil accumulation, and showed normal myeloid cell distribution in blood and spleen. Additionally, in these mice normal MHC-II expression was detected on peripheral macrophages, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not show MHC-II expression on such cells. In conclusion, upon VACV infection Ncr1 positive cells including NK cells mount two waves of early IFN-γ responses that are sufficient to promote the induction of protective anti-viral immunity.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antigens, Ly/genetics ; Antigens, Ly/immunology ; Gene Expression Regulation/immunology ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/immunology ; Interferon-gamma/genetics ; Interferon-gamma/immunology ; Killer Cells, Natural/immunology ; Killer Cells, Natural/pathology ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1/genetics ; Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/pathology ; Vaccinia/genetics ; Vaccinia/immunology ; Vaccinia/pathology ; Vaccinia virus/genetics ; Vaccinia virus/immunology
    Chemical Substances Antigens, Ly ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class II ; IFNG protein, mouse ; Natural Cytotoxicity Triggering Receptor 1 ; Ncr1 protein, mouse ; Interferon-gamma (82115-62-6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2205412-1
    ISSN 1553-7374 ; 1553-7366
    ISSN (online) 1553-7374
    ISSN 1553-7366
    DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008279
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  4. Article ; Online: Type I interferon receptor signaling delays Kupffer cell replenishment during acute fulminant viral hepatitis.

    Borst, Katharina / Frenz, Theresa / Spanier, Julia / Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Ghita, Luca / Namineni, Sukumar / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Köster, Mario / Heikenwaelder, Mathias / Sutter, Gerd / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Journal of hepatology

    2017  Volume 68, Issue 4, Page(s) 682–690

    Abstract: Background & aim: Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. ...

    Abstract Background & aim: Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. Herein, we dissected the impact of locally induced IFN-I responses on myeloid cell function and hepatocytes during acute liver inflammation.
    Methods: Two different DNA-encoded viruses, vaccinia virus (VACV) and murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), were studied. In vivo imaging was applied to visualize local IFN-β induction and IFN-I receptor (IFNAR) triggering in VACV-infected reporter mice. Furthermore, mice with a cell type-selective IFNAR ablation were analyzed to dissect the role of IFNAR signaling in myeloid cells and hepatocytes. Experiments with Cx3cr1
    Results: VACV infection induced local IFN-β responses, which lead to IFNAR signaling primarily within the liver. IFNAR triggering was needed to control the infection and prevent fulminant hepatitis. The severity of liver inflammation was independent of IFNAR triggering of hepatocytes, whereas IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells protected from excessive inflammation. Upon VACV or MCMV infection KC disappeared, whereas infiltrating monocytes differentiated to KC afterwards. During IFNAR triggering such replenished monocyte-derived KC comprised more IFNAR-deficient than -competent cells in mixed bone marrow chimeric mice, whereas after the decline of IFNAR triggering both subsets showed an even distribution.
    Conclusion: Upon VACV infection IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells, but not of hepatocytes, critically modulates acute viral hepatitis. During infection with DNA-encoded viruses IFNAR triggering of liver-infiltrating blood monocytes delays the development of monocyte-derived KC, pointing towards new therapeutic strategies for acute viral hepatitis.
    Lay summary: Viral infection can cause fulminant hepatitis, which in turn is a major cause of acute liver failure. Herein, we aimed to study the role of type 1 interferon responses in acute viral hepatitis. We identified that during infection with DNA-encoded viruses, type 1 interferon receptor triggering of blood monocytes delays the development of monocyte-derived Kupffer cells. This points to new therapeutic strategies for acute viral hepatitis.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Disease ; Animals ; Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/etiology ; Hepatitis, Viral, Animal/physiopathology ; Kupffer Cells/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta/physiology ; Signal Transduction/physiology ; Vaccinia/physiopathology
    Chemical Substances Receptor, Interferon alpha-beta (156986-95-7)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 605953-3
    ISSN 1600-0641 ; 0168-8278
    ISSN (online) 1600-0641
    ISSN 0168-8278
    DOI 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.11.029
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  5. Article ; Online: STING induces early IFN-β in the liver and constrains myeloid cell-mediated dissemination of murine cytomegalovirus.

    Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Spanier, Julia / Borst, Katharina / Becker, Jennifer / Riedl, André / Hirche, Christoph / Ghita, Luca / Skerra, Jennifer / Baumann, Kira / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Doering, Marius / Ruzsics, Zsolt / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Nature communications

    2019  

    Abstract: Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine ... ...

    Abstract Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection as wild-type controls, whereas mice with a combined Toll-like receptor/RIG-I-like receptor/STING signaling deficiency do not mount type 1 interferon responses and succumb to the infection. Although STING alone is dispensable for survival, early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells is STING-dependent and controls early hepatic virus propagation. Infection experiments with an inducible reporter MCMV show that STING constrains MCMV replication in myeloid cells and limits viral dissemination via these cells. By contrast, restriction of viral dissemination from hepatocytes to other organs is independent of STING. Thus, during MCMV infection STING is involved in early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells and the restriction of viral dissemination via myeloid cells, whereas it is dispensable for survival.
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-27
    Publisher Springer-Nature
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: STING induces early IFN-β in the liver and constrains myeloid cell-mediated dissemination of murine cytomegalovirus.

    Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Spanier, Julia / Borst, Katharina / Becker, Jennifer / Riedl, André / Hirche, Christoph / Ghita, Luca / Skerra, Jennifer / Baumann, Kira / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Doering, Marius / Ruzsics, Zsolt / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Nature communications

    2019  

    Abstract: Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine ... ...

    Abstract Cytomegalovirus is a DNA-encoded β-herpesvirus that induces STING-dependent type 1 interferon responses in macrophages and uses myeloid cells as a vehicle for dissemination. Here we report that STING knockout mice are as resistant to murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) infection as wild-type controls, whereas mice with a combined Toll-like receptor/RIG-I-like receptor/STING signaling deficiency do not mount type 1 interferon responses and succumb to the infection. Although STING alone is dispensable for survival, early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells is STING-dependent and controls early hepatic virus propagation. Infection experiments with an inducible reporter MCMV show that STING constrains MCMV replication in myeloid cells and limits viral dissemination via these cells. By contrast, restriction of viral dissemination from hepatocytes to other organs is independent of STING. Thus, during MCMV infection STING is involved in early IFN-β induction in Kupffer cells and the restriction of viral dissemination via myeloid cells, whereas it is dispensable for survival.
    Subject code 570
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-27
    Publisher Springer-Nature
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
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  7. Article ; Online: Selective reconstitution of IFN‑γ gene function in Ncr1+ NK cells is sufficient to control systemic vaccinia virus infection.

    Borst, Katharina / Flindt, Sven / Blank, Patrick / Larsen, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Spanier, Julia / Hirche, Christoph / König, Martin / Alanentalo, Tomas / Hafner, Martin / Waibler, Zoe / Pfeffer, Klaus / Sexl, Veronika / Sutter, Gerd / Müller, Werner / Graalmann, Theresa / Kalinke, Ulrich

    PLoS pathogens

    2020  

    Abstract: IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during ... ...

    Abstract IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during immune responses by innate as well as adaptive immune cells and can critically affect the course and outcome of infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. To selectively analyze the function of innate immune cell-derived IFN-γ, we generated conditional IFN-γOFF mice, in which endogenous IFN-γ expression is disrupted by a loxP flanked gene trap cassette inserted into the first intron of the IFN-γ gene. IFN-γOFF mice were intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre or CD4-Cre mice that express Cre mainly in NK cells (IFN-γNcr1-ON mice) or T cells (IFN-γCD4-ON mice), respectively. Rosa26RFP reporter mice intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre mice showed selective RFP expression in more than 80% of the NK cells, while upon intercrossing with CD4-Cre mice abundant RFP expression was detected in T cells, but also to a minor extent in other immune cell subsets. Previous studies showed that IFN-γ expression is needed to promote survival of vaccinia virus (VACV) infection. Interestingly, during VACV infection of wild type and IFN-γCD4-ON mice two waves of serum IFN-γ were induced that peaked on day 1 and day 3/4 after infection. Similarly, VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted two waves of IFN-γ responses, of which the first one was moderately and the second one profoundly reduced when compared with WT mice. Furthermore, IFN-γNcr1-ON as well as IFN-γCD4-ON mice survived VACV infection, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not. As expected, ex vivo analysis of splenocytes derived from VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice showed IFN-γ expression in NK cells, but not T cells, whereas IFN-γOFF mice showed IFN-γ expression neither in NK cells nor T cells. VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted normal cytokine responses, restored neutrophil accumulation, and showed normal myeloid cell distribution in blood and spleen. Additionally, in these mice normal MHC-II expression was detected on peripheral macrophages, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not show MHC-II expression on such cells. In conclusion, upon VACV infection Ncr1 positive cells including NK cells mount two waves of early IFN-γ responses that are sufficient to promote the induction of protective anti-viral immunity.
    Subject code 570 ; 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-01
    Publisher PLOS
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    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Type I interferon receptor signaling delays Kupffer cell replenishment during acute fulminant viral hepatitis.

    Borst, Katharina / Frenz, Theresa / Spanier, Julia / Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Ghita, Luca / Namineni, Sukumar / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Köster, Mario / Heikenwaelder, Mathias / Sutter, Gerd / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Journal of hepatology

    2017  

    Abstract: Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. Herein, we ... ...

    Abstract Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. Herein, we dissected the impact of locally induced IFN-I responses on myeloid cell function and hepatocytes during acute liver inflammation. Two different DNA-encoded viruses, vaccinia virus (VACV) and murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), were studied. In vivo imaging was applied to visualize local IFN-β induction and IFN-I receptor (IFNAR) triggering in VACV-infected reporter mice. Furthermore, mice with a cell type-selective IFNAR ablation were analyzed to dissect the role of IFNAR signaling in myeloid cells and hepatocytes. Experiments with Cx3cr1 VACV infection induced local IFN-β responses, which lead to IFNAR signaling primarily within the liver. IFNAR triggering was needed to control the infection and prevent fulminant hepatitis. The severity of liver inflammation was independent of IFNAR triggering of hepatocytes, whereas IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells protected from excessive inflammation. Upon VACV or MCMV infection KC disappeared, whereas infiltrating monocytes differentiated to KC afterwards. During IFNAR triggering such replenished monocyte-derived KC comprised more IFNAR-deficient than -competent cells in mixed bone marrow chimeric mice, whereas after the decline of IFNAR triggering both subsets showed an even distribution. Upon VACV infection IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells, but not of hepatocytes, critically modulates acute viral hepatitis. During infection with DNA-encoded viruses IFNAR triggering of liver-infiltrating blood monocytes delays the development of monocyte-derived KC, pointing towards new therapeutic strategies for acute viral hepatitis.
    Keywords DNA virus infection ; Innate immunity ; Liver inflammation ; Monocyte infiltration
    Publishing date 2017-12-21
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  9. Article ; Online: Type I interferon receptor signaling delays Kupffer cell replenishment during acute fulminant viral hepatitis.

    Borst, Katharina / Frenz, Theresa / Spanier, Julia / Tegtmeyer, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Ghita, Luca / Namineni, Sukumar / Lienenklaus, Stefan / Köster, Mario / Heikenwaelder, Mathias / Sutter, Gerd / Kalinke, Ulrich

    Journal of hepatology

    2017  

    Abstract: Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. Herein, we ... ...

    Abstract Virus-induced fulminant hepatitis is a major cause of acute liver failure. During acute viral hepatitis the impact of type I interferon (IFN-I) on myeloid cells, including liver-resident Kupffer cells (KC), is only partially understood. Herein, we dissected the impact of locally induced IFN-I responses on myeloid cell function and hepatocytes during acute liver inflammation. Two different DNA-encoded viruses, vaccinia virus (VACV) and murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV), were studied. In vivo imaging was applied to visualize local IFN-β induction and IFN-I receptor (IFNAR) triggering in VACV-infected reporter mice. Furthermore, mice with a cell type-selective IFNAR ablation were analyzed to dissect the role of IFNAR signaling in myeloid cells and hepatocytes. Experiments with Cx3cr1 VACV infection induced local IFN-β responses, which lead to IFNAR signaling primarily within the liver. IFNAR triggering was needed to control the infection and prevent fulminant hepatitis. The severity of liver inflammation was independent of IFNAR triggering of hepatocytes, whereas IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells protected from excessive inflammation. Upon VACV or MCMV infection KC disappeared, whereas infiltrating monocytes differentiated to KC afterwards. During IFNAR triggering such replenished monocyte-derived KC comprised more IFNAR-deficient than -competent cells in mixed bone marrow chimeric mice, whereas after the decline of IFNAR triggering both subsets showed an even distribution. Upon VACV infection IFNAR triggering of myeloid cells, but not of hepatocytes, critically modulates acute viral hepatitis. During infection with DNA-encoded viruses IFNAR triggering of liver-infiltrating blood monocytes delays the development of monocyte-derived KC, pointing towards new therapeutic strategies for acute viral hepatitis.
    Keywords DNA virus infection ; Innate immunity ; Liver inflammation ; Monocyte infiltration
    Publishing date 2017-12-21
    Publishing country de
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article: Selective reconstitution of IFN‑γ gene function in Ncr1+ NK cells is sufficient to control systemic vaccinia virus infection

    Borst, Katharina / Blank, Patrick / Larsen, Pia-Katharina / Chhatbar, Chintan / Skerra, Jennifer / Spanier, Julia / Alanentalo, Tomas / Hafner, Martin / Waibler, Zoe / Pfeffer, Klaus / Sexl, Veronika / Sutter, Gerd / Muller, Werner / Graalmann, Theresa / Kalinke, Ulrich

    PLoS pathogens, 16(2):e1008279

    2020  

    Abstract: IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during ... ...

    Institution Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
    Abstract IFN-γ is an enigmatic cytokine that shows direct anti-viral effects, confers upregulation of MHC-II and other components relevant for antigen presentation, and that adjusts the composition and balance of complex cytokine responses. It is produced during immune responses by innate as well as adaptive immune cells and can critically affect the course and outcome of infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. To selectively analyze the function of innate immune cell-derived IFN-γ, we generated conditional IFN-γOFF mice, in which endogenous IFN-γ expression is disrupted by a loxP flanked gene trap cassette inserted into the first intron of the IFN-γ gene. IFN-γOFF mice were intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre or CD4-Cre mice that express Cre mainly in NK cells (IFN-γNcr1-ON mice) or T cells (IFN-γCD4-ON mice), respectively. Rosa26RFP reporter mice intercrossed with Ncr1-Cre mice showed selective RFP expression in more than 80% of the NK cells, while upon intercrossing with CD4-Cre mice abundant RFP expression was detected in T cells, but also to a minor extent in other immune cell subsets. Previous studies showed that IFN-γ expression is needed to promote survival of vaccinia virus (VACV) infection. Interestingly, during VACV infection of wild type and IFN-γCD4-ON mice two waves of serum IFN-γ were induced that peaked on day 1 and day 3/4 after infection. Similarly, VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted two waves of IFN-γ responses, of which the first one was moderately and the second one profoundly reduced when compared with WT mice. Furthermore, IFN-γNcr1-ON as well as IFN-γCD4-ON mice survived VACV infection, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not. As expected, ex vivo analysis of splenocytes derived from VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice showed IFN-γ expression in NK cells, but not T cells, whereas IFN-γOFF mice showed IFN-γ expression neither in NK cells nor T cells. VACV infected IFN-γNcr1-ON mice mounted normal cytokine responses, restored neutrophil accumulation, and showed normal myeloid cell distribution in blood and spleen. Additionally, in these mice normal MHC-II expression was detected on peripheral macrophages, whereas IFN-γOFF mice did not show MHC-II expression on such cells. In conclusion, upon VACV infection Ncr1 positive cells including NK cells mount two waves of early IFN-γ responses that are sufficient to promote the induction of protective anti-viral immunity.
    Keywords Impfstoff ; Virusinfektion ; NK cells ; Bone marrow cells ; Cytokines ; Immune cells ; Immune response ; T cells ; Vaccinia virus ; Gene identification and analysi
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    Document type Article
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