PMID- 25385146 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151015 LR - 20141208 IS - 1791-3004 (Electronic) IS - 1791-2997 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2015 Mar TI - Suppression of dendritic cell and T-cell activation by the pRST(9)(8) Salmonella plasmid. PG - 2306-14 LID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2919 [doi] AB - Salmonella evades host immune response via the expression of a variety of pathogenic factors. The 'pRST98' plasmid of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi (S. Typhi) is involved in conferring the multidrug‑resistance and virulence of S. typhi. However, its specific effect on host‑cell function has remained elusive. Dendritic cells (DCs) are key regulators of immune responses. The present study therefore aimed to investigate whether pRST98 may target DCs involved in mediating the adaptive immune response. In vivo experiments with Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium chi3337 and chi3337/pRST98 revealed that pRST98 may influence multiple important functions of murine DCs, including maturation, survival and cytokine production. In addition, pRST98 markedly contributed to decreasing T‑cell activation. These data suggested that by targeting the aforementioned functions of DCs, pRST98 may partially overturn the adaptive immune defense mechanisms of the host, which are required for elimination of this pathogen from infected tissues. This may contribute to the evasion of host adaptive immune responses by S. Typhi and therefore provide a target for the prevention and treatment of typhoid fever. FAU - Wei, Li AU - Wei L AD - Department of Microbiology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Jin, Qili AU - Jin Q AD - Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui 233040, P.R. China. FAU - Chu, Yuanyuan AU - Chu Y AD - Department of Microbiology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Wu, Shuyan AU - Wu S AD - Department of Microbiology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China. FAU - Huang, Rui AU - Huang R AD - Department of Microbiology, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20141110 PL - Greece TA - Mol Med Rep JT - Molecular medicine reports JID - 101475259 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bacterial Load MH - Cell Survival MH - Conjugation, Genetic MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism/*microbiology MH - Lymphocyte Activation/*immunology MH - Mice MH - Plasmids/*genetics MH - Salmonella/*genetics/pathogenicity MH - Salmonella Infections/immunology/microbiology MH - Salmonella typhi/genetics MH - T-Lymphocytes/*immunology/metabolism/*microbiology EDAT- 2014/11/12 06:00 MHDA- 2015/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2014/11/12 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/10/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/11/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/11/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/10/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.3892/mmr.2014.2919 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Med Rep. 2015 Mar;11(3):2306-14. doi: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2919. Epub 2014 Nov 10.