PMID- 30087675 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20191120 IS - 1664-3224 (Print) IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by Neospora caninum Are Recognized by Toll-Like Receptor 2 and Modulate Host Cell Innate Immunity Through the MAPK Signaling Pathway. PG - 1633 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01633 [doi] LID - 1633 AB - Neospora caninum is an obligate intracellular parasite, which causes significant economic losses in the cattle industry. However, the immune mechanism of the parasite-host interaction is not yet fully understood. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as a ubiquitous mechanism by which almost all cells, especially immune and tumor cells, participate in intercellular communications. Although studies have indicated that EVs secreted by Toxoplasma gondii or Trypanosoma brucei promote exchanges of biological molecules important for the host-parasite interplay, however, EVs and their biological activities in N. caninum is not clear. Here, we used multiple methods, including electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, RT-PCR, immunofluorescence, western blot, proteomics, and cytokine analyses, to examine the properties of N. caninum EVs. We found that N. caninum produced EVs that are similar to mammalian exosomes, which generally range from 30 to 150 nm in diameter. It was shown that N. caninum EVs could remarkably increase the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-12p40, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, IL-6, and IFN-gamma by wild-type (WT) mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) whereas the secretion of IL-12p40, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma was very strongly downregulated in TLR2(-/-) mouse BMDMs. The levels of IL-6 were not affected, but the secretion of IL-10 was upregulated. We found that the phosphorylation levels of P38, ERK, and JNK were significantly reduced in the TLR2(-/-) cells compared with those in WT mouse BMDMs and that treatment with chemical inhibiters of P38, ERK, and JNK resulted in upregulation of IL-6, IL-12p40, and IL-10 production. Together, these results demonstrated that N. caninum EVs could be rapidly internalized to deliver proteins to the host cells and modulate the host cell immune responses through MAPK signaling pathway in a TLR2-dependent manner. Our study is the first to reveal potential roles for N. caninum EVs in host communication and immune response in parasite-host interactions. FAU - Li, Shan AU - Li S AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Gong, Pengtao AU - Gong P AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Tai, Lixin AU - Tai L AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Li, Xin AU - Li X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Wang, Xiaocen AU - Wang X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhao, Chunyan AU - Zhao C AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhang, Xu AU - Zhang X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Yang, Zhengtao AU - Yang Z AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Yang, Ju AU - Yang J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Li, Jianhua AU - Li J AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhang, Xichen AU - Zhang X AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180724 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 PMC - PMC6066505 OTO - NOTNLM OT - MAPK OT - Neospora caninum OT - extracellular vesicles OT - innate immunity OT - toll-like receptor 2 EDAT- 2018/08/09 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/09 06:01 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2018/08/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/08/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/09 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01633 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2018 Jul 24;9:1633. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01633. eCollection 2018.