PMID- 31545817 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200310 LR - 20200310 IS - 1932-6203 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6203 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 9 DP - 2019 TI - Regulation of NF-kappaB- and STAT1-mediated plasmacytoid dendritic cell functions by A20. PG - e0222697 LID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0222697 [doi] LID - e0222697 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen presenting cells involved in the induction of T cell-mediated adaptive immunity. Plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) originate from lymphoid precursors and produce type I interferons (IFNs) in response to pathogens. A20 is considered as a negative regulator of toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling pathways, in which Toxoplasma gondii- derived profilin (TgPRF) is a TLR11/12 ligand recognised by DCs to stimulate their maturation/activation. Little is known about contributions of A20 to changes in biological properties of pDCs. The present study, therefore, explored whether pDC functions are influenced by A20. To this end, bone marrow cells were isolated and cultured with Flt3L to attain CD8DCs, CD11bDCs and pDCs and followed by challenge with TgPRP in the presence or absence of A20 siRNA. Expression of maturation markers were analysed by flow cytometry, and secretion of inflammatory cytokines by ELISA, cell migration by a transwell migration assay and expression of signalling molecules by western blotting. As a result, treatment with A20 siRNA enhanced activations of IkappaB-alpha and STAT-1, leading to increases in expressions of maturation markers and cytokine productions as well as migration of TgPRP-treated pDCs, while mature CD11bDCs produced at higher levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 only. In addition, functions of CD8DCs remained unaltered following A20 silencing. The effects of A20 on pDC maturation and activation were completely abolished by IKK inhibitor and partially blunted by fludarabine. In conclusion, the inhibitory effects of A20 on pDC functions are expected to affect the immune response in T. gondii infection. FAU - Duy, Pham Ngoc AU - Duy PN AD - Faculty of Biotechnology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam. FAU - Thuy, Nguyen Thu AU - Thuy NT AD - Institute of Biomedicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam Military Medical University, Ha Dong, Hanoi, Vietnam. FAU - Trang, Bui Kieu AU - Trang BK AD - Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. FAU - Giang, Nguyen Hoang AU - Giang NH AD - Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. FAU - Van, Nguyen Thi Hong AU - Van NTH AD - Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, VNU University of Science, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam. FAU - Xuan, Nguyen Thi AU - Xuan NT AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3494-5136 AD - Institute of Genome Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. AD - Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190923 PL - United States TA - PLoS One JT - PloS one JID - 101285081 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Profilins) RN - 0 (STAT1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (Stat1 protein, mouse) RN - EC 3.4.19.12 (Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Tnfaip3 protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blotting, Western MH - Dendritic Cells/drug effects/metabolism/*physiology MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism/*physiology MH - Profilins/pharmacology MH - STAT1 Transcription Factor/metabolism/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Toxoplasma/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3/*physiology PMC - PMC6756537 COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. EDAT- 2019/09/24 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/11 06:00 PMCR- 2019/09/23 CRDT- 2019/09/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/09/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/11 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/09/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - PONE-D-19-10953 [pii] AID - 10.1371/journal.pone.0222697 [doi] PST - epublish SO - PLoS One. 2019 Sep 23;14(9):e0222697. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222697. eCollection 2019.