PMID- 31631339 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200203 LR - 20231113 IS - 1365-2567 (Electronic) IS - 0019-2805 (Print) IS - 0019-2805 (Linking) VI - 159 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Protection of Batf3-deficient mice from experimental cerebral malaria correlates with impaired cytotoxic T-cell responses and immune regulation. PG - 193-204 LID - 10.1111/imm.13137 [doi] AB - Excessive inflammatory immune responses during infections with Plasmodium parasites are responsible for severe complications such as cerebral malaria (CM) that can be studied experimentally in mice. Dendritic cells (DCs) activate cytotoxic CD8(+) T-cells and initiate immune responses against the parasites. Batf3(-/-) mice lack a DC subset, which efficiently induces strong CD8 T-cell responses by cross-presentation of exogenous antigens. Here we show that Batf3(-/-) mice infected with Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) were protected from experimental CM (ECM), characterized by a stable blood-brain barrier (BBB) and significantly less infiltrated peripheral immune cells in the brain. Importantly, the absence of ECM in Batf3(-/-) mice correlated with attenuated responses of cytotoxic T-cells, as their parasite-specific lytic activity as well as the production of interferon gamma and granzyme B were significantly decreased. Remarkably, spleens of ECM-protected Batf3(-/-) mice had elevated levels of regulatory immune cells and interleukin 10. Thus, protection from ECM in PbA-infected Batf3(-/-) mice was associated with the absence of strong CD8(+) T-cell activity and induction of immunoregulatory mediators and cells. CI - (c) 2019 The Authors. Immunology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Kuehlwein, Janina M AU - Kuehlwein JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3648-2649 AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Borsche, Max AU - Borsche M AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Korir, Patricia J AU - Korir PJ AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Risch, Frederic AU - Risch F AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Mueller, Ann-Kristin AU - Mueller AK AD - Parasitology Unit, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany. AD - DZIF German Center for Infection Research, Partner Site Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. FAU - Hubner, Marc P AU - Hubner MP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8885-418X AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Hildner, Kai AU - Hildner K AD - Medical Department 1, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. FAU - Hoerauf, Achim AU - Hoerauf A AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. AD - DZIF German Center for Infection Research, Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany. FAU - Dunay, Ildiko Rita AU - Dunay IR AD - Institute of Inflammation and Neurodegeneration, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany. FAU - Schumak, Beatrix AU - Schumak B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0749-3170 AD - Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191113 PL - England TA - Immunology JT - Immunology JID - 0374672 RN - 0 (Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (IFNG protein, mouse) RN - 0 (IL10 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Repressor Proteins) RN - 0 (SNFT protein, mouse) RN - 130068-27-8 (Interleukin-10) RN - 82115-62-6 (Interferon-gamma) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Granzymes) RN - EC 3.4.21.- (Gzmb protein, mouse) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/*deficiency/genetics MH - Blood-Brain Barrier/immunology/parasitology MH - Brain/*immunology/metabolism/parasitology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism/parasitology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Female MH - Granzymes/immunology/metabolism MH - Host-Parasite Interactions MH - Interferon-gamma/immunology/metabolism MH - Interleukin-10/immunology/metabolism MH - Malaria, Cerebral/immunology/metabolism/parasitology/*prevention & control MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Plasmodium berghei/immunology/*pathogenicity MH - Repressor Proteins/*deficiency/genetics MH - Spleen/immunology/metabolism/parasitology MH - T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/*immunology/metabolism/parasitology PMC - PMC6954726 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Plasmodium OT - T-cells OT - dendritic cells OT - experimental cerebral malaria OT - inflammation EDAT- 2019/10/22 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/06 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/13 CRDT- 2019/10/22 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/12 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/09/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/10/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IMM13137 [pii] AID - 10.1111/imm.13137 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Immunology. 2020 Feb;159(2):193-204. doi: 10.1111/imm.13137. Epub 2019 Nov 13.