PMID- 36827187 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230403 LR - 20240109 IS - 2211-1247 (Electronic) VI - 42 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Mar 28 TI - IL-18BP mediates the balance between protective and pathological immune responses to Toxoplasma gondii. PG - 112147 LID - S2211-1247(23)00158-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112147 [doi] AB - Interleukin-18 (IL-18) promotes natural killer (NK) and T cell production of interferon (IFN)-gamma, a key factor in resistance to Toxoplasma gondii, but previous work has shown a limited role for endogenous IL-18 in control of this parasite. Although infection with T. gondii results in release of IL-18, the production of IFN-gamma induces high levels of the IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP). Antagonism of IL-18BP with a "decoy-to-the-decoy" (D2D) IL-18 construct that does not signal but rather binds IL-18BP results in enhanced innate lymphoid cell (ILC) and T cell responses and improved parasite control. In addition, the use of IL-18 resistant to IL-18BP ("decoy-resistant" IL-18 [DR-18]) is more effective than exogenous IL-18 at promoting innate resistance to infection. DR-18 enhances CD4(+) T cell production of IFN-gamma but results in CD4(+) T cell-mediated pathology. Thus, endogenous IL-18BP restrains aberrant immune pathology, and this study highlights strategies that can be used to tune this regulatory pathway for optimal anti-pathogen responses. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Clark, Joseph T AU - Clark JT AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Weizman, Orr-El AU - Weizman OE AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. FAU - Aldridge, Daniel L AU - Aldridge DL AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Shallberg, Lindsey A AU - Shallberg LA AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Eberhard, Julia AU - Eberhard J AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Lanzar, Zachary AU - Lanzar Z AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. FAU - Wasche, Devon AU - Wasche D AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. FAU - Huck, John D AU - Huck JD AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. FAU - Zhou, Ting AU - Zhou T AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. FAU - Ring, Aaron M AU - Ring AM AD - Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA. Electronic address: aaron.ring@yale.edu. FAU - Hunter, Christopher A AU - Hunter CA AD - Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: chunter@vet.upenn.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 AI125563/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AI007532/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States GR - DP5 OD023088/OD/NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 CA193200/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - U01 CA233096/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20230223 PL - United States TA - Cell Rep JT - Cell reports JID - 101573691 RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (interleukin-18 binding protein) RN - 187348-17-0 (Interleukin-12) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - *Toxoplasma MH - Interleukin-18/metabolism MH - Killer Cells, Natural MH - Interleukin-12/metabolism MH - Immunity, Innate MH - *Toxoplasmosis, Animal PMC - PMC10131179 MID - NIHMS1887264 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CD4 T cells OT - CD8 T cell OT - CP: Immunology OT - CP: Microbiology OT - IFN-gamma OT - IL-18 OT - IL-18 binding protein OT - NK cell OT - Toxoplasma OT - cytokine OT - infection OT - pathology COIS- Declaration of interests A.M.R. and T.Z. are named inventors on a patent application that describes the DR-18 and D2D molecules. A.M.R. is the founder and a Director of Simcha Therapeutics, the commercial licensee of DR-18. EDAT- 2023/02/25 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/03 06:41 PMCR- 2023/04/26 CRDT- 2023/02/24 12:37 PHST- 2022/02/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/12/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/03 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/24 12:37 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/26 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2211-1247(23)00158-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112147 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Rep. 2023 Mar 28;42(3):112147. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112147. Epub 2023 Feb 23.