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  • Immune-Mediated Mechanisms of Parasite Tissue Sequestration during Experimental Cerebral Malaria

    Author(s)
    Amante, Fiona H.
    Haque, Ashraful
    Stanley, Amanda C.
    Labastida Rivera, Fabian
    Randall, Louise M.
    Wilson, Yana A.
    Yeo, Gladys
    Pieper, Christian
    Crabb, Brendan S.
    de Koning-Ward, Tania F.
    Lundie, Rachel J.
    Good, Michael F.
    Pinzon-Charry, Alberto
    Pearson, Mark S.
    Duke, Mary G.
    McManus, Donald P.
    Loukas, Alex
    Hill, Geoff R.
    Engwerda, Christian R.
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Good, Michael F.
    Pinzon-Charry, Alberto
    Engwerda, Christian R.
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Cerebral malaria is a severe complication of malaria. Sequestration of parasitized RBCs in brain microvasculature is associated with disease pathogenesis, but our understanding of this process is incomplete. In this study, we examined parasite tissue sequestration in an experimental model of cerebral malaria (ECM). We show that a rapid increase in parasite biomass is strongly associated with the induction of ECM, mediated by IFN-? and lymphotoxin a, whereas TNF and IL-10 limit this process. Crucially, we discovered that host CD4+ and CD8+ T cells promote parasite accumulation in vital organs, including the brain. Modulation ...
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    Cerebral malaria is a severe complication of malaria. Sequestration of parasitized RBCs in brain microvasculature is associated with disease pathogenesis, but our understanding of this process is incomplete. In this study, we examined parasite tissue sequestration in an experimental model of cerebral malaria (ECM). We show that a rapid increase in parasite biomass is strongly associated with the induction of ECM, mediated by IFN-? and lymphotoxin a, whereas TNF and IL-10 limit this process. Crucially, we discovered that host CD4+ and CD8+ T cells promote parasite accumulation in vital organs, including the brain. Modulation of CD4+ T cell responses by helminth coinfection amplified CD4+ T cell-mediated parasite sequestration, whereas vaccination could generate CD4+ T cells that reduced parasite biomass and prevented ECM. These findings provide novel insights into immune-mediated mechanisms of ECM pathogenesis and highlight the potential of T cells to both prevent and promote infectious diseases.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Immunology
    Volume
    185
    Issue
    6
    Publisher URI
    http://www.jimmunol.org/content/185/6/3632.short
    Copyright Statement
    Self-archiving of the author-manuscript version is not yet supported by this journal. Please refer to the journal link for access to the definitive, published version or contact the author[s] for more information.
    Subject
    Immunology not elsewhere classified
    Immunology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/39975
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