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Caspase-11 Modulates Inflammation and Attenuates Toxoplasma gondii Pathogenesis

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dc.creator Coutermarsh-Ott, Sheryl
dc.creator Doran, John T.
dc.creator Campbell, Caroline
dc.creator Williams, Tere M.
dc.creator Lindsay, David S.
dc.creator Allen, Irving C.
dc.date 2017-03-26T19:19:56Z
dc.date 2017-03-26T19:19:56Z
dc.date 2016-06-09
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:54:46Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:54:46Z
dc.identifier Sheryl L. Coutermarsh-Ott, John T. Doran, Caroline Campbell, Tere M. Williams, David S. Lindsay, and Irving C. Allen, “Caspase-11 Modulates Inflammation and Attenuates Toxoplasma gondii Pathogenesis,” Mediators of Inflammation, vol. 2016, Article ID 9848263, 14 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9848263
dc.identifier 0962-9351
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76684
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9848263
dc.identifier Allen, IC [0000-0001-9573-5250]
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/281865
dc.description Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that is the etiologic agent responsible for toxoplasmosis. Infection with T. gondii results in activation of nucleotide binding domain and leucine rich repeat containing receptors (NLRs). NLR activation leads to inflammasome formation, the activation of caspase-1, and the subsequent cleavage of IL-1β and IL-18. Recently, a noncanonical inflammasome has been characterized which functions through caspase-11 and appears to augment many biological functions previously considered to be dependent upon the canonical inflammasome. To better elucidate the function of this noncanonical inflammasome in toxoplasmosis, we utilized Asc−/− and Casp11−/− mice and infected these animals with T. gondii. Our data indicates that caspase-11 modulates the innate immune response to T. gondii through a mechanism which is distinct from that currently described for the canonical inflammasome. Asc−/− mice demonstrated increased disease pathogenesis during the acute phase of T. gondii infection, whereas Casp11−/− mice demonstrated significantly attenuated disease pathogenesis and reduced inflammation. This attenuated host response was associated with reduced local and systemic cytokine production, including diminished IL-1β. During the chronic phase of infection, caspase-11 deficiency resulted in increased neuroinflammation and tissue cyst burden in the brain. Together, our data suggest that caspase-11 functions to protect the host by enhancing inflammation during the early phase of infection in an effort to minimize disease pathogenesis during later stages of toxoplasmosis.
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dc.publisher Hindawi Publishing Corp
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dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.rights Copyright © 2016 Sheryl L. Coutermarsh-Ott et al.
dc.subject Cell Biology
dc.subject Immunology
dc.subject DENDRITIC CELLS
dc.subject NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME
dc.subject GAMMA-INTERFERON
dc.subject IMMUNE-RESPONSE
dc.subject INFECTION
dc.subject ACTIVATION
dc.subject RECEPTOR
dc.subject INNATE
dc.subject RESISTANCE
dc.subject MYD88
dc.title Caspase-11 Modulates Inflammation and Attenuates Toxoplasma gondii Pathogenesis
dc.title Mediators of Inflammation
dc.type Article - Refereed


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