Author | González, Florencia Belén | |
Author | Calmon-Hamaty, Flavia | |
Author | Cordeiro, Synara Nô Seara | |
Author | Bussy, Rodrigo Fernández | |
Author | Spinelli, Silvana Virginia | |
Author | D'Attilio, Luciano | |
Author | Bottasso, Oscar | |
Author | Savino, Wilson | |
Author | Almeida, Vinícius Cotta de | |
Author | Villar, Silvina Raquel | |
Author | Pérez, Ana Rosa | |
Access date | 2020-04-30T18:41:30Z | |
Available date | 2020-04-30T18:41:30Z | |
Document date | 2016 | |
Citation | GONZÁLEZ, Florencia Belén et al. Trypanosoma cruzi Experimental Infection Impacts on the Thymic Regulatory T Cell Compartment. Plos Neglect Tropical Diseases, v. 10, n. 1, p. 1-21, Jan. 2018. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1935-2727 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/41051 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Public Library of Science | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Impacto | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Células T reguladoras do timo | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Infecção experimental | pt_BR |
Title | Trypanosoma cruzi Experimental Infection Impacts on the Thymic Regulatory T Cell Compartment | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004285 | |
Abstract | The dynamics of regulatory T cells in the course of Trypanosoma cruzi infection is still debated. We previously demonstrated that acute murine T. cruzi infection results in an impaired peripheral CD4+Foxp3+ T cell differentiation due to the acquisition of an abnormal Th1-like phenotype and altered functional features, negatively impacting on the course of infection. Moreover, T. cruzi infection induces an intense thymic atrophy. As known, the thymus is the primary lymphoid organ in which thymic-derived regulatory T cells, known as tTregs, differentiate. Considering the lack of available data about the effect of T. cruzi infection upon tTregs, we examined tTreg dynamics during the course of disease. We confirmed that T. cruzi infection induces a marked loss of tTreg cell number associated to cell precursor exhaustion, partially avoided by glucocorticoid ablation- and IL-2 survival factor depletion. At the same time, tTregs accumulate within the CD4 single-positive compartment, exhibiting an increased Ki-67/Annexin V ratio compared to controls. Moreover, tTregs enhance after the infection the expression of signature markers (CD25, CD62L and GITR) and they also display alterations in the expression of migration-associated molecules (α chains of VLAs and chemokine receptors) such as functional fibronectin-driven migratory disturbance. Taken together, we provide data demonstrating profound alterations in tTreg compartment during acute murine T. cruzi infection, denoting that their homeostasis is significantly affected. The evident loss of tTreg cell number may compromise the composition of tTreg peripheral pool, and such sustained alteration over time may be partially related to the immune dysregulation observed in the chronic phase of the disease. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa sobre o Timo. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa sobre o Timo. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa sobre o Timo. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Institute of Clinical and Experimental Immunology of Rosario (IDICER CONICET-UNR). Rosario, Argentina. | pt_BR |
Subject | Trypanosoma cruzi | pt_BR |
Subject | Experimental Infection | pt_BR |
Subject | Thymic Regulatory T Cell Compartment | pt_BR |
Subject | Impacts | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 1935-2735 | |