The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Is Required for Optimal Resistance to <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Infection in Mice

Journal of Immunology - Tập 179 Số 10 - Trang 6952-6962 - 2007
Lewis Zhichang Shi1, Nancy G. Faith, Yumi Nakayama, M. Suresh, Howard Steinberg, Charles J. Czuprynski2,3
1Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
2*Department of Pathobiological Sciences, and
3†Food Research Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705

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Abstract The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is part of a powerful signaling system that is triggered by xenobiotic agents such as polychlorinated hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Although activation of the AhR by 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can lead to immunosuppression, there is also increasing evidence that the AhR regulates certain normal developmental processes. In this study, we asked whether the AhR plays a role in host resistance using murine listeriosis as an experimental system. Our data clearly demonstrate that AhR null C57BL/6J mice (AhR−/−) are more susceptible to listeriosis than AhR heterozygous (AhR+/−) littermates when inoculated i.v. with log-phase Listeria monocytogenes. AhR−/− mice exhibited greater numbers of CFU of L. monocytogenes in the spleen and liver, and greater histopathological changes in the liver than AhR+/− mice. Serum levels of IL-6, MCP-1, IFN-γ, and TNF-α were comparable between L. monocytogenes-infected AhR−/− and AhR+/− mice. Increased levels of IL-12 and IL-10 were observed in L. monocytogenes-infected AhR−/− mice. No significant difference was found between AhR+/− and AhR−/− macrophages ex vivo with regard to their ability to ingest and inhibit intracellular growth of L. monocytogenes. Intracellular cytokine staining of CD4+ and CD8+ splenocytes for IFN-γ and TNF-α revealed comparable T cell-mediated responses in AhR−/− and AhR+/− mice. Previously infected AhR−/− and AhR+/− mice both exhibited enhanced resistance to reinfection with L. monocytogenes. These data provide the first evidence that AhR is required for optimal resistance but is not essential for adaptive immune response to L. monocytogenes infection.

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Journal of Immunology

Tập 179 Số 10

6952-6962

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