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TLR9 Contributes to Antiviral Immunity during Gammaherpesvirus Infection

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Guggemoos, Simone, Hangel, Doris, Hamm, Svetlana, Heit, Antje, Bauer, Stefan, Adler, Heiko·2008·The Journal of Immunology

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The human gammaherpesviruses Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and EBV cause important infections. As pathogenetic studies of the human infections are restricted, murine gammaherpesvirus 68 serves as a model to study gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis. TLRs are a conserved family of receptors detecting microbial molecular patterns. Among the TLRs, TLR9 recognizes unmethylated CpG DNA motifs present in bacterial and viral DNA. The aim of this study was to assess the role of TLR9 in gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis. Upon stimulation with murine gammaherpesvirus 68, Flt3L-cultured bone marrow cells (dendritic cells) from TLR9−/− mice secreted reduced levels of IL-12, IFN-α, and IL-6, when compared with dendritic cells from wild-type mice. Intranasal infection of TLR9−/− and wild-type mice did not reveal any differences during lytic and latent infection. In contrast, when infected i.p., TLR9−/− mice showed markedly higher viral loads both during lytic and latent infection. Thus, we show for the first time that TLR9 is involved in gammaherpesvirus pathogenesis and contributes to organ-specific immunity.

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Authors
Guggemoos, S., Hangel, D., Hamm, S., Heit, A., Bauer, S., & Adler, H.
Affiliations
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
  • Technical University of Munich (DE)
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Guggemoos, Simone
  • Adler, Heiko
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
2008-01-01
Volume
180
Issue
1
Pages
438-443
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W1496860963
Cited by
83
References
55
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • mediaTUM (Technical University of Munich) (submittedVersion)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Viral-associated cancers and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Keywords
TLR9, gammaherpesvirus infection, murine gammaherpesvirus 68, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, Epstein-Barr virus, antiviral immunity, dendritic cells, CpG DNA, IL-12, interferon-alpha, interleukin-6, viral load, organ-specific immunity, TLR9-deficient mice
MeSH terms
Animals, Dendritic Cells, Herpesviridae Infections, Humans, Mice, Mutant Strains, Interleukin-6, Interferon-alpha, Gammaherpesvirinae, Interleukin-12, Toll-Like Receptor 9, Mice

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