Interleukin-10 downregulates the intracerebral immune response in chronic Toxoplasma encephalitis

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作者
DeckertSchluter, M [1 ]
Buck, C [1 ]
Weiner, D [1 ]
Kaefer, N [1 ]
Rang, A [1 ]
Hof, H [1 ]
Wiestler, OD [1 ]
Schluter, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HEIDELBERG,KLINIKUM MANNHEIM,INST MED MIKROBIOL & HYG,MANNHEIM,GERMANY
关键词
encephalitis; interleukin-10; Toxoplasma gondii;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-5728(97)00047-7
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The expression of the immunosuppressive cytokine interleukin (IL)-10 in the normal and Toxoplasma gondii-infected murine brain was analysed. Microglia/macrophages expressed IL-10 at the mRNA and protein level in the normal brain. In Toxoplasma encephalitis (TE), CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cells also contributed to the upregulated IL-10 production. Neutralization of endogenous IL-10 in chronic TE reduced the intracerebral parasitic load and increased the number of immune cells and the production of protective cytokines. These findings indicate that intracerebral expression of IL-10 interferes with the immune response in TE and may contribute to parasite persistence in the brain.
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