Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection

ABSTRACT Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) therapies have been increasingly used to treat inflammatory diseases and are associated with increased risk of invasive fungal infections, including Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Using a mouse model of cryptococcal infection, we investigate...

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Autores principales:	Jintao Xu, Alison J. Eastman, Adam Flaczyk, Lori M. Neal, Guolei Zhao, Jacob Carolan, Antoni N. Malachowski, Valerie R. Stolberg, Mohammed Yosri, Stephen W. Chensue, Jeffrey L. Curtis, John J. Osterholzer, Michal A. Olszewski
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:bc50d61b42f745fba1b55ad5c2d868032021-11-15T15:50:18ZDisruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection10.1128/mBio.00510-162150-7511https://doaj.org/article/bc50d61b42f745fba1b55ad5c2d868032016-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00510-16https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) therapies have been increasingly used to treat inflammatory diseases and are associated with increased risk of invasive fungal infections, including Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Using a mouse model of cryptococcal infection, we investigated the mechanism by which disruption of early TNF-α signaling results in the development of nonprotective immunity against C. neoformans. We found that transient depletion of TNF-α inhibited pulmonary fungal clearance and enhanced extrapulmonary dissemination of C. neoformans during the adaptive phase of the immune response. Higher fungal burdens in TNF-α-depleted mice were accompanied by markedly impaired Th1 and Th17 responses in the infected lungs. Furthermore, early TNF-α depletion also resulted in disrupted transcriptional initiation of the Th17 polarization program and subsequent upregulation of Th1 genes in CD4+ T cells in the lung-associated lymph nodes (LALN) of C. neoformans-infected mice. These defects in LALN T cell responses were preceded by a dramatic shift from a classical toward an alternative activation of dendritic cells (DC) in the LALN of TNF-α-depleted mice. Taken together, our results indicate that early TNF-α signaling is required for optimal DC activation, and the initial Th17 response followed by Th1 transcriptional prepolarization of T cells in the LALN, which further drives the development of protective immunity against cryptococcal infection in the lungs. Thus, administration of anti-TNF-α may introduce a particularly greater risk for newly acquired fungal infections that require generation of protective Th1/Th17 responses for their containment and clearance. IMPORTANCE Increased susceptibility to invasive fungal infections in patients on anti-TNF-α therapies underlines the need for understanding the cellular effects of TNF-α signaling in promoting protective immunity to fungal pathogens. Here, we demonstrate that early TNF-α signaling is required for classical activation and accumulation of DC in LALN of C. neoformans-infected mice. Subsequent transcriptional initiation of Th17 followed by Th1 programming in LALN results in pulmonary accumulation of gamma interferon- and interleukin-17A-producing T cells and effective fungal clearance. All of these crucial steps are severely impaired in mice that undergo anti-TNF-α treatment, consistent with their inability to clear C. neoformans. This study identified critical interactions between cells of the innate immune system (DC), the emerging T cell responses, and cytokine networks with a central role for TNF-α which orchestrate the development of the immune protection against cryptococcal infection. This information will be important in aiding development and understanding the potential side effects of immunotherapies.Jintao XuAlison J. EastmanAdam FlaczykLori M. NealGuolei ZhaoJacob CarolanAntoni N. MalachowskiValerie R. StolbergMohammed YosriStephen W. ChensueJeffrey L. CurtisJohn J. OsterholzerMichal A. OlszewskiAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2016)
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spellingShingle	Microbiology QR1-502 Jintao Xu Alison J. Eastman Adam Flaczyk Lori M. Neal Guolei Zhao Jacob Carolan Antoni N. Malachowski Valerie R. Stolberg Mohammed Yosri Stephen W. Chensue Jeffrey L. Curtis John J. Osterholzer Michal A. Olszewski Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
description	ABSTRACT Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) therapies have been increasingly used to treat inflammatory diseases and are associated with increased risk of invasive fungal infections, including Cryptococcus neoformans infection. Using a mouse model of cryptococcal infection, we investigated the mechanism by which disruption of early TNF-α signaling results in the development of nonprotective immunity against C. neoformans. We found that transient depletion of TNF-α inhibited pulmonary fungal clearance and enhanced extrapulmonary dissemination of C. neoformans during the adaptive phase of the immune response. Higher fungal burdens in TNF-α-depleted mice were accompanied by markedly impaired Th1 and Th17 responses in the infected lungs. Furthermore, early TNF-α depletion also resulted in disrupted transcriptional initiation of the Th17 polarization program and subsequent upregulation of Th1 genes in CD4+ T cells in the lung-associated lymph nodes (LALN) of C. neoformans-infected mice. These defects in LALN T cell responses were preceded by a dramatic shift from a classical toward an alternative activation of dendritic cells (DC) in the LALN of TNF-α-depleted mice. Taken together, our results indicate that early TNF-α signaling is required for optimal DC activation, and the initial Th17 response followed by Th1 transcriptional prepolarization of T cells in the LALN, which further drives the development of protective immunity against cryptococcal infection in the lungs. Thus, administration of anti-TNF-α may introduce a particularly greater risk for newly acquired fungal infections that require generation of protective Th1/Th17 responses for their containment and clearance. IMPORTANCE Increased susceptibility to invasive fungal infections in patients on anti-TNF-α therapies underlines the need for understanding the cellular effects of TNF-α signaling in promoting protective immunity to fungal pathogens. Here, we demonstrate that early TNF-α signaling is required for classical activation and accumulation of DC in LALN of C. neoformans-infected mice. Subsequent transcriptional initiation of Th17 followed by Th1 programming in LALN results in pulmonary accumulation of gamma interferon- and interleukin-17A-producing T cells and effective fungal clearance. All of these crucial steps are severely impaired in mice that undergo anti-TNF-α treatment, consistent with their inability to clear C. neoformans. This study identified critical interactions between cells of the innate immune system (DC), the emerging T cell responses, and cytokine networks with a central role for TNF-α which orchestrate the development of the immune protection against cryptococcal infection. This information will be important in aiding development and understanding the potential side effects of immunotherapies.
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author	Jintao Xu Alison J. Eastman Adam Flaczyk Lori M. Neal Guolei Zhao Jacob Carolan Antoni N. Malachowski Valerie R. Stolberg Mohammed Yosri Stephen W. Chensue Jeffrey L. Curtis John J. Osterholzer Michal A. Olszewski
author_facet	Jintao Xu Alison J. Eastman Adam Flaczyk Lori M. Neal Guolei Zhao Jacob Carolan Antoni N. Malachowski Valerie R. Stolberg Mohammed Yosri Stephen W. Chensue Jeffrey L. Curtis John J. Osterholzer Michal A. Olszewski
author_sort	Jintao Xu
title	Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
title_short	Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
title_full	Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
title_fullStr	Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
title_full_unstemmed	Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection
title_sort	disruption of early tumor necrosis factor alpha signaling prevents classical activation of dendritic cells in lung-associated lymph nodes and development of protective immunity against cryptococcal infection
publisher	American Society for Microbiology
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/bc50d61b42f745fba1b55ad5c2d86803
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Disruption of Early Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Signaling Prevents Classical Activation of Dendritic Cells in Lung-Associated Lymph Nodes and Development of Protective Immunity against Cryptococcal Infection

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