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PLoS One ; 10(8): e0136290, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26296209

ABSTRACT

Natural killer cells play a crucial role in the initial defense against bacterial pathogens. The crosstalk between host cells infected with intracellular pathogens and NK cells has been studied intensively, but not much attention has been given to characterize the role of NK cells in the response to extracellular bacterial pathogens such as yersiniae. In this study we used antibody-mediated NK cell depletion to address the importance of this immune cell type in controlling a Y. pseudotuberculosis infection. Analysis of the bacterial counts was used to follow the infection and flow cytometry was performed to characterize the composition and dynamic of immune cells. Depletion of NK cells led to higher bacterial loads within the mesenteric lymph nodes. We further show that in particular CD11b+ CD27+ NK cells which express higher levels of the activation marker CD69 increase within the mesenteric lymph nodes during a Y. pseudotuberculosis infection. Moreover, in response to the activation NK cells secrete higher levels of IFNy, which in turn triggers the production of the proinflammatory cytokine TNFα. These results suggest, that NK cells aid in the clearance of Y. pseudotuberculosis infections mainly by triggering the expression of proinflammatory cytokines manipulating the host immune response.


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Killer Cells, Natural/immunology , Lymph Nodes/immunology , Mesentery/immunology , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections/immunology , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis/immunology , Animals , Antibodies/pharmacology , Antigens, CD/genetics , Antigens, CD/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , B-Lymphocytes/microbiology , B-Lymphocytes/pathology , Female , Gene Expression , Immunophenotyping , Interferon-gamma/genetics , Interferon-gamma/immunology , Interferon-gamma/metabolism , Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects , Killer Cells, Natural/microbiology , Killer Cells, Natural/pathology , Lymph Nodes/microbiology , Lymph Nodes/pathology , Lymphocyte Count , Lymphocyte Depletion , Macrophages/immunology , Macrophages/microbiology , Macrophages/pathology , Mesentery/microbiology , Mesentery/pathology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Neutrophils/immunology , Neutrophils/microbiology , Neutrophils/pathology , Spleen/immunology , Spleen/microbiology , Spleen/pathology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/microbiology , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/pathology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections/microbiology , Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections/pathology
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