Identifying the initiating events of anti-Listeria responses using mice with conditional loss of IFN-γ receptor subunit 1 (IFNGR1)

Sang Hun Lee, Javier A. Carrero, Ravindra Uppaluri, J. Michael White, Jessica M. Archambault, Koon Siew Lai, Szeman Ruby Chan, Kathleen C.F. Sheehan, Emil R. Unanue, Robert D. Schreiber

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Abstract

Although IFN-γis required for resolution of Listeria monocytogenesinfection, the identities of the IFN-γ-responsive cells that initiate the process remain unclear. We addressed this question using novel mice with conditional loss of IFN-γR (IFNGR1). Itgax-cre+ Ifngr1f/f mice with selective IFN-γunresponsiveness in CD8a+ dendritic cells displayed increased susceptibility to infection. This phenotype was due to the inability of IFN-γ-unresponsive CD8a+ dendritic cells to produce the initial burst of IL-12 induced by IFN-γfrom TNF-α-Activated NK/NKT cells. The defect in early IL-12 production resulted in increased IL-4 production that established a myeloid cell environment favoringListeriagrowth. Neutralization of IL-4 restoredListeriaresistance inItgax-cre+ Ifngr1f/f mice. We also found thatItgax-cre+ Ifngr1f/f mice survived infection with low-doseListeriaas the result of a second wave of IL-12 produced by Ly6Chi monocytes. Thus, an IFN-γ-driven cascade involving CD8a+ dendritic cells and NK/NKT cells induces the rapid production of IL-12 that initiates the anti-Listeria response.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4223-4234
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Immunology
Volume191
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2013

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