Toxoplasma gondii –derived heat shock protein 70 (T.g.HSP70) induced maturation of bone marrow–derived dendritic cells (DCs) of wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice as evidenced by an increase in surface expression of MHC class I and II molecules and costimulatory molecules such as CD40, CD80, and CD86. Functionally, decreased phagocytic ability and increased alloreactive T cell stimulatory ability were observed in T.g.HSP70-stimulated DCs. These phenotypic and functional changes of T.g.HSP70-stimulated DCs were demonstrated in Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2- and myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88)-deficient but not TLR4-deficient C57BL/6 mice. DCs from WT and TLR2-deficient but not TLR4-deficient mice produced IL-12 after T.g.HSP70 stimulation. T.g.HSP70-stimulated DCs from WT, TLR2-deficient, and MyD88-deficient, but not TLR4-deficient mice expressed IFN-β mRNA. Thus, T.g.HSP70 stimulates murine DC maturation via TLR4 through the MyD88-independent signal transduction cascade.
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1 March 2006
Toxoplasma gondii–derived heat shock protein 70 stimulates maturation of murine bone marrow–derived dendritic cells via Toll-like receptor 4
Fumie Aosai,
Martha S. Rodriguez Pena,
Hye-Seong Mun,
Hao Fang,
Tetsuya Mitsunaga,
Kazumi Norose,
Hyun Kyu Kang,
Yoe-Sik Bae,
Akihiko Yano
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