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IFN inhibits inflammatory responses and protective immunity in mice infected with the nematode parasite, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. 1993

J F Urban, and K B Madden, and A W Cheever, and P P Trotta, and I M Katona, and F D Finkelman
Helminthic Diseases Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705.

Mice infected with the gastrointestinal nematode parasite Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nb) develop responses associated with enhanced production of IL-4 (increased serum IgE levels and intestinal mucosal mastocytosis) and IL-5 (tissue and peripheral blood eosinophilia). The antagonistic effects of IFN on IL-4-mediated responses prompted an examination of the effects of IFN on the host response to Nb. Treatment with rIFN-alpha and rIFN-gamma induced a marked increase in parasite egg production (fecundity) in BALB/c mice infected with Nb and delayed intestinal expulsion of adult worms. Treatment with rIFN-alpha or rIFN-gamma also inhibited the rise in peripheral blood eosinophilia that follows inoculation with Nb, and the intensity of pulmonary perivascular tissue eosinophilia. However, Nb-induced increases in serum IgG levels and intestinal mastocytosis were only temporarily delayed by IFN. Induction of endogenous IFN production by injection of fixed Brucella abortus into mice infected with Nb also resulted in an increased worm fecundity and delayed adult worm expulsion. These effects were ablated when mice given Brucella abortus also received injections of neutralizing anti-IFN antibodies. Thus, IFN inhibit host protective immunity to Nb, perhaps by interfering with the production and effects of Th2 cytokines.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007073 Immunoglobulin E An immunoglobulin associated with MAST CELLS. Overexpression has been associated with allergic hypersensitivity (HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE). IgE
D007369 Interferon Inducers Agents that promote the production and release of interferons. They include mitogens, lipopolysaccharides, and the synthetic polymers Poly A-U and Poly I-C. Viruses, bacteria, and protozoa have been also known to induce interferons. Inducers, Interferon
D007370 Interferon Type I Interferon secreted by leukocytes, fibroblasts, or lymphoblasts in response to viruses or interferon inducers other than mitogens, antigens, or allo-antigens. They include alpha- and beta-interferons (INTERFERON-ALPHA and INTERFERON-BETA). Interferons Type I,Type I Interferon,Type I Interferons,Interferon, Type I,Interferons, Type I
D007371 Interferon-gamma The major interferon produced by mitogenically or antigenically stimulated LYMPHOCYTES. It is structurally different from TYPE I INTERFERON and its major activity is immunoregulation. It has been implicated in the expression of CLASS II HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS in cells that do not normally produce them, leading to AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES. Interferon Type II,Interferon, Immune,gamma-Interferon,Interferon, gamma,Type II Interferon,Immune Interferon,Interferon, Type II
D008168 Lung Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. Lungs
D008415 Mastocytosis A rare neoplastic disorder characterized by a clonal proliferation of MAST CELLS, associated with KIT-D816 mutations, and accompanied by aberrant mast cell activation. The abnormal increase of MAST CELLS may occur in only the skin (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS), in extracutaneous tissues involving multiple organs (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC), or in solid tumors (MASTOCYTOMA).
D008807 Mice, Inbred BALB C An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research. BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D009559 Nippostrongylus A genus of intestinal nematode parasites belonging to the superfamily HELIGMOSOMATOIDEA, which commonly occurs in rats but has been experimentally transmitted to other rodents and rabbits. Infection is usually through the skin. Rat Nematode,Nematode, Rat,Nematodes, Rat,Rat Nematodes
D011994 Recombinant Proteins Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. Biosynthetic Protein,Biosynthetic Proteins,DNA Recombinant Proteins,Recombinant Protein,Proteins, Biosynthetic,Proteins, Recombinant DNA,DNA Proteins, Recombinant,Protein, Biosynthetic,Protein, Recombinant,Proteins, DNA Recombinant,Proteins, Recombinant,Recombinant DNA Proteins,Recombinant Proteins, DNA
D002003 Brucella abortus A species of the genus BRUCELLA whose natural hosts are cattle and other bovidae. Abortion and placentitis are frequently produced in the pregnant animal. Other mammals, including humans, may be infected. Bacterium abortus,Brucella melitensis biovar abortus

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