Journal article
Analysis of Behavior and Trafficking of Dendritic Cells within the Brain during Toxoplasmic Encephalitis
Beena John, Brendon Ricart, Elia D Tait Wojno, Tajie H Harris, Louise M Randall, David A Christian, Beth Gregg, Daniel Manzoni De Almeida, Wolfgang Weninger, Daniel A Hammer, Christopher A Hunter
PLOS PATHOGENS | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2011
Abstract
Under normal conditions the immune system has limited access to the brain; however, during toxoplasmic encephalitis (TE), large numbers of T cells and APCs accumulate within this site. A combination of real time imaging, transgenic reporter mice, and recombinant parasites allowed a comprehensive analysis of CD11c+ cells during TE. These studies reveal that the CNS CD11c+ cells consist of a mixture of microglia and dendritic cells (DCs) with distinct behavior associated with their ability to interact with parasites or effector T cells. The CNS DCs upregulated several chemokine receptors during TE, but none of these individual receptors tested was required for migration of DCs into the brain. ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by grants to CAH, WW, DAH and BR (BJ: R21 AI090234 CAH: T32 AI07532, RO1 AI071302, State of Pennsylvania, WW: NHMRC grant 512265 and a grant from the OSMR NSW, DAH: RO1 AI082292, BR: Merck & Co. Fellowship). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.