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The Journal of Immunology, Vol 150, Issue 8 3404-3410, Copyright © 1993 by American Association of Immunologists
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CC Chao, S Hu, G Gekker, WJ Novick Jr, JS Remington and PK Peterson
Neuroimmunobiology and Host Defense Laboratory, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, MN 55404.
Microglia may play a role in host defense against Toxoplasma gondii in the central nervous system. In our study, the antitoxoplasma activity of murine microglia was investigated. T. gondii multiplied readily in cultured microglial cells, and activation of these cells with IFN-gamma plus LPS suppressed (p < 0.01) intracellular growth of this parasite. This antitoxoplasma defense of activated microglia was significantly blocked by neutralizing antibodies against TNF-alpha and transforming growth factor-beta, suggesting that these cytokines play a role in the inhibitory process. Consistent with this hypothesis, activation of microglia with IFN-gamma plus TNF-alpha or transforming growth factor- beta inhibited, in a dose-dependent manner, T. gondii multiplication. Treatment with pentoxifylline or dexamethasone, drugs that suppress production of TNF-alpha, prevented (p < 0.01) the microglia from exerting an anti-T. gondii effect. These findings suggest that the host defense function of microglia against T. gondii is dependent primarily on the activating properties of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha, and that agents that interfere with cytokine-mediated activation may promote the pathogenesis of this infection.
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