| Literature DB >> 16135562 |
Geanncarlo Lugo-Villarino1, Shu-Ichi Ito, Dennis M Klinman, Laurie H Glimcher.
Abstract
Treatment with synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG ODNs) is remarkably protective against otherwise lethal infection. Here, we describe an essential role for the transcription factor T-bet in mediating the protective function of CpG ODNs. Loss of T-bet in conventional CD11c(hi) dendritic cells (DCs) and in plasmacytoid DCs impaired production of IFNs. Strikingly, in contrast to Rag2-/- mice, Rag2-/- mice that also lacked T-bet (DKO) could not be rescued from lethal Listeria monocytogenes infection by prior treatment with CpG ODN. Rescue was achieved by adoptive transfer of CD11c(hi) DCs from WT, but not T-bet-/-, CpG ODN-treated donor mice. We conclude that T-bet in DCs is required for the adjuvant activity of CpG ODN in infection, revealing its vital role in innate immunity.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16135562 PMCID: PMC1201626 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506638102
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205