BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative microaerophilic bacterium associated with a number of gastrointestinal disorders, including gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric cancer. Several studies have implicated a Th17 response as a key to protective immunity against Helicobacter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Wild type (WT) and MyD88-deficient (MyD88(-/-)) mice in the C57BL/6 background were infected with H. felis for 6 and 25 weeks and colonization density and host response evaluated. Real-time PCR was used to determine the expression of cytokines and antimicrobial peptides in the gastric tissue of mice. RESULTS: mRNA expression levels of the Th17 cytokines interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and IL-22 were markedly up-regulated in WT compared with MyD88(-/-) mice both at 6 and at 25 weeks in response to infection with H. felis, indicating that induction of Th17 responses depends on MyD88 signaling. Furthermore, reduction in the expression of Th17-dependent intestinal antimicrobial peptide lipocalin-2 was linked with increased bacterial burden in the absence of MyD88 signaling. CONCLUSION: We provide evidence showing that MyD88-dependent signaling is required for the host to induce a Th17 response for the control of Helicobacter infection.
BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative microaerophilic bacterium associated with a number of gastrointestinal disorders, including gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric cancer. Several studies have implicated a Th17 response as a key to protective immunity against Helicobacter. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Wild type (WT) and MyD88-deficient (MyD88(-/-)) mice in the C57BL/6 background were infected with H. felis for 6 and 25 weeks and colonization density and host response evaluated. Real-time PCR was used to determine the expression of cytokines and antimicrobial peptides in the gastric tissue of mice. RESULTS: mRNA expression levels of the Th17 cytokines interleukin-17A (IL-17A) and IL-22 were markedly up-regulated in WT compared with MyD88(-/-) mice both at 6 and at 25 weeks in response to infection with H. felis, indicating that induction of Th17 responses depends on MyD88 signaling. Furthermore, reduction in the expression of Th17-dependent intestinal antimicrobial peptide lipocalin-2 was linked with increased bacterial burden in the absence of MyD88 signaling. CONCLUSION: We provide evidence showing that MyD88-dependent signaling is required for the host to induce a Th17 response for the control of Helicobacter infection.
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