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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2020.58.3.237

The Role of PI3K/AKT Pathway and NADPH Oxidase 4 in Host ROS Manipulation by Toxoplasma gondii  

Choi, Hei Gwon (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Gao, Fei-Fei (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Zhou, Wei (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Sun, Pu-Reum (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Yuk, Jae-Min (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Lee, Young-Ha (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
Cha, Guang-Ho (Department of Medical Science & Infection Biology, Chungnam National University, School of Medicine)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.58, no.3, 2020 , pp. 237-247 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dendritic cell is one of the first innate immune cell to encounter T. gondii after the parasite crosses the host intestinal epithelium. T. gondii requires intact DC as a carrier to infiltrate into host central nervous system (CNS) without being detected or eliminated by host defense system. The mechanism by which T. gondii avoids innate immune defense of host cell, especially in the dendritic cell is unknown. Therefore, we examined the role of host PI3K/AKT signaling pathway activation by T. gondii in dendritic cell. T. gondii infection or T. gondii excretory/secretory antigen (TgESA) treatment to the murine dendritic cell line DC2.4 induced AKT phosphorylation, and treatment of PI3K inhibitors effectively suppressed the T. gondii proliferation but had no effect on infection rate or invasion rate. Furthermore, it is found that T. gondii or TgESA can reduce H2O2-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as host endogenous ROS via PI3K/AKT pathway activation. While searching for the main source of the ROS, we found that NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) expression was controlled by T. gondii infection or TgESA treatment, which is in correlation with previous observation of the ROS reduction by identical treatments. These findings suggest that the manipulation of the host PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and NOX4 expression is an essential mechanism for the down-regulation of ROS, and therefore, for the survival and the proliferation of T. gondii.
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii; PI3K/AKT signaling pathway; ROS; DC2.4 cell;
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