Cutting Edge: STAT1 and T-bet Play Distinct Roles in Determining Outcome of Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani

  • Rosas L
  • Snider H
  • Barbi J
  • et al.
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Abstract

T-bet and STAT1 regulate IFN-γ gene transcription in CD4+ T cells, which mediate protection against Leishmania. Here we show that T-bet and STAT1 are required for the induction of an efficient Th1 response during Leishmania donovani infection, but they play distinct roles in determining disease outcome. Both STAT1−/− and T-bet−/− mice failed to mount a Th1 response, but STAT1−/− mice were highly resistant to L. donovani and developed less immunopathology, whereas T-bet−/− mice were highly susceptible and eventually developed liver inflammation. Adoptive cell transfer studies showed that RAG2−/− recipients receiving STAT1+/+ or STAT1−/− T cells developed comparable liver pathology, but those receiving STAT1−/− T cells were significantly more susceptible to infection. These unexpected findings reveal distinct roles for T-bet and STAT1 in mediating host immunity and liver pathology during visceral leishmaniasis.

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Rosas, L. E., Snider, H. M., Barbi, J., Satoskar, A. A., Lugo-Villarino, G., Keiser, T., … Satoskar, A. R. (2006). Cutting Edge: STAT1 and T-bet Play Distinct Roles in Determining Outcome of Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania donovani. The Journal of Immunology, 177(1), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.177.1.22

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