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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is a mitogen-activated protein kinase that plays important regulatory roles in helper T cell differentiation. In the current study, we used Jnk1-deficient mice to examine the function of JNK during an in vivo pathogenic infection, leishmaniasis, which is strongly influenced by Th1/Th2 effector mechanisms. The data show that Jnk1-deficient mice, despite their usually genetically resistant background, were unable to resolve Leishmania infections. Jnk1-/- mice displayed reduced delayed-type hypersensitivity in response to the pathogen, which was associated with a T cell defect. We found that, although these mice can direct an apparent Th1-response, there is also simultaneous generation of Leishmania-specific Th2 responses, which possibly down-modulate protective Th1-mediated immune function. These findings demonstrate that the negative regulation of Th2 cytokine production by the JNK1 signaling pathway is essential for generating Th1-polarized immunity against intracellular pathogens, such as Leishmania major.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
165
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2671-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Hypersensitivity, Delayed, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Immunity, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Leishmania major, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-T-Lymphocyte Subsets, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Th1 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10946297-Th2 Cells
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
JNK1 is required for T cell-mediated immunity against Leishmania major infection.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't