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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
Tick saliva contains immunosuppressive factors allowing this blood-feeding ectoparasite to remain on hosts and enhancing pathogen transmission. In this study, we examined the modulation of mitogen-induced activation of naive murine splenocytes by the saliva and salivary gland extract (SGE) of I. ricinus ticks. We found that saliva-specific factors reduced IL-10 production by both concanavalin A (ConA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated splenocytes. The LPS-induced IL-10 production is 10 times more sensitive to SGE than the ConA-induced IL-10 production. Flow cytometric analysis determined that SGE particularly inhibited B (B220+) cell IL-10 production in mitogen-stimulated splenocyte preparations. Moreover, SGE reduced the early activation marker CD69 expression on ConA-activated T cells and also on B cells in presence of ConA or LPS. Annexin V and Via-probe staining demonstrated that SGE did not increase cell death in activated splenocytes and slightly decreased apoptosis in B lymphocytes. By employing assays with isolated B cells, we further showed that SGE had a direct effect on B cells and inhibited LPS-induced B cell proliferation. Taken together, our results indicate that salivary immunomodulators induce hyporesponsiveness to mitogen in both T and B cells, and that a direct B-cell inhibitory activity is present in tick saliva.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0141-9838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Antigens, CD, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Cell Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Concanavalin A, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Ixodes, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Lectins, C-Type, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Mice, Inbred C3H, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Salivary Glands, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Spleen, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12753435-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Ixodes ricinus tick salivary gland extract inhibits IL-10 secretion and CD69 expression by mitogen-stimulated murine splenocytes and induces hyporesponsiveness in B lymphocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Science (Zoology), University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 2TZ, Scotland, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't