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Public on Feb 10, 2017 |
| Title |
Involvement of β-defensin 130 (DEFB130) in the macrophage microbicidal mechanisms for killing Plasmodium falciparum |
| Organism |
Homo sapiens |
| Experiment type |
Expression profiling by array
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| Summary |
Understanding the molecular defense mechanism of macrophages and identifying their effector molecules against malarial parasites may provide important clues for the discovery of new therapies. To analyze the immunological responses of malarial parasite-induced macrophages, we used DNA microarray technology to examine the gene profile of differentiated macrophages phagocytizing Plasmodium falciparum-parasitized erythrocytes (iRBCs). The transcriptional gene profile of macrophages in response to iRBCs represented 168 down-regulated genes, which were mainly involved in the cellular immune response, and 216 upregulated genes, which were involved in cellular proteolysis, growth, and adhesion. Importantly, the specific upregulation of β-defensin 130 (DEFB130) in these macrophages suggested a possible role for DEFB130 in malarial parasite elimination. Strikingly, differentiated macrophages phagocytizing iRBCs exhibited an increase in intracellular DEFB130 levels and DEFB130 appeared to accumulate at the site of iRBC engulfment. Furthermore, DEFB130 synthetic peptide exhibited a modest toxic effect on P. falciparum in vitro and P. yoelii in vivo, unlike scrambled DEFB130 peptide, which showed no antiplasmodial activity. Our data broaden our knowledge of the immunological response of macrophages to iRBCs and shed light on a new target for therapeutic intervention.
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| Overall design |
Human monocyte-derived macrophages were co-cultured with plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (iRBCs), saponin-treated iRBCs, or non-infected erythrocytes (RBCs).
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| Contributor(s) |
Takano R, Terkawi MA |
| Citation(s) |
28181499 |
| Submission date |
Jan 22, 2016 |
| Last update date |
Nov 27, 2018 |
| Contact name |
Ryo Takano |
| E-mail(s) |
ewigkeitryo@gmail.com
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| Phone |
+81-155-49-5645
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| Organization name |
Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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| Department |
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases
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| Lab |
Research Unit for Global Infection Control
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| Street address |
Inada-cho
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| City |
Obihiro |
| State/province |
Hokkaido |
| ZIP/Postal code |
080-8555 |
| Country |
Japan |
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| Platforms (1) |
| GPL13607 |
Agilent-028004 SurePrint G3 Human GE 8x60K Microarray (Feature Number version) |
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| Samples (8)
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| Relations |
| BioProject |
PRJNA309501 |
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