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Immune responses to microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract must be carefully controlled to avoid disease. Helicobacter are Gram-negative bacteria which cause persistent infection and, in a minority of hosts, peptic ulceration or gastric cancer, Lymphocyte responses are important determinants of the outcome of infection. Therefore, it is important to identify the genetic determinants of lymphocyte responses to this mucosal pathogen. Using a (C57BL/6 × BALB/c) F2 mouse model of Helicobacter infection, we mapped a region of linkage for lymphoproliferation to chromosome 9. Analysis of candidate genes in this region revealed variation of DNA sequence and gene expression in the TLR9 gene between C57BL/6 and BALB/c mouse strains. Reporter assays demonstrated higher levels of TLR9 transcriptional activity and increased NF-κB activation associated with the C57BL/6 TLR9 promoter and coding sequences. The importance of TLR9 in the control of lymphocyte responses was confirmed by demonstrating that lymphoproliferation and IFN-γ secretion was diminished in the TLR9-/- mouse. Furthermore, neutrophil infiltration of the gastric epithelium is reduced in the absence of TLR9. Regulation of TLR9 expression and signalling therefore appears to play an important role in the control of lymphocyte responses to Helicobacter and potentially other luminal microorganisms. © 2007 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Author(s): Anderson AE, Worku ML, Khamri W, Bamford KB, Walker MM, Thursz MR
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: European Journal of Immunology
Year: 2007
Volume: 37
Issue: 6
Pages: 1548-1561
ISSN (print): 0014-2980
ISSN (electronic): 1521-4141
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eji.200636562
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200636562
PubMed id: 17474149
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