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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.17.2023.tde-08022024-154139
Document
Author
Full name
Nathália Pereira da Silva Leite
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
Ribeirão Preto, 2023
Supervisor
Committee
Gazzinelli, Ricardo Tostes (President)
Pinto, Kamila Guimarães
Lima, Maria Regina D'Imperio
Title in Portuguese
O receptor Axl e as implicações na imunopatogênese da malária experimental na infecção por Plasmodium chabaudi (AS)
Keywords in Portuguese
Plasmodium chabaudi
Eferocitose
Malária
Receptores TAM
Abstract in Portuguese
O receptor Axl possui papel importante na inflamação e homeostase, atuando tanto na regulação de mediadores anti-inflamatórios e pró-inflamatórios, quanto na fagocitose de células apoptóticas, processo conhecido como eferocitose. Diante de infecções causadas por diferentes patógenos, a eferocitose mediada por Axl pode levar à distintas implicações nas respostas imunes e na patologia relacionada. A infecção por Plasmodium sp. - agente etiológico da malária - e tem grande impacto na mortalidade e morbidade em regiões tropicais e subtropicais. Devido à sua alta relevância na saúde pública, a imunopatogênese é amplamente investigada. Assim, o estudo visa a investigação e caracterização funcional e fenotípica dos mecanismos imunobiológicos que envolvem o receptor Axl e suas implicações na imunopatogênese da Malária, utilizando como modelo experimental a infecção em camundongos por Plasmodium chabaudi AS (Pc). Nossos dados mostram que a infecção por Pc induz a expressão dos receptores TAM e sua via de sinalização JAK/STAT no baço e fígado e, mais especificamente, do receptor Axl em monócitos (CD11b+ F4/80+ DC-SIGN-), células dendríticas convencionais (cDCs) (CD11b-CD11c+ MHCII+ DC-SIGN-) e células dendríticas derivadas de monócitos (MODCs) (CD11b+ CD11c+ MHCII+ DC-SIGN+). Este receptor foi identificado como mediador da eferocitose de hemácias infectadas (iRBCs). Na ausência desta via, foi observada uma diminuição na parasitemia e inflamação sistêmica no pico da infecção, em concomitância com uma maior frequência da população de cDCs e maior atividade de células T CD8+. Adicionalmente, no fígado há menor acúmulo de hemozoína e expressão de CD36, sugerindo menor fagocitose e sequestro de iRBCs. Desta forma, nossos resultados validam a relevância do papel de Axl na infecção por Pc, sendo este um dos mediadores de eferocitose de iRBCs e modulando a atividade de células T CD8+ e de sequestro no fígado.
Title in English
The Axl receptor and its implications in the immunopathogenesis of experimental malaria infection by Plasmodium chabaudi (AS)
Keywords in English
Plasmodium chabaudi
Efferocytosis
Malaria
TAM receptors
Abstract in English
The Axl receptor plays an important role in inflammation and homeostasis, acting on the regulation of both anti-inflammatory and pro-inflammatory mediators, as well as in the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, a process known as efferocytosis. In the context of infections caused by different pathogens, Axl-mediated efferocytosis can lead to distinct implications in immune responses and related pathology. Infection by Plasmodium sp. - the etiological agent of malaria - has a significant impact on mortality and morbidity in tropical and subtropical regions. Due to its high relevance to public health, the immunopathogenesis is widely investigated. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the functional and phenotypic characterization of the immunobiological mechanisms involving the Axl receptor and its implications in the immunopathogenesis of malaria, using the experimental model of Plasmodium chabaudi AS (Pc) infection in mice. Our data show that Pc infection induces the expression of TAM receptors and their JAK/STAT signaling pathway in the spleen and liver, and more specifically, of the Axl receptor in monocytes (CD11b+ F4/80+ DC-SIGN-), conventional dendritic cells (cDCs) (CD11b- CD11c+ MHCII+ DC-SIGN-), and monocyte-derived dendritic cells (MODCs) (CD11b+ CD11c+ MHCII+ DC-SIGN+). Axl was identified as a mediator of efferocytosis of infected red blood cells (iRBCs). In the absence of this pathway, a decrease in parasitemia and systemic inflammation was observed at the peak of infection, along with a higher frequency of the cDC population and increased activity of CD8+ T cells. Additionally, in the liver there is a diminished accumulation of hemozoin and decreased expression of CD36, suggesting reduced phagocytosis and sequestration of iRBCs. Thus, our findings corroborate the significance of Axl's involvement in Pc infection, as it acts as one of the mediators of iRBC efferocytosis and influences the activity of CD8+ T cells, as well as sequestration in the liver.
 
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