Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.

Non-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes (NTS) cause a self-limited gastroenteritis in immunocompetent individuals, while children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria can develop a life-threatening disseminated infection. This co-infection is a major source of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa....

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Main Authors: Kristen L Lokken, Jason P Mooney, Brian P Butler, Mariana N Xavier, Jennifer Y Chau, Nicola Schaltenberg, Ramie H Begum, Werner Müller, Shirley Luckhart, Renée M Tsolis
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-05-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004049&type=printable
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author Kristen L Lokken
Jason P Mooney
Brian P Butler
Mariana N Xavier
Jennifer Y Chau
Nicola Schaltenberg
Ramie H Begum
Werner Müller
Shirley Luckhart
Renée M Tsolis
author_facet Kristen L Lokken
Jason P Mooney
Brian P Butler
Mariana N Xavier
Jennifer Y Chau
Nicola Schaltenberg
Ramie H Begum
Werner Müller
Shirley Luckhart
Renée M Tsolis
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description Non-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes (NTS) cause a self-limited gastroenteritis in immunocompetent individuals, while children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria can develop a life-threatening disseminated infection. This co-infection is a major source of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the mechanisms by which malaria contributes to increased risk of NTS bacteremia are incompletely understood. Here, we report that in a mouse co-infection model, malaria parasite infection blunts inflammatory responses to NTS, leading to decreased inflammatory pathology and increased systemic bacterial colonization. Blunting of NTS-induced inflammatory responses required induction of IL-10 by the parasites. In the absence of malaria parasite infection, administration of recombinant IL-10 together with induction of anemia had an additive effect on systemic bacterial colonization. Mice that were conditionally deficient for either myeloid cell IL-10 production or myeloid cell expression of IL-10 receptor were better able to control systemic Salmonella infection, suggesting that phagocytic cells are both producers and targets of malaria parasite-induced IL-10. Thus, IL-10 produced during the immune response to malaria increases susceptibility to disseminated NTS infection by suppressing the ability of myeloid cells, most likely macrophages, to control bacterial infection.
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spelling doaj-art-fa3a233f61834e62bf9cd434534970232025-08-20T02:14:41ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Pathogens1553-73661553-73742014-05-01105e100404910.1371/journal.ppat.1004049Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.Kristen L LokkenJason P MooneyBrian P ButlerMariana N XavierJennifer Y ChauNicola SchaltenbergRamie H BegumWerner MüllerShirley LuckhartRenée M TsolisNon-typhoidal Salmonella serotypes (NTS) cause a self-limited gastroenteritis in immunocompetent individuals, while children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria can develop a life-threatening disseminated infection. This co-infection is a major source of child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the mechanisms by which malaria contributes to increased risk of NTS bacteremia are incompletely understood. Here, we report that in a mouse co-infection model, malaria parasite infection blunts inflammatory responses to NTS, leading to decreased inflammatory pathology and increased systemic bacterial colonization. Blunting of NTS-induced inflammatory responses required induction of IL-10 by the parasites. In the absence of malaria parasite infection, administration of recombinant IL-10 together with induction of anemia had an additive effect on systemic bacterial colonization. Mice that were conditionally deficient for either myeloid cell IL-10 production or myeloid cell expression of IL-10 receptor were better able to control systemic Salmonella infection, suggesting that phagocytic cells are both producers and targets of malaria parasite-induced IL-10. Thus, IL-10 produced during the immune response to malaria increases susceptibility to disseminated NTS infection by suppressing the ability of myeloid cells, most likely macrophages, to control bacterial infection.https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004049&type=printable
spellingShingle Kristen L Lokken
Jason P Mooney
Brian P Butler
Mariana N Xavier
Jennifer Y Chau
Nicola Schaltenberg
Ramie H Begum
Werner Müller
Shirley Luckhart
Renée M Tsolis
Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
PLoS Pathogens
title Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
title_full Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
title_fullStr Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
title_full_unstemmed Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
title_short Malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non-typhoidal Salmonella infection via IL-10-mediated alteration of myeloid cell function.
title_sort malaria parasite infection compromises control of concurrent systemic non typhoidal salmonella infection via il 10 mediated alteration of myeloid cell function
url https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1004049&type=printable
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