Disruption of MyD88 signaling suppresses hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in mice
- 16 June 2011
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Hematology in Blood
- Vol. 117 (24), 6582-6588
- https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-01-329607
Abstract
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a rare inflammatory disorder with a poor prognosis for affected individuals. To find a means of suppressing the clinical phenotype, we investigated the cellular and molecular mechanisms leading to HLH in Unc13djinx/jinx mice, in which cytolytic function of NK and CD8+ T cells is impaired. Unc13djinx/jinx mutants infected with lymphochoriomeningitis virus (LCMV) present typical clinical features of HLH, including splenomegaly, elevated serum IFNγ, and anemia. Proteins mediating cell-cell contact, cytokine signaling or Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling were analyzed. We show that neither the integrin CD18, which is involved in adhesion between antigen-presenting cells and effector T cells, nor tumor necrosis factor (TNF) made nonredundant contributions to the disease phenotype. Disruption of IFNγ signaling reduced immune cell activation in Unc13djinx/jinx mice, but also resulted in uncontrolled viral proliferation and exaggerated release of inflammatory cytokines. Abrogating the function of myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) in Unc13djinx/jinx mice suppressed immune cell activation and controlled cytokine production in an IL-1 receptor 1 (IL-1R1)–independent way. Our findings implicate MyD88 as the key initiator of myeloid and lymphoid proliferation in HLH, and suggest that blockade of this signaling molecule may reduce immunopathology in patients.Keywords
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