Coinfection. Virus-helminth coinfection reveals a microbiota-independent mechanism of immunomodulation.

TitleCoinfection. Virus-helminth coinfection reveals a microbiota-independent mechanism of immunomodulation.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2014
AuthorsOsborne LC, Monticelli LA, Nice TJ, Sutherland TE, Siracusa MC, Hepworth MR, Tomov VT, Kobuley D, Tran SV, Bittinger K, Bailey AG, Laughlin AL, Boucher J-L, E Wherry J, Bushman FD, Allen JE, Virgin HW, Artis D
JournalScience
Volume345
Issue6196
Pagination578-82
Date Published2014 Aug 1
ISSN1095-9203
KeywordsAnimals, beta-N-Acetylhexosaminidases, Caliciviridae Infections, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Coinfection, Gastroenteritis, Germ-Free Life, Immunomodulation, Intestines, Lectins, Macrophage Activation, Macrophages, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microbiota, Norovirus, Trichinella, Trichinellosis
Abstract

The mammalian intestine is colonized by beneficial commensal bacteria and is a site of infection by pathogens, including helminth parasites. Helminths induce potent immunomodulatory effects, but whether these effects are mediated by direct regulation of host immunity or indirectly through eliciting changes in the microbiota is unknown. We tested this in the context of virus-helminth coinfection. Helminth coinfection resulted in impaired antiviral immunity and was associated with changes in the microbiota and STAT6-dependent helminth-induced alternative activation of macrophages. Notably, helminth-induced impairment of antiviral immunity was evident in germ-free mice, but neutralization of Ym1, a chitinase-like molecule that is associated with alternatively activated macrophages, could partially restore antiviral immunity. These data indicate that helminth-induced immunomodulation occurs independently of changes in the microbiota but is dependent on Ym1.

DOI10.1126/science.1256942
Alternate JournalScience
PubMed ID25082704
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