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Kininogens coordinate adaptive immunity through the proteolytic release of bradykinin, an endogenous danger signal driving dendritic cell maturation.

Abstract：

:Strategically positioned in peripheral tissues, immune sentinel cells sense microbes and/or their shed products through different types of pattern-recognition receptors. Upon secretion, pre-formed pro-inflammatory mediators activate the microvasculature, inducing endothelium/neutrophil adherence and impairing endothelium barrier function. As plasma proteins enter into peripheral tissues, short-lived proinflammatory peptides are rapidly generated by limited proteolysis of complement components and the kininogens (i.e. kinin-precursor proteins). While much emphasis has been placed on the studies of the vascular functions of kinins, their innate effector roles remain virtually unknown. A few years ago, we reported that exogenous bradykinin (BK) potently induces dendritic cell (DC) maturation, driving IL-12-dependent Th1 responses through the activation of G-protein-coupled BK B(2) receptors (B(2)R). The premise that immature DC might sense kinin-releasing pathogens through B(2)R was demonstrated in the subcutaneous mouse model of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Analysis of the dynamics of parasite-evoked inflammation revealed that activation of TLR2/neutrophils drives the influx of plasma proteins, including kininogens, into peripheral tissues. Once associated to cell surfaces and/or extracellular matrices, the surface-bound kininogens are cleaved by T. cruzi cysteine proteases. Acting as short-lived 'danger' signals, kinins activate DC via B(2)R, converting them into Th1 inducers. Fine tuned control of the extravascular levels of these natural peptide adjuvants is exerted by kinin-degrading metallopeptidases, e.g. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE/CD143). In summary, the studies in the subcutaneous model of T. cruzi infection revealed that the peripheral levels of BK, a DC maturation signal, are controlled by TLR2/neutrophils and ACE, respectively characterized as positive and negative modulators of innate/adaptive immunity.

journal_name

Scand J Immunol

journal_title

Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors

Scharfstein J,Schmitz V,Svensjö E,Granato A,Monteiro AC

doi

10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.01983.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-08-01 00:00:00

pages

128-36

issue

2-3

eissn

0300-9475

issn

1365-3083

pii

SJI1983

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Kininogens coordinate adaptive immunity through the proteolytic release of bradykinin, an endogenous danger signal driving dendritic cell maturation.