Beta-defensins 2 and 3 together promote resistance to Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis.

The Journal of Immunology : Official Journal of the American Association of Immunologists
Minhao WuLinda Hazlett

Abstract

Defensins play an important role in both innate and adaptive immunity due to their antimicrobial, regulatory, and chemotactic effects. Nonetheless, the role of murine beta-defensins (mBD) 3 and 4, the murine homologs of human beta-defensins (hBD) 2 and 3, remains unknown in Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis. This study explored their role in corneal infection and potential synergy with mBD2, a defensin associated with better outcome in this disease. Immunostaining and real-time RT-PCR data demonstrated that mBD3 and mBD4 expression was inducible and differentially regulated in the infected cornea of resistant BALB/c vs susceptible C57BL/6 (B6) mice. Knockdown studies using small interfering RNA treatment indicated that mBD3, but not mBD4, is required in ocular defense. Moreover, in vivo studies demonstrated individual and combined effects of mBD2 and mBD3 that modulate bacterial load, polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) infiltration, and production of IFN-gamma, MIP-2, IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, inducible NO synthase (iNOS), TLR2, TLR4, MyD88, and NF-kappaB. Most notably, bacterial load was increased at 5 days postinfection by silencing either mBD2 or mBD3, but it was elevated at both 1 and 5 days postinfection when silencing both defe...Continue Reading

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