Type I Interferons Suppress Anti-parasitic Immunity and Can Be Targeted to Improve Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis

Rajiv Kumar*, Patrick T. Bunn, Siddharth Sankar Singh, Susanna S. Ng, Marcela Montes de Oca, Fabian De Labastida Rivera, Shashi Bhushan Chauhan, Neetu Singh, Rebecca J. Faleiro, Chelsea L. Edwards, Teija C.M. Frame, Meru Sheel, Rebecca J. Austin, Steven W. Lane, Tobias Bald, Mark J. Smyth, Geoffrey R. Hill, Shannon E. Best, Ashraful Haque, Dillon CorvinoNic Waddell, Lambross Koufariotis, Pamela Mukhopadhay, Madhukar Rai, Jaya Chakravarty, Om Prakash Singh, David Sacks, Susanne Nylen, Jude Uzonna, Shyam Sundar, Christian R. Engwerda

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    Abstract

    CD4+ T cells are critical for control of intracellular parasites such as Leishmania donovani. Kumar et al. show that type I interferons (IFNs) suppress Th1 cells and promote IL-10-producing CD4+ T cells during visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Thus, manipulation of type I IFN signaling may improve disease outcome in VL patients.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2512-2525.e9
    JournalCell Reports
    Volume30
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 25 Feb 2020

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