The mucosal adjuvant cyclic di-GMP enhances antigen uptake and selectively activates pinocytosis-efficient cells in vivo.
The mucosal adjuvant cyclic di-GMP enhances antigen uptake and selectively activates pinocytosis-efficient cells in vivo.
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粘膜辅助循环DI-GMP增强了抗原摄取,并选择性地激活了体内的性腺增生效率细胞。
作者:
Blaauboer SM;Mansouri S;Tucker HR;Wang HL;Gabrielle VD;Jin L
Effective mucosal adjuvants enhance the magnitude and quality of the vaccine response. Cyclic di-GMP (CDG) is a promising mucosal vaccine adjuvant. However, its in vivo mechanisms are unclear. Here, we showed, in mice, that CDG elicits stronger Ab and TH responses than the mammalian 2′3′-cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP), and generated better protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection than 2′3′-cGAMP adjuvanted vaccine. We identified two in vivo mechanisms of CDG. First, intranasally administered CDG greatly enhances Ag uptake, including pinocytosis and receptor-mediated endocytosis in vivo. The enhancement depends on MPYS (STING, MITA) expression in CD11C+ cells. Second, we found that CDG selectively activated pinocytosis-efficient-DCs, leading to TH polarizing cytokines IL-12p70, IFNγ, IL-5, IL-13, IL-23, and IL-6 production in vivo. Notably, CDG induces IFNλ, but not IFNβ, in vivo. Our study revealed previously unrecognized in vivo functions of MPYS and advanced our understanding of CDG as a mucosal vaccine adjuvant. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06670.001 The presence of a bacterium, virus, or other pathogen in the body generally triggers a response by the body's immune system. As well as trying to destroy the infectious agent, the immune system will also generate ‘memory cells’ that are primed and ready to recognize and help eliminate the pathogen if it is ever re-encountered. The parts of the invader that the memory cells recognize are called antigens. A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. Vaccines normally contain a dead or weakened version of a pathogen, or its toxins or surface proteins. This exposes the immune system to the antigens in a harmless way, and creates memory cells that are able to fight off the harmful pathogen in the future before the individual becomes ill from the infection. Substances called adjuvants must also be added to many modern vaccines. Adjuvants help to present antigens to immune cells, and by doing so stimulate a stronger and more targeted immune response. While many vaccines are currently injected, there is growing interest in developing and improving vaccines that can be inhaled. This delivers the vaccine directly to the mucosal surfaces that line the nose and lungs, which is a more effective way to produce immunity against certain bacteria and viruses. As these mucosal vaccines are also relatively cheap and easy to apply, they would also be suitable for use in developing countries and during emergencies. Current licensed pneumococcal vaccines do not provide strong mucosal protection against the infection. As a result, pneumococcal diseases kill more people than all vaccine-preventable diseases combined. Developing safe and effective mucosal vaccine adjuvants is key to reducing the impact of pneumococcal diseases. Cyclic di-GMP, a molecule found primarily in bacteria, is a powerful mucosal adjuvant. However, before it can be widely used in vaccines, it first needs to be known how cyclic di-GMP stimulates the immune system. Blaauboer, Mansouri et al. studied the immune response of mice to cyclic di-GMP applied through the nose. This revealed two ways that cyclic di-GMP enhances the body's immune response to a vaccine. First, cyclic di-GMP improves the uptake of antigens by certain cells exposed to the vaccine, a process that ensures a large number of cells will alert the immune system to the perceived threat. Second, Blaauboer, Mansouri et al. explain that cyclic di-GMP selectively activates immune cells known as dendritic cells, which then produce proteins called cytokines that signal to other cells and coordinate the immune response. A gene called STING (stimulator of interferon genes) controls both cyclic di-GMP induced antigen uptake and the activation of dendritic cells. Further research into these processes is now needed to investigate whether cyclic di-GMP is a suitable mucosal pneumococcal vaccine adjuvant for humans. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06670.002