Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

The intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, a serious disorder that affects millions of people in Latin America. Cell invasion by T. cruzi and its intracellular replication are essential to the parasite’s life cycle and for the development of Chagas disease. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Aparecida Donizette Malvezi, Rosiane Valeriano da Silva, Carolina Panis, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Maria Isabel Lovo-Martins, Nagela Ghabdan Zanluqui, Vera Lúcia Hideko Tatakihara, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Waldiceu A. Verri, Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge, Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta, Phileno Pinge-Filho
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Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580919
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Rosiane Valeriano da Silva
Carolina Panis
Lucy Megumi Yamauchi
Maria Isabel Lovo-Martins
Nagela Ghabdan Zanluqui
Vera Lúcia Hideko Tatakihara
Luiz Vicente Rizzo
Waldiceu A. Verri
Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge
Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta
Phileno Pinge-Filho
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Carolina Panis
Lucy Megumi Yamauchi
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Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge
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description The intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, a serious disorder that affects millions of people in Latin America. Cell invasion by T. cruzi and its intracellular replication are essential to the parasite’s life cycle and for the development of Chagas disease. Here, we present evidence suggesting the involvement of the host’s cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme during T. cruzi invasion. Pharmacological antagonist for COX-1, aspirin (ASA), caused marked inhibition of T. cruzi infection when peritoneal macrophages were pretreated with ASA for 30 min at 37°C before inoculation. This inhibition was associated with increased production of IL-1β and nitric oxide (NO∙) by macrophages. The treatment of macrophages with either NOS inhibitors or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) restored the invasive action of T. cruzi in macrophages previously treated with ASA. Lipoxin ALX-receptor antagonist Boc2 reversed the inhibitory effect of ASA on trypomastigote invasion. Our results indicate that PGE2, NO∙, and lipoxins are involved in the regulation of anti-T. cruzi activity by macrophages, providing a better understanding of the role of prostaglandins in innate inflammatory response to T. cruzi infection as well as adding a new perspective to specific immune interventions.
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spelling doaj-art-288f87023662449b9bf00e030cac53032025-02-03T01:04:46ZengWileyMediators of Inflammation0962-93511466-18612014-01-01201410.1155/2014/580919580919Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal MacrophagesAparecida Donizette Malvezi0Rosiane Valeriano da Silva1Carolina Panis2Lucy Megumi Yamauchi3Maria Isabel Lovo-Martins4Nagela Ghabdan Zanluqui5Vera Lúcia Hideko Tatakihara6Luiz Vicente Rizzo7Waldiceu A. Verri8Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge9Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta10Phileno Pinge-Filho11Laboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, 056510-901 São Paulo, SP, BrazilDepartamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilDepartamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Biologia Molecular de Microrganismos, Departamento de Microbiologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilLaboratório de Imunopatologia Experimental, Departamento de Ciências Patológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86057-970 Londrina, PR, BrazilThe intracellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi causes Chagas disease, a serious disorder that affects millions of people in Latin America. Cell invasion by T. cruzi and its intracellular replication are essential to the parasite’s life cycle and for the development of Chagas disease. Here, we present evidence suggesting the involvement of the host’s cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme during T. cruzi invasion. Pharmacological antagonist for COX-1, aspirin (ASA), caused marked inhibition of T. cruzi infection when peritoneal macrophages were pretreated with ASA for 30 min at 37°C before inoculation. This inhibition was associated with increased production of IL-1β and nitric oxide (NO∙) by macrophages. The treatment of macrophages with either NOS inhibitors or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) restored the invasive action of T. cruzi in macrophages previously treated with ASA. Lipoxin ALX-receptor antagonist Boc2 reversed the inhibitory effect of ASA on trypomastigote invasion. Our results indicate that PGE2, NO∙, and lipoxins are involved in the regulation of anti-T. cruzi activity by macrophages, providing a better understanding of the role of prostaglandins in innate inflammatory response to T. cruzi infection as well as adding a new perspective to specific immune interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580919
spellingShingle Aparecida Donizette Malvezi
Rosiane Valeriano da Silva
Carolina Panis
Lucy Megumi Yamauchi
Maria Isabel Lovo-Martins
Nagela Ghabdan Zanluqui
Vera Lúcia Hideko Tatakihara
Luiz Vicente Rizzo
Waldiceu A. Verri
Marli Cardoso Martins-Pinge
Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta
Phileno Pinge-Filho
Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
Mediators of Inflammation
title Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
title_full Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
title_fullStr Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
title_full_unstemmed Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
title_short Aspirin Modulates Innate Inflammatory Response and Inhibits the Entry of Trypanosoma cruzi in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages
title_sort aspirin modulates innate inflammatory response and inhibits the entry of trypanosoma cruzi in mouse peritoneal macrophages
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/580919
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