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Research Article

Pulmonary TCR γδ T cells induce the early inflammation of granuloma formation by a glycolipid trehalose 6,6′-dimycolate (TDM) isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Pages 815-823 | Received 02 Jan 2012, Accepted 16 Jan 2012, Published online: 11 Sep 2012
 

Abstract

We previously showed that formation of pulmonary granulomas in mice in response to a mycobacterial glycolipid, trehalose 6,6′-dimycolate (TDM) is due to the action of TNF-α and not of IFN-γ. However, the mechanisms of formation and maintenance of pulmonary granulomas are not yet clear. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the mechanisms of granuloma formation by TDM at the early phase. Histological analysis showed that inflammatory cells infiltrated the murine pulmonary interstitium on day 2 after an intravenous injection with TDM as a w/o/w emulsion. Clear granuloma formation was observed on day 7 after the injection. The mRNA expression of IL-17, IFN-γ and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 was found in lung mononuclear cells at the day after TDM injection. The major IL-17-producing cells were T-cell receptor (TCR) γδ T cells expressing Vγ6. In mice depleted of γδ T cells by treatment with anti-TCR γδ monoclonal antibody, the number of TDM-induced granuloma was decreased, but the size of granuloma was not affected. Our results suggest that the mycobacterial glycolipid TDM causes activation of IL-17-producing TCR γδ T cells and stimulates chemotaxis of inflammatory cells including neutrophils in to lung.

Acknowledgement

We appreciate Dr. Roland Ryll for helpful discussion.

Declaration of interest

This study was supported, in part, by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan to HT (20590454) and YK (20590453).

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