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Lutzomyia longipalpis Saliva Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 Expression at Bite Sites

Sand flies bite mammalian hosts to obtain a blood meal, driving changes in the host inflammatory response that support the establishment of infection. This effect is partially attributed to components of sand fly saliva, which are able to recruit and activate leukocytes. Our group has shown that hem...

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Published in:Frontiers in immunology 2018-11, Vol.9, p.2779-2779
Main Authors: Luz, Nivea F, DeSouza-Vieira, Thiago, De Castro, Waldione, Vivarini, Aislan Carvalho, Pereira, Lais, França, Riam Rocha, Silveira-Mattos, Paulo S, Costa, Diego L, Teixeira, Clarissa, Meneses, Claudio, Boaventura, Viviane S, de Oliveira, Camila I, Lopes, Ulisses Gazos, Aronson, Naomi, Andrade, Bruno B, Brodskyn, Claudia I, Valenzuela, Jesus G, Kamhawi, Shaden, Borges, Valeria M
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Summary:Sand flies bite mammalian hosts to obtain a blood meal, driving changes in the host inflammatory response that support the establishment of infection. This effect is partially attributed to components of sand fly saliva, which are able to recruit and activate leukocytes. Our group has shown that heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) favors survival in infected cells by reducing inflammatory responses. Here, we show that exposure to sand fly bites is associated with induction of HO-1 . Histopathological analyses of skin specimens from human volunteers experimentally exposed to sand fly bites revealed that HO-1 and Nrf2 are produced at bite sites in the skin. These results were recapitulated in mice ears injected with a salivary gland sonicate (SGS) or exposed to sand fly bites, indicating that vector saliva may be a key factor in triggering HO-1 expression. Resident skin macrophages were the main source HO-1 at 24-48 h after bites. Additionally, assays after bites and after stimulation with saliva both demonstrated that HO-1 production by macrophages was Nrf2-dependent. Collectively, our data demonstrates that vector saliva induces early HO-1 production at the bite sites, representing a major event associated with establishment of naturally-transmitted infections.
ISSN:1664-3224
1664-3224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2018.02779