RRC ID 41066
著者 Nishibayashi R, Inoue R, Harada Y, Watanabe T, Makioka Y, Ushida K.
タイトル RNA of Enterococcus faecalis Strain EC-12 Is a Major Component Inducing Interleukin-12 Production from Human Monocytic Cells.
ジャーナル PLoS One
Abstract Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is an important cytokine for the immunomodulatory effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB). Using murine immune cells, we previously reported that the RNA of Enterococcus faecalis EC-12, a LAB strain exerting probiotic-like beneficial effects, is the major IL-12-inducing immunogenic component. However, it was recently revealed that bacterial RNA can be a ligand for Toll-like receptor (TLR) 13, which is only expressed in mice. Because TLR13 is not expressed in humans, the immuno-stimulatory and -modulatory effects of LAB RNA in human cells should be augmented excluding TLR13 contribution. In experiment 1 of this study, the role of LAB RNA in IL-12 induction in human immune cells was studied using three LAB strains, E.faecalis EC-12, Lactobacillus gasseri JCM5344, and Bifidobacterium breve JCM1192. RNase A treatment of heat-killed LAB significantly decreased the IL-12 production of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells on stimulation, while RNase III treatment revealed virtually no effects. Further, IL-12 production against heat-killed E. faecalis EC-12 was abolished by depleting monocytes. These results demonstrated that single stranded RNA (ssRNA) of LAB is a strong inducer of IL-12 production from human monocytes. In experiment 2, major receptor for ssRNA of E. faecalis EC-12 was identified using THP-1 cells, a human monocytic cell line. The type of RNA molecules of E. faecalis EC-12 responsible for IL-12 induction was also identified. IL-12 production induced by the total RNA of E. faecalis EC-12 was significantly reduced by the treatment of siRNA for TLR8 but not for TLR7. Furthermore, both 23S and 16S rRNA, but not mRNA, of E. faecalis EC-12 markedly induced IL-12 production from THP-1 cells. These results suggested that the recognition of ssRNA of E. faecalis EC-12 was mediated by TLR8 and that rRNA was the RNA molecule that exhibited IL-12-inducing ability in human cells.
巻・号 10(6)
ページ e0129806
公開日 2015-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0129806
PII PONE-D-15-11484
PMID 26083838
PMC PMC4470910
MeSH Cells, Cultured Enterococcus faecalis / immunology* Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / immunology* Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology Humans Interleukin-12 / immunology* Leukocytes, Mononuclear / immunology Leukocytes, Mononuclear / microbiology Monocytes / immunology Monocytes / microbiology* RNA, Bacterial / immunology*
IF 2.74
引用数 11
WOS 分野 IMMUNOLOGY
リソース情報
一般微生物 JCM 5344 JCM 1192