Infection-stimulated Anemia Results Primarily from Interferon Gamma-dependent, Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1-independent Red Cell Loss  

作　　者：Zheng Wang Dong-Xia Zhang Qi Zhao 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pediatric Surgery, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100037, China [2]Department of Immunology, Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, Shandong 264000, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2015年第7期948-955,共8页中华医学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Background： Although the onset of anemia during infectious disease is commonly correlated with production of inflammatory cytokines, the mechanisms by which cytokines induce anemia are poorly defined. This study focused on the mechanism research. Methods： Different types of mice were infected perorally with Toxoplasma gondii strain ME49. At the indicated times, samples fi＇om each mouse were harvested, processed, and analyzed individually. Blood samples were analyzed using a Coulter Counter and red blood cell （RBC） survival was measured by biotinylation. Levels of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）, inducible nitric oxide synthase （iNOS）, and inducible protein 10 （IP-10） mRNA in liver tissue were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results： T. gondii-infected mice exhibited anemia due to a decrease in both erythropoiesis and survival time of RBC in the circulation （P 〈 0.02）. In addition, infection-stimulated anemia was associated with fecal occult, supporting previous literature that hemorrhage is a consequence of T. gondii infection in mice. Infection-induced anemia was abolished in interferon gamma （IFNy） and I FNy receptor deficient mice （P 〈 0.05） but was still evident in mice lacking TNF-α, iNOS, phagocyte NADPH oxidase or IP-10 （P 〈 0.02）. Neither signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 （STAT1） deficient mice nor 129S6 controls exhibited decreased erythropoiesis, but rather suffered from an anemia resulting solely from increased loss of circulating RBC. Conclusions： Infection-stimulated decrease in erythropoiesis and losses of RBC have distinct mechanistic bases. These results show that during T. gondii infection, IFNγ is responsible foran anemia that results from both a decrease in erythropoiesis and a STAT1 independent loss of circulating RBC.Background： Although the onset of anemia during infectious disease is commonly correlated with production of inflammatory cytokines, the mechanisms by which cytokines induce anemia are poorly defined. This study focused on the mechanism research. Methods： Different types of mice were infected perorally with Toxoplasma gondii strain ME49. At the indicated times, samples fi＇om each mouse were harvested, processed, and analyzed individually. Blood samples were analyzed using a Coulter Counter and red blood cell （RBC） survival was measured by biotinylation. Levels of tumor necrosis factor-α （TNF-α）, inducible nitric oxide synthase （iNOS）, and inducible protein 10 （IP-10） mRNA in liver tissue were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results： T. gondii-infected mice exhibited anemia due to a decrease in both erythropoiesis and survival time of RBC in the circulation （P 〈 0.02）. In addition, infection-stimulated anemia was associated with fecal occult, supporting previous literature that hemorrhage is a consequence of T. gondii infection in mice. Infection-induced anemia was abolished in interferon gamma （IFNy） and I FNy receptor deficient mice （P 〈 0.05） but was still evident in mice lacking TNF-α, iNOS, phagocyte NADPH oxidase or IP-10 （P 〈 0.02）. Neither signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 （STAT1） deficient mice nor 129S6 controls exhibited decreased erythropoiesis, but rather suffered from an anemia resulting solely from increased loss of circulating RBC. Conclusions： Infection-stimulated decrease in erythropoiesis and losses of RBC have distinct mechanistic bases. These results show that during T. gondii infection, IFNγ is responsible foran anemia that results from both a decrease in erythropoiesis and a STAT1 independent loss of circulating RBC.

关 键 词：ANEMIA Helnorrhage Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 1 Tmot）lasma gondii 

分 类 号：Q462[生物学—生理学] S858.28[农业科学—临床兽医学]