Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin

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Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin. / Woetmann, Anders; Alhede, Morten; Dabelsteen, Sally; Bjarnsholt, Thomas; Rybtke, Morten; Nastasi, Claudia; Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn; Andersen, Mads Hald; Bonefeld, Charlotte M; Geisler, Carsten; Givskov, Michael; Odum, Niels.

In: OncoTarget, Vol. 9, No. 28, 2018, p. 19481-19489.

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Harvard

Woetmann, A, Alhede, M, Dabelsteen, S, Bjarnsholt, T, Rybtke, M, Nastasi, C, Krejsgaard, T, Andersen, MH, Bonefeld, CM, Geisler, C, Givskov, M & Odum, N 2018, 'Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin', OncoTarget, vol. 9, no. 28, pp. 19481-19489. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24603

APA

Woetmann, A., Alhede, M., Dabelsteen, S., Bjarnsholt, T., Rybtke, M., Nastasi, C., Krejsgaard, T., Andersen, M. H., Bonefeld, C. M., Geisler, C., Givskov, M., & Odum, N. (2018). Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin. OncoTarget, 9(28), 19481-19489. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24603

Vancouver

Woetmann A, Alhede M, Dabelsteen S, Bjarnsholt T, Rybtke M, Nastasi C et al. Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin. OncoTarget. 2018;9(28):19481-19489. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24603

Author

Woetmann, Anders ; Alhede, Morten ; Dabelsteen, Sally ; Bjarnsholt, Thomas ; Rybtke, Morten ; Nastasi, Claudia ; Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn ; Andersen, Mads Hald ; Bonefeld, Charlotte M ; Geisler, Carsten ; Givskov, Michael ; Odum, Niels. / Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin. In: OncoTarget. 2018 ; Vol. 9, No. 28. pp. 19481-19489.

Bibtex

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title = "Interleukin-26 (IL-26) is a novel anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to staphylococcal enterotoxin",
abstract = "Anti-microbial peptides are produced at outer and inner surfaces by epithelia and innate immune cells in response to bacterial infection. Staphylococcus aureus is an enterotoxin producing, Gram-positive pathogen, which is a major cause of soft tissue infections and life-threatening bacteremia and sepsis. Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. Thus, we provide novel evidence that IL-26 is an anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to SE. Accordingly, we propose that IL-26 producing T cells take part in the innate immune response to SE producing S. aureus and thus play a novel role in the primary innate immune defense in addition to their classical role in adaptive immunity.",
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AU - Alhede, Morten

AU - Dabelsteen, Sally

AU - Bjarnsholt, Thomas

AU - Rybtke, Morten

AU - Nastasi, Claudia

AU - Krejsgaard, Thorbjørn

AU - Andersen, Mads Hald

AU - Bonefeld, Charlotte M

AU - Geisler, Carsten

AU - Givskov, Michael

AU - Odum, Niels

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N2 - Anti-microbial peptides are produced at outer and inner surfaces by epithelia and innate immune cells in response to bacterial infection. Staphylococcus aureus is an enterotoxin producing, Gram-positive pathogen, which is a major cause of soft tissue infections and life-threatening bacteremia and sepsis. Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. Thus, we provide novel evidence that IL-26 is an anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to SE. Accordingly, we propose that IL-26 producing T cells take part in the innate immune response to SE producing S. aureus and thus play a novel role in the primary innate immune defense in addition to their classical role in adaptive immunity.

AB - Anti-microbial peptides are produced at outer and inner surfaces by epithelia and innate immune cells in response to bacterial infection. Staphylococcus aureus is an enterotoxin producing, Gram-positive pathogen, which is a major cause of soft tissue infections and life-threatening bacteremia and sepsis. Here we show that (i) skin T cells in chronic wounds infected with S. aureus express interleukin-26 (IL-26) in situ, (ii) staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) trigger IL-26 expression in T cell lines and primary skin T cells, and (iii) IL-26 triggers death and inhibits biofilm formation and growth of S. aureus. Thus, we provide novel evidence that IL-26 is an anti-microbial peptide produced by T cells in response to SE. Accordingly, we propose that IL-26 producing T cells take part in the innate immune response to SE producing S. aureus and thus play a novel role in the primary innate immune defense in addition to their classical role in adaptive immunity.

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KW - Immunity

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KW - Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxins

KW - Superantigens staphylococcus pseudomonas

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