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Les macrophages infectes par le protozoaire Leishmania donovani (Ld) demontrent une baisse d'activite en reponse a une stimulation par l'interferon-gamma (IFNγ). Le mecanisme par lequel ce parasite cause cette alteration est encore mal connu. Pour etudier le role des proteines tyrosine phosphatases (PTP) dans l'infection a Leishmania, nous avons utilise des macrophages B10R exprimant fortement les molecules du complexe majeur d'histocompatibilite de classe II (CMHcII) apres stimulation avec l'IFNγ. Suite a l'infection de cette lignee cellulaire avec le parasite nous avons observe une augmentation de l'activite des PTP, dont la PTP1C, des macrophages ainsi qu'une dephosphorylation de la plupart des proteines des macrophages infectes. De plus, la proteine tyrosine kinase (PTK) JaK2 (Janus Kinase) et la proteine STAT1α (Signal transduction and activator of transcription), 2 proteines impliquees dans voie de signalisation de l'IFN$\gamma$, ne sont pas phosphorylees chez les macrophages infectes, elles sont alors inactives et ne peuvent induire l'expression des CMHcII. Ces resultats indiquent clairement que les PTP jouent un role cle dans la pathogenese a Leishmania donovani.

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Macrophages infected by the protozoan Leishmania donovani (Ld) demonstrate a decrease in activity in response to stimulation by interferon-gamma (IFNγ). The mechanism by which this parasite causes this alteration is still poorly understood. To study the role of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in Leishmania infection, we used B10R macrophages strongly expressing major histocompatibility complex class II (MHCcII) molecules after stimulation with IFNγ. Following infection of this cell line with the parasite, we observed an increase in the activity of PTPs, including PTP1C, of the macrophages as well as a dephosphorylation of most of the proteins of the infected macrophages. In addition, the protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) JaK2 (Janus Kinase) and the STAT1α protein (Signal transduction and activator of transcription), 2 proteins involved in the IFN$\gamma$ signaling pathway, are not phosphorylated in infected macrophages, they are then inactive and cannot induce the expression of MHCcII. These results clearly indicate that PTPs play a key role in Leishmania donovani pathogenesis.

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Title
Importance des proteines tyrosine phosphatases des macrophages dans la pathogenese a Leishmania donovani
Author
Racette, Nathalie
Publication year
1997
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations Publishing
ISBN
978-0-612-20254-2
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
French
ProQuest document ID
304398583
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.