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ArticleParasites & vectors2025

Adult Hymenolepis nana and its excretory-secretory products elicit mouse immune responses via tuft/IL-13 and FOXM1 signaling pathways.

Rong Mou, Xuan-Yin Cui, Yu-Si Luo, Yi Cheng, Qing-Yuan Luo, Zhen-Fen Zhang, Wen-Lan Wu, Jin-Fu Li, Ke Zhang

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Rong Mou *The Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Xuan-Yin Cui *The Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Yu-Si Luo *Emergency ICU, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004, China.
Yi ChengThe Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Qing-Yuan LuoCenter for Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Research, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Zhen-Fen ZhangThe Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Wen-Lan WuThe Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Jin-Fu LiThe Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China.
Ke ZhangThe Guizhou Key Laboratory of Microbio and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control/The Key and Characteristic Laboratory of Modern Pathogenicity Biology, Departments of Parasitology & Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guizhou Medical University, Room 220, E-1 Building, Ankang Avenue No. 6, Guiyang, 561113, China. kezhang@gmc.edu.cn.

Funding

Central-Guided Local Science and Technology Projects of Guizhou Province, China Qiankehe[2025]024Technological Innovation Talent Team of Scientific and Technological Department of Guizhou Province, China CXTD[2022]004Technological Innovation Talent Team of Scientific and Technological Department of Guizhou Province, China ZDSYS[2023]004the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82160398
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHosts typically elicit diverse immune responses to the infection of various parasitic worms, with intestinal epithelial cells playing pivotal roles in detecting parasite invasion. Hymenolepis nana (H. nana) is a zoonotic parasitic worm that resides in the host's intestine. The contribution and underlying mechanisms of tuft cell-mediated immune reactions against H. nana remain unexplored.

methodsThis study endeavors to examine the immune responses in the mouse intestine elicited by the adult H. nana and its excretory-secretory products (ESP). Ileal tissue alteration was detected using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, changes in the number of intestinal stem cells, goblet cells, tuft cells, and Paneth cells were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), etc., and changes in the expression of type 2 cytokines and FOXM1 were detected by Western blotting (WB) or real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR).

resultsThe presence of adult H. nana and its ESP enhanced the number of tuft cells and goblet cells while fostering the production of type 2 cytokines. Furthermore, the surge in Paneth cells and FOXM1 triggered by H. nana aids in maintaining intestinal stem cells homeostasis and proliferation. Notably, the FOXM1 inhibitor RCM-1 dampened intestinal stem cells differentiation and type 2 cytokines secretion, potentially impeding the host's capacity to eliminate H. nana.

conclusionsThe adult H. nana and its ESP stimulate the immune responses in mice through tuft/interleukin (IL)-13 and FOXM1 signaling pathways and promote the elimination of H. nana from the host through the differentiation of intestinal stem cells into tuft cells, goblet cells, and Paneth cells, as well as the activation of type 2 immune responses. Meanwhile, RCM-1 inhibits the immune responses to H. nana in mice, thus affecting the excretion of H. nana by host.

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Forkhead Box Protein M1HymenolepiasisHymenolepis nanaInterleukin-13Signal TransductionAnimalsFemaleGoblet CellsIntestinal MucosaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPaneth CellsForkhead Box Protein M1Interleukin-13Excretory-secretory productsFOXM1Hymenolepis nanaImmune responsesRCM-1Tuft/IL-13

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PMID40069907
PMCPMC11899370

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