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Macrophage galactose-C type lectin (MGL)1 receptor is involved in the recognition of Trypanosoma cruzi ( T. cruzi ) parasites and is important for the modulation of the innate and adaptive immune responses. However, the mechanism by which MGL1 promotes resistance to T. cruzi remains unclear. Here, we show that MGL1 knockout macrophages (MGL1 -/- Mφ) infected in vitro with T. cruzi were heavily parasitized and showed decreased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO), IL-12 and TNF-α compared to wild-type macrophages (WT Mφ). MGL1 -/- Mφ stimulated in vitro with T. cruzi antigen ( Tc Ag) showed low expression of TLR-2, TLR-4 and MHC-II, which resulted in deficient splenic cell activation compared with similar co-cultured WT Mφ. Importantly, the activation of p-ERK1/2, p-c-Jun and p-NF-κB p65 were significantly reduced in MGL1 -/- Mφ exposed to Tc Ag. Similarly, procaspase 1, caspase 1 and NLRP3 inflammasome also displayed a reduced expression that was associated with low IL-β production. Our data reveal a previously unappreciated role for MGL1 in Mφ activation through the modulation of ERK1/2, c-Jun, NF-κB and NLRP3 signaling pathways, and to the development of protective innate immunity against experimental T. cruzi infection.

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MGL1 Receptor Plays a Key Role in the Control of T. cruzi Infection by Increasing Macrophage Activation through Modulation of ERK1/2, c-Jun, NF-κB and NLRP3 Pathways