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Acharya M, Raso F, Sagadiev S, Gilbertson E, Kadavy L, Li QZ, Yan M, Stuart LM, Hamerman JA, Lacy-Hulbert A. B Cell αv Integrins Regulate TLR-Driven Autoimmunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 205:1810-1818. [PMID: 32859730 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1901056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is defined by loss of B cell tolerance, resulting in production of autoantibodies against nucleic acids and other cellular Ags. Aberrant activation of TLRs by self-derived RNA and DNA is strongly associated with SLE in patients and in mouse models, but the mechanism by which TLR signaling to self-ligands is regulated remains poorly understood. In this study, we show that αv integrin plays a critical role in regulating B cell TLR signaling to self-antigens in mice. We show that deletion of αv from B cells accelerates autoantibody production and autoimmune kidney disease in the Tlr7.1 transgenic mouse model of SLE. Increased autoimmunity was associated with specific expansion of transitional B cells, extrafollicular IgG2c-producing plasma cells, and activation of CD4 and CD8 T cells. Our data show that αv-mediated regulation of TLR signaling in B cells is critical for preventing autoimmunity and indicate that loss of αv promotes escape from tolerance. Thus, we identify a new regulatory pathway in autoimmunity and elucidate upstream signals that adjust B cell activation to prevent development of autoimmunity in a mouse model.
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- Mridu Acharya
- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101; .,Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101.,Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101
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- Department of Immunology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390
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- Department of Immunology and Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101.,Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA 98109; and
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101.,Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109
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- Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA 98101; .,Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109
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Baerlocher GM, Rusbuldt J, Bussolari J, Huang F. Myelosuppression in Patients Treated with the Telomerase Inhibitor Imetelstat Is Not Mediated through Activation of Toll-Like Receptors. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186550. [PMID: 32911605 PMCID: PMC7555816 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Imetelstat sodium (GRN163L; hereafter, imetelstat) is a first-in-class telomerase inhibitor that has demonstrated activity in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Treatment with imetelstat has been associated with thrombocytopenia and other hematologic adverse effects that were manageable and reversible. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are proteins that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and stimulate innate immune and pro-apoptotic responses. Because imetelstat is an oligonucleotide, and some oligonucleotides can activate TLRs, we conducted an in vitro study to rule out the possibility of imetelstat-associated thrombocytopenia by off-target effects through activation of TLRs. We used HEK293 cell lines stably co-expressing a human TLR gene and an NFκB-inducible reporter to investigate whether imetelstat can activate TLR signaling. We treated the cells with imetelstat or control oligonucleotides for 20 h, and used absorbance of the culture media to calculate the reporter activity. Treatment with imetelstat within or beyond the clinically relevant concentrations had no stimulatory effect on TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR5, TLR7, or TLR9. This result was not surprising since the structure of imetelstat does not meet the reported minimal structural requirements for TLR9 activation. Furthermore, imetelstat treatment of the MPN cell line HEL did not impact the expression of TLR signaling pathway target genes that are commonly induced by activation of different TLRs, whereas it significantly reduced its target gene hTERT, human telomerase reverse transcriptase, in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Hence, cytopenias, especially thrombocytopenia observed in some patients treated with imetelstat, are not mediated by off-target interactions with TLRs.
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- Gabriela M. Baerlocher
- Department of Hematology and Central Hematology Laboratory, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Hematopoiesis and Molecular Genetics, Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-(0)31-632-33-06; Fax: +41-(0)31-632-58-29
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA 19477, USA; (J.R.); (J.B.)
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA 19477, USA; (J.R.); (J.B.)
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- Geron Corporation, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA;
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Sato R, Reuter T, Hiranuma R, Shibata T, Fukui R, Motoi Y, Murakami Y, Tsukamoto H, Yamazaki S, Liu K, Saitoh SI, Latz E, Miyake K. The impact of cell maturation and tissue microenvironments on the expression of endosomal Toll-like receptors in monocytes and macrophages. Int Immunol 2020; 32:785-798. [PMID: 32840578 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxaa055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) impact myeloid cell responsiveness to environmental cues such as pathogen components and metabolites. Although TLR protein expression in monocytes and tissue macrophages is thought to be optimized for microenvironments in each tissue, a comprehensive study has not been reported. We here examined protein expression of endogenous TLRs in tissue-resident myeloid cells. Neutrophils in peripheral blood, spleen, liver and lung expressed TLR2, TLR4 and TLR5 in all tissues. Ly6C+ MHC II‒ classical monocytes mature into Ly6C‒ MHC II+ monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) or Ly6C‒ MHC II‒ patrolling monocytes. These subsets were found in all the tissues studied. TLR2 and TLR4 were displayed on all of these subsets, regardless of location. In contrast, expression of endosomal TLRs did vary with tissues and subsets. moDCs expressed TLR9, but much less TLR7. In contrast, TLR7, not TLR3 or TLR9, was highly expressed in classical and patrolling monocytes. Tissue macrophages such as red pulp macrophages in the spleen, Kupffer cells in the liver, microglia in the brain, alveolar macrophages in the lung and adipose tissue macrophages all expressed TLR2, TLR4 and TLR3. TLR7 was also expressed in these tissue macrophages except Kupffer cells in the liver. TLR9 expression in tissue macrophages was much lower or hard to detect. These results suggest that expression of endosomal TLRs in myeloid cells is influenced by their differentiation status and tissue-specific microenvironments.
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- Ryota Sato
- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Institute of Innate Immunity, Biomedical Center, Venusberg-Campus, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Oncology, Pharmacy Practice and Sciences, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy at Fukuoka, International University of Health and Welfare, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Innate Immunity, Biomedical Center, Venusberg-Campus, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.,Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Innate Immunity, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Einwächter H, Heiseke A, Schlitzer A, Gasteiger G, Adler H, Voehringer D, Manz MG, Ruzsics Z, Dölken L, Koszinowski UH, Sparwasser T, Reindl W, Jordan S. The Innate Immune Response to Infection Induces Erythropoietin-Dependent Replenishment of the Dendritic Cell Compartment. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1627. [PMID: 32849551 PMCID: PMC7411349 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in the adaptive immune response due to their ability to present antigens and stimulate naïve T cells. Many bacteria and viruses can efficiently target DC, resulting in impairment of their immunostimulatory function or elimination. Hence, the DC compartment requires replenishment following infection to ensure continued operational readiness of the adaptive immune system. Here, we investigated the molecular and cellular mechanisms of inflammation-induced DC generation. We found that infection with viral and bacterial pathogens as well as Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) ligation with CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide (CpG-ODN) expanded an erythropoietin (EPO)-dependent TER119+CD11a+ cell population in the spleen that had the capacity to differentiate into TER119+CD11chigh and TER119-CD11chigh cells both in vitro and in vivo. TER119+CD11chigh cells contributed to the conventional DC pool in the spleen and specifically increased in lymph nodes draining the site of local inflammation. Our results reveal a so far undescribed inflammatory EPO-dependent pathway of DC differentiation and establish a mechanistic link between innate immune recognition of potential immunosuppressive pathogens and the maintenance of the DC pool during and after infection.
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- Henrik Einwächter
- II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Systems Immunology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Research Unit Lung Repair and Regeneration, Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Munich, Germany.,German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Infection Biology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Virology, University Medical Center, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Max von Pettenkofer-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Medicine Mainz, Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- II. Medizinische Klinik, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Berlin, Germany
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Gamrekelashvili J, Kapanadze T, Sablotny S, Ratiu C, Dastagir K, Lochner M, Karbach S, Wenzel P, Sitnow A, Fleig S, Sparwasser T, Kalinke U, Holzmann B, Haller H, Limbourg FP. Notch and TLR signaling coordinate monocyte cell fate and inflammation. eLife 2020; 9:57007. [PMID: 32723480 PMCID: PMC7413669 DOI: 10.7554/elife.57007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Conventional Ly6Chi monocytes have developmental plasticity for a spectrum of differentiated phagocytes. Here we show, using conditional deletion strategies in a mouse model of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7-induced inflammation, that the spectrum of developmental cell fates of Ly6Chi monocytes, and the resultant inflammation, is coordinately regulated by TLR and Notch signaling. Cell-intrinsic Notch2 and TLR7-Myd88 pathways independently and synergistically promote Ly6Clo patrolling monocyte development from Ly6Chi monocytes under inflammatory conditions, while impairment in either signaling axis impairs Ly6Clo monocyte development. At the same time, TLR7 stimulation in the absence of functional Notch2 signaling promotes resident tissue macrophage gene expression signatures in monocytes in the blood and ectopic differentiation of Ly6Chi monocytes into macrophages and dendritic cells, which infiltrate the spleen and major blood vessels and are accompanied by aberrant systemic inflammation. Thus, Notch2 is a master regulator of Ly6Chi monocyte cell fate and inflammation in response to TLR signaling.
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- Jaba Gamrekelashvili
- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut für Kardiovaskuläre Physiologie, Fachbereich Medizin der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Mucosal Infection Immunology, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Center for Cardiology, Cardiology I, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Rhine Main, Mainz, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Infection Research, TWINCORE, Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, a joint venture between the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig and the Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence-Resolving Infection Susceptibility (RESIST), Hanover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Vascular Medicine Research, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Zheng D, Liu D, Kuang Y, Xu J, Xu G, Tai Q. Toll-like receptor 7 deficiency mitigates hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury in mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 129:110345. [PMID: 32535385 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7 is an important mediator in inflammation. However, its role in hyperoxia-induced acute lung injury (HALI) remains to be elucidated. METHODS C57BL/6 wild-type and C57BL/6 background TLR 7 deficiency mice were exposed to hyperoxia to stimulate HALI in airtight cages. Animals were sacrificed at 72 h post hyperoxia or room air exposure. Lung injury indicators were measured. Moreover, soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) activity was detected by a 14, 15-EET/DHET ELISA kit. Activation of activator protein (AP)-1 and nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) was detected with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay kits. RESULTS Our data revealed that pulmonary histological assay and wet to dry weight ratio, myeloperoxidase and malondialdehyde activity were reduced in TLR 7 deficiency mice compared with wild-type mice. Moreover, hyperoxia-caused elevation of sEH activity was reduced in TLR 7 deficiency mice. Transcription factors AP-1 activation was significantly inhibited in TLR 7 deficiency mice compared with wild-type mice. Similarly, the activation of NF-κB was reduced in TLR 7 deficiency mice. Tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1β, potent proinflammatory cytokines, were reduced in TLR 7 deficiency mice. CONCLUSION TLR 7 deficiency is associated with inhibition of inflammation in HALI in mice.
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- Donghua Zheng
- Department Of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China
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- The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China
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- Department Of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China.
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- Department Of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, GuangDong, 510000, China.
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Banga J, Srinivasan D, Sun CC, Thompson CD, Milletti F, Huang KS, Hamilton S, Song S, Hoffman AF, Qin YG, Matta B, LaPan M, Guo Q, Lu G, Li D, Qian H, Bolin DR, Liang L, Wartchow C, Qiu J, Downing M, Narula S, Fotouhi N, DeMartino JA, Tan SL, Chen G, Barnes BJ. Inhibition of IRF5 cellular activity with cell-penetrating peptides that target homodimerization. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eaay1057. [PMID: 32440537 PMCID: PMC7228753 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay1057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The transcription factor interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) plays essential roles in pathogen-induced immunity downstream of Toll-, nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-, and retinoic acid-inducible gene I-like receptors and is an autoimmune susceptibility gene. Normally, inactive in the cytoplasm, upon stimulation, IRF5 undergoes posttranslational modification(s), homodimerization, and nuclear translocation, where dimers mediate proinflammatory gene transcription. Here, we report the rational design of cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) that disrupt IRF5 homodimerization. Biochemical and imaging analysis shows that IRF5-CPPs are cell permeable, noncytotoxic, and directly bind to endogenous IRF5. IRF5-CPPs were selective and afforded cell type- and species-specific inhibition. In plasmacytoid dendritic cells, inhibition of IRF5-mediated interferon-α production corresponded to a dose-dependent reduction in nuclear phosphorylated IRF5 [p(Ser462)IRF5], with no effect on pIRF5 levels. These data support that IRF5-CPPs function downstream of phosphorylation. Together, data support the utility of IRF5-CPPs as novel tools to probe IRF5 activation and function in disease.
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- Jaspreet Banga
- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- EMD Serono Research and Development Institute Inc., 45A Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Roche Innovation Center New York, 430 East 29th Street, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- EMD Serono Research and Development Institute Inc., 45A Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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- EMD Serono Research and Development Institute Inc., 45A Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
- EMD Serono Research and Development Institute Inc., 45A Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
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- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., 340 Kingsland Street, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA
- EMD Serono Research and Development Institute Inc., 45A Middlesex Turnpike, Billerica, MA 01821, USA
- Corresponding author. (B.J.B.); (G.C.)
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Center for Autoimmune, Musculoskeletal and Hematopoietic Diseases, 350 Community Dr., Manhasset, NY 11030, USA
- Departments of Molecular Medicine and Pediatrics, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
- Corresponding author. (B.J.B.); (G.C.)
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Çağdaş D, Sürücü N, Tan Ç, Kayaoğlu B, Özgül RK, Akkaya-Ulum YZ, Aydınoğlu AT, Aytaç S, Gümrük F, Balci-Hayta B, Balci-Peynircioğlu B, Özen S, Gürsel M, Tezcan İ. Autoinflammation in addition to combined immunodeficiency: SLC29A3 gene defect. Mol Immunol 2020; 121:28-37. [PMID: 32151906 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION H Syndrome is an autosomal recessive (AR) disease caused by defects in SLCA29A3 gene. This gene encodes the equilibrative nucleoside transporter, the protein which is highly expressed in spleen, lymph node and bone marrow. Autoinflammation and autoimmunity accompanies H Syndrome (HS). AIM The aim was to further elucidate the mechanisms of disease by molecular studies in a patient with SLC29A3 gene defect. PATIENT AND METHODS Mitochondrial dysfunction, lysosomal integrity, cytokine response in response to stimulation with different pattern recognition receptor ligands, and circulating cell-free mitochondrial-DNA(ccf-mtDNA) level in plasma were analyzed compared to controls to understand the cellular triggers of autoinflammation. RNA sequencing (RS) analyses were also performed in monocytes before/after culture with lipopolysaccharide. RESULTS Patient had progressive destructive arthropathy in addition to clinical findings due to combined immunodeficiency. Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA), vitiligo, diabetes, multiple autoantibody positivity, lymphopenia, increased acute phase reactants were present. Recent thymic emigrants (RTE), naïve T cells were decreased, effector memory CD4 + T cells, nonclassical inflammatory monocytes were increased. Patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells secreted more IL-1β and IL-6, showed lysosomal disruption and significant mitochondrial dysfunction compared to healthy controls. Plasma ccf-mtDNA level was significantly elevated compared to age-matched controls (p < 0.05). RNA sequencing studies revealed decreased expression of NLR Family Caspase Recrument-Domain Containing 4(NLRC4), 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase 4(PFKFB4), serine dehydratase(SDS), heparan sulfate(Glucosamine) 3-O-sulfotransferase 1(HS3ST1), neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase 1 (NCEH1), and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in patient's monocytes compared to controls. Longstanding PRCA, which is possibly autoimmune, resolved after initiating monthly intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) and low dose steroids to the patient. CONCLUSION Although autoinflammation and autoimmunity are reported in HS, by functional analyses we here show in the present patient that over-active inflammasome pathway in HS might be related with mitochondrial and lysosomal dysfunction. Increased plasma ccf-mtDNA may be used as a biomarker of inflammasomopathy in HS. HS should be included in the classification of primary immunodeficiency diseases.
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- Deniz Çağdaş
- Department of Pediatric Immunology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Child Health, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Metabolism, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Immunology, Hacettepe University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
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Stress Erythropoiesis is a Key Inflammatory Response. Cells 2020; 9:cells9030634. [PMID: 32155728 PMCID: PMC7140438 DOI: 10.3390/cells9030634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Bone marrow medullary erythropoiesis is primarily homeostatic. It produces new erythrocytes at a constant rate, which is balanced by the turnover of senescent erythrocytes by macrophages in the spleen. Despite the enormous capacity of the bone marrow to produce erythrocytes, there are times when it is unable to keep pace with erythroid demand. At these times stress erythropoiesis predominates. Stress erythropoiesis generates a large bolus of new erythrocytes to maintain homeostasis until steady state erythropoiesis can resume. In this review, we outline the mechanistic differences between stress erythropoiesis and steady state erythropoiesis and show that their responses to inflammation are complementary. We propose a new hypothesis that stress erythropoiesis is induced by inflammation and plays a key role in maintaining erythroid homeostasis during inflammatory responses.
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Rivera-Correa J, Rodriguez A. Autoimmune Anemia in Malaria. Trends Parasitol 2020; 36:91-97. [PMID: 31864893 PMCID: PMC7101069 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Severe anemia is a major cause of death by malaria. The loss of uninfected erythrocytes is an important contributor to malarial anemia; however, the mechanisms underlying this pathology are not well understood. Malaria-induced anemia is related to autoimmune antibodies against the membrane lipid phosphatidylserine (PS). In mice, these antibodies induce the clearance of uninfected erythrocytes after binding to PS exposed in their membrane. In human malaria patients there is a strong correlation between anemia and anti-PS antibodies. During malaria, anti-PS antibodies are produced by atypical B cells, whose levels correlate with the development of anemia in patients. Autoimmune responses, which are documented frequently in different infections, contribute to the pathogenesis of malaria by inducing the clearance of uninfected erythrocytes.
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- Juan Rivera-Correa
- New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Current affiliations: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA; Weill-Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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Dysregulation of TLR9 in neonates leads to fatal inflammatory disease driven by IFN-γ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:3074-3082. [PMID: 31980536 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1911579117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Recognition of self-nucleic acids by innate immune receptors can lead to the development of autoimmune and/or autoinflammatory diseases. Elucidating mechanisms associated with dysregulated activation of specific receptors may identify new disease correlates and enable more effective therapies. Here we describe an aggressive in vivo model of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 dysregulation, based on bypassing the compartmentalized activation of TLR9 in endosomes, and use it to uncover unique aspects of TLR9-driven disease. By inducing TLR9 dysregulation at different stages of life, we show that while dysregulation in adult mice causes a mild systemic autoinflammatory disease, dysregulation of TLR9 early in life drives a severe inflammatory disease resulting in neonatal fatality. The neonatal disease includes some hallmarks of macrophage activation syndrome but is much more severe than previously described models. Unlike TLR7-mediated disease, which requires type I interferon (IFN) receptor signaling, TLR9-driven fatality is dependent on IFN-γ receptor signaling. NK cells are likely key sources of IFN-γ in this model. We identify populations of macrophages and Ly6Chi monocytes in neonates that express high levels of TLR9 and low levels of TLR7, which may explain why TLR9 dysregulation is particularly consequential early in life, while symptoms of TLR7 dysregulation take longer to manifest. Overall, this study demonstrates that inappropriate TLR9 responses can drive a severe autoinflammatory disease under homeostatic conditions and highlights differences in the diseases resulting from inappropriate activation of TLR9 and TLR7.
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Wirth JR, Molano I, Ruiz P, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Cunningham MA. TLR7 Agonism Accelerates Disease and Causes a Fatal Myeloproliferative Disorder in NZM 2410 Lupus Mice. Front Immunol 2020; 10:3054. [PMID: 31998321 PMCID: PMC6967132 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.03054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Murine models of lupus, both spontaneous and inducible, are valuable instruments to study SLE pathogenesis. Accelerants such as Type I IFN are often used to trigger earlier disease onset. We used a topical TLR7 agonist, previously reported to induce lupus-like disease in WT mice within weeks, to validate this data in C57BL/6j mice, and to test TLR7 agonism as an accelerant in lupus-prone NZM2410 mice. We found that TLR7-stimulated B6 and NZM2410 mice had significantly reduced survival and exhibited profound splenomegaly with significantly reduced B cells (4 vs. 40%), and T cells (8 vs. 31%). Spleen pathology and IHC revealed massive expansion of F4/80+ cells in TLR7-treated mice consistent with histiocytosis. While resiqimod treatment caused mild autoimmunity in B6 mice and accelerated autoimmunity in NZM2410 mice, it did not cause significant nephritis or proteinuria in either strain (renal function intact at death). Given the macrophage expansion, cytopenias, and disruption of normal splenic lymphoid follicle architecture, histiocytic sarcoma is favored as the cause of death. An alternative etiology is a macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)-like syndrome, since the mice also had a transaminitis and histologic hemophagocytosis in the setting of their rapid mortality. For investigators who are focused on murine models of lupus nephritis, this model is not ideal when utilizing B6 mice, however topical resiqimod may prove useful to accelerate autoimmunity and nephritis in NZM2410 mice, or potentially to investigate secondary complications of lupus such as histiocytic diseases or macrophage activation like syndromes.
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- Jena R Wirth
- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States
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Mahajan S, Mellins ED, Faccio R. Diacylglycerol Kinase ζ Regulates Macrophage Responses in Juvenile Arthritis and Cytokine Storm Syndrome Mouse Models. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2020; 204:137-146. [PMID: 31801815 PMCID: PMC6920556 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Dysregulation of monocyte and macrophage responses are often observed in children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) and cytokine storm syndrome (CSS), a potentially fatal complication of chronic rheumatic diseases. Both conditions are associated with activation of TLR signaling in monocyte and macrophage lineage cells, leading to overwhelming inflammatory responses. Despite the importance of TLR engagement in activating proinflammatory macrophages, relatively little is known about activation of intrinsic negative regulatory pathways to attenuate excessive inflammatory responses. In this study, we demonstrate that loss of diacylglycerol (DAG) kinase (Dgk) ζ, an enzyme which converts DAG into phosphatidic acid, limits inflammatory cytokine production in an arthritic mouse model dependent on TLR2 signaling and in a CSS mouse model dependent on TLR9 signaling. In vitro, Dgkζ deficiency results in reduced production of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β and in limited M1 macrophage polarization. Mechanistically, Dgkζ deficiency decreases STAT1 and STAT3 phosphorylation. Moreover, Dgkζ levels are increased in macrophages derived from mice with CSS or exposed to plasma from sJIA patients with active disease. Our data suggest that Dgkζ induction in arthritic conditions perpetuates systemic inflammatory responses mediated by macrophages and highlight a potential role of Dgkζ-DAG/phosphatidic acid axis as a modulator of inflammatory cytokine production in sJIA and CSS.
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- Sahil Mahajan
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Program in Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305; and
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110;
- Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, MO 63110
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Barrat FJ, Crow MK, Ivashkiv LB. Interferon target-gene expression and epigenomic signatures in health and disease. Nat Immunol 2019; 20:1574-1583. [PMID: 31745335 PMCID: PMC7024546 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-019-0466-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 285] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Multiple type I interferons and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) are expressed under physiological conditions and are increased by stress and infections, and in autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Interferons activate the Jak-STAT signaling pathway and induce overlapping patterns of expression, called 'interferon signatures', of canonical interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) encoding molecules important for antiviral responses, antigen presentation, autoimmunity and inflammation. It has now become clear that interferons also induce an 'interferon epigenomic signature' by activating latent enhancers and 'bookmarking' chromatin, thus reprogramming cell responses to environmental cues. The interferon epigenomic signature affects ISGs and other gene sets, including canonical targets of the transcription factor NF-κB that encode inflammatory molecules, and is involved in the priming of immune cells, tolerance and the training of innate immune memory. Here we review the mechanisms through which interferon signatures and interferon epigenomic signatures are generated, as well as the expression and functional consequences of these signatures in homeostasis and autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic sclerosis.
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- Franck J Barrat
- Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Research Institute and David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
- Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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McDaniel DK, Ringel-Scaia VM, Morrison HA, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Council-Troche M, Angle JW, Perry JB, Davis G, Leng W, Minarchick V, Yang Y, Chen B, Reece SW, Brown DA, Cecere TE, Brown JM, Gowdy KM, Hochella MF, Allen IC. Pulmonary Exposure to Magnéli Phase Titanium Suboxides Results in Significant Macrophage Abnormalities and Decreased Lung Function. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2714. [PMID: 31849940 PMCID: PMC6892980 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Coal is one of the most abundant and economic sources for global energy production. However, the burning of coal is widely recognized as a significant contributor to atmospheric particulate matter linked to deleterious respiratory impacts. Recently, we have discovered that burning coal generates large quantities of otherwise rare Magnéli phase titanium suboxides from TiO2 minerals naturally present in coal. These nanoscale Magnéli phases are biologically active without photostimulation and toxic to airway epithelial cells in vitro and to zebrafish in vivo. Here, we sought to determine the clinical and physiological impact of pulmonary exposure to Magnéli phases using mice as mammalian model organisms. Mice were exposed to the most frequently found Magnéli phases, Ti6O11, at 100 parts per million (ppm) via intratracheal administration. Local and systemic titanium concentrations, lung pathology, and changes in airway mechanics were assessed. Additional mechanistic studies were conducted with primary bone marrow derived macrophages. Our results indicate that macrophages are the cell type most impacted by exposure to these nanoscale particles. Following phagocytosis, macrophages fail to properly eliminate Magnéli phases, resulting in increased oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and ultimately apoptosis. In the lungs, these nanoparticles become concentrated in macrophages, resulting in a feedback loop of reactive oxygen species production, cell death, and the initiation of gene expression profiles consistent with lung injury within 6 weeks of exposure. Chronic exposure and accumulation of Magnéli phases ultimately results in significantly reduced lung function impacting airway resistance, compliance, and elastance. Together, these studies demonstrate that Magnéli phases are toxic in the mammalian airway and are likely a significant nanoscale environmental pollutant, especially in geographic regions where coal combustion is a major contributor to atmospheric particulate matter.
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- Dylan K. McDaniel
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Analytical Research Laboratory, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science of the Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, VA-MD College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
- Graduate Program in Translational Biology, Medicine and Health, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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Buechler MB, Kim KW, Onufer EJ, Williams JW, Little CC, Dominguez CX, Li Q, Sandoval W, Cooper JE, Harris CA, Junttila MR, Randolph GJ, Turley SJ. A Stromal Niche Defined by Expression of the Transcription Factor WT1 Mediates Programming and Homeostasis of Cavity-Resident Macrophages. Immunity 2019; 51:119-130.e5. [PMID: 31231034 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tissue-resident macrophages require specific milieus for the maintenance of defining gene-expression programs. Expression of the transcription factor GATA6 is required for the homeostasis, function and localization of peritoneal cavity-resident macrophages. Gata6 expression is maintained in a non-cell autonomous manner and is elicited by the vitamin A metabolite, retinoic acid. Here, we found that the GATA6 transcriptional program is a common feature of macrophages residing in all visceral body cavities. Retinoic acid-dependent and -independent hallmark genes of GATA6+ macrophages were induced by mesothelial and fibroblastic stromal cells that express the transcription factor Wilms' Tumor 1 (WT1), which drives the expression of two rate-limiting enzymes in retinol metabolism. Depletion of Wt1+ stromal cells reduced the frequency of GATA6+ macrophages in the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities. Thus, Wt1+ mesothelial and fibroblastic stromal cells constitute essential niche components supporting the tissue-specifying transcriptional landscape and homeostasis of cavity-resident macrophages.
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- Matthew B Buechler
- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Microchemistry and Proteomics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Microchemistry and Proteomics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Translational Oncology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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