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McHenry ML, Simmons J, Hong H, Malone LL, Mayanja-Kizza H, Bush WS, Boom WH, Hawn TR, Williams SM, Stein CM. Tuberculosis severity associates with variants and eQTLs related to vascular biology and infection-induced inflammation. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1010387. [PMID: 36972313 PMCID: PMC10079228 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1010387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Background
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem globally, even compared to COVID-19. Genome-wide studies have failed to discover genes that explain a large proportion of genetic risk for adult pulmonary TB, and even fewer have examined genetic factors underlying TB severity, an intermediate trait impacting disease experience, quality of life, and risk of mortality. No prior severity analyses used a genome-wide approach.
Methods and findings
As part of our ongoing household contact study in Kampala, Uganda, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of TB severity measured by TBScore, in two independent cohorts of culture-confirmed adult TB cases (n = 149 and n = 179). We identified 3 SNPs (P<1.0 x 10–7) including one on chromosome 5, rs1848553, that was GWAS significant (meta-analysis p = 2.97x10-8). All three SNPs are in introns of RGS7BP and have effect sizes corresponding to clinically meaningful reductions in disease severity. RGS7BP is highly expressed in blood vessels and plays a role in infectious disease pathogenesis. Other genes with suggestive associations defined gene sets involved in platelet homeostasis and transport of organic anions. To explore functional implications of the TB severity-associated variants, we conducted eQTL analyses using expression data from Mtb-stimulated monocyte-derived macrophages. A single variant (rs2976562) associated with monocyte SLA expression (p = 0.03) and subsequent analyses indicated that SLA downregulation following MTB stimulation associated with increased TB severity. Src Like Adaptor (SLAP-1), encoded by SLA, is highly expressed in immune cells and negatively regulates T cell receptor signaling, providing a potential mechanistic link to TB severity.
Conclusions
These analyses reveal new insights into the genetics of TB severity with regulation of platelet homeostasis and vascular biology being central to consequences for active TB patients. This analysis also reveals genes that regulate inflammation can lead to differences in severity. Our findings provide an important step in improving TB patient outcomes.
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Masood KI, Irfan M, Masood Q, Yameen M, Jamil B, Ram N, Rao S, Rottenberg M, Hasan Z. Latent
M. tuberculosis
infection is associated with increased inflammatory cytokine and decreased suppressor of cytokine signalling (SOCS)‐3 in the diabetic host. Scand J Immunol 2021; 95:e13134. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.13134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kiran Iqbal Masood
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Medicine The Aga Khan University Karachi Pakistan
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Sweden
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Fu B, Lin X, Tan S, Zhang R, Xue W, Zhang H, Zhang S, Zhao Q, Wang Y, Feldman K, Shi L, Zhang S, Nian W, Chaitanya Pavani K, Li Z, Wang X, Wu H. MiR-342 controls Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility by modulating inflammation and cell death. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e52252. [PMID: 34288348 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202052252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) that places a heavy strain on public health. Host susceptibility to Mtb is modulated by macrophages, which regulate the balance between cell apoptosis and necrosis. However, the role of molecular switches that modulate apoptosis and necrosis during Mtb infection remains unclear. Here, we show that Mtb-susceptible mice and TB patients have relatively low miR-342-3p expression, while mice with miR-342-3p overexpression are more resistant to Mtb. We demonstrate that the miR-342-3p/SOCS6 axis regulates anti-Mtb immunity by increasing the production of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Most importantly, the miR-342-3p/SOCS6 axis participates in the switching between Mtb-induced apoptosis and necrosis through A20-mediated K48-linked ubiquitination and RIPK3 degradation. Our findings reveal several strategies by which the host innate immune system controls intracellular Mtb growth via the miRNA-mRNA network and pave the way for host-directed therapies targeting these pathways.
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- Beibei Fu
- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Technical Center of Chongqing Customs, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chongqing Emergency Medical Center, Affiliated Central Hospital of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Li J, Cao C, Xiang Y, Hong Z, He D, Zhong H, Liu Y, Wu Y, Zheng X, Yin H, Zhou J, Xie H, Huang X. TLT2 Suppresses Th1 Response by Promoting IL-6 Production in Monocyte Through JAK/STAT3 Signal Pathway in Tuberculosis. Front Immunol 2020; 11:2031. [PMID: 33042115 PMCID: PMC7516513 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02031] [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: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The function of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell-like transcript 2 (TLT2) has not been characterized and their role in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains unclear. In this study, we found that surface TLT2 was up-regulated in human monocytes of patients with active TB compared to healthy subjects. In vitro, TLT2 expression was induced in human monocyte cell line THP-1 cells after bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) or Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) H37Rv infection. Knockdown of TLT2 by siRNA transfection suppressed IL-6 expression, whereas over-expression of TLT2 increased IL-6 production in THP-1 cells infected by H37Rv. TLT2+CD14+ monocytes produced higher level of IL-6 compared to TLT2– subset in active TB patients. Western blot and immunocoprecipitation revealed that TLT2 interacted with kinase JAK1/JAK2/Tyk2 to enhance STAT3 phosphorylation. Moreover, we showed that tyrosine residues 297 and 315 of TLT2 cytoplasmic domain were involved in STAT3 activation. In monocyte/CD4+ T cell co-culture assay, blockage of TLT2 fusion protein facilitated IFN-γ production by CD4+ T cells. Plate count assay showed that monocyte-mediated bacterial killing was promoted by TLT2 fusion protein. In vivo treatment with TLT-2 fusion protein reduced IL-6 production by macrophage but increased IFN-γ production by CD4+ T cell in H37Rv and BCG infected mice. Furthermore, TLT2 fusion protein attenuated inflammation, and reduced bacterial load in lung of infected mice. Together, these findings demonstrate that TLT2 negatively regulates Th1 response against mycobacterial infection, which promotes IL-6 production through JAK/STAT3 signal pathway.
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- Jinai Li
- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Shantou, Shantou, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Shantou, Shantou, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Foshan Fourth People's Hospital, Foshan, China
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- The Third People's Hospital of Shantou, Shantou, China
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- Center for Infection and Immunity, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Interventional Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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McHenry ML, Williams SM, Stein CM. Genetics and evolution of tuberculosis pathogenesis: New perspectives and approaches. INFECTION, GENETICS AND EVOLUTION : JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2020; 81:104204. [PMID: 31981609 PMCID: PMC7192760 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Tuberculosis is the most lethal infectious disease globally, but the vast majority of people who are exposed to the primary causative pathogen, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), do not develop active disease. Most people do, however, show signs of infection that remain throughout their lifetimes. In this review, we develop a framework that describes several possible transitions from pathogen exposure to TB disease and reflect on the genetics studies to address many of these. The evidence strongly supports a human genetic component for both infection and active disease, but many of the existing studies, including some of our own, do not clearly delineate what transition(s) is being explicitly examined. This can make interpretation difficult in terms of why only some people develop active disease. Nonetheless, both linkage peaks and associations with either active disease or latent infection have been identified. For transition to active disease, pathways defined as active TB altered T and B cell signaling in rheumatoid arthritis and T helper cell differentiation are significantly associated. Pathways that affect transition from exposure to infection are less clear-cut, as studies of this phenotype are less common, and a primary response, if it exists, is not yet well defined. Lastly, we discuss the role that interaction between the MTB lineage and human genetics can play in TB disease, especially severity. Severity of TB is at present the only way to study putative co-evolution between MTB and humans as it is impossible in the absence of disease to know the MTB lineage(s) to which an individual has been exposed. In addition, even though severity has been defined in multiple heterogeneous ways, it appears that MTB-human co-evolution may shape pathogenicity. Further analysis of co-evolution, requiring careful analysis of paired samples, may be the best way to completely assess the genetic basis of TB.
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- Michael L McHenry
- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America.
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- Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America; Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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Guo P, Qiao F, Huang D, Wu Q, Chen T, Badawy S, Cheng G, Hao H, Xie S, Wang X. MiR-155-5p plays as a "janus" in the expression of inflammatory cytokines induced by T-2 toxin. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 140:111258. [PMID: 32240701 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2020.111258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Although many studies have shown that inflammatory response plays a crucial role in the various toxic effects of T-2 toxin, there are relatively few reports on the mechanism of this phenomenon. Meanwhile, accumulating evidence has shown that miR-155-5p is activated in the inflammatory response. As molecular pathways and mechanisms involved in T-2 toxin-induced inflammatory response are poorly elucidated, we assessed whether miR-155-5p is involved in the inflammation effects mediated by T-2 toxin. Treatment of RAW264.7 cells with T-2 toxin (14 nM and 12 h) resulted in inflammatory response and associated with alteration of the gene expression signature of miR-155-5p. Knockdown or overexpression of miR-155-5p both indicated that miR-155-5p positively regulated the expression of the inflammation factors. Moreover, bioinformatics prediction and luciferase assay indicated that atg3 and rheb are targets of miR-155-5p. However, atg3 and SOCS1 play positive roles in the inflammatory response regulated by miR-155-5p, while rheb plays a negative role. In addition, the in vivo study showed that single administration of T-2 toxin in mice enhances spleen immune response, which was accompanied by an overexpression of miR-155-5p. These findings indicate that miR-155-5p might have an important role associated with the inflammatory response induced by T-2 toxin. In conclusion, a dual character of miR-155-5p in inflammation response was revealed, which might exist in other reactions in which miR-155-5p is involved.
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- Pu Guo
- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Wuhan, China
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- College of Life Science, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China; MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Wuhan, China; College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China.
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Harling K, Adankwah E, Güler A, Afum-Adjei Awuah A, Adu-Amoah L, Mayatepek E, Owusu-Dabo E, Nausch N, Jacobsen M. Constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation and IL-6/IL-10 co-expression are associated with impaired T-cell function in tuberculosis patients. Cell Mol Immunol 2019; 16:275-287. [PMID: 30886421 PMCID: PMC6460487 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2018.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 12/27/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
T-cells critically contribute to protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, and impaired T-cell responses can lead to disease progression. Pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokines affect T-cells, and fine-tuned regulation of cytokine signaling via the Jak/STAT signaling pathways is crucial for appropriate T-cell function. Constitutive STAT3 phosphorylation as a consequence of aberrant cytokine signaling has been described to occur in pathognomonic T-cell responses in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. We characterized blood samples from tuberculosis patients (n=28) and healthy contacts (n=28) from Ghana for M. tuberculosis-specific T-cell responses, constitutive cytokine production, and SOCS3 and pSTAT3 expression. Lentiviral modulation of primary CD4+ T-cells was performed to determine the effects of SOCS3 on T-cell functions. T-cells from tuberculosis patients expressed higher levels of IL-10 and IL-6 and lower levels of T helper type (TH)17 cytokines after M. tuberculosis-specific stimulation compared to healthy contacts. In addition, tuberculosis patients had higher IL-10 and IL-6 levels in the supernatants of non-stimulated immune cells and plasma samples compared to healthy contacts. Notably, aberrant cytokine expression was accompanied by high constitutive pSTAT3 levels and SOCS3 expression in T-cells. Multivariate analysis identified an IL-6/IL-10 co-expression-based principal component in tuberculosis patients that correlated with high pSTAT3 levels. SOCS3 contributed to a regulatory component, and tuberculosis patients with high SOCS3 expression showed decreased TH1 cytokine expression and impaired IL-2-induced STAT5 phosphorylation. SOCS3 over-expression in primary CD4+ T-cells confirmed the SOCS3 inhibitory function on IL-2-induced STAT5 phosphorylation. We conclude that constitutive pSTAT3 and high SOCS3 expression are influential factors that indicate impaired T-cell functions in tuberculosis patients.
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- Kirstin Harling
- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Kumasi Centre for collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Kumasi Centre for collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Kumasi Centre for collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Neonatology, and Pediatric Cardiology, University Children's Hospital, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Primary Role of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 1 in Mycobacterium bovis BCG Infection. Infect Immun 2018; 86:IAI.00376-18. [PMID: 30181351 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00376-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) is a negative regulator of JAK/STAT signaling and is induced by mycobacterial infection. To understand the major function of SOCS1 during infection, we established a novel system in which recombinant Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin expressed dominant-negative SOCS1 (rBCG-SOCS1DN) because it would not affect the function of SOCS1 in uninfected cells. When C57BL/6 mice and RAG1-/- mice were intratracheally inoculated with rBCG-SOCS1DN, the amount of rBCG-SOCS1DN in the lungs was significantly reduced compared to that in the lungs of mice inoculated with a vector control counterpart and wild-type BCG. However, these significant differences were not observed in NOS2-/- mice and RAG1-/- NOS2-/- double-knockout mice. These findings demonstrated that SOCS1 inhibits nitric oxide (NO) production to establish mycobacterial infection and that rBCG-SOCS1DN has the potential to be a powerful tool for studying the primary function of SOCS1 in mycobacterial infection.
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Yuan Y, Lin D, Feng L, Huang M, Yan H, Li Y, Chen Y, Lin B, Ma Y, Ye Z, Mei Y, Yu X, Zhou K, Zhang Q, Chen T, Zeng J. Upregulation of miR-196b-5p attenuates BCG uptake via targeting SOCS3 and activating STAT3 in macrophages from patients with long-term cigarette smoking-related active pulmonary tuberculosis. J Transl Med 2018; 16:284. [PMID: 30326918 PMCID: PMC6192289 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-018-1654-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Cigarette smoking (CS) triggers an intense and harmful inflammatory response in lungs mediated by alveolar and blood macrophages, monocytes, and neutrophils and is closely associated with prevalence of tuberculosis (TB). The risk of death in patients with long-term cigarette smoking-related pulmonary tuberculosis (LCS-PTB) is approximately 4.5 times higher than those with nonsmoking pulmonary tuberculosis (N-PTB). However, the mechanisms underlying the harmful inflammatory responses in the setting of LCS-PTB have not been well documented. Methods 28 cases LCS-PTB patients, 22 cases N-PTB patients and 20 cases healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study. Monocytes were isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Differentiated human MDM and U937 cell were prepared with M-CSF and PMA stimulation, respectively. The miR-196b-5p, STAT1, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5A, STAT5B, STAT6, SOCS1 and SOCS3 mRNA expression were detected by qRT-PCR. Western blot was performed according to SOCS1, SOCS3, and pSTAT3 expression. The mycobacterial uptake by MDMs from different groups of patients after Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) infection and agomir-196b-5p or antagomir-196b-5p transfection were used by flow cytometry analysis. Human IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α levels on the plasma and cell culture supernatant samples were measured using ELISA. For dual-luciferase reporter assay, the SOCS3 3′-UTR segments, containing the binding elements of miR-196b-5p or its mutant versions were synthesized as sense and antisense linkers. Results In this study, we found that IL-6, TNF-α production, SOCS3 mRNA expression were downregulated, while miR-196b-5p and STAT3 mRNA expression were upregulated in monocytes from LCS-PTB patients as compared to N-PTB patients. Meanwhile, we demonstrated that miR-196b-5p could target SOCS3 and activate STAT3 signaling pathway, which may possibly contribute to attenuation of BCG uptake and decrease in IL-6 and TNF-α production in macrophages. Conclusions Our findings revealed that CS exposure regulates inflammatory responses in monocyte/macrophages from LCS-PTB patients via upregulating miR-196b-5p, and further understanding of the specific role of miR-196b-5p in inflammatory responses mightfacilitate elucidating the pathogenesis of LCS-PTB, thus leading to the development of new therapeutic strategies for PTB patients with long-term cigarette smoking. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12967-018-1654-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yaoqin Yuan
- Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China.,Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China.,Provincial Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory of Guangdong, Center for Tuberculosis Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510630, China
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- Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Sixth People's Hospital, Dongguan, 523008, Guangdong, China
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA
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- Provincial Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory of Guangdong, Center for Tuberculosis Control of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
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- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Medical Bioactive Molecular Developmental and Translational Research, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Diagnostics, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, Guangdong, China. .,Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, 19104, USA.
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Dupnik KM, Bean JM, Lee MH, Jean Juste MA, Skrabanek L, Rivera V, Vorkas CK, Pape JW, Fitzgerald DW, Glickman M. Blood transcriptomic markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis load in sputum. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2018; 22:950-958. [PMID: 29991407 PMCID: PMC6343854 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripheral blood transcriptome signatures that distinguish active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) from control groups have been reported, but correlations of these signatures with sputum mycobacterial load are incompletely defined. METHODS We assessed the performance of published TB transcriptomic signatures in Haiti, and identified transcriptomic biomarkers of TB bacterial load in sputum as measured by Xpert® MTB/RIF molecular testing. People in Port au Prince, Haiti, with untreated pulmonary TB (n = 51) formed the study cohort: 19 people with low and 32 with high sputum Mycobacterium tuberculosis load. Peripheral whole blood transcriptomes were generated using RNA sequencing. RESULTS Twenty of the differentially expressed transcripts in TB vs. no TB were differentially expressed in people with low vs. high sputum mycobacterial loads. The difference between low and high bacterial load groups was independent of radiographic severity. In a published data set of transcriptomic response to anti-tuberculosis treatment, this 20-gene subset was more treatment-responsive at 6 months than the full active TB signature. CONCLUSION We identified genes whose transcript levels in the blood distinguish active TB with high vs. low M. tuberculosis loads in the sputum. These transcripts may reveal mechanisms of mycobacterial control of M. tuberculosis during active infection, as well as identifying potential biomarkers for bacterial response to anti-tuberculosis treatment.
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- Kathryn M. Dupnik
- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Applied Bioinformatics Core and Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
10021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
- GHESKIO center, Port au Prince, Haiti
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- Immunology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Duncan SA, Baganizi DR, Sahu R, Singh SR, Dennis VA. SOCS Proteins as Regulators of Inflammatory Responses Induced by Bacterial Infections: A Review. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2431. [PMID: 29312162 PMCID: PMC5733031 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Severe bacterial infections can lead to both acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. Innate immunity is the first defense mechanism employed against invading bacterial pathogens through the recognition of conserved molecular patterns on bacteria by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), especially the toll-like receptors (TLRs). TLRs recognize distinct pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that play a critical role in innate immune responses by inducing the expression of several inflammatory genes. Thus, activation of immune cells is regulated by cytokines that use the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway and microbial recognition by TLRs. This system is tightly controlled by various endogenous molecules to allow for an appropriately regulated and safe host immune response to infections. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of proteins is one of the central regulators of microbial pathogen-induced signaling of cytokines, principally through the inhibition of the activation of JAK/STAT signaling cascades. This review provides recent knowledge regarding the role of SOCS proteins during bacterial infections, with an emphasis on the mechanisms involved in their induction and regulation of antibacterial immune responses. Furthermore, the implication of SOCS proteins in diverse processes of bacteria to escape host defenses and in the outcome of bacterial infections are discussed, as well as the possibilities offered by these proteins for future targeted antimicrobial therapies.
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- Skyla A Duncan
- Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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- Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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- Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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- Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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- Center for NanoBiotechnology Research, Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL, United States
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Lee SW, Liu CW, Hu JY, Chiang LM, Chuu CP, Wu LSH, Kao YH. Suppressors of cytokine signaling in tuberculosis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176377. [PMID: 28430824 PMCID: PMC5400265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB), a global disease mainly infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains leading public health problem worldwide. Suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCSs) play important roles in the protection against microbial infection. However, the relationship between members of the SOCS family and tuberculosis infection remains unclear. Using peripheral blood mononuclear cells, we investigated the mRNA expression profiles of SOCS subfamilies among active TB, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and healthy individuals. Our results showed that active tuberculosis subjects had higher levels of SOCS-3 mRNA, lower expressions of SOCS-2, -4, -5, -6, -7, and cytokine-inducible SH2-containing protein-1 (CIS-1) mRNAs, but not SOCS-1 mRNA than healthy and LTBI subjects. In men, LTBI patients had lower SOCS-3 than healthy subjects, and active TB patients had lower levels of SOCS-4, -5, and CIS-1 mRNAs but higher levels of SOCS-3 mRNA than healthy subjects. In women, LTBI patients had lower SOCS-3 mRNA level than healthy subjects, and active TB patients had lower CIS-1 mRNA level than healthy subjects. In non-aged adults (< 65 years old), TB patients had higher SOCS-3 mRNA and lower levels of SOCS-2, -4, -5, -6, -7, and CIS-1 mRNAs; whereas, aged TB patients (≥ 65 years old) had lower levels of SOCS-5 and CIS-1 mRNAs. These data suggest that particular SOCS members and their correlative relationships allow discrimination of active TB from healthy and LTBI subjects.
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- Shih-Wei Lee
- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institue of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (YHK); (SHW)
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- * E-mail: (YHK); (SHW)
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Interferon-Gamma Improves Macrophages Function against M. tuberculosis in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients. CHEMOTHERAPY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2016; 2016:7295390. [PMID: 27478636 PMCID: PMC4960331 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7295390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) that causes tuberculosis (TB) kills millions of infected people annually especially multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). On infection, macrophages recognize the mycobacteria by toll-like receptor (TLR) followed by phagocytosis and control of mycobacteria. In addition, macrophages also secrete IL-12 to induce IFN-γ production by T, which, in turn, increases the phagocytosis and oxidative burst. Individuals with defects in innate or adaptive immunity exhibit increased susceptibility to M. tuberculosis. Understanding these immunologic mechanisms will help in TB control. We aimed to investigate the immunopathologic mechanisms in MDR-TB and role of recombinant human interferon-gamma (rhIFN-γ). Study Design and Methods. Monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) were generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of MDR-TB patients and healthy subjects and were investigated for immunologic response by ELISA and flow cytometry. Results. Different functional and molecular anomalies were observed in macrophages. In addition, a defective immune response to M. tuberculosis from the patient's MDMs was characterized, which in turn improved by pretreatment with rhIFN-γ. Conclusion. This work highlights the fact that rhIFN-γ improves macrophages function against M. tuberculosis and treatment of patients with poor responsiveness to TB therapy may be needed in future to include IFN-γ as adjuvant therapy after the full characterization of pathological and molecular mechanisms in these and in other more multidrug-resistant TB patients.
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Masood KI, Pervez S, Rottenberg ME, Umar B, Hasan Z. Suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 and chemokine (C-X-C Motif) receptor 3 expressions are associated with caseous necrosis in granulomas from patients with tuberculous lymphadenitis. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2015; 49:984-987. [PMID: 26455487 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2015.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We investigated the role of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS1) and SOCS3 molecules in lymph nodes from tuberculous lymphadenitis patients (LNTB). Fewer T cells were noted in LNTB cases, which also had raised chemokine (C-X-C motif) receptor 3 (CXCR3) levels. In addition, we observed a positive correlation between CXCR3 and SOCS1 expression. Our data suggest that upregulation of SOCS1 molecules may contribute to the dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from granulomas.
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- Kiran I Masood
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Microbiology and Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Blok DC, Kager LM, Hoogendijk AJ, Lede IO, Rahman W, Afroz R, Bresser P, van der Zee JS, Ghose A, Visser CE, de Jong MD, Zahed ASM, Husain MA, Alam KM, Barua PC, Hassan M, Hossain A, Tayab MA, Lutter R, Day N, Dondorp AM, de Vos AF, van 't Veer C, van der Poll T. Expression of inhibitory regulators of innate immunity in patients with active tuberculosis. BMC Infect Dis 2015; 15:98. [PMID: 25887604 PMCID: PMC4365962 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0833-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis (TB) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Toll-like-receptors (TLRs) are important for the recognition of the causative agent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Negative regulation of TLRs is necessary to control deleterious inflammatory damage, but could provide a means of immune evasion by M. tuberculosis as well. METHODS To obtain insight in the extent of expression of inhibitory regulators of immunity in patients with active TB, peripheral-blood-mononuclear-cells (PBMCs) and plasma were obtained from 54 TB patients and 29 healthy blood donors from Chittagong, Bangladesh. Bilateral alveolar macrophages were obtained from an infected versus a contralateral normal lung segment of 9 patients. Statistical analyses were performed using Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon matched pairs testing. Correlations were calculated using the Spearman rho test. RESULTS PBMCs harvested from TB patients demonstrated increased mRNA expression of IL-1-receptor-associated-kinase-M, suppressor-of-cytokine-signalling-3 and Toll-interacting-protein. Flow cytometry revealed enhanced expression of IL-1-receptor-like-1 (ST2) on lymphocytes. Plasma soluble ST2 was elevated in patients with TB and correlated with established TB biomarkers, most strongly with soluble interleukin-2 receptor subunit α and interleukin-8. Alveolar macrophage mRNA expression of negative TLR regulators did not differ between the infected and contralateral lung side. CONCLUSION These results show enhanced expression of distinct negative regulators of innate immunity in PBMCs of patients with TB and identify plasma soluble ST2 as a potential novel biomarker for TB disease activity.
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- Dana C Blok
- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Microbiology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Pulmonology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Pulmonology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Microbiology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Microbiology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Microbiology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Microbiology, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Chest Disease Clinic Chittagong (CDCC), Chittagong, Bangladesh
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- Chittagong General Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Department of Experimental Immunology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Mahidol Oxford Tropical Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Division of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center/ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Rottenberg ME, Carow B. SOCS3 and STAT3, major controllers of the outcome of infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Semin Immunol 2014; 26:518-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Rajaram MVS, Ni B, Dodd CE, Schlesinger LS. Macrophage immunoregulatory pathways in tuberculosis. Semin Immunol 2014; 26:471-85. [PMID: 25453226 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2014.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Macrophages, the major host cells harboring Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), are a heterogeneous cell type depending on their tissue of origin and host they are derived from. Significant discord in macrophage responses to M.tb exists due to differences in M.tb strains and the various types of macrophages used to study tuberculosis (TB). This review will summarize current concepts regarding macrophage responses to M.tb infection, while pointing out relevant differences in experimental outcomes due to the use of divergent model systems. A brief description of the lung environment is included since there is increasing evidence that the alveolar macrophage (AM) has immunoregulatory properties that can delay optimal protective host immune responses. In this context, this review focuses on selected macrophage immunoregulatory pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), cytokines, negative regulators of inflammation, lipid mediators and microRNAs (miRNAs).
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- Murugesan V S Rajaram
- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Center for Microbial Interface Biology, Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Masood KI, Rottenberg ME, Salahuddin N, Irfan M, Rao N, Carow B, Islam M, Hussain R, Hasan Z. Expression of M. tuberculosis-induced suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) 1, SOCS3, FoxP3 and secretion of IL-6 associates with differing clinical severity of tuberculosis. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:13. [PMID: 23320781 PMCID: PMC3562147 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Appropriate immune activation of T cells and macrophages is central for the control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. IFN-γ stimulated responses are lowered in tuberculosis (TB), while expression of Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS) molecules – 1 and 3 and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+T regulatory cells is increased. Here we investigated the association of these molecules in regard to clinical severity of TB. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from patients with pulmonary TB (PTB, n = 33), extra-pulmonary TB (ETB, n = 33) and healthy endemic controls (EC, n = 15). Cases were classified as moderately advanced or far advanced PTB, and less severe or severe disseminated ETB. M. tuberculosis -stimulated IFN-γ, SOCS1, SOCS3 and FoxP3 gene expression and secretion of Th1 and Th2 cytokines was measured. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann–Whitney U, Wilcoxon Rank and Kruskal Wallis non-parametric tests. Results In un-stimulated PBMCs, IL-6 (p = 0.018) and IL-10 (p = 0.013) secretion levels were increased in PTB while IL-10 was also increased in ETB (p = 0.003), all in comparison with EC. M. tuberculosis-stimulated IL-6 (p = 0.003) was lowered in ETB as compared with EC. SOCS1 mRNA expression in M. tuberculosis stimulated PBMCs levels in moderately advanced PTB (p = 0.022), far advanced (p = 0.014) PTB, and severe ETB (p = 0.009) were raised as compared with EC. On the other hand, SOCS1 mRNA titers were reduced in less severe ETB, in comparison with severe ETB (p = 0.027) and far advanced PTB (p = 0.016). SOCS3 mRNA accumulation was reduced in far advanced PTB (p = 0.007) and FoxP3 mRNA expression was increased in less severe ETB as compared with EC (p = 0.017). Conclusions The lowered SOCS1 mRNA levels in patients with less severe extra-pulmonary TB as compared to those with more severe ETB and PTB may lead to elevated IFN-γ pathway gene expression in the latter group. As localized ETB has shown to be associated with more effective Th1 immunity and adaptive responses, this suggests a role for SOCS1 in determining disease outcome in extra-pulmonary TB.
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- Kiran I Masood
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, P,O, Box 3500, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
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