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Laucirica DR, Stick SM, Garratt LW, Kicic A. Bacteriophage: A new therapeutic player to combat neutrophilic inflammation in chronic airway diseases. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:1069929. [PMID: 36590945 PMCID: PMC9794625 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1069929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Persistent respiratory bacterial infections are a clinical burden in several chronic inflammatory airway diseases and are often associated with neutrophil infiltration into the lungs. Following recruitment, dysregulated neutrophil effector functions such as increased granule release and formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) result in damage to airway tissue, contributing to the progression of lung disease. Bacterial pathogens are a major driver of airway neutrophilic inflammation, but traditional management of infections with antibiotic therapy is becoming less effective as rates of antimicrobial resistance rise. Bacteriophages (phages) are now frequently identified as antimicrobial alternatives for antimicrobial resistant (AMR) airway infections. Despite growing recognition of their bactericidal function, less is known about how phages influence activity of neutrophils recruited to sites of bacterial infection in the lungs. In this review, we summarize current in vitro and in vivo findings on the effects of phage therapy on neutrophils and their inflammatory mediators, as well as mechanisms of phage-neutrophil interactions. Understanding these effects provides further validation of their safe use in humans, but also identifies phages as a targeted neutrophil-modulating therapeutic for inflammatory airway conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel R. Laucirica
- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Perth Children’s Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- Centre for Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, WA, Australia
- School of Population Health, Curtin University, Bentley, WA, Australia
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Rezende GL, Nakanishi M, Couto SCP, Martins CLFS, Sampaio ALL, Albuquerque LFF, Kückelhaus SAS, Muniz-Junqueira MI. Alterations in innate immune responses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis related to cystic fibrosis. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0267986. [PMID: 35522627 PMCID: PMC9075614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The role of phagocytes of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) associated with different phenotypes of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate the phagocytic capacity of blood neutrophils and monocytes and production of superoxide anion by phagocytes in patients with CF with or without chronic rhinosinusitis and with or without nasal polyps (NP). This cross-sectional study was established in 2015-2017 in a tertiary reference center to the CF treatment, Brasilia, Brazil. Sample included 30 children volunteers with CRS related to CF (n = 16) and control subjects (n = 14). Epidemiological and clinical data were compared. Collection of 15 mL of peripheral blood and nasal endoscopy to identify the presence or absence of nasal polyps (NP) were performed. Phagocytosis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by pathogen-associated molecular pattern receptors and opsonin receptors was assessed. Superoxide anion production was evaluated. The control group showed a higher phagocytic index to monocytes and neutrophils than to the CF or CF+CRS with NP groups [Kruskal-Wallis p = 0.0025] when phagocytosis were evaluated by pathogen-associated molecular pattern receptors (5 yeasts/cell). The phagocytic index of the CF+CRS without NP group was higher than in the CF+CRS with NP group (Kruskal-Wallis p = 0.0168). In the control group, the percentage of phagocytes involved in phagocytosis and superoxide anion production (74.0 ± 9.6%) were higher in all CF groups (p < 0,0001). The innate immune response, represented by phagocytic activity and superoxide anion production by monocytes and neutrophils was more impaired in patients with CF related or not related to CRS than in the control group. However, the phagocytic function of patients without NP showed less impairment.
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- Gustavo L. Rezende
- Hospital de Base, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Nucleus of Research in Applied Morphology and Immunology, Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- D’Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Research in Applied Morphology and Immunology, Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Nucleus of Research in Applied Morphology and Immunology, Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
- Nucleus of Research in Applied Morphology and Immunology, Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University de Brasília, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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Yang X, Wang Y, Zhao S, Wang R, Wang C. Long-term exposure to low-dose Haemophilus influenzae during allergic airway disease drives a steroid-resistant neutrophilic inflammation and promotes airway remodeling. Oncotarget 2018; 9:24898-24913. [PMID: 29861841 PMCID: PMC5982741 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.24653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Growing evidences indicate that bacteria are associated with pathogenesis of neutrophilic asthma. However, the long-term effect of airway bacterial colonization remains unclear. We sought to establish a murine model to simulate the airway inflammation of long-term bacterial colonization, and to assess the effects of bacteria on allergic airway disease (AAD). BALB/c mice were sensitized twice and subsequently challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) and exposed to low-dose Haemophilus influenzae for approximately 2 months. Mice in treatment groups inhaled budesonide for consecutively 6 days in the last week. Airway inflammatory phenotype, immune response, phagocytic capacity, mucus production, airway remodeling and steroid sensitivity were assessed. Long-term exposure to low-dose H. influenzae during AAD did not cause serious infection but only a slightly increased airway inflammation, which resembled the colonization. Inflammatory phenotype was converted from a steroid-sensitive T helper (Th) 2-associated eosinophilic inflammation to a steroid-resistant Th17-associated neutrophilic inflammation. The increased neutrophilic inflammation was accompanied by defects in regulatory T cell (Treg)-associated immunosuppression and macrophage phagocytosis, and finally promoted mucus hypersecretion and airway remodeling. These features resembled those of refractory neutrophilic asthma in humans. These findings indicate that in asthmatic patients, airway bacterial colonization may be a potential therapeutic target. Minimizing the pathogen burden in airway, such as Haemophilus influenzae, may be beneficial.
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- Xu Yang
- Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, The 305 Hospital of PLA, Beijing, 100017, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming, 650032, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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- Institute of Respiratory Disease, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, 400037, China
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GB F. The functional status of neutrophils in patients with bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and community-acquired pneumonia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.15406/jlprr.2018.05.00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF INFLAMMATORY BLOOD PATTERNS IN VERIFICATION OF UNCONTROLLED COURSE OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN. WORLD OF MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.26724/2079-8334-2018-4-66-23-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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de Siqueira MBP, da Mota LMH, Couto SCP, Muniz-Junqueira MI. Enhanced neutrophil phagocytic capacity in rheumatoid arthritis related to the autoantibodies rheumatoid factor and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptides. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2015; 16:159. [PMID: 26123215 PMCID: PMC4486699 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0616-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/11/2015] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Background There is no consensus on the mechanisms by which anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid factor (RF) influence the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The current study verified if the presence of RF or anti-CCP is associated with phagocytic capacity and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by phagocytes in RA patients to better clarify the role played by these antibodies in pathogenesis of the disease. Methods A cohort of 30 RA patients followed from early stages of the disease were characterized by positivity for RF or anti-CCP, disease activity score (DAS-28), health assessment questionnaire (HAQ), use of synthetic or biologic therapy, lifestyle, comorbidities and radiographic erosions. Phagocytic capacity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae and superoxide anion production were assessed in RA patients and compared with 20 healthy controls. Phagocytic capacity and superoxide anion production were also compared between RF- and anti-CCP-positive and -negative RA patients. Results Anti-CCP- and RF-positive RA patients had higher neutrophil phagocytic capacity than anti-CCP- (p = 0.005) and RF (p = 0.005)-negative individuals through pattern-recognition receptors. As assessed via pattern recognition or opsonin receptors, neutrophils and monocytes from RA patients presented overall higher phagocytic capacity than neutrophils and monocytes from healthy controls (p < 0.05). Furthermore, RA patients also showed a higher capacity for producing cytotoxic oxygen radicals (p = 0.0026). Phagocytosis and superoxide anion production did not correlate with any of the clinical variables analyzed in this study. Conclusions This study showed increased phagocytosis by neutrophils in RA patients who were positive for anti-CCP and RF autoantibodies. Furthermore, there was an overall hyperactivation of the phagocytes in RA patients. Our data suggest that anti-CCP and RF may indirectly enhance the inflammation cascade involving neutrophils and may indirectly sustain tissue damage in RA. Targeting the production of these autoantibodies may be a promising strategy in the management of RA.
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- Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Brasília, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70.910.900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70.910.900, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte, University of Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70.910.900, Brazil.
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Neutrophils in asthma--a review. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2014; 209:13-6. [PMID: 25511380 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, with an array of cells involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. The role of neutrophils in the development of bronchial asthma is found to be complex, as they may trigger activation of immunocompetent cells and are a potent source of free oxygen radicals and enzymes participating in airway remodeling. The review highlights the role of neutrophils in bronchial asthma.
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