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Wu Z, Deng B, Shen Y, Li X, Li J, Li Y, Ma S, Pan Y, Ding F. Acyloxyacyl Hydrolase Protects against Kidney Injury via Inhibition of Tubular CD74-Macrophage Crosstalk. Int J Biol Sci 2024; 20:3061-3075. [PMID: 38904010 PMCID: PMC11186370 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.91237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Renal fibrosis is the common pathway in the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH) is expressed in various phagocytes and is highly expressed in proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs). Research shows that AOAH plays a critical role in infections and chronic inflammatory diseases, although its role in kidney injury is unknown. Here, we found that AOAH deletion led to exacerbated kidney injury and fibrosis after folic acid (FA) administration, which was reversed by overexpression of Aoah in kidneys. ScRNA-seq revealed that Aoah-/- mice exhibited increased subpopulation of CD74+ PTECs, though the percentage of total PTECs were decreased compared to WT mice after FA treatment. Additionally, exacerbated kidney injury and fibrosis seen in Aoah-/- mice was attenuated via administration of methyl ester of (S, R)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-5-isoxazole acetic acid (ISO-1), an inhibitor of macrophage inhibition factor (MIF) and CD74 binding. Finally, AOAH expression was found positively correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate while negatively correlated with the degree of renal fibrosis in kidneys of CKD patients. Thus, our work indicates that AOAH protects against kidney injury and fibrosis by inhibiting renal tubular epithelial cells CD74 signaling pathways. Targeting kidney AOAH represents a promising strategy to prevent renal fibrosis progression.
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- Zhenkai Wu
- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Gut Microecology and Associated Major Diseases Research
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Dasgupta SK, Gollamudi J, Rivera S, Poche RA, Rumbaut RE, Thiagarajan P. β2-glycoprotein I promotes the clearance of circulating mitochondria. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0293304. [PMID: 38271349 PMCID: PMC10810532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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β2-glycoprotein I (β2-Gp1) is a cardiolipin-binding plasma glycoprotein. It is evolutionarily conserved from invertebrates, and cardiolipin-bound β2-Gp1 is a major target of antiphospholipid antibodies seen in autoimmune disorders. Cardiolipin is almost exclusively present in mitochondria, and mitochondria are present in circulating blood. We show that β2-Gp1 binds to cell-free mitochondria (CFM) in the circulation and promotes its phagocytosis by macrophages at physiological plasma concentrations. Exogenous CFM had a short circulation time of less than 10 minutes in mice. Following infusion of CFM, β2-Gp1-deficient mice had significantly higher levels of transfused mitochondria at 5 minutes (9.9 ± 6.4 pg/ml versus 4.0 ± 2.3 pg/ml in wildtype, p = 0.01) and at 10 minutes (3.0 ± 3.6 pg/ml versus 1.0 ± 0.06 pg/ml in wild-type, p = 0.033, n = 10). In addition, the splenic macrophages had less phagocytosed CFM in β2-Gp1-deficient mice (24.4 ± 2.72% versus 35.6 ± 3.5 in wild-type, p = 0.001, n = 5). A patient with abnormal β2-Gp1, unable to bind cardiolipin, has increased CFM in blood (5.09 pg/ml versus 1.26 ± 1.35 in normal) and his plasma induced less phagocytosis of CFM by macrophages (47.3 ± 1.6% versus 54.3 ± 1.3, p = 0.01) compared to normal plasma. These results show the evolutionarily conserved β2-Gp1 is one of the mediators of the clearance of CFM in circulation.
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- Swapan Kumar Dasgupta
- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Departments of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Departments of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine Integrative Physiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Diseases (CTRID), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Departments of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Cheng X, Jiang W, Chen Y, Zou B, Wang Z, Gan L, Xiao Z, Li C, Yu CY, Lu Y, Han Z, Zeng J, Gu J, Chu T, Fu M, Chu Y, Zhang W, Tang J, Lu M. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase promotes pulmonary defense by preventing alveolar macrophage tolerance. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011556. [PMID: 37498977 PMCID: PMC10409266 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Although alveolar macrophages (AMs) play important roles in preventing and eliminating pulmonary infections, little is known about their regulation in healthy animals. Since exposure to LPS often renders cells hyporesponsive to subsequent LPS exposures ("tolerant"), we tested the hypothesis that LPS produced in the intestine reaches the lungs and stimulates AMs, rendering them tolerant. We found that resting AMs were more likely to be tolerant in mice lacking acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), the host lipase that degrades and inactivates LPS; isolated Aoah-/- AMs were less responsive to LPS stimulation and less phagocytic than were Aoah+/+ AMs. Upon innate stimulation in the airways, Aoah-/- mice had reduced epithelium- and macrophage-derived chemokine/cytokine production. Aoah-/- mice also developed greater and more prolonged loss of body weight and higher bacterial burdens after pulmonary challenge with Pseudomonas aeruginosa than did wildtype mice. We also found that bloodborne or intrarectally-administered LPS desensitized ("tolerized") AMs while antimicrobial drug treatment that reduced intestinal commensal Gram-negative bacterial abundance largely restored the innate responsiveness of Aoah-/- AMs. Confirming the role of LPS stimulation, the absence of TLR4 prevented Aoah-/- AM tolerance. We conclude that commensal LPSs may stimulate and desensitize (tolerize) alveolar macrophages in a TLR4-dependent manner and compromise pulmonary immunity. By inactivating LPS in the intestine, AOAH promotes antibacterial host defenses in the lung.
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- Xiaofang Cheng
- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Huashen Institute of Microbes and Infections, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Innovative Center for New Drug Development of Immune Inflammatory Diseases, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China
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Latorre MC, Gómez‐Oro C, Olivera‐Valle I, Blazquez‐Lopez E, Gallego‐Valle J, Ibañez‐Escribano A, Casesnoves P, González‐Cucharero C, Muñoz‐Fernandez MA, Sanz L, Vaquero J, Martín‐Rabadań P, Perez‐Milan F, Relloso M. Vaginal neutrophil infiltration is contingent on ovarian cycle phase and independent of pathogen infection. Front Immunol 2022; 13:1031941. [PMID: 36569947 PMCID: PMC9771706 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1031941] [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: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The mucosa of the female reproductive tract must reconcile the presence of commensal microbiota and the transit of exogenous spermatozoa with the elimination of sexually transmitted pathogens. In the vagina, neutrophils are the principal cellular arm of innate immunity and constitute the first line of protection in response to infections or injury. Neutrophils are absent from the vaginal lumen during the ovulatory phase, probably to allow sperm to fertilize; however, the mechanisms that regulate neutrophil influx to the vagina in response to aggressions remain controversial. We have used mouse inseminations and infections of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Candida albicans, Trichomonas vaginalis, and HSV-2 models. We demonstrate that neutrophil infiltration of the vaginal mucosa is distinctively contingent on the ovarian cycle phase and independent of the sperm and pathogen challenge, probably to prevent sperm from being attacked by neutrophils. Neutrophils extravasation is a multi-step cascade of events, which includes their adhesion through selectins (E, P and L) and integrins of the endothelial cells. We have discovered that cervical endothelial cells expressed selectin-E (SELE, CD62E) to favor neutrophils recruitment and estradiol down-regulated SELE expression during ovulation, which impaired neutrophil transendothelial migration and orchestrated sperm tolerance. Progesterone up-regulated SELE to restore surveillance after ovulation.
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- M. C. Latorre
- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hepatología-Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoRegulacion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio InmunoBiologia Molecular, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Molecular Immunology Unit, Biomedical Research Institute Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Hepatología-Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitarion Gregorio Marañón (HGUGM), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain,Servicio de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain,*Correspondence: M. Relloso, ; F. Perez‐Milan,
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- Laboratorio de InmunoReproduccion, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain,*Correspondence: M. Relloso, ; F. Perez‐Milan,
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Cheng X, Song X, Li Z, Yuan C, Lei X, Feng M, Hong Z, Zhang L, Hong D. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase deficiency induces chronic inflammation and bone loss in male mice. J Mol Med (Berl) 2022; 100:1599-1616. [PMID: 36112153 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-022-02252-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Hormonal homeostasis is essential in bone remodeling. Recent studies have shown that the treatment of intestinal inflammation can result in the regulation of bone resorption in distant bones. Increased intestinal permeability may lead to systemic inflammation and bone loss, also known as gut-bone axis. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a component of gram-negative bacteria that can increase osteoclastic differentiation in vitro. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH) is a specific degrading enzyme of LPS, but little is known about the role of AOAH in bone metabolism. In this study, adult Aoah-/- mice showed a chronic inflammatory state and osteopenic phenotype analyzed by micro-CT and HE staining. Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining of femurs showed an increase in TRAP-positive cells from Aoah-/- mice. AOAH depletion enhanced the osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption capacity of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs). The enhanced osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption capacity of Aoah-/- BMMs were reversed by rAOAH. In conclusion, the chronic inflammatory state of adult Aoah-/- mice promotes bone resorption. AOAH participates in bone metabolism, which is mainly mediated by inhibiting osteoclast differentiation. LPS may be a key mediator of the gut-bone axis, and targeting AOAH may represent a feasible strategy for the treatment of chronic inflammatory bone resorption. KEY MESSAGES : AOAH knockout mice exhibited chronic inflammation mediated by LPS, and LPS may also serve as an important mediator in the regulation of bone metabolism in the gut-bone axis. AOAH regulated bone resorption by blocking the osteoclast differentiation via classical ERK and JNK pathways. rAOAH could rescue the enhanced osteoclast differentiation caused by AOAH deficiency.
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- Xu Cheng
- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou College, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China.,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China. .,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China. .,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
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- Department of Orthopedics, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China. .,Enze Medical Center, Taizhou, China. .,Bone Metabolism and Development Research Center, Taizhou Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Linhai, China.
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Zou B, Goodwin M, Saleem D, Jiang W, Tang J, Chu Y, Munford RS, Lu M. A highly conserved host lipase deacylates oxidized phospholipids and ameliorates acute lung injury in mice. eLife 2021; 10:70938. [PMID: 34783310 PMCID: PMC8594946 DOI: 10.7554/elife.70938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Oxidized phospholipids have diverse biological activities, many of which can be pathological, yet how they are inactivated in vivo is not fully understood. Here, we present evidence that a highly conserved host lipase, acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), can play a significant role in reducing the pro-inflammatory activities of two prominent products of phospholipid oxidation, 1-palmitoyl-2-glutaryl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine and 1-palmitoyl-2-(5-oxovaleroyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. AOAH removed the sn-2 and sn-1 acyl chains from both lipids and reduced their ability to induce macrophage inflammasome activation and cell death in vitro and acute lung injury in mice. In addition to transforming Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide from stimulus to inhibitor, its most studied activity, AOAH can inactivate these important danger-associated molecular pattern molecules and reduce tissue inflammation and injury.
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- Benkun Zou
- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, United States
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences & Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Feng J, Jiang W, Cheng X, Zou B, Varley AW, Liu T, Qian G, Zeng W, Tang J, Zhao Q, Chu Y, Wei Y, Li X, Munford RS, Lu M. A host lipase prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced foam cell formation. iScience 2021; 24:103004. [PMID: 34522852 PMCID: PMC8426562 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Although microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) molecules can promote cholesterol accumulation in macrophages, the existence of a host-derived MAMP inactivation mechanism that prevents foam cell formation has not been described. Here, we tested the ability of acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), the host lipase that inactivates gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), to prevent foam cell formation in mice. Following exposure to small intraperitoneal dose(s) of LPSs, Aoah -/- macrophages produced more low-density lipoprotein receptor and less apolipoprotein E and accumulated more cholesterol than did Aoah +/+ macrophages. The Aoah -/- macrophages also maintained several pro-inflammatory features. Using a perivascular collar placement model, we found that Aoah -/- mice developed more carotid artery foam cells than did Aoah +/+ mice after they had been fed a high fat, high cholesterol diet, and received small doses of LPSs. This is the first demonstration that an enzyme that inactivates a stimulatory MAMP in vivo can reduce cholesterol accumulation and inflammation in arterial macrophages.
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- Jintao Feng
- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UT-Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200020, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Antibacterial Host Defense Unit, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE, NHC, CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Trauma-Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Souza CLSE, Barbosa CD, Coelho HILN, Santos Júnior MN, Barbosa EN, Queiroz ÉC, Teles MF, Dos Santos DC, Bittencourt RS, Soares TDJ, Oliveira MV, Timenetsky J, Campos GB, Marques LM. Effects of 17β-Estradiol on Monocyte/Macrophage Response to Staphylococcus aureus: An In Vitro Study. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 11:701391. [PMID: 34336722 PMCID: PMC8317603 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.701391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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To describe how 17β-estradiol (E2) influence in the monocyte/macrophage response induced by S. aureus in in vitro models of murine peritoneal macrophages (MPMs) and human peripheral blood monocytes (HPBM). MPMs (2 x 105/ml) were isolated from sham (n=3) and ovariectomized (OVX) females (n = 3) and males (n = 3) after induction by thioglycolate. The MPMs obtained from OVX females and males were treated for 24 hours with 17β-estradiol (E2) (10-7 M), and after that, inoculation with S. aureus was carried out for 6 hours. The macrophages were collected and destined to evaluate the relative gene expression of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and TLR2. For the in vitro model of HPBMs, six men and six women of childbearing age were selected and HPBMs were isolated from samples of the volunteers’ peripheral blood. In women, blood was collected both during menstruation and in the periovulatory period. HPBMs were inoculated with S. aureus for 6 hours and the supernatant was collected for analysis of cytokines by Luminex and the HPBMs were removed for analysis of 84 genes involved in the host’s response to bacterial infections by RT-PCR array. Previous treatment with E2 decreased the gene expression and production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 and decreased the expression of TLR2 tanto em MPMs quanto em HPBMs. The analysis of gene expression shows that E2 inhibited the NFκB pathway. It is suggested that 17β-estradiol acts as an immunoprotective in the monocyte/macrophage response induced by S. aureus.
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- Clarissa Leal Silva E Souza
- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.,Santo Agostinho School of Health (FASA), Santo Agostinho Colleges, Afya Educational, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.,University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Santo Agostinho School of Health (FASA), Santo Agostinho Colleges, Afya Educational, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil
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- Multidisciplinary Institute of Health, Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, Brazil.,University of Santa Cruz (UESC), Ilhéus, Brazil.,Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Munford RS, Weiss JP, Lu M. Biochemical transformation of bacterial lipopolysaccharides by acyloxyacyl hydrolase reduces host injury and promotes recovery. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:17842-17851. [PMID: 33454018 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.rev120.015254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Animals can sense the presence of microbes in their tissues and mobilize their own defenses by recognizing and responding to conserved microbial structures (often called microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs)). Successful host defenses may kill the invaders, yet the host animal may fail to restore homeostasis if the stimulatory microbial structures are not silenced. Although mice have many mechanisms for limiting their responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major Gram-negative bacterial MAMP, a highly conserved host lipase is required to extinguish LPS sensing in tissues and restore homeostasis. We review recent progress in understanding how this enzyme, acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), transforms LPS from stimulus to inhibitor, reduces tissue injury and death from infection, prevents prolonged post-infection immunosuppression, and keeps stimulatory LPS from entering the bloodstream. We also discuss how AOAH may increase sensitivity to pulmonary allergens. Better appreciation of how host enzymes modify LPS and other MAMPs may help prevent tissue injury and hasten recovery from infection.
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- Robert S Munford
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
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- Inflammation Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE/NHC/CAMS), School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Finethy R, Dockterman J, Kutsch M, Orench‐Rivera N, Wallace GD, Piro AS, Luoma S, Haldar AK, Hwang S, Martinez J, Kuehn MJ, Taylor GA, Coers J. Dynamin-related Irgm proteins modulate LPS-induced caspase-11 activation and septic shock. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e50830. [PMID: 33124745 PMCID: PMC7645254 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202050830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Inflammation associated with gram-negative bacterial infections is often instigated by the bacterial cell wall component lipopolysaccharide (LPS). LPS-induced inflammation and resulting life-threatening sepsis are mediated by the two distinct LPS receptors TLR4 and caspase-11 (caspase-4/-5 in humans). Whereas the regulation of TLR4 activation by extracellular and phago-endosomal LPS has been studied in great detail, auxiliary host factors that specifically modulate recognition of cytosolic LPS by caspase-11 are largely unknown. This study identifies autophagy-related and dynamin-related membrane remodeling proteins belonging to the family of Immunity-related GTPases M clade (IRGM) as negative regulators of caspase-11 activation in macrophages. Phagocytes lacking expression of mouse isoform Irgm2 aberrantly activate caspase-11-dependent inflammatory responses when exposed to extracellular LPS, bacterial outer membrane vesicles, or gram-negative bacteria. Consequently, Irgm2-deficient mice display increased susceptibility to caspase-11-mediated septic shock in vivo. This Irgm2 phenotype is partly reversed by the simultaneous genetic deletion of the two additional Irgm paralogs Irgm1 and Irgm3, indicating that dysregulated Irgm isoform expression disrupts intracellular LPS processing pathways that limit LPS availability for caspase-11 activation.
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- Ryan Finethy
- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of ImmunologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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Division of BiochemistryCentral Drug Research Institute (CDRI)Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)LucknowIndia
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- Department of PathologyThe University of ChicagoChicagoILUSA
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VIR BiotechnologySan FranciscoCAUSA
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- Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease LaboratoryNational Institute of Environmental Health SciencesNational Institutes of HealthResearch Triangle ParkNCUSA
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- Department of BiochemistryDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Department of ImmunologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Division of GeriatricsDepartment of MedicineCenter for the Study of Aging and Human DevelopmentDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and MicrobiologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
- Department of ImmunologyDuke University Medical CenterDurhamNCUSA
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SIDT1-dependent absorption in the stomach mediates host uptake of dietary and orally administered microRNAs. Cell Res 2020; 31:247-258. [PMID: 32801357 PMCID: PMC8026584 DOI: 10.1038/s41422-020-0389-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dietary microRNAs have been shown to be absorbed by mammals and regulate host gene expression, but the absorption mechanism remains unknown. Here, we show that SIDT1 expressed on gastric pit cells in the stomach is required for the absorption of dietary microRNAs. SIDT1-deficient mice show reduced basal levels and impaired dynamic absorption of dietary microRNAs. Notably, we identified the stomach as the primary site for dietary microRNA absorption, which is dramatically attenuated in the stomachs of SIDT1-deficient mice. Mechanistic analyses revealed that the uptake of exogenous microRNAs by gastric pit cells is SIDT1 and low-pH dependent. Furthermore, oral administration of plant-derived miR2911 retards liver fibrosis, and this protective effect was abolished in SIDT1-deficient mice. Our findings reveal a major mechanism underlying the absorption of dietary microRNAs, uncover an unexpected role of the stomach and shed light on developing small RNA therapeutics by oral delivery.
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Qian G, Jiang W, Zou B, Feng J, Cheng X, Gu J, Chu T, Niu C, He R, Chu Y, Lu M. LPS inactivation by a host lipase allows lung epithelial cell sensitization for allergic asthma. J Exp Med 2018; 215:2397-2412. [PMID: 30021797 PMCID: PMC6122967 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20172225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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This study provides strong evidence that intestinal commensal LPS desensitizes lung epithelial cells and therefore diminishes allergic responses to inhaled allergens. A host lipase, acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), prevents the desensitization by inactivating commensal LPS. Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily mediated by Th2 immune mechanisms. Numerous studies have suggested that early life exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is negatively associated with allergic asthma. One proposed mechanism invokes desensitization of lung epithelial cells by LPS. We report here that acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), a host lipase that degrades and inactivates LPS, renders mice more susceptible to house dust mite (HDM)–induced allergic asthma. Lung epithelial cells from Aoah−/− mice are refractory to HDM stimulation, decreasing dendritic cell activation and Th2 responses. Antibiotic treatment that diminished commensal LPS-producing bacteria normalized Aoah−/− responses to HDM, while giving LPS intrarectally ameliorated asthma. Aoah−/− mouse feces, plasma, and lungs contained more bioactive LPS than did those of Aoah+/+ mice. By inactivating commensal LPS, AOAH thus prevents desensitization of lung epithelial cells. An enzyme that prevents severe lung inflammation/injury in Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia has the seemingly paradoxical effect of predisposing to a Th2-mediated airway disease.
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- Guojun Qian
- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, MOE & MOH Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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LPS is a potent bacterial endotoxin that triggers the innate immune system. Proper recognition of LPS by pattern-recognition receptors requires a full complement of typically six acyl chains in the lipid portion. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH) is a host enzyme that removes secondary (acyloxyacyl-linked) fatty acids from LPS, rendering it immunologically inert. This activity is critical for recovery from immune tolerance that follows Gram-negative infection. To understand the molecular mechanism of AOAH function, we determined its crystal structure and its complex with LPS. The substrate's lipid moiety is accommodated in a large hydrophobic pocket formed by the saposin and catalytic domains with a secondary acyl chain inserted into a narrow lateral hydrophobic tunnel at the active site. The enzyme establishes dispensable contacts with the phosphate groups of LPS but does not interact with its oligosaccharide portion. Proteolytic processing allows movement of an amphipathic helix possibly involved in substrate access at membranes.
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Zou B, Jiang W, Han H, Li J, Mao W, Tang Z, Yang Q, Qian G, Qian J, Zeng W, Gu J, Chu T, Zhu N, Zhang W, Yan D, He R, Chu Y, Lu M. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase promotes the resolution of lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury. PLoS Pathog 2017. [PMID: 28622363 PMCID: PMC5489216 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Pulmonary infection is the most common risk factor for acute lung injury (ALI). Innate immune responses induced by Microbe-Associated Molecular Pattern (MAMP) molecules are essential for lung defense but can lead to tissue injury. Little is known about how MAMP molecules are degraded in the lung or how MAMP degradation/inactivation helps prevent or ameliorate the harmful inflammation that produces ALI. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH) is a host lipase that inactivates Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, or LPS). We report here that alveolar macrophages increase AOAH expression upon exposure to LPS and that Aoah+/+ mice recover more rapidly than do Aoah-/- mice from ALI induced by nasally instilled LPS or Klebsiella pneumoniae. Aoah-/- mouse lungs had more prolonged leukocyte infiltration, greater pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine expression, and longer-lasting alveolar barrier damage. We also describe evidence that the persistently bioactive LPS in Aoah-/- alveoli can stimulate alveolar macrophages directly and epithelial cells indirectly to produce chemoattractants that recruit neutrophils to the lung and may prevent their clearance. Distinct from the prolonged tolerance observed in LPS-exposed Aoah-/- peritoneal macrophages, alveolar macrophages that lacked AOAH maintained or increased their responses to bioactive LPS and sustained inflammation. Inactivation of LPS by AOAH is a previously unappreciated mechanism for promoting resolution of pulmonary inflammation/injury induced by Gram-negative bacterial infection.
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- Benkun Zou
- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Departments of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Immunology, Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of Ministries of Education and Health, School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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John CM, Phillips NJ, Stein DC, Jarvis GA. Innate immune response to lipooligosaccharide: pivotal regulator of the pathobiology of invasive Neisseria meningitidis infections. Pathog Dis 2017; 75:3569603. [PMID: 28423169 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftx030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 03/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Infections due to Neisseria meningitidis afflict more than one million people worldwide annually and cause death or disability in many survivors. The clinical course of invasive infections has been well studied, but our understanding of the cause of differences in patient outcomes has been limited because these are dependent on multiple factors including the response of the host, characteristics of the bacteria and interactions between the host and the bacteria. The meningococcus is a highly inflammatory organism, and the lipooligosaccharide (LOS) on the outer membrane is the most potent inflammatory molecule it expresses due to the interactions of the lipid A moiety of LOS with receptors of the innate immune system. We previously reported that increased phosphorylation of hexaacylated neisserial lipid A is correlated with greater inflammatory potential. Here we postulate that variability in lipid A phosphorylation can tip the balance of innate immune responses towards homeostatic tolerance or proinflammatory signaling that affects adaptive immune responses, causing disease with meningitis only, or septicemia with or without meningitis, respectively. Furthermore, we propose that studies of the relationship between bacterial virulence and gene expression should consider whether genetic variation could affect properties of biosynthetic enzymes resulting in LOS structural differences that alter disease pathobiology.
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- Constance M John
- Center for Immunochemistry, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- University of Maryland, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, College Park, MD 20742 USA
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- Center for Immunochemistry, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Homann A, Schramm G, Jappe U. Glycans and glycan-specific IgE in clinical and molecular allergology: Sensitization, diagnostics, and clinical symptoms. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:356-368. [PMID: 28479330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Glycan-specific IgE antibodies cross-react with highly similar or even identical carbohydrate structures on a variety of different natural allergens, the so-called cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs). In clinical practice CCDs often interfere with the specificity of in vitro allergy diagnostics, thus impairing allergy therapy decisions for individual patients. Strikingly, these IgE antibodies directed against CCDs often do not cause clinically relevant allergy symptoms. On the other hand, the IgE-binding glycan allergen galactose-α-(1,3)-galactose (α-Gal) is associated with IgE-mediated delayed anaphylaxis in meat allergy. The reason for this discrepancy is not known. The discovery of α-Gal stimulated new discussions and investigations regarding the relevance of anti-glycan IgE for allergic diseases. In this review the effect of glycans and glycan-specific IgE on sensitization to allergens and allergy diagnosis is described. Because parasite infections elicit a similar immunologic environment as allergic diseases, the association of glycan-specific antibodies against parasite glycoproteins with glycan structures on allergens is discussed.
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- Arne Homann
- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Pneumology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany; Interdisciplinary Allergy Outpatient Clinic, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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Meng L, Tong J, Wang H, Tao C, Wang Q, Niu C, Zhang X, Gao Q. PPE38 Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inhibits Macrophage MHC Class I Expression and Dampens CD8 + T Cell Responses. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:68. [PMID: 28348981 PMCID: PMC5346565 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Suppression of CD8+ T cell activation is a critical mechanism used by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) to escape protective host immune responses. PPE38 belongs to the unique PPE family of MTB and in our previous study, PPE38 protein was speculated to participate in manipulating macrophage MHC class I pathway. To test this hypothesis, the function of mycobacterial PPE38 protein was assessed here using macrophage and mouse infection models. Decreased amount of MHC class I was observed on the surface of macrophages infected with PPE38-expressing mycobacteria. The transcript of genes encoding MHC class I was also inhibited by PPE38. After infection of C57BL/6 mice with Mycobacterium smegmatis expressing PPE38 (Msmeg-PPE38), decreased number of CD8+ T cells was found in spleen, liver, and lungs through immunohistochemical analysis, comparing to the control strain harboring empty vector (Msmeg-V). Consistently, flow cytometry assay showed that fewer effector/memory CD8+ T cells (CD44highCD62Llow) were activated in spleen from Msmeg-PPE38 infected mice. Moreover, Msmeg-PPE38 confers a growth advantage over Msmeg-V in C57BL/6 mice, indicating an effect of PPE38 to favor mycobacterial persistence in vivo. Overall, this study shows a unique biological function of PPE38 protein to facilitate mycobacteria to escape host immunity, and provides hints for TB vaccine development.
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- Lu Meng
- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityShanghai, China; The State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease for Allergy at Shenzhen University, School of Medicine, Shenzhen UniversityGuangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Institute of Medical Microbiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Shanghai, China
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Mottaz H, Schönenberger R, Fischer S, Eggen RIL, Schirmer K, Groh KJ. Dose-dependent effects of morphine on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation, and involvement of multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) transporters in LPS efflux in teleost fish. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 221:105-115. [PMID: 28010888 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Opioid drugs, such as morphine (MO), detected in aquatic environments worldwide, may harm fish due to their semi-persistence and ability to potently interact with molecular targets conserved across vertebrates. Here, we established a waterborne bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge assay with zebrafish embryos as a model to investigate chemically-induced disruption of the innate immune system, and used it to study the effects of MO exposure. Exposure to 1 mg/L MO resulted in pronounced immunosuppression, reflected in downregulation of several inflammation-related genes, including myd88, trif, traf6, p38, nfκb2, il-1β, il-8 and ccl34a. Fish exposed to 1 mg/L MO accumulated 11.7 ng/g (wet weight) of MO, a concentration comparable to that reported in blood of chronic drug abusers subject to higher infection rates. Surprisingly, exposure to lower MO concentrations (100 ng/L-100 μg/L) led to exacerbation of LPS-induced inflammation. Two ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters known to be involved in the xenobiotic efflux - abcb4 and abcc2, also known as multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) transporters - were downregulated at 100 ng/L MO. We hypothesized that ABC/MXR transporters could modulate the severity of inflammation by being involved in efflux of LPS, thus regulating its accumulation in the organism. Indeed, we could demonstrate that blocking of ABC/MXR transporters by an inhibitor, cyclosporine A, results in stronger inflammation, coinciding with higher LPS accumulation, as visualized with fluorescently labeled LPS. Our work demonstrates that MO can disrupt fish innate immune responses at environmentally relevant concentrations. We also provide evidence for a role of ABC/MXR transporters in LPS efflux in fish. These finding may be applicable across other taxa, as ABC transporters are evolutionary conserved. Since diverse environmentally present chemicals are known to interfere with ABC/MXR transporters' expression or activity, our discovery raises concerns about potential adverse effects of such compounds on the immune system responses in aquatic organisms.
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- Hélène Mottaz
- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; EPF Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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Munford RS. Endotoxemia-menace, marker, or mistake? J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:687-698. [PMID: 27418356 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3ru0316-151r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Endotoxemia is in its scientific ascendancy. Never has blood-borne, Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin (LPS) been invoked in the pathogenesis of so many diseases-not only as a trigger for septic shock, once its most cited role, but also as a contributor to atherosclerosis, obesity, chronic fatigue, metabolic syndrome, and many other conditions. Finding elevated plasma endotoxin levels has been essential supporting evidence for each of these links, yet the assays used to detect and quantitate endotoxin have important limitations. This article describes several assays for endotoxin in plasma, reviews what they do and do not measure, and discusses why LPS heterogeneity, LPS trafficking pathways, and host LPS inactivation mechanisms should be considered when interpreting endotoxin assay results.
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- Robert S Munford
- Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Holcombe SJ, Jacobs CC, Cook VL, Gandy JC, Hauptman JG, Sordillo LM. Duration of in vivo endotoxin tolerance in horses. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2016; 173:10-6. [PMID: 27090620 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2016.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Endotoxemia models are used to study mechanisms and treatments of early sepsis. Repeated endotoxin exposures induce periods of endotoxin tolerance, characterized by diminished proinflammatory responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and modulated production of proinflammatory cytokines. Repeated measure designs using equine endotoxemia models are rarely performed, despite the advantages associated with reduced variability, because the altered responsiveness would confound study results and because the duration of equine endotoxin tolerance is unknown. We determined the interval of endotoxin tolerance, in vivo, in horses based on physical, clinicopathologic, and proinflammatory gene expression responses to repeated endotoxin exposures. Six horses received 30 ng/kg LPS in saline infused over 30 min. Behavior pain scores, physical examination parameters, and blood for complete blood count and proinflammatory gene expression were obtained at predetermined intervals for 24h. Horses received a total of 3 endotoxin exposures. The first exposure was LPS 1, followed 7 days later by LPS 7 or 14-21 days later by LPS 14-21. Lipopolysaccharide exposures were allocated in a randomized, crossover design. Lipopolysaccharide produced clinical and clinicopathologic signs of endotoxemia and increased expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, P<0.001. Horses exhibited evidence of endotoxin tolerance following LPS 7 but not following LPS 14-21. Horses had significantly lower pain scores, heart rates, respiratory rates and duration of fever, after LPS 7 compared to LPS 1 and LPS 14-21, P<0.001, and expression of TNFα was lower in the whole blood of horses after LPS 7, P=0.05. Clinical parameters and TNFα gene expression were similar or slightly increased in horses following LPS 14-21 compared to measurements made in horses following LPS 1, suggesting that endotoxin tolerance had subsided. A minimum of 3 weeks between experiments is warranted if repeated measures designs are used to assess in vivo response to endotoxin in horses.
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- Susan J Holcombe
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Sahu K, Sharma M, Gupta PK. Modulation of inflammatory response of wounds by antimicrobial photodynamic therapy. Laser Ther 2015; 24:201-8. [PMID: 26557735 DOI: 10.5978/islsm.15-or-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Management of infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is becoming difficult due to the rapid emergence of multi-antibiotic resistant strains. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (APDT) has a lot of potential as an alternative approach for inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In this study we report results of our investigations on the effect of poly-L-lysine conjugate of chlorine p6 (pl-cp6) mediated APDT on the healing of P.aeruginosa infected wounds and the role of Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-kB) induced inflammatory response in this process. MATERIALS AND METHOD Excisional wounds created in Swiss albino mice were infected with ∼10(7) colony forming units of P.aeruginosa. Mice with wounds were divided into three groups: 1) Uninfected, 2) Infected, untreated control (no light, no pl-cp6), 3) Infected, APDT. After 24 h of infection (day 1 post wounding), the wounds were subjected to APDT [pl-cp6 applied topically and exposed to red light (660 ± 25 nm) fluence of ∼ 60 J/cm(2)]. Subsequent to APDT, on day 2 and 5 post wounding (p.w), measurements were made on biochemical parameters of inflammation [toll like receptor-4 (TLR-4), NF-kB, Inteleukin (IL)-[1α, IL-β, and IL-2)] and cell proliferation [(fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), alkaline phosphatase (ALP)]. RESULTS In comparison with untreated control, while expression of TLR-4, NF-kB (p105 and p50), and proinflammatory interleukins (IL-1α, IL-1β,IL-2) were reduced in the infected wounds subjected to APDT, the levels of FGF-2 and ALP increased, on day 5 p.w. CONCLUSION The measurements made on the inflammatory markers and cell proliferation markers suggest that APDT reduces inflammation caused by P.aeruginosa and promotes cell proliferation in wounds.
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- Khageswar Sahu
- Laser Biomedical Applications and Instrumentation Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore
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- Laser Biomedical Applications and Instrumentation Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore
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- Laser Biomedical Applications and Instrumentation Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore
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Targeting sirtuin to modulate human inflammation. Crit Care Med 2015; 43:1348-9. [PMID: 25978168 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000001030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fagan KJ, Rogers GB, Melino M, Arthur DM, Costello ME, Morrison M, Powell EE, Irvine KM. Ascites bacterial burden and immune cell profile are associated with poor clinical outcomes in the absence of overt infection. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120642. [PMID: 25781164 PMCID: PMC4364017 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Bacterial infections, most commonly spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with ascites, occur in one third of admitted patients with cirrhosis, and account for a 4-fold increase in mortality. Bacteria are isolated from less than 40% of ascites infections by culture, necessitating empirical antibiotic treatment, but culture-independent studies suggest bacteria are commonly present, even in the absence of overt infection. Widespread detection of low levels of bacteria in ascites, in the absence of peritonitis, suggests immune impairment may contribute to higher susceptibility to infection in cirrhotic patients. However, little is known about the role of ascites leukocyte composition and function in this context. We determined ascites bacterial composition by quantitative PCR and 16S rRNA gene sequencing in 25 patients with culture-negative, non-neutrocytic ascites, and compared microbiological data with ascites and peripheral blood leukocyte composition and phenotype. Bacterial DNA was detected in ascitic fluid from 23 of 25 patients, with significant positive correlations between bacterial DNA levels and poor 6-month clinical outcomes (death, readmission). Ascites leukocyte composition was variable, but dominated by macrophages or T lymphocytes, with lower numbers of B lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Consistent with the hypothesis that impaired innate immunity contributes to susceptibility to infection, high bacterial DNA burden was associated with reduced major histocompatibility complex class II expression on ascites (but not peripheral blood) monocytes/macrophages. These data indicate an association between the presence of ascites bacterial DNA and early death and readmission in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. They further suggest that impairment of innate immunity contributes to increased bacterial translocation, risk of peritonitis, or both.
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- Kevin J. Fagan
- Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- SAHMRI Infection and Immunity Theme, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Liver Disease Research, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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Keyel PA, Romero M, Wu W, Kwak DH, Zhu Q, Liu X, Salter RD. Methylthioadenosine reprograms macrophage activation through adenosine receptor stimulation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e104210. [PMID: 25117662 PMCID: PMC4130577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Regulation of inflammation is necessary to balance sufficient pathogen clearance with excessive tissue damage. Central to regulating inflammation is the switch from a pro-inflammatory pathway to an anti-inflammatory pathway. Macrophages are well-positioned to initiate this switch, and as such are the target of multiple therapeutics. One such potential therapeutic is methylthioadenosine (MTA), which inhibits TNFα production following LPS stimulation. We found that MTA could block TNFα production by multiple TLR ligands. Further, it prevented surface expression of CD69 and CD86 and reduced NF-KB signaling. We then determined that the mechanism of this action by MTA is signaling through adenosine A2 receptors. A2 receptors and TLR receptors synergized to promote an anti-inflammatory phenotype, as MTA enhanced LPS tolerance. In contrast, IL-1β production and processing was not affected by MTA exposure. Taken together, these data demonstrate that MTA reprograms TLR activation pathways via adenosine receptors to promote resolution of inflammation.
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- Peter A. Keyel
- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sartim MA, Riul TB, Del Cistia-Andrade C, Stowell SR, Arthur CM, Sorgi CA, Faccioli LH, Cummings RD, Dias-Baruffi M, Sampaio SV. Galatrox is a C-type lectin in Bothrops atrox snake venom that selectively binds LacNAc-terminated glycans and can induce acute inflammation. Glycobiology 2014; 24:1010-21. [PMID: 24973254 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwu061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Previous studies indicate that snake venom contains glycan-binding proteins (GBPs), although the binding specificity and biological activities of many of these GBPs is unclear. Here we report our studies on the glycan binding specificity and activities of galatrox, a Bothrops atrox snake venom-derived GBP. Glycan microarray analysis indicates that galatrox binds most strongly to glycans expressing N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc), with a significant preference for Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ over Galβ1-3GlcNAcβ compounds. Galatrox also bound immobilized laminin, a LacNAc-dense extracellular matrix component, suggesting that this GBP can bind LacNAc-bearing glycoproteins. As several endogenous mammalian GBPs utilize a similar binding LacNAc binding preference to regulate neutrophil and monocyte activity, we hypothesized that galatrox may mediate B. atrox toxicity through regulation of leukocyte activity. Indeed, galatrox bound neutrophils and promoted leukocyte chemotaxis in a carbohydrate-dependent manner. Similarly, galatrox administration into the mouse peritoneal cavity induced significant neutrophil migration and the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-1α and IL-6. Exposure of bone marrow-derived macrophages to galatrox induced generation of pro-inflammatory mediators IL-6, TNF-α, and keratinocyte-derived chemokine. This signaling by galatrox was mediated via its carbohydrate recognition domain by activation of the TLR4-mediated MyD88-dependent signaling pathway. These results indicate that galatrox has pro-inflammatory activity through its interaction with LacNAc-bearing glycans on neutrophils, macrophages and extracellular matrix proteins and induce the release of pro-inflammatory mediators.
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- Marco A Sartim
- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Center for Transfusion and Cellular Therapies, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, GA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and The Glycomics Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta 30322, GA, USA
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Toxicology and Food Sciences, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040903 São Paulo, Brazil
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Altered inactivation of commensal LPS due to acyloxyacyl hydrolase deficiency in colonic dendritic cells impairs mucosal Th17 immunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 111:373-8. [PMID: 24344308 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1311987111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Interleukin (IL) 17-secreting CD4(+) helper T cells (Th17 cells) are essential for host defense at mucosal surfaces, and Th17 cell dysregulation can result in autoimmunity. Exposure to microbial products, such as bacterial LPS, can affect the ability of dendritic cells (DCs) to polarize Th17 cells. Acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH) is a mammalian enzyme expressed by antigen (Ag)-presenting cells that deacylates and thereby inactivates LPS in host tissues. We hypothesized that inactivation of intestinal microbiota-derived LPS by AOAH influences the ability of DCs to polarize and generate Th17 effector cells. We found that LPS-containing Gram-negative microbiota augmented the differentiation of Ag-specific Th17 cells, and identified a colonic DC subset (CD103(+)CD11b(+)ALDH(-)) displaying a unique capacity to both express AOAH and polarize Th17 cells. Compared with WT, these Aoah(-/-) colonic DCs produce less IL-6, resulting in diminished Ag-specific Th17 polarization and increased regulatory T-cell induction in vitro. Oral administration of LPS led to reduced IL-6 production from CD103(+)CD11b(+)ALDH(-) colonic DCs in Aoah(-/-) mice compared with Aoah(+/+) mice, resulting in an abrogated Ag-specific Th17 response in the colon after mucosal immunization that could be rescued by systemic delivery of recombinant IL-6. These data identify the ability of AOAH to modulate microbiota signals that drive Th17 polarization and influence mucosal T-cell immunity, and suggest that host pathways to handle microbiota-derived products may be targeted to modulate Th17 responses in the context of inflammatory disorders or infection at mucosal surfaces.
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