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Cutaneous Na+ storage strengthens the antimicrobial barrier function of the skin and boosts macrophage-driven host defense.

ABSTRACT: Immune cells regulate a hypertonic microenvironment in the skin; however, the biological advantage of increased skin Na(+) concentrations is unknown. We found that Na(+) accumulated at the site of bacterial skin infections in humans and in mice. We used the protozoan parasite Leishmania major as a model of skin-prone macrophage infection to test the hypothesis that skin-Na(+) storage facilitates antimicrobial host defense. Activation of macrophages in the presence of high NaCl concentrations modified epigenetic markers and enhanced p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38/MAPK)-dependent nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) activation. This high-salt response resulted in elevated type-2 nitric oxide synthase (Nos2)-dependent NO production and improved Leishmania major control. Finally, we found that increasing Na(+) content in the skin by a high-salt diet boosted activation of macrophages in a Nfat5-dependent manner and promoted cutaneous antimicrobial defense. We suggest that the hypertonic microenvironment could serve as a barrier to infection.

SUBMITTER: Jantsch J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4350016 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cutaneous Na+ storage strengthens the antimicrobial barrier function of the skin and boosts macrophage-driven host defense.

Jantsch Jonathan J Schatz Valentin V Friedrich Diana D Schröder Agnes A Kopp Christoph C Siegert Isabel I Maronna Andreas A Wendelborn David D Linz Peter P Binger Katrina J KJ Gebhardt Matthias M Heinig Matthias M Neubert Patrick P Fischer Fabian F Teufel Stefan S David Jean-Pierre JP Neufert Clemens C Cavallaro Alexander A Rakova Natalia N Küper Christoph C Beck Franz-Xaver FX Neuhofer Wolfgang W Muller Dominik N DN Schuler Gerold G Uder Michael M Bogdan Christian C Luft Friedrich C FC Titze Jens J

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Immune cells regulate a hypertonic microenvironment in the skin; however, the biological advantage of increased skin Na(+) concentrations is unknown. We found that Na(+) accumulated at the site of bacterial skin infections in humans and in mice. We used the protozoan parasite Leishmania major as a model of skin-prone macrophage infection to test the hypothesis that skin-Na(+) storage facilitates antimicrobial host defense. Activation of macrophages in the presence of high NaCl concentrations mod ...[more]

PMID: 25738463

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Cutaneous Na+ storage strengthens the antimicrobial barrier function of the skin and boosts macrophage-driven host defense.

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Cutaneous Na+ storage strengthens the antimicrobial barrier function of the skin and boosts macrophage-driven host defense.

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