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Distal airway microbiome is associated with immunoregulatory myeloid cell responses in lung transplant recipients.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Long-term survival of lung transplant recipients (LTRs) is limited by the occurrence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Recent evidence suggests a role for microbiome alterations in the occurrence of BOS, although the precise mechanisms are unclear. In this study we evaluated the relationship between the airway microbiome and distinct subsets of immunoregulatory myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in LTRs. METHODS:Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and simultaneous oral wash and nasal swab samples were collected from adult LTRs. Microbial genomic DNA was isolated, 16S rRNA genes amplified using V4 primers, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products sequenced and analyzed. BAL MDSC subsets were enumerated using flow cytometry. RESULTS:The oral microbiome signature differs from that of the nasal, proximal and distal airway microbiomes, whereas the nasal microbiome is closer to the airway microbiome. Proximal and distal airway microbiome signatures of individual subjects are distinct. We identified phenotypic subsets of MDSCs in BAL, with a higher proportion of immunosuppressive MDSCs in the proximal airways, in contrast to a preponderance of pro-inflammatory MDSCs in distal airways. Relative abundance of distinct bacterial phyla in proximal and distal airways correlated with particular airway MDSCs. Expression of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP)-homologous protein (CHOP), an endoplasmic (ER) stress sensor, was increased in immunosuppressive MDSCs when compared with pro-inflammatory MDSCs. CONCLUSIONS:The nasal microbiome closely resembles the microbiome of the proximal and distal airways in LTRs. The association of distinct microbial communities with airway MDSCs suggests a functional relationship between the local microbiome and MDSC phenotype, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of BOS.

SUBMITTER: Sharma NS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5893420 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Distal airway microbiome is associated with immunoregulatory myeloid cell responses in lung transplant recipients.

Sharma Nirmal S NS Wille Keith M KM Athira S S Zhi Degui D Hough Kenneth P KP Diaz-Guzman Enrique E Zhang Kui K Kumar Ranjit R Rangarajan Sunad S Eipers Peter P Wang Yong Y Srivastava Ritesh K RK Rodriguez Dager Jose Vicente JV Athar Mohammad M Morrow Casey C Hoopes Charles W CW Chaplin David D DD Thannickal Victor J VJ Deshane Jessy S JS

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation 20170715

<h4>Background</h4>Long-term survival of lung transplant recipients (LTRs) is limited by the occurrence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Recent evidence suggests a role for microbiome alterations in the occurrence of BOS, although the precise mechanisms are unclear. In this study we evaluated the relationship between the airway microbiome and distinct subsets of immunoregulatory myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in LTRs.<h4>Methods</h4>Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and simultane ...[more]

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Distal airway microbiome is associated with immunoregulatory myeloid cell responses in lung transplant recipients.

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Distal airway microbiome is associated with immunoregulatory myeloid cell responses in lung transplant recipients.

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