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Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection.

ABSTRACT: Tissue macrophages self-renew during homeostasis and produce inflammatory mediators upon microbial infection. We examined the relationship between proliferative and inflammatory properties of tissue macrophages by defining the impact of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, a central regulator of self-renewal, in alveolar macrophages (AMs). Activation of β-catenin by Wnt ligand inhibited AM proliferation and stemness, but promoted inflammatory activity. In a murine influenza viral pneumonia model, β-catenin-mediated AM inflammatory activity promoted acute host morbidity; in contrast, AM proliferation enabled repopulation of reparative AMs and tissue recovery following viral clearance. Mechanistically, Wnt treatment promoted β-catenin-HIF-1α interaction and glycolysis-dependent inflammation while suppressing mitochondrial metabolism and thereby, AM proliferation. Differential HIF-1α activities distinguished proliferative and inflammatory AMs in vivo. This β-catenin-HIF-1α axis was conserved in human AMs and enhanced HIF-1α expression associated with macrophage inflammation in COVID-19 patients. Thus, inflammatory and reparative activities of lung macrophages are regulated by β-catenin-HIF-1α signaling, with implications for the treatment of severe respiratory diseases.

SUBMITTER: Zhu B

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8192557 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection.

Zhu Bibo B Wu Yue Y Huang Su S Zhang Ruixuan R Son Young Min YM Li Chaofan C Cheon In Su IS Gao Xiaochen X Wang Min M Chen Yao Y Zhou Xian X Nguyen Quynh Q Phan Anthony T AT Behl Supriya S Taketo M Mark MM Mack Matthias M Shapiro Virginia S VS Zeng Hu H Ebihara Hideki H Mullon John J JJ Edell Eric S ES Reisenauer Janani S JS Demirel Nadir N Kern Ryan M RM Chakraborty Rana R Cui Weiguo W Kaplan Mark H MH Zhou Xiaobo X Goldrath Ananda W AW Sun Jie J

Immunity 20210504 6

Tissue macrophages self-renew during homeostasis and produce inflammatory mediators upon microbial infection. We examined the relationship between proliferative and inflammatory properties of tissue macrophages by defining the impact of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, a central regulator of self-renewal, in alveolar macrophages (AMs). Activation of β-catenin by Wnt ligand inhibited AM proliferation and stemness, but promoted inflammatory activity. In a murine influenza viral pneumonia model, β-cateni ...[more]

PMID: 33951416

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Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection.

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Uncoupling of macrophage inflammation from self-renewal modulates host recovery from respiratory viral infection.

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