Influenza-induced activation of recruited alveolar macrophages during the early inflammatory phase drives lung injury and lethality
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ABSTRACT: we identify gene expression patterns associated with three distinct phases (Infiltrating, Early Inflammatory, Late Inflammatory) in the influenza A virus response of recruited alveolar macrophages. In the Early Inflammatory phase, recruited macrophages begin expressing pro-inflammatory genes, driving cytokine-mediated lung damage and contributing to the morbidity observed in influenza-infected wild-type mice. In mice lacking vimentin (Vim-/-), genes associated with the Early Inflammatory phase are suppressed, while the expression of the Infiltrating Phase genes is maintained, which is associated with protection from influenza-induced injury. Using a bone-marrow chimera mouse model, we validate that Vim-/- recruited alveolar macrophages are sufficient to confer protection from influenza-induced mortality. Our results define the temporal dynamics of gene expression in recruited alveolar macrophages, which shape the host response to infection with respiratory viruses.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE182637 | GEO | 2024/08/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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