Staphylococcus aureus drives expansion of low-density neutrophils in diabetic mice
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Project description:Abstract S. aureus is a major opportunistic pathogen infecting patients with diabetes. Increased mortality was observed following IV S. aureus infection in diabetic mice compared to non-diabetic controls, correlating with increased numbers of low density neutrophils (LDNs) and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). LDN development is dependent on TGFβ, which was more activated in the diabetic host. Neutralization of TGFβ, or the integrin responsible for its activation α5β8, reduced numbers of LDNs and improved survival. Comparison of high and low density neutrophils identified PTEN signaling as a central regulator of LDN NET release. Inhibition of PTEN improved survival and decreased NET production in infected diabetic mice. MEDI4893*, a monoclonal antibody that neutralizes alpha toxin (AT) in development for prevention of S. aureus infection, was able to block TGFβ activation, reduce LDNs and NETs, and significantly improve survival. Our data identify a population of neutrophils in infected diabetic mice which correlated with decreased survival and increased NET production. Targeting a single virulence factor of S. aureus prevented emergence of the LDN population and improved survival, supporting potential use of pathogen specific antibodies for treating diabetic infections.
2019-04-26 | PXD012176 | Pride
Project description:Diabetes is associated with an increase in neutrophil NET production. Low density neutrophils (LDNs) have a greater propensity for spontaneous production of NETs, and are increased in the diabetic host during infection with S. aureus. We compared gene expression between high density (HDN) and LDNs isolated from the blood of infected db/db mice.
2019-04-08 | GSE122195 | GEO
Project description:Diabetic individuals are at considerable risk for invasive infection by Staphylococcus aureus, however, the mechanisms underlying this enhanced susceptibility to infection are unclear. We observed increased mortality following i.v. S. aureus infection in diabetic mice compared with nondiabetic controls, correlating with increased numbers of low-density neutrophils (LDNs) and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). LDNs have been implicated in the inflammatory pathology of diseases such as lupus, given their release of large amounts of NETs. Our goal was to describe what drives LDN increases during S. aureus infection in the diabetic host and mechanisms that promote increased NET production by LDNs. LDN development is dependent on TGF-β, which we found to be more activated in the diabetic host. Neutralization of TGF-β, or the TGF-β-activating integrin αvβ8, reduced LDN numbers and improved survival during S. aureus infection. Targeting S. aureus directly with MEDI4893*, an α toxin-neutralizing monoclonal antibody, blocked TGF-β activation, reduced LDNs and NETs, and significantly improved survival. A comparison of gene and protein expression in high-density neutrophils and LDNs identified increased GPCRs and elevated phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in the LDN subset. Inhibition of PTEN improved the survival of infected diabetic mice. Our data identify a population of neutrophils in infected diabetic mice that correlated with decreased survival and increased NET production and describe 3 therapeutic targets, a bacterial target and 2 host proteins, that prevented NET production and improved survival.
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Project description:In human tuberculosis (TB) neutrophils represent the most commonly infected phagocyte but their role in protection and pathology is highly contradictory. Moreover, a subset of low-density neutrophils (LDNs) has been identified in TB, but their functions remain unclear. Here, we have analyzed total neutrophils and their low-density and normal-density (NDNs) subsets in patients with active TB disease, in terms of frequency, phenotype, functional features, and gene expression signature. Full-blood counts from Healthy Donors (H.D.), Latent TB infected, active TB, and cured TB patients were performed. Frequency, phenotype, burst activity, and suppressor T cell activity of the two different subsets were assessed by flow cytometry while NETosis and phagocytosis were evaluated by confocal microscopy. Expression analysis was performed by using the semi-quantitative RT-PCR array technology. Elevated numbers of total neutrophils and a high neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio distinguished patients with active TB from all the other groups. PBMCs of patients with active TB disease contained elevated percentages of LDNs compared with those of H.D., with an increased expression of CD66b, CD33, CD15, and CD16 compared to NDNs. Transcriptomic analysis of LDNs and NDNs purified from the peripheral blood of TB patients identified 12 genes differentially expressed: CCL5, CCR5, CD4, IL10, LYZ, and STAT4 were upregulated, while CXCL8, IFNAR1, NFKB1A, STAT1, TICAM1, and TNF were downregulated in LDNs, as compared to NDNs. Differently than NDNs, LDNs failed to phagocyte live Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) bacilli, to make oxidative burst and NETosis, but caused significant suppression of antigen-specific and polyclonal T cell proliferation which was partially mediated by IL-10. These insights add a little dowel of knowledge in understanding the pathogenesis of human TB.
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Project description:The recruitment and/or retention kinetics of neutrophils in diabetic (db) cutaneous wounds is aberrant, and inflammation is prolonged. Intrinsic factors have been shown to play an important role in aberrant myeloid cell behavior. The pathogenesis of chronic inflammation may be due to dysfunction of db-derived neutrophils. microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to globally regulate a large range of biological processes within a cell. Therefore, in order to clarify the molecular mechanism of regulation of inflammation in db-derived neutrophils, we screened for changes in miRNAs in db-derived neutrophils. miRNAs are differentially expressed in db-derived neutrophils, particularly members of the miR-129 family. Our results suggest that deregulation of the miR-129 family contributes to the dysfunction of db-derived neutrophils. The retention kinetics of neutrophils and chronic inflammation may be initiated via miR-129 family-regulated genes such as Casp6, Dedd2 and Ccr2.
2018-11-26 | GSE100577 | GEO