Sepsis Induces Prolonged Epigenetic Modifications in Bone Marrow and Peripheral Macrophages Impairing Inflammation and Wound Healing

OBJECTIVE: Sepsis represents an acute life-threatening disorder resulting from a dysregulated host response. For patients who survive sepsis, there remains long-term consequences, including impaired inflammation, as a result of profound immunosuppression. The mechanisms involved in this long-lasting deficient immune response are poorly defined. Approach and Results: Sepsis was induced using the murine model of cecal ligation and puncture. Following a full recovery period from sepsis physiology, mice were subjected to our wound healing model and wound macrophages (CD11b+, CD3-, CD19-, Ly6G-) were sorted. Post-sepsis mice demonstrated impaired wound healing and decreased reepithelization in comparison to controls. Further, post-sepsis bone marrow-derived macrophages and wound macrophages exhibited decreased expression of inflammatory cytokines vital for wound repair (IL [interleukin]-1β, IL-12, and IL-23). To evaluate if decreased inflammatory gene expression was secondary to epigenetic modification, we conducted chromatin immunoprecipitation on post-sepsis bone marrow-derived macrophages and wound macrophages. This demonstrated decreased expression of Mll1, an epigenetic enzyme, and impaired histone 3 lysine 4 trimethylation (activation mark) at NFκB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells)-binding sites on inflammatory gene promoters in bone marrow-derived macrophages and wound macrophages from postcecal ligation and puncture mice. Bone marrow transplantation studies demonstrated epigenetic modifications initiate in bone marrow progenitor/stem cells following sepsis resulting in lasting impairment in peripheral macrophage function. Importantly, human peripheral blood leukocytes from post-septic patients demonstrate a significant reduction in MLL1 compared with nonseptic controls.

CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that severe sepsis induces stable mixed-lineage leukemia 1-mediated epigenetic modifications in the bone marrow, which are passed to peripheral macrophages resulting in impaired macrophage function and deficient wound healing persisting long after sepsis recovery.

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CommentIn: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2019 Nov;39(11):2205-2206. - PMID 31644353

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 39(2019), 11 vom: 22. Nov., Seite 2353-2366

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Davis, Frank M [VerfasserIn]
Schaller, Matthew A [VerfasserIn]
Dendekker, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Amrita D [VerfasserIn]
Kimball, Andrew S [VerfasserIn]
Evanoff, Holly [VerfasserIn]
Wilke, Carol [VerfasserIn]
Obi, Andrea T [VerfasserIn]
Melvin, William J [VerfasserIn]
Cavassani, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Scola, Melissa [VerfasserIn]
Carson, Beau [VerfasserIn]
Moser, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Blanc, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Engoren, Milo [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Bethany B [VerfasserIn]
Kunkel, Steven L [VerfasserIn]
Gallagher, Katherine A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

149025-06-9
Cytokines
EC 2.1.1.43
Epigenetic
Histone H3 trimethyl Lys4
Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
Histones
Inflammation
Journal Article
Kmt2a protein, mouse
Macrophages
Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
NF-kappa B
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sepsis

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Date Completed 08.04.2020

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2019 Nov;39(11):2205-2206. - PMID 31644353

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/ATVBAHA.119.312754

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302493433