TNF-mediated alveolar macrophage necroptosis drives disease pathogenesis during respiratory syncytial virus infection

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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of acute bronchiolitis in infants under 2 years old. Necroptosis has been implicated in the outcomes of respiratory virus infections. We report that RSV infection triggers necroptosis in primary mouse macrophages and human monocytes in a RIPK1-, RIPK3- and MLKL-dependent manner. Moreover, necroptosis pathways are harmful to RSV clearance from alveolar macrophages. Additionally, Ripk3-/- mice were protected from RSV-induced weight loss and presented with reduced viral loads in the lungs.Alveolar macrophage depletion also protected mice from weight loss and decreased lung RSV virus load. Importantly, alveolar macrophage depletion abolished the upregulation of Ripk3 and Mlkl gene expression induced by RSV infection in the lung tissue.Autocrine tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated RSV-triggered macrophage necroptosis and necroptosis pathways were also involved in TNF secretion even when macrophages were committed to cell death, which can worsen lung injury during RSV infection. In line, Tnfr1-/- mice had a marked decrease in Ripk3 and Mlkl gene expression and a sharp reduction in the numbers of necrotic alveolar macrophages in the lungs. Finally, we provide evidence that elevated nasal levels of TNF are associated with disease severity in infants with RSV bronchiolitis.We propose that targeting TNF and/or the necroptotic machinery may be valuable therapeutic approaches to reduce the respiratory morbidity caused by RSV infection in young children.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

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The European respiratory journal - 57(2021), 6 vom: 10. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Santos, Leonardo Duarte [VerfasserIn]
Antunes, Krist Helen [VerfasserIn]
Muraro, Stéfanie Primon [VerfasserIn]
de Souza, Gabriela Fabiano [VerfasserIn]
da Silva, Amanda Gonzalez [VerfasserIn]
Felipe, Jaqueline de Souza [VerfasserIn]
Zanetti, Larissa Cardoso [VerfasserIn]
Czepielewski, Rafael Sanguinetti [VerfasserIn]
Magnus, Karen [VerfasserIn]
Scotta, Marcelo [VerfasserIn]
Mattiello, Rita [VerfasserIn]
Maito, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
de Souza, Ana Paula Duarte [VerfasserIn]
Weinlich, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
Vinolo, Marco Aurélio Ramirez [VerfasserIn]
Porto, Bárbara Nery [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 05.07.2021

Date Revised 05.07.2021

published: Electronic-Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1183/13993003.03764-2020

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318689057