Circulating mitochondrial DNA is a proinflammatory DAMP in sickle cell disease

The pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) is driven by chronic inflammation fueled by damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). We show that elevated cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in patients with SCD is not just a prognostic biomarker, it also contributes to the pathological inflammation. Within the elevated cfDNA, patients with SCD had a significantly higher ratio of cell-free mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA)/cell-free nuclear DNA compared with healthy controls. Additionally, mitochondrial DNA in patient samples showed significantly disproportionately increased hypomethylation compared with healthy controls, and it was increased further in crises compared with steady-state. Using flow cytometry, structured illumination microscopy, and electron microscopy, we showed that circulating SCD red blood cells abnormally retained their mitochondria and, thus, are likely to be the source of the elevated cf-mtDNA in patients with SCD. Patient plasma containing high levels of cf-mtDNA triggered the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) that was substantially reduced by inhibition of TANK-binding kinase 1, implicating activation of the cGAS-STING pathway. cf-mtDNA is an erythrocytic DAMP, highlighting an underappreciated role for mitochondria in sickle pathology. These trials were registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT00081523, #NCT03049475, and #NCT00047996.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Blood. 2021 Jun 3;137(22):3010-3011. - PMID 34081122

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:137

Enthalten in:

Blood - 137(2021), 22 vom: 03. Juni, Seite 3116-3126

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tumburu, Laxminath [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh-Choudhary, Shohini [VerfasserIn]
Seifuddin, Fayaz T [VerfasserIn]
Barbu, Emilia A [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Maliha M [VerfasserIn]
Wilkins, Lauren H W [VerfasserIn]
Tunc, Ilker [VerfasserIn]
Sivakumar, Ishwarya [VerfasserIn]
Nichols, James S [VerfasserIn]
Dagur, Pradeep K [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Shutong [VerfasserIn]
Almeida, Luis E F [VerfasserIn]
Quezado, Zenaide M N [VerfasserIn]
Combs, Christian A [VerfasserIn]
Lindberg, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Bleck, Christopher K E [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Shet, Arun S [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Jay H [VerfasserIn]
Pirooznia, Mehdi [VerfasserIn]
Thein, Swee Lay [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
CGAS protein, human
Cell-Free Nucleic Acids
Clinical Trial
DNA, Mitochondrial
EC 2.7.7.-
Journal Article
Membrane Proteins
Nucleotidyltransferases
Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
STING1 protein, human

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 03.12.2021

Date Revised 29.09.2022

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00081523, NCT03049475, NCT00047996

CommentIn: Blood. 2021 Jun 3;137(22):3010-3011. - PMID 34081122

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1182/blood.2020009063

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322186889