Modulating glutamine metabolism to control viral immuno-inflammatory lesions

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Infection of the cornea with HSV results in an immune-inflammatory reaction orchestrated by proinflammatory T cells that is a major cause of human vision impairment. The severity of lesions can be reduced if the representation of inflammatory T cells is changed to increase the presence of T cells with regulatory function. This report shows that inhibiting glutamine metabolism using 6-Diazo-5-oxo-l-norleucine (DON) administered via intraperitoneal (IP) starting 6 days after ocular infection and continued until day 15 significantly reduced the severity of herpetic stromal keratitis lesions. The therapy resulted in reduced neutrophils, macrophages as well proinflammatory CD4 Th1 and Th17 T cells in the cornea, but had no effect on levels of regulatory T cells. A similar change in the representation of inflammatory and regulatory T cells occurred in the trigeminal ganglion (TG) the site where HSV infection establishes latency. Glutamine metabolism was shown to be required for the in-vitro optimal induction of both Th1 and Th17 T cells but not for the induction of Treg that were increased when glutamine metabolism was inhibited. Inhibiting glutamine metabolism also changed the ability of latently infected TG cells from animals previously infected with HSV to reactivate and produce infectious virus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:370

Enthalten in:

Cellular immunology - 370(2021) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 104450

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sumbria, Deepak [VerfasserIn]
Berber, Engin [VerfasserIn]
Miller, Logan [VerfasserIn]
Rouse, Barry T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

03J0H273KZ
0RH81L854J
6-Diazo-5-oxo-l-norleucine
Diazooxonorleucine
Glutamine
HSV
Immunometabolism
Inflammation control
Journal Article
Latency
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.12.2021

Date Revised 02.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.cellimm.2021.104450

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM332186997