Therapeutic S100A8/A9 blockade inhibits myocardial and systemic inflammation and mitigates sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The triggering factors of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD) are poorly understood and are not addressed by current treatments. S100A8/A9 is a pro-inflammatory alarmin abundantly secreted by activated neutrophils during infection and inflammation. We investigated the efficacy of S100A8/A9 blockade as a potential new treatment in SIMD.

METHODS: The relationship between plasma S100A8/A9 and cardiac dysfunction was assessed in a cohort of 62 patients with severe sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit of Linköping University Hospital, Sweden. We used S100A8/A9 blockade with the small-molecule inhibitor ABR-238901 and S100A9-/- mice for therapeutic and mechanistic studies on endotoxemia-induced cardiac dysfunction in mice.

RESULTS: In sepsis patients, elevated plasma S100A8/A9 was associated with left-ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and increased SOFA score. In wild-type mice, 5 mg/kg of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced rapid plasma S100A8/A9 increase and acute LV dysfunction. Two ABR-238901 doses (30 mg/kg) administered intraperitoneally with a 6 h interval, starting directly after LPS or at a later time-point when LV dysfunction is fully established, efficiently prevented and reversed the phenotype, respectively. In contrast, dexamethasone did not improve cardiac function compared to PBS-treated endotoxemic controls. S100A8/A9 inhibition potently reduced systemic levels of inflammatory mediators, prevented upregulation of inflammatory genes and restored mitochondrial function in the myocardium. The S100A9-/- mice were protected against LPS-induced LV dysfunction to an extent comparable with pharmacologic S100A8/A9 blockade. The ABR-238901 treatment did not induce an additional improvement of LV function in the S100A9-/- mice, confirming target specificity.

CONCLUSION: Elevated S100A8/A9 is associated with the development of LV dysfunction in severe sepsis patients and in a mouse model of endotoxemia. Pharmacological blockade of S100A8/A9 with ABR-238901 has potent anti-inflammatory effects, mitigates myocardial dysfunction and might represent a novel therapeutic strategy for patients with severe sepsis.

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CommentIn: Crit Care. 2023 Dec 6;27(1):480. - PMID 38057840

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Critical care (London, England) - 27(2023), 1 vom: 29. Sept., Seite 374

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jakobsson, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Papareddy, Praveen [VerfasserIn]
Andersson, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Mulholland, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Bhongir, Ravi [VerfasserIn]
Ljungcrantz, Irena [VerfasserIn]
Engelbertsen, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Björkbacka, Harry [VerfasserIn]
Nilsson, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Manea, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Herwald, Heiko [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Meana, Marisol [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez-Sinovas, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Chew, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Schiopu, Alexandru [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ABR-238901
Calgranulin A
Calgranulin B
Endotoxemia
Inflammation
Journal Article
Lipopolysaccharides
Mitochondrial function
Neutrophils
S100A8/A9
Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction

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Date Completed 02.10.2023

Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Electronic

CommentIn: Crit Care. 2023 Dec 6;27(1):480. - PMID 38057840

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13054-023-04652-x

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NLM362693749