MAFB shapes human monocyte-derived macrophage response to SARS-CoV-2 and controls severe COVID-19 biomarker expression

Monocyte-derived macrophages, the major source of pathogenic macrophages in COVID-19, are oppositely instructed by macrophage CSF (M-CSF) or granulocyte macrophage CSF (GM-CSF), which promote the generation of antiinflammatory/immunosuppressive MAFB+ (M-MØ) or proinflammatory macrophages (GM-MØ), respectively. The transcriptional profile of prevailing macrophage subsets in severe COVID-19 led us to hypothesize that MAFB shapes the transcriptome of pulmonary macrophages driving severe COVID-19 pathogenesis. We have now assessed the role of MAFB in the response of monocyte-derived macrophages to SARS-CoV-2 through genetic and pharmacological approaches, and we demonstrate that MAFB regulated the expression of the genes that define pulmonary pathogenic macrophages in severe COVID-19. Indeed, SARS-CoV-2 potentiated the expression of MAFB and MAFB-regulated genes in M-MØ and GM-MØ, where MAFB upregulated the expression of profibrotic and neutrophil-attracting factors. Thus, MAFB determines the transcriptome and functions of the monocyte-derived macrophage subsets that underlie pulmonary pathogenesis in severe COVID-19 and controls the expression of potentially useful biomarkers for COVID-19 severity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

JCI insight - 8(2023), 24 vom: 22. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Simón-Fuentes, Miriam [VerfasserIn]
Ríos, Israel [VerfasserIn]
Herrero, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Lasala, Fátima [VerfasserIn]
Labiod, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Luczkowiak, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Roy-Vallejo, Emilia [VerfasserIn]
Fernández de Córdoba-Oñate, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Delgado-Wicke, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Bustos, Matilde [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Colmenares, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Puig-Kröger, Amaya [VerfasserIn]
Delgado, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Vega, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Corbí, Ángel L [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Soto, Ángeles [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
COVID-19
Cellular immune response
Immunology
Journal Article
MAFB protein, human
Macrophages
MafB Transcription Factor
Molecular pathology

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Date Completed 25.12.2023

Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1172/jci.insight.172862

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36409060X