IL-10 Counteracts IFN-γ to Alleviate Acute Lung Injury in a Viral-Bacterial Superinfection Model

Immune activation is essential for lung control of viral and bacterial infection, but an overwhelming inflammatory response often leads to the onset of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Interleukin-10 (IL-10) plays a crucial role in regulating the balance between antimicrobial immunity and immunopathology. In the current study, we have investigated the role of IL-10 in acute lung injury (ALI) induced by influenza A virus (IAV) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) coinfection. This unique coinfection model resembles acute pneumonia patients undergoing appropriate antibiotic therapies. Using global IL-10 and IL-10 receptor (IL-10R) gene-deficient mice, as well as in vivo neutralizing antibodies, here we show that IL-10 deficiency promotes IFN-γ-dominant cytokine responses and triggers acute animal death. Interestingly, this extreme susceptibility is fully preventable by IFN-γ neutralization during coinfection. Further studies using mice with Il10ra deletion in selective myeloid subsets reveal that IL-10 primarily acts on mononuclear phagocytes to prevent IFN-γ/TNF-α hyper-production and acute mortality. Importantly, this anti-inflammatory IL-10 signaling is independent of its inhibitory effect on antiviral and antibacterial defense. Collectively, our results demonstrate a key mechanism of IL-10 in preventing hypercytokinemia and ARDS pathogenesis by counteracting the IFN-γ response.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - (2024) vom: 04. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McKelvey, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Uddin, Md Bashir [VerfasserIn]
Palani, Sunil [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Shengjun [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Keer [VerfasserIn]

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Acute lung injury
IL-10
Influenza
Journal Article
MRSA
Pneumonia

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Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1165/rcmb.2023-0437OC

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NLM370637003