Macrophages govern antiviral responses in human lung tissues protected from SARS-CoV-2 infection

SUMMARY The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections among healthy individuals result in asymptomatic to mild disease. However, the immunological mechanisms defining effective lung tissue protection from SARS-CoV-2 infection remain elusive. Unlike mice solely engrafted with human fetal lung xenograft (fLX), mice co-engrafted with fLX and a myeloid-enhanced human immune system (HNFL mice) are protected against SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe inflammation, and histopathology. Effective control of viral infection in HNFL mice associated with significant macrophage infiltration, and the induction of a potent macrophage-mediated interferon response. The pronounced upregulation of the USP18-ISG15 axis (a negative regulator of IFN responses), by macrophages was unique to HNFL mice and represented a prominent correlate of reduced inflammation and histopathology. Altogether, our work shed light on unique cellular and molecular correlates of lung tissue protection during SARS-CoV-2 infection, and underscores macrophage IFN responses as prime targets for developing immunotherapies against coronavirus respiratory diseases.HIGHLIGHTS <jats:list list-type="bullet">Mice engrafted with human fetal lung xenografts (fLX-mice) are highly susceptible to SARS-CoV-2.Co-engraftment with a human myeloid-enriched immune system protected fLX-mice against infection.Tissue protection was defined by a potent and well-balanced antiviral response mediated by infiltrating macrophages.Protective IFN response was dominated by the upregulation of the USP18-ISG15 axis..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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bioRxiv.org - (2023) vom: 04. Jan. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

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Kenney, Devin J. [VerfasserIn]
O’Connell, Aoife K. [VerfasserIn]
Turcinovic, Jacquelyn [VerfasserIn]
Montanaro, Paige [VerfasserIn]
Hekman, Ryan M. [VerfasserIn]
Tamura, Tomokazu [VerfasserIn]
Berneshawi, Andrew R. [VerfasserIn]
Cafiero, Thomas R. [VerfasserIn]
Abdullatif, Salam Al [VerfasserIn]
Blum, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Goldstein, Stanley I. [VerfasserIn]
Heller, Brigitte L. [VerfasserIn]
Gertje, Hans P. [VerfasserIn]
Bullitt, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Trachtenberg, Alexander J. [VerfasserIn]
Chavez, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Sheikh, Amira [VerfasserIn]
Kurnick, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Grosz, Kyle [VerfasserIn]
Bosmann, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Ericsson, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Huber, Bertrand R. [VerfasserIn]
Saeed, Mohsan [VerfasserIn]
Balazs, Alejandro B. [VerfasserIn]
Francis, Kevin P. [VerfasserIn]
Klose, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Paragas, Neal [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Joshua D. [VerfasserIn]
Connor, John H. [VerfasserIn]
Emili, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Crossland, Nicholas A. [VerfasserIn]
Ploss, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Douam, Florian [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2021.07.17.452554

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XBI03833173X