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Chen X, Feng Y, Shen X, Pan G, Fan G, Gao X, Han J, Zhu Y. Anti-sepsis protection of Xuebijing injection is mediated by differential regulation of pro- and anti-inflammatory Th17 and T regulatory cells in a murine model of polymicrobial sepsis. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2018; 211:358-365. [PMID: 28987599 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Xuebijing injection (XBJ), a Chinese herbal medicine containing extracts from 5 herbs, is frequently used as an add-on with standard therapies to treat sepsis or septic shock with fewer side effects in China. Nonetheless, its mechanism of action on septic shock remains to be unveiled. We explored the differential effects of XBJ on subtypes of CD4+ T cell differentiation and septic shock protection in a murine model to understand the contribution of XBJ to regulation of the inflammation-immune axis function. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro T cell differentiation assays were performed to determine the effect of XBJ on CD4+ regulatory T cell and T helper cell differentiation. Besides, 2ml/kg, 6ml/kg- and 18ml/kg of XBJ were administered to different groups of septic mice once/day for 5 days after cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) surgeries. 36h after CLP, serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α and IL-6 were determined with Elisa. Frequencies of CD4+ T cells were analyzed after staining with Tregs and T helper cell lineage specific antibodies by flow cytometer. RESULTS XBJ at 18ml/kg stimulated Treg differentiation and moderately inhibited Th17 differentiation in vitro. Accordingly, 18ml/kg XBJ facilitated the expansion of IL-10+ Tregs and normalized pro-inflammatory Th17 population in septic mice. This regimen also significantly reduced serum levels of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 in septic mice. Additionally, 18ml/kg XBJ injection effectively prevented neutrophil infiltration into the lung and kidney and improved survival in this septic shock model. CONCLUSIONS In summary, XBJ improves survival in septic shock partially through preventing cytokine storm, inhibiting inflammation and regulating the balance of Tregs and Th17 cells. Thus, higher dose of XBJ is a potential regimen to benefit septic shock patients.
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- Xi Chen
- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China; Research and Development Center of TCM, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, 220 Dongting Road, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China; Research and Development Center of TCM, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, 220 Dongting Road, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China; Research and Development Center of TCM, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, 220 Dongting Road, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China; State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China; Research and Development Center of TCM, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, 220 Dongting Road, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 312 Anshanxi Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300193, China; Research and Development Center of TCM, Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biotechnology & Medicine, 220 Dongting Road, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, China; Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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Fu D, Zhou K, Liu J, Zheng P, Li P, Cheng W, Xu Z, Ge J, Zhang Z, Zhou W, Dong J. Long non-coding RNA PlncRNA-1 regulates cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy in septic acute kidney injury by regulating BCL2. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2018; 11:314-323. [PMID: 31938114 PMCID: PMC6957948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study aimed to elucidate the potential role of long non-coding RNA PlncRNA-1 in the septic acute kidney injury (AKI). The expression of PlncRNA-1 in the serum of patients with septic AKI patient was detected. We then established lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced septic AKI model in NRK-52E cells to investigate the effects of the overexpression of PlncRNA-1 on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and autophagy. In addition, the regulatory relationship between PlncRNA-1 and B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) was explored to further elucidate the regulatory mechanism of PlncRNA-1 in septic AKI. PlncRNA-1 is downregulated in the serum of patients with septic AKI and in LPS-induced septic AKI cells. The overexpression of PlncRNA-1 considerably increases proliferation and inhibits apoptosis and autophagy of LPS-induced septic AKI cells. In addition, PlncRNA-1 can promote BCL2 expression, and the overexpression of BCL2 enhances proliferation and inhibits apoptosis and autophagy of LPS-induced septic AKI cells. Our findings reveal that the overexpression of PlncRNA-1 may promote cell proliferation and inhibit apoptosis and autophagy in septic AKI by regulating BCL2 expression. PlncRNA-1 may serve as a potential biomarker or target for the diagnosis and treatment of septic AKI.
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- Dian Fu
- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing UniversityNanjing 210002, Jiangsu, China
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Hou J, Chen Q, Wu X, Zhao D, Reuveni H, Licht T, Xu M, Hu H, Hoeft A, Ben-Sasson SA, Shu Q, Fang X. S1PR3 Signaling Drives Bacterial Killing and Is Required for Survival in Bacterial Sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017; 196:1559-1570. [PMID: 28850247 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201701-0241oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Efficient elimination of pathogenic bacteria is a critical determinant in the outcome of sepsis. Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 3 (S1PR3) mediates multiple aspects of the inflammatory response during sepsis, but whether S1PR3 signaling is necessary for eliminating the invading pathogens remains unknown. OBJECTIVES To investigate the role of S1PR3 in antibacterial immunity during sepsis. METHODS Loss- and gain-of-function experiments were performed using cell and murine models. S1PR3 levels were determined in patients with sepsis and healthy volunteers. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS S1PR3 protein levels were up-regulated in macrophages upon bacterial stimulation. S1pr3-/- mice showed increased mortality and increased bacterial burden in multiple models of sepsis. The transfer of wild-type bone marrow-derived macrophages rescued S1pr3-/- mice from lethal sepsis. S1PR3-overexpressing macrophages further ameliorated the mortality rate of sepsis. Loss of S1PR3 led to markedly decreased bacterial killing in macrophages. Enhancing endogenous S1PR3 activity using a peptide agonist potentiated the macrophage bactericidal function and improved survival rates in multiple models of sepsis. Mechanically, the reactive oxygen species levels were decreased and phagosome maturation was delayed in S1pr3-/- macrophages due to impaired recruitment of vacuolar protein-sorting 34 to the phagosomes. In addition, S1RP3 expression levels were elevated in monocytes from patients with sepsis. Higher levels of monocytic S1PR3 were associated with efficient intracellular bactericidal activity, better immune status, and preferable outcomes. CONCLUSIONS S1PR3 signaling drives bacterial killing and is essential for survival in bacterial sepsis. Interventions targeting S1PR3 signaling could have translational implications for manipulating the innate immune response to combat pathogens.
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- JinChao Hou
- 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital
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- 3 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany; and
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- 4 Department of Developmental Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- 4 Department of Developmental Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital
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- 5 Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- 3 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany; and
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- 4 Department of Developmental Biology, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, The First Affiliated Hospital
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Lee SH, Shin JH, Song JH, Leem AY, Park MS, Kim YS, Chang J, Chung KS. Clinical implications of the plasma EphA2 receptor level in critically ill patients with septic shock. Sci Rep 2017; 7:17612. [PMID: 29242524 PMCID: PMC5730544 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-17909-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The Eph/ephrin receptor ligand system is known to play a role in inflammation induced by infection, injury, and inflammatory diseases. The present study aimed to evaluate plasma EphA2 receptor levels in critically ill patients with sepsis. This study was a prospective cohort study evaluating samples and clinical data from the medical intensive care unit (MICU) of a 2000-bed university tertiary referral hospital in South Korea. Positive correlations of the plasma EphA2 receptor level with the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II score and the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score were observed. The area under the curve (AUC) for the plasma EphA2 receptor level on a receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.690 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.608-0.764); the AUCs for the APACHE II score and SOFA scores were 0.659 (95% CI, 0.576-0.736) and 0.745 (95% CI, 0.666-0.814), respectively. A Cox proportional hazard model identified an association between an increased plasma EphA2 receptor level (>51.5 pg mL-1) and increased risk of 28-day mortality in the MICU (hazard ratio = 3.22, 95% CI, 1.709-6.049). An increased plasma EphA2 receptor level was associated with sepsis severity and 28-day mortality among sepsis patients.
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- Su Hwan Lee
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Medical Research Institute, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Hospital, Institute of Chest Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Suwa Y, Matsuyama R, Goto K, Kadokura T, Sato M, Mori R, Kumamoto T, Taguri M, Miyasho T, Endo I. IL-7 and procalcitonin are useful biomarkers in the comprehensive evaluation of the severity of acute cholangitis. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2017; 24:81-88. [PMID: 28002647 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of biliary tract infection (BTI), especially healthcare-associated cholangitis, is increasing. However, there are few reports concerning biomarkers of acute cholangitis. We therefore performed an exhaustive investigation of several biomarkers. METHODS We retrospectively measured 11 cytokines, six chemokines and procalcitonin (PCT), and endotoxin activity assay (EAA) values (IRB: 110512019) of 61 samples with acute cholangitis. RESULT The 28-day mortality rate was 9.8%. The levels of most cytokines and chemokines were significantly correlated with each other. A low IL-7 level was found to predict blood culture positivity. Low IL-7 level was also found to predict disseminated intravascular coagulation. Low IL-7 levels and a high PCT level were found to be predictors of severe cholangitis. The 28-day mortality in the group of patients with an IL-7 level of ≤6.0 and a PCT level of >0.5 was 18.2%. It was significantly higher than in the other group. CONCLUSION The combined use of IL-7 and PCT may be useful for evaluating severe acute cholangitis; these results may suggest that severe acute cholangitis is affected by immunosuppressive changes.
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- Yusuke Suwa
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Biological Responses, Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, 236-0004, Kanagawa, Japan
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Venet F, Monneret G. Advances in the understanding and treatment of sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Nat Rev Nephrol 2017; 14:121-137. [PMID: 29225343 DOI: 10.1038/nrneph.2017.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 444] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Sepsis is defined as a life-threatening organ dysfunction that is caused by a dysregulated host response to infection. Sepsis can induce acute kidney injury and multiple organ failures and represents the most common cause of death in the intensive care unit. Sepsis initiates a complex immune response that varies over time, with the concomitant occurrence of both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms. As a result, most patients with sepsis rapidly display signs of profound immunosuppression, which is associated with deleterious consequences. Scientific advances have highlighted the role of metabolic failure, epigenetic reprogramming, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, immature suppressive neutrophils and immune alterations in primary lymphoid organs (the thymus and bone marrow) in sepsis. An improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying this immunosuppression as well as of the similarities between sepsis-induced immunosuppression and immune defects in cancer or immunosenescence has led to novel therapeutic strategies aimed at stimulating immune function in patients with sepsis. Trials assessing the therapeutic benefit of IL-7, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and antibodies against programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) and programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PDL1) for the treatment of sepsis are in progress. The reappraisal of sepsis pathophysiology has also resulted in a novel approach to the design of clinical trials evaluating sepsis treatments, based on an evaluation of the immune status and biomarker-based stratification of patients.
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- Fabienne Venet
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Immunology Department, Flow Division, 69003 Lyon, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 7426, Pathophysiology of Injury-Induced Immunosuppression, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon - bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69003 Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Immunology Department, Flow Division, 69003 Lyon, France.,Equipe d'Accueil 7426, Pathophysiology of Injury-Induced Immunosuppression, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Hospices Civils de Lyon - bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 69003 Lyon, France
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Danahy DB, Strother RK, Badovinac VP, Griffith TS. Clinical and Experimental Sepsis Impairs CD8 T-Cell-Mediated Immunity. Crit Rev Immunol 2017; 36:57-74. [PMID: 27480902 DOI: 10.1615/critrevimmunol.2016017098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Septic patients experience chronic immunosuppression resulting in enhanced susceptibility to infections normally controlled by T cells. Clinical research on septic patients has shown increased apoptosis and reduced total numbers of CD4 and CD8 T cells, suggesting contributing mechanism driving immunosuppression. Experimental models of sepsis, including cecal ligation and puncture, reverse translated this clinical observation to facilitate hypothesis-driven research and allow the use of an array of experimental tools to probe the impact of sepsis on T-cell immunity. In addition to numerical loss, sepsis functionally impairs the antigen-driven proliferative capacity and effector functions of CD4 and CD8 T cells. Sepsis-induced impairments in both the quantity and quality of T cells results in reduced protective capacity and increased susceptibility of mice to new or previously encountered infections. Therefore, the combined efforts of clinical and experimental sepsis research have begun to elucidate the impact of sepsis on T-cell-mediated immunity and potential T-cell-intrinsic and -extrinsic mechanisms driving chronic immunosuppression. Future work will explore the impact of sepsis on the recently appreciated tissue-resident memory (TRM) T cells, which provide robust protection against localized infections, and dendritic cells, which are needed to activate T cells and promote effective T-cell responses.
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- Derek B Danahy
- Department of Pathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Interdisciplinary Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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- Department of Pathology, Interdisciplinary Program in Immunology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology Graduate Program, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dai J, Kumbhare A, Youssef D, McCall CE, El Gazzar M. Intracellular S100A9 Promotes Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells during Late Sepsis. Front Immunol 2017; 8:1565. [PMID: 29204146 PMCID: PMC5698275 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Myeloid precursor cell reprogramming into a myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC)
contributes to high mortality rates in mouse and human sepsis. S100A9 mRNA and
intracellular protein levels increase during early sepsis and remain elevated in
Gr1+CD11b+ MDSCs after pro-inflammatory
sepsis transitions to the later chronic anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive
phenotype. The purpose of this study was to determine whether intracellular S100A9
protein might sustain Gr1+CD11b+ MDSC repressor
cell reprogramming during sepsis. We used a chronic model of sepsis in mice to show
that S100A9 release from MDSCs and circulating phagocytes decreases after early
sepsis and that targeting the S100a9 gene improves survival.
Surprisingly, we find that intracellular S100A9 protein translocates from the cytosol
to nucleus in Gr1+CD11b+ MDSCs during late
sepsis and promotes expression of miR-21 and miR-181b immune repressor mediators. We
further provide support of this immunosuppression pathway in human sepsis. This study
may inform a new therapeutic target for improving sepsis outcome.
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- Jun Dai
- Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, United States
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- Section of Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN, United States
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Hoffman D, Amorim J, DeClue A. Immune Function in Critically Ill Dogs. J Vet Intern Med 2017; 32:208-216. [PMID: 29131390 PMCID: PMC5787184 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background People with critical illness (CI) commonly develop various forms of immune dysfunction, however, there is limited information concerning immune dysfunction in dogs with CI. Hypothesis The immune response in CI dogs differs from that of healthy dogs. Animals Immunologic variables were compared between 14 dogs with CI, defined as APPLEfast score of >20 points, admitted to the University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center Small Animal Clinic Intensive Care Unit and healthy controls (n = 15). Methods Cohort study evaluating constitutive and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)‐stimulated TNF‐α, IL‐6, and IL‐10 production, phagocytosis of opsonized E. coli and respiratory burst capacity after opsonized E. coli or phorbol 12‐myristate 13‐acetate (PMA) stimulation, peripheral blood lymphocyte phenotype, and monocyte expressions of HLA‐DR and TLR‐4. Results Lipopolysaccharide‐stimulated leukocyte TNF‐α (median, Q1, Q3; CI, 49, 49, 120; control, 655, 446, 1174 pg/mL; P = < 0.001), IL‐6 (median, Q1, Q3; CI, 49, 49, 64; control, 100, 49, 166 pg/mL; P = 0.029), and IL‐10 (CI, 49, 49, 56; control, 96, 49, 203 pg/mL; P = 0.014) production and both E. coli (median, Q1, Q3; CI, 60.5, 43, 88.5; control, 86.6, 81, 89.2%; P = 0.047) and PMA (CI, 40, 11.7, 70; control, 93, 83, 97.6%; P = < 0.001)‐stimulated respiratory burst capacity significantly decreased in CI dogs. Percentage of monocytes expressing TLR‐4 greater in the CI dogs (median, Q1, Q3; CI, 46.9, 24.3, 64.2; control, 16.4, 9.4, 26.2%; P = 0.005). Conclusion These findings suggest dogs with CI develop immune system alterations that result in reduced respiratory burst function and cytokine production despite upregulation of TLR‐4.
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- D Hoffman
- The Comparative Internal Medicine Laboratory, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO
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- The Comparative Internal Medicine Laboratory, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO
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- The Comparative Internal Medicine Laboratory, University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO
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Shin J, Jin M. Potential Immunotherapeutics for Immunosuppression in Sepsis. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2017; 25:569-577. [PMID: 29081088 PMCID: PMC5685425 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2017.193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a syndrome characterized by systemic inflammatory responses to a severe
infection. Acute hyper-inflammatory reactions in the acute phase of sepsis have been
considered as a primary reason for organ dysfunction and mortality, and advances in
emergency intervention and improved intensive care management have reduced
mortalities in the early phase. However it has been recognized that increased deaths
in the late phase still maintain sepsis mortality high worldwide. Patients recovered
from early severe illness are unable to control immune system with sepsis-induced
immunosuppression such as immunological tolerance, exhaustion and apoptosis, which
make them vulnerable to nosocomial and opportunistic infections ultimately leading to
threat to life. Based on strategies to reverse immunosuppression, recent developments
in sepsis therapy are focused on molecules having immune enhancing activities. These
efforts are focused on defining and revising the immunocompromised status associated
with long-term mortality.
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- Jinwook Shin
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea
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It is now well established that profound immunosuppression develops within a few days after sepsis onset in patients. This should be considered additional organ failure because it is associated with increased rate of nosocomial infections, mortality, and long-term complications, thus constituting the rationale for immunomodulation in patients. Nevertheless, the demonstration of the efficacy of such therapeutic strategy in improving deleterious outcomes in sepsis remains to be made. Results from clinical trials based on interleukin 7 and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor immunoadjuvant therapies in septic shock patients are expected for 2018.
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- Fabienne Venet
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon E - 5 place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France; EA 7426 PI3 "Pathophysiology of Injury-induced Immunosuppression", Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Hospices Civils de Lyon, bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France
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- EA 7426 PI3 "Pathophysiology of Injury-induced Immunosuppression", Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Hospices Civils de Lyon, bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France; Departement of Anesthesiology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon E - 5 place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France
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- Laboratoire d'Immunologie, Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon E - 5 place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France; EA 7426 PI3 "Pathophysiology of Injury-induced Immunosuppression", Université Claude Bernard Lyon I, Hospices Civils de Lyon, bioMérieux, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Place d'Arsonval, Lyon Cedex 03 69437, France; TRIGGERSEP (TRIal Group for Global Evaluation and Research in SEPsis), F-CRIN Network, France.
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Guo Y, Luan L, Patil NK, Sherwood ER. Immunobiology of the IL-15/IL-15Rα complex as an antitumor and antiviral agent. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2017; 38:10-21. [PMID: 28888485 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Interleukin (IL)-15 is essential for natural killer (NK), NKT and memory (m) CD8+ T cell development and function, and is currently under investigation as an immunotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer. Recently, the creation of IL-15 superagonist by complexing IL-15 and its high affinity receptor alpha (IL-15 Rα) in solution, inspired by the natural trans-presentation of IL-15, advances the potential of IL-15-based tumor immunotherapy. IL-15 superagonist shows promising advantages over monomeric IL-15 such as sustaining high circulating concentrations due to prolonged half-life and more potently stimulating NK and CD8+ T effector lymphocytes. So far, there are three different forms of recombinant IL-15 superagonist fusion protein based on configurational modifications. Gene therapy using engineered cells co-expressing IL-15/IL-15 Rα complex for cancer treatment is also emerging. All forms have demonstrated efficacy in causing tumor regression in animal studies, which provides strong rationale for advancing IL-15 superagonist through clinical trials. To date, there are fourteen phase I/II IL-15 superagonist trials in cancer patients and one phase I trial in HIV patients. Information generated by ongoing trials regarding the toxicity and efficacy of IL-15 superagonist is awaited. Finally, we elaborate on immunotoxicity caused by IL-15 superagonist in preclinical studies and discuss important safety considerations.
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- Yin Guo
- Departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Anesthesiology. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; Department of Anesthesiology. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Johnson V, Webb T, Norman A, Coy J, Kurihara J, Regan D, Dow S. Activated Mesenchymal Stem Cells Interact with Antibiotics and Host Innate Immune Responses to Control Chronic Bacterial Infections. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9575. [PMID: 28851894 PMCID: PMC5575141 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08311-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Chronic bacterial infections associated with biofilm formation are often difficult to resolve without extended courses of antibiotic therapy. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) exert antibacterial activity in vitro and in acute bacterial infection models, but their activity in chronic infection with biofilm models has not been previously investigated. Therefore, we studied the effects of MSC administration in mouse and dog models of chronic infections associated with biofilms. Mice with chronic Staphylococcus aureus implant infections were treated by i.v. administration of activated or non-activated MSC, with or without antibiotic therapy. The most effective treatment protocol was identified as activated MSC co-administered with antibiotic therapy. Activated MSC were found to accumulate in the wound margins several days after i.v. administration. Macrophages in infected tissues assumed an M2 phenotype, compared to untreated infections which contained predominately M1 macrophages. Bacterial killing by MSC was found to be mediated in part by secretion of cathelicidin and was significantly increased by antibiotics. Studies in pet dogs with spontaneous chronic multi drug-resistant wound infections demonstrated clearance of bacteria and wound healing following repeated i.v. administration of activated allogeneic canine MSC. Thus, systemic therapy with activated MSC may be an effective new, non-antimicrobial approach to treatment of chronic, drug-resistant infections.
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- Valerie Johnson
- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA
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- Center for Immune and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA.
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Le Burel S, Thepenier C, Boutin L, Lataillade JJ, Peltzer J. Effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells on T Cells in a Septic Context: Immunosuppression or Immunostimulation? Stem Cells Dev 2017; 26:1477-1489. [PMID: 28747098 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2016.0184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sepsis is a complex process, including a first wave of damage partially due to the body's response to pathogens, followed by a phase of immune cell dysfunction. The efficacy of a pharmacological approach facing a rapidly evolving system implies a perfect timing of administration-this difficulty could explain the recent failure of clinical trials. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are usually defined as immunosuppressive and their beneficial effects in preclinical models of acute sepsis have been shown to rely partly on such ability. If nonregulated, this phenotype could be harmful in the immunosuppressed context arising hours after sepsis onset. However, MSCs being environment sensitive, we hypothesized that they could reverse their immunosuppressive properties when confronted with suffering immune cells. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of human MSCs on activated human lymphocytes in an in vitro endotoxemia model. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) underwent a 24-h lipopolysaccharide (LPS) intoxication and were stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in contact with MSCs. MSCs induced a differential effect on lymphocytes depending on PBMC intoxication with LPS. Unintoxicated lymphocytes were highly proliferative with PHA and were inhibited by MSCs, whereas LPS-intoxicated lymphocytes showed a low proliferation rate, but were supported by MSCs, even when monocytes were depleted. These data, highlighting MSC plasticity in their immunomodulatory activity, pave the way for further studies investigating the mechanisms of mutual interactions between MSCs and immune cells in sepsis. Thus, MSCs might be able to fight against both early sepsis-induced hyperinflammatory response and later time points of immune dysfunction.
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- Sébastien Le Burel
- Unité de Thérapie Tissulaire et Traumatologie de Guerre (T3G), Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées "Jean Julliard" Hôpital Percy , Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Clamart, France
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- Unité de Thérapie Tissulaire et Traumatologie de Guerre (T3G), Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées "Jean Julliard" Hôpital Percy , Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Clamart, France
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- Unité de Thérapie Tissulaire et Traumatologie de Guerre (T3G), Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées "Jean Julliard" Hôpital Percy , Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Clamart, France
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- Unité de Thérapie Tissulaire et Traumatologie de Guerre (T3G), Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées "Jean Julliard" Hôpital Percy , Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Clamart, France
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- Unité de Thérapie Tissulaire et Traumatologie de Guerre (T3G), Centre de Transfusion Sanguine des Armées "Jean Julliard" Hôpital Percy , Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Clamart, France
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Liu Q, Li CS. Programmed Cell Death-1/Programmed Death-ligand 1 Pathway: A New Target for Sepsis. Chin Med J (Engl) 2017; 130:986-992. [PMID: 28397730 PMCID: PMC5407047 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.204113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Sepsis remains a leading cause of death in many Intensive Care Units worldwide. Immunosuppression has been a primary focus of sepsis research as a key pathophysiological mechanism. Given the important role of the negative costimulatory molecules programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) in the occurrence of immunosuppression during sepsis, we reviewed literatures related to the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway to examine its potential as a new target for sepsis treatment. DATA SOURCES Studies of the association between PD-1/PD-L1 and sepsis published up to January 31, 2017, were obtained by searching the PubMed database. STUDY SELECTION English language studies, including those based on animal models, clinical research, and reviews, with data related to PD-1/PD-L1 and sepsis, were evaluated. RESULTS Immunomodulatory therapeutics could reverse the deactivation of immune cells caused by sepsis and restore immune cell activation and function. Blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway could reduce the exhaustion of T-cells and enhance the proliferation and activation of T-cells. CONCLUSIONS The anti-PD-1/PD-L1 pathway shows promise as a new target for sepsis treatment. This review provides a basis for clinical trials and future studies aimed at revaluating the efficacy and safety of this targeted approach.
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- Qiang Liu
- Intensive Care Unit, Central Hospital of Dandong City, Dandong, Liaoning 118002; Department of Emergency, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
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- Department of Emergency, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020; Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Beijing 100020, China
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Delano MJ, Ward PA. The immune system's role in sepsis progression, resolution, and long-term outcome. Immunol Rev 2017; 274:330-353. [PMID: 27782333 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 448] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sepsis occurs when an infection exceeds local tissue containment and induces a series of dysregulated physiologic responses that result in organ dysfunction. A subset of patients with sepsis progress to septic shock, defined by profound circulatory, cellular, and metabolic abnormalities, and associated with a greater mortality. Historically, sepsis-induced organ dysfunction and lethality were attributed to the complex interplay between the initial inflammatory and later anti-inflammatory responses. With advances in intensive care medicine and goal-directed interventions, early 30-day sepsis mortality has diminished, only to steadily escalate long after "recovery" from acute events. As so many sepsis survivors succumb later to persistent, recurrent, nosocomial, and secondary infections, many investigators have turned their attention to the long-term sepsis-induced alterations in cellular immune function. Sepsis clearly alters the innate and adaptive immune responses for sustained periods of time after clinical recovery, with immune suppression, chronic inflammation, and persistence of bacterial representing such alterations. Understanding that sepsis-associated immune cell defects correlate with long-term mortality, more investigations have centered on the potential for immune modulatory therapy to improve long-term patient outcomes. These efforts are focused on more clearly defining and effectively reversing the persistent immune cell dysfunction associated with long-term sepsis mortality.
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- Matthew J Delano
- Department of Surgery, Division of Acute Care Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Ryser S, Estellés A, Tenorio E, Kauvar LM, Gishizky ML. High affinity anti-TIM-3 and anti-KIR monoclonal antibodies cloned from healthy human individuals. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181464. [PMID: 28723950 PMCID: PMC5517007 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We report here the cloning of native high affinity anti-TIM-3 and anti-KIR IgG monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy human donors. The cells that express these mAbs are rare, present at a frequency of less than one per 105 memory B-cells. Using our proprietary multiplexed screening and cloning technology CellSpot™ we assessed the presence of memory B-cells reactive to foreign and endogenous disease-associated antigens within the same individual. When comparing the frequencies of antigen-specific memory B-cells analyzed in over 20 screening campaigns, we found a strong correlation of the presence of anti-TIM-3 memory B-cells with memory B-cells expressing mAbs against three disease-associated antigens: (i) bacterial DNABII proteins that are a marker for Gram negative and Gram positive bacterial infections, (ii) hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza virus and (iii) the extracellular domain of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK). One of the native anti-KIR mAbs has similar characteristics as lirilumab, an anti-KIR mAb derived from immunization of humanized transgenic mice that is in ongoing clinical trials. It is interesting to speculate that these native anti-TIM-3 and anti-KIR antibodies may function as natural regulatory antibodies, analogous to the pharmacological use in cancer treatment of engineered antibodies against the same targets. Further characterization studies are needed to define the mechanisms through which these native antibodies may function in healthy and disease conditions.
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- Stefan Ryser
- Trellis Bioscience LLC, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SR); (MG)
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- Trellis Bioscience LLC, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
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- Trellis Bioscience LLC, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
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- Trellis Bioscience LLC, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
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- Trellis Bioscience LLC, Menlo Park, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (SR); (MG)
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Balance Between the Proinflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Immune Responses with Blood Transfusion in Sepsis. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2017; 29:331-340. [PMID: 28778292 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Blood product transfusion may exacerbate the initial immunosuppressive response of sepsis. Nurses and other patient care providers must be diligent in recognizing and managing a worsening immune status, using flow cytometry to monitor patients' immune status. This type of monitoring may be instrumental in reducing morbidity and mortality in persons with sepsis. This article discusses the recent literature on the associated inflammatory responses that occur with blood transfusion and provides an analysis of alterations in key inflammatory pathways in response to transfusion in a sepsis population.
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Systemic Adenosine Triphosphate Impairs Neutrophil Chemotaxis and Host Defense in Sepsis. Crit Care Med 2017; 45:e97-e104. [PMID: 27548819 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000002052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Sepsis remains an unresolved clinical problem. Therapeutic strategies focusing on inhibition of neutrophils (polymorphonuclear neutrophils) have failed, which indicates that a more detailed understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of sepsis is required. Polymorphonuclear neutrophil activation and chemotaxis require cellular adenosine triphosphate release via pannexin-1 channels that fuel autocrine feedback via purinergic receptors. In the current study, we examined the roles of endogenous and systemic adenosine triphosphate on polymorphonuclear neutrophil activation and host defense in sepsis. DESIGN Prospective randomized animal investigation and in vitro studies. SETTING Preclinical academic research laboratory. SUBJECTS Wild-type C57BL/6 mice, pannexin-1 knockout mice, and healthy human subjects used to obtain polymorphonuclear neutrophils for in vitro studies. INTERVENTIONS Wild-type and pannexin-1 knockout mice were treated with suramin or apyrase to block the endogenous or systemic effects of adenosine triphosphate. Mice were subjected to cecal ligation and puncture and polymorphonuclear neutrophil activation (CD11b integrin expression), organ (liver) injury (plasma aspartate aminotransferase), bacterial spread, and survival were monitored. Human polymorphonuclear neutrophils were used to study the effect of systemic adenosine triphosphate and apyrase on chemotaxis. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Inhibiting endogenous adenosine triphosphate reduced polymorphonuclear neutrophil activation and organ injury, but increased the spread of bacteria and mortality in sepsis. By contrast, removal of systemic adenosine triphosphate improved bacterial clearance and survival in sepsis by improving polymorphonuclear neutrophil chemotaxis. CONCLUSIONS Systemic adenosine triphosphate impairs polymorphonuclear neutrophil functions by disrupting the endogenous purinergic signaling mechanisms that regulate cell activation and chemotaxis. Removal of systemic adenosine triphosphate improves polymorphonuclear neutrophil function and host defenses, making this a promising new treatment strategy for sepsis.
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Association between mRNA expression of CD74 and IL10 and risk of ICU-acquired infections: a multicenter cohort study. Intensive Care Med 2017; 43:1013-1020. [PMID: 28477143 PMCID: PMC5487586 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4805-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Purpose Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections (IAI) result in increased hospital and ICU stay, costs and mortality. To date, no biomarker has shown sufficient evidence and ease of application in clinical routine for the identification of patients at risk of IAI. We evaluated the association of the systemic mRNA expression of two host response biomarkers, CD74 and IL10, with IAI occurrence in a large cohort of ICU patients. Methods ICU patients were prospectively enrolled in a multicenter cohort study. Whole blood was collected on the day of admission (D1) and on day 3 (D3) and day 6 (D6) after admission. Patients were screened daily for IAI occurrence and data were censored after IAI diagnosis. mRNA expression levels of biomarkers were measured using RT-qPCR. Fine and Gray competing risk models were used to assess the association between gene expression and IAI occurrence. Results A total of 725 patients were analyzed. At least one IAI episode occurred in 137 patients (19%). After adjustment for shock and sepsis status at admission, CD74 and IL10 levels were found to be significantly associated with IAI occurrence [subdistribution hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) 0.67 (0.46–0.97) for CD74 D3/D1 expression ratio and 2.21 (1.63–3.00) for IL10 at D3]. IAI cumulative incidence was significantly different between groups stratified according to CD74 or IL10 expression (Gray tests p < 0.001). Conclusion Our results suggest that two immune biomarkers, CD74 and IL10, could be relevant tools for the identification of IAI risk in ICU patients. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-017-4805-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Myeloid Cell-Specific Knockout of NFI-A Improves Sepsis Survival. Infect Immun 2017; 85:IAI.00066-17. [PMID: 28167668 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00066-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Myeloid progenitor-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) arise from myeloid progenitors and suppress both innate and adaptive immunity. MDSCs expand during the later phases of sepsis in mice, promote immunosuppression, and reduce survival. Here, we report that the myeloid differentiation-related transcription factor nuclear factor I-A (NFI-A) controls MDSC expansion during sepsis and impacts survival. Unlike MDSCs, myeloid cells with conditional deletion of the Nfia gene normally differentiated into effector cells during sepsis, cleared infecting bacteria, and did not express immunosuppressive mediators. In contrast, ectopic expression of NFI-A in myeloid progenitors from NFI-A myeloid cell-deficient mice impeded myeloid cell maturation and promoted immune repressor function. Importantly, surviving septic mice with conditionally deficient NFI-A myeloid cells were able to respond to challenge with bacterial endotoxin by mounting an acute inflammatory response. Together, these results support the concept of NFI-A as a master molecular transcriptome switch that controls myeloid cell differentiation and maturation and that malfunction of this switch during sepsis promotes MDSC expansion that adversely impacts sepsis outcome.
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Buechler C, Pohl R, Aslanidis C. Pro-Resolving Molecules-New Approaches to Treat Sepsis? Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18030476. [PMID: 28241480 PMCID: PMC5372492 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18030476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Inflammation is a complex response of the body to exogenous and endogenous insults. Chronic and systemic diseases are attributed to uncontrolled inflammation. Molecules involved in the initiation of inflammation are very well studied while pathways regulating its resolution are insufficiently investigated. Approaches to down-modulate mediators relevant for the onset and duration of inflammation are successful in some chronic diseases, while all of them have failed in sepsis patients. Inflammation and immune suppression characterize sepsis, indicating that anti-inflammatory strategies alone are inappropriate for its therapy. Heme oxygenase 1 is a sensitive marker for oxidative stress and is upregulated in inflammation. Carbon monoxide, which is produced by this enzyme, initiates multiple anti-inflammatory and pro-resolving activities with higher production of omega-3 fatty acid-derived lipid metabolites being one of its protective actions. Pro-resolving lipids named maresins, resolvins and protectins originate from the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid while lipoxins are derived from arachidonic acid. These endogenously produced lipids do not simply limit inflammation but actively contribute to its resolution, and thus provide an opportunity to combat chronic inflammatory diseases and eventually sepsis.
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- Christa Buechler
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Regensburg University Hospital, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Regensburg University Hospital, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Regensburg University Hospital, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
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Shindo Y, McDonough JS, Chang KC, Ramachandra M, Sasikumar PG, Hotchkiss RS. Anti-PD-L1 peptide improves survival in sepsis. J Surg Res 2017; 208:33-39. [PMID: 27993215 PMCID: PMC5535083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis remains a leading cause of death in most intensive care units. Many deaths in sepsis are due to nosocomial infections in patients who have entered the immunosuppressive phase of the disorder. One cause of immunosuppression in sepsis is T-cell exhaustion mediated by programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) interaction with its ligand (PD-L1). Studies demonstrated that blocking the interaction of PD-1 with PD-L1 with knockout mice or inhibitory antibodies reversed T-cell dysfunction and improved sepsis survival. This study assessed the efficacy of a novel short-acting peptide (compound 8) that inhibits PD-1:PD-L1 signaling in a clinically relevant second-hit fungal sepsis model. METHODS Mice underwent cecal ligation and puncture to induce peritonitis. Three days later, mice received intravenous injection of Candida albicans. Forty-eight hours after Candida infection, mice were treated with compound 8 or inactive peptide. The effect of Candida infection on expression of coinhibitory molecules, PD-1, and PD-L1 were quantitated by flow cytometry on CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and natural killer T-cells (NKT). The effect of compound 8 on survival was also examined. RESULTS Four days after fungal infection, PD-1 and PD-L1 expressions were markedly increased on CD4+, NK, and NKT cells in septic versus sham-operated mice (%PD-1 on CD4+, 11.9% versus 2.8%; and %PD-L1 on NKT, 14.8% versus 0.5%). Compared with control, compound 8 caused a 2-fold increase in survival from 30% to 60%, P < 0.05. CONCLUSIONS Compound 8 significantly improved survival in a clinically relevant immunosuppressive model of sepsis. These results support immunoadjuvant therapy targeting T-cell exhaustion in this lethal disease.
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- Yuichiro Shindo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Stimulated Whole Blood Cytokine Release as a Biomarker of Immunosuppression in the Critically Ill: The Need for a Standardized Methodology. Shock 2017; 45:490-4. [PMID: 27089173 PMCID: PMC4836558 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000000557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Reduced ex vivo lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated whole blood pro-inflammatory cytokine release is a hallmark of immunosuppression in the critically ill and predicts adverse clinical outcomes. No standard technique for performing the assay currently exists. The impact of methodological heterogeneity was determined. DESIGN, SETTING, SUBJECTS, AND INTERVENTIONS Clinical experimental study set in a research laboratory. Venous blood from 5 to 10 healthy volunteers/experiment (total participant group: 18 subjects, 72% men, mean age 32) was stimulated ex vivo to evaluate the effect of variables identified via literature review on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) release. These included sample handling, stimulation technique, and incubation conditions. Reporting convention was additionally assessed. MAIN RESULTS Measured TNFα release was significantly altered by source of LPS, concentration of LPS employed, duration and temperature of incubation prior to supernatant aspiration, and predilution of blood (repeated measures ANOVA, all P < 0.01). Sample handling prior to stimulation (anticoagulant employed, time to LPS addition, and storage temperature) also caused significant alterations in TNFα release. Considerable interindividual variation was observed (range 1,024-4,649 pg/mL, mean 2,339 pg/mL). Normalization by monocyte count and pretreatment with a cyclooxygenase inhibitor (indomethacin 10 μM) reduced the coefficient of variation from 47.17% to 32.09%. CONCLUSIONS Inconsistency in interlaboratory methodology and reporting impairs interpretation, comparability, and reproducibility of the ex vivo LPS-stimulated whole blood cytokine release assay. A standardized validated technique is required. The advent of trials of immunoadjuvant agents renders this a clinical imperative.
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Johnson BL, Midura EF, Prakash PS, Rice TC, Kunz N, Kalies K, Caldwell CC. Neutrophil derived microparticles increase mortality and the counter-inflammatory response in a murine model of sepsis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:2554-2563. [PMID: 28108420 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Although advances in medical care have significantly improved sepsis survival, sepsis remains the leading cause of death in the ICU. This is likely due to a lack of complete understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to dysfunctional immunity. Neutrophil derived microparticles (NDMPs) have been shown to be the predominant microparticle present at infectious and inflamed foci in human models, however their effect on the immune response to inflammation and infection is sepsis has not been fully elucidated. As NDMPs may be a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target, we sought to determine the impact NDMPs on the immune response to a murine polymicrobial sepsis. We found that peritoneal neutrophil numbers, bacterial loads, and NDMPs were increased in our abdominal sepsis model. When NDMPs were injected into septic mice, we observed increased bacterial load, decreased neutrophil recruitment, increased expression of IL-10 and worsened mortality. Furthermore, the NDMPs express phosphatidylserine and are ingested by F4/80 macrophages via a Tim-4 and MFG-E8 dependent mechanism. Finally, upon treatment, NDMPs decrease macrophage activation, increase IL-10 release and decrease macrophage numbers. Altogether, these data suggest that NDMPs enhance immune dysfunction in sepsis by blunting the function of neutrophils and macrophages, two key cell populations involved in the early immune response to infection. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Immune and Metabolic Alterations in Trauma and Sepsis edited by Dr. Raghavan Raju.
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- Bobby L Johnson
- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States; Institute of Anatomy, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States; Institute of Anatomy, University of Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Division of Research, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267, United States.
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- State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery/Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, China
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Deng D, Li X, Liu C, Zhai Z, Li B, Kuang M, Li P, Shang S, Song Y, Cen Y, Qin R, Lu Y, Zhao Y, Cheng H, Zheng J, Zhou H. Systematic investigation on the turning point of over-inflammation to immunosuppression in CLP mice model and their characteristics. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 42:49-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lachmann G, Kurth J, von Haefen C, Yuerek F, Wernecke KD, Spies C. In vivo application of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor enhances postoperative qualitative monocytic function. Int J Med Sci 2017; 14:367-375. [PMID: 28553169 PMCID: PMC5436479 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.18288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) can be used as a potent stimulator for immune suppressed patients as defined by a decrease of human leukocyte antigen-D related expression on monocytes (mHLA-DR) after surgery. However, the exact role of GM-CSF on monocytic and T cell function is unclear. METHODS: In this retrospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) subgroup analysis, monocytic respectively T cell function and T cell subspecies of 20 immune suppressed (i.e. mHLA-DR levels below 10,000 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) per cell at the first day after surgery) patients after esophageal or pancreatic resection were analyzed. Each 10 patients received either GM-CSF (250 μg/m²/d) or placebo for a maximum of three consecutive days if mHLA-DR levels remained below 10,000 mAb per cell. mHLA-DR and further parameters of immune function were measured preoperatively (od) until day 5 after surgery (pod5). Statistical analyses were performed using nonparametric statistical procedures. RESULTS: In multivariate analysis, mHLA-DR significantly differed between the groups (p < 0.001). mHLA-DR was increased on pod2 (p < 0.001) and pod3 (p = 0.002) after GM-CSF application. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) release of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated monocytes multivariately significantly differed between the groups (p < 0.008) and was increased in the GM-CSF group on pod2 (p < 0.001) and pod3 (p = 0.046). Th17/regulatory T (Treg) cell ratio was higher after GM-CSF treatment on pod2 (p = 0.041). No differences were seen in lymphocytes and T helper cell (Th)1/Th2 specific cytokine production after T cell stimulation with Concanavalin (Con) A between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative application of GM-CSF significantly enhanced qualitative monocytic function by increased mHLA-DR and TNF-α release after LPS stimulation and apparently enhanced Th17/Treg ratio. Clinical trial registered with www.controlled-trials.com (ISRCTN27114642) 05 December 2008.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Campus Charité Mitte and Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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Young WA, Fallon EA, Heffernan DS, Efron PA, Cioffi WG, Ayala A. Improved survival after induction of sepsis by cecal slurry in PD-1 knockout murine neonates. Surgery 2016; 161:1387-1393. [PMID: 28012568 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 11/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis and the ensuing immune dysfunction continue to be major contributors to neonatal morbidity and mortality. Neonatal sepsis also is associated with profound immune dysfunction. We have recently identified a role for a family of coinhibitory molecules that are altered in murine sepsis and in critically ill adult patients, which may be a target for development of novel therapies. There is, however, a paucity of data pertaining to the role of coinhibitory checkpoint proteins in the control and modulation of neonatal sepsis. METHODS The cecal slurry model consists of harvesting the cecal content of an adult, wild-type, male mouse and combining it with 5% dextrose to create a cecal slurry with a concentration of 80 mg/mL (LD70 at 7 days). Neonatal mice (5-7 days of age) underwent intraperitoneal injection of the cecal slurry or 0.9% saline for the sham procedure. Wild-type (C57BL/6) or PD-1-/- mice were used; a 7-day survival study was undertaken. Cytometric bead array was used for cytokine expression. Blood and peritoneal fluid was cultured for bacterial burden. Flow cytometry was used to assess the peritoneal cavity cell populations. RESULTS There was no mortality after the sham procedure in either wild-type or PD-1-/- pups. PD-1 markedly affected sepsis survival with significantly improved survival in the PD-1-/- pups (40% vs 80%; P < .01). This survival improvement was not associated with any difference in bacterial clearance. The bacterial burden was equivalent between wild-type and PD-1-/- pups at 24 hours after cecal slurry. However, PD-1-/- pups did display an increased circulating cytokine response to the cecal slurry compared with wild type, with increased expression of IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α levels. Within the peritoneal cavity, sepsis induced an influx of neutrophils, a finding that was increased in PD-1-/- pups. Although the T-cell response was unaffected by PD-1, it was noted that cecal slurry induced a loss of peritoneal B cells in WT, while the peritoneal B-cell population was preserved in PD-1-/- pups. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that the checkpoint protein, PD-1, plays an important role in controlling the immune response to sepsis in the neonate, ultimately affecting sepsis-related mortality in this neonatal murine model of sepsis. Akin to adult studies, these data further emphasize the potential therapeutic target for PD-1 across a spectrum of septic patients.
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- Whitney A Young
- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Laboratory of Inflammation Biology and Surgical Science, Departments of Surgery, Anesthesia, Aging, and Geriatric Research, and Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
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- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.
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Mousavi S, Ghannadi A, Meidani M. New horizon in the treatment of sepsis: a systematic review of alternative medicine. JOURNAL OF COMPLEMENTARY & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 13:317-332. [PMID: 27394050 DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2016-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BackgroundDespite great advancement in treatment of sepsis, mortality of sepsis remains unacceptably high, even with the modern antibiotic and intensive care technologies. Considering the key role of immune dysfunction in sepsis pathophysiology, different treatments were evaluated, but failed to improve survival of patients. Natural remedies have been tested in various studies to overcome sepsis. In this study, we aim to review some of the evidence from clinical, in vitro and in vivo studies about the effect of alternative medicine on sepsis management. MethodsThe following databases were searched up to March 2014: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid and Google Scholar using combination of Mesh term. All in vitro and in vivo studies, also clinical trials, published in English, which evaluated alternative medicine in management of sepsis were included. Results Out of 95 relevant studies, the inclusion criteria were met for 79 cases. Among them, 18 studies were performed on humans. The most herbal medicine, including Xubijing (n=10) and then Rhubarb (n=3). Most of the reviewed botanical medicines modulate the immune system. Reduction of mortality was also reported in studies. ConclusionsModulation of immune system, anti-inflammatory activities and improvement of survival were the action of herbal medicine. A monovalent approach is not enough for treatment of sepsis, we recommend further studies to identify active component of herbal and use them in combination. Also an animal model of sepsis does not exactly mimic human sepsis, so more clinical studies should be performed. With no new drug on the horizon, herbal medicine will be promising for treatment of sepsis.
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Margoles LM, Mittal R, Klingensmith NJ, Lyons JD, Liang Z, Serbanescu MA, Wagener ME, Coopersmith CM, Ford ML. Chronic Alcohol Ingestion Delays T Cell Activation and Effector Function in Sepsis. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165886. [PMID: 27861506 PMCID: PMC5115670 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Sepsis is the leading cause of death in intensive care units in the US, and it is known that chronic alcohol use is associated with higher incidence of sepsis, longer ICU stays, and higher mortality from sepsis. Both sepsis and chronic alcohol use are associated with immune deficits such as decreased lymphocyte numbers, impaired innate immunity, delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, and susceptibility to infections; however, understanding of specific pathways of interaction or synergy between these two states of immune dysregulation is lacking. This study therefore sought to elucidate mechanisms underlying the immune dysregulation observed during sepsis in the setting of chronic alcohol exposure. Using a murine model of chronic ethanol ingestion followed by sepsis induction via cecal ligation and puncture, we determined that while CD4+ and CD8+ T cells isolated from alcohol fed mice eventually expressed the same cellular activation markers (CD44, CD69, and CD43) and effector molecules (IFN-γ, TNF) as their water fed counterparts, there was an overall delay in the acquisition of these phenotypes. This early lag in T cell activation was associated with significantly reduced IL-2 production at a later timepoint in both the CD4+ and CD8+ T cell compartments in alcohol sepsis, as well as with a reduced accumulation of CD8dim activated effectors. Taken together, these data suggest that delayed T cell activation may result in qualitative differences in the immune response to sepsis in the setting of chronic alcohol ingestion.
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- Lindsay M. Margoles
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
- Emory Transplant Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America
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Jacobs L, Wong HR. Emerging infection and sepsis biomarkers: will they change current therapies? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016; 14:929-41. [PMID: 27533847 PMCID: PMC5087989 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1222272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by both immune hyperactivity and relative immune suppression. Biomarkers have the potential to improve recognition and management of sepsis through three main applications: diagnosis, monitoring response to treatment, and stratifying patients based on prognosis or underlying biological response. AREAS COVERED This review focuses on specific examples of well-studied, evidence-supported biomarkers, and discusses their role in clinical practice with special attention to antibiotic stewardship and cost-effectiveness. Biomarkers were selected based on availability of robust prospective trials and meta-analyses which supported their role as emerging tools to improve the clinical management of sepsis. Expert commentary: Great strides have been made in candidate sepsis biomarker discovery and testing, with the biomarkers in this review showing promise. Yet sepsis remains a dynamic illness with a great degree of biological heterogeneity - heterogeneity which may be further resolved by recently discovered gene expression-based endotypes in septic shock.
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- Lauren Jacobs
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati OH, 45229, , Tel: 513-636-4529, Fax: 513-636-4267
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- Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Critical Care Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229, (corresponding author), Tel: 513-636-4529, Fax: 513-636-4267
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Patera AC, Drewry AM, Chang K, Beiter ER, Osborne D, Hotchkiss RS. Frontline Science: Defects in immune function in patients with sepsis are associated with PD-1 or PD-L1 expression and can be restored by antibodies targeting PD-1 or PD-L1. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:1239-1254. [PMID: 27671246 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.4hi0616-255r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Sepsis is a heterogeneous syndrome comprising a highly diverse and dynamic mixture of hyperinflammatory and compensatory anti-inflammatory immune responses. This immune phenotypic diversity highlights the importance of proper patient selection for treatment with the immunomodulatory drugs that are entering clinical trials. To better understand the serial changes in immunity of critically ill patients and to evaluate the potential efficacy of blocking key inhibitory pathways in sepsis, we undertook a broad phenotypic and functional analysis of innate and acquired immunity in the same aliquot of blood from septic, critically ill nonseptic, and healthy donors. We also tested the ability of blocking the checkpoint inhibitors programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) to restore the function of innate and acquired immune cells. Neutrophil and monocyte function (phagocytosis, CD163, cytokine expression) were progressively diminished as sepsis persisted. An increasing frequency in PD-L1+-suppressor phenotype neutrophils [low-density neutrophils (LDNs)] was also noted. PD-L1+ LDNs and defective neutrophil function correlated with disease severity, consistent with the potential importance of suppressive neutrophil populations in sepsis. Reduced neutrophil and monocyte function correlated both with their own PD-L1 expression and with PD-1 expression on CD8+ T cells and NK cells. Conversely, reduced CD8+ T cell and NK cell functions (IFN-γ production, granzyme B, and CD107a expression) correlated with elevated PD-L1+ LDNs. Importantly, addition of antibodies against PD-1 or PD-L1 restored function in neutrophil, monocyte, T cells, and NK cells, underlining the impact of the PD-1:PD-L1 axis in sepsis-immune suppression and the ability to treat multiple deficits with a single immunomodulatory agent.
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- Andriani C Patera
- Infectious Disease and Vaccines Department, MedImmune LLC, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Shindo Y, Fuchs AG, Davis CG, Eitas T, Unsinger J, Burnham CAD, Green JM, Morre M, Bochicchio GV, Hotchkiss RS. Interleukin 7 immunotherapy improves host immunity and survival in a two-hit model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 101:543-554. [PMID: 27630218 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.4a1215-581r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Patients with protracted sepsis develop impaired immunity, which predisposes them to acquiring secondary infections. One of the most common and lethal secondary infections is Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. Immunoadjuvant therapy is a promising approach to reverse sepsis-induced immunosuppression and improve morbidity and mortality from secondary infections. Interleukin-7 is an immunoadjuvant that improves survival in clinically relevant animal models of polymicrobial peritonitis and in fungal sepsis. This study investigated the effect of recombinant human interleukin-7 (rhIL-7) on survival in a 2-hit model of sublethal cecal ligation and puncture followed by P. aeruginosa pneumonia. Potential immunologic mechanisms responsible for the rhIL-7 putative beneficial effect were also examined, focusing on IL-17, IL-22, IFN-γ, and TNF-α, cytokines that are critical in the control of sepsis and pulmonary Pseudomonas infections. Results showed that rhIL-7 was highly effective in preventing P. aeruginosa-induced death, i.e., 92% survival in rhIL-7-treated mice versus 56% survival in control mice. rhIL-7 increased absolute numbers of immune effector cells in lung and spleen and ameliorated the sepsis-induced loss of lung innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). rhIL-7 also significantly increased IL-17-, IFN-γ-, and TNF-α-producing lung ILCs and CD8 T cells as well as IFN-γ- and TNF-α-producing splenic T cell subsets and ILCs. Furthermore, rhIL-7 enhanced NF-κB and STAT3 signaling in lungs during sepsis and pneumonia. Given the high mortality associated with secondary P. aeruginosa pneumonia, the ability of rhIL-7 to improve immunity and increase survival in multiple animal models of sepsis, and the remarkable safety profile of rhIL-7, clinical trials with rhIL-7 should be considered.
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- Yuichiro Shindo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; .,Institute for Advanced Research, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Host Defense DPU, Infectious Diseases TAU, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Pathology and Immunology and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Acute and Critical Care Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Medicine, Surgery, and Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Liu N, Zhang Y, Xiong JY, Liu S, Zhu J, Lv S. The pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) protects adrenal function in septic rats administered etomidate. Neuropeptides 2016; 58:53-9. [PMID: 27103538 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2016.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Both hyperinflammation during sepsis and etomidate can suppress adrenal function. In this study, we explored whether treatment with pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) relieves adrenal suppression in cecal ligation and puncture (CLP)-induced septic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups (n=7 per group), including the sham group, sepsis group (CLP group), sepsis and etomidate group (CLP+ETO group), PACAP group, and etomidate alone group (ETO group). Rats were sacrificed on the third day of sepsis, and blood and adrenal gland samples were obtained for further testing. RESULTS The PACAP reduced the apoptosis rate of adrenal cells and peripheral lymphocytes, improving adrenal function, inhibiting the secretion of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) from peripheral lymphocytes, and slightly relieving the suppression of the adrenal function induced by the injection of etomidate in sepsis. CONCLUSION In septic conditions, the PACAP protects the adrenal gland by regulating peripheral inflammation, which slightly relieves the toxic effects of etomidate on adrenal function.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Wang F, Huang X, Chung CS, Chen Y, Hutchins NA, Ayala A. Contribution of programmed cell death receptor (PD)-1 to Kupffer cell dysfunction in murine polymicrobial sepsis. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2016; 311:G237-45. [PMID: 27288425 PMCID: PMC5007287 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00371.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Recent studies suggest that coinhibitory receptors appear to be important in contributing sepsis-induced immunosuppression. Our laboratory reported that mice deficient in programmed cell death receptor (PD)-1 have increased bacterial clearance and improved survival in experimental sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP). In response to infection, the liver clears the blood of bacteria and produces cytokines. Kupffer cells, the resident macrophages in the liver, are strategically situated to perform the above functions. However, it is not known if PD-1 expression on Kupffer cells is altered by septic stimuli, let alone if PD-1 ligation contributes to the altered microbial handling seen. Here we report that PD-1 is significantly upregulated on Kupffer cells during sepsis. PD-1-deficient septic mouse Kupffer cells displayed markedly enhanced phagocytosis and restoration of the expression of major histocompatibility complex II and CD86, but reduced CD80 expression compared with septic wild-type (WT) mouse Kupffer cells. In response to ex vivo LPS stimulation, the cytokine productive capacity of Kupffer cells derived from PD-1-/- CLP mice exhibited a marked, albeit partial, restoration of the release of IL-6, IL-12, IL-1β, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and IL-10 compared with septic WT mouse Kupffer cells. In addition, PD-1 gene deficiency decreased LPS-induced apoptosis of septic Kupffer cells, as indicated by decreased levels of cleaved caspase-3 and reduced terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end-labeling-positive cells. Exploring the signal pathways involved, we found that, after ex vivo LPS stimulation, septic PD-1-/- mouse Kupffer cells exhibited an increased Akt phosphorylation and a reduced p38 phosphorylation compared with septic WT mouse Kupffer cells. Together, these results indicate that PD-1 appears to play an important role in regulating the development of Kupffer cell dysfunction seen in sepsis.
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China; and
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- 2Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- 2Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- 2Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- 2Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
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Sepsis in cirrhosis: emerging concepts in pathogenesis, diagnosis and management. Hepatol Int 2016; 10:871-882. [PMID: 27422251 DOI: 10.1007/s12072-016-9753-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Infections and sepsis are more common in cirrhotic than in the general population and constitute the commonest cause of sudden worsening and death. The diagnosis of systemic inflammatory syndrome and sepsis are challenging in cirrhotics due to an underlying a state of hyperdynamic circulation. Further, poor nutritional and bone marrow reserves lead to modest host immune response, the so called immunoparalysis state and the outcome of antibiotic therapy is suboptimal. In this review, a comprehensive description of current and emerging concepts in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of sepsis with importance to current and novel biomarkers for diagnosis of sepsis in cirrhosis is presented. Furthermore, novel treatment options and preventive strategies are discussed to improve the overall survival.
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Role of cellular events in the pathophysiology of sepsis. Inflamm Res 2016; 65:853-868. [PMID: 27392441 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-016-0970-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Sepsis is a dysregulated host immune response due to an uncontrolled infection. It is a leading cause of mortality in adult intensive care units globally. When the host immune response induced against a local infection fails to contain it locally, it progresses to sepsis, severe sepsis, septic shock and death. METHOD Literature survey was performed on the roles of different innate and adaptive immune cells in the development and progression of sepsis. Additionally, the effects of septic changes on reprogramming of different immune cells were also summarized to prepare the manuscript. FINDINGS Scientific evidences to date suggest that the loss of balance between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory responses results in reprogramming of immune cell activities that lead to irreversible tissue damaging events and multi-organ failure during sepsis. Many surface receptors expressed on immune cells at various stages of sepsis have been suggested as biomarkers for sepsis diagnosis. Various immunomodulatory therapeutics, which could improve the functions of immune cells during sepsis, were shown to restore immunological homeostasis and improve survival in animal models of sepsis. CONCLUSION In-depth and comprehensive knowledge on the immune cell activities and their correlation with severity of sepsis will help clinicians and scientists to design effective immunomodulatory therapeutics for treating sepsis.
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For more than two decades, sepsis was defined as a microbial infection that produces fever (or hypothermia), tachycardia, tachypnoea and blood leukocyte changes. Sepsis is now increasingly being considered a dysregulated systemic inflammatory and immune response to microbial invasion that produces organ injury for which mortality rates are declining to 15-25%. Septic shock remains defined as sepsis with hyperlactataemia and concurrent hypotension requiring vasopressor therapy, with in-hospital mortality rates approaching 30-50%. With earlier recognition and more compliance to best practices, sepsis has become less of an immediate life-threatening disorder and more of a long-term chronic critical illness, often associated with prolonged inflammation, immune suppression, organ injury and lean tissue wasting. Furthermore, patients who survive sepsis have continuing risk of mortality after discharge, as well as long-term cognitive and functional deficits. Earlier recognition and improved implementation of best practices have reduced in-hospital mortality, but results from the use of immunomodulatory agents to date have been disappointing. Similarly, no biomarker can definitely diagnose sepsis or predict its clinical outcome. Because of its complexity, improvements in sepsis outcomes are likely to continue to be slow and incremental.
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- Richard S Hotchkiss
- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Shands Hospital, Room 6116, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0019, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Serbanescu MA, Ramonell KM, Hadley A, Margoles LM, Mittal R, Lyons JD, Liang Z, Coopersmith CM, Ford ML, McConnell KW. Attrition of memory CD8 T cells during sepsis requires LFA-1. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:1167-1180. [PMID: 27286793 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.4a1215-563rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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CD8 T cell loss and dysfunction have been implicated in the increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections during the later immunosuppressive phase of sepsis, but CD8 T cell activation and attrition in early sepsis remain incompletely understood. With the use of a CLP model, we assessed CD8 T cell activation at 5 consecutive time points and found that activation after sepsis results in a distinct phenotype (CD69+CD25intCD62LHI) independent of cognate antigen recognition and TCR engagement and likely through bystander-mediated cytokine effects. Additionally, we observed that sepsis concurrently results in the preferential depletion of a subset of memory-phenotype CD8 T cells that remain "unactivated" (i.e., fail to up-regulate activation markers) by apoptosis. Unactivated CD44HI OT-I cells were spared from sepsis-induced attrition, as were memory-phenotype CD8 T cells of mice treated with anti-LFA-1 mAb, 1 h after CLP. Perhaps most importantly, we demonstrate that attrition of memory phenotype cells may have a pathologic significance, as elevated IL-6 levels were associated with decreased numbers of memory-phenotype CD8 T cells in septic mice, and preservation of this subset after administration of anti-LFA-1 mAb conferred improved survival at 7 d. Taken together, these data identify potentially modifiable responses of memory-phenotype CD8 T cells in early sepsis and may be particularly important in the application of immunomodulatory therapies in sepsis.
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- Mara A Serbanescu
- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; and
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA;
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review is being published to update the literature on the function of the adaptive immune system in critical illness, specifically sepsis and acute lung injury. We have focused on the role of T cells in these syndromes. RECENT FINDINGS The adaptive immune response becomes dysfunctional during sepsis and acute lung injury in very similar ways. Many of the abnormalities contribute to morbidity and mortality. Immunoparalysis captures the breadth of the dysfunction in that T-cell functions are broadly suppressed after the early proinflammatory stages of illness. Lymphocyte apoptosis, decreased antigen responsiveness, decreased and altered cytokine expression, upregulation of inhibitory molecules, and expansion of the suppressive regulatory T-cell population are mechanisms involved. Each of these abnormalities can be reversed with improvement in experimental outcomes. SUMMARY Immunoparalysis of the adaptive immune system occurs in sepsis and acute lung injury, and is critical to the outcome. Blocking the inhibited pathways and immunostimulant cytokines improved lymphocyte function and outcome. Many such blocking agents are already effective for other diseases and could be used for immunoparalysis. Unfortunately, there is no diagnostic marker yet. In order to provide the right therapy at the right time, advancements in immunomonitoring are necessary.
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Peptide inhibition of p22phox and Rubicon interaction as a therapeutic strategy for septic shock. Biomaterials 2016; 101:47-59. [PMID: 27267627 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that complicates severe infection and is characterized by the systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), is a life threatening disease characterized by inflammation of the entire body. Upon microbial infection, p22phox-gp91phox NADPH oxidase (NOX) complexes produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) that are critical for the elimination of invading microbes. However, excess production of ROS represents a key element in the cascade of deleterious processes in sepsis. We have previously reported direct crosstalk between autophagy and phagocytosis machineries by demonstrating that the Rubicon protein interacts with p22phox upon microbial infection, facilitating phagosomal trafficking of the p22phox-gp91phox NOX complex to induce a ROS burst, inflammatory cytokine production, and thereby, potent anti-microbial activities. Here, we showed N8 peptide, an N-terminal 8-amino acid peptide derived from p22phox, was sufficient for Rubicon interaction and thus, capable of robustly blocking the Rubicon-p22phox interaction and profoundly suppressing ROS and inflammatory cytokine production. Consequently, treatment with the Tat-N8 peptide or a N8 peptide-mimetic small-molecule dramatically reduced the mortality associated with Cecal-Ligation-and-Puncture-induced polymicrobial sepsis in mice. This study demonstrates a new anti-sepsis therapeutic strategy by blocking the crosstalk between autophagy and phagocytosis innate immunity machineries, representing a potential paradigm shift for urgently needed therapeutic intervention against this life-threatening SIRS.
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Molteni M, Gemma S, Rossetti C. The Role of Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Infectious and Noninfectious Inflammation. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:6978936. [PMID: 27293318 PMCID: PMC4887650 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6978936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) belongs to the family of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). They are highly conserved receptors that recognize conserved pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), thus representing the first line of defense against infections. TLR4 has been long recognized as the sensing receptor for gram-negative lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In addition, it also binds endogenous molecules produced as a result of tissue injury. Hence, TLR4 represents a key receptor on which both infectious and noninfectious stimuli converge to induce a proinflammatory response. TLR4-mediated inflammation, triggered by exogenous or endogenous ligands, is also involved in several acute and chronic diseases, having a pivotal role as amplifier of the inflammatory response. This review focuses on the research progress about the role of TLR4 activation in infectious and noninfectious (e.g., sterile) inflammation and the effects of TLR4 signaling in some pathological conditions.
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- Monica Molteni
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Via J. H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Via J. H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie e Scienze della Vita, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Via J. H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy
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Bermejo-Martin JF, Andaluz-Ojeda D, Almansa R, Gandía F, Gómez-Herreras JI, Gomez-Sanchez E, Heredia-Rodríguez M, Eiros JM, Kelvin DJ, Tamayo E. Defining immunological dysfunction in sepsis: A requisite tool for precision medicine. J Infect 2016; 72:525-36. [PMID: 26850357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Immunological dysregulation is now recognised as a major pathogenic event in sepsis. Stimulation of immune response and immuno-modulation are emerging approaches for the treatment of this disease. Defining the underlying immunological alterations in sepsis is important for the design of future therapies with immuno-modulatory drugs. METHODS Clinical studies evaluating the immunological response in adult patients with Sepsis and published in PubMed were reviewed to identify features of immunological dysfunction. For this study we used key words related with innate and adaptive immunity. RESULTS Ten major features of immunological dysfunction (FID) were identified involving quantitative and qualitative alterations of [antigen presentation](FID1), [T and B lymphocytes] (FID2), [natural killer cells] (FID3), [relative increase in T regulatory cells] (FID4), [increased expression of PD-1 and PD-ligand1](FID5), [low levels of immunoglobulins](FID6), [low circulating counts of neutrophils and/or increased immature forms in non survivors](FID7), [hyper-cytokinemia] (FID8), [complement consumption] (FID9), [defective bacterial killing by neutrophil extracellular traps](FID10). CONCLUSIONS This review article identified ten major features associated with immunosuppression and immunological dysregulation in sepsis. Assessment of these features could help in utilizing precision medicine for the treatment of sepsis with immuno-modulatory drugs.
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- Jesús F Bermejo-Martin
- Infection and Immunity Medical Investigation Unit (IMI), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL/IECSCYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Infection and Immunity Medical Investigation Unit (IMI), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL/IECSCYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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- Division of Experimental Therapeutics, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada; Sezione di Microbiologia Sperimentale e Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Universita' degli Studi di Sassari, Piazza Università, 21, 07100 Sassari SS, Italy; International Institute of Infection and Immunity, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041 Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédica en Cuidados Críticos (BioCritic), Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain; Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, SACYL, Avenida Ramón y Cajal, 3, 47005 Valladolid, Spain.
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Sterile post-traumatic immunosuppression. Clin Transl Immunology 2016; 5:e77. [PMID: 27195120 PMCID: PMC4855263 DOI: 10.1038/cti.2016.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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After major trauma, the human immune system initiates a series of inflammatory events at the injury site that is later followed by suppression of local inflammation favoring the repair and remodeling of the damaged tissues. This local immune response involves complex interactions between resident cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells, soluble mediators such as cytokines and chemokines, and recruited cells such as neutrophils, monocytes and mesenchymal stromal cells. If of sufficient magnitude, these initial immune responses nevertheless have systemic consequences resulting in a state called post-traumatic immunosuppression (PTI). However, controversy exists regarding the exact immunological changes occurring in systemic compartments triggered by these local immune responses. PTI is one of the leading causes of post-surgical mortality and makes patients vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections, multiple organ failure and many other complications. In addition, hemorrhage, blood transfusion, immunesenescence and immunosuppressant drugs aggravate PTI. PTI has been intensively studied, but published results are frequently cloudy. The purpose of this review is to focus on the contributions made by different responsive modalities to immunosuppression following sterile trauma and to try to integrate these into an overall scheme of PTI.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Sepsis affects patients of all ages with multiple comorbidities and underlying diagnoses, and is the result of infection by many potential pathogens infecting various organs or sites. Many molecules have been clinically tested in recent years for their potential immunomodulatory effects, but have been shown to have no beneficial effects on outcomes in heterogeneous populations of patients with sepsis. There are, therefore, no specific antisepsis therapies and mortality and morbidity rates remain high despite improved overall management of these patients. This review covers promising agents currently used in clinical trials. RECENT FINDINGS There are several candidates currently undergoing early and later phase of clinical testing, including thrombomodulin, alkaline phosphatase, interferon-beta, and selepressin. Other approaches including immunoglobulins, extracorporeal therapies, and pharmaconutrients will also be discussed. SUMMARY Despite multiple trials of potential therapies for sepsis, no strategies have yet been persistently shown to have beneficial effects on outcomes. The main reason for the disappointing results is that patient populations in these studies have been too heterogeneous. Selecting patients on the basis of general symptoms is not enough. Rather patients should be selected according to the likely action of the drug in question. To achieve this, improved biomarkers of sepsis and of the immune response are needed and the activities of the individual agents need to be carefully characterized. New candidates are being developed and the results of ongoing and recent clinical trials of immunomodulatory therapies are eagerly awaited as new therapies for sepsis are urgently needed.
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Background
Critically ill patients are at high risk to suffer from sepsis, even in the absence of an initial infectious source, but the molecular mechanisms for their increased sepsis susceptibility, including a suppressed immune system, remain unclear. Although microbes and pathogen-associated molecular pattern are accepted inducers of sepsis and septic immunosuppression, the role of endogenous Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands, such as mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), in altering the immune response is unknown.
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Mitochondrial DNA serum concentrations of the mitochondrial genes D-Loop and adenosine triphosphatase 6 were determined (quantitative polymerase chain reaction) in 165 septic patients and 50 healthy volunteers. Furthermore, cytotoxic T-cell activity was analyzed in wild-type and TLR9 knockout mice, with/without previous mtDNA administration, followed by injection of an ovalbumin-expressing adenoviral vector.
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Mitochondrial DNA serum concentrations were increased in septic patients (adenosine triphosphatase 6, 123-fold; D-Loop, 76-fold, P < 0.0001) compared with volunteers. Furthermore, a single mtDNA injection caused profound, TLR9-dependent immunosuppression of adaptive T-cell cytotoxicity in wild-type but not in TLR9 knockout mice and evoked various immunosuppressive mechanisms including the destruction of the splenic microstructure, deletion of cross-presenting dendritic cells, and up-regulation of programmed cell death ligand 1 and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase. Several of these findings in mice were mirrored in septic patients, and mtDNA concentrations were associated with an increased 30-day mortality.
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The findings of this study imply that mtDNA, an endogenous danger associated molecular pattern, is a hitherto unknown inducer of septic immunoparalysis and one possible link between initial inflammation and subsequent immunosuppression in critically ill patients.
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Davenport EE, Burnham KL, Radhakrishnan J, Humburg P, Hutton P, Mills TC, Rautanen A, Gordon AC, Garrard C, Hill AVS, Hinds CJ, Knight JC. Genomic landscape of the individual host response and outcomes in sepsis: a prospective cohort study. THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE 2016; 4:259-71. [PMID: 26917434 PMCID: PMC4820667 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(16)00046-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 441] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Revised: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Effective targeted therapy for sepsis requires an understanding of the heterogeneity in the individual host response to infection. We investigated this heterogeneity by defining interindividual variation in the transcriptome of patients with sepsis and related this to outcome and genetic diversity. METHODS We assayed peripheral blood leucocyte global gene expression for a prospective discovery cohort of 265 adult patients admitted to UK intensive care units with sepsis due to community-acquired pneumonia and evidence of organ dysfunction. We then validated our findings in a replication cohort consisting of a further 106 patients. We mapped genomic determinants of variation in gene transcription between patients as expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL). FINDINGS We discovered that following admission to intensive care, transcriptomic analysis of peripheral blood leucocytes defines two distinct sepsis response signatures (SRS1 and SRS2). The presence of SRS1 (detected in 108 [41%] patients in discovery cohort) identifies individuals with an immunosuppressed phenotype that included features of endotoxin tolerance, T-cell exhaustion, and downregulation of human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class II. SRS1 was associated with higher 14 day mortality than was SRS2 (discovery cohort hazard ratio (HR) 2·4, 95% CI 1·3-4·5, p=0·005; validation cohort HR 2·8, 95% CI 1·5-5·1, p=0·0007). We found that a predictive set of seven genes enabled the classification of patients as SRS1 or SRS2. We identified cis-acting and trans-acting eQTL for key immune and metabolic response genes and sepsis response networks. Sepsis eQTL were enriched in endotoxin-induced epigenetic marks and modulated the individual host response to sepsis, including effects specific to SRS group. We identified regulatory genetic variants involving key mediators of gene networks implicated in the hypoxic response and the switch to glycolysis that occurs in sepsis, including HIF1α and mTOR, and mediators of endotoxin tolerance, T-cell activation, and viral defence. INTERPRETATION Our integrated genomics approach advances understanding of heterogeneity in sepsis by defining subgroups of patients with different immune response states and prognoses, as well as revealing the role of underlying genetic variation. Our findings provide new insights into the pathogenesis of sepsis and create opportunities for a precision medicine approach to enable targeted therapeutic intervention to improve sepsis outcomes. FUNDING European Commission, Medical Research Council (UK), and the Wellcome Trust.
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- Emma E Davenport
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Adult Intensive Care Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Section of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University, London, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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