Chronic TLR7 and TLR9 signaling drives anemia via differentiation of specialized hemophagocytes
Chronic TLR7 and TLR9 signaling drives anemia via differentiation of specialized hemophagocytes
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DOI:
10.1126/science.aao5213
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发表时间:
2019-01-11
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56.9
通讯作者:
Hamerman, Jessica A.
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Akilesh, Holly M.;Buechler, Matthew B.;Hamerman, Jessica A.
Cytopenias are an important clinical problem associated with inflammatory disease and infection. We show that specialized phagocytes that internalize red blood cells develop in Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)-driven inflammation. TLR7 signaling caused the development of inflammatory hemophagocytes (iHPCs), which resemble splenic red pulp macrophages but are a distinct population derived from Ly6C(hi) monocytes. iHPCs were responsible for anemia and thrombocytopenia in TLR7-overexpressing mice, which have a macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)-like disease. Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5), associated with MAS, participated in TLR7-driven iHPC differentiation. We also found iHPCs during experimental malarial anemia, in which they required endosomal TLR and MyD88 signaling for differentiation. Our findings uncover a mechanism by which TLR7 and TLR9 specify monocyte fate and identify a specialized population of phagocytes responsible for anemia and thrombocytopenia associated with inflammation and infection.