Natural killer cell-intrinsic type I IFN signaling controls Klebsiella pneumoniae growth during lung infection.
Natural killer cell-intrinsic type I IFN signaling controls Klebsiella pneumoniae growth during lung infection.
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自然杀伤细胞-内在I型IFN信号传导控制肺炎克雷伯菌在肺部感染期间的生长。
DOI:
10.1371/journal.ppat.1006696
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发表时间:
2017-11
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影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Kovarik P
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作者:
Ivin M;Dumigan A;de Vasconcelos FN;Ebner F;Borroni M;Kavirayani A;Przybyszewska KN;Ingram RJ;Lienenklaus S;Kalinke U;Stoiber D;Bengoechea JA;Kovarik P
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a significant cause of nosocomial pneumonia and an alarming pathogen owing to the recent isolation of multidrug resistant strains. Understanding of immune responses orchestrating K. pneumoniae clearance by the host is of utmost importance. Here we show that type I interferon (IFN) signaling protects against lung infection with K. pneumoniae by launching bacterial growth-controlling interactions between alveolar macrophages and natural killer (NK) cells. Type I IFNs are important but disparate and incompletely understood regulators of defense against bacterial infections. Type I IFN receptor 1 (Ifnar1)-deficient mice infected with K. pneumoniae failed to activate NK cell-derived IFN-γ production. IFN-γ was required for bactericidal action and the production of the NK cell response-amplifying IL-12 and CXCL10 by alveolar macrophages. Bacterial clearance and NK cell IFN-γ were rescued in Ifnar1-deficient hosts by Ifnar1-proficient NK cells. Consistently, type I IFN signaling in myeloid cells including alveolar macrophages, monocytes and neutrophils was dispensable for host defense and IFN-γ activation. The failure of Ifnar1-deficient hosts to initiate a defense-promoting crosstalk between alveolar macrophages and NK cell was circumvented by administration of exogenous IFN-γ which restored endogenous IFN-γ production and restricted bacterial growth. These data identify NK cell-intrinsic type I IFN signaling as essential driver of K. pneumoniae clearance, and reveal specific targets for future therapeutic exploitations. The isolation of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strains has significantly narrowed, or in some settings completely removed, the therapeutic options for the treatment of Klebsiella infections. Therapies targeting the immune system rather than the pathogen represent important alternatives. Despite the clinical relevance, there are still major gaps in our understanding of immune responses which drive the clearance of this pathogen. Type I interferons (IFNs) are known as powerful immune system regulators yet their effects on bacterial infections are disparate and remain elusive. In this study we show that type I IFN signaling is indispensable for mounting a protective and bacterial clearance-promoting immune response against K. pneumoniae. K. pneumoniae-induced type I IFNs launch a crosstalk between alveolar macrophages and NK cells by enabling NK cell IFN-γ production which in turn activates the macrophage anti-microbial armament. Type I IFN-responsive NK cells or IFN-γ administration rescue K. pneumoniae clearance in type I IFN-unresponsive hosts. Our study suggests that manipulation of type I IFN or IFN-γ levels might represent a valid strategy for treatment of drug-resistant K. pneumoniae infections.
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影响因子:
20.3
作者:
Kamphuis, Elisabeth;Junt, Tobias;Kalinke, Ulrich
通讯作者:
Kalinke, Ulrich
DOI:
10.1084/jem.20062648
发表时间:
2007-07-09
期刊:
The Journal of experimental medicine
影响因子:
--
作者:
Caton ML;Smith-Raska MR;Reizis B
通讯作者:
Reizis B
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Koplin, R;Brisson, JR;Whitfield, C
通讯作者:
Whitfield, C
影响因子:
3
作者:
Clausen, BE;Burkhardt, C;Förster, I
通讯作者:
Förster, I
影响因子:
7.3
作者:
Kovarik P;Castiglia V;Ivin M;Ebner F
通讯作者:
Ebner F