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Central role of Caspase-8 in control of host tolerance and resistance mechanisms in pulmonary macrophage populations during severe respiratory infections

Caspase-8 在严重呼吸道感染期间肺巨噬细胞群宿主耐受和抵抗机制中的核心作用

基本信息

批准号：
10668787
负责人：
Amanda M Jamieson
金额：
$ 79.75万
依托单位：
BROWN UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2023-08-15 至 2027-05-31
项目状态：
未结题

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Pneumonia is an important global health problem 1. Influenza A virus (IAV) leads to an estimated 500,000 deaths annually, and these numbers can be even higher during IAV pandemic years 2. A complication following infection with IAV is bacterial pneumonia, and this can lead to a more severe disease 3- 21. To survive a given infection hosts must be able to not only clear the pathogen, but also tolerate to the effects of the pathogen or the host response. The latter processes are referred to as disease tolerance. Normally, a balance between these two processes is reached, and the infection resolves 2223. My research lab has been at the forefront of exploring the concept of host disease tolerance in deadly complex respiratory infections 242322 • 25 • 26. We have shown that during pulmonary IAV/bacterial coinfection this balance between resistance and tolerance is disrupted causing increased lethality 22,24. Regulated cell death (RCD) plays important roles in both resistance and tolerance to infection. Cell death can be broadly categorized as membrane permeable (e.g. necroptosis and pyroptosis) or membrane impermeable (e.g. apoptosis). During infection several different types of cell death can be induced each inducing a unique response. Macrophages are responsible for both resistance mechanisms such as coordination of the immune response, and they contribute to tolerance in the form of the tissue repair responses after damage. This proposal aims to bridge gaps in our current understanding of complex respiratory infections by investigating the role of Caspase-8. a key regulator of RCD. in relevant in vitro and in vivo models of IAV/bacterial coinfection. We will focus on understanding how Caspase-8 pathways in lung macrophages during IAV/bacterial coinfection contributes to resistance and tolerance. Our preliminary data has demonstrated that Caspase-8 deficiency in macrophages leads to increased host resistance at the expense of host tolerance in the early stages of coinfection. This is most likely due to increased necroptosis and anti-microbial responses. We hypothesize that during severe lung infections such as those that occur with bacterial infection following IAV infection macrophage cell death controlled by Caspase-8 plays an important role in regulating the balance between resistance and tolerance. In this study we will determine the role that Caspase-8 in macrophages plays throughout the course of infection. We will use relevant in vitro models using human primary macrophages, as well as in vivo models. These studies will lay the foundation for future studies on understanding the impact of RCD in macrophages during complex pulmonary infections, which may ultimately lead to improved treatment options for patients with complex and severe lung infections.

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