Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice

ABSTRACT We have recently shown that the catecholamine dopamine regulates cellular iron homeostasis in macrophages. As iron is an essential nutrient for microbes, and intracellular iron availability affects the growth of intracellular bacteria, we studied whether dopamine administration impacts the...

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Autores principales: Stefanie Dichtl, Egon Demetz, David Haschka, Piotr Tymoszuk, Verena Petzer, Manfred Nairz, Markus Seifert, Alexander Hoffmann, Natascha Brigo, Reinhard Würzner, Igor Theurl, Joyce E. Karlinsey, Ferric C. Fang, Günter Weiss
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:57f584f7f41d47c996f27ad5c95554b52021-11-15T15:55:13ZDopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice10.1128/mBio.02624-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/57f584f7f41d47c996f27ad5c95554b52019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02624-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT We have recently shown that the catecholamine dopamine regulates cellular iron homeostasis in macrophages. As iron is an essential nutrient for microbes, and intracellular iron availability affects the growth of intracellular bacteria, we studied whether dopamine administration impacts the course of Salmonella infections. Dopamine was found to promote the growth of Salmonella both in culture and within bone marrow-derived macrophages, which was dependent on increased bacterial iron acquisition. Dopamine administration to mice infected with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium resulted in significantly increased bacterial burdens in liver and spleen, as well as reduced survival. The promotion of bacterial growth by dopamine was independent of the siderophore-binding host peptide lipocalin-2. Rather, dopamine enhancement of iron uptake requires both the histidine sensor kinase QseC and bacterial iron transporters, in particular SitABCD, and may also involve the increased expression of bacterial iron uptake genes. Deletion or pharmacological blockade of QseC reduced but did not abolish the growth-promoting effects of dopamine. Dopamine also modulated systemic iron homeostasis by increasing hepcidin expression and depleting macrophages of the iron exporter ferroportin, which enhanced intracellular bacterial growth. Salmonella lacking all central iron uptake pathways failed to benefit from dopamine treatment. These observations are potentially relevant to critically ill patients, in whom the pharmacological administration of catecholamines to improve circulatory performance may exacerbate the course of infection with siderophilic bacteria. IMPORTANCE Here we show that dopamine increases bacterial iron incorporation and promotes Salmonella Typhimurium growth both in vitro and in vivo. These observations suggest the potential hazards of pharmacological catecholamine administration in patients with bacterial sepsis but also suggest that the inhibition of bacterial iron acquisition might provide a useful approach to antimicrobial therapy.Stefanie DichtlEgon DemetzDavid HaschkaPiotr TymoszukVerena PetzerManfred NairzMarkus SeifertAlexander HoffmannNatascha BrigoReinhard WürznerIgor TheurlJoyce E. KarlinseyFerric C. FangGünter WeissAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSalmonella TyphimuriumcatecholaminedopamineironqseCsepsisMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2019)
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topic Salmonella Typhimurium
catecholamine
dopamine
iron
qseC
sepsis
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Salmonella Typhimurium
catecholamine
dopamine
iron
qseC
sepsis
Microbiology
QR1-502
Stefanie Dichtl
Egon Demetz
David Haschka
Piotr Tymoszuk
Verena Petzer
Manfred Nairz
Markus Seifert
Alexander Hoffmann
Natascha Brigo
Reinhard Würzner
Igor Theurl
Joyce E. Karlinsey
Ferric C. Fang
Günter Weiss
Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
description ABSTRACT We have recently shown that the catecholamine dopamine regulates cellular iron homeostasis in macrophages. As iron is an essential nutrient for microbes, and intracellular iron availability affects the growth of intracellular bacteria, we studied whether dopamine administration impacts the course of Salmonella infections. Dopamine was found to promote the growth of Salmonella both in culture and within bone marrow-derived macrophages, which was dependent on increased bacterial iron acquisition. Dopamine administration to mice infected with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium resulted in significantly increased bacterial burdens in liver and spleen, as well as reduced survival. The promotion of bacterial growth by dopamine was independent of the siderophore-binding host peptide lipocalin-2. Rather, dopamine enhancement of iron uptake requires both the histidine sensor kinase QseC and bacterial iron transporters, in particular SitABCD, and may also involve the increased expression of bacterial iron uptake genes. Deletion or pharmacological blockade of QseC reduced but did not abolish the growth-promoting effects of dopamine. Dopamine also modulated systemic iron homeostasis by increasing hepcidin expression and depleting macrophages of the iron exporter ferroportin, which enhanced intracellular bacterial growth. Salmonella lacking all central iron uptake pathways failed to benefit from dopamine treatment. These observations are potentially relevant to critically ill patients, in whom the pharmacological administration of catecholamines to improve circulatory performance may exacerbate the course of infection with siderophilic bacteria. IMPORTANCE Here we show that dopamine increases bacterial iron incorporation and promotes Salmonella Typhimurium growth both in vitro and in vivo. These observations suggest the potential hazards of pharmacological catecholamine administration in patients with bacterial sepsis but also suggest that the inhibition of bacterial iron acquisition might provide a useful approach to antimicrobial therapy.
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author Stefanie Dichtl
Egon Demetz
David Haschka
Piotr Tymoszuk
Verena Petzer
Manfred Nairz
Markus Seifert
Alexander Hoffmann
Natascha Brigo
Reinhard Würzner
Igor Theurl
Joyce E. Karlinsey
Ferric C. Fang
Günter Weiss
author_facet Stefanie Dichtl
Egon Demetz
David Haschka
Piotr Tymoszuk
Verena Petzer
Manfred Nairz
Markus Seifert
Alexander Hoffmann
Natascha Brigo
Reinhard Würzner
Igor Theurl
Joyce E. Karlinsey
Ferric C. Fang
Günter Weiss
author_sort Stefanie Dichtl
title Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
title_short Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
title_full Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
title_fullStr Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
title_full_unstemmed Dopamine Is a Siderophore-Like Iron Chelator That Promotes <italic toggle="yes">Salmonella enterica</italic> Serovar Typhimurium Virulence in Mice
title_sort dopamine is a siderophore-like iron chelator that promotes <italic toggle="yes">salmonella enterica</italic> serovar typhimurium virulence in mice
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/57f584f7f41d47c996f27ad5c95554b5
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