Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils

ABSTRACT Neutrophils are essential cells of host innate immunity. Although the role of neutrophils in defense against bacterial and fungal infections is well characterized, there is a relative paucity of information about their role against viral infections. Influenza A virus (IAV) infection can be...

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Autores principales: Natalia Malachowa, Brett Freedman, Daniel E. Sturdevant, Scott D. Kobayashi, Vinod Nair, Friederike Feldmann, Tregei Starr, Olivia Steele-Mortimer, John C. Kash, Jeffery K. Taubenberger, Heinz Feldmann, Frank R. DeLeo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:6be56654bd414c9aa10bfe2cf1b876532021-11-15T15:22:01ZDifferential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils10.1128/mSphereDirect.00567-172379-5042https://doaj.org/article/6be56654bd414c9aa10bfe2cf1b876532018-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphereDirect.00567-17https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT Neutrophils are essential cells of host innate immunity. Although the role of neutrophils in defense against bacterial and fungal infections is well characterized, there is a relative paucity of information about their role against viral infections. Influenza A virus (IAV) infection can be associated with secondary bacterial coinfection, and it has long been posited that the ability of IAV to alter normal neutrophil function predisposes individuals to secondary bacterial infections. To better understand this phenomenon, we evaluated the interaction of pandemic or seasonal H1N1 IAV with human neutrophils isolated from healthy persons. These viruses were ingested by human neutrophils and elicited changes in neutrophil gene expression that are consistent with an interferon-mediated immune response. The viability of neutrophils following coculture with either pandemic or seasonal H1N1 IAV was similar for up to 18 h of culture. Notably, neutrophil exposure to seasonal (but not pandemic) IAV primed these leukocytes for enhanced functions, including production of reactive oxygen species and bactericidal activity. Taken together, our results are at variance with the universal idea that IAV impairs neutrophil function directly to predispose individuals to secondary bacterial infections. Rather, we suggest that some strains of IAV prime neutrophils for enhanced bacterial clearance. IMPORTANCE A long-standing notion is that IAV inhibits normal neutrophil function and thereby predisposes individuals to secondary bacterial infections. Here we report that seasonal H1N1 IAV primes human neutrophils for enhanced killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, we provide a comprehensive view of the changes in neutrophil gene expression during interaction with seasonal or pandemic IAV and report how these changes relate to functions such as bactericidal activity. This study expands our knowledge of IAV interactions with human neutrophils.Natalia MalachowaBrett FreedmanDaniel E. SturdevantScott D. KobayashiVinod NairFriederike FeldmannTregei StarrOlivia Steele-MortimerJohn C. KashJeffery K. TaubenbergerHeinz FeldmannFrank R. DeLeoAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleH1N1Staphylococcus aureusimmune responseinfluenza A virusneutrophilsMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2018)
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topic H1N1
Staphylococcus aureus
immune response
influenza A virus
neutrophils
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle H1N1
Staphylococcus aureus
immune response
influenza A virus
neutrophils
Microbiology
QR1-502
Natalia Malachowa
Brett Freedman
Daniel E. Sturdevant
Scott D. Kobayashi
Vinod Nair
Friederike Feldmann
Tregei Starr
Olivia Steele-Mortimer
John C. Kash
Jeffery K. Taubenberger
Heinz Feldmann
Frank R. DeLeo
Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
description ABSTRACT Neutrophils are essential cells of host innate immunity. Although the role of neutrophils in defense against bacterial and fungal infections is well characterized, there is a relative paucity of information about their role against viral infections. Influenza A virus (IAV) infection can be associated with secondary bacterial coinfection, and it has long been posited that the ability of IAV to alter normal neutrophil function predisposes individuals to secondary bacterial infections. To better understand this phenomenon, we evaluated the interaction of pandemic or seasonal H1N1 IAV with human neutrophils isolated from healthy persons. These viruses were ingested by human neutrophils and elicited changes in neutrophil gene expression that are consistent with an interferon-mediated immune response. The viability of neutrophils following coculture with either pandemic or seasonal H1N1 IAV was similar for up to 18 h of culture. Notably, neutrophil exposure to seasonal (but not pandemic) IAV primed these leukocytes for enhanced functions, including production of reactive oxygen species and bactericidal activity. Taken together, our results are at variance with the universal idea that IAV impairs neutrophil function directly to predispose individuals to secondary bacterial infections. Rather, we suggest that some strains of IAV prime neutrophils for enhanced bacterial clearance. IMPORTANCE A long-standing notion is that IAV inhibits normal neutrophil function and thereby predisposes individuals to secondary bacterial infections. Here we report that seasonal H1N1 IAV primes human neutrophils for enhanced killing of Staphylococcus aureus. Moreover, we provide a comprehensive view of the changes in neutrophil gene expression during interaction with seasonal or pandemic IAV and report how these changes relate to functions such as bactericidal activity. This study expands our knowledge of IAV interactions with human neutrophils.
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author Natalia Malachowa
Brett Freedman
Daniel E. Sturdevant
Scott D. Kobayashi
Vinod Nair
Friederike Feldmann
Tregei Starr
Olivia Steele-Mortimer
John C. Kash
Jeffery K. Taubenberger
Heinz Feldmann
Frank R. DeLeo
author_facet Natalia Malachowa
Brett Freedman
Daniel E. Sturdevant
Scott D. Kobayashi
Vinod Nair
Friederike Feldmann
Tregei Starr
Olivia Steele-Mortimer
John C. Kash
Jeffery K. Taubenberger
Heinz Feldmann
Frank R. DeLeo
author_sort Natalia Malachowa
title Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
title_short Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
title_full Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
title_fullStr Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
title_full_unstemmed Differential Ability of Pandemic and Seasonal H1N1 Influenza A Viruses To Alter the Function of Human Neutrophils
title_sort differential ability of pandemic and seasonal h1n1 influenza a viruses to alter the function of human neutrophils
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2018
url https://doaj.org/article/6be56654bd414c9aa10bfe2cf1b87653
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