Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance

Abstract Airway epithelial cells (AECs) display remarkable plasticity in response to infectious stimuli and their functional adaptations are critical for antimicrobial immunity. However, the roles of AECs and humoral mediators to host defense in non-communicable lung inflammation remain elusive. We...

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Autores principales: Julia D. Boehme, Sabine Stegemann-Koniszewski, Andrea Autengruber, Nicole Peters, Josef Wissing, Lothar Jänsch, Andreas Jeron, Dunja Bruder
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:be0cd7358bc446c0b62decb32be46e702021-12-02T11:41:09ZChronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance10.1038/s41598-017-05212-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/be0cd7358bc446c0b62decb32be46e702017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05212-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Airway epithelial cells (AECs) display remarkable plasticity in response to infectious stimuli and their functional adaptations are critical for antimicrobial immunity. However, the roles of AECs and humoral mediators to host defense in non-communicable lung inflammation remain elusive. We dissected pulmonary defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae in hosts with pre-existing inflammatory conditions (SPC-HAxTCR-HA mice). Lung tissue transcriptomics and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) proteomics revealed an induction of humoral defense mechanisms in inflamed lungs. Accordingly, besides antibacterial proteins and complement components being overrepresented in inflamed lungs, elevated polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)-expression in AECs correlated with increased secretory immunoglobulin (SIg) transport. Consequently, opsonization assays revealed augmented pneumococcal coverage by SIgs present in the BALF of SPC-HAxTCR-HA mice, which was associated with enhanced antipneumococcal resistance. These findings emphasize the immunologic potential of AECs as well as their central role in providing antibacterial protection and put forward pIgR as potential target for therapeutic manipulation in infection-prone individuals.Julia D. BoehmeSabine Stegemann-KoniszewskiAndrea AutengruberNicole PetersJosef WissingLothar JänschAndreas JeronDunja BruderNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
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Julia D. Boehme
Sabine Stegemann-Koniszewski
Andrea Autengruber
Nicole Peters
Josef Wissing
Lothar Jänsch
Andreas Jeron
Dunja Bruder
Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
description Abstract Airway epithelial cells (AECs) display remarkable plasticity in response to infectious stimuli and their functional adaptations are critical for antimicrobial immunity. However, the roles of AECs and humoral mediators to host defense in non-communicable lung inflammation remain elusive. We dissected pulmonary defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae in hosts with pre-existing inflammatory conditions (SPC-HAxTCR-HA mice). Lung tissue transcriptomics and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) proteomics revealed an induction of humoral defense mechanisms in inflamed lungs. Accordingly, besides antibacterial proteins and complement components being overrepresented in inflamed lungs, elevated polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR)-expression in AECs correlated with increased secretory immunoglobulin (SIg) transport. Consequently, opsonization assays revealed augmented pneumococcal coverage by SIgs present in the BALF of SPC-HAxTCR-HA mice, which was associated with enhanced antipneumococcal resistance. These findings emphasize the immunologic potential of AECs as well as their central role in providing antibacterial protection and put forward pIgR as potential target for therapeutic manipulation in infection-prone individuals.
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author Julia D. Boehme
Sabine Stegemann-Koniszewski
Andrea Autengruber
Nicole Peters
Josef Wissing
Lothar Jänsch
Andreas Jeron
Dunja Bruder
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Sabine Stegemann-Koniszewski
Andrea Autengruber
Nicole Peters
Josef Wissing
Lothar Jänsch
Andreas Jeron
Dunja Bruder
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title Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
title_short Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
title_full Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
title_fullStr Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
title_full_unstemmed Chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
title_sort chronic lung inflammation primes humoral immunity and augments antipneumococcal resistance
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publishDate 2017
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