Haschka, David and Tymoszuk, Piotr and Petzer, Verena and Hilbe, Richard and Heeke, Simon and Dichtl, Stefanie and Skvortsov, Sergej and Demetz, Egon and Berger, Sylvia and Seifert, Markus and Mitterstiller, Anna-Maria and Moser, Patrizia and Bumann, Dirk and Nairz, Manfred and Theurl, Igor and Weiss, Guenter. (2021) Ferritin H deficiency deteriorates cellular iron handling and worsens Salmonella typhimurium infection by triggering hyperinflammation. JCI insight, 6 (13). e141760.
|
PDF
- Published Version
Available under License CC BY (Attribution). 5Mb |
Official URL: https://edoc.unibas.ch/87041/
Downloads: Statistics Overview
Abstract
Iron is an essential nutrient for mammals as well as for pathogens. Inflammation-driven changes in systemic and cellular iron homeostasis are central for host-mediated antimicrobial strategies. Here, we studied the role of the iron storage protein ferritin H (FTH) for the control of infections with the intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium by macrophages. Mice lacking FTH in the myeloid lineage (LysM-Cre+/+Fthfl/fl mice) displayed impaired iron storage capacities in the tissue leukocyte compartment, increased levels of labile iron in macrophages, and an accelerated macrophage-mediated iron turnover. While under steady-state conditions, LysM-Cre+/+Fth+/+ and LysM-Cre+/+Fthfl/fl animals showed comparable susceptibility to Salmonella infection, i.v. iron supplementation drastically shortened survival of LysM-Cre+/+Fthfl/fl mice. Mechanistically, these animals displayed increased bacterial burden, which contributed to uncontrolled triggering of NF-κB and inflammasome signaling and development of cytokine storm and death. Importantly, pharmacologic inhibition of the inflammasome and IL-1β pathways reduced cytokine levels and mortality and partly restored infection control in iron-treated ferritin-deficient mice. These findings uncover incompletely characterized roles of ferritin and cellular iron turnover in myeloid cells in controlling bacterial spread and for modulating NF-κB and inflammasome-mediated cytokine activation, which may be of vital importance in iron-overloaded individuals suffering from severe infections and sepsis.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Bumann) |
---|---|
UniBasel Contributors: | Bumann, Dirk |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | American Society for Clinical Investigation |
e-ISSN: | 2379-3708 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
Language: | English |
Identification Number: |
|
edoc DOI: | |
Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2022 07:18 |
Deposited On: | 08 Mar 2022 08:29 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page