Calcineurin-NFAT signaling controls neutrophils' ability of chemoattraction upon fungal infection

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023736%3A_____%2F24%3A00013728" target="_blank" >RIV/00023736:_____/24:00013728 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14110/24:00139184 RIV/00159816:_____/24:00081026

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jleuko/qiae091" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1093/jleuko/qiae091</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jleuko/qiae091" target="_blank" >10.1093/jleuko/qiae091</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Calcineurin-NFAT signaling controls neutrophils' ability of chemoattraction upon fungal infection

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells (CN-NFAT) inhibitors are widely clinically used drugs for immunosuppression, but besides their required T cell response inhibition, they also undesirably affect innate immune cells. Disruption of innate immune cell function can explain the observed susceptibility of CN-NFAT inhibitor-treated patients to opportunistic fungal infections. Neutrophils play an essential role in innate immunity as a defense against pathogens, however, the effect of CN-NFAT inhibitors on neutrophil function was poorly described. Thus, we tested the response of human neutrophils to opportunistic fungal pathogens, namely Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, in the presence of CN-NFAT inhibitors. Here, we report that the NFAT pathway members were expressed in neutrophils and mediated part of the neutrophil response to pathogens. Upon pathogen exposure, neutrophils underwent profound transcriptomic changes with subsequent production of effector molecules. Importantly, genes and proteins involved in the regulation of the immune response and chemotaxis, including the chemokines CCL2, CCL3, and CCL4 were significantly upregulated. The presence of CN-NFAT inhibitors attenuated the expression of these chemokines and impaired the ability of neutrophils to chemoattract other immune cells. Our results amend knowledge about the impact of CN-NFAT inhibition in human neutrophils.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Calcineurin-NFAT signaling controls neutrophils' ability of chemoattraction upon fungal infection

Popis výsledku anglicky

Calcineurin-nuclear factor of activated T cells (CN-NFAT) inhibitors are widely clinically used drugs for immunosuppression, but besides their required T cell response inhibition, they also undesirably affect innate immune cells. Disruption of innate immune cell function can explain the observed susceptibility of CN-NFAT inhibitor-treated patients to opportunistic fungal infections. Neutrophils play an essential role in innate immunity as a defense against pathogens, however, the effect of CN-NFAT inhibitors on neutrophil function was poorly described. Thus, we tested the response of human neutrophils to opportunistic fungal pathogens, namely Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus, in the presence of CN-NFAT inhibitors. Here, we report that the NFAT pathway members were expressed in neutrophils and mediated part of the neutrophil response to pathogens. Upon pathogen exposure, neutrophils underwent profound transcriptomic changes with subsequent production of effector molecules. Importantly, genes and proteins involved in the regulation of the immune response and chemotaxis, including the chemokines CCL2, CCL3, and CCL4 were significantly upregulated. The presence of CN-NFAT inhibitors attenuated the expression of these chemokines and impaired the ability of neutrophils to chemoattract other immune cells. Our results amend knowledge about the impact of CN-NFAT inhibition in human neutrophils.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30205 - Hematology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Journal of leukocyte biology

ISSN

0741-5400

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

116

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

816-829

Kód UT WoS článku

001217258900001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85202912440