Brucella abortus impairs T lymphocyte responsiveness by mobilizing IL-1RA-secreting omental neutrophils

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Title: Brucella abortus impairs T lymphocyte responsiveness by mobilizing IL-1RA-secreting omental neutrophils
Authors: Joaquin M. Pellegrini, Gabriela González-Espinoza, Raheleh R. Shayan, Lisiena Hysenaj, Thomas Rouma, Vilma Arce-Gorvel, Hugues Lelouard, Dimitri Popoff, Yun Zhao, Sean Hanniffy, Amanda Castillo-Zeledón, Maite Loperena-Barber, Javier Celis-Gutierrez, Cyrille Mionnet, Mile Bosilkovski, Javier Solera, Eric Muraille, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Edgardo Moreno, Raquel Conde-Álvarez, Ignacio Moriyón, Jean-Pierre Gorvel, Sylvie Mémet
Source: Nat Commun
Nature Communications, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2025)
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: Ly -- metabolism, Omentum -- immunology -- metabolism, Neutrophils, Science, T-Lymphocytes, Neutrophils -- immunology -- metabolism, Brucella abortus, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Inbred C57BL, Article, Brucellosis, B7-H1 Antigen, Monocytes, Mice, Animals, Humans, Antigens, Ly, Antigens, Immune Evasion, T-Lymphocytes -- immunology -- metabolism, Macrophages, Brucellosis -- immunology -- microbiology -- metabolism, Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles, Monocytes -- immunology -- metabolism, Macrophages -- immunology -- metabolism, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein, B7-H1 Antigen -- metabolism -- genetics, Brucella abortus -- immunology, Female, Omentum
Description: Immune evasion strategies of Brucella, the etiologic agent of brucellosis, a global zoonosis, remain partially understood. The omentum, a tertiary lymphoid organ part of visceral adipose tissue, has never been explored as a Brucella reservoir. We report that B. abortus infects and replicates within murine omental macrophages. Throughout the chronic phase of infection, the omentum accumulates macrophages, monocytes and neutrophils. The maintenance of PD-L1+Sca-1+ macrophages, monocytes and neutrophils in the omentum depends on the wadC-encoded determinant of Brucella LPS. We demonstrate that PD-L1+Sca-1+ murine omental neutrophils produce high levels of IL-1RA leading to T cell hyporesponsiveness. These findings corroborate brucellosis patient analysis of whole blood displaying upregulation of PDL1 and Ly6E genes, and of serum exhibiting high levels of IL-1RA. Overall, the omentum, a reservoir for B. abortus, promotes bacterial persistence and causes CD4+ and CD8+ T cell immunosuppression by IL-1RA secreted by PD-L1+Sca-1+ neutrophils.
Document Type: Article
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File Description: 2 full-text file(s): application/pdf; application/pdf
Language: English
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55799-2
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39833171
https://doaj.org/article/8b32eea2b7ff42bcaf3cbd9d17a63666
Rights: CC BY NC ND
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....c5a523c68dd2af8e9f0ecd86327e1aed
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Abstract:Immune evasion strategies of Brucella, the etiologic agent of brucellosis, a global zoonosis, remain partially understood. The omentum, a tertiary lymphoid organ part of visceral adipose tissue, has never been explored as a Brucella reservoir. We report that B. abortus infects and replicates within murine omental macrophages. Throughout the chronic phase of infection, the omentum accumulates macrophages, monocytes and neutrophils. The maintenance of PD-L1+Sca-1+ macrophages, monocytes and neutrophils in the omentum depends on the wadC-encoded determinant of Brucella LPS. We demonstrate that PD-L1+Sca-1+ murine omental neutrophils produce high levels of IL-1RA leading to T cell hyporesponsiveness. These findings corroborate brucellosis patient analysis of whole blood displaying upregulation of PDL1 and Ly6E genes, and of serum exhibiting high levels of IL-1RA. Overall, the omentum, a reservoir for B. abortus, promotes bacterial persistence and causes CD4+ and CD8+ T cell immunosuppression by IL-1RA secreted by PD-L1+Sca-1+ neutrophils.
ISSN:20411723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-024-55799-2