Macrophage innate training induced by IL-4 and IL-13 activation enhances OXPHOS driven anti-mycobacterial responses
- Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- University College Dublin, Ireland
- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Abstract
Macrophages are a highly adaptive population of innate immune cells. Polarization with IFNγ and LPS into the 'classically activated' M1 macrophage enhances pro-inflammatory and microbicidal responses, important for eradicating bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. By contrast, 'alternatively activated' M2 macrophages, polarized with IL-4, oppose bactericidal mechanisms and allow mycobacterial growth. These activation states are accompanied by distinct metabolic profiles, where M1 macrophages favor near exclusive use of glycolysis, whereas M2 macrophages up-regulate oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Here we demonstrate that activation with IL-4 and IL-13 counterintuitively induces protective innate memory against mycobacterial challenge. In human and murine models, prior activation with IL-4/13 enhances pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in response to a secondary stimulation with mycobacterial ligands. In our murine model, enhanced killing capacity is also demonstrated. Despite this switch in phenotype, IL-4/13 trained murine macrophages do not demonstrate M1-typical metabolism, instead retaining heightened use of OXPHOS. Moreover, inhibition of OXPHOS with oligomycin, 2-deoxy glucose or BPTES all impeded heightened pro-inflammatory cytokine responses from IL-4/13 trained macrophages. Lastly, this work identifies that IL-10 attenuates protective IL-4/13 training, impeding pro-inflammatory and bactericidal mechanisms. In summary, this work provides new and unexpected insight into alternative macrophage activation states in the context of mycobacterial infection.
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All data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Source data were submitted to Mendeley (DOI:10.17632/ncbph43m85.2).
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Macrophage Innate Training Induced by IL-4 Activation Enhances OXPHOS Driven Anti-Mycobacterial ResponsesMendeley data. DOI: 10.17632/ncbph43m85.2.
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Trinity College Dublin
- Mimmi LE Lundahl
Science Foundation Ireland (12/IA/1421)
- Ed C Lavelle
Science Foundation Ireland (19FFP/6484)
- Ed C Lavelle
Science Foundation Ireland (15/CDA/3310)
- Eoin M Scanlan
Advanced Materials and Bioengineering Research (12/RC/2278_P2 E)
- Ed C Lavelle
Science Foundation Ireland (15/IA/3154)
- Stephen V Gordon
Wellcome Trust (109166/Z/15/A)
- Morgane Mitermite
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
Ethics
Animal experimentation: Animals were maintained according to the regulations of the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). Animal studies were approved by the TCD Animal Research Ethics Committee (Ethical Approval Number 091210) and were performed under the appropriate license (AE191364/P079).
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© 2022, Lundahl et al.
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Macrophage innate training induced by IL-4 and IL-13 activation enhances OXPHOS driven anti-mycobacterial responses
eLife 11:e74690.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.74690
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