Inhibition of host 5-lipoxygenase reduces overexuberant inflammatory responses and mortality associated with Cryptococcus meningoencephalitis.

Autor:	Castro-Lopez N; Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Campuzano A; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Mdalel E; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Vanegas D; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Chaturvedi A; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Nguyen P; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA., Pulse M; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA., Cardona AE; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA., Wormley FL Jr; Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.; South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	MBio [mBio] 2024 Sep 11; Vol. 15 (9), pp. e0148324. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 31.
DOI:	10.1128/mbio.01483-24
Abstrakt:	Cryptococcosis, caused by fungi of the genus Cryptococcus , manifests in a broad range of clinical presentations, including severe pneumonia and disease of the central nervous system (CNS) and other tissues (bone and skin). Immune deficiency or development of overexuberant inflammatory responses can result in increased susceptibility or host damage, respectively, during fungal encounters. Leukotrienes help regulate inflammatory responses against fungal infections. Nevertheless, studies showed that Cryptococcus exploits host 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), an enzyme central to the metabolism of arachidonic acid into leukotrienes, to facilitate transmigration across the brain-blood barrier. To investigate the impact of host 5-LO on the development of protective host immune responses and mortality during cryptococcosis, wild-type (C57BL/6) and 5-lipoxygenase-deficient (5-LO -/- ) mice were given experimental pulmonary and systemic Cryptococcus sp., infections. Our results showed that 5-LO -/- mice exhibited reduced pathology and better disease outcomes (i.e., no mortality or signs associated with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis) following pulmonary infection with C. deneoformans, despite having detectable yeast in the brain tissues. In contrast, C57BL/6 mice exhibited classical signs associated with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Additionally, brain tissues of 5-LO -/- mice exhibited lower levels of cytokines (CCL2 and CCL3) clinically associated with Cryptococcus -related immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (C-IRIS). In a systemic mouse model of cryptococcosis, 5-LO -/- mice and those treated with a Federal Drug Administration (FDA)-approved 5-LO synthesis inhibitor, zileuton, displayed significantly reduced mortality compared to C57BL/6 infected mice. These results suggest that therapeutics designed to inhibit host 5-LO signaling could reduce disease pathology and mortality associated with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis. Importance: Cryptococcosis is a mycosis with worldwide distribution and has a broad range of clinical manifestations, including diseases of the CNS. Globally, there is an estimated 179,000 cases of cryptococcal meningitis, resulting in approximately 112,000 fatalities per annum and 19% of AIDS-related deaths. Understanding how host immune responses are modulated during cryptococcosis is central to mitigating the morbidity and mortality associated with cryptococcosis. Leukotrienes (LTs) have been shown to modulate inflammatory responses during infection. In this study, we show that mice deficient in 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), an enzyme central to the metabolism of arachidonic acid into leukotrienes, exhibit reduced pathology, disease, and neurological signs associated with cryptococcal meningitis. Additionally, mice given an experimental cryptococcal infection and subsequently treated with an FDA-approved 5-LO synthesis inhibitor exhibited significantly reduced mortality rates. These results suggest that therapeutics designed to inhibit host 5-LO activity could significantly reduce pathology and mortality rates associated with cryptococcal meningitis. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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