Ohmyungsamycins promote antimicrobial responses through autophagy activation via AMP-activated protein kinase pathway

Autor: Soohyun Um, Eun-Kyeong Jo, Masaaki Komatsu, Yern-Hyerk Shin, Jin Kyung Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Dong-Chan Oh, Hye-Mi Lee, Jichan Jang, Guang-Ho Cha, Han-Jung Chae, Hyo Sun Jin, Jin Ho Choe
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
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ISSN: 2045-2322
Popis: The induction of host cell autophagy by various autophagy inducers contributes to the antimicrobial host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a major pathogenic strain that causes human tuberculosis. In this study, we present a role for the newly identified cyclic peptides ohmyungsamycins (OMS) A and B in the antimicrobial responses against Mtb infections by activating autophagy in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). OMS robustly activated autophagy, which was essentially required for the colocalization of LC3 autophagosomes with bacterial phagosomes and antimicrobial responses against Mtb in BMDMs. Using a Drosophila melanogaster–Mycobacterium marinum infection model, we showed that OMS-A-induced autophagy contributed to the increased survival of infected flies and the limitation of bacterial load. We further showed that OMS triggered AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation, which was required for OMS-mediated phagosome maturation and antimicrobial responses against Mtb. Moreover, treating BMDMs with OMS led to dose-dependent inhibition of macrophage inflammatory responses, which was also dependent on AMPK activation. Collectively, these data show that OMS is a promising candidate for new anti-mycobacterial therapeutics by activating antibacterial autophagy via AMPK-dependent signaling and suppressing excessive inflammation during Mtb infections.
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