Cyclic GMP–AMP Synthase (cGAS) Deletion Reduces Severity in Bilateral Nephrectomy Mice through Changes in Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Mitochondrial Respiration

Autor: Nattavong Suksawad, Kanyarat Udompornpitak, Natchapon Thawinpipat, Pichaya Korwattanamongkol, Peerapat Visitchanakun, Pornpimol Phuengmaung, Wilasinee Saisorn, Patipark Kueanjinda, Asada Leelahavanichkul
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Biomedicines, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 1208 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9059
DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041208
Popis: Uremia-induced systemic inflammation is partly caused by the dissemination of microbial molecules such as lipopolysaccharide and bacterial double-stranded DNA from leaked gut damaged by immune cells in response to the microbial molecules. Cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS) can recognize fragmented DNA and induce cGAMP synthesis for the activation of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway. To study the effect of cGAS in uremia-induced systemic inflammation, we performed bilateral nephrectomy (BNx) in wild-type and cGAS knock-out mice and found that the gut leakage and blood uremia from both groups were similar. However, serum cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) decreased significantly in cGAS−/− neutrophils after stimulation with LPS or bacterial cell-free DNA. Transcriptomic analysis of LPS-stimulated cGAS−/− neutrophils also confirmed the down-regulation of neutrophil effector functions. The extracellular flux analysis showed that cGAS−/− neutrophils exhibited a higher respiratory rate than wild-type neutrophils despite having similar mitochondrial abundance and function. Our results suggest that cGAS may control effector functions and the mitochondrial respiration of neutrophils in response to LPS or bacterial DNA.
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