COVID-19 cynomolgus macaque model reflecting human COVID-19 pathological conditions

The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a global threat to human health and life. A useful pathological animal model accurately reflecting human pathology is needed to overcome the COVID-19 crisis. In the present study, COVID-19 cynomolgus monkey models including monkeys with underlying diseases causing severe pathogenicity such as metabolic disease and elderly monkeys were examined. Cynomolgus macaques with various clinical conditions were intranasally and/or intratracheally inoculated with SARS-CoV-2. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 was found in mucosal swab samples, and a higher level and longer period of viral RNA was detected in elderly monkeys than in young monkeys. Pneumonia was confirmed in all of the monkeys by computed tomography images. When monkeys were readministrated SARS-CoV-2 at 56 d or later after initial infection all of the animals showed inflammatory responses without virus detection in swab samples. Surprisingly, in elderly monkeys reinfection showed transient severe pneumonia with increased levels of various serum cytokines and chemokines compared with those in primary infection. The results of this study indicated that the COVID-19 cynomolgus monkey model reflects the pathophysiology of humans and would be useful for elucidating the pathophysiology and developing therapeutic agents and vaccines.

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Protective Efficacy of Hepatitis E Virus DNA Vaccine Administered by Gene Gun in the Cynomolgus Macaque Model of Infection

The Journal of Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1086/380801 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 189 (2) ◽

pp. 258-264 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

Saleem Kamili ◽

John Spelbring ◽

Dorrie Carson ◽

Krzysztof Krawczynski

Keyword(s):

Dna Vaccine ◽

Hepatitis E Virus ◽

Protective Efficacy ◽

Cynomolgus Macaque ◽

Hepatitis E ◽

Gene Gun ◽

Macaque Model

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Circulating microbial cell-free DNA is associated with inflammatory host-responses in severe pneumonia

Thorax ◽

10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216013 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. thoraxjnl-2020-216013

Author(s):

Haopu Yang ◽

Ghady Haidar ◽

Nameer S Al-Yousif ◽

Haris Zia ◽

Daniel Kotok ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Severe Pneumonia ◽

Systemic Circulation ◽

Microbial Cell ◽

Metagenomic Sequencing ◽

Cell Free Dna ◽

Free Dna ◽

Culture Positive ◽

Culture Negative

Host inflammatory responses predict worse outcome in severe pneumonia, yet little is known about what drives dysregulated inflammation. We performed metagenomic sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA (mcfDNA) in 83 mechanically ventilated patients (26 culture-positive, 41 culture-negative pneumonia, 16 uninfected controls). Culture-positive patients had higher levels of mcfDNA than those with culture-negative pneumonia and uninfected controls (p<0.005). Plasma levels of inflammatory biomarkers (fractalkine, procalcitonin, pentraxin-3 and suppression of tumorigenicity-2) were independently associated with mcfDNA levels (adjusted p<0.05) among all patients with pneumonia. Such host–microbe interactions in the systemic circulation of patients with severe pneumonia warrant further large-scale clinical and mechanistic investigations.

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Abstract 153: IL-10 Accelerates Re-Endothelialization and Inhibits Post-injury Intimal Hyperplasia following Carotid Artery Denudation by Attenuating TNF-alpha-induced Endothelial Cell Dysfunction

Circulation Research ◽

10.1161/res.115.suppl_1.153 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 115 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Suresh K Verma ◽

Prasanna Krishnamurthy ◽

Alexander R Mackie ◽

Erin E Vaughan ◽

Mohsin Khan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Endothelial Cell ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Thrombus Formation ◽

Specific Effect ◽

Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽

Tnf Alpha ◽

Post Injury ◽

Knock Out ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines

The association of inflammation with atherosclerosis and restenosis is now fairly well established. Restenosis, a persistent complication of percutaneous vascular interventions, is thought to be a complex response to injury, which includes early thrombus formation, neointimal growth and acute inflammation. Mononuclear phagocytes are likely participants in the host response to vascular injury, via the secretion of cytokines and chemokines, including TNF-alpha (TNF). Others and we have previously shown that IL-10 inhibits TNF and other inflammatory mediators produced in response to cardiovascular injuries. The specific effect of IL-10 on endothelial cell (EC) biology is not well elucidated. Here we report that in a mouse model of carotid denudation, IL-10 knock-out mice (IL10KO) displayed significantly delayed ReEndothelialization and enhanced neointimal growth compared to their WT counterparts. Exogenous treatment of recombinant IL-10 dramatically blunted the inflammatory cell infiltration and neointimal thickening while significantly accelerating the recovery of the injured endothelium both WT and IL10KO mice. In vitro, IL10 co-treatment reversed TNF-mediated growth arrest, EC cell cycle inhibition, EC-monocyte adhesion and EC apoptosis. At signaling level, IL-10 reduced TNF-induced activation of JNK MAP kinase while simultaneously activating PI3K/Akt pathway. Because IL-10 function and signaling are important components for control of inflammatory responses, these results may provide insights necessary to develop strategies for modulating vascular repair and other accelerated arteriopathies, including transplant vasculopathy and vein graft hyperplasia.

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Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases 3 and 4 direct glycerolipid synthesis and affect functionality in activated macrophages

Biochemical Journal ◽

10.1042/bcj20180381 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 476 (1) ◽

pp. 85-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ivana Y. Quiroga ◽

Magali Pellon-Maison ◽

Amanda L. Suchanek ◽

Rosalind A. Coleman ◽

Maria R. Gonzalez-Baro

Keyword(s):

Lipid Accumulation ◽

Macrophage Activation ◽

Lipid A ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Activated Macrophages ◽

Phagocytic Capacity ◽

Activity Increase ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines ◽

Lipid Mass ◽

Glycerolipid Synthesis

AbstractMacrophage classical M1 activation via TLR4 triggers a variety of responses to achieve the elimination of foreign pathogens. During this process, there is also an increase in lipid droplets which contain large quantities of triacylglycerol (TAG) and phospholipid (PL). The functional consequences of this increment in lipid mass are poorly understood. Here, we studied the contribution of glycerolipid synthesis to lipid accumulation, focusing specifically on the first and rate-limiting enzyme of the pathway: glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT). Using bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) treated with Kdo2-lipid A, we showed that glycerolipid synthesis is induced during macrophage activation. GPAT4 protein level and GPAT3/GPAT4 enzymatic activity increase during this process, and these two isoforms were required for the accumulation of cell TAG and PL. The phagocytic capacity of Gpat3−/− and Gpat4−/− BMDM was impaired. Additionally, inhibiting fatty acid β-oxidation reduced phagocytosis only partially, suggesting that lipid accumulation is not necessary for the energy requirements for phagocytosis. Finally, Gpat4−/− BMDM expressed and released more pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines after macrophage activation, suggesting a role for GPAT4 in suppressing inflammatory responses. Together, these results provide evidence that glycerolipid synthesis directed by GPAT4 is important for the attenuation of the inflammatory response in activated macrophages.

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Human genetic deficiencies reveal the roles of complement in the inflammatory network: Lessons from nature

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.0903613106 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 106 (37) ◽

pp. 15861-15866 ◽

Cited By ~ 93

Author(s):

Knut Tore Lappegård ◽

Dorte Christiansen ◽

Anne Pharo ◽

Ebbe Billmann Thorgersen ◽

Bernt Christian Hellerud ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Gram Negative Bacteria ◽

Enzyme Release ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Gram Negative ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines ◽

Ifn Γ ◽

Inducible Protein ◽

The Complement System

Complement component C5 is crucial for experimental animal inflammatory tissue damage; however, its involvement in human inflammation is incompletely understood. The responses to Gram-negative bacteria were here studied taking advantage of human genetic complement-deficiencies—nature's own knockouts—including a previously undescribed C5 defect. Such deficiencies provide a unique tool for investigating the biological role of proteins. The experimental conditions allowed cross-talk between the different inflammatory pathways using a whole blood model based on the anticoagulant lepirudin, which does not interfere with the complement system. Expression of tissue factor, cell adhesion molecules, and oxidative burst depended highly on C5, mediated through the activation product C5a, whereas granulocyte enzyme release relied mainly on C3 and was C5a-independent. Release of cytokines and chemokines was mediated to varying degrees by complement and CD14; for example, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-8 were more dependent on complement than IFN-γ and IL-6, which were highly dependent on CD14. IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) and IFN-γ inducible protein 10 (IP-10) were fully dependent on CD14 and inversely regulated by complement, that is, complement deficiency and complement inhibition enhanced their release. Granulocyte responses were mainly complement-dependent, whereas monocyte responses were more dependent on CD14. Notably, all responses were abolished by combined neutralization of complement and CD14. The present study provides important insight into the comprehensive role of complement in human inflammatory responses to Gram-negative bacteria.

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HaCaT Cells as a Reliable In Vitro Differentiation Model to Dissect the Inflammatory/Repair Response of Human Keratinocytes

Mediators of Inflammation ◽

10.1155/2017/7435621 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 43

Author(s):

Irma Colombo ◽

Enrico Sangiovanni ◽

Roberta Maggio ◽

Carlo Mattozzi ◽

Stefania Zava ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cell Density ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Human Keratinocytes ◽

Suitable Model ◽

Hacat Cells ◽

Primary Human Keratinocytes ◽

Proinflammatory Mediators ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines

Cultured primary human keratinocytes are frequently employed for studies of immunological and inflammatory responses; however, interpretation of experimental data may be complicated by donor to donor variability, the relatively short culture lifetime, and variations between passages. To standardize the in vitro studies on keratinocytes, we investigated the use of HaCaT cells, a long-lived, spontaneously immortalized human keratinocyte line which is able to differentiate in vitro, as a suitable model to follow the release of inflammatory and repair mediators in response to TNFα or IL-1β. Different treatment conditions (presence or absence of serum) and differentiation stimuli (increase in cell density as a function of time in culture and elevation of extracellular calcium) were considered. ELISA and Multiplex measurement technologies were used to monitor the production of cytokines and chemokines. Taken together, the results highlight that Ca2+ concentration in the medium, cell density, and presence of serum influences at different levels the release of proinflammatory mediators by HaCaT cells. Moreover, HaCaT cells maintained in low Ca2+ medium and 80% confluent are similar to normal keratinocytes in terms of cytokine production suggesting that HaCaT cells may be a useful model to investigate anti-inflammatory interventions/therapies on skin diseases.

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An Autocrine Wnt5a Loop Promotes NF-κB Pathway Activation and Cytokine/Chemokine Secretion in Melanoma

Cells ◽

10.3390/cells8091060 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 1060 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Gastón Barbero ◽

María Victoria Castro ◽

María Belén Villanueva ◽

María Josefina Quezada ◽

Natalia Brenda Fernández ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nuclear Translocation ◽

Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Inflammatory Diseases ◽

Melanoma Cells ◽

Dominant Negative ◽

Migration And Invasion ◽

Soluble Receptor ◽

Mesenchymal Transition ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines

Wnt5a signaling has been implicated in the progression of cancer by regulating multiple cellular processes, largely migration and invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), and metastasis. Since Wnt5a signaling has also been involved in inflammatory processes in infectious and inflammatory diseases, we addressed the role of Wnt5a in regulating NF-κB, a pivotal mediator of inflammatory responses, in the context of cancer. The treatment of melanoma cells with Wnt5a induced phosphorylation of the NF-κB subunit p65 as well as IKK phosphorylation and IκB degradation. By using cDNA overexpression, RNA interference, and dominant negative mutants we determined that ROR1, Dvl2, and Akt (from the Wnt5a pathway) and TRAF2 and RIP (from the NF-κB pathway) are required for the Wnt5a/NF-κB crosstalk. Wnt5a also induced p65 nuclear translocation and increased NF-κB activity as evidenced by reporter assays and a NF-κB-specific upregulation of RelB, Bcl-2, and Cyclin D1. Further, stimulation of melanoma cells with Wnt5a increased the secretion of cytokines and chemokines, including IL-6, IL-8, IL-11, and IL-6 soluble receptor, MCP-1, and TNF soluble receptor I. The inhibition of endogenous Wnt5a demonstrated that an autocrine Wnt5a loop is a major regulator of the NF-κB pathway in melanoma. Taken together, these results indicate that Wnt5a activates the NF-κB pathway and has an immunomodulatory effect on melanoma through the secretion of cytokines and chemokines.

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Physiology of Midkine and Its Potential Pathophysiological Role in COVID-19

Frontiers in Physiology ◽

10.3389/fphys.2020.616552 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Giulia Sanino ◽

Martino Bosco ◽

Giuseppe Terrazzano

Keyword(s):

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Pathological Condition ◽

Severe Pneumonia ◽

Immune Effector ◽

Effector Cells ◽

Coronary Syndrome ◽

Clinical Complications ◽

Mediators Of Inflammation ◽

Autoimmune Conditions ◽

Pathogen Clearance

SARS-CoV2 infection not only causes abnormal severe pneumonia but also induces other relevant pathophysiological effects on several tissues and organs. In this regard, the clinical complications observed in COVID-19 include acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary thromboembolism, myocarditis and, in the severe cases, the occurrence of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Literature on COVID-19 highlighted the central role of the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System in the determinism of SARS-CoV2 cellular internalization in the target tissues. Lung degeneration and respiratory distress appear to be dependent on the perturbance of physiological mechanisms, such as the uncontrolled release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, a dysregulation of the fibrinolytic coagulative cascade and the hyperactivation of immune effector cells. In this mini review, we address the physiology of Midkine, a growth factor able to bind heparin, and its pathophysiological potential role in COVID-19 determinism. Midkine increases in many inflammatory and autoimmune conditions and correlates with several dysfunctional immune-inflammatory responses that appear to show similarities with the pathophysiological elicited by SARS-CoV2. Midkine, together with its receptor, could facilitate the virus entry, fostering its accumulation and increasing its affinity with Ace2 receptor. We also focus on Netosis, a particular mechanism of pathogen clearance exerted by neutrophils, which under certain pathological condition becomes dysfunctional and can cause tissue damage. Moreover, we highlight the mechanism of autophagy that the new coronavirus could try to escape in order to replicate itself, as well as on pulmonary fibrosis induced by hypoxia and on the release of cytokines and mediators of inflammation, correlating the interplay between Midkine and SARS-CoV2.

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Emergence of H7N9 Influenza A Virus Resistant to Neuraminidase Inhibitors in Nonhuman Primates

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ◽

10.1128/aac.00793-15 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 59 (8) ◽

pp. 4962-4973 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Yasushi Itoh ◽

Shintaro Shichinohe ◽

Misako Nakayama ◽

Manabu Igarashi ◽

Akihiro Ishii ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Influenza Virus ◽

Influenza A ◽

Cynomolgus Macaque ◽

Influenza Virus Infection ◽

Influenza Viruses ◽

H7n9 Virus ◽

Macaque Model ◽

H7n9 Influenza Virus ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

H7n9 Influenza

ABSTRACTThe number of patients infected with H7N9 influenza virus has been increasing since 2013. We examined the efficacy of neuraminidase (NA) inhibitors and the efficacy of a vaccine against an H7N9 influenza virus, A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9), isolated from a patient in a cynomolgus macaque model. NA inhibitors (oseltamivir and peramivir) barely reduced the total virus amount because of the emergence of resistant variants with R289K or I219T in NA [residues 289 and 219 in N9 of A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9) correspond to 292 and 222 in N2, respectively] in three of the six treated macaques, whereas subcutaneous immunization of an inactivated vaccine derived from A/duck/Mongolia/119/2008 (H7N9) prevented propagation of A/Anhui/1/2013 (H7N9) in all vaccinated macaques. The percentage of macaques in which variant H7N9 viruses with low sensitivity to the NA inhibitors were detected was much higher than that of macaques in which variant H5N1 highly pathogenic influenza virus was detected after treatment with one of the NA inhibitors in our previous study. The virus with R289K in NA was reported in samples from human patients, whereas that with I219T in NA was identified for the first time in this study using macaques, though no variant H7N9 virus was reported in previous studies using mice. Therefore, the macaque model enables prediction of the frequency of emerging H7N9 virus resistant to NA inhibitorsin vivo. Since H7N9 strains resistant to NA inhibitors might easily emerge compared to other influenza viruses, monitoring of the emergence of variants is required during treatment of H7N9 influenza virus infection with NA inhibitors.

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Derived Lipopeptides Induce Acute Inflammatory Responses in the Lungs of Mice

Infection and Immunity ◽

10.1128/iai.00955-07 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 76 (1) ◽

pp. 270-277 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Takashi Shimizu ◽

Yutaka Kida ◽

Koichi Kuwano

Keyword(s):

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Lavage Fluid ◽

Peritoneal Macrophages ◽

Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽

Chemokine Production ◽

Cytokines And Chemokines ◽

Tnf Α ◽

Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages

ABSTRACT The pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is considered to be in part attributable to excessive immune responses. In this study, we investigated whether synthetic lipopeptides of subunit b of F0F1-type ATPase (F0F1-ATPase), NF-κB-activating lipoprotein 1 (N-ALP1), and N-ALP2 (named FAM20, sN-ALP1, and sN-ALP2, respectively) derived from M. pneumoniae induce cytokine and chemokine production and leukocyte infiltration in vivo. Intranasal administration of FAM20 and sN-ALP2 induced infiltration of leukocyte cells and production of chemokines and cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, but sN-ALP1 failed to do so. The activity of FAM20 was notably higher than that of sN-ALP2. FAM20 and sN-ALP2 induced tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) through Toll-like receptor 2 in mouse peritoneal macrophages. Moreover, in the range of low concentrations of lipopeptides, FAM20 showed relatively high activity of inducing TNF-α in mouse peritoneal macrophages compared to synthetic lipopeptides such as MALP-2 and FSL-1, derived from Mycoplasma fermentans and Mycoplasma salivarium, respectively. These findings indicate that the F0F1-ATPase might be a key molecule in inducing cytokines and chemokines contributing to inflammatory responses during M. pneumoniae infection in vivo.

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