Host-directed therapy of tuberculosis based on interleukin-1 and type I interferon crosstalk
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Host-directed therapy of tuberculosis based on interleukin-1 and type I interferon crosstalk
Abstract
Tuberculosis remains second only to HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of mortality worldwide due to a single infectious agent. Despite chemotherapy, the global tuberculosis epidemic has intensified because of HIV co-infection, the lack of an effective vaccine and the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria. Alternative host-directed strategies could be exploited to improve treatment efficacy and outcome, contain drug-resistant strains and reduce disease severity and mortality. The innate inflammatory response elicited by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) represents a logical host target. Here we demonstrate that interleukin-1 (IL-1) confers host resistance through the induction of eicosanoids that limit excessive type I interferon (IFN) production and foster bacterial containment. We further show that, in infected mice and patients, reduced IL-1 responses and/or excessive type I IFN induction are linked to an eicosanoid imbalance associated with disease exacerbation. Host-directed immunotherapy with clinically approved drugs that augment prostaglandin E2 levels in these settings prevented acute mortality of Mtb-infected mice. Thus, IL-1 and type I IFNs represent two major counter-regulatory classes of inflammatory cytokines that control the outcome of Mtb infection and are functionally linked via eicosanoids. Our findings establish proof of concept for host-directed treatment strategies that manipulate the host eicosanoid network and represent feasible alternatives to conventional chemotherapy.
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Immunology: Fixing the odds against tuberculosis.Nature. 2014 Jul 3;511(7507):39-40. doi: 10.1038/nature13512. Epub 2014 Jun 25. Nature. 2014. PMID: 24990740 No abstract available.
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Cytokines: Tipping TB off balance.Nat Rev Immunol. 2014 Aug;14(8):516. doi: 10.1038/nri3722. Epub 2014 Jul 18. Nat Rev Immunol. 2014. PMID: 25033906 No abstract available.
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Infectious diseases: tipping TB off balance.Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2014 Aug;13(8):576. doi: 10.1038/nrd4400. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2014. PMID: 25082284 No abstract available.
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