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Lipocalin‐2 ensures host defense against Salmonella Typhimurium by controlling macrophage iron homeostasis and immune response

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Nairz, Manfred, Schroll, Andrea, Haschka, David, Dichtl, Stefanie, Sonnweber, Thomas, Theurl, Igor, Theurl, Milan, Lindner, Ewald +12 more·2015·European Journal of Immunology

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Lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) is an innate immune peptide with pleiotropic effects. Lcn2 binds iron-laden bacterial siderophores, chemo-attracts neutrophils and has immunomodulatory and apoptosis-regulating effects. In this study, we show that upon infection with Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, Lcn2 promotes iron export from Salmonella-infected macrophages, which reduces cellular iron content and enhances the generation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Lcn2 represses IL-10 production while augmenting Nos2, TNF-α, and IL-6 expression. Lcn2(-/-) macrophages have elevated IL-10 levels as a consequence of increased iron content. The crucial role of Lcn-2/IL-10 interactions was further demonstrated by the greater ability of Lcn2(-/-) IL-10(-/-) macrophages and mice to control intracellular Salmonella proliferation in comparison to Lcn2(-/-) counterparts. Overexpression of the iron exporter ferroportin-1 in Lcn2(-/-) macrophages represses IL-10 and restores TNF-α and IL-6 production to the levels found in wild-type macrophages, so that killing and clearance of intracellular Salmonella is promoted. Our observations suggest that Lcn2 promotes host resistance to Salmonella Typhimurium infection by binding bacterial siderophores and suppressing IL-10 production, and that both functions are linked to its ability to shuttle iron from macrophages.

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Authors
Nairz, M., Schroll, A., Haschka, D., Dichtl, S., Sonnweber, T., Theurl, I., Theurl, M., Lindner, E., Demetz, E., Aßhoff, M., Bellmann‐Weiler, R., Müller, R., Gerner, R. R., Moschen, A. R., Baumgartner, N., Moser, P. L., Talasz, H., Tilg, H., Fang, F. C., & Weiss, G.
Affiliations
  • Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
  • University of Washington (US)
Corresponding author
Nairz, Manfred
Venue
European Journal of Immunology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-09-30
Volume
45
Issue
11
Pages
3073-3086
ISSN
  • 0014-2980 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-4141
OpenAlex
W1792033666
Cited by
67
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 2
FWCI
2.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • European Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Theodor Körner Fonds (N/A)
  • Verein zur Förderung von Forschung und Weiterbildung in Infektiologie und Immunologie an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck (N/A)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Iron Metabolism and Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
Keywords
neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Salmonella typhimurium, macrophages, iron homeostasis, iron export, ferroportin 1, IL-10, bacterial siderophores, innate immunity, inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, interleukin-6, host defense, intracellular bacterial clearance
MeSH terms
Lipocalin-2, Acute-Phase Proteins, Animals, Homeostasis, Iron, Macrophages, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Salmonella Infections, Animal, Salmonella typhimurium, Transfection, Blotting, Western, Oncogene Proteins, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Lipocalins, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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