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Broad defects in the energy metabolism of leukocytes underlie immunoparalysis in sepsis

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Cheng, Shih-Chin, Scicluna, Brendon P, Arts, Rob J W, Gresnigt, Mark S, Lachmandas, Ekta, Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos J, Kox, Matthijs, Manjeri, Ganesh R +12 more·2016·Nature Immunology

Abstract

The acute phase of sepsis is characterized by a strong inflammatory reaction. At later stages in some patients, immunoparalysis may be encountered, which is associated with a poor outcome. By transcriptional and metabolic profiling of human patients with sepsis, we found that a shift from oxidative phosphorylation to aerobic glycolysis was an important component of initial activation of host defense. Blocking metabolic pathways with metformin diminished cytokine production and increased mortality in systemic fungal infection in mice. In contrast, in leukocytes rendered tolerant by exposure to lipopolysaccharide or after isolation from patients with sepsis and immunoparalysis, a generalized metabolic defect at the level of both glycolysis and oxidative metabolism was apparent, which was restored after recovery of the patients. Finally, the immunometabolic defects in humans were partially restored by therapy with recombinant interferon-γ, which suggested that metabolic processes might represent a therapeutic target in sepsis.

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Cheng, S.-C., Scicluna, B. P., Arts, R. J. W., Gresnigt, M. S., Lachmandas, E., Giamarellos-Bourboulis, E. J., Kox, M., Manjeri, G. R., Wagenaars, J. A. L., Cremer, O. L., Leentjens, J., van der Meer, A. J., van de Veerdonk, F. L., Bonten, M. J., Schultz, M. J., Willems, P. H. G. M., Pickkers, P., Joosten, L. A. B., van der Poll, T., & Netea, M. G.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
  • University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
Corresponding author
Netea, Mihai G
Venue
Nature Immunology
Published
2016-03-07
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
406-413
ISSN
  • 1529-2908 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2916
OpenAlex
W2296531152
Cited by
637
References
62
Citations by year
2026: 63 · 2025: 66 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 73 · 2020: 83 · 2019: 54 · 2018: 59 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 1
FWCI
51.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
  • Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (04I-201)
  • FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (310372)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
Keywords
sepsis, immunoparalysis, leukocyte metabolism, immunometabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, aerobic glycolysis, metformin, systemic fungal infection, lipopolysaccharide tolerance, interferon-gamma, cytokine production, metabolite profiling
MeSH terms
Adenosine Triphosphate, Adult, Animals, Antifungal Agents, Aspergillosis, Energy Metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections, Female, Glycolysis, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Immunity, Innate, Interferon-gamma, Leukocytes, Lipopolysaccharides, Macrophages, Male, Middle Aged, Monocytes, NAD, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Oxygen Consumption, Prospective Studies, Immunoblotting, Cytokines, Sepsis, Lactic Acid, Endotoxemia, Mice, Young Adult, Candidiasis, Invasive, Transcriptome

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