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Malaria impairs resistance to Salmonella through heme- and heme oxygenase–dependent dysfunctional granulocyte mobilization

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Cunnington, Aubrey J, de Souza, J Brian, Walther, Michael, Riley, Eleanor M·2012·Nature Medicine

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In sub-Saharan Africa, invasive nontyphoid Salmonella (NTS) infection is a common and often fatal complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Induction of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mediates tolerance to the cytotoxic effects of heme during malarial hemolysis but might impair resistance to NTS by limiting production of bactericidal reactive oxygen species. We show that co-infection of mice with Plasmodium yoelii 17XNL (Py17XNL) and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 12023 (Salmonella typhimurium) causes acute, fatal bacteremia with high bacterial load, features reproduced by phenylhydrazine-induced hemolysis or hemin administration. S. typhimurium localized predominantly in granulocytes. Py17XNL, phenylhydrazine and hemin caused premature mobilization of granulocytes from bone marrow with a quantitative defect in the oxidative burst. Inhibition of HO by tin protoporphyrin abrogated the impairment of resistance to S. typhimurium by hemolysis. Thus, a mechanism of tolerance to one infection, malaria, impairs resistance to another, NTS. Furthermore, HO inhibitors may be useful adjunctive therapy for NTS infection in the context of hemolysis.

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  • In experimental malaria, HO-1 induction reduces resistance to NTS by suppressing the granulocyte oxidative burst.

    “However, HO-1 induction during experimental malaria impairs resistance to NTS by limiting the oxidative burst of granulocytes. (Cunnington et al., 2012).”

    From Iron in infection and immunity (2013) · cites this paper as Cunnington et al., 2012

  • Heme catabolism and subsequent intracellular iron storage by ferritin confers host protection against the blood stage of Plasmodium infection while increasing susceptibility to intracellular Salmonella.

    “For example, heme catabolism by and subsequent intracellular Fe storage by ferritin [54,107] confers host protection against the blood stage of Plasmodium infection while increasing susceptibility to the intracellular bacteria Salmonella [108].”

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  • HO-1 expression is associated with increased susceptibility to Salmonella bacteremia during malaria infection and increased mortality from Salmonella infection in that setting.

    “On the other side of the coin, HO-1 expression is associated with increased susceptibility to Salmonella bacteremia during malaria infection, and increased mortality from Salmonella infection in that setting (Cunnington et al., 2012).”

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Authors
Cunnington, A. J., de Souza, J. B., Walther, M., & Riley, E. M.
Affiliations
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Riley, Eleanor M
Venue
Nature Medicine
Published
2011-12-18
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
120-127
ISSN
  • 1078-8956 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-170X
OpenAlex
W2092422689
Cited by
231
References
55
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FWCI
25.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Malaria Research and Control
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative Mechanisms
Keywords
malaria, Salmonella, non-typhoidal Salmonella, heme oxygenase-1, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium yoelii, Salmonella typhimurium, granulocyte mobilization, respiratory burst, reactive oxygen species, hemolysis, phenylhydrazine, hemin, tin protoporphyrin, co-infection, bacteremia, innate immunity
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Movement, Disease Models, Animal, Granulocytes, Heme, Hemin, Hemolysis, Humans, Malaria, Membrane Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Phenylhydrazines, Plasmodium yoelii, Salmonella Infections, Salmonella typhimurium, Gene Expression, Bacteremia, Respiratory Burst, Mice, Heme Oxygenase-1, Coinfection, Disease Resistance

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