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  1. Article ; Online: Caspase-11 contributes to pulmonary host defense against

    Perlee, Desiree / de Beer, Regina / Florquin, Sandrine / van der Poll, Tom / van 't Veer, Cornelis / de Vos, Alex F

    American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology

    2020  Volume 319, Issue 1, Page(s) L105–L114

    Abstract: Klebsiella (K.) ... ...

    Abstract Klebsiella (K.) pneumoniae
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Blood Coagulation/physiology ; Caspases, Initiator/deficiency ; Caspases, Initiator/metabolism ; Cell Death ; Cytokines/metabolism ; Fibrin/metabolism ; Host-Pathogen Interactions ; Inflammation Mediators/metabolism ; Klebsiella Infections/blood ; Klebsiella Infections/immunology ; Klebsiella Infections/microbiology ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/physiology ; Lung/immunology ; Lung/microbiology ; Lung/pathology ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Neutrophils/metabolism ; Pneumonia/blood ; Pneumonia/complications
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; Inflammation Mediators ; Fibrin (9001-31-4) ; Casp4 protein, mouse (EC 3.4.22.-) ; Caspases, Initiator (EC 3.4.22.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1013184-x
    ISSN 1522-1504 ; 1040-0605
    ISSN (online) 1522-1504
    ISSN 1040-0605
    DOI 10.1152/ajplung.00422.2019
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  2. Article ; Online: Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase in Neutrophils Is Crucial for Host Defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae.

    Liu, Zhe / De Porto, Alexander P N A / De Beer, Regina / Roelofs, Joris J T H / De Boer, Onno J / Florquin, Sandrine / Van't Veer, Cornelis / Hendriks, Rudi W / Van der Poll, Tom / De Vos, Alex F

    Journal of innate immunity

    2022  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 1–15

    Abstract: Humans with dysfunctional Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) are highly susceptible to bacterial infections. Compelling evidence indicates that Btk is essential for B cell-mediated immunity, whereas its role in myeloid cell-mediated immunity against ... ...

    Abstract Humans with dysfunctional Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) are highly susceptible to bacterial infections. Compelling evidence indicates that Btk is essential for B cell-mediated immunity, whereas its role in myeloid cell-mediated immunity against infections is controversial. In this study, we determined the contribution of Btk in B cells and neutrophils to host defense against the extracellular bacterial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae, a common cause of pulmonary infections and sepsis. Btk-/- mice were highly susceptible to Klebsiella infection, which was not reversed by Btk re-expression in B cells and restoration of natural antibody levels. Neutrophil-specific Btk deficiency impaired host defense against Klebsiella to a similar extent as complete Btk deficiency. Neutrophil-specific Btk deficiency abolished extracellular reactive oxygen species production in response to Klebsiella. These data indicate that expression of Btk in neutrophils is crucial, while in B cells, it is dispensable for in vivo host defense against K. pneumoniae.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Mice ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/metabolism ; Bacterial Infections ; Klebsiella pneumoniae ; Neutrophils/metabolism ; Sepsis
    Chemical Substances Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase (EC 2.7.10.2) ; Btk protein, mouse (EC 2.7.10.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-10
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2454158-8
    ISSN 1662-8128 ; 1662-811X
    ISSN (online) 1662-8128
    ISSN 1662-811X
    DOI 10.1159/000524583
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  3. Article ; Online: Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase-Mediated Signaling in Myeloid Cells Is Required for Protective Innate Immunity During Pneumococcal Pneumonia.

    de Porto, Alexander P / Liu, Zhe / de Beer, Regina / Florquin, Sandrine / Roelofs, Joris J T H / de Boer, Onno J / den Haan, Joke M M / Hendriks, Rudi W / van 't Veer, Cornelis / van der Poll, Tom / de Vos, Alex F

    Frontiers in immunology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 723967

    Abstract: Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is a cytoplasmic kinase expressed in B cells and myeloid cells. It is essential for B cell development and natural antibody-mediated host defense against bacteria in humans and mice, but little is known about the role of ... ...

    Abstract Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is a cytoplasmic kinase expressed in B cells and myeloid cells. It is essential for B cell development and natural antibody-mediated host defense against bacteria in humans and mice, but little is known about the role of Btk in innate host defense
    MeSH term(s) Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/genetics ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/metabolism ; Animals ; B-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Lung/pathology ; Macrophages, Alveolar/metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Myeloid Cells/immunology ; Phagocytosis ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/genetics ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/immunology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/metabolism ; Sepsis/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/physiology ; Teichoic Acids
    Chemical Substances Lipopolysaccharides ; Teichoic Acids ; lipoteichoic acid (56411-57-5) ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase (EC 2.7.10.2) ; Btk protein, mouse (EC 2.7.10.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.723967
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  4. Article ; Online: Btk inhibitor ibrutinib reduces inflammatory myeloid cell responses in the lung during murine pneumococcal pneumonia.

    de Porto, Alexander P / Liu, Zhe / de Beer, Regina / Florquin, Sandrine / de Boer, Onno J / Hendriks, Rudi W / van der Poll, Tom / de Vos, Alex F

    Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)

    2019  Volume 25, Issue 1, Page(s) 3

    Abstract: Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major causative agent in community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. Overwhelming lung inflammation during pneumococcal pneumonia may hamper lung function. Ibrutinib is an irreversible inhibitor of Bruton's ... ...

    Abstract Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major causative agent in community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis. Overwhelming lung inflammation during pneumococcal pneumonia may hamper lung function. Ibrutinib is an irreversible inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), a key signaling protein controlling the activation of various immune cells, including macrophages and neutrophils. The aim of this study was to determine whether ibrutinib treatment ameliorates acute lung inflammation during pneumococcal pneumonia.
    Methods: Mice were treated orally with ibrutinib and the effect on acute pulmonary inflammation elicited by the gram-positive bacterial cell wall component lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and during ceftriaxone-treated pneumococcal pneumonia was assessed.
    Results: Treatment with ibrutinib prior to and after intranasal LTA instillation reduced alveolar macrophage activation, neutrophil influx, cytokine release and plasma leakage into the lung. Postponed treatment with ibrutinib supplementing antibiotic therapy during ongoing pneumococcal pneumonia did not impair bacterial killing in lung, blood and spleen. In this setting, ibrutinib reduced alveolar macrophage and systemic neutrophil activation and substantially diminished further monocyte and neutrophil influx in the lung. In vitro, ibrutinib inhibited macrophage TNF secretion and neutrophil activation upon LTA and pneumococcal stimulation.
    Conclusions: Taken together, these data indicate that the Btk inhibitor ibrutinib reduces inflammatory myeloid cell responses during acute pulmonary inflammation evoked by LTA and antibiotic-treated pneumococcal pneumonia and suggest that ibrutinib has the potential to inhibit ongoing lung inflammation in an acute infectious setting.
    MeSH term(s) Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/antagonists & inhibitors ; Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use ; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/cytology ; Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Lung/drug effects ; Lung/immunology ; Male ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Myeloid Cells/drug effects ; Myeloid Cells/immunology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/drug therapy ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/immunology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Pyrazoles/therapeutic use ; Pyrimidines/therapeutic use ; Teichoic Acids
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; Pyrazoles ; Pyrimidines ; Teichoic Acids ; ibrutinib (1X70OSD4VX) ; lipoteichoic acid (56411-57-5) ; Ceftriaxone (75J73V1629) ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase (EC 2.7.10.2) ; Btk protein, mouse (EC 2.7.10.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1283676-x
    ISSN 1528-3658 ; 1076-1551
    ISSN (online) 1528-3658
    ISSN 1076-1551
    DOI 10.1186/s10020-018-0069-7
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  5. Article ; Online: Complement factor C5 inhibition reduces type 2 responses without affecting group 2 innate lymphoid cells in a house dust mite induced murine asthma model.

    Yang, Jack / Ramirez Moral, Ivan / van 't Veer, Cornelis / de Vos, Alex F / de Beer, Regina / Roelofs, Joris J T H / Morgan, B Paul / van der Poll, Tom

    Respiratory research

    2019  Volume 20, Issue 1, Page(s) 165

    Abstract: Background: Complement factor C5 can either aggravate or attenuate the T-helper type 2 (T: Objectives: We aimed to determine the effect of C5 blockade during the effector phase on the pulmonary T: Methods: BALB/c mice were sensitized and ... ...

    Abstract Background: Complement factor C5 can either aggravate or attenuate the T-helper type 2 (T
    Objectives: We aimed to determine the effect of C5 blockade during the effector phase on the pulmonary T
    Methods: BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged repeatedly with HDM via the airways to induce allergic lung inflammation. Sensitized mice received twice weekly injections with a blocking anti-C5 or control antibody 24 h before the first challenge.
    Results: HDM challenge in sensitized mice resulted in elevated C5a levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Anti-C5 administered to sensitized mice prior to the first HDM challenge prevented this rise in C5a, but did not influence the influx of eosinophils or neutrophils. While anti-C5 did not impact the recruitment of CD4 T cells upon HDM challenge, it reduced the proportion of T
    Conclusions: Generation of C5a during the effector phase of HDM induced allergic lung inflammation contributes to T
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Asthma/chemically induced ; Asthma/immunology ; Asthma/prevention & control ; Complement C5a/antagonists & inhibitors ; Complement C5a/immunology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Female ; Immunity, Innate/drug effects ; Immunity, Innate/immunology ; Lymphocytes/drug effects ; Lymphocytes/immunology ; Methacholine Chloride/pharmacology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Pyroglyphidae/immunology ; Th2 Cells/drug effects ; Th2 Cells/immunology
    Chemical Substances Methacholine Chloride (0W5ETF9M2K) ; Complement C5a (80295-54-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-24
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041675-1
    ISSN 1465-993X ; 1465-9921
    ISSN (online) 1465-993X
    ISSN 1465-9921
    DOI 10.1186/s12931-019-1136-5
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  6. Article ; Online: Platelet Btk is Required for Maintaining Lung Vascular Integrity during Murine Pneumococcal Pneumosepsis.

    de Porto, Alexander P N A / Claushuis, Theodora A M / van der Donk, Lieve E H / de Beer, Regina / de Boer, Onno J / Florquin, Sandrine / Roelofs, Joris J T H / Hendriks, Rudi W / van der Poll, Tom / Van't Veer, Cornelis / de Vos, Alex F

    Thrombosis and haemostasis

    2019  Volume 119, Issue 6, Page(s) 930–940

    Abstract: Platelet Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is an essential signalling protein for the collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and podoplanin receptor C-type-lectin-like receptor-2, which are platelet receptors implicated in the maintenance of vascular ... ...

    Abstract Platelet Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is an essential signalling protein for the collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and podoplanin receptor C-type-lectin-like receptor-2, which are platelet receptors implicated in the maintenance of vascular integrity during inflammation. Moreover, platelets, platelet GPVI and Btk are important for host defence during murine bacterial pneumosepsis. The aim of this study was to determine the role of platelet Btk in vascular integrity and host defence during murine pneumosepsis caused by the common human pathogens
    MeSH term(s) Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/genetics ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase/metabolism ; Animals ; Blood Platelets/physiology ; Disease Models, Animal ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Immunity ; Klebsiella pneumoniae/physiology ; Lung/blood supply ; Lung/pathology ; Male ; Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Platelet Aggregation/genetics ; Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/genetics ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/metabolism ; Regional Blood Flow ; Sepsis/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/physiology
    Chemical Substances Gp38 protein, mouse ; Membrane Glycoproteins ; Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins ; platelet membrane glycoprotein VI ; Agammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine Kinase (EC 2.7.10.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-14
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 518294-3
    ISSN 2567-689X ; 0340-6245
    ISSN (online) 2567-689X
    ISSN 0340-6245
    DOI 10.1055/s-0039-1681046
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  7. Article ; Online: Limited role of the receptor for advanced glycation end products during Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia.

    Achouiti, Ahmed / de Vos, Alex F / de Beer, Regina / Florquin, Sandrine / van 't Veer, Cornelis / van der Poll, Tom

    Journal of innate immunity

    2013  Volume 5, Issue 6, Page(s) 603–612

    Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of sepsis. Sepsis is associated with the release of 'damage-associated molecular patterns' (DAMPs). The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a multiligand receptor, abundantly ... ...

    Abstract Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of sepsis. Sepsis is associated with the release of 'damage-associated molecular patterns' (DAMPs). The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a multiligand receptor, abundantly expressed in the lungs, that recognizes several of these DAMPs. Triggering of RAGE leads to activation of the NF-κB pathway and perpetuation of inflammation. Earlier investigations have shown that the absence of RAGE reduces inflammation and bacterial dissemination and increases survival in sepsis caused by S. pneumoniae pneumonia. We hypothesized that the detrimental role of RAGE depends on the level of RAGE expression in the primary organ of infection. By directly injecting S. pneumoniae intravenously, thereby circumventing the extensive RAGE-expressing lung, we here determined whether RAGE contributes to an adverse outcome of bacteremia or whether its role is restricted to primary lung infection. During late-stage infection (48 h), rage(-/-) mice had an attenuated systemic inflammatory response, as reflected by lower plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, reduced endothelial cell activation (as measured by E-selectin levels) and less neutrophil accumulation in lung tissue. However, RAGE deficiency did not influence bacterial loads or survival in this model. In accordance, plasma markers for cell injury were similar in both mouse strains. These results demonstrate that while RAGE plays a harmful part in S. pneumoniae sepsis originating from the respiratory tract, this receptor has a limited role in the outcome of primary bloodstream infection by this pathogen.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacteremia/genetics ; Bacteremia/immunology ; Bacteremia/microbiology ; Cytokines/blood ; Cytokines/immunology ; E-Selectin/immunology ; E-Selectin/metabolism ; Endothelial Cells/immunology ; Endothelial Cells/metabolism ; Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology ; Immunohistochemistry ; Lung/immunology ; Lung/metabolism ; Lung/microbiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Neutrophil Infiltration/genetics ; Neutrophil Infiltration/immunology ; Pneumococcal Infections/genetics ; Pneumococcal Infections/immunology ; Pneumococcal Infections/microbiology ; Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics ; Receptors, Immunologic/immunology ; Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism ; Sepsis/genetics ; Sepsis/immunology ; Sepsis/microbiology ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/physiology ; Survival Analysis ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances Cytokines ; E-Selectin ; Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products ; Receptors, Immunologic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-06-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2454158-8
    ISSN 1662-8128 ; 1662-811X
    ISSN (online) 1662-8128
    ISSN 1662-811X
    DOI 10.1159/000348739
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  8. Article ; Online: ASC and NLRP3 impair host defense during lethal pneumonia caused by serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae in mice.

    van Lieshout, Miriam H P / de Vos, Alex F / Dessing, Mark C / de Porto, Alexander P N A / de Boer, Onno J / de Beer, Regina / Terpstra, Sanne / Florquin, Sandrine / Van't Veer, Cornelis / van der Poll, Tom

    European journal of immunology

    2017  Volume 48, Issue 1, Page(s) 66–79

    Abstract: Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. The Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, consisting of NLRP3, ASC (the adaptor apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing ... ...

    Abstract Streptococcus (S.) pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. The Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, consisting of NLRP3, ASC (the adaptor apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD) and caspase-1, has been implicated in protective immunity during pneumonia induced by high doses of S. pneumoniae serotype 2. Here we investigated the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the host response during lethal airway infection with a low dose of serotype 3 S. pneumoniae. Mice were euthanized at predefined endpoints for analysis or observed in survival studies. In additional studies, Tlr2
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins/genetics ; CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins/immunology ; Caspase 1/immunology ; Community-Acquired Infections/immunology ; Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology ; Immunity, Innate/genetics ; Immunity, Innate/immunology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Mice, Knockout ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/genetics ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/immunology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/immunology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/pathology ; Signal Transduction/immunology ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/classification ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology ; Toll-Like Receptor 2/genetics ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/genetics
    Chemical Substances CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins ; Myd88 protein, mouse ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 ; NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein ; Nlrp3 protein, mouse ; Pycard protein, mouse ; Tlr2 protein, mouse ; Tlr4 protein, mouse ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; Caspase 1 (EC 3.4.22.36)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-11-03
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 120108-6
    ISSN 1521-4141 ; 0014-2980
    ISSN (online) 1521-4141
    ISSN 0014-2980
    DOI 10.1002/eji.201646554
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  9. Article: Platelet Btk is Required for Maintaining Lung Vascular Integrity during Murine Pneumococcal Pneumosepsis

    de Porto, Alexander P. N. A. / Claushuis, Theodora A. M. / van der Donk, Lieve E. H. / de Beer, Regina / de Boer, Onno J. / Florquin, Sandrine / Roelofs, Joris J. T. H. / Hendriks, Rudi W. / van der Poll, Tom / van't Veer, Cornelis / de Vos, Alex F.

    Thrombosis and Haemostasis

    2019  Volume 119, Issue 06, Page(s) 930–940

    Abstract: Platelet Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is an essential signalling protein for the collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and podoplanin receptor C-type-lectin-like receptor-2, which are platelet receptors implicated in the maintenance of vascular ... ...

    Abstract Platelet Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is an essential signalling protein for the collagen receptor glycoprotein VI (GPVI) and podoplanin receptor C-type-lectin-like receptor-2, which are platelet receptors implicated in the maintenance of vascular integrity during inflammation. Moreover, platelets, platelet GPVI and Btk are important for host defence during murine bacterial pneumosepsis. The aim of this study was to determine the role of platelet Btk in vascular integrity and host defence during murine pneumosepsis caused by the common human pathogens Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Using the Cre-loxP system, male platelet-specific Btk-deficient mice (PF4creBtk fl /Y) were created. Similar to platelets from total Btk-deficient mice, platelets from PF4creBtk fl /Y mice showed abrogated aggregation and P-selectin expression when stimulated with the GPVI ligand cross-linked collagen-related peptide. Upon infection with S. pneumoniae, PF4creBtk fl /Y mice showed increased lung bleeding, but unimpaired anti-bacterial defence. During pneumosepsis evoked by K. pneumoniae, platelet Btk deficiency was not associated with lung bleeding and did not impact on host defence, even when platelet function was further compromised by blocking secondary platelet activation by the P2Y 12 receptor antagonist clopidogrel. Together, these data indicate that, while platelet Btk is not important for anti-bacterial defence in pneumosepsis, its role in maintaining vascular integrity in the lung depends on the causative pathogen.
    Keywords Bruton's tyrosine kinase ; blood platelets ; haemostasis ; infection ; innate immunity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-14
    Publisher Georg Thieme Verlag KG
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 518294-3
    ISSN 2567-689X ; 0340-6245
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    ISSN 0340-6245
    DOI 10.1055/s-0039-1681046
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  10. Article ; Online: Mast cells impair host defense during murine Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia.

    van den Boogaard, Florry E / Brands, Xanthe / Roelofs, Joris J T H / de Beer, Regina / de Boer, Onno J / van 't Veer, Cornelis / van der Poll, Tom

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2014  Volume 210, Issue 9, Page(s) 1376–1384

    Abstract: Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common causative pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. Mast cells (MCs) are located mainly at the host-environment interface where they function as sentinels.: Objective: Our goal was to study the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common causative pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. Mast cells (MCs) are located mainly at the host-environment interface where they function as sentinels.
    Objective: Our goal was to study the role of MCs during pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae.
    Methods: Lung tissue of patients who had died from pneumococcal pneumonia or a nonpulmonary cause was stained for MCs and tryptase. Wild-type (WT) and MC-deficient (Kit(W-sh/W-sh)) mice were observed or sacrificed after induction of pneumonia by intranasal inoculation of S. pneumoniae. In separate experiments, WT mice were treated with doxantrazole or cromoglycate, which are MC stabilizing agents.
    Results: The constitutive presence of tryptase-positive MCs was reduced in affected lungs from pneumonia patients. Kit(W-sh/W-sh) mice showed a prolonged survival during the first few days after median lethal dose (LD)100 and LD50 infection, while overall mortality did not differ from that in WT mice. Relative to WT mice, Kit(W-sh/W-sh) mice showed reduced bacterial counts with less bacterial dissemination to distant organs and less inflammation. Neither doxantrazole nor cromoglycate influenced antibacterial defense or inflammatory responses after airway infection with S. pneumoniae.
    Conclusions: MCs exhibit an unfavorable role in host defense during pneumococcal pneumonia by a mechanism independent of degranulation.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Bacterial Load ; Female ; Host-Pathogen Interactions/immunology ; Humans ; Lung/microbiology ; Lung/pathology ; Male ; Mast Cells/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/immunology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/microbiology ; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal/pathology ; Streptococcus pneumoniae/immunology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-11-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiu285
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