Resumen
Alveolar macrophages (AM) hold lung homeostasis intact. In addition to the defense against inhaled pathogens and deleterious inflammation, AM also maintain pulmonary surfactant homeostasis, a vital lung function that prevents pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Signals transmitted between AM and pneumocytes of the pulmonary niche coordinate these specialized functions. However, the mechanisms that guide the metabolic homeostasis of AM remain largely elusive. We show that the NK cell-associated receptor, NKR-P1B, is expressed by AM and is essential for metabolic programming. Nkrp1b−/− mice are vulnerable to pneumococcal infection due to an age-dependent collapse in the number of AM and the formation of lipid-laden AM. The AM of Nkrp1b−/− mice show increased uptake but defective metabolism of surfactant lipids. We identify a physical relay between AM and alveolar type-II pneumocytes that is dependent on pneumocyte Clr-g expression. These findings implicate the NKR-P1B:Clr-g signaling axis in AM-pneumocyte communication as being important for maintaining metabolism in AM.
Idioma original | English |
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Número de artículo | 7272 |
Publicación | Nature Communications |
Volumen | 13 |
N.º | 1 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - dic. 2022 |
Nota bibliográfica
Funding Information:We acknowledge the support from Dalhousie CORES facilities for flow cytometry and microscopy experiments, as well as the Dalhousie Animal Care facility. The research and M.S. were supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council grant RGPIN/05557-2018 (awarded to A.P.M.). D.M.L. is a trainee in the Cancer Research Training Program of the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, with funds provided by the DMRF Jean Rivers Sawyer Award and the GIVETOLIVE Eric Douglas Grant Award. The Clr-b mice were a generous gift from Dr. Matthew T. Gillespie. The anti-NKR-P1B antibody was a generous gift from Dr. Koho Iizuka, University of Minnesota. −/−
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Chemistry
- General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General
- General Physics and Astronomy
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article