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消毒机器人:蛋白S100A14较高表达或可阻止HIV感染

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在一项新的研究中,来自美国威斯达研究所(Wistar Institute)的研究人员发现在具有较高的HIV感染率的地区,尽管多年在注射毒品时使用高风险的针头共用行为但是仍然未被HIV感染的人群中,S100A14蛋白更高水平地表达。这种蛋白介导一类称为自然杀伤细胞(natural killer cell, NK细胞)的免疫细胞活化,其中在病毒感染的最早阶段,NK细胞在宿主免疫防御中起着关键性作用。相关研究结果于2018年11月5日在线发表在JAIDS期刊上,论文标题为“S100a14 is Increased in Activated Nk Cells and Plasma of HIV-Exposed Seronegative People Who Inject Drugs and Promotes Monocyte-Nk crosstalk”。


在因持续接触HIV病毒而具有较高感染风险的人群中,有一小部分人仍然未受感染。来自威斯达研究所的之前研究已表明,这些HIV-1暴露血清阴性(HIV-1 exposed seronegative, HESN)的人具有更高水平的先天免疫激活,包括活性增强的NK细胞和树突细胞。

威斯达研究所疫苗与免疫治疗中心HIV-1免疫发病部门主任Luis J. Montaner博士说,“了解天然抵抗HIV感染的基础是比较重要的,这是因为它可能指导人们基于操纵宿主免疫防御设计预防HIV感染的新方法。我们在一个特定的注射毒品时因针头共用而具有较高的HIV感染风险的HESN人群中,研究了免疫激活机制。”

通过进行蛋白质组学分析,这些研究人员发现与对照供者相比,在注射毒品时因针头共用而具有较高的HIV感染风险的HESN人群的血液和分离的NK细胞中具有更高的干扰素相关蛋白和S100蛋白家族成员表达水平。Montaner及其同事们着重关注S100A14蛋白,并证实它强效地激活血液中的一群称为单核细胞的免疫细胞,这接着会激活NK细胞。

Montaner实验室高级研究员Costin Tomescu博士说,“我们的研究结果表明S100A14代表着宿主抵御HIV感染的一种新因子。进一步的研究将探究这种蛋白在增强NK细胞抑制HIV复制和消除受感染细胞的能力方面发挥的潜在作用,并且可能有助于开发预防HIV感染的新方法。”


S100a14 is Increased in Activated Nk Cells and Plasma of HIV-Exposed Seronegative People Who Inject Drugs and Promotes Monocyte-Nk crosstalk

Abstract

Background:

HIV-exposed sero-negative people who inject drugs (HESN-PWID) have been shown to have increased NK cell and myeloid activation when compared to control donors.

Methods:

We investigated potential mechanisms maintaining NK activation by conducting quantitative proteome comparisons of NK cells from HESN-PWID subjects and control donors. Proteins upregulated in NK cells were measured in the plasma of HESN-PWID subjects by ELISA and further investigated for their ability to induce innate immune activation in vitro.

Results:

The NK cell proteome comparison showed markedly higher levels of Interferon-stimulated proteins and S100 proteins, including S100A14. Consistent with these results, we observed significantly higher levels of S100A14 in the plasma of HESN-PWID subjects compared to controls (p=0.033, n=25). In vitro, the addition of recombinant S100A14 protein significantly activated NK cells in a PBMC mixture (p=0.011, n=9), but not purified NK cells alone. Treatment of purified monocytes with recombinant S100A14 protein induced secretion of TNF-alpha and led to significantly higher NK CD69 activation (p=0.0156, n=7) in a co-culture through a TLR4 dependent interaction.

Conclusions:

Our study identified S100A14 as a novel protein increased within NK cells and plasma of HESN-PWID subjects with the capacity to sustain NK activation through TLR4-dependent activation of myeloid cells.


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