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Monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages mediate resistance to migrating helminths through depletion of arginine availability

Chen, F.; El Naccache, D. W.; Ponessa, J.; Lemenze, A.; Espinosa, V.; Wu, W.; Lothstein, K.; Jin, L.; Rivera, A.; Siracusa, M.; Gause, W.

2020-10-02 immunology
10.1101/2020.10.02.322388 bioRxiv
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Macrophages are known to mediate anti-helminth responses, but it remains uncertain which subsets are involved or how macrophages actually kill helminths. Here we show rapid monocyte recruitment to the lung after infection with the nematode parasite, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. In this inflamed tissue microenvironment these monocytes differentiate into an alveolar-like macrophage (AM) phenotype, expressing both Siglec-F and CD11c, surround invading parasitic larvae and preferentially kill parasites in vitro. Monocyte-derived AMs (Mo-AMs) express type 2-associated markers and show distinct remodeling of the chromatin landscape relative to tissue-derived AMs. In particular, they express high amounts of Arg1 (arginase-1), which we demonstrate mediates helminth killing through L-arginine depletion. These studies indicate that recruited monocytes are selectively programmed in the pulmonary environment to express AM markers and an anti-helminth phenotype.

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