Blunted Fas signaling favors RIPK1-driven neutrophil necroptosis in critically ill COVID-19 patients
Schweizer, T. A.; Mairpady Shambat, S.; Vulin, C.; Hoeller, S.; Acevedo, C.; Huemer, M.; Gomez-Mejia, A.; Chang, C.-C.; Baum, J.; Hertegonne, S.; Hitz, E.; Hofmaenner, D. A.; Buehler, P. K.; Moch, H.; Schuepbach, R. A.; Brugger, S. D.; Zinkernagel, A. S.
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Critically ill COVID-19 patients are characterized by a severely dysregulated cytokine profile and elevated neutrophil counts, which are thought to contribute to disease severity. However, to date it remains unclear how neutrophils contribute to pathophysiology during COVID-19. Here, we assessed the impact of the dysregulated cytokine profile on the tightly regulated cell death program of neutrophils. We show that in a subpopulation of neutrophils, canonical apoptosis was skewed towards rapidly occurring necroptosis. This phenotype was characterized by abrogated caspase-8 activity and increased RIPK1 levels, favoring execution of necroptosis via the RIPK1-RIPK3-MLKL axis, as further confirmed in COVID-19 biopsies. Moreover, reduction of sFas-L levels in COVID-19 patients and hence decreased signaling to Fas directly increased RIPK1 levels and correlated with disease severity. Our results suggest an important role for Fas signaling in the regulation of cell death program ambiguity via the ripoptosome in neutrophils during COVID-19 and a potential therapeutic target to curb inflammation and thus influence disease severity and outcome.
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