Social Determinants modulate NK cell activity via obesity, LDL, and DUSP1 signaling
Baumer, Y.; Singh, K.; Baez, A. S.; Gutierrez-Huerta, C. A.; Cheng, L.; Igboko, M.; Turner, B. S.; Yeboah, J. A.; Reger, R. N.; Ortiz-Whittingham, L. R.; Bleck, C. K.; Mitchell, V. M.; Collins, B. S.; Pirooznia, M.; Dagur, P. K.; Allan, D. S.; Schwartz, D. M.; Childs, R. W.; Powell-Wiley, T. M.
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Adverse social determinants of health (aSDoH) are associated with obesity and related comorbidities like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Obesity is also associated with natural killer cell (NK) dysregulation, suggesting a potential mechanistic link. Therefore, we measured NK phenotypes and function in a cohort of African-American (AA) women from resource-limited neighborhoods. Obesity was associated with reduced NK cytotoxicity and a shift towards a regulatory phenotype. In vitro, LDL promoted NK dysfunction, implicating hyperlipidemia as a mediator of obesity-related immune dysregulation. Dual specific phosphatase 1 (DUSP1) was induced by LDL and was upregulated in NK cells from subjects with obesity, implicating DUSP1 in obesity-mediated NK dysfunction. In vitro, DUSP1 repressed LAMP1/CD107a, depleting NK cells of functional lysosomes to prevent degranulation and cytokine secretion. Together, these data provide novel mechanistic links between aSDoH, obesity, and immune dysregulation that could be leveraged to improve outcomes in marginalized populations.
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