Branched-chain ketoacid antioxidants mediate disease tolerance to sepsis
Misra, A.; Weitman, E. M.; Weitman, M.; Brook, J. R.; Rone, J. M.; Petrova, B.; Mertens, R. T.; Hwang, N.; Zambrano Vera, K.; Perrella, M. A.; Baron, R. M.; Kanarek, N.; Nowarski, R.
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Metabolic adaptation is crucial for surviving systemic infection and withstanding the pathological host response to infection known as sepsis. The liver orchestrates key metabolic adaptation programs that enable disease tolerance in sepsis, yet the impact of liver metabolites on sepsis susceptibility is not well understood. By broadly profiling liver metabolite landscapes in mice surviving or succumbing to bacterial sepsis, we found that dysregulation of the branched-chain amino acid metabolite family is associated with sepsis non-survival. Administration of branched-chain ketoacids (BCKAs) during Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced sepsis in mice enhanced survival, yet not through enhanced bacterial clearance or BCKA catabolism. Instead, BCKAs served as antioxidants by directly neutralizing hydrogen peroxide, preventing tissue lipid peroxidation. Targeted metabolomics in sepsis patients revealed low BCKA abundance as an early prognostic biomarker of sepsis non-survival. Our results identify BCKAs as a systemic shield against oxidative damage and highlight new metabolite targets to enhance disease tolerance to sepsis.
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