Inhibition of myeloid-derived suppressor cell arginase-1 production enhances T-cell-based immunotherapy against Cryptococcus neoformans infection.
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| Abstract |
Cryptococcosis is a potentially lethal disease that is primarily caused by the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, treatment options for cryptococcosis are limited. Here, we show glucuronoxylomannan, the major polysaccharide component of C. neoformans, induces the recruitment of neutrophilic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice and patients with cryptococcosis. Depletion of neutrophilic myeloid-derived suppressor cells enhances host defense against C. neoformans infection. We identify C-type lectin receptor-2d recognizes glucuronoxylomannan to potentiate the immunosuppressive activity of neutrophilic myeloid-derived suppressor cells by initiating p38-mediated production of the enzyme arginase-1, which inhibits T-cell mediated antifungal responses. Notably, pharmacological inhibition of arginase-1 expression by a specific inhibitor of p38, SB202190, or an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, vandetanib, significantly enhances T-cell mediated antifungal responses against cryptococcosis. These data reveal a crucial suppressive role of neutrophilic myeloid-derived suppressor cells during cryptococcosis and highlight a promising immunotherapeutic application by inhibiting arginase-1 production to combat infectious diseases.
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| Authors | Ya-Nan Li, Zhong-Wei Wang, Fan Li, Ling-Hong Zhou, Yan-Shan Jiang, Yao Yu, Hui-Hui Ma, Li-Ping Zhu, Jie-Ming Qu, Xin-Ming Jia |
| Journal | Nature communications (Nat Commun) Vol. 13 Issue 1 Pg. 4074 (07 14 2022) ISSN: 2041-1723 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 35835754 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | © 2022. The Author(s). |
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