Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection

Summary: Itaconate is an immunomodulatory metabolite produced by immune cells under microbial stimulation and certain pro-inflammatory conditions and triggers antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses. We show that dimethyl itaconate, a derivative of itaconate previously linked to suppression of i...

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Main Authors: Anaísa V. Ferreira, Sarantos Kostidis, Laszlo A. Groh, Valerie A.C.M. Koeken, Mariolina Bruno, Ilayda Baydemir, Gizem Kilic, Özlem Bulut, Theano Andriopoulou, Victoria Spanou, Kalliopi D. Synodinou, Theologia Gkavogianni, Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag, L. Charlotte de Bree, Vera P. Mourits, Vasiliki Matzaraki, Werner J.H. Koopman, Frank L. van de Veerdonk, Georgios Renieris, Martin Giera, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Boris Novakovic, Jorge Domínguez-Andrés
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author Anaísa V. Ferreira
Sarantos Kostidis
Laszlo A. Groh
Valerie A.C.M. Koeken
Mariolina Bruno
Ilayda Baydemir
Gizem Kilic
Özlem Bulut
Theano Andriopoulou
Victoria Spanou
Kalliopi D. Synodinou
Theologia Gkavogianni
Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag
L. Charlotte de Bree
Vera P. Mourits
Vasiliki Matzaraki
Werner J.H. Koopman
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Georgios Renieris
Martin Giera
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Boris Novakovic
Jorge Domínguez-Andrés
author_facet Anaísa V. Ferreira
Sarantos Kostidis
Laszlo A. Groh
Valerie A.C.M. Koeken
Mariolina Bruno
Ilayda Baydemir
Gizem Kilic
Özlem Bulut
Theano Andriopoulou
Victoria Spanou
Kalliopi D. Synodinou
Theologia Gkavogianni
Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag
L. Charlotte de Bree
Vera P. Mourits
Vasiliki Matzaraki
Werner J.H. Koopman
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Georgios Renieris
Martin Giera
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Boris Novakovic
Jorge Domínguez-Andrés
author_sort Anaísa V. Ferreira
collection DOAJ
description Summary: Itaconate is an immunomodulatory metabolite produced by immune cells under microbial stimulation and certain pro-inflammatory conditions and triggers antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses. We show that dimethyl itaconate, a derivative of itaconate previously linked to suppression of inflammation and widely employed as an alternative to the endogenous metabolite, can induce long-term transcriptional, epigenomic, and metabolic changes, characteristic of trained immunity. Dimethyl itaconate alters glycolytic and mitochondrial energetic metabolism, ultimately leading to increased responsiveness to microbial ligand stimulation. Subsequently, mice treated with dimethyl itaconate present increased survival to infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, itaconate levels in human plasma correlate with enhanced ex vivo pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that dimethyl itaconate displays short-term anti-inflammatory characteristics and the capacity to induce long-term trained immunity. This pro-and anti-inflammatory dichotomy of dimethyl itaconate is likely to induce complex immune responses and should be contemplated when considering itaconate derivatives in a therapeutic context.
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spelling doaj.art-6e7649ccdf4846afb0796f373689a5d62023-06-18T05:01:33ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472023-06-01426112658Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infectionAnaísa V. Ferreira0Sarantos Kostidis1Laszlo A. Groh2Valerie A.C.M. Koeken3Mariolina Bruno4Ilayda Baydemir5Gizem Kilic6Özlem Bulut7Theano Andriopoulou8Victoria Spanou9Kalliopi D. Synodinou10Theologia Gkavogianni11Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag12L. Charlotte de Bree13Vera P. Mourits14Vasiliki Matzaraki15Werner J.H. Koopman16Frank L. van de Veerdonk17Georgios Renieris18Martin Giera19Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis20Boris Novakovic21Jorge Domínguez-Andrés22Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Universidade do Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; Corresponding authorCenter for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333ZA Leiden, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; TWINCORE, a Joint Venture Between the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), 30625 Hannover, Germany; Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM), Department of Computational Biology for Individualised Infection Medicine, a Joint Venture Between the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the Hannover Medical School (MHH), 30625 Hannover, GermanyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Pediatrics, Amalia Children’s Hospital, Radboud Center for Mitochondrial Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, GreeceCenter for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333ZA Leiden, the Netherlands4th Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, GreeceMurdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3052, AustraliaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, 6500HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Corresponding authorSummary: Itaconate is an immunomodulatory metabolite produced by immune cells under microbial stimulation and certain pro-inflammatory conditions and triggers antioxidant and anti-inflammatory responses. We show that dimethyl itaconate, a derivative of itaconate previously linked to suppression of inflammation and widely employed as an alternative to the endogenous metabolite, can induce long-term transcriptional, epigenomic, and metabolic changes, characteristic of trained immunity. Dimethyl itaconate alters glycolytic and mitochondrial energetic metabolism, ultimately leading to increased responsiveness to microbial ligand stimulation. Subsequently, mice treated with dimethyl itaconate present increased survival to infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Additionally, itaconate levels in human plasma correlate with enhanced ex vivo pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that dimethyl itaconate displays short-term anti-inflammatory characteristics and the capacity to induce long-term trained immunity. This pro-and anti-inflammatory dichotomy of dimethyl itaconate is likely to induce complex immune responses and should be contemplated when considering itaconate derivatives in a therapeutic context.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723006691CP: Immunology
spellingShingle Anaísa V. Ferreira
Sarantos Kostidis
Laszlo A. Groh
Valerie A.C.M. Koeken
Mariolina Bruno
Ilayda Baydemir
Gizem Kilic
Özlem Bulut
Theano Andriopoulou
Victoria Spanou
Kalliopi D. Synodinou
Theologia Gkavogianni
Simone J.C.F.M. Moorlag
L. Charlotte de Bree
Vera P. Mourits
Vasiliki Matzaraki
Werner J.H. Koopman
Frank L. van de Veerdonk
Georgios Renieris
Martin Giera
Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis
Boris Novakovic
Jorge Domínguez-Andrés
Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
Cell Reports
CP: Immunology
title Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
title_full Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
title_fullStr Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
title_full_unstemmed Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
title_short Dimethyl itaconate induces long-term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
title_sort dimethyl itaconate induces long term innate immune responses and confers protection against infection
topic CP: Immunology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723006691
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