ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a common form of primary systemic vasculitis in adults, with no reliable indicators of prognosis or treatment responses. We used single cell technologies to comprehensively map immune cell populations in the blood of patients with GCA and identified the CD66b+CD15+CD10l...

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Main Authors: Lihui Wang, Zhichao Ai, Tariq Khoyratty, Kristina Zec, Hayley L. Eames, Erinke van Grinsven, Alison Hudak, Susan Morris, David Ahern, Claudia Monaco, Evgeniy B. Eruslanov, Raashid Luqmani, Irina A. Udalova
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Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2020-10-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.139163
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author Lihui Wang
Zhichao Ai
Tariq Khoyratty
Kristina Zec
Hayley L. Eames
Erinke van Grinsven
Alison Hudak
Susan Morris
David Ahern
Claudia Monaco
Evgeniy B. Eruslanov
Raashid Luqmani
Irina A. Udalova
author_facet Lihui Wang
Zhichao Ai
Tariq Khoyratty
Kristina Zec
Hayley L. Eames
Erinke van Grinsven
Alison Hudak
Susan Morris
David Ahern
Claudia Monaco
Evgeniy B. Eruslanov
Raashid Luqmani
Irina A. Udalova
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description Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a common form of primary systemic vasculitis in adults, with no reliable indicators of prognosis or treatment responses. We used single cell technologies to comprehensively map immune cell populations in the blood of patients with GCA and identified the CD66b+CD15+CD10lo/–CD64– band neutrophils and CD66bhiCD15+CD10lo/–CD64+/bright myelocytes/metamyelocytes to be unequivocally associated with both the clinical phenotype and response to treatment. Immature neutrophils were resistant to apoptosis, remained in the vasculature for a prolonged period of time, interacted with platelets, and extravasated into the tissue surrounding the temporal arteries of patients with GCA. We discovered that immature neutrophils generated high levels of extracellular reactive oxygen species, leading to enhanced protein oxidation and permeability of endothelial barrier in an in vitro coculture system. The same populations were also detected in other systemic vasculitides. These findings link functions of immature neutrophils to disease pathogenesis, establishing a clinical cellular signature of GCA and suggesting different therapeutic approaches in systemic vascular inflammation.
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spelling doaj.art-9479450c622941bc9ee438a4e6c35b4b2022-12-21T21:32:39ZengAmerican Society for Clinical investigationJCI Insight2379-37082020-10-01520ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologiesLihui WangZhichao AiTariq KhoyrattyKristina ZecHayley L. EamesErinke van GrinsvenAlison HudakSusan MorrisDavid AhernClaudia MonacoEvgeniy B. EruslanovRaashid LuqmaniIrina A. UdalovaGiant cell arteritis (GCA) is a common form of primary systemic vasculitis in adults, with no reliable indicators of prognosis or treatment responses. We used single cell technologies to comprehensively map immune cell populations in the blood of patients with GCA and identified the CD66b+CD15+CD10lo/–CD64– band neutrophils and CD66bhiCD15+CD10lo/–CD64+/bright myelocytes/metamyelocytes to be unequivocally associated with both the clinical phenotype and response to treatment. Immature neutrophils were resistant to apoptosis, remained in the vasculature for a prolonged period of time, interacted with platelets, and extravasated into the tissue surrounding the temporal arteries of patients with GCA. We discovered that immature neutrophils generated high levels of extracellular reactive oxygen species, leading to enhanced protein oxidation and permeability of endothelial barrier in an in vitro coculture system. The same populations were also detected in other systemic vasculitides. These findings link functions of immature neutrophils to disease pathogenesis, establishing a clinical cellular signature of GCA and suggesting different therapeutic approaches in systemic vascular inflammation.https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.139163Vascular biology
spellingShingle Lihui Wang
Zhichao Ai
Tariq Khoyratty
Kristina Zec
Hayley L. Eames
Erinke van Grinsven
Alison Hudak
Susan Morris
David Ahern
Claudia Monaco
Evgeniy B. Eruslanov
Raashid Luqmani
Irina A. Udalova
ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
JCI Insight
Vascular biology
title ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
title_full ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
title_fullStr ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
title_full_unstemmed ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
title_short ROS-producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
title_sort ros producing immature neutrophils in giant cell arteritis are linked to vascular pathologies
topic Vascular biology
url https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.139163
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