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ArticleThorax2017

Novel role for endogenous mitochondrial formylated peptide-driven formyl peptide receptor 1 signalling in acute respiratory distress syndrome.

David A Dorward, Christopher D Lucas, Mary K Doherty, Gavin B Chapman, Emma J Scholefield, Andrew Conway Morris, Jennifer M Felton, Tiina Kipari, Duncan C Humphries, Calum T Robb and 5 more

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Article in Thorax, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

David A DorwardThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4658-8829
Christopher D LucasThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Mary K DohertyDepartment of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Science, Division of Health Research, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK.
Gavin B ChapmanThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Emma J ScholefieldThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Andrew Conway MorrisUniversity Division of Anaesthesia, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3211-3216
Jennifer M FeltonThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Tiina KipariThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Duncan C HumphriesThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Calum T RobbThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
A John SimpsonInstitute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Phillip D WhitfieldDepartment of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Science, Division of Health Research, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK.
Christopher HaslettThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Kevin DhaliwalThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Adriano G RossiThe MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Queen's Medical Centre · GBUniversity of the Highlands and Islands · GBAddenbrooke's Hospital · GBNewcastle University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0601481Medical Research Council G0901697Medical Research Council MR/K013386/1Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an often fatal neutrophil-dominant lung disease. Although influenced by multiple proinflammatory mediators, identification of suitable therapeutic candidates remains elusive. We aimed to delineate the presence of mitochondrial formylated peptides in ARDS and characterise the functional importance of formyl peptide receptor 1 (FPR1) signalling in sterile lung inflammation.

methodsMitochondrial formylated peptides were identified in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum of patients with ARDS by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. In vitro, human neutrophils were stimulated with mitochondrial formylated peptides and their effects assessed by flow cytometry and chemotaxis assay. Mouse lung injury was induced by mitochondrial formylated peptides or hydrochloric acid. Bone marrow chimeras determined the contribution of myeloid and parenchymal FPR1 to sterile lung inflammation.

resultsMitochondrial formylated peptides were elevated in BALF and serum from patients with ARDS. These peptides drove neutrophil activation and chemotaxis through FPR1-dependent mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. In mouse lung injury, inflammation was attenuated in Fpr1-/- mice, effects recapitulated by a pharmacological FPR1 antagonist even when administered after the onset of injury. FPR1 expression was present in alveolar epithelium and chimeric mice demonstrated that both myeloid and parenchymal FPR1 contributed to lung inflammation.

conclusionsWe provide the first definitive evidence of mitochondrial formylated peptides in human disease and demonstrate them to be elevated in ARDS and important in a mouse model of lung injury. This work reveals mitochondrial formylated peptide FPR1 signalling as a key driver of sterile acute lung injury and a potential therapeutic target in ARDS.

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AnimalsBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidChemotaxis, LeukocyteChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalFlow CytometryHumansMiceMitochondriaNeutrophil ActivationNeutrophilsReceptors, Formyl PeptideRespiratory Distress SyndromeTandem Mass SpectrometryFPR1 protein, humanReceptors, Formyl PeptideARDSInnate ImmunityNeutrophil Biology

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PMID28469031
PMCPMC5738532
OpenAlexW2610289778

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