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ArticleCellular & molecular immunology2024

MLKL-mediated endothelial necroptosis drives vascular damage and mortality in systemic inflammatory response syndrome.

Xiaoxia Wu, Xiaoming Zhao, Fang Li, Yang Wang, Yangjing Ou, Haiwei Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Xuanhui Wu, Lingxia Wang, Ming Li and 14 more

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Xiaoxia WuCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Xiaoming ZhaoCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Fang LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Yang WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Yangjing OuCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Haiwei ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Xiaoming LiCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Xuanhui WuCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Lingxia WangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Ming LiCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.ORCID 0009-0003-2822-7100
Yue ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Jianling LiuCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Mingyan XingCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Han LiuCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Yongchang TanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Yangyang WangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Yangyang XieCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Hanwen ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Yan LuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.
Hong LiCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Jing WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China.ORCID 0000-0001-8758-1693
Liming SunState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-0136-5605
Yu LiCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Haibing ZhangCAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China. hbzhang@sibs.ac.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8814-7378

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32270803National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272181Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation (Shanghai Science and Technology Development Fund) 22XD1404500
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The hypersecretion of cytokines triggers life-threatening systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), leading to multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and mortality. Although both coagulopathy and necroptosis have been identified as important factors in the pathogenesis of SIRS, the specific cell types that undergo necroptosis and the interrelationships between coagulopathy and necroptosis remain unclear. In this study, we utilized visualization analysis via intravital microscopy to demonstrate that both anticoagulant heparin and nonanticoagulant heparin (NAH) pretreatment protect mice against TNF-α-induced mortality in SIRS. Moreover, the deletion of Mlkl or Ripk3 resulted in decreased coagulation and reduced mortality in TNF-α-induced SIRS. These findings suggest that necroptosis plays a key role upstream of coagulation in SIRS-related mortality. Furthermore, using a genetic lineage tracing mouse model (Tie2-Cre;Rosa26-tdT), we tracked endothelial cells (ECs) and verified that EC necroptosis is responsible for the vascular damage observed in TNF-α-treated mice. Importantly, Mlkl deletion in vascular ECs in mice had a similar protective effect against lethal SIRS by blocking EC necroptosis to protect the integrity of the endothelium. Collectively, our findings demonstrated that RIPK3-MLKL-dependent necroptosis disrupted vascular integrity, resulting in coagulopathy and multiorgan failure, eventually leading to mortality in SIRS patients. These results highlight the importance of targeting vascular EC necroptosis for the development of effective treatments for SIRS patients.

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Endothelial CellsMice, Inbred C57BLNecroptosisProtein KinasesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHeparinHumansMaleMiceMice, KnockoutHeparinMLKL protein, mouseProtein KinasesReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRipk3 protein, mouseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaEndothelial cellsMLKLNecroptosisRIPK3Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)TNF-α

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PMID39349742
PMCPMC11527879

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