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Nitration of Chemokine CXCL8 acts as a natural mechanism to limit acute inflammation

Lookup NU author(s): Sarah Thompson, Chong Pang, Dr Tom Hellyer, Dr Jonathan Scott, Professor John SimpsonORCiD, Emeritus Professor John Kirby, Professor Neil SheerinORCiD, Professor Simi Ali

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Abstract

Chemokine CXCL8 is a key facilitator of the human host immune response, mediating neutrophil migration and activation at the site of infection and injury. The oxidative burst is an important effector mechanism which leads to the generation of reactive nitrogen species (RNS), including peroxynitrite. The current study was performed to determine the potential for nitration to alter the biological properties of CXCL8 and its detection in human disease. Here, we show peroxynitrite nitrates CXCL8 and thereby regulates neutrophil migration and activation. The nitrated chemokine was unable to induce transendothelial neutrophil migration in vitro and failed to promote leukocyte recruitment in vivo. This reduced activity is due to impairment in both G protein-coupled receptor signaling and glycosaminoglycan binding. Using a novel antibody, nitrated CXCL8 was detected in broncheoalveolar lavage samples from patients with pneumonia. These findings were validated by mass spectrometry. Our results provide the first direct evidence of chemokine nitration in human pathophysiology and suggest a natural mechanism that limits acute inflammation.


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Author(s): Thompson S, Pang CY, Sepuru KM, Cambier S, Hellyer TP, Scott J, Simpson AJ, Proost P, Kirby JA, Rajarathnan K, Sheerin NS, Ali S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Year: 2023

Volume: 80

Online publication date: 09/01/2023

Acceptance date: 09/12/2022

Date deposited: 15/12/2022

ISSN (print): 1420-682X

ISSN (electronic): 1420-9071

Publisher: Springer Nature

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-022-04663-x

DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04663-x


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Funding

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C16/17/010
EPSRC MosMed CDT
FWO-Vlaanderen PhD fellowship
FS/15/19/31327British Heart Foundation
KS_IN_009_20190919
NIH R21AI160613
Northern Accelerator award

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