Hydrogen peroxide release by bacteria suppresses inflammasome-dependent innate immunity

Saskia F. Erttmann and Nelson O. Gekara ()
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Saskia F. Erttmann: Umeå University
Nelson O. Gekara: Umeå University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has a major function in host-microbial interactions. Although most studies have focused on the endogenous H2O2 produced by immune cells to kill microbes, bacteria can also produce H2O2. How microbial H2O2 influences the dynamics of host-microbial interactions is unclear. Here we show that H2O2 released by Streptococcus pneumoniae inhibits inflammasomes, key components of the innate immune system, contributing to the pathogen colonization of the host. We also show that the oral commensal H2O2-producing bacteria Streptococcus oralis can block inflammasome activation. This study uncovers an unexpected role of H2O2 in immune suppression and demonstrates how, through this mechanism, bacteria might restrain the immune system to co-exist with the host.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11169-x

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