Viral-bacterial co-infections screen in vitro reveals molecular processes affecting pathogen proliferation and host cell viability

Philipp Walch and Petr Broz ()
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Petr Broz: Chemin des Boveresses 155

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Abstract The broadening of accessible methodologies has enabled mechanistic insights into single-pathogen infections, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying co-infections remain largely elusive, despite their clinical frequency and relevance, generally exacerbating symptom severity and fatality. Here, we describe an unbiased in vitro screening of pairwise co-infections in a murine macrophage model, quantifying pathogen proliferation and host cell death in parallel over time. The screen revealed that the majority of interactions are antagonistic for both metrics, highlighting general patterns depending on the pathogen virulence strategy. We subsequently decipher two distinct molecular interaction points: Firstly, murine Adenovirus 3 modifies ASC-dependent inflammasome responses in murine macrophages, altering host cell death and cytokine production, thereby impacting secondary Salmonella infection. Secondly, murine Adenovirus 2 infection triggers upregulation of Mprip, a crucial mediator of phagocytosis, which in turn causes increased Yersinia uptake, specifically in virus pre-infected bone-marrow-derived macrophages. This work therefore encompasses both a first-of-its-kind systematic assessment of host-pathogen-pathogen interactions, and mechanistic insight into molecular mediators during co-infection.

Date: 2024
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