Inflammasome activation and pyroptosis mediate coagulopathy and inflammation in Salmonella systemic infection

Ankit Pandeya, Yan Zhang, Jian Cui, Ling Yang, Jeffery Li, Guoying Zhang, Congqing Wu, Zhenyu Li, Yinan Wei

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Abstract

Inflammasome activation is a critical defense mechanism against bacterial infection. Previous studies suggest that inflammasome activation protects against Salmonella oral infection. Here we find inflammasome activation plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Salmonella systemic infection. We show that in a systemic infection model by i.p. injection of Salmonella, deficiency of caspase-1 or gasdermin-D prolonged survival time, reduced plasma concentrations of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα. These deficiencies also protected against coagulopathy during Salmonella infection as evidenced by diminished prolongation of prothrombin time and increase in plasma thrombin-antithrombin complex concentrations in the caspase-1 or gasdermin-D deficient mice. Activation of the NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasome by flagellin and/or the components of the SPI1 type 3 secretion system played a critical role in Salmonella-induced coagulopathy. In the absence of flagellin and SPI1, the Salmonella mutant strain still triggered coagulopathy through the caspase-11/NLRP3 pathway. Our results reveal a previously undisclosed role of the inflammasomes and pyroptosis in the pathogenesis of Salmonella systemic infection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127460
JournalMicrobiological Research
Volume275
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023

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Keywords

  • Coagulation
  • DIC
  • Inflammasome
  • Macrophage
  • Pyroptosis
  • Salmonella

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology

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