IRF5 guides monocytes toward an inflammatory CD11c+ macrophage phenotype and promotes intestinal inflammation
Open Access
- 1 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Immunology
- Vol. 5 (47)
- https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.aax6085
Abstract
Mononuclear phagocytes (MNPs) are vital for maintaining intestinal homeostasis but, in response to acute microbial stimulation, can also trigger immunopathology, accelerating recruitment of Ly6C(hi) monocytes to the gut. The regulators that control monocyte tissue adaptation in the gut remain poorly understood. Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a transcription factor previously shown to play a key role in maintaining the inflammatory phenotype of macrophages. Here, we investigate the impact of IRF5 on the MNP system and physiology of the gut at homeostasis and during inflammation. We demonstrate that IRF5 deficiency has a limited impact on colon physiology at steady state but ameliorates immunopathology during Helicobacter hepaticus-induced colitis. Inhibition of IRF5 activity in MNPs phenocopies global IRF5 deficiency. Using a combination of bone marrow chimera and single-cell RNA-sequencing approaches, we examined the intrinsic role of IRF5 in controlling colonic MNP development. We demonstrate that IRF5 promotes differentiation of Ly6C(hi) monocytes into CD11c(+) macrophages and controls the production of antimicrobial and inflammatory mediators by these cells. Thus, we identify IRF5 as a key transcriptional regulator of the colonic MNP system during intestinal inflammation.Funding Information
- Wellcome Trust (095688/Z/11/Z)
- Wellcome Trust (209422/Z/17/Z)
- Novo Nordisk Fonden (NNF15CC0018486)
- Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research
- Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research
- MRC CGAT Programme
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