Bronchial Epithelial Cells Accumulate Citrate Intracellularly in Response to Pneumococcal Hydrogen Peroxide
- 8 October 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in ACS Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (11), 2971-2978
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00372
Abstract
Community-acquired pneumonia is an infection of the lower respiratory tract caused by various viral and bacterial pathogens, including influenza A virus (IAV), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. To understand the disease pathology, it is important to delineate host metabolic responses to an infection. In this study, metabolome profiling of mono- and coinfected human bronchial epithelial cells was performed. We show that IAV and S. aureus silently survive within the cells with almost negligible effects on the host metabolome. In contrast, S. pneumoniae significantly altered various host pathways such as glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and amino acid metabolism. Intracellular citrate accumulation was the most prominent signature of pneumococcal infections and was directly attributed to the action of pneumococci-derived hydrogen peroxide. No coinfection specific metabolome signatures were observed.Keywords
Funding Information
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (407176682)
- European Social Fund (ESF_14-BM-A55-0001_16, ESF_14-BM-A55-0005_16)
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