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EMBO J . Alveolar Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Inhibit Endosomal Fusion of Influenza Virus

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EMBO J


. 2020 Jul 9;e105057.
doi: 10.15252/embj.2020105057. Online ahead of print.
Alveolar Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Inhibit Endosomal Fusion of Influenza Virus


Daniel J Schneider[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Katherine A Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Catrina E Latuszek[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Carol A Wilke[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Danny M Lyons[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Loka R Penke[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jennifer M Speth[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Matangi Marthi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joel A Swanson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Bethany B Moore[SUP] 1 2 4 [/SUP], Adam S Lauring[SUP] 2 3 4 [/SUP], Marc Peters-Golden[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Alveolar macrophages (AMs) and epithelial cells (ECs) are the lone resident lung cells positioned to respond to pathogens at early stages of infection. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important vectors of paracrine signaling implicated in a range of (patho)physiologic contexts. Here we demonstrate that AMs, but not ECs, constitutively secrete paracrine activity localized to EVs which inhibits influenza infection of ECs in vitro and in vivo. AMs exposed to cigarette smoke extract lost the inhibitory activity of their secreted EVs. Influenza strains varied in their susceptibility to inhibition by AM-EVs. Only those exhibiting early endosomal escape and high pH of fusion were inhibited via a reduction in endosomal pH. By contrast, strains exhibiting later endosomal escape and lower fusion pH proved resistant to inhibition. These results extend our understanding of how resident AMs participate in host defense and have broader implications in the defense and treatment of pathogens internalized within endosomes.
 
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