Xiaoqi Wang , Shuang Liu , Di Su , Jiayu Sui , Xiangyu Yan , Jia Yang , Ziqi Zheng , Penghe Wang , Weijun Song , Zexi Jin , Mingyan E , Maomao Zhang , Bo Yu
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Abstract
Background and aims
Viral myocarditis is an inflammatory pathology of the myocardium that involves innate immune responses, especially those involving neutrophils. However, strategies targeting neutrophils to alleviate inflammation have not achieved complete success. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA), a natural organosulfur compound, has the capacity to modulate immune cell behavior. This study aimed to investigate whether ALAs can regulate innate immunity to provide protection against coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced myocarditis.
Methods and results
Abdominal administration of ALA improved cardiac dysfunction and reduced mortality in a CVB3-induced mouse model of myocarditis (VM). ALA treatment induced neutrophils and inhibited Ly6Chi pro-inflammatory macrophages, favoring a reparatory environment in the myocardium. However, depleting neutrophils with anti-Ly6G antibodies increased Ly6Chi pro-inflammatory macrophage recruitment in blood and heart in ALA-treated VM mice. Further flow cytometry analysis indicated that ALA promoted Ym-1 expression of neutrophils. Blocking Ym-1 significantly reversed ALA-mediated cardiac reparative macrophages infiltration and cardiac function improvement post-VM. Recombinant Ym-1 drives macrophages toward a reparative phenotype and attenuates CVB3-induced viral myocarditis. Mechanistically, ALA reprogrammed neutrophil metabolic patterns, leading to increased production of the metabolite acetyl-CoA, thereby increasing the transcription of Ym-1 by promoting STAT6 acetylation.
Conclusions
ALA protects against VM by activating metabolic reprogramming/STAT6 acetylation/Ym-1 axis in neutrophils. These results highlight the heterogeneity of neutrophils and suggest that ALA might represent a feasible strategy to improve the prognosis of VM patients.
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