RRC ID 87963
Author Li LX, Benoun JM, Weiskopf K, Garcia KC, McSorley SJ.
Title Salmonella Infection Enhances Erythropoietin Production by the Kidney and Liver, Which Correlates with Elevated Bacterial Burdens.
Journal Infect Immun
Abstract Salmonella infection profoundly affects host erythroid development, but the mechanisms responsible for this effect remain poorly understood. We monitored the impact of Salmonella infection on erythroid development and found that systemic infection induced anemia, splenomegaly, elevated erythropoietin (EPO) levels, and extramedullary erythropoiesis in a process independent of Salmonella pathogenicity island 2 (SPI2) or flagellin. The circulating EPO level was also constitutively higher in mice lacking the expression of signal-regulatory protein α (SIRPα). The expression level of EPO mRNA was elevated in the kidney and liver but not increased in the spleens of infected mice despite the presence of extramedullary erythropoiesis in this tissue. In contrast to data from a previous report, mice lacking EPO receptor (EPOR) expression on nonerythroid cells (EPOR rescued) had bacterial loads similar to those of wild-type mice following Salmonella infection. Indeed, treatment to reduce splenic erythroblasts and mature red blood cells correlated with elevated bacterial burdens, implying that extramedullary erythropoiesis benefits the host. Together, these findings emphasize the profound effect of Salmonella infection on erythroid development and suggest that the modulation of erythroid development has both positive and negative consequences for host immunity.
Volume 84(10)
Pages 2833-41
Published 2016-10-1
DOI 10.1128/IAI.00337-16
PII IAI.00337-16
PMID 27456828
PMC PMC5038055
MeSH Anemia / blood Animals Bacterial Load Disease Models, Animal Erythropoiesis / physiology Erythropoietin / metabolism* Flow Cytometry Kidney / metabolism* Liver / metabolism* Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL RNA, Messenger / metabolism Receptors, Erythropoietin / metabolism Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism Salmonella Infections / metabolism* Salmonella Infections / microbiology* Salmonella typhi* Spleen / metabolism
Resource
Mice RBRC00985