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Department of Medicine and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Correspondence: Dr. Kevan Hartshorn, Department of Medicine and Pathology, Boston University School of Medicine, EBRC Room 414, 650 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02218. E-mail: khartsho{at}bu.edu
Bacterial superinfections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality during influenza A virus (IAV) epidemics. We demonstrate that incubation with the combination of IAV and Streptococcus pneumoniae caused marked reductions in survival of neutrophils in vitro compared with treatment with control buffer or IAV or S. pneumoniae alone. This cooperative effect was in part mediated by acceleration of neutrophil apoptosis as evidenced by increases in annexin-V binding and caspase-3 activation. However, GM-CSF did not increase survival of neutrophils exposed to IAV and S. pneumoniae. IAV enhanced neutrophil uptake of S. pneumoniae significantly. Furthermore, the combination of IAV and S. pneumoniae caused significantly more hydrogen peroxide production than IAV or S. pneumoniae alone. This increased respiratory burst activity contributed to the diminished neutrophil survival caused by IAV and S. pneumoniae. The NADPH oxidase inhibitor, diphenyleneiodonium, significantly improved survival of neutrophils treated with IAV and S. pneumoniae. These findings may help to explain the increased susceptibility of IAV-infected patients to infections with S. pneumoniae.
Key Words: apoptosis • annexin-V • caspase • GM-CSF
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