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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 206, Issue 6, Pages 1171-1180Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001131
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- National Institutes of Health [R01AI114543, R21AI147064, R35GM134880, R21AI151183, R01GM115462, R01AI125446, R01AI127481, R01AI42767, R01AI85515, R01AI100527, T32AI007511, T32AI007485]
- Veterans Health Administration Merit Review Award [I01BX001324]
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NK cells play a critical role in host survival during sepsis by limiting the scope and duration of the cytokine storm, with NK cell-derived IL-10 being crucial for survival in septic patients. This demonstrates the beneficial regulatory mechanisms of NK cells in controlling systemic inflammation during dysregulated infection-induced inflammatory responses.
The dysregulated sepsis-induced cytokine storm evoked during systemic infection consists of biphasic and interconnected pro- and anti-inflammatory responses. The contrasting inflammatory cytokine responses determine the severity of the septic event, lymphopenia, host survival, and the ensuing long-lasting immunoparalysis state. NK cells, because of their capacity to elaborate pro(i.e., IFN-gamma) and anti-inflammatory (i.e., IL-10) responses, exist at the inflection of sepsis-induced inflammatory responses. Thus, NK cell activity could be beneficial or detrimental during sepsis. In this study, we demonstrate that murine NK cells promote host survival during sepsis by limiting the scope and duration of the cytokine storm. Specifically, NK cell-derived IL-10, produced in response to IL-15, is relevant to clinical manifestations in septic patients and critical for survival during sepsis. This role of NK cells demonstrates that regulatory mechanisms of classical inflammatory cells are beneficial and critical for controlling systemic inflammation, a notion relevant for therapeutic interventions during dysregulated infection-induced inflammatory responses.
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