[PDF][PDF] Systemic inflammation suppresses lymphoid tissue remodeling and B cell immunity during concomitant local infection

YO Alexandre, S Devi, SL Park, LK Mackay, WR Heath… - Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
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Concurrent infection with multiple pathogens occurs frequently in individuals and can result
in exacerbated infections and altered immunity. However, the impact of such coinfections on
immune responses remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal that systemic infection
results in an inflammation-induced suppression of local immunity. During localized infection
or vaccination in barrier tissues including the skin or respiratory tract, concurrent systemic
infection induces a type I interferon-dependent lymphopenia that impairs lymphocyte …
Summary
Concurrent infection with multiple pathogens occurs frequently in individuals and can result in exacerbated infections and altered immunity. However, the impact of such coinfections on immune responses remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal that systemic infection results in an inflammation-induced suppression of local immunity. During localized infection or vaccination in barrier tissues including the skin or respiratory tract, concurrent systemic infection induces a type I interferon-dependent lymphopenia that impairs lymphocyte recruitment to the draining lymph node (dLN) and induces sequestration of lymphocytes in non-draining LN. This contributes to suppressed fibroblastic reticular cell and endothelial cell expansion and dLN remodeling and impairs induction of B cell responses and antibody production. Our data suggest that contemporaneous systemic inflammation constrains the induction of regional immunity.
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