Extracellular Matrix Proteolysis by MT1-MMP Contributes to Influenza-Related Tissue Damage and Mortality

Dalit Talmi-Frank, Zeev Altboum, Inna Solomonov, Yael Udi, Diego Adhemar Jaitin, Mordehay Klepfish, Eyal David, Alina Zhuravlev, Hadas Keren-Shaul, Deborah R. Winter, Irit Gat-Viks, Michal Mandelboim, Tamar Ziv, Ido Amit*, Irit Sagi

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Abstract

Mounting an effective immune response, while also protecting tissue integrity, is critical for host survival. We used a combined genomic and proteomic approach to investigate the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteolysis in achieving this balance in the lung during influenza virus infection. We identified the membrane-tethered matrix metalloprotease MT1-MMP as a prominent host-ECM-remodeling collagenase in influenza infection. Selective inhibition of MT1-MMP protected the tissue from infection-related structural and compositional tissue damage. MT1-MMP inhibition did not significantly alter the immune response or cytokine expression. The available flu therapeutic Oseltamivir did not prevent lung ECM damage and was less effective than anti-MT1-MMP in influenza virus Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection paradigms. Combination therapy of Oseltamivir with anti-MT1-MMP showed a strong synergistic effect and resulted in complete recovery of infected mice. This study highlights the importance of tissue resilience in surviving infection and the potential of such host-pathogen therapy combinations for respiratory infections.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)458-470
Number of pages13
JournalCell Host and Microbe
Volume20
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Oct 2016

Funding

FundersFunder number
Helen and Martin Kimmel award for innovative investigation
National Human Genome Research Institute Center for Excellence in Genome Science1P50HG006193
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme695437
European Research Council
Minerva Foundation
United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation712506-01, 309788
Israel Science Foundation1226/13, 703/15
Israeli Centers for Research Excellence

    Keywords

    • ECM remodeling
    • Influenza virus
    • MT1-MMP
    • host-pathogen gene regulation
    • immune genomics
    • matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors
    • viral-bacterial coinfection

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