PMID- 26297234 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160119 LR - 20210103 IS - 1465-2099 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1317 (Print) IS - 0022-1317 (Linking) VI - 96 IP - 10 DP - 2015 Oct TI - Susceptibility of bone marrow-derived macrophages to influenza virus infection is dependent on macrophage phenotype. PG - 2951-2960 LID - 10.1099/jgv.0.000240 [doi] AB - The role of the macrophage in influenza virus infection is complex. Macrophages are critical for resolution of influenza virus infections but implicated in morbidity and mortality in severe infections. They can be infected with influenza virus and consequently macrophage infection is likely to have an impact on the host immune response. Macrophages display a range of functional phenotypes, from the prototypical pro-inflammatory classically activated cell to alternatively activated anti-inflammatory macrophages involved in immune regulation and wound healing. We were interested in how macrophages of different phenotype respond to influenza virus infection and therefore studied the infection of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) of classical and alternative phenotype in vitro. Our results show that alternatively activated macrophages are more readily infected and killed by the virus than classically activated. Classically activated BMDMs express the pro-inflammatory markers inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and TNF-alpha, and TNF-alpha expression was further upregulated following infection. Alternatively activated macrophages express Arginase-1 and CD206; however, following infection, expression of these markers was downregulated whilst expression of iNOS and TNF-alpha was upregulated. Thus, infection can override the anti-inflammatory state of alternatively activated macrophages. Importantly, however, this results in lower levels of pro-inflammatory markers than those produced by classically activated cells. Our results showed that macrophage phenotype affects the inflammatory macrophage response following infection, and indicated that modulating the macrophage phenotype may provide a route to develop novel strategies to prevent and treat influenza virus infection. FAU - Campbell, Gillian M AU - Campbell GM AD - The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. FAU - Nicol, Marlynne Q AU - Nicol MQ AD - The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. FAU - Dransfield, Ian AU - Dransfield I AD - Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TL, UK. FAU - Shaw, Darren J AU - Shaw DJ AD - The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. FAU - Nash, Anthony A AU - Nash AA AD - The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. FAU - Dutia, Bernadette M AU - Dutia BM AD - The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH25 9RG, UK. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150709 PL - England TA - J Gen Virol JT - The Journal of general virology JID - 0077340 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Survival MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - *Host-Pathogen Interactions MH - Immunophenotyping MH - Influenza A virus/*growth & development MH - Macrophages/immunology/*physiology/*virology MH - Mice, 129 Strain MH - *Phenotype PMC - PMC4635478 EDAT- 2015/08/25 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/20 06:00 PMCR- 2015/10/01 CRDT- 2015/08/23 06:00 PHST- 2015/08/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 000240 [pii] AID - 10.1099/jgv.0.000240 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gen Virol. 2015 Oct;96(10):2951-2960. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000240. Epub 2015 Jul 9.