PMID- 34261666 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211025 LR - 20211025 IS - 1550-6606 (Electronic) IS - 0022-1767 (Linking) VI - 207 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Jul 15 TI - Loss of mTORC2 Activity in Neutrophils Impairs Fusion of Granules and Affects Cellular Metabolism Favoring Increased Bacterial Burden in Sepsis. PG - 626-639 LID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2000573 [doi] AB - Sepsis is a complex infectious syndrome in which neutrophil participation is crucial for patient survival. Neutrophils quickly sense and eliminate the pathogen by using different effector mechanisms controlled by metabolic processes. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is an important route for metabolic regulation, and its role in neutrophil metabolism has not been fully understood yet, especially the importance of mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) in the neutrophil effector functions. In this study, we observed that the loss of Rictor (mTORC2 scaffold protein) in primary mouse-derived neutrophils affects their chemotaxis by fMLF and their microbial killing capacity, but not the phagocytic capacity. We found that the microbicidal capacity was impaired in Rictor-deleted neutrophils because of an improper fusion of granules, reducing the hypochlorous acid production. The loss of Rictor also led to metabolic alterations in isolated neutrophils, increasing aerobic glycolysis. Finally, myeloid-Rictor-deleted mice (LysMRic Delta/Delta) also showed an impairment of the microbicidal capacity, increasing the bacterial burden in the Escherichia coli sepsis model. Overall, our results highlight the importance of proper mTORC2 activation for neutrophil effector functions and metabolism during sepsis. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 by The American Association of Immunologists, Inc. FAU - Breda, Cristiane Naffah de Souza AU - Breda CNS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9631-1932 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; criscns@usp.br niels@icb.usp.br. FAU - Breda, Leandro Carvalho Dantas AU - Breda LCD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9556-1676 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Carvalho, Larissa Anastacio da Costa AU - Carvalho LADC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5720-5910 AD - Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Amano, Mariane Tami AU - Amano MT AD - Instituto Sirio-Libanes de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Terra, Fernanda Fernandes AU - Terra FF AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Silva, Reinaldo Correia AU - Silva RC AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Fragas, Matheus Garcia AU - Fragas MG AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5854-724X AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Forni, Maria Fernanda AU - Forni MF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3335-9023 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. AD - Horsley Laboratory, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT. FAU - Fonseca, Monique Thais Costa AU - Fonseca MTC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7745-5228 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Venturini, Gabriela AU - Venturini G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2913-2296 AD - Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Feitosa, Amanda Campelo Melo AU - Feitosa ACM AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Ghirotto, Bruno AU - Ghirotto B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6835-3329 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Cruz, Mario Costa AU - Cruz MC AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Cunha, Flavia Franco AU - Cunha FF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8209-7421 AD - Nephrology Division, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Ignacio, Aline AU - Ignacio A AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Latancia, Marcela AU - Latancia M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3743-7105 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Castoldi, Angela AU - Castoldi A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8434-7989 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Andrade-Oliveira, Vinicius AU - Andrade-Oliveira V AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0426-1828 AD - Federal University of ABC, Natural and Human Sciences Center, Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Martins da Silva, Eloisa AU - Martins da Silva E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2230-8810 AD - Nephrology Division, Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Hiyane, Meire Ioshie AU - Hiyane MI AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Pereira, Alexandre da Costa AU - Pereira ADC AD - Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Festuccia, William AU - Festuccia W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4769-0806 AD - Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and. FAU - Meotti, Flavia Carla AU - Meotti FC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7217-3352 AD - Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Camara, Niels Olsen Saraiva AU - Camara NOS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5436-1248 AD - Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; criscns@usp.br niels@icb.usp.br. AD - Laboratory of Genetics and Molecular Cardiology, Heart Institute, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil. AD - Department of Medicine, Laboratory of Renal Physiology (LIM 16), University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210714 PL - United States TA - J Immunol JT - Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) JID - 2985117R RN - 712K4CDC10 (Hypochlorous Acid) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Chemotaxis/physiology MH - Escherichia coli/metabolism MH - Female MH - Glycolysis/physiology MH - Humans MH - Hypochlorous Acid/metabolism MH - Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Neutrophils/*metabolism MH - Phagocytosis/physiology MH - Sepsis/*metabolism/*microbiology MH - Signal Transduction/physiology EDAT- 2021/07/16 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/26 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/15 05:38 PHST- 2020/05/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/15 05:38 [entrez] AID - jimmunol.2000573 [pii] AID - 10.4049/jimmunol.2000573 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Immunol. 2021 Jul 15;207(2):626-639. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000573. Epub 2021 Jul 14.