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Metabolomics Investigation Reveals Metabolite Mediators Associated with Acute Lung Injury and Repair in a Murine Model of Influenza Pneumonia

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Sci Rep. 2016 May 18;6:26076. doi: 10.1038/srep26076.
[h=1]Metabolomics Investigation Reveals Metabolite Mediators Associated with Acute Lung Injury and Repair in a Murine Model of Influenza Pneumonia.[/h] Cui L[SUP]1[/SUP], Zheng D[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee YH[SUP]1[/SUP], Chan TK[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Kumar Y[SUP]1[/SUP], Ho WE[SUP]3[/SUP], Chen JZ[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP], Tannenbaum SR[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP], Ong CN[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]3,[/SUP][SUP]6[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza virus infection (IVI) can cause primary viral pneumonia, which may progress to acute lung injury (ALI) and respiratory failure with a potentially fatal outcome. At present, the interactions between host and influenza virus at molecular levels and the underlying mechanisms that give rise to IVI-induced ALI are poorly understood. We conducted a comprehensive mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling of serum, lung tissue and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from a non-lethal mouse model with influenza A virus at 0, 6, 10, 14, 21 and 28 days post infection (dpi), representing the major stages of IVI. Distinct metabolite signatures were observed in mice sera, lung tissues and BALF, indicating the molecular differences between systematic and localized host responses to IVI. More than 100 differential metabolites were captured in mice sera, lung tissues and BALF, including purines, pyrimidines, acylcarnitines, fatty acids, amino acids, glucocorticoids, sphingolipids, phospholipids, etc. Many of these metabolites belonged to pulmonary surfactants, indicating IVI-induced aberrations of the pulmonary surfactant system might play an important role in the etiology of respiratory failure and repair. Our findings revealed dynamic host responses to IVI and various metabolic pathways linked to disease progression, and provided mechanistic insights into IVI-induced ALI and repair process.


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