Abstract
Abstract Calcium influx mediated by plasma membrane calcium permeable cation channels play essential role in immune homeostasis. Transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (Trpm2) is a trp superfamily member cationic channel which is reported to shape several effector functions of myeloid cells. Because of its role in neutrophil chemotaxis, we examined a yet undetermined function of Trpm2 in pathogenesis of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPn), a causative agent of pneumonic sepsis with a significant neutrophil component. Here we show that Trpm2−/− mice exhibit significantly increased susceptibility to pulmonary KPn infection corresponding with an increased bacterial burden and exacerbated tissue pathology. This correlated with a modulation of local and systemic inflammatory response in-vivo in KPn infected Trpm2−/− mice as well as altered calcium influx, ROS generation and MAP kinase activity in Trpm2 deficient neutrophils compared with their WT counterparts. Our data suggest that Trpm2 regulates KPn pathogenesis by controlling neutrophil mediated inflammation and oxidative stress.
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