Semaphorin 3F signaling actively retains neutrophils at sites of inflammation

Tracie Plant, Suttida Eamsamarng, Leila Reyes, Stephen A. Renshaw, Patricia Coelho, Jessie May Morgan, Felix E. Ellett, Tyler Morrison, Duncan Humphries, Emily R. Watts, Fiona Murphy, Ximena L. Raffo-Iraolagoitia, Ailiang Zhang, Jenna L. Cash, Catherine Loynes, Philip M. Elks, Freek Van Eeden, Leo M. Carlin, Andrew J.W. Furley, Moira K.B. WhyteSarah R. Walmsley*

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Abstract

Neutrophilic inflammation is central to disease pathogenesis, for example, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, yet the mechanisms that retain neutrophils within tissues remain poorly understood. With emerging evidence that axon guidance factors can regulate myeloid recruitment and that neutrophils can regulate expression of a class 3 semaphorin, SEMA3F, we investigated the role of SEMA3F in inflammatory cell retention within inflamed tissues. We observed that neutrophils upregulate SEMA3F in response to proinflammatory mediators and following neutrophil recruitment to the inflamed lung. In both zebrafish tail injury and murine acute lung injury models of neutrophilic inflammation, overexpression of SEMA3F delayed inflammation resolution with slower neutrophil migratory speeds and retention of neutrophils within the tissues. Conversely, constitutive loss of sema3f accelerated egress of neutrophils from the tail injury site in fish, whereas neutrophilspecific deletion of Sema3f in mice resulted in more rapid neutrophil transit through the airways, and significantly reduced time to resolution of the neutrophilic response. Study of filamentous-actin (F-actin) subsequently showed that SEMA3Fmediated retention is associated with F-actin disassembly. In conclusion, SEMA3F signaling actively regulates neutrophil retention within the injured tissues with consequences for neutrophil clearance and inflammation resolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3221-3237
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Clinical Investigation
Volume130
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2020

Keywords

  • neutrophilic inflammation
  • disease pathogenesis
  • neutrophils
  • class 3 semaphorin
  • SEMA3F
  • inflammatory cell retention
  • models of neutrophilic inflammation

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