Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

The mito-DAMP cardiolipin blocks IL-10 production causing persistent inflammation during bacterial pneumonia

  • Krishnendu Chakraborty,
  • Mahesh Raundhal,
  • Bill B. Chen,
  • Christina Morse,
  • Yulia Y. Tyurina,
  • Anupriya Khare,
  • Timothy B. Oriss,
  • Rachael Huff,
  • Janet S. Lee,
  • Claudette M. St. Croix,
  • Simon Watkins,
  • Rama K. Mallampalli,
  • Valerian E. Kagan,
  • Anuradha Ray,
  • Prabir Ray

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13944
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Non-resolving bacterial pneumonia results in lung tissue damage owing to overactive inflammation. Here the authors show that the mitochondrial DAMP cardiolipin contributes to persistent inflammation by SUMOylating PPARγ, which promotes binding of the corepressor NCOR/HDAC3 complex to the IL-10 promoter.