小鼠中枢神经系统免疫细胞的单细胞图谱揭示了猪链球菌引起的脑膜炎进展过程中独特的感染阶段免疫特征。
A single-cell atlas of mouse central nervous system immune cells reveals unique infection-stage immune signatures during the progression of meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis.
作者信息
Jiang Xuan, Mei Jikun, Zhu Junhui, Tian Yanyan, Wu Tong, Li Ziheng, Wu Zengshuai, Abdelaal Tamim, Li Fengyang, Li Na, Lei Liancheng
机构信息
State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory for Zoonosis Research of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Zoonosis, and College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Leiden Computational Biology Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
出版信息
Commun Biol. 2025 Aug 30;8(1):1312. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08748-8.
Meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) in humans and pigs is an acute nervous disorder associated with serious sequelae. Bacterial meningitis is tightly associated with immune cell responses and the local immune microenvironment. However, the dynamic changes of the immune system during the disease progression in the brain remains unclear. Here, single-cell mass cytometry analyses are used to comprehensively profile the composition and phenotypes of female mouse brain immune cells at different stages of SS2 meningitis. Ten major immune cell lineages are identified among which T cells and dendritic cells significantly increased during meningitis, with B cells increasing in the late stage. Specifically, SS2PD-L1 neutrophils with strong phagocytosis, bactericidal and apoptotic effects accumulate in the acute phase of SS2 infection. Microglia sequentially display the features of homeostasis, proliferation, and activation (enhanced MHCII and TLR2 signals and TNF-α secretion) during the process of meningitis. Both border-associated and monocyte-derived macrophages contribute to the process of SS2-induced meningitis, exhibiting upregulation of CD38 and MHCII. Interestingly, CD11cCD8T cells are the main contributor of IFN-γ and specifically appeared during SS2 infection. In addition, the appearance of other lymphocytes such as CCR6 B cells, CX3CR1 NK and MHCII ILC3 are related to the progression of meningitis. Moreover, correlation analysis between the composition of immune cell clusters and the SS2 infection process yield a dynamic immune landscape in which key immune clusters, including some previously unidentified, mark different stages of infection. Together, these data reveal the unique infection-stage immune microenvironment during the progression of meningitis caused by SS2 and provide resources for the analysis of immunological pathogenesis, potential diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for bacterial meningitis.
猪链球菌2型(SS2)引起的人和猪的脑膜炎是一种与严重后遗症相关的急性神经紊乱疾病。细菌性脑膜炎与免疫细胞反应和局部免疫微环境密切相关。然而,大脑疾病进展过程中免疫系统的动态变化仍不清楚。在此,利用单细胞质谱流式细胞术分析全面描绘了雌性小鼠大脑免疫细胞在SS2脑膜炎不同阶段的组成和表型。确定了10个主要免疫细胞谱系,其中T细胞和树突状细胞在脑膜炎期间显著增加,B细胞在后期增加。具体而言,具有强吞噬、杀菌和凋亡作用的SS2 PD-L1中性粒细胞在SS2感染急性期积聚。在脑膜炎过程中,小胶质细胞依次表现出稳态、增殖和激活(增强的MHCII和TLR2信号以及TNF-α分泌)的特征。边界相关巨噬细胞和单核细胞衍生巨噬细胞均参与SS2诱导的脑膜炎过程,表现为CD38和MHCII上调。有趣的是,CD11c CD8 T细胞是IFN-γ的主要来源,且在SS2感染期间特异性出现。此外,其他淋巴细胞如CCR6 B细胞、CX3CR1 NK细胞和MHCII ILC3的出现与脑膜炎进展有关。此外,免疫细胞簇组成与SS2感染过程之间的相关性分析产生了一个动态免疫图谱,其中关键免疫簇(包括一些先前未鉴定的)标志着感染的不同阶段。总之,这些数据揭示了SS2引起的脑膜炎进展过程中独特的感染阶段免疫微环境,并为细菌性脑膜炎的免疫发病机制分析、潜在诊断标志物和治疗靶点提供了资源。