Proteomic atlas of organ vasculopathies triggered by Staphylococcus aureus sepsis

Nat Commun. 2019 Oct 11;10(1):4656. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12672-x.

Abstract

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition triggered by a dysregulated host response to microbial infection resulting in vascular dysfunction, organ failure and death. Here we provide a semi-quantitative atlas of the murine vascular cell-surface proteome at the organ level, and how it changes during sepsis. Using in vivo chemical labeling and high-resolution mass spectrometry, we demonstrate the presence of a vascular proteome that is perfusable and shared across multiple organs. This proteome is enriched in membrane-anchored proteins, including multiple regulators of endothelial barrier functions and innate immunity. Further, we automated our workflows and applied them to a murine model of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sepsis to unravel changes during systemic inflammatory responses. We provide an organ-specific atlas of both systemic and local changes of the vascular proteome triggered by sepsis. Collectively, the data indicates that MRSA-sepsis triggers extensive proteome remodeling of the vascular cell surfaces, in a tissue-specific manner.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Hyaluronic Acid / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Multiple Organ Failure / microbiology
  • Proteome*
  • Proteomics
  • Sepsis / metabolism*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / immunology
  • Vascular Diseases / metabolism
  • Vascular Diseases / microbiology*
  • Vascular Remodeling

Substances

  • Proteome
  • Hyaluronic Acid