Tuberculosis susceptibility in genetically diverse mice reveals functional diversity of neutrophils

Tuberculosis is a heterogeneous disease in humans with individuals exhibiting a wide range of susceptibility. This heterogeneity is not captured by standard laboratory mouse lines. We used a new collection of 19 wild-derived inbred mouse lines collected from diverse geographic sites to identify novel phenotypes during Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. Wild-derived mice have heterogeneous immune responses to infection that result in differential ability to control disease at early time points. Correlation analysis with multiple parameters including sex, weight, and cellular immune responses in the lungs revealed that enhanced control of infection is associated with increased numbers of CD4 T cells, CD8 T cells, and B cells. Surprisingly, we did not observe strong correlations between IFN-γ production and control of infection. Although in most lines high neutrophils were associated with susceptibility, we identified a mouse line that harbors high neutrophil numbers yet controls infection. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, we identified a novel neutrophil signature associated with failure to control infection.

• Publication year

  2025

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  eLife

• Publication date

  2025-09-12

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.7554/eLife.102441PMID 40937719PMCID 12431774
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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