Gilda Varricchi
Nazareno Paolocci
Felice Rivellese
Giuseppe Rengo- 1Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- 2Center for Basic and Clinical Immunology Research (CISI), University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
- 3Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology (IEOS), National Research Council, Naples, Italy
- 4Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
- 5Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- 6Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
- 7Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA Società Benefit, Telese Terme, Italy
Editorial on the Research Topic
Smoldering Inflammation in Cardio-Immune-Metabolic Disorders
“If many remedies are prescribed for an illness, you may be certain that the illness has no cure.”
Anton Chekhov - The Cherry Orchard -
Smoldering or low-grade inflammation plays a pivotal role in both physiological and pathological conditions (Calder et al., 2017; Zelechowska et al., 2018; Ronnback and Hansson, 2019). Aging is accompanied by a physiological decline in immune competence, termed immunosenescence, characterized by inflammaging (Antonelli et al., 2006; Franceschi et al., 2017; Varricchi et al., 2020b). Besides, low-grade inflammation is a prodrome of a variety of cardiometabolic disorders (Wen et al., 2012, van Greevenbroek et al., 2016), including obesity (Avalos et al., 2018; Trim et al., 2018), diabetes (Zatterale et al.), and cardiovascular diseases (Hoogeveen et al., 2018; Xu et al., 2019). Immune cells, strategically localized also in white adipose tissue (Horckmans et al., 2018; Zelechowska et al., 2018; Merrick et al., 2019; Plotkin et al., 2019), are an important source of pro-inflammatory cytokines in pathophysiological conditions (Varricchi et al., 2019a,b, 2020c; Marone et al., 2020). There is increasing awareness that specific biomarkers of smoldering inflammation are predictive of cardiovascular risks (Weber et al., 2004; Wolber et al., 2007; Varricchi et al., 2020a). Chronic low-grade inflammation also participates in the initiation and progression of several disorders of the immune system such as rheumatoid arthritis (Rivellese et al.; Siouti and Andreakos, 2019), psoriatic arthritis (Gisondi et al.; Girolomoni et al., 2017), and allergic diseases (Weiss, 2005; Pelaia et al., 2015; Canonica et al., 2016; Ferrando et al., 2017).
This Research Topic's driving force was to collect new acquisitions on the role of smoldering inflammation in diverse clinical pathological settings, examining them through the lens of temporal and spatial changes in immune cells and their products, such as cytokines.
Pucino et al. highlighted the interplay between metabolism, immunity and inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The authors provided evidence that metabolic alterations of tissue microenvironment plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. On the same ground, Moschetta et al. illustrated the role of inflammatory sinovitis in the development of hemophilic arthropathy. They discussed the role of imbalance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in inducing hemophilic arthropathy. The authors suggested that modulation of synovial inflammation could represent a novel therapeutic approach to prevent hemophilic arthropathy. Calcaterra et al. discussed the “two hits” hypothesis of synovitis in hemophilic arthropathy.
Rivellese et al. evaluated the possible contribution of synovial mast cells and their mediators to histological features of synovitis in severe and/or early rheumatoid arthritis. The authors demonstrated that disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) reduced synovial inflammation and mast cell infiltration only in half of the patients examined. The presence of mast cells after 6 months of treatment with DMARDs was associated with a higher disease activity. They concluded that synovial mast cell are associated with disease severity. Gisondi et al. discussed the pathophysiological relationship between psoriasis, a chronic, systemic immune-mediated disease and cardiometabolic comorbidities and the therapeutic strategies to modulate low-grade inflammation in these patients.
It is well-established that several cytokines (e.g., IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) (Varricchi and Canonica, 2016; Peters and Wenzel, 2020; Marone et al.) and alarmins (e.g., TSLP, IL-33, IL-25; Afferni et al., 2018; Varricchi et al., 2018; Marone et al., 2019; Porsbjerg et al., 2020) play a pivotal role in different phenotypes of asthma. Pelaia et al. extensively reviewed the central role of IL- 5 in the pathogenesis of severe eosinophilic asthma. The latter condition can be responsive to inhaled and/or systemic glucocorticoids that reduce eosinophilia (Hong et al., 2020).
However, severe eosinophilic asthma may be resistant to glucocorticoids and require therapies with specific monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), targeting IL-5/IL-5Rα (Varricchi and Canonica, 2016). Experimental models and clinical studies have demonstrated that IL-13 is an important cytokine in chronic airway inflammation. IL-13 is produced by human basophils (Gibbs et al., 1996; Ochensberger et al., 1996; Redrup et al., 1998; Patella et al., 2000; Genovese et al., 2003; Galeotti et al., 2019) and mast cells (Fushimi et al., 1998; Lorentz et al., 2000), the primary effector cells of allergic disorders (Marone et al., 2014; Varricchi et al., 2019c; Miyake et al., 2020). Marone et al. analyzed the biochemical and immunological effects of IL-13 in the context of experimental models of asthma and in asthmatic subjects. Despite promising results in several in vitro and in vivo models of allergic inflammation, the efficacy of mAbs anti-IL-13 in patients with asthma has been surprisingly negative (Hanania et al., 2016; Russell et al., 2018).
Obesity is one of the major health burdens of the twenty-first century as it contributes to insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (Calay and Hotamisligil, 2013). Chronic, low-grade inflammation in adipose tissue is a crucial risk factor for the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Obesity is characterized by activation of the innate and adaptive immune system which may explain the increase susceptibility to develop metabolic disorders such as diabetes mellitus (Saltiel and Olefsky, 2017). Zatterale et al. carefully examined the molecular pathways linking obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. The authors elegantly discussed the complex role of innate and adaptive immunity in obesity. Finally, they provided evidence that low-grade inflammation might represent a novel therapeutic target for metabolic diseases. Osteopontin produced by several immune cells, endothelial cells, and fibroblasts, is involved in cardiovascular diseases (Abdelaziz Mohamed et al., 2019; Vianello et al., 2020). Moschetta et al. reported that osteopontin is linked to pathological dysregulation of the arginine pathway in patients with coronary artery disease.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia in the elderly. A vast amount of literature indicates a role of inflammation in AD pathophysiology and several findings support the existence of a link between periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory oral disease and Alzheimer's disease (Heppner et al., 2015). Liccardo et al. provided an upgrade on the emerging evidence supporting a relationship between periodontitis and Alzheimer's disease.
But how do we protect ourselves from chronic inflammation? The above contributions highlight the need to counter clinical conditions that can determine the progression from acute to chronic inflammation. Among them, we should aim to lower cholesterol, reduce obesity, prevent gum disease, and stop smoking. Dietary changes are also likely to be important, including eliminating food and beverages high in fructose and other refined sugars while increasing our intake of polyphenols (Serino and Salazar, 2018), such as those contained in vegetables, fruits, and seeds. These alterations may represent an 'anti-inflammatory' lifestyle which may help reduce smoldering inflammation in chronic inflammatory conditions. Is this doable? In other words, does the multisource smoldering inflammation require many remedies? If so, then there might be no cure for this condition, and we have to side with Chekov on this one. In this scenario appears important to mention that results from the CANTOS trial have demonstrated that treatment with Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody anti-IL-1β of patients with previous myocardial infarction and a high-sensitivity C-reactive protein level results in significantly reduced cardiovascular events. Moreover, patients with genetically-determined decreased IL-6 signaling showed a reduced risk of cardiovascular events and increased life-span (Rosa et al., 2019).
Early interventions, however, would help (e.g., a timely detection of any inflammatory focus). Pursuing this is feasible for easy-to-access areas of our body, such as skin, joints, and mouth. Moreover, preventing or eradicating the accumulation of visceral fat that is a consolidated fomite of chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis (Alexopoulos et al., 2014). Conversely, doing so for visceral organs is more complicated and requires a more articulated level of repeated inspections.
If chronic inflammation is, indeed, an enduring burning flame, then making an analogy to the fire of a match suggests another ineludible point (Figure 1). A match is composed of fuel (more specifically, antimony trisulfide) and an oxidant (an oxygen provider, i.e., potassium chlorate). We have described “antimony trisulfide” of different kinds (triggers and fuels), but we should not forget the importance of countering oxidative stress while cutting off the fuel and the trigger. Indeed, along with cytokines, reactive oxygen species can act as propagators of smoldering inflammation (Liu et al., 2020; Wiegman et al., 2020), morphing the phenomenon from local to systemic. We feel that this is another fertile and yet poorly explored terrain for future investigation.
Figure 1. Smoldering inflammation as a progressive disease requiring triggers, fuels, and pro-oxidative conditions, ultimately resulting in systemic tissue and chronic damage.
We hope that articles harnessed in the current Research Topic help the readers with some new clues on how low-grade inflammation is initiated, maintained, and eventually resolved, at least to some extent.
Author Contributions
GV wrote the article. NP, FR, and GR edited the article. GV, NP, and GR revised the article. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
Funding
This manuscript was supported in part by grants from Regione Campania CISI-Lab Project, CreME Project, TIMING Project, Campania Bioscience to GV. NP was funded by NIH (R01 HL136918).
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
Acknowledgments
The authors apologize to the many authors who have contributed importantly to this field and whose work has not been cited due to space and citation restrictions.
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Keywords: allergic disorders, diabetes, obesity, low grade inflammation, sinovitis, IL-5, mast cells, Alzheimer's disease
Citation: Varricchi G, Paolocci N, Rivellese F and Rengo G (2021) Editorial: Smoldering Inflammation in Cardio-Immune-Metabolic Disorders. Front. Physiol. 12:651946. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.651946
Received: 11 January 2021; Accepted: 25 February 2021;
Published: 19 March 2021.
Edited by:
Alberto Giannoni, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, ItalyReviewed by:
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