Glucose supply and glycolysis inhibition shape the clinical fate of Staphylococcus epidermidis-infected preterm newborns.

ABSTRACT: Preterm infants are susceptible to bloodstream infection by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CONS) that can lead to sepsis. Glucose-rich parenteral nutrition is commonly used to support the infants' growth and energy expenditure but may exceed endogenous regulation during infection, causing dysregulated immune response and clinical deterioration. Using a preterm piglet model of neonatal CONS sepsis induced by Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) infection, we demonstrate the delicate interplay between immunity and glucose metabolism to regulate the host infection response. Circulating glucose levels, glycolysis, and inflammatory response to infection are closely connected across the states of tolerance, resistance, and immunoparalysis. Furthermore, high parenteral glucose provision

SUBMITTER: Muk T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9220920 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature