SIRT6-mediated immunometabolic reprogramming of macrophages drives neutrophilic asthma via LDHA-dependent glycolysis
-dependent deacetylase Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) regulates immune responses, its role in neutrophilic asthma remains unknown. Utilizing multiple human samples and neutrophilic asthma murine model, we identify macrophage SIRT6 as a key regulator that governs airway neutrophil infiltration in severe asthma. Myeloid-specific Sirt6 deletion attenuates allergen-induced airway neutrophil infiltration by suppressing lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA)-mediated lactate production and neutrophil-recruiting chemokines secretion. Mechanistically, SIRT6 directly interacts with LDHA and deacetylates LDHA at lysine 261 (K261) via SIRT6-N-terminal domain. Lactate accumulation promotes histone H4 lysine 12 (H4K12) lactylation, up-regulating Cxcl1 and Cxcl2 transcription to drive airway neutrophil infiltration. Importantly, we screen flavonoid astragalin as a specific SIRT6 inhibitor that attenuates airway neutrophil infiltration in severe asthmatic mice. Collectively, our findings reveal a critical role of the SIRT6-mediated metabolic reprogramming in neutrophilic asthma and establish SIRT6 as a promising therapeutic target.
Authors
- Jielin Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4985-1191)
- Jieru Quan
- Wenhong Hou
- Zhilin Xiong
- Jiewen Huang
- Zhihang Feng
- Xiao Gao
- Zhao Zhao
- Xiao Li
- Guomei Su
- Yu Zhong
- Yiming Shao
- Jiangyun Peng
- Yingying Lv
- Lianxiang Luo
- Tianwen Lai
Institutions
- Guangdong Medical College (CN)
- Dongguan People’s Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell Reports
- Published
- 2026-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117294
- Primary Topic
- Immune cells in cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Guangdong Medical Research Foundation
- Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province