Topic 7 System exhaustion and cytokine storms

• Here is the organized content for Day 7: Viral Hijacking & Collapse, structured with logic and details based on your provided slides.
  以下是第七天《病毒劫持与崩溃 》的有序内容，基于您提供的幻灯片，结构合理且细节丰富。

**1. The Paradox: Microbial Translocation in HIV

1. 悖论：HIV 中的微生物易位**

Logic: In HIV, the immune system is activated not just by the virus itself, but by a "leak" in the gut caused by early viral damage. This creates a vicious cycle where immune deficiency drives further immune activation.
逻辑： 在 HIV 中，免疫系统不仅被病毒激活，还通过早期病毒损伤导致的肠道“泄漏”激活。这形成了一个恶性循环，免疫缺陷又推动了免疫激活。

• The Trigger (Gut Th17 Loss):
  触发点（第17节内心流失）：

  • During the acute phase of HIV infection, the virus rapidly depletes CD4+ T cells in the Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT), a major viral reservoir.
    在 HIV 感染的急性期，病毒会迅速消耗肠道相关淋巴组织（GALT）中的 CD4+ T 细胞，GALT 是病毒的主要储存库。

  • Specifically, there is a massive loss of Th17 cells in the gut mucosa. Th17 cells are crucial for maintaining the mucosal barrier; they recruit neutrophils and support epithelial integrity.
    具体来说，肠道黏膜中 Th17 细胞大量流失。Th17 细胞对于维持黏膜屏障至关重要;它们招募中性粒细胞并支持上皮完整性。

• The Leak (LPS Translocation):
  泄漏（LPS 易位）：

  • The depletion of Th17 cells leads to reduced neutrophil activity, decreased IgA secretion, and the loss of tight junctions between enterocytes (gut lining cells).
    Th17 细胞的耗竭导致中性粒细胞活性下降，IgA 分泌减少，以及肠细胞（肠黏膜细胞）之间的紧密连接丧失 。

  • This "leaky gut" allows microbial products from the gut lumen to cross into the systemic circulation. Key products include Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan, and flagellin.
    这种“肠漏”使肠道内的微生物产物进入全身循环。主要产品包括脂多糖（LPS）、 肽聚糖和鞭毛素。

• The Consequence (Systemic Inflammation):
  后果（全身性炎症）：

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    • These translocated microbial products are sensed by innate immune receptors (like TLR4 for LPS) on monocytes and dendritic cells. ```

  • This sensing triggers signaling pathways (NF-kB) that release pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF, IL-1β), driving systemic chronic inflammation even when viral load is suppressed.
    这种感知触发信号通路（NF-kB），释放促炎细胞因子（IL-6、TNF、IL-1β），即使病毒载量被抑制，也会引发全身性慢性炎症 。

**2. Cell Death: Abortive HIV Infection & Pyroptosis

1. 细胞死亡：流产性 HIV 感染与焦凋亡**

Logic: Most CD4 T cells that die in HIV infection are not productively infected. They die because they sense the virus trying to enter and trigger a "suicide" alarm to stop it.
逻辑： 大多数在 HIV 感染中死亡的 CD4 T 细胞_并未_被有效感染。他们死于感知病毒试图进入并触发“自杀”警报以阻止病毒。

• Abortive Infection:  流产性感染：

  • Only a minority of CD4 T cells are successfully infected (productive infection). However, the majority of dying cells are "bystander" quiescent CD4 T cells where the infection is abortive.
    只有少数 CD4 T 细胞成功感染（生产性感染）。然而，大多数死亡细胞是“旁观者”静止型 CD4 T 细胞，感染是流产性的 。

  • In these cells, the virus enters, but reverse transcription fails to complete, leaving incomplete cytosolic viral DNA transcripts.
    病毒进入这些细胞后，逆转录未能完成，导致细胞质病毒 DNA 转录本不完整。

• The Sensor (IFI16):  传感器（IFI16）：

  • These accumulated viral DNA fragments are detected by intracellular sensors, specifically IFI16.
    这些积累的病毒 DNA 片段被细胞内传感器检测，特别是 IFI16。

• The Execution (Pyroptosis):
  处决（火焰跳跃）：

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    • Sensing via IFI16 triggers the inflammasome (involving Caspase-1). ```

  • This leads to Pyroptosis, a highly inflammatory form of cell death. Unlike silent apoptosis, pyroptosis causes the cell to swell and burst, releasing inflammatory cytokines like IL-1β and IL-18 into the surrounding tissue, which attracts more cells to be infected and die.
    这导致了焦磷遁形 ，这是一种高度炎症性的细胞死亡形式。与无声凋亡不同，热凋亡会导致细胞肿胀破裂，释放炎症性细胞因子如 IL-1β 和 IL-18 到周围组织，吸引更多细胞被感染并死亡。

**3. Exhaustion: The PD-1 Phenotype

1. 疲劳：PD-1 表型**

Logic: When T cells are forced to fight a chronic infection without rest, they lose their ability to function and put up "stop" signs to prevent over-activation.
逻辑： 当 T 细胞被迫在没有休息的情况下与慢性感染作斗争时，它们失去了功能，并发出“停止”信号以防止过度活化。

• Definition of Exhaustion:
  疲劳的定义：

  • In chronic conditions like HIV, constant antigen stimulation drives T cells into a state of exhaustion, where they lose effector functions such as cytokine secretion and cytotoxicity.
    在艾滋病等慢性疾病中，持续的抗原刺激会使 T 细胞进入疲劳状态，失去细胞因子分泌和细胞毒性等效应功能。

• The Phenotype (PD-1):  表型（PD-1）：

  • Exhausted T cells typically express high levels of the inhibitory receptor PD-1 (Programmed Cell Death Protein 1).
    耗尽的 T 细胞通常表达较高水平的抑制性受体 PD-1（程序性细胞死亡蛋白 1）。

  • The slides show a direct correlation: higher viral loads correlate with higher PD-1 expression on HIV-specific CD8+ T cells.
    切片显示了直接相关性：病毒载量越高，HIV 特异性 CD8+ T 细胞上 PD-1 表达越高。

  • Blocking PD-1 (or its ligand PD-L1) can restore the function of these T cells, proving that this pathway actively suppresses the immune response.
    阻断 PD-1（或其配体 PD-L1）可以恢复这些 T 细胞的功能，证明该通路能积极抑制免疫反应。

  • Note: While TIM-3 is often co-expressed with PD-1 in exhaustion, your provided slides focus specifically on PD-1 data.
    注意：虽然 TIM-3 常与 PD-1 在穷尽时并列，但你提供的幻灯片特别关注 PD-1 数据。

**4. Crisis: The Mechanism of Sepsis

1. 危机：败血症的机制**

Logic: Sepsis is a chaotic collapse where the immune response itself, rather than the pathogen, causes lethal organ damage through a "storm" of signals.
逻辑： 败血症是一种混乱的崩溃，免疫反应本身而非病原体通过“风暴”信号引发致命器官损伤。

• The Trigger (Cytokine Storm):
  触发点（细胞因子风暴）：

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    • Sepsis begins with an excessive host response to infection (bacterial, viral, etc.). ```

  • Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) trigger TLR4 and NF-κB signaling, launching a Cytokine Storm (IL-1, IL-6, TNF). Interferons (IFN) act as amplifiers, speeding up this hyper-inflammation.
    病原体相关分子模式（PAMPs）触发 TLR4 和 NF-κB 信号，引发细胞因子风暴 （IL-1、IL-6、TNF）。 干扰素（IFN）充当放大器，加速这种超发炎。

• The Collapse (Vasodilation & Coagulation):
  血管溃缩（血管扩张与凝血）：

  • This storm triggers widespread endotheliopathy (damage to blood vessel lining) and microthrombosis (tiny blood clots), leading to coagulopathy.
    这场风暴引发广泛的内皮病变（血管内膜损伤）和微血栓（微小血栓），进而引发凝血功能障碍。

  • The systemic inflammatory response causes a massive drop in blood pressure (Septic Shock), necessitating the use of vasopressors to maintain blood flow.
    全身性炎症反应会导致血压大幅下降（败血性休克），因此需要使用血管扩张剂来维持血流。

• The End Result (Organ Failure):
  最终结果（器官衰竭）：

  • The combination of low blood pressure (hypoperfusion) and clotting leads to multi-organ damage, commonly affecting the kidneys (requiring dialysis), liver, lungs (ARDS), and heart.
    低血压（灌注不足）与血栓形成的结合导致多器官损伤 ，通常影响肾脏（需透析）、肝脏、肺部（ARDS）和心脏。