IFN-γ induction of GBP1 drives aberrant macrophage activation in human skin granulomas

Nevertheless, our understanding of the molecular events occurring in pathologically activated GA and cSAR macrophages remains limited. Here, we analyzed published single-cell RNA sequencing data of GA and cSAR and performed in-vitro experiments with primary human cells, allowing us to show that oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) is a dominant metabolic pathway in IFN-γ-activated macrophages.

Furthermore, we identify an IFN-γ-induced, OXPHOS-sensitive response network in human GA and cSAR macrophages. Within this network, GBP1 plays a central role in controlling IFN-γ-mediated macrophage activation. Meanwhile, inhibition of OXPHOS and GBP1 both promoted resolution of granulomas and prevented granuloma induction in a human in-vitro granuloma model.