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Okumura CYM, Nizet V. Subterfuge and sabotage: evasion of host innate defenses by invasive gram-positive bacterial pathogens. Annu Rev Microbiol 2014; 68:439-58. [PMID: 25002085 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The development of a severe invasive bacterial infection in an otherwise healthy individual is one of the most striking and fascinating aspects of human medicine. A small cadre of gram-positive pathogens of the genera Streptococcus and Staphylococcus stand out for their unique invasive disease potential and sophisticated ability to counteract the multifaceted components of human innate defense. This review illustrates how these leading human disease agents evade host complement deposition and activation, impede phagocyte recruitment and activation, resist the microbicidal activities of host antimicrobial peptides and reactive oxygen species, escape neutrophil extracellular traps, and promote and accelerate phagocyte cell death through the action of pore-forming cytolysins. Understanding the molecular basis of bacterial innate immune resistance can open new avenues for therapeutic intervention geared to disabling specific virulence factors and resensitizing the pathogen to host innate immune clearance.
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- Cheryl Y M Okumura
- Department of Biology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California 90041;
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Detection of stealthy small amphiphilic biomarkers. J Microbiol Methods 2014; 103:112-7. [PMID: 24880131 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2014.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pathogen-specific biomarkers are secreted in the host during infection. Many important biomarkers are not proteins but rather small molecules that cannot be directly detected by conventional methods. However, these small molecule biomarkers, such as phenolic glycolipid-I (PGL-I) of Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobactin T (MbT) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are critical to the pathophysiology of infection, and may be important in the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and novel therapeutic strategies. Methods for the direct detection of these biomarkers may be of significance both for the diagnosis of infectious disease, and also for the laboratory study of such molecules. Herein, we present, for the first time, a transduction approach for the direct and rapid (30min) detection of small amphiphilic biomarkers in complex samples (e.g. serum) using a single affinity reagent. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an assay for the direct detection of PGL-I, and the first single-reporter assay for the detection of MbT. The assay format exploits the amphiphilic chemistry of the small molecule biomarkers, and is universally applicable to all amphiphiles. The assay is only the first step towards developing a robust system for the detection of amphiphilic biomarkers that are critical to infectious disease pathophysiology.
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Mancini RJ, Stutts L, Ryu KA, Tom JK, Esser-Kahn AP. Directing the immune system with chemical compounds. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:1075-85. [PMID: 24690004 PMCID: PMC5674983 DOI: 10.1021/cb500079s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Agonists of immune cell receptors direct innate and adaptive immunity. These agonists range in size and complexity from small molecules to large macromolecules. Here, agonists of a class of immune cell receptors known as the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are highlighted focusing on the distinctive molecular moieties that pertain to receptor binding and activation. How the structure and combined chemical signals translate into a variety of immune responses remain major questions in the field. In this structure-focused review, we outline potential areas where the tools of chemical biology could help decipher the emerging molecular codes that direct immune stimulation.
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- Rock J Mancini
- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine , 1102 Natural Sciences 2, Irvine, California 92697-2025, United States
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Fox CB, Sivananthan SJ, Duthie MS, Vergara J, Guderian JA, Moon E, Coblentz D, Reed SG, Carter D. A nanoliposome delivery system to synergistically trigger TLR4 AND TLR7. J Nanobiotechnology 2014; 12:17. [PMID: 24766820 PMCID: PMC4014409 DOI: 10.1186/1477-3155-12-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Background Recent reports that TLR4 and TLR7 ligands can synergistically trigger Th1 biased immune responses suggest that an adjuvant that contains both ligands would be an excellent candidate for co-administration with vaccine antigens for which heavily Th1 biased responses are desired. Ligands of each of these TLRs generally have disparate biochemical properties, however, and straightforward co-formulation may represent an obstacle. Results We show here that the TLR7 ligand, imiquimod, and the TLR4 ligand, GLA, synergistically trigger responses in human whole blood. We combined these ligands in an anionic liposomal formulation where the TLR7 ligand is in the interior of the liposome and the TLR4 ligand intercalates into the lipid bilayer. The new liposomal formulations are stable for at least a year and have an attractive average particle size of around 140 nm allowing sterile filtration. The synergistic adjuvant biases away from Th2 responses, as seen by significantly reduced IL-5 and enhanced interferon gamma production upon antigen-specific stimulation of cells from immunized mice, than any of the liposomal formulations with only one TLR agonist. Qualitative alterations in antibody responses in mice demonstrate that the adjuvant enhances Th1 adaptive immune responses above any adjuvant containing only a single TLR ligand as well. Conclusion We now have a manufacturable, synergistic TLR4/TLR7 adjuvant that is made with excipients and agonists that are pharmaceutically acceptable and will have a straightforward path into human clinical trials.
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- Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), Seattle, WA, USA.
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Svahn KS, Göransson U, Chryssanthou E, Olsen B, Sjölin J, Strömstedt AA. Induction of gliotoxin secretion in Aspergillus fumigatus by bacteria-associated molecules. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93685. [PMID: 24705440 PMCID: PMC3976306 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aspergillus fumigatus is the most common causative agent of mold diseases in humans, giving rise to life-threatening infections in immunocompromised individuals. One of its secreted metabolites is gliotoxin, a toxic antimicrobial agent. The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of pathogen-associated molecular patterns in broth cultures of A. fumigatus could induce gliotoxin production. Gliotoxin levels were analyzed by ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. The presence of a bacteria-derived lipopolysaccharide, peptidoglycan, or lipoteichoic acid in the growth media at a concentration of 5 μg/ml increased the gliotoxin concentration in the media by 37%, 65%, and 35%, respectively. The findings reveal a correlation between the concentrations of pathogen-associated molecular patterns and gliotoxin secretion. This shows that there is a yet uncharacterized detection system for such compounds within fungi. Inducing secondary metabolite production by such means in fungi is potentially relevant for drug discovery research. Our results also give a possible explanation for the increased virulence of A. fumigatus during bacterial co-infection, one that is important for the transition from colonization to invasiveness in this pulmonary disease.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital & Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Y. ZX, M. L, L. X, X. ZC, J. Z, C. Y, D. DX, L. LJ, P. HD, H. XX. Detection of polymorphisms and protein domain architectures in rabbit toll-like receptor 2. WORLD RABBIT SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2014.1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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HAGIWARA M, MATSUSHITA K. Epigallocatechin gallate suppresses LPS endocytosis and nitric oxide productionby reducing Rab5-caveolin-1 interaction. Biomed Res 2014; 35:145-51. [DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.35.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Schachern PA, Tsuprun V, Goetz S, Cureoglu S, Juhn SK, Briles DE, Paparella MM, Ferrieri P. Viability and virulence of pneumolysin, pneumococcal surface protein A, and pneumolysin/pneumococcal surface protein A mutants in the ear. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013; 139:937-43. [PMID: 24051749 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.4104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Understanding how pneumococcal proteins affect the pathology of the middle ear and inner ear is important for the development of new approaches to prevent otitis media and its complications. OBJECTIVES To determine the viability and virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae mutants deficient in pneumolysin (Ply-) and pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA-) in the chinchilla middle ear. DESIGN Bullae of chinchillas were inoculated bilaterally with wild-type (Wt), Ply-, PspA-, and Ply-/PspA- strains. Bacterial colony-forming units (CFUs) in middle ear effusions were counted at 48 hours. The CFUs of the PspA- group were also counted at 6 to 36 hours after inoculation. Temporal bone histopathological results were compared. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Twenty-seven chinchillas in an academic research laboratory. EXPOSURE Chinchilla middle ears were inoculated with S pneumoniae to produce sufficient volumes of effusions and noticeable histopathological changes in the ears. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The CFU counts in the middle ear effusions and histopathological changes were compared to determine the effect of pneumococcal protein mutations on chinchilla ears. RESULTS At 48 hours, CFUs in middle ears were increased for the Wt and Ply-/PspA- strains, but Ply- remained near inoculum level. No bacteria were detected in the PspA- group. The CFUs of PspA- decreased over time to a low level at 30 to 36 hours. In vitro, PspA- in Todd-Hewitt broth showed an increase in bacterial growth of 2 logs at 43 hours, indicating PspA- susceptibility to host defenses in vivo. The PspA- and Ply- groups had fewer pathologic findings than the Wt or Ply-/PspA- groups. Histopathological analysis showed significant differences in the number of bacteria in the scala tympani in the Wt group compared with the Ply-, PspA-, and Ply-/PspA- groups. The PspA- strain was the least virulent. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The PspA- mutant was much less viable and less virulent in the ear than the Wt, Ply-, and Ply-/PspA- strains. There was no significant attenuation in the viability and virulence of the Ply-/PspA- mutant compared with the Wt or single mutants. The viability and virulence of pneumococcal mutants seemed to be protein and organ specific.
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Blanc L, Castanier R, Mishra AK, Ray A, Besra GS, Sutcliffe I, Vercellone A, Nigou J. Gram-positive bacterial lipoglycans based on a glycosylated diacylglycerol lipid anchor are microbe-associated molecular patterns recognized by TLR2. PLoS One 2013; 8:e81593. [PMID: 24278450 PMCID: PMC3836763 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Innate immune recognition is the first line of host defense against invading microorganisms. It is a based on the detection, by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), of invariant molecular signatures that are unique to microorganisms. TLR2 is a PRR that plays a major role in the detection of Gram-positive bacteria by recognizing cell envelope lipid-linked polymers, also called macroamphiphiles, such as lipoproteins, lipoteichoic acids and mycobacterial lipoglycans. These microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) display a structure based on a lipid anchor, being either an acylated cysteine, a glycosylated diacylglycerol or a mannosyl-phosphatidylinositol respectively, and having in common a diacylglyceryl moiety. A fourth class of macroamphiphile, namely lipoglycans, whose lipid anchor is made, as for lipoteichoic acids, of a glycosylated diacylglycerol unit rather than a mannosyl-phosphatidylinositol, is found in Gram-positive bacteria and produced by certain Actinobacteria, including Micrococcus luteus, Stomatococcus mucilaginosus and Corynebacterium glutamicum. We report here that these alternative lipoglycans are also recognized by TLR2 and that they stimulate TLR2-dependant cytokine production, including IL-8, TNF-α and IL-6, and cell surface co-stimulatory molecule CD40 expression by a human macrophage cell line. However, they differ by their co-receptor requirement and the magnitude of the innate immune response they elicit. M. luteus and S. mucilaginosus lipoglycans require TLR1 for recognition by TLR2 and induce stronger responses than C. glutamicum lipoglycan, sensing of which by TLR2 is dependent on TLR6. These results expand the repertoire of MAMPs recognized by TLR2 to lipoglycans based on a glycosylated diacylglycerol lipid anchor and reinforce the paradigm that macroamphiphiles based on such an anchor, including lipoteichoic acids and alternative lipoglycans, induce TLR2-dependant innate immune responses.
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- Landry Blanc
- CNRS; IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale); 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse; UPS; IPBS; F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS; IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale); 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse; UPS; IPBS; F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom
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- CNRS; IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale); 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse; UPS; IPBS; F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- CNRS; IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale); 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse; UPS; IPBS; F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- CNRS; IPBS (Institut de Pharmacologie et de Biologie Structurale); 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse; UPS; IPBS; F-31077 Toulouse, France
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Brülle JK, Tschumi A, Sander P. Lipoproteins of slow-growing Mycobacteria carry three fatty acids and are N-acylated by apolipoprotein N-acyltransferase BCG_2070c. BMC Microbiol 2013; 13:223. [PMID: 24093492 PMCID: PMC3850990 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-13-223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Lipoproteins are virulence factors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bacterial lipoproteins are modified by the consecutive action of preprolipoprotein diacylglyceryl transferase (Lgt), prolipoprotein signal peptidase (LspA) and apolipoprotein N- acyltransferase (Lnt) leading to the formation of mature triacylated lipoproteins. Lnt homologues are found in Gram-negative and high GC-rich Gram-positive, but not in low GC-rich Gram-positive bacteria, although N-acylation is observed. In fast-growing Mycobacterium smegmatis, the molecular structure of the lipid modification of lipoproteins was resolved recently as a diacylglyceryl residue carrying ester-bound palmitic acid and ester-bound tuberculostearic acid and an additional amide-bound palmitic acid. Results We exploit the vaccine strain Mycobacterium bovis BCG as model organism to investigate lipoprotein modifications in slow-growing mycobacteria. Using Escherichia coli Lnt as a query in BLASTp search, we identified BCG_2070c and BCG_2279c as putative lnt genes in M. bovis BCG. Lipoproteins LprF, LpqH, LpqL and LppX were expressed in M. bovis BCG and BCG_2070c lnt knock-out mutant and lipid modifications were analyzed at molecular level by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight analysis. Lipoprotein N-acylation was observed in wildtype but not in BCG_2070c mutants. Lipoprotein N- acylation with palmitoyl and tuberculostearyl residues was observed. Conclusions Lipoproteins are triacylated in slow-growing mycobacteria. BCG_2070c encodes a functional Lnt in M. bovis BCG. We identified mycobacteria-specific tuberculostearic acid as further substrate for N-acylation in slow-growing mycobacteria.
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- Juliane K Brülle
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30/32, CH-8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Elsaidi HRH, Barreda DR, Cairo CW, Lowary TL. Mycobacterial phenolic glycolipids with a simplified lipid aglycone modulate cytokine levels through Toll-like receptor 2. Chembiochem 2013; 14:2153-9. [PMID: 24115598 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201300505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Phenolic glycolipids (PGLs) are virulence factors present in the cell walls of many pathogenic mycobacteria. PGLs have been implicated in various aspects of mycobacterial disease, but there are limited structure-activity data available for these molecules. We report here the preparation of seven synthetic PGL analogues, differing from the native compounds in the replacement of the complex phenolic lipid moiety with a p-methoxyphenyl group. The ability of these compounds to stimulate or inhibit the production of cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, MCP-1) and nitric oxide (NO) was then evaluated by ELISA-based assays. None of the compounds stimulated the production of these biological signalling molecules. In contrast, they each displayed concentration-dependent inhibitory activity, related to the methylation pattern of the molecule and mediated by Toll-like receptor 2. Additional studies revealed that native PGL-I from Mycobacterium leprae and a synthetic PGL-I analogue containing a simplified lipid domain had enhanced inhibitory activities relative to the corresponding analogues containing the p-methoxyphenyl aglycone; however, the natural lipid phenolthiocerol was only weakly active. These studies reveal that synthetic molecules of this type can be used as probes for PGL function. Moreover, their ease of synthesis relative to the natural glycolipids, as well as their more favourable aqueous solubility, should allow for more thorough structure-activity relationship studies.
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- Hassan R H Elsaidi
- Alberta Glycomics Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Gunning-Lemieux Chemistry Centre, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2 (Canada)
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Siewe B, Keshavarzian A, French A, Demarais P, Landay A. A role for TLR signaling during B cell activation in antiretroviral-treated HIV individuals. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2013; 29:1353-60. [PMID: 23763346 DOI: 10.1089/aid.2013.0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The mechanisms underlying B cell activation that persists during antiretroviral therapy (ART) are unknown. Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling is a critical mediator of innate cell activation and though B cells express TLRs, few studies have investigated a role for TLR signaling in B cell activation during HIV infection. We addressed this question by assessing the activated phenotype and TLR expression/responsiveness of B cells from ART-treated HIV-infected subjects (HIVART(+)). We evaluated activation markers implicated in B cell-mediated T cell trans infection during HIV pathogenesis. We found no significant difference in TLR expression between B cells of HIVART(+) and HIV(-) subjects. However, B cells of HIVART(+) subjects exhibited heightened endogenous expression levels of IL-6 (p=0.0051), T cell cognate ligands CD40 (p=0.0475), CD54 (p=0.0229), and phosphorylated p38 (p<0.0001), a marker of TLR signaling. In vitro, B cells of HIVART(+) individuals were less responsive to TLR stimulation compared to B cells of HIV(-) subjects. The activated phenotype of in vitro TLR-stimulated B cells of HIV(-) subjects was similar to ex vivo B cells from HIVART(+) individuals. TLR2 stimulation was a potent mediator of B cell activation, whereas B cells were least responsive to TLR4 stimulation. Compared to HIV(-) subjects, the serum level of lipoteichoic acid (TLR2 ligand) in HIVART(+) subjects was significantly higher (p=0.0207), correlating positively with viral load (p=0.0127, r=0.6453). Our data suggest that during HIV infection TLR-activated B cells may exert a pathogenic role and B cells from HIVART(+) subjects respond to in vitro TLR stimulation, yet exhibit a TLR tolerant phenotype suggesting prior in vivo TLR stimulation.
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- Basile Siewe
- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center/Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
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- Ruth M Rothstein CORE Center/Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois
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- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
- Division of Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Zhao L, Chen J, Cheng L, Wang X, Du J, Wang F, Peng Z. Effects of Enterococcus faecalis lipoteichoic acid on receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand and osteoprotegerin expression in periodontal ligament fibroblasts. Int Endod J 2013; 47:163-72. [PMID: 23710898 DOI: 10.1111/iej.12127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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AIM To investigate the influence of Enterococcus faecalis lipoteichoic acid (LTA) on the key bone resorption-regulating proteins, receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDL cells). METHODOLOGY Periodontal ligament cells were subjected to various concentrations of LTA. Cell viability was then determined by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay, whilst the expression levels of RANKL and OPG were investigated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting. The effect of the inhibitors [IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK)-1/4, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) (SB203580)] on LTA-stimulated RANKL/OPG activation was examined. Cell viability and RANKL/OPG ratio in PDL cells were also analysed by MTT assay and Western blotting. Data were analysed using one-way anova or t-test at a significance level of P = 0.05. RESULT Cell viability was reduced significantly in the LTA group in a dose-dependent fashion (P < 0.05). In addition, LTA was found to upregulate the protein expression of RANKL, OPG and their relative ratio in PDL cells (P < 0.05). The optimal concentration of LTA used in PDL cells was determined to be 10 μg mL(-1) . Following IRAK1/4 and p38MAPK inhibition, LTA-stimulated increases of RANKL/OPG ratio were significantly reduced (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Enterococcus faecalis LTA could upregulate the expression of RANKL and OPG at different rates, suggesting a potential role for LTA in the bone resorption process of refractory apical periodontitis through the regulation of RANKL and OPG. In addition, IRAK1/4 and p38MAPK signalling involving RANKL/OPG may contribute to inflammatory responses from PDL cells.
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- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Nankar SA, Pande AH. Physicochemical properties of bacterial pro-inflammatory lipids influence their interaction with apolipoprotein-derived peptides. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2013; 1831:853-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Anti-inflammatory effect of lactobacilli bacteria on HepG2 cells is through cross-regulation of TLR4 and NOD2 signalling. J Funct Foods 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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