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Loomba K, Shi D, Sherpa T, Chen J, Daniels TJ, Pavia CS, Zhang D. Use of the Western blot technique to identify the immunogenic proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi for developing a Lyme disease vaccine. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 157:114013. [PMID: 36403566 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.114013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lyme disease is a serious infectious disease having a restricted worldwide distribution for which there is no vaccine available for human use. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to determine common reactive antigens involved in Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) infection that are recognized in mammalian sera that may be useful for vaccine development. METHODS Blood samples were collected from patients with documented Lyme disease, and from rabbits and mice experimentally infected with either tick-transmitted or culture-grown Borrelia burgdorferi. All samples were then processed for sera. For performing the Western blots, sonicated Bb organisms (whole cell lysates) and protein ladders were separated by protein gel electrophoresis. Immune reactivities of the electrophoresed proteins with the serum samples were then probed with anti-HRP IgG reagent. RESULTS Rabbit, mouse and human sera consistently reacted with the 41 kDa band of Bb which corresponded to the flagellin protein - the major protein component of this organism's periplasmic flagella, also known as axial filaments or fibrils. Various other Bb antigens of wide molecular weight ranges were also recognized by rabbit and human sera, and less frequently with mouse sera. CONCLUSION The strong immune response to the 41 kDa flagellin protein by the different mammalian species suggests the utility of a possible vaccine targeting this protein, although other proteins may also be appropriate, for preventing Lyme disease following a bite from an infected tick.
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- Katherine Loomba
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, New York Medical College Valhalla, NY, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY, USA
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Chiu CH, Wang YC, Yeh KM, Lin JC, Siu LK, Chang FY. Influence of ethanol concentration in the phagocytic function of neutrophils against Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in an experimental model. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2016; 51:64-69. [PMID: 27094384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2016.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Although the prevalence of pneumonia or other extrapulmonary infections is higher in people with alcoholism or acute alcohol intoxication, the possible relationship of acute alcohol intoxication to phagocytic function has not been investigated. Our aim was to determine whether acute alcohol intoxication suppresses phagocytic function in human neutrophils. METHODS Twenty healthy individuals were enrolled for isolating neutrophils to evaluate the neutrophil phagocytic function at different alcohol concentrations. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from clinical specimens of liver abscesses. The rate of K. pneumonia phagocytosis (K2 and non-K1/K2 isolates) by neutrophils was determined using flow cytometry and compared among the nine groups with different alcohol concentrations. RESULTS The rate of phagocytic uptake decreased significantly with increasing alcohol concentration in both the K2 and non-K1/K2 K. pneumonia groups (r = -0.866, p = 0.03 vs. r = -0.975, p < 0.001). Moreover, the percentage of K. pneumoniae ingested by neutrophils decreased with age. CONCLUSION The ability of neutrophils to phagocytose virulent K2 K. pneumoniae was suppressed by ethanol at high concentrations. This finding may account for the higher prevalence of pneumonia or other extrapulmonary infection in people with acute alcohol intoxication.
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- Chun-Hsiang Chiu
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Family Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Division of Clinical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Galdiero F, Nuzzo I, Bentivoglio C, Galdiero M, Romano-Carratelli C. Ethanol-induced Suppression of Resistance to Experimental Infection bySalmonella typhimuriumin Mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/13590849509000213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pavia CS, La Mothe M, Kavanagh M. Influence of alcohol on antimicrobial immunity. Biomed Pharmacother 2004; 58:84-9. [PMID: 14992788 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2003.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Prolonged consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol by itself, as well as possibly leading to a state of alcoholism, has been a long-standing biological/social problem. As a major public health concern, there is an estimated expenditure of about 20% of total health care costs for medical/hospital care related to alcohol-induced illness. In addition, a significant proportion of both men and women who are hospitalized can be classified as alcoholics. This review focuses primarily on one of the many biomedical problems attributed to alcohol abuse--its adverse effects on our immune-defense system. A considerable body of evidence has mounted, over the past several decades, indicating that those who abuse alcohol are more susceptible to certain infectious disorders and are more prone to bacteremia. Such infections tend to be continuous and are often associated with a high rate of mortality. Also, along these lines, various and suitable animal models have been developed to further elucidate what the causes are for the greater frequency and severity of infectious illnesses, and this review deals primarily with those studies linking alcohol abuse to disruption in the normal functioning of the host's immune surveillance system. Based on the results from both clinical and experimental studies, it would seem that exposure to high levels of alcohol causes decreased humoral and cellular immune responses, thereby seriously limiting our ability to be protected from certain infectious agents.
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- Charles S Pavia
- Department of Microbiology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, NY 11568, USA.
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Pavia CS, Harris CM, Kavanagh M. Impaired bactericidal activity and host resistance to Listeria monocytogenes and Borrelia burgdorferi in rats administered an acute oral regimen of ethanol. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2002; 9:282-6. [PMID: 11874864 PMCID: PMC119923 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.9.2.282-286.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A rat model was used to examine how ethanol ingestion may interfere with antimicrobial immunity both in vitro and in vivo. Nonimmune Long-Evans rats were given a short-course treatment orally with excessive amounts of ethanol. Their spleens were removed at the time of sacrifice, and separate spleen cell suspensions were prepared and tested in vitro for their ability to kill two bacterial pathogens, Listeria monocytogenes and Borrelia burgdorferi. After the bacteria were mixed separately with various concentrations of spleen cells, it was found that spleen cells from the ethanol-treated rats killed fewer bacteria than matching pair-fed controls, based on counts of the number of cultured CFU (for Listeria) or based on microscopic examination (for Borrelia). For the in vivo studies, ethanol-treated and control rats were infected intraperitoneally with Listeria, and then, 1 to 3 days later, they were assessed for systemic infection based on the numbers of organisms present in their livers and spleens. Numbers of bacterial CFU for both organs were significantly higher in the group fed ethanol for the first 2 days after listerial challenge. These results support the concept that acute exposure to high levels of ethanol can impair host defense mechanisms, especially those expressed at the cellular level, which could lead to increased susceptibility to certain types of infections.
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- Charles S Pavia
- Department of Microbiology, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York 11568, USA.
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Ethanol consumption has been associated with aberrant immune responses resulting in increased susceptibility to infection including opportunistic infections of the central nervous system. We have investigated the effects of chronic ethanol treatment on phagocytosis and production of superoxide anion by microglia. Phagocytosis of radio-labeled opsonized E. coli was markedly suppressed by treating microglia with ethanol. The unstimulated synthesis of superoxide anion was not altered by ethanol treatment of microglia, but ethanol treatment effectively suppressed phorbol-12 myristate-13 acetate-stimulated microglia superoxide anion production. The results indicate that ethanol inhibition of microglia function may play a role in increased susceptibility for central nervous system infections, particularly in immunocompromised subjects.
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- A R Aroor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA
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The mechanisms responsible for aberrant immune function associated with chronic ethanol use remain obscure, but a decrease in monocyte numbers is often reported for individuals who chronically abuse ethanol. We investigated, using human HL-60 promyelocytic cell line, the possibility that ethanol induces apoptosis which contributes to decreased monocyte numbers. Characteristic features of apoptosis were observed 4 days after ethanol treatment, as documented by increased DNA fragmentation; enhanced expression of phosphatidylserine, an early marker of apoptosis; and the appearance of a hypodiploid apoptotic cell population identified by flow cytometry analysis of the cell cycle. Treatment with the protein kinase C inhibitor, GF 109203X, potentiated ethanol-induced apoptosis. Direct induction of human HL-60 cell apoptosis by ethanol and potentiation of ethanol-induced apoptosis by inhibiting protein kinase C provides a partial explanation for the cytotoxic effects of ethanol on hematopoietic progenitor cells and establishes a link between inhibiting protein kinase C activity and ethanol-induced apoptosis.
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- A R Aroor
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216-4505, USA
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Horowitz HW, Pavia CS, Bittker S, Forseter G, Cooper D, Nadelman RB, Byrne D, Johnson RC, Wormser GP. Sustained cellular immune responses to Borrelia burgdorferi: lack of correlation with clinical presentation and serology. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 1994; 1:373-8. [PMID: 8556471 PMCID: PMC368270 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.1.4.373-378.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Fifty-one patients with erythema migrans were followed up prospectively with serial clinical evaluations, serologic determinations for antiborrelial antibodies, and lymphocyte stimulation responses to Borrelia burgdorferi antigens to determine (i) the factors associated with sustained cellular immune responses and (ii) whether lymphocyte stimulation is a good indicator of prior exposure to B. burgdorferi in patients treated early after erythema migrans. Positive lymphocyte stimulation responses ( > 2 standard deviations above normal control values) were found in 15 (29%) of 51 patients 3 months after treatment for erythema migrans and in 8 (18%) of 44 patients 1 year posttreatment. Heightened lymphocyte responses were not associated with the number or duration of erythema migrans lesions prior to treatment, the mean size of the largest erythema migrans lesion, or the number of symptoms at the time of presentation. The development of Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, choice of antibiotic, and clinical outcome also were not associated with a positive lymphoproliferation assay result. Changes in the lymphocyte stimulation indices between the two time points assessed (3 months and 1 year posttreatment) also did not correlate with the above variables. When serologic results and lymphoproliferative responses were evaluated as categorical or continuous variables, there were no correlations between values. One year after treatment for early Lyme disease, lymphocyte reactivity is not a good indicator of prior infection with B. burgdorferi.
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- H W Horowitz
- Department of Medicine, Westchester County Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla 10595, USA
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