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Tajer L, Paillart JC, Dib H, Sabatier JM, Fajloun Z, Abi Khattar Z. Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides in the Modern Era: An Updated Review. Microorganisms 2024; 12:1259. [PMID: 39065030 PMCID: PMC11279074 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071259] [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: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a serious global health concern, resulting in a significant number of deaths annually due to infections that are resistant to treatment. Amidst this crisis, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics (ATBs). These cationic peptides, naturally produced by all kingdoms of life, play a crucial role in the innate immune system of multicellular organisms and in bacterial interspecies competition by exhibiting broad-spectrum activity against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. AMPs target bacterial pathogens through multiple mechanisms, most importantly by disrupting their membranes, leading to cell lysis. However, bacterial resistance to host AMPs has emerged due to a slow co-evolutionary process between microorganisms and their hosts. Alarmingly, the development of resistance to last-resort AMPs in the treatment of MDR infections, such as colistin, is attributed to the misuse of this peptide and the high rate of horizontal genetic transfer of the corresponding resistance genes. AMP-resistant bacteria employ diverse mechanisms, including but not limited to proteolytic degradation, extracellular trapping and inactivation, active efflux, as well as complex modifications in bacterial cell wall and membrane structures. This review comprehensively examines all constitutive and inducible molecular resistance mechanisms to AMPs supported by experimental evidence described to date in bacterial pathogens. We also explore the specificity of these mechanisms toward structurally diverse AMPs to broaden and enhance their potential in developing and applying them as therapeutics for MDR bacteria. Additionally, we provide insights into the significance of AMP resistance within the context of host-pathogen interactions.
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- Layla Tajer
- Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology (LBA3B), Azm Center for Research in Biotechnology and Its Applications, Department of Cell Culture, EDST, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon; (L.T.); (Z.F.)
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- CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l’ARN, UPR 9002, Université de Strasbourg, 2 Allée Konrad Roentgen, F-67000 Strasbourg, France;
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- College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Egaila 54200, Kuwait;
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- CNRS, INP, Inst Neurophysiopathol, Aix-Marseille Université, 13385 Marseille, France
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- Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology (LBA3B), Azm Center for Research in Biotechnology and Its Applications, Department of Cell Culture, EDST, Lebanese University, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon; (L.T.); (Z.F.)
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences 3, Lebanese University, Campus Michel Slayman Ras Maska, Tripoli 1352, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Kalhat, P.O. Box 100, Tripoli, Lebanon
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Plasmonic biosensors for bacterial endotoxin detection on biomimetic C-18 supported fiber optic probes. Biosens Bioelectron 2019; 129:79-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Weber C, Linsberger I, Rafiee-Tehrani M, Falkenhagen D. Permeability and Adsorption Capacity of Dialysis Membranes to Lipid A. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889702000304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Hemodialysis membranes were tested in vitro for possible penetration by low molecular weight endotoxins containing lipid A. Using lipid A from Escherichia coli as a model substance for this kind of pyrogen, different dialyzers (F4, E3, Acepal 1300, Altraflux, F 40, Polyflux 110, Filtral 12, F 60) were challenged by tangential filtration in aqueous medium. All membranes exhibited impermability to lipid A (as well as to LPS from Pseudomonas aeruginosa), which was proved by additional experiments using culture filtrates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in bicarbonate dialysis fluid, as well as by employing miniaturized dialyzers with synthetic lipid A as a contaminant. Furthermore, the highest adsorption capacities were found for polysulfone and polyamide membranes.
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- C. Weber
- Centre of Biomedical Technology, Donau-Universität Krems, Krems - Austria
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- Centre of Biomedical Technology, Donau-Universität Krems, Krems - Austria
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- College of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran - Iran
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- Centre of Biomedical Technology, Donau-Universität Krems, Krems - Austria
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In humans and other mammals, recognition of endotoxins—abundant surface lipopolysaccharides (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria—provides a potent stimulus for induction of inflammation and mobilization of host defenses. The structurally unique lipid A region of LPS is the principal determinant of this pro-inflammatory activity. This region of LPS is normally buried within the bacterial outer membrane and aggregates of purified LPS, making even more remarkable its picomolar potency and the ability of discrete variations in lipid A structure to markedly alter the pro-inflammatory activity of LPS. Two recognition systems—MD-2/TLR4 and “LPS-sensing” cytosolic caspases—together confer LPS responsiveness at the host cell surface, within endosomes, and at sites physically accessible to the cytosol. Understanding how the lipid A of LPS is delivered and recognized at these diverse sites is crucial to understanding how the magnitude and character of the inflammatory responses are regulated.
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- Jerrold Weiss
- Inflammation Program and Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Inflammation Program and Departments of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Corneal Fibroblasts as Sentinel Cells and Local Immune Modulators in Infectious Keratitis. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18091831. [PMID: 28832498 PMCID: PMC5618480 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18091831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The cornea serves as a barrier to protect the eye against external insults including microbial pathogens and antigens. Bacterial infection of the cornea often results in corneal melting and scarring that can lead to severe visual impairment. Not only live bacteria but also their components such as lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of Gram-negative bacteria contribute to the development of inflammation and subsequent corneal damage in infectious keratitis. We describe the important role played by corneal stromal fibroblasts (activated keratocytes) as sentinel cells, immune modulators, and effector cells in infectious keratitis. Corneal fibroblasts sense bacterial infection through Toll-like receptor (TLR)–mediated detection of a complex of LPS with soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) and LPS binding protein present in tear fluid. The cells then initiate innate immune responses including the expression of chemokines and adhesion molecules that promote the recruitment of inflammatory cells necessary for elimination of the infecting bacteria. Infiltrated neutrophils are activated by corneal stromal collagen and release mediators that stimulate the production of pro–matrix metalloproteinases by corneal fibroblasts. Elastase produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) activates these released metalloproteinases, resulting in the degradation of stromal collagen. The modulation of corneal fibroblast activation and of the interaction of these cells with inflammatory cells and bacteria is thus important to minimize corneal scarring during treatment of infectious keratitis. Pharmacological agents that are able to restrain such activities of corneal fibroblasts without allowing bacterial growth represent a potential novel treatment option for prevention of excessive scarring and tissue destruction in the cornea.
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David S, Mathan V, Balaram P. Interactions of linear dicationic molecules with lipid A: structural requisites for optimal binding affinity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The structural determinants of the binding affinity of linear dicationic molecules toward lipid A have been examined with respect to the distance between the terminal cationic functions, the basicity, and the type of cationic moieties using a series of spermidine derivatives and pentamidine analogs by fluorescence spectroscopic methods. The presence of two terminal cationic groups corresponds to enhanced affinity. A distinct sigmoidal relationship between the intercationic distance and affinity was observed with a sharp increase at 11 Å, levelling off at about 13 Å. The basicity (pK) and nature of the cationic functions are poor correlates of binding potency, since molecules bearing primary amino, imidazolino, or guanido termini are equipotent. The interaction of pentamidine, a bisamidine drug, with lipid A, characterized in considerable detail employing the putative intermolecular excimerization of the drug, suggests a stoichiometry of 1:1 in the resultant complex. The binding is driven almost exclusively by electrostatic forces, and is dependent on the ionization states of both lipid A and the drug. Under conditions when lipid A is highly disaggregated, pentamidine binds specifically to bis-phosphoryl- but not to monophosphoryl-lipid A indicating that both phosphate groups of lipid A are necessary for electrostatic interactions by the terminal amidininium groups of the drug. Based on these data, a structural model is proposed for the pentamidine-lipid A complex, which may be of value in designing endotoxin antagonists from first principles.
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- S.A. David
- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore and Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore and Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- The Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory and Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore and Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Brandenburg K, Seydel U, Schromm AB, Loppnow H, Koch MH, Rietschel ET. Conformation of lipid A, the endotoxic center of bacterial lipopolysaccharide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199600300302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Klaus Brandenburg
- Borstel Research Center, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Borstel Research Center, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Borstel Research Center, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- Borstel Research Center, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL, Hamburg Outstation c/o DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Borstel Research Center, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany
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Pece S, Fumarola D, Giuliani G, Jirillo E, Moran A. Activity in the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay and induction of tumor necrosis factor-α by diverse Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide preparations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199600200609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Different chemically characterized H. pylori LPS preparations, such as smooth (S)- and rough (R)-form LPS, a completely dephosphorylated R-LPS, and three lipid A chemotypes, from the S- and R- form LPS (S- and R-lipid A) as well as a dephosphorylated derivative of S-lipid A, respectively, were evaluated for expression of potency in a quantitative chromogenic Limulus amebocyte (CLAL) lysate assay and for release of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) from activated human mononuclear cells. As far as the CLAL activity is concerned, no statistically significant differences could be observed between S- and R-LPS. Dephosphorylation of both R-LPS and S-lipid A caused a significant decrease of CLAL activity. In general terms, all the lipid A chemotypes were significantly less effective than the native LPS molecule and, in particular, R-lipid A expressed the lowest Limulus activity of all preparations. With regard to TNF-α release, R-LPS was the most potent inducer of this cytokine, even though its dephosphorylation reduced activity. In conclusion, the results show that phosphate groups influence both CLAL activity and, to a lesser extent, TNF-α release, and that the core oligosaccharide synergically cooperates with lipid A for the production of this cytokine, being, however, not essential for the expression of CLAL activity. Furthermore, preliminary structural data show that H. pylori D-glucosamine disaccharide backbone, besides being underphosphorylated at position 4', is also characterized by a reduced number of acyloxyacyl residues in comparison with enterobacterial lipid A. These findings, besides providing useful information on the structure-bioactivity relationships within H. pylori LPS, further support the evidence that this non-invasive, slow bacterium possesses the ability to modulate the local cellular immune response via LPS and related inflammatory cytokines.
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- S. Pece
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, Department of Microbiology, University College, Galway, Ireland
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Schromm A, Brandenburg K, Rietschel E, Seydel U. Do endotoxin aggregates intercalate into phospholipid membranes in a nonspecific, hydrophobic manner? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199500200502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The interaction of endotoxin aggregates with phospholipid liposomes of different composition was investigated applying fluorescence polarization spectroscopy with the fluorophore diphenylhexatriene and the resonance energy transfer technique using N-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-yl)-PE and N-(Rhodamine B sulfonyl)-PE. Fluorescence polarization data at constant temperature could be interpreted in favor of an intercalation of lipopolysaccharide into phospholipid liposomes even in the absence of Ca2+. Intercalation, however, could be clearly excluded from determinations performed as a function of temperature. Experiments employing the resonance energy transfer technique clearly showed that a nonspecific, hydrophobic intercalation of endotoxin aggregates into phospholipid liposomes only takes place in the presence of excess molar concentrations of divalent cations and/or after long-term incubation at elevated temperature (37°C). These findings indicate that under (near) physiological conditions nonspecific intercalation of aggregated lipopolysaccharide into phospholipid membranes represents an unlikely event. The significance of these results for an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of cell activation by endotoxin is discussed.
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- A.B. Schromm
- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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- Forschungsinstitut Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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White AFB, Demchenko AV. Modulating LPS signal transduction at the LPS receptor complex with synthetic Lipid A analogues. Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem 2015; 71:339-89. [PMID: 25480508 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800128-8.00005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sepsis, defined as a clinical syndrome brought about by an amplified and dysregulated inflammatory response to infections, is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite persistent attempts to develop treatment strategies to manage sepsis in the clinical setting, the basic elements of treatment have not changed since the 1960s. As such, the development of effective therapies for reducing inflammatory reactions and end-organ dysfunction in critically ill patients with sepsis remains a global priority. Advances in understanding of the immune response to sepsis provide the opportunity to develop more effective pharmaceuticals. This article details current information on the modulation of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor complex with synthetic Lipid A mimetics. As the initial and most critical event in sepsis pathophysiology, the LPS receptor provides an attractive target for antisepsis agents. One of the well-studied approaches to sepsis therapy involves the use of derivatives of Lipid A, the membrane-anchor portion of an LPS, which is largely responsible for its endotoxic activity. This article describes the structural and conformational requirements influencing the ability of Lipid A analogues to compete with LPS for binding to the LPS receptor complex and to inhibit the induction of the signal transduction pathway by impairing LPS-initiated receptor dimerization.
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- Aileen F B White
- Dextra Laboratories Ltd., Science and Technology Centre, Earley Gate, Reading, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri-St. Louis, One University Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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London AS, Mackay K, Lihon M, He Y, Alabi BR. Gel filtration chromatography as a method for removing bacterial endotoxin from antibody preparations. Biotechnol Prog 2014; 30:1497-501. [PMID: 25079968 DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Revised: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The removal of bacterial endotoxins from biological samples is critical to avoid the potentially fatal pyrogenic response possible when introduced to mammalian systems. Endotoxins have a variety of specific characteristics that can be exploited to target their isolation and subsequent removal, but one that has not been extensively characterized is their difference in size from that of monoclonal antibodies. Here, we present a study which utilizes gel filtration chromatography as a method for endotoxin removal from both aggregated and nonaggregated antibody preparations, outlining a mechanistically simple method for removal of this impurity.
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- Anne Serdakowski London
- Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Protein Production and Antibodies, Cambridge, MA
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Loucks K, Waddell D, Ross C. Lipopolysaccharides elicit an oxidative burst as a component of the innate immune system in the seagrass Thalassia testudinum. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2013; 70:295-303. [PMID: 23807482 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This study represents the first report characterizing the biological effects of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) immune modulator on a marine vascular plant. LPS was shown to serve as a strong elicitor of the early defense response in the subtropical seagrass Thalassia testudinum Banks ex König and was capable of inducing an oxidative burst identified at the single cell level. The formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), detected by a redox-sensitive fluorescent probe and luminol-based chemiluminescence, included a diphenyleneiodonium sensitive response, suggesting the involvement of an NADPH oxidase. A 900 bp cDNA fragment coding for this enzyme was sequenced and found to encode a NAD binding pocket domain with extensive homology to the Arabidopsis thaliana rbohF (respiratory burst oxidase homolog) gene. The triggered release of ROS occurred at 20 min post-elicitation and was dose-dependent, requiring a minimal threshold of 50 μg/mL LPS. Pharmacological dissection of the early events preceding ROS emission indicated that the signal transduction chain of events involved extracellular alkalinization, G-proteins, phospholipase A2, as well as K(+), Ca(2+), and anion channels. Despite exclusively thriving in a marine environment, seagrasses contain ROS-generating machinery and signal transduction components that appear to be evolutionarily conserved with the well-characterized defense response systems found in terrestrial plants.
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- Kyle Loucks
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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Bowen WS, Gandhapudi SK, Kolb JP, Mitchell TC. Immunopharmacology of Lipid A Mimetics. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY 2013; 66:81-128. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-404717-4.00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Sakata M, Nakayama M, Yanagi K, Sasaki M, Kunitake M, Hirayama C. Selective Removal of DNA from Bioproducts by Polycation‐Immobilized Cellulose Beads. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2011. [DOI: 10.1080/10826070600914828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Masayo Sakata
- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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- a Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Kumamoto University , Kumamoto, Japan
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Development of the downstream process in the production of the recombinant histone H1.3 variant. Process Biochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Kubiak J, Brewer J, Hansen S, Bagatolli LA. Lipid lateral organization on giant unilamellar vesicles containing lipopolysaccharides. Biophys J 2011; 100:978-86. [PMID: 21320442 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2010] [Revised: 01/04/2011] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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We developed a new (to our knowledge) protocol to generate giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) composed of mixtures of single lipopolysaccharide (LPS) species and Escherichia coli polar lipid extracts. Four different LPSs that differed in the size of the polar headgroup (i.e., LPS smooth > LPS-Ra > LPS-Rc > LPS-Rd) were selected to generate GUVs composed of different LPS/E. coli polar lipid mixtures. Our procedure consists of two main steps: 1), generation and purification of oligolamellar liposomes containing LPSs; and 2), electroformation of GUVs using the LPS-containing oligolamellar vesicles at physiological salt and pH conditions. Analysis of LPS incorporation into the membrane models (both oligolamellar vesicles and GUVs) shows that the final concentration of LPS is lower than that expected from the initial E. coli lipids/LPS mixture. In particular, our protocol allows incorporation of no more than 15 mol % for LPS-smooth and LPS-Ra, and up to 25 mol % for LPS-Rc and LPS-Rd (with respect to total lipids). We used the GUVs to evaluate the impact of different LPS species on the lateral structure of the host membrane (i.e., E. coli polar lipid extract). Rhodamine-DPPE-labeled GUVs show the presence of elongated micrometer-sized lipid domains for GUVs containing either LPS-Rc or LPS-Rd above 10 mol %. Laurdan GP images confirm this finding and show that this particular lateral scenario corresponds to the coexistence of fluid disordered and gel (LPS-enriched)-like micron-sized domains, in similarity to what is observed when LPS is replaced with lipid A. For LPSs containing the more bulky polar headgroup (i.e., LPS-smooth and LPS-Ra), an absence of micrometer-sized domains is observed for all LPS concentrations explored in the GUVs (up to ∼15 mol %). However, fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (using fluorescently labeled LPS) and Laurdan GP experiments in these microscopically homogeneous membranes suggests the presence of LPS clusters with dimensions below our microscope's resolution (∼380 nm radial). Our results indicate that LPSs can cluster into gel-like domains in these bacterial model membranes, and that the size of these domains depends on the chemical structure and concentration of the LPSs.
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- Jakubs Kubiak
- Membrane Biophysics and Biophotonics Group/MEMPHYS-Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Nomura K, Maeda M, Sugase K, Kusumoto S. Lipopolysaccharide induces raft domain expansion in membrane composed of a phospholipid-cholesterol-sphingomyelin ternary system. Innate Immun 2010; 17:256-68. [PMID: 20418256 DOI: 10.1177/1753425910365944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The molecular behavior and interaction of Re-type lipopolysaccharide (ReLPS) and phospholipids were investigated in two different types of model membrane systems, a pure phospholipid membrane consisting of 1,2-dielaidoyl-snglycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (DEPE) and a raft-forming membrane composed of equimolar DEPE, sphingomyelin (SM), and cholesterol (Chol) by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. A remarkable influence of ReLPS on the property of lipid bilayer was found by analyzing the (13)C-NMR spectra. Namely, while both liquid-ordered (L(o)) and liquid-disordered (L(d)) phases co-exist in DEPE/SM/Chol, only the L(o) phase is present in DEPE/SM/Chol/ReLPS. This clearly indicates that ReLPS induces expansion of the raft area in the raft-forming membrane. The (1)H spin-lattice relaxation times in the rotating frame T( 1ρ) (H) in the two different membranes, DEPE/ReLPS and DEPE/SM/Chol/ReLPS, indicate that the motion of DEPE is affected by the presence of ReLPS, Chol, and SM, and much faster than that of ReLPS in both membranes. The ReLPS in the raft-forming membrane, in particular, accelerated the movement of DEPE. Thus, this study shows the possibility that LPS induces the expansion of raft region and the rapid motion of the raft-forming membranes to favor molecular interactions in the animal cell membrane during innate immune recognition.
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- Kaoru Nomura
- Suntory Institute for Bioorganic Research, 1-1-1 Wakayamadai, Shimamoto-Cho, Mishima-Gun, Osaka, Japan.
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Brandenburg K, Seydel U. Conformation and Supramolecular Structure of Lipid A. LIPID A IN CANCER THERAPY 2009; 667:25-38. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1603-7_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Bazin HG, Murray TJ, Bowen WS, Mozaffarian A, Fling SP, Bess LS, Livesay MT, Arnold JS, Johnson CL, Ryter KT, Cluff CW, Evans JT, Johnson DA. The 'Ethereal' nature of TLR4 agonism and antagonism in the AGP class of lipid A mimetics. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2008; 18:5350-4. [PMID: 18835160 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2008.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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To overcome the chemical and metabolic instability of the secondary fatty acyl residues in the AGP class of lipid A mimetics, the secondary ether lipid analogs of the potent TLR4 agonist CRX-527 (2) and TLR4 antagonist CRX-526 (3) were synthesized and evaluated along with their ester counterparts for agonist/antagonist activity in both in vitro and in vivo models. Like CRX-527, the secondary ether lipid 4 showed potent agonist activity in both murine and human models. Ether lipid 5, on the other hand, showed potent TLR4 antagonist activity similar to CRX-526 in human cell assays, but did not display any antagonist activity in murine models and, in fact, was weakly agonistic. Glycolipids 2, 4, and 5 were synthesized via a new highly convergent method utilizing a common advanced intermediate strategy. A new method for preparing (R)-3-alkyloxytetradecanoic acids, a key component of ether lipids 4 and 5, is also described.
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- Hélène G Bazin
- GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, 553 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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Mashburn-Warren L, Howe J, Garidel P, Richter W, Steiniger F, Roessle M, Brandenburg K, Whiteley M. Interaction of quorum signals with outer membrane lipids: insights into prokaryotic membrane vesicle formation. Mol Microbiol 2008; 69:491-502. [PMID: 18630345 PMCID: PMC2615190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2008.06302.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bacteria have evolved elaborate communication strategies to co-ordinate their group activities, a process termed quorum sensing (QS). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that utilizes QS for diverse activities, including disease pathogenesis. P. aeruginosa has evolved a novel communication system in which the signal molecule 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone (Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal, PQS) is trafficked between cells via membrane vesicles (MVs). Not only is PQS packaged into MVs, it is required for MV formation. Although MVs are involved in important biological processes aside from signalling, the molecular mechanism of MV formation is unknown. To provide insight into the molecular mechanism of MV formation, we examined the interaction of PQS with bacterial lipids. Here, we show that PQS interacts strongly with the acyl chains and 4′-phosphate of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Using PQS derivatives, we demonstrate that the alkyl side-chain and third position hydroxyl of PQS are critical for these interactions. Finally, we show that PQS stimulated purified LPS to form liposome-like structures. These studies provide molecular insight into P. aeruginosa MV formation and demonstrate that quorum signals serve important non-signalling functions.
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Interaction of lipopolysaccharide and phospholipid in mixed membranes: solid-state 31P-NMR spectroscopic and microscopic investigations. Biophys J 2008; 95:1226-38. [PMID: 18456825 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.131706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which constitutes the outermost layer of gram-negative bacterial cells as a typical component essential for their life, induces the first line defense system of innate immunity of higher animals. To understand the basic mode of interaction between bacterial LPS and phospholipid cell membranes, distribution patterns were studied by various physical methods of deep rough mutant LPS (ReLPS) of Escherichia coli incorporated in phospholipid bilayers as simple models of cell membranes. Solid-state (31)P-NMR spectroscopic analysis suggested that a substantial part of ReLPS is incorporated into 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine lipid bilayers when multilamellar vesicles were prepared from mixtures of these. In egg L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine (egg-PC)-rich membranes, ReLPS undergoes micellization. In phosphatidylethanolamine-rich membranes, however, micellization was not observed. We studied by microscopic techniques the location of ReLPS in membranes of ReLPS/egg-PC (1:10 M/M) and ReLPS/egg-PC/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoglycerol (POPG) (1:9:1 M/M/M). The influence of ReLPS on the physicochemical properties of the membranes was studied as well. Microscopic images of both giant unilamellar vesicles and supported planar lipid bilayers showed that LPS was uniformly incorporated in the egg-PC lipid bilayers. In the egg-PC/POPG (9:1 M/M) lipid bilayers, however, ReLPS is only partially incorporated and becomes a part of the membrane in a form of aggregates (or as mixed aggregates with the lipids) on the bilayer surface. The lipid lateral diffusion coefficient measurements at various molar ratios of ReLPS/egg-PC/POPG indicated that the incorporated ReLPS reduces the diffusion coefficients of the phospholipids in the membrane. The retardation of diffusion became more significant with increasing POPG concentrations in the membrane at high ReLPS/phospholipid ratios. This work demonstrated that the phospholipid composition has critical influence on the distribution of added ReLPS in the respective lipid membranes and also on the morphology and physicochemical property of the resulting membranes. A putative major factor causing these phenomena is reasoned to be the miscibility between ReLPS and individual phospholipid compositions.
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Parikh SJ, Chorover J. ATR-FTIR study of lipopolysaccharides at mineral surfaces. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2008; 62:188-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Revised: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Parikh SJ, Chorover J. Infrared spectroscopy studies of cation effects on lipopolysaccharides in aqueous solution. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2007; 55:241-50. [PMID: 17275267 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 12/20/2006] [Accepted: 12/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The conformation of amphiphilic lipopolysaccharides (LPS) influences the behavior of free and cell-bound LPS in aqueous environments, including their adhesion to surfaces. Conformational changes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa serotype 10 LPS aggregates resulting from changes in solution pH (3, 6, and 9), ionic strength [I] 1, 10, and 100 mmol L(-1), and electrolyte composition (NaCl and CaCl(2)) were investigated via attenuated total reflectance (ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. ATR-FTIR data indicate that LPS forms more stable aggregates in NaCl relative to CaCl(2) solutions. Time- and cation-dependent changes in ATR-FTIR data suggest that LPS aggregates are perturbed by Ca(2+) complexation at lipid A phosphoryl groups, which leads to reorientation of the lipid A at the surface of a ZnSe ATR internal reflection element (IRE). Polarized ATR-FTIR investigations reveal orientation of LPS dipoles approximately perpendicular to the IRE plane for both Na- and Ca-LPS. The results indicate that changes in solution chemistry strongly impact the conformation, intermolecular and interfacial behavior of LPS in aqueous systems.
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- Sanjai J Parikh
- Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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SAKATA M, TODOKORO M, KUNITAKE M. Pore-size Controlled and Polycation-immobilized Cellulose Spherical Particles for Removal of Endotoxin. KOBUNSHI RONBUNSHU 2007. [DOI: 10.1295/koron.64.821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Stewart I, Schluter PJ, Shaw GR. Cyanobacterial lipopolysaccharides and human health - a review. Environ Health 2006; 5:7. [PMID: 16563160 PMCID: PMC1489932 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-5-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 03/24/2006] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cyanobacterial lipopolysaccharide/s (LPS) are frequently cited in the cyanobacteria literature as toxins responsible for a variety of heath effects in humans, from skin rashes to gastrointestinal, respiratory and allergic reactions. The attribution of toxic properties to cyanobacterial LPS dates from the 1970s, when it was thought that lipid A, the toxic moiety of LPS, was structurally and functionally conserved across all Gram-negative bacteria. However, more recent research has shown that this is not the case, and lipid A structures are now known to be very different, expressing properties ranging from LPS agonists, through weak endotoxicity to LPS antagonists. Although cyanobacterial LPS is widely cited as a putative toxin, most of the small number of formal research reports describe cyanobacterial LPS as weakly toxic compared to LPS from the Enterobacteriaceae. We systematically reviewed the literature on cyanobacterial LPS, and also examined the much lager body of literature relating to heterotrophic bacterial LPS and the atypical lipid A structures of some photosynthetic bacteria. While the literature on the biological activity of heterotrophic bacterial LPS is overwhelmingly large and therefore difficult to review for the purposes of exclusion, we were unable to find a convincing body of evidence to suggest that heterotrophic bacterial LPS, in the absence of other virulence factors, is responsible for acute gastrointestinal, dermatological or allergic reactions via natural exposure routes in humans. There is a danger that initial speculation about cyanobacterial LPS may evolve into orthodoxy without basis in research findings. No cyanobacterial lipid A structures have been described and published to date, so a recommendation is made that cyanobacteriologists should not continue to attribute such a diverse range of clinical symptoms to cyanobacterial LPS without research confirmation.
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- Ian Stewart
- National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia
- School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, PMB 3, Salisbury, SA 5108, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1020, New Zealand
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- National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment, PMB 3, Salisbury, SA 5108, Australia
- School of Public Health, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbrook, QLD 4131, Australia
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Garidel P, Rappolt M, Schromm AB, Howe J, Lohner K, Andrä J, Koch MHJ, Brandenburg K. Divalent cations affect chain mobility and aggregate structure of lipopolysaccharide from Salmonella minnesota reflected in a decrease of its biological activity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2005; 1715:122-31. [PMID: 16137644 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2005.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2005] [Revised: 07/28/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The physicochemical properties and biological activities of rough mutant lipopolysaccharides Re (LPS Re) as preformed divalent cation (Mg2+, Ca2+, Ba2+) salt form or as natural or triethylamine (Ten+)-salt form under the influence of externally added divalent cations were investigated using complementary methods: Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopic (FT-IR) measurements for the beta <--> alpha gel to liquid crystalline phase behaviour of the acyl chains of LPS, synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction studies for their aggregate structures, electron density calculations of the LPS bilayer systems, and LPS-induced cytokine (interleukin-6) production in human mononuclear cells. The divalent cation salt forms of LPS exhibit considerable changes in physicochemical parameters such as acyl chain mobility and aggregate structures as compared to the natural or monovalent cation salt forms. Concomitantly, the biological activity was much lower in particular for the Ca2+- and Ba2+-salt forms. This decrease in activity results mainly from the conversion of the unilamellar/cubic aggregate structure of LPS into a multilamellar one. The reduced activity also clearly correlates with the higher order--lower mobility--of the lipid A acyl chains. Both effects can be understood by an impediment of the interactions of LPS with binding proteins such as lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) and CD14 due to the action of the divalent cations.
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- Patrick Garidel
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, Wittenberg, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, D-06108 Halle, Germany
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Wang Q, Zhang JP, Smith TR, Hurst WE, Sulpizio T. An electrokinetic study on a synthetic adsorbent of crystalline calcium silicate hydrate and its mechanism of endotoxin removal. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2005; 44:110-6. [PMID: 16043333 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2005.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2005] [Revised: 06/06/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A synthetic, disposable adsorbent of crystalline calcium silicate hydrate, LRA product by Advanced Minerals Corp., has been found highly effective for endotoxin removal from aqueous solutions. Endotoxin removal by this adsorbent is greatly enhanced by the addition of an electrolyte, such as NaCl or Tris-HCl. The electrophoretic method has been used to study the mechanism of endotoxin adsorption. In many cases, adding the electrolyte increases the magnitude of negative zeta potential of the adsorbent in water, while endotoxin adsorption reduces the magnitude. It is hypothesized that ion-exchange between monovalent cations from the aqueous phase and Ca2+ ions near the surface of the adsorbent shift zeta potential of the adsorbent to the more negative direction. It is further hypothesized that endotoxins form cationic species through binding between its phosphate groups and Ca2+ ions dissolved from the adsorbent. The adsorption of endotoxins in the form of cationic species is enhanced by the increased negative zeta potential of the adsorbent when an electrolyte is added.
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- Qun Wang
- World Minerals Inc., 2500 Miguelito Road, Lompoc, CA 93436, USA.
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Tong J, McIntosh TJ. Structure of supported bilayers composed of lipopolysaccharides and bacterial phospholipids: raft formation and implications for bacterial resistance. Biophys J 2005; 86:3759-71. [PMID: 15189872 PMCID: PMC1304277 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.037507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major lipid on the surface of Gram-negative bacteria, plays a key role in bacterial resistance to hydrophobic antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides. Using atomic force microscopy (AFM) we characterized supported bilayers composed of LPSs from two bacterial chemotypes with different sensitivities to such antibiotics and peptides. Rd LPS, from more sensitive "deep rough" mutants, contains only an inner saccharide core, whereas Ra LPS, from "rough" mutants, contains a longer polysaccharide region. A vesicle fusion technique was used to deposit LPS onto either freshly cleaved mica or polyethylenimine-coated mica substrates. The thickness of the supported bilayers measured with contact-mode AFM was 7 nm for Rd LPS and 9 nm for Ra LPS, consistent with previous x-ray diffraction measurements. In water the Ra LPS bilayer surface was more disordered than Rd LPS bilayers, likely due to the greater volume occupied by the longer Ra LPS polysaccharide region. Since deep rough mutants contain bacterial phospholipid (BPL) as well as LPS on their surfaces, we also investigated the organization of Rd LPS/BPL bilayers. Differential scanning calorimetry and x-ray diffraction indicated that incorporation of BPL reduced the phase transition temperature, enthalpy, and average bilayer thickness of Rd LPS. For Rd LPS/BPL mixtures, AFM showed irregularly shaped regions thinner than Rd LPS bilayers by 2 nm (the difference in thickness between Rd LPS and BPL bilayers), whose area increased with increasing BPL concentration. We argue that the increased permeability of deep rough mutants is due to structural modifications caused by BPL to the LPS membrane, in LPS hydrocarbon chain packing and in the formation of BPL-enriched microdomains.
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- Jihong Tong
- Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Milkereit G, Morr M, Thiem J, Vill V. Thermotropic and lyotropic properties of long chain alkyl glycopyranosides: part III: pH-sensitive headgroups. Chem Phys Lipids 2004; 127:47-63. [PMID: 14706740 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2003.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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As part of a series of papers, the influence of carbohydrate headgroups and aliphatic chains on the mesogenic properties of glycolipids was investigated. Alkyl glycosides with different types of aliphatic chains were synthesised. Neutral glycolipids were oxidized to their uronic acid derivatives, using the well established TEMPO-oxidation. For comparison a 6-deoxy-6-amino alkylglucopyranoside was synthesised. In addition, the thermotropic and lyotropic phase behaviour of the synthesised compounds were investigated. The thermotropism was characterised by polarising microscopy, the lyotropism by the contact preparation method.
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- G Milkereit
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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George LW, Angelos JA, Ruehl WW. Stability, antigenicity, and aggregation of Moraxella bovis cytolysin after purification and storage. Am J Vet Res 2004; 65:977-83. [PMID: 15281658 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2004.65.977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare stability, antigenicity, and aggregation characteristics of Moraxella bovis cytolysins among isolates from geographically diverse areas. STUDY POPULATION 8 isolates of M. bovis. PROCEDURE Filter-sterilized broth culture supernatants of M. bovis were concentrated, diafiltered, and chromatographed. The endotoxin and cytolysin activities in samples were measured. Chromatographed cytolysins of M. bovis were examined by immunoblotting. Hemolytic and leukotoxic activities were measured from samples collected at each step of purification and before and after storage. Hemolysis was measured directly by use of washed bovine erythrocyte targets. Leukotoxicity was measured by use of a 51Cr release assay. RESULTS Cytolysin was retained by a filter with 100-kd nominal molecular weight limit. Hemolytic activity, leukotoxic activity, and endotoxin were eluted together in void volume of a gel-filtration column (molecular mass exclusion limit = 4 X 10(7) d). Gel-column chromatographed diafiltered retentate had the greatest specific cytolytic activity and the highest endotoxin-to-protein ratio. Frozen diafiltered retentate(-80 degrees C, 4 months) was cytolytic after thawing. Immunoblots of gel-column chromatographed cytolysin contained 4 proteins with molecular masses between 90 and 68 kd. Fractions with high lytic activities also had additional protein bands with molecular masses of 98 and 63 kd. Immunoblots of gel-column chromatographed diafiltered retentate revealed proteins with molecular masses between 90 and 68 kd. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Diafiltered M. bovis cytolysin is aggregated with endotoxin. Antigenicity and cytolytic activities in diafiltered retentate are conserved among M. bovis isolates. Diafiltration could be useful for bulk semipurification of M. bovis cytolysin. Cytolysin-enriched vaccines of M. bovis could be contaminated by endotoxin.
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- Lisle W George
- Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Toman R, Garidel P, Andrä J, Slaba K, Hussein A, Koch MHJ, Brandenburg K. Physicochemical characterization of the endotoxins from Coxiella burnetii strain Priscilla in relation to their bioactivities. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2004; 5:1. [PMID: 14715092 PMCID: PMC331395 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-5-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2003] [Accepted: 01/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever found worldwide. The microorganism has like other Gram-negative bacteria a lipopolysaccharide (LPS, endotoxin) in its outer membrane, which is important for the pathogenicity of the bacteria. In order to understand the biological activity of LPS, a detailed physico-chemical analysis of LPS is of utmost importance. RESULTS The lipid A moiety of LPS is tetraacylated and has longer (C-16) acyl chains than most other lipid A from enterobacterial strains. The two ester-linked 3-OH fatty acids found in the latter are lacking. The acyl chains of the C. burnetii endotoxins exhibit a broad melting range between 5 and 25 degrees C for LPS and 10 and 40 degrees C for lipid A. The lipid A moiety has a cubic inverted aggregate structure, and the inclination angle of the D-glucosamine disaccharide backbone plane of the lipid A part with respect to the membrane normal is around 40 degrees. Furthermore, the endotoxins readily intercalate into phospholipid liposomes mediated by the lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP). The endotoxin-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) production in human mononuclear cells is one order of magnitude lower than that found for endotoxins from enterobacterial strains, whereas the same activity as in the latter compounds is found in the clotting reaction of the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay. CONCLUSIONS Despite a considerably different chemical primary structure of the C. burnetii lipid A in comparison with enterobacterial lipid A, the data can be well understood by applying the previously presented conformational concept of endotoxicity, a conical shape of the lipid A moiety of LPS and a sufficiently high inclination of the sugar backbone plane with respect to the membrane plane. Importantly, the role of the acyl chain fluidity in modulating endotoxicity now becomes more evident.
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- Rudolf Toman
- Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84245 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle, Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Mühlpforte 1, 06108 Halle, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Div. of Biophysics, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84245 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 84245 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
- Present address: Dept. of Bioscience and Technology, Inst. of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University, 163 Horreya Av., Chatby, 21131 Alexandria, Egypt
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg outstation, EMBL c/o DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22603 Hamburg
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- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Div. of Biophysics, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany
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Brandenburg K, Andrä J, Müller M, Koch MHJ, Garidel P. Physicochemical properties of bacterial glycopolymers in relation to bioactivity. Carbohydr Res 2003; 338:2477-89. [PMID: 14670710 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2003.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An overview is given on the physicochemical properties of bacterial glycopolymers, i.e., pure oligo- and polysaccharides as well as glycolipids. Data from analysis of the chemical and physicochemical properties of various sugar polymers are summarized. Furthermore, data are presented on the thorough characterization of the most important class of bacterial glycopolymers, the lipopolysaccharides (LPS). These data comprise the chemical characterization, the gel to liquid crystalline phase transition behaviour of their acyl chains, the ultrastructural studies of their morphology, and the investigation of the types of aggregate structures present above the critical micellar concentration (CMC). Furthermore, the relevance of these data with respect to an understanding of the various biological effects elicited by LPS is discussed.
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- Klaus Brandenburg
- Forschungszentrum Borstel, LG Biophysik, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
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Evans JT, Cluff CW, Johnson DA, Lacy MJ, Persing DH, Baldridge JR. Enhancement of antigen-specific immunity via the TLR4 ligands MPL adjuvant and Ribi.529. Expert Rev Vaccines 2003; 2:219-29. [PMID: 12899573 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.2.2.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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MPL (Corixa) adjuvant is a chemically modified derivative of lipopolysaccharide that displays greatly reduced toxicity while maintaining most of the immunostimulatory activity of lipopolysaccharide. MPL adjuvant has been used extensively in clinical trials as a component in prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines targeting infectious disease, cancer and allergies. With over 33,000 doses administered to date, MPL adjuvant has emerged as a safe and effective vaccine adjuvant. Recently, scientists at Corixa Corporation have developed a library of synthetic lipid A mimetics (aminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphates) with demonstrated immunostimulatory properties. Similar to MPL adjuvant, these synthetic compounds signal through Toll-like receptor 4 to stimulate the innate immune system. One of these compounds, Ribi.529 (RC-529), has emerged as a leading adjuvant with a similar efficacy and safety profile to MPL adjuvant in both preclinical and clinical studies.
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Hirayama C, Sakata M. Chromatographic removal of endotoxin from protein solutions by polymer particles. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2002; 781:419-32. [PMID: 12450672 DOI: 10.1016/s1570-0232(02)00430-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Endotoxins, constituents of cell walls of gram-negative bacteria, are potential contaminants of the protein solutions originating from biological products. Such contaminants have to be removed from solutions used for intravenous administration, because of their potent biological activities causing pyrogenic reactions. Separation methods used for decontamination of water, such as ultrafiltration, have little effect on endotoxin levels in protein solutions. To remove endotoxin from a solution of high-molecular-mass compounds, such as proteins, the adsorption method has proven to be most effective. In this review, we first introduce endotoxin-specific properties in an aqueous solution, and then provide various methods of chromatographic separation of endotoxins from cellular products using polymer adsorbents. We also provide the design of novel endotoxin-specific polymer adsorbents.
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- Chuichi Hirayama
- Department of Applied Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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Persing DH, Coler RN, Lacy MJ, Johnson DA, Baldridge JR, Hershberg RM, Reed SG. Taking toll: lipid A mimetics as adjuvants and immunomodulators. Trends Microbiol 2002; 10:S32-7. [PMID: 12377566 DOI: 10.1016/s0966-842x(02)02426-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Vaccine adjuvants based on the structure of lipid A, such as monophosphoryl lipid A (MLA), have proven to be safe and effective in inducing immune responses to heterologous proteins in animal and human vaccines. Recent work on the development of a recombinant vaccine for leishmaniasis has demonstrated that a clinical grade MLA formulation - MPL(R) adjuvant - is essential in the development of a protective response. Preliminary evidence suggests that MLA and a chemically distinct family of lipid A mimetics - the aminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphates - act on Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). As TLR4 agonists, they have potent immunomodulatory effects when used both as vaccine adjuvants and as stand-alone products. Novel approaches to vaccine development could benefit from taking full advantage of the effects of these compounds on innate and adaptive responses.
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- David H Persing
- Corixa, Suite 200, 1124 Columbia Street, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
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The lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria have a profound effect on the mammalian immune system and are of great significance in the pathophysiology of many disease processes. Consideration is given in this review to the relationship between structure and function of these lipopolysaccharides.
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- Clett Erridge
- Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 9AG, UK
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Hawkins LD, Ishizaka ST, McGuinness P, Zhang H, Gavin W, DeCosta B, Meng Z, Yang H, Mullarkey M, Young DW, Yang H, Rossignol DP, Nault A, Rose J, Przetak M, Chow JC, Gusovsky F. A novel class of endotoxin receptor agonists with simplified structure, toll-like receptor 4-dependent immunostimulatory action, and adjuvant activity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2002; 300:655-61. [PMID: 11805229 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.300.2.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A series of novel, synthetic compounds containing lipids linked to a phosphate-containing acyclic backbone are shown to have similar biological properties to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). These compounds showed intrinsic agonistic properties when tested for their ability to stimulate tumor necrosis factor-alpha in human whole blood and interleukin-6 in U373 human glioblastoma cells without added LPS coreceptor CD14. The presence of the LPS antagonist E5564 completely blocked responses, suggesting that the novel compounds and LPS share a common mechanism of cell activation. Stereoselectivity of the molecules was observed in vitro; compounds with an R,R,R,R-configuration were strongly agonistic, whereas compounds with an R,S,S,R-configuration were much weaker in their activity on human whole blood and U373 cells. We also tested the effect of the compounds in cells transfected with the LPS receptor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), with similar results, further supporting a shared mechanism with LPS. This was confirmed in vivo where the agonists failed to elicit cytokine responses in C3H/HeJ mice lacking TLR4 signaling. Because LPS-like molecules enhance immune responses, the compounds were mixed with tetanus toxoid and administered to mice in an immunization protocol to test for adjuvant activity. They enhanced the generation of specific antibodies against tetanus toxoid. Our results indicate that these unique compounds behave as agonists of TLR4, resulting in responses similar to those elicited by LPS. They display adjuvant activity in vivo and may be useful for the development of vaccine therapies.
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- Lynn D Hawkins
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Signal Transduction Research, Eisai Research Institute, Andover, Massachusetts 01810, USA
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Bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are the major outer surface membrane components present in almost all Gram-negative bacteria and act as extremely strong stimulators of innate or natural immunity in diverse eukaryotic species ranging from insects to humans. LPS consist of a poly- or oligosaccharide region that is anchored in the outer bacterial membrane by a specific carbohydrate lipid moiety termed lipid A. The lipid A component is the primary immunostimulatory centre of LPS. With respect to immunoactivation in mammalian systems, the classical group of strongly agonistic (highly endotoxic) forms of LPS has been shown to be comprised of a rather similar set of lipid A types. In addition, several natural or derivatised lipid A structures have been identified that display comparatively low or even no immunostimulation for a given mammalian species. Some members of the latter more heterogeneous group are capable of antagonizing the effects of strongly stimulatory LPS/lipid A forms. Agonistic forms of LPS or lipid A trigger numerous physiological immunostimulatory effects in mammalian organisms, but--in higher doses--can also lead to pathological reactions such as the induction of septic shock. Cells of the myeloid lineage have been shown to be the primary cellular sensors for LPS in the mammalian immune system. During the past decade, enormous progress has been obtained in the elucidation of the central LPS/lipid A recognition and signaling system in mammalian phagocytes. According to the current model, the specific cellular recognition of agonistic LPS/lipid A is initialized by the combined extracellular actions of LPS binding protein (LBP), the membrane-bound or soluble forms of CD14 and the newly identified Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)*MD-2 complex, leading to the rapid activation of an intracellular signaling network that is highly homologous to the signaling systems of IL-1 and IL-18. The elucidation of structure-activity correlations in LPS and lipid A has not only contributed to a molecular understanding of both immunostimulatory and toxic septic processes, but has also re-animated the development of new pharmacological and immunostimulatory strategies for the prevention and therapy of infectious and malignant diseases.
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- C Alexander
- Department of Immunochemistry and Biochemical Microbiology, Centre of Medicine and Bio-Sciences, Borstel, Germany
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von Minden HM, Brandenburg K, Seydel U, Koch MH, Garamus V, Willumeit R, Vill V. Thermotropic and lyotropic properties of long chain alkyl glycopyranosides. Part II. Disaccharide headgroups. Chem Phys Lipids 2000; 106:157-79. [PMID: 10930567 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(00)00151-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have investigated the thermotropic and lyotropic properties of some long chain alkyl glycosides with disaccharide headgroups. The thermotropism was measured with polarising microscopy and additionally the lyotropism with the contact preparation method, Fourier-transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and small angle neutron scattering. A broad thermotropic as well as lyotropic polymorphism was found. The compounds displayed thermotropic S(A) (lamellar) and cubic phases, and the investigation of the lyotropic phase behaviour led to the observation of inverted bicontinuous cubic V(II) phases, lamellar L(alpha) phases, normal bicontinuous cubic V(I) phases, normal columnar H(I) phases, normal discontinuous cubic I(I) phases and lyotropic cholesteric phases. The phases are discussed with respect to the chemical structures that have been varied systematically to derive structure-property relationships.
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- H M von Minden
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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Brandenburg K, Lindner B, Schromm A, Koch MH, Bauer J, Merkli A, Zbaeren C, Davies JG, Seydel U. Physicochemical characteristics of triacyl lipid A partial structure OM-174 in relation to biological activity. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:3370-7. [PMID: 10824125 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01370.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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The triacylated lipid A partial structure OM-174 was characterized in detail using a variety of physical and biological techniques. OM-174 aggregates adopt the micellar HI structure. The temperature (Tc) of the gel to liquid-crystalline phase transition of the hydrocarbon chains is 0 degrees C, from which high fluidity of the acyl chains at 37 degrees C can be deduced. The molecular area of a single OM-174 molecule at a surface pressure of 30 mN x m-1 is 0.78 +/- 0.04 nm2. Conformational analyses, using IR spectroscopy, of the behavior of the various functional groups of OM-174 as compared with hexa-acyl lipid A suggest altered hydration of the phosphate charges and unusually strong hydration of the ester groups, which is probably related to the high accessibility of these groups to water in the micellar aggregate structure. OM-174 was shown to intercalate into a phospholipid membrane corresponding to the macrophage membrane within seconds in the presence, and within minutes to hours in the absence, of LPS-binding protein. In the Limulus amebocyte lysate assay, the triacyl lipid A is more than 105-fold less active than hexa-acyl lipid A, but only 10-fold less active in inducing IL-6 in human mononuclear cells, and equally active in inducing NO production in murine macrophages. These findings are used to explain the mechanism of the lipid A-induced cell activation.
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- K Brandenburg
- Forschungszentrum Borstel, Division of Biophysics, Borstel, Germany
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Seydel U, Oikawa M, Fukase K, Kusumoto S, Brandenburg K. Intrinsic conformation of lipid A is responsible for agonistic and antagonistic activity. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:3032-9. [PMID: 10806403 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2000.01326.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPS, endotoxin) represent a major virulence factor of Gram-negative bacteria, which can cause septic shock in mammals, including man. The lipid anchor of LPS to the bacterial outer membrane, lipid A, exhibits a peculiar chemical structure, harbours the 'endotoxic principle' of LPS and is also responsible for the expression of pathophysiological effects. Chemically modified lipid A can be endotoxically inactive, but may express strong antagonistic activity against endotoxically active LPS. By applying orientation measurements with attenuated total reflectance (ATR) infrared spectroscopy on hydrated lipid A samples, we show here that these different biological activities are directly correlated to the intrinsic conformation of lipid A. Bisphosphoryl-hexaacyl lipid A molecules with an asymmetric (4/2) distribution of the acyl chains linked to the diglucosamine backbone have a large tilt angle (> 45 degrees ) of the diglucosamine backbone with respect to the membrane surface, a conical molecular shape (larger cross-section of the hydrophobic than the hydrophilic moiety), and are endotoxically highly active. Monophosphoryl hexaacyl lipid A has a smaller tilt angle, and the conical shape is less expressed in favour of a more cylindrical shape. This correlates with decreasing endotoxic activity. Penta- and tetraacyl lipid A or hexaacyl lipid A with a symmetric acyl chain distribution (3/3) have a small tilt angle (< 25 degrees ) and a cylindrical shape and are endotoxically inactive, but may be antagonistic.
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- U Seydel
- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Borstel, Germany.
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Horimai T, Arai T, Sato Y. New amphiphilic aminosaccharide derivatives as chiral selectors in capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2000; 875:295-305. [PMID: 10839149 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)01304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Two amphiphilic aminosaccharide derivatives were investigated as chiral selector additives in capillary electrophoresis. Each substance has a glucosamine backbone carrying three hydrocarbon chains as the hydrophobic region and three carboxylic groups as the hydrophilic region, which is an artificial biologically active compound. Using each compound as a chiral selector, the optical resolution of dansylated amino acids or new quinolone antibacterial agents (NQs) was observed. Increasing the concentration of the chiral selector or the ionic strength of running solution led to successful optical resolution. In consideration of the chemical structure of each selector and the migration behavior of the enantiomers, the resolution seemed to be based on micellar electrokinetic chromatography mode. Both selectors differed in their enantioselectivity for dansylated amino acids or NQs although the chemical structures were similar.
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- T Horimai
- Analytical Research Center, Chemical Technology Research Laboratories, Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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Wiuff C, Jauho ES, Stryhn H, Andresen LO, Thaulov K, Boas U, Jakobsen MH, Heegaard PM. Evaluation of a novel enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against Salmonella, employing a stable coating of lipopolysaccharide-derived antigens covalently attached to polystyrene microwells. J Vet Diagn Invest 2000; 12:130-5. [PMID: 10730941 DOI: 10.1177/104063870001200205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Polysaccharides derived from Salmonella typhimurium lipopolysaccharide (LPS) representing the O-antigen factors 1, 4, 5, and 12 and the O-antigen factors 6 and 7 from Salmonella choleraesuis LPS were derivatized with the photoreactive compound anthraquinone and subsequently covalently coupled to microtiter polystyrene plates by ultraviolet irradiation. Both polysaccharide antigens could be coupled simultaneously to the same microtiter plate. The coated surface was used in indirect ELISA for the determination of serum antibodies from pigs infected with bacteria of the two Salmonella groups and from uninfected pigs. This ELISA proved itself by having a good long-term durability and a high degree of reproducibility, including low day-to-day variations and low interplate variations. Furthermore, the ELISA showed good specificity and sensitivity when data were compared with the optical density levels of a panel of pig sera as determined by a conventional ELISA on the basis of passive coating of the two Salmonella LPS antigens (the mix-ELISA). The covalent anthraquinone mix-ELISA shows promise as a stable and durable alternative to the existing conventional ELISA for serological surveillance of Salmonella infections in pigs.
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- C Wiuff
- Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen V, Denmark
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Frecer V, Ho B, Ding JL. Interpretation of biological activity data of bacterial endotoxins by simple molecular models of mechanism of action. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:837-52. [PMID: 10651822 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01069.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lipid A moiety has been identified as the bioactive component of bacterial endotoxins (lipopolysaccharides). However, the molecular mechanism of biological activity of lipid A is still not fully understood. This paper contributes to understanding of the molecular mechanism of action of bacterial endotoxins by comparing molecular modelling results for two possible mechanisms with the underlying experimental data. Mechanisms of action involving specific binding of lipid A to a protein receptor as well as nonspecific intercalation into phospholipid membrane of a host cell were modelled and analysed. As the cellular receptor for endotoxin has not been identified, a model of a peptidic pseudoreceptor was proposed, based on molecular structure, symmetry of the lipid A moiety and the observed character of endotoxin-binding sites in proteins. We have studied the monomeric form of lipid A from Escherichia coli and its seven synthetic analogues with varying numbers of phosphate groups and correlated them with known biological activities determined by the Limulus assay. Gibbs free energies associated with the interaction of lipid A with the pseudoreceptor model and intercalation into phospholipid membrane calculated by molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics methods were used to compare the two possible mechanisms of action. The results suggest that specific binding of lipid A analogues to the peptidic pseudoreceptor carrying an amphipathic cationic binding pattern BHPHB (B, basic; H, hydrophobic; P, polar residue, respectively) is energetically more favourable than intercalation into the phospholipid membrane. In addition, binding affinities of lipid A analogues to the best minimum binding sequence KFSFK of the pseudoreceptor correlated with the experimental Limulus activity parameter. This correlation enabled us to rationalize the observed relationship between the number and position of the phosphate groups in the lipid A moiety and its biological activity in terms of specific ligand-receptor interactions. If lipid A-receptor interaction involves formation of phosphate-ammonium ion-pair(s) with cationic amino-acid residues, the specific mechanism of action was fully consistent with the underlying experimental data. As a consequence, recognition of lipid A variants by an amphipathic binding sequence BHPHB of a host-cell protein receptor might represent the initial and/or rate-determining molecular event of the mechanism of action of lipid A (or endotoxin). The insight into the molecular mechanism of action and the structure of the lipid A-binding pattern have potential implications for rational drug design strategies of endotoxin-neutralizing agents or binding factors.
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- V Frecer
- Department of Biological Sciences, Science Faculty, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Vill V, von Minden HM, Koch MH, Seydel U, Brandenburg K. Thermotropic and lyotropic properties of long chain alkyl glycopyranosides. Part I: monosaccharide headgroups. Chem Phys Lipids 2000; 104:75-91. [PMID: 10660214 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(99)00119-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A systematic structure variation of a classical amphiphile (dodecyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside) is performed, demonstrating the influence of anomeric linkage, configuration, ring size and flexibility as well as electric charges on the mesophase behaviour. In addition, we have investigated the thermotropic and lyotropic properties of some long chain alkyl glycosides with monosaccharide headgroups. The thermotropism was measured with polarizing microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry, and additionally the lyotropism with FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.
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- V Vill
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
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Brandenburg K, Funari SS, Koch MH, Seydel U. Investigation into the acyl chain packing of endotoxins and phospholipids under near physiological conditions by WAXS and FTIR spectroscopy. J Struct Biol 1999; 128:175-86. [PMID: 10600571 DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The acyl chain packing of various endotoxins and phospholipids was monitored via the main wide-angle reflection between 0.410 and 0.460 nm by wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) and via the absorption band of the symmetric stretching vibration of the methylene groups v(s)(CH(2)) around 2849 to 2853 cm(-1) by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The lipids investigated included various rough mutant (R) and smooth form (S) lipopolysaccharides (LPS) differing in the length of the sugar portion, lipid A, the "endotoxic principle" of LPS, and various saturated and unsaturated phospholipids with different head groups under a near physiological (>/=85%) water content. The packing density of the saturated endotoxin acyl chains is lower than those of saturated phospholipids but similar to those of monounsaturated phospholipids, each in the gel phase. The hydrophobic moiety of endotoxins thus exhibits significant conformational disorder already in the gel phase. The acyl chain packing of the endotoxins decreases with increasing length of the sugar chain lengths, which seems to be relevant to the observed differences in biological activity. For Re-LPS with different counterions (salt forms), in the presence of externally added cations or at reduced water content (50%), no change of the acyl chain packing density is deduced in the X-ray data, although the FT-IR data indicate its increase. The position of the v(s)(CH(2)) vibration is, thus, only a relative measure of lipid order, in particular when lipids with different head groups and in the presence of external agents are compared.
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- K Brandenburg
- Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, D-23845, Germany.
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Pristovsek P, Kidric J. Solution structure of polymyxins B and E and effect of binding to lipopolysaccharide: an NMR and molecular modeling study. J Med Chem 1999; 42:4604-13. [PMID: 10579822 DOI: 10.1021/jm991031b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The cyclic decapeptides polymyxin B (PmB) and E (PmE) (mo-K'TK'-cyclo-[K'K'XLK'K'T]; mo, methyl octanoate; K', diaminobutyric acid; X, D-Phe (PmB) or D-Leu (PmE)) display antimicrobial and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antagonistic activities. We have investigated the conformational behavior of PmB and PmE in water solution, free and bound to LPS, by homonuclear NMR and molecular modeling methods. The free peptides exist in equilibria of fast exchanging conformations with local preferences for a distorted type II' beta-turn from residues 5-8, and/or a gamma-turn in residue 10. These two motifs are not present in the bound conformation of the peptides. The latter is amphiphilic separating the two hydrophobic residues in the cycle from the positively charged diaminobutyric acid side chains by an envelope-like fold of the cycle. The bound conformation is used for the derivation of a model of the PmB-lipid A complex based on electrostatic interactions and reduction of hydrophobic area. The proposed mode of binding breaks up the supramolecular structure of LPS connected with its toxicity. The model should contribute to the understanding of entropy-driven PmB-lipid A binding at the molecular level and assist the design of inhibitors of endotoxic activity.
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- P Pristovsek
- National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Johnson DA, Sowell CG, Johnson CL, Livesay MT, Keegan DS, Rhodes MJ, Ulrich JT, Ward JR, Cantrell JL, Brookshire VG. Synthesis and biological evaluation of a new class of vaccine adjuvants: aminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphates (AGPs). Bioorg Med Chem Lett 1999; 9:2273-8. [PMID: 10465560 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(99)00374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel series of acylated omega-aminoalkyl 2-amino-2-deoxy-4-phosphono-beta-D-glucopyranosides (aminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphates) was synthesized and screened for immunostimulant activity. Several of these compounds enhance the production of tetanus toxoid-specific antibodies in mice and augment vaccine-induced cytotoxic T cells against EG.7-ova target cells.
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- D A Johnson
- Pharmaceutical Discovery Division, Ribi ImmunoChem Research, Inc., Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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Hamann L, El-Samalouti V, Ulmer AJ, Flad HD, Rietschel ET. Components of gut bacteria as immunomodulators. Int J Food Microbiol 1998; 41:141-54. [PMID: 9704863 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(98)00047-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In 1885 Louis Pasteur was the first to propose that the human immune system may be influenced by microorganisms. A large body of data has since been accumulated proving this assumption to be correct. Bacteria constitute the main constituents of the microbial flora of the human digestive tract and compounds of the bacterial cell wall have been shown to play an important role in the interaction of microbes with higher organisms. These components include peptidoglycan (PG) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria. Both types of molecules are potent activators of the human immune system and exert their activity through the induction of endogenous mediators which are endowed with biological activity. This review focuses on the structure and activity of LPS and PG and illustrates how these bacterial factors stimulate the immune cells resulting in desired physiological or dramatic pathophysiological responses of the host organism.
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- L Hamann
- Research Center Borstel, Center for Medicine and Biosciences, Germany
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Denlinger LC, Garis KA, Sommer JA, Guadarrama AG, Proctor RA, Bertics PJ. Nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB in lipopolysaccharide-treated macrophages fails to correspond to endotoxicity: evidence suggesting a requirement for a gamma interferon-like signal. Infect Immun 1998; 66:1638-47. [PMID: 9529092 PMCID: PMC108099 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1638-1647.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Elucidation of a signal transduction pathway essential to lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced macrophage activation has the capacity to provide new targets for the treatment of septic shock. In this regard, activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB is commonly thought to be critical to LPS-stimulated macrophage inflammatory mediator production, although certain immunological, genetic, and molecular evidence suggests that other factors are involved. To address this issue, we hypothesized that the degree of LPS-induced NF-kappaB mobilization should correlate with the murine endotoxicity of the species of LPS used for in vitro study. Therefore, using D-galactosamine-sensitized mice, we assessed the lethal potencies of eight LPS preparations from Escherichia, Salmonella, Klebsiella, Bacteroides, Pseudomonas, Neisseria, and Rhodobacter species as well as that of the endotoxin substructure lipid X. The lethal potencies of these LPS preparations varied by > 160-fold. Treatment of RAW 264.7 cells with the same LPS preparations induced levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and NO production that correlated with the LPS 50% lethal dose. The combined analysis of the levels of these two mediators produced in response to LPS in RAW cells was found to be a strong predictor of murine endotoxic lethality. Interestingly, while relatively nontoxic in mice, Rhodobacter capsulatus LPS stimulated RAW cell NF-kappaB-like DNA binding protein mobilization and TNF-alpha production to levels comparable to those of more toxic species of LPS but was unable to induce NO generation in RAW cells. These data indicate that neither NF-kappaB activation nor TNF-alpha production alone is a dependable predictor of LPS lethality. Additionally, cotreatment of RAW cells with the potent inflammatory mediator ADP had no effect on the ability of R. capsulatus LPS to stimulate NO production but significantly enhanced induction of NO production by the toxic species of LPS. In contrast, cotreatment of RAW cells or peritoneal macrophages with gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) normalized the abilities of both toxic and nontoxic LPS preparations to induce NO production, suggesting that selected preparations of LPS may preferentially generate an IFN-gamma-like signal that accounts for enhanced toxicity. In sum, the activation of NF-kappaB does not correspond to LPS lethality, thereby complicating models of macrophage activation that highlight NF-kappaB alone as a signal transduction factor necessary for LPS-mediated toxicity.
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- L C Denlinger
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53706, USA
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