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Maybin JA, Thompson TP, Flynn PB, Skvortsov T, Hickok NJ, Freeman TA, Gilmore BF. Cold atmospheric pressure plasma-antibiotic synergy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is mediated via oxidative stress response. Biofilm 2023; 5:100122. [PMID: 37214348 PMCID: PMC10196807 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2023.100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma (CAP) has emerged as a potential alternative or adjuvant to conventional antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections, including those caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens. The potential of sub-lethal CAP exposures to synergise conventional antimicrobials for the eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is investigated in this study. The efficacy of antimicrobials following or in the absence of sub-lethal CAP pre-treatment in P. aeruginosa biofilms was assessed. CAP pre-treatment resulted in an increase in both planktonic and biofilm antimicrobial sensitivity for all three strains tested (PAO1, PA14, and PA10548), with both minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum biofilm eradication concentrations (MBECs) of individual antimicrobials, being significantly reduced following CAP pre-treatment of the biofilm (512-fold reduction with ciprofloxacin/gentamicin; and a 256-fold reduction with tobramycin). At all concentrations of antimicrobial used, the combination of sub-lethal CAP exposure and antimicrobials was effective at increasing time-to-peak metabolism, as measured by isothermal microcalorimetry, again indicating enhanced susceptibility. CAP is known to damage bacterial cell membranes and DNA by causing oxidative stress through the in situ generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). While the exact mechanism is not clear, oxidative stress on outer membrane proteins is thought to damage/perturb cell membranes, confirmed by ATP and LDH leakage, allowing antimicrobials to penetrate the bacterial cell more effectively, thus increasing bacterial susceptibility. Transcriptomic analysis, reveals that cold-plasma mediated oxidative stress caused upregulation of P. aeruginosa superoxide dismutase, cbb3 oxidases, catalases, and peroxidases, and upregulation in denitrification genes, suggesting that P. aeruginosa uses these enzymes to degrade RONS and mitigate the effects of cold plasma mediated oxidative stress. CAP treatment also led to an increased production of the signalling molecule ppGpp in P. aeruginosa, indicative of a stringent response being established. Although we did not directly measure persister cell formation, this stringent response may potentially be associated with the formation of persister cells in biofilm cultures. The production of ppGpp and polyphosphate may be associated with protein synthesis inhibition and increase efflux pump activity, factors which can result in antimicrobial tolerance. The transcriptomic analysis also showed that by 6 h post-treatment, there was downregulation in ribosome modulation factor, which is involved in the formation of persister cells, suggesting that the cells had begun to resuscitate/recover. In addition, CAP treatment at 4 h post-exposure caused downregulation of the virulence factors pyoverdine and pyocyanin; by 6 h post-exposure, virulence factor production was increasing. Transcriptomic analysis provides valuable insights into the mechanisms by which P. aeruginosa biofilms exhibits enhanced susceptibility to antimicrobials. Overall, these findings suggest, for the first time, that short CAP sub-lethal pre-treatment can be an effective strategy for enhancing the susceptibility of P. aeruginosa biofilms to antimicrobials and provides important mechanistic insights into cold plasma-antimicrobial synergy. Transcriptomic analysis of the response to, and recovery from, sub-lethal cold plasma exposures in P. aeruginosa biofilms improves our current understanding of cold plasma biofilm interactions.
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- Jordanne-Amee Maybin
- Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA
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- Biofilm Research Group, School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, UK
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast, BT9 5DL, UK
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Zhang Y, Chew BLA, Wang J, Yuan M, Yam JKH, Luo D, Yang L. Structural basis for the inhibitory mechanism of auranofin and gold(I) analogues against Pseudomonas aeruginosa global virulence factor regulator Vfr. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2023; 21:2137-2146. [PMID: 37007650 PMCID: PMC10060147 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Treatment of P. aeruginosa infections is difficult given its multiple virulence mechanisms, intrinsic antibiotic resistance mechanisms, and biofilm-forming ability. Auranofin, an approved oral gold compound for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, was recently reported to inhibit the growth of multiple bacterial species. Here, we identify P. aeruginosa's global virulence factor regulator Vfr as one target of auranofin. We report the mechanistic insights into the inhibitory mechanism of auranofin and gold(I) analogues to Vfr through structural, biophysical, and phenotypic inhibition studies. This work suggests that auranofin and gold(I) analogues have potential to be developed as anti-virulence drugs against P. aeruginosa.
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- Yingdan Zhang
- Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen 518112, China
- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, EMB 06-01, 59 Nanyang Drive, 636921, Singapore
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Guanghua Science and Technology Research Institute (Guangdong) Co., Ltd, China
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921
- NTU Institute of Structural Biology, Nanyang Technological University, EMB 06-01, 59 Nanyang Drive, 636921, Singapore
- Corresponding author at: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, 636921, Singapore.
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- Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen 518112, China
- School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Corresponding author at: Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen 518112, China.
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Wimmer S, Hoff K, Martin B, Grewer M, Denni L, Lascorz Massanet R, Raimondi MV, Bülbül EF, Melesina J, Hotop SK, Haupenthal J, Rohde H, Heisig P, Hirsch AKH, Brönstrup M, Sippl W, Holl R. Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies of aldotetronic acid-based LpxC inhibitors. Bioorg Chem 2023; 131:106331. [PMID: 36587505 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2022.106331] [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: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In order to develop novel inhibitors of the bacterial deacetylase LpxC bearing a substituent to target the UDP binding site of the enzyme, a series of aldotetronic acid-based hydroxamic acids was accessed in chiral pool syntheses starting from 4,6-O-benzylidene-d-glucose and l-arabinitol. The synthesized hydroxamic acids were tested for LpxC inhibitory activity in vitro, revealing benzyl ether 17a ((2S,3S)-4-(benzyloxy)-N,3-dihydroxy-2-[(4-{[4-(morpholinomethyl)phenyl]ethynyl}benzyl)oxy]butanamide) as the most potent LpxC inhibitor. This compound was additionally tested for antibacterial activity against a panel of clinically relevant Gram-negative bacteria, bacterial uptake, and susceptibility to efflux pumps. Molecular docking studies were performed to rationalize the observed structure-activity relationships.
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- Stefan Wimmer
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Bundesstr. 45, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany; Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-infectives, Germany; Department of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany; Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-infectives, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems, Germany.
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Ghanem SM, Abd El-Baky RM, Abourehab MAS, Fadl GFM, Gamil NGFM. Prevalence of Quorum Sensing and Virulence Factor Genes Among Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Patients Suffering from Different Infections and Their Association with Antimicrobial Resistance. Infect Drug Resist 2023; 16:2371-2385. [PMID: 37113530 PMCID: PMC10128085 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s403441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Purpose Antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes play important roles in increasing the severity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, especially in hospitalized patients with high antibiotic pressure. Most genes that encode Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors are controlled and regulated by the quorum sensing (QS) system. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of some virulence genes (rhlR, rhlI, lasR, lasI, lasB, toxA, aprA, algD, ExoS, and plcH genes) and their association with antibiotic resistance. Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by Kirby-Bauer agar disk diffusion method. A total of 125 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were tested for some virulence genes using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results The highest resistance was observed against cefepime (92.8%). Multi-drug resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa represented 63.2% of total isolates with high distribution among wound isolates (21/79, 26.3% of MDR isolates). LasB was the most prevalent virulence gene among the tested isolates (89.6%) followed by aprA (85.6%), exoS (84%), algD (80%), toxA (76.8%), and plcH (75.2). Furthermore, a significant association (P < 0.05) among most of the tested virulence genes and MDR isolates was found. The presence of more than 5 virulence genes was highly observed among wound infections, otitis media, and respiratory tract infection isolates. Conclusion The complex association of virulence genes including QS system regulating genes with antibiotic resistance indicates the importance of the tested factors in the progression of infections, which is considered a great challenge for the health-care team with the need for specific studies for each area having different antibiotic resistance profiles and the development of effective treatment strategies such as anti-virulent and quorum sensing inhibiting drugs against P. aeruginosa infections.
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- Shimaa M Ghanem
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, 21955, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: Mohamed AS Abourehab, Email
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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Dhekane R, Mhade S, Kaushik KS. Adding a new dimension: Multi-level structure and organization of mixed-species Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a 4-D wound microenvironment. Biofilm 2022; 4:100087. [PMID: 36324526 PMCID: PMC9618786 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2022.100087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Biofilms in wounds typically consist of aggregates of bacteria, most often Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, in close association with each other and the host microenvironment. Given this, the interplay across host and microbial elements, including the biochemical and nutrient profile of the microenvironment, likely influences the structure and organization of wound biofilms. While clinical studies, in vivo and ex vivo model systems have provided insights into the distribution of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus in wounds, they are limited in their ability to provide a detailed characterization of biofilm structure and organization across the host-microbial interface. On the other hand, biomimetic in vitro systems, such as host cell surfaces and simulant media conditions, albeit reductionist, have been shown to support the co-existence of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus biofilms, with species-dependent localization patterns and interspecies interactions. Therefore, composite in vitro models that bring together key features of the wound microenvironment could provide unprecedented insights into the structure and organization of mixed-species biofilms. We have built a four-dimensional (4-D) wound microenvironment consisting of a 3-D host cell scaffold of co-cultured human epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts, and an in vitro wound milieu (IVWM); the IVWM provides the fourth dimension that represents the biochemical and nutrient profile of the wound infection state. We leveraged this 4-D wound microenvironment, in comparison with biofilms in IVWM alone and standard laboratory media, to probe the structure of mixed-species P. aeruginosa and S. aureus biofilms across multiple levels of organization such as aggregate dimensions and biomass thickness, species co-localization and spatial organization within the biomass, overall biomass composition and interspecies interactions. In doing so, the 4-D wound microenvironment platform provides multi-level insights into the structure of mixed-species biofilms, which we incorporate into the current understanding of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus organization in the wound bed.
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- Radhika Dhekane
- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science and Commerce (Autonomous), Mumbai, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India,Corresponding author.
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CrkII/Abl phosphorylation cascade is critical for NLRC4 inflammasome activity and is blocked by Pseudomonas aeruginosa ExoT. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1295. [PMID: 35277504 PMCID: PMC8917168 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28967-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) is a highly conserved virulence structure that plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of many Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Exotoxin T (ExoT) is the only T3SS effector protein that is expressed in all T3SS-expressing P. aeruginosa strains. Here we show that T3SS recognition leads to a rapid phosphorylation cascade involving Abl / PKCδ / NLRC4, which results in NLRC4 inflammasome activation, culminating in inflammatory responses that limit P. aeruginosa infection in wounds. We further show that ExoT functions as the main anti-inflammatory agent for P. aeruginosa in that it blocks the phosphorylation cascade through Abl / PKCδ / NLRC4 by targeting CrkII, which we further demonstrate to be important for Abl transactivation and NLRC4 inflammasome activation in response to T3SS and P. aeruginosa infection. Pseudomonas aeruginosa secretes the toxin ExoT, which is important for pathogenesis. Here, the authors show that ExoT inhibits NLRC4-dependent inflammatory responses during wound infection.
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Mekasha S, Linke D. Secretion Systems in Gram-Negative Bacterial Fish Pathogens. Front Microbiol 2022; 12:782673. [PMID: 34975803 PMCID: PMC8714846 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.782673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Bacterial fish pathogens are one of the key challenges in the aquaculture industry, one of the fast-growing industries worldwide. These pathogens rely on arsenal of virulence factors such as toxins, adhesins, effectors and enzymes to promote colonization and infection. Translocation of virulence factors across the membrane to either the extracellular environment or directly into the host cells is performed by single or multiple dedicated secretion systems. These secretion systems are often key to the infection process. They can range from simple single-protein systems to complex injection needles made from dozens of subunits. Here, we review the different types of secretion systems in Gram-negative bacterial fish pathogens and describe their putative roles in pathogenicity. We find that the available information is fragmented and often descriptive, and hope that our overview will help researchers to more systematically learn from the similarities and differences between the virulence factors and secretion systems of the fish-pathogenic species described here.
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- Sophanit Mekasha
- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Chadha J, Harjai K, Chhibber S. Revisiting the virulence hallmarks of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a chronicle through the perspective of quorum sensing. Environ Microbiol 2021; 24:2630-2656. [PMID: 34559444 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.15784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of mortality among immunocompromised patients in clinical setups. The hallmarks of virulence in P. aeruginosa encompass six biologically competent attributes that cumulatively drive disease progression in a multistep manner. These multifaceted hallmarks lay the principal foundation for rationalizing the complexities of pseudomonal infections. They include factors for host colonization and bacterial motility, biofilm formation, production of destructive enzymes, toxic secondary metabolites, iron-chelating siderophores and toxins. This arsenal of virulence hallmarks is fostered and stringently regulated by the bacterial signalling system called quorum sensing (QS). The central regulatory functions of QS in controlling the timely expression of these virulence hallmarks for adaptation and survival drive the disease outcome. This review describes the intricate mechanisms of QS in P. aeruginosa and its role in shaping bacterial responses, boosting bacterial fitness. We summarize the virulence hallmarks of P. aeruginosa, relating them with the QS circuitry in clinical infections. We also examine the role of QS in the development of drug resistance and propose a novel antivirulence therapy to combat P. aeruginosa infections. This can prove to be a next-generation therapy that may eventually become refractory to the use of conventional antimicrobial treatments.
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- Jatin Chadha
- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Burns and biofilms: priority pathogens and in vivo models. NPJ Biofilms Microbiomes 2021; 7:73. [PMID: 34504100 PMCID: PMC8429633 DOI: 10.1038/s41522-021-00243-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Burn wounds can create significant damage to human skin, compromising one of the key barriers to infection. The leading cause of death among burn wound patients is infection. Even in the patients that survive, infections can be notoriously difficult to treat and can cause lasting damage, with delayed healing and prolonged hospital stays. Biofilm formation in the burn wound site is a major contributing factor to the failure of burn treatment regimens and mortality as a result of burn wound infection. Bacteria forming a biofilm or a bacterial community encased in a polysaccharide matrix are more resistant to disinfection, the rigors of the host immune system, and critically, more tolerant to antibiotics. Burn wound-associated biofilms are also thought to act as a launchpad for bacteria to establish deeper, systemic infection and ultimately bacteremia and sepsis. In this review, we discuss some of the leading burn wound pathogens and outline how they regulate biofilm formation in the burn wound microenvironment. We also discuss the new and emerging models that are available to study burn wound biofilm formation in vivo.
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Two-Component Signaling Systems Regulate Diverse Virulence-Associated Traits in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:AEM.03089-20. [PMID: 33771779 DOI: 10.1128/aem.03089-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause problematic infections at different sites throughout the human body. P. aeruginosa encodes a large suite of over 60 two-component signaling systems that enable cells to rapidly sense and respond to external signals. Previous work has shown that some of these sensory systems contribute to P. aeruginosa pathogenesis, but the virulence-associated processes and phenotypic traits that each of these systems controls are still largely unclear. To aid investigations of these sensory systems, we have generated deletion strains for each of 64 genes encoding histidine kinases and one histidine phosphotransferase in P. aeruginosa PA14. We carried out initial phenotypic characterizations of this collection by assaying these mutants for over a dozen virulence-associated traits, and we found that each of these phenotypes is regulated by multiple sensory systems. Our work highlights the usefulness of this collection for further studies of P. aeruginosa two-component signaling systems and provides insight into how these systems may contribute to P. aeruginosa infection.IMPORTANCE Pseudomonas aeruginosa can grow and survive under a wide range of conditions, including as a human pathogen. As such, P. aeruginosa must be able to sense and respond to diverse signals and cues in its environment. This sensory capability is endowed in part by the hundreds of two-component signaling proteins encoded in the P. aeruginosa genome, but the precise roles of each remain poorly defined. To facilitate systematic study of the signaling repertoire of P. aeruginosa PA14, we generated a library of deletion strains, each lacking one of the 64 histidine kinases. By subjecting these strains to a battery of phenotypic assays, we confirmed the functions of many and unveiled roles for dozens of previously uncharacterized histidine kinases in controlling various traits, many of which are associated with P. aeruginosa virulence. Thus, this work provides new insight into the functions of two-component signaling proteins and provides a resource for future investigations.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase (LasB) as a therapeutic target. Drug Discov Today 2021; 26:2108-2123. [PMID: 33676022 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2021.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Why is P. aeruginosa LasB elastase an attractive target for antivirulence therapy and what is the state-of-the art in LasB inhibitor design and development?
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Barger PC, Liles MR, Newton JC. Type II Secretion Is Essential for Virulence of the Emerging Fish Pathogen, Hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:574113. [PMID: 33088835 PMCID: PMC7544816 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.574113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila (vAh) is an emerging pathogen in freshwater aquaculture systems. In the U.S.A., outbreaks of motile aeromonad septicemia associated with vAh result in the loss of over 3 million pounds of channel catfish from Southeastern production systems each year. A. hydrophila is a well-known opportunistic pathogen that secretes degradative and potentially toxigenic proteins, and the rapid mortality that occurs when catfish are challenged with vAh by intraperitoneal injection suggests that vAh-induced motile aeromonad septicemia may be, in part, a toxin-mediated disease. While vAh isolates from carp isolated in China possess complete Type I, Type II, and Type VI secretion systems, many of the US catfish isolates only possess complete Type I and Type II secretions systems. In order to determine the role of secreted proteins in vAh-induced disease, and to determine the extent of protein secretion by the Type II secretion pathway, an exeD secretin mutant was constructed using a recombineering method in the well-characterized US vAh strain, ML09-119. Wild-type and mutant secretomes were analyzed for protein content by SDS-PAGE and by assays for specific enzymes and toxins. Type II secretion-deficient mutants had a near complete loss of secreted proteins and enzyme/toxin activity, including hemolytic and proteolytic activity. The intact Type II secretion system was cloned and used to complement the deletion mutant, ML09-119 exeD, which restored protein secretion and the degradative and toxigenic potential. In vivo challenges in channel catfish resulted in complete attenuation of virulence in ML09-119 exeD, while the complemented mutant was observed to have restored virulence. These results indicate that secreted proteins are critical to vAh virulence, and that the Type II secretion system is the primary secretory pathway utilized for multiple effectors of vAh pathogenesis.
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- Priscilla C. Barger
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
- Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Math, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Biological Sciences, College of Sciences and Math, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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Solà-Tapias N, Vergnolle N, Denadai-Souza A, Barreau F. The Interplay Between Genetic Risk Factors and Proteolytic Dysregulation in the Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:1149-1161. [PMID: 32090263 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Crohn's disease [CD] and ulcerative colitis [UC] are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. Previous studies reported increased levels of proteolytic activity in stool and tissue samples from IBD patients, whereas the re-establishment of the proteolytic balance abrogates the development of experimental colitis. Furthermore, recent data suggest that IBD occurs in genetically predisposed individuals who develop an abnormal immune response to intestinal microbes once exposed to environmental triggers. In this review, we highlight the role of proteases in IBD pathophysiology, and we showcase how the main cellular pathways associated with IBD influence proteolytic unbalance and how functional proteomics are allowing the unambiguous identification of dysregulated proteases in IBD, paving the way to the development of new protease inhibitors as a new potential treatment.
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- Núria Solà-Tapias
- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France.,Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Chronic Diseases, Metabolism and Ageing, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- IRSD, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, INRA, ENVT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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Jia Z, Gwynne L, Sedgwick AC, Müller M, Williams GT, Jenkins ATA, James TD, Schönherr H. Enhanced Colorimetric Differentiation between Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Using a Shape-Encoded Sensor Hydrogel. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020; 3:4398-4407. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c00403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Zhiyuan Jia
- Physical Chemistry I and Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ), Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, 105 E 24th street A5300, Austin, Texas 78712-1224, United States
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- Physical Chemistry I and Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ), Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- Physical Chemistry I and Research Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering (Cμ), Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Straße 2, 57076 Siegen, Germany
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Chatterjee P, Sass G, Swietnicki W, Stevens DA. Review of Potential Pseudomonas Weaponry, Relevant to the Pseudomonas-Aspergillus Interplay, for the Mycology Community. J Fungi (Basel) 2020; 6:jof6020081. [PMID: 32517271 PMCID: PMC7345761 DOI: 10.3390/jof6020081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most prominent opportunistic bacteria in airways of cystic fibrosis patients and in immunocompromised patients. These bacteria share the same polymicrobial niche with other microbes, such as the opportunistic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Their inter-kingdom interactions and diverse exchange of secreted metabolites are responsible for how they both fare in competition for ecological niches. The outcomes of their contests likely determine persistent damage and degeneration of lung function. With a myriad of virulence factors and metabolites of promising antifungal activity, P. aeruginosa products or their derivatives may prove useful in prophylaxis and therapy against A. fumigatus. Quorum sensing underlies the primary virulence strategy of P. aeruginosa, which serves as cell–cell communication and ultimately leads to the production of multiple virulence factors. Understanding the quorum-sensing-related pathogenic mechanisms of P. aeruginosa is a first step for understanding intermicrobial competition. In this review, we provide a basic overview of some of the central virulence factors of P. aeruginosa that are regulated by quorum-sensing response pathways and briefly discuss the hitherto known antifungal properties of these virulence factors. This review also addresses the role of the bacterial secretion machinery regarding virulence factor secretion and maintenance of cell–cell communication.
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- Paulami Chatterjee
- California Institute for Medical Research, San Jose, CA 95128, USA; (P.C.); (G.S.)
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- California Institute for Medical Research, San Jose, CA 95128, USA; (P.C.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, 50-114 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- California Institute for Medical Research, San Jose, CA 95128, USA; (P.C.); (G.S.)
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-408-998-4554
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Galdino ACM, de Oliveira MP, Ramalho TC, de Castro AA, Branquinha MH, Santos ALS. Anti-Virulence Strategy against the Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Pseudolysin (Elastase B) as a Potential Druggable Target. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2019; 20:471-487. [PMID: 30727891 DOI: 10.2174/1389203720666190207100415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a non-fermentative, gram-negative bacterium that is one of the most common pathogens responsible for hospital-acquired infections worldwide. The management of the infections caused by P. aeruginosa represents a huge challenge in the healthcare settings due to the increased emergence of resistant isolates, some of them resistant to all the currently available antimicrobials, which results in elevated morbimortality rates. Consequently, the development of new therapeutic strategies against multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa is urgent and needful. P. aeruginosa is wellrecognized for its extreme genetic versatility and its ability to produce a lush variety of virulence factors. In this context, pseudolysin (or elastase B) outstands as a pivotal virulence attribute during the infectious process, playing multifunctional roles in different aspects of the pathogen-host interaction. This protein is a 33-kDa neutral zinc-dependent metallopeptidase that is the most abundant peptidase found in pseudomonal secretions, which contributes to the invasiveness of P. aeruginosa due to its ability to cleave several extracellular matrix proteins and to disrupt the basolateral intercellular junctions present in the host tissues. Moreover, pseudolysin makes P. aeruginosa able to overcome host defenses by the hydrolysis of many immunologically relevant molecules, including antibodies and complement components. The attenuation of this striking peptidase therefore emerges as an alternative and promising antivirulence strategy to combat antibiotic-refractory infections caused by P. aeruginosa. The anti-virulence approach aims to disarm the P. aeruginosa infective arsenal by inhibiting the expression/activity of bacterial virulence factors in order to reduce the invasiveness of P. aeruginosa, avoiding the emergence of resistance since the proliferation is not affected. This review summarizes the most relevant features of pseudolysin and highlights this enzyme as a promising target for the development of new anti-virulence compounds.
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- Anna Clara M Galdino
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Miryala SK, Anbarasu A, Ramaiah S. Systems biology studies in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 to understand their role in biofilm formation and multidrug efflux pumps. Microb Pathog 2019; 136:103668. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Brandenburg KS, Weaver AJ, Karna SLR, You T, Chen P, Stryk SV, Qian L, Pineda U, Abercrombie JJ, Leung KP. Formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Full-thickness Scald Burn Wounds in Rats. Sci Rep 2019; 9:13627. [PMID: 31541159 PMCID: PMC6754504 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Using Sprague-Dawley rats (350-450 g; n = 61) and the recently updated Walker-Mason rat scald burn model, we demonstrated that Pseudomonas aeruginosa readily formed biofilms within full-thickness burn wounds. Following the burn, wounds were surface-inoculated with P. aeruginosa in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), while sterile PBS was used for controls. On post-burn days 1, 3, 7, and 11, animals were euthanized and samples collected for quantitative bacteriology, bacterial gene expression, complete blood cell counts, histology, and myeloperoxidase activity. Robust biofilm infections developed in the full-thickness burn wounds inoculated with 1 × 104 CFU of P. aeruginosa. Both histology and scanning electron microscopy showed the pathogen throughout the histologic cross-sections of burned skin. Quantigene analysis revealed significant upregulation of alginate and pellicle biofilm matrix genes of P. aeruginosa within the burn eschar. Additionally, expression of P. aeruginosa proteases and siderophores increased significantly in the burn wound environment. Interestingly, the host's neutrophil response to the pathogen was not elevated in either the eschar or circulating blood when compared to the control burn. This new full-thickness burn biofilm infection model will be used to test new anti-biofilm therapies that may be deployed with soldiers in combat for immediate use at the site of burn injury on the battlefield.
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- Kenneth S Brandenburg
- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA
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- Dental and Craniofacial Trauma Research and Tissue Regeneration Department, United States Army Institute of Surgical Research, 3650 Chambers Pass, Bldg 3610, JBSA Fort Sam, Houston, Texas, 78234, USA.
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Gautam LK, Sharma P, Capalash N. Bacterial Polyphosphate Kinases Revisited: Role in Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Potential. Curr Drug Targets 2019; 20:292-301. [DOI: 10.2174/1389450119666180801120231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Bacterial infections have always been an unrestrained challenge to the medical community due to the rise of multi-drug tolerant and resistant strains. Pioneering work on Escherichia coli polyphosphate kinase (PPK) by Arthur Kornberg has generated great interest in this polyphosphate (PolyP) synthesizing enzyme. PPK has wide distribution among pathogens and is involved in promoting pathogenesis, stress management and susceptibility to antibiotics. Further, the absence of a PPK orthologue in humans makes it a potential drug target. This review covers the functional and structural aspects of polyphosphate kinases in bacterial pathogens. A description of molecules being designed against PPKs has been provided, challenges associated with PPK inhibitor design are highlighted and the strategies to enable development of efficient drug against this enzyme have also been discussed.
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- Lalit Kumar Gautam
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, BMS Block-I, Sector- 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, BMS Block-I, Sector- 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, BMS Block-I, Sector- 25, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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Chen AY, Adamek RN, Dick BL, Credille CV, Morrison CN, Cohen SM. Targeting Metalloenzymes for Therapeutic Intervention. Chem Rev 2019; 119:1323-1455. [PMID: 30192523 PMCID: PMC6405328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metalloenzymes are central to a wide range of essential biological activities, including nucleic acid modification, protein degradation, and many others. The role of metalloenzymes in these processes also makes them central for the progression of many diseases and, as such, makes metalloenzymes attractive targets for therapeutic intervention. Increasing awareness of the role metalloenzymes play in disease and their importance as a class of targets has amplified interest in the development of new strategies to develop inhibitors and ultimately useful drugs. In this Review, we provide a broad overview of several drug discovery efforts focused on metalloenzymes and attempt to map out the current landscape of high-value metalloenzyme targets.
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- Allie Y Chen
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California, San Diego , La Jolla , California 92093 , United States
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Fong J, Mortensen KT, Nørskov A, Qvortrup K, Yang L, Tan CH, Nielsen TE, Givskov M. Itaconimides as Novel Quorum Sensing Inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2019; 8:443. [PMID: 30666301 PMCID: PMC6330316 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is known as an opportunistic pathogen that often causes persistent infections associated with high level of antibiotic-resistance and biofilms formation. Chemical interference with bacterial cell-to-cell communication, termed quorum sensing (QS), has been recognized as an attractive approach to control infections and address the drug resistance problems currently observed worldwide. Instead of imposing direct selective pressure on bacterial growth, the right bioactive compounds can preferentially block QS-based communication and attenuate cascades of bacterial gene expression and production of virulence factors, thus leading to reduced pathogenicity. Herein, we report on the potential of itaconimides as quorum sensing inhibitors (QSI) of P. aeruginosa. An initial hit was discovered in a screening program of an in-house compound collection, and subsequent structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies provided analogs that could reduce expression of central QS-regulated virulence factors (elastase, rhamnolipid, and pyocyanin), and also successfully lead to the eradication of P. aeruginosa biofilms in combination with tobramycin. Further studies on the cytotoxicity of compounds using murine macrophages indicated no toxicity at common working concentrations, thereby pointing to the potential of these small molecules as promising entities for antimicrobial drug development.
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- July Fong
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Costerton Biofilm Center, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Buss CG, Dudani JS, Akana RTK, Fleming HE, Bhatia SN. Protease activity sensors noninvasively classify bacterial infections and antibiotic responses. EBioMedicine 2018; 38:248-256. [PMID: 30503861 PMCID: PMC6306379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Respiratory tract infections represent a significant public health risk, and timely and accurate detection of bacterial infections facilitates rapid therapeutic intervention. Furthermore, monitoring the progression of infections after intervention enables 'course correction' in cases where initial treatments are ineffective, avoiding unnecessary drug dosing that can contribute to antibiotic resistance. However, current diagnostic and monitoring techniques rely on non-specific or slow readouts, such as radiographic imaging and sputum cultures, which fail to specifically identify bacterial infections and take several days to identify optimal antibiotic treatments. METHODS Here we describe a nanoparticle system that detects P. aeruginosa lung infections by sensing host and bacterial protease activity in vivo, and that delivers a urinary detection readout. One protease sensor is comprised of a peptide substrate for the P. aeruginosa protease LasA. A second sensor designed to detect elastases is responsive to recombinant neutrophil elastase and secreted proteases from bacterial strains. FINDINGS In mice infected with P. aeruginosa, nanoparticle formulations of these protease sensors-termed activity-based nanosensors (ABNs)-detect infections and monitor bacterial clearance from the lungs over time. Additionally, ABNs differentiate between appropriate and ineffective antibiotic treatments acutely, within hours after the initiation of therapy. INTERPRETATION These findings demonstrate how activity measurements of disease-associated proteases can provide a noninvasive window into the dynamic process of bacterial infection and resolution, offering an opportunity for detecting, monitoring, and characterizing lung infections. FUND: National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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- Colin G Buss
- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Broad Institute of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Yue L, Pang Z, Li H, Yang T, Guo L, Liu L, Mei J, Song X, Xie T, Zhang Y, He X, Lin TJ, Xie Z. CXCL4 contributes to host defense against acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0205521. [PMID: 30296305 PMCID: PMC6175521 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Platelets have been implicated in pulmonary inflammation following exposure to bacterial stimuli. The mechanisms involved in the platelet-mediated host response to respiratory bacterial infection remain incompletely understood. In this study, we demonstrate that platelet-derived chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 4 (CXCL4) plays critical roles in a mouse model of acute bacterial pneumonia using Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Platelets are activated during P. aeruginosa infection, and mice depleted of platelets display markedly increased mortality and impaired bacterial clearance. CXCL4 deficiency impairs bacterial clearance and lung epithelial permeability, which correlate with decreased neutrophil recruitment to BALF. Interestingly, CXCL4 deficiency selectively regulates chemokine production, suggesting that CXCL4 has an impact on other chemokine expression. In addition, CXCL4 deficiency reduces platelet-neutrophil interactions in blood following P. aeruginosa infection. Further studies revealed that platelet-derived CXCL4 contributes to the P. aeruginosa-killing of neutrophils. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that CXCL4 is a vital chemokine that plays critical roles in bacterial clearance during P. aeruginosa infection through recruiting neutrophils to the lungs and intracellular bacterial killing.
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- Lei Yue
- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- * E-mail: (ZX); (TJL)
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- The Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- * E-mail: (ZX); (TJL)
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Kany AM, Sikandar A, Yahiaoui S, Haupenthal J, Walter I, Empting M, Köhnke J, Hartmann RW. Tackling Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence by a Hydroxamic Acid-Based LasB Inhibitor. ACS Chem Biol 2018; 13:2449-2455. [PMID: 30088919 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.8b00257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In search of novel antibiotics to combat the challenging spread of resistant pathogens, bacterial proteases represent promising targets for pathoblocker development. A common motif for protease inhibitors is the hydroxamic acid function, yet this group has often been related to unspecific inhibition of various metalloproteases. In this work, the inhibition of LasB, a harmful zinc metalloprotease secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, through a hydroxamate derivative is described. The present inhibitor was developed based on a recently reported, highly selective thiol scaffold. Using X-ray crystallography, the lack of inhibition of a range of human matrix metalloproteases could be attributed to a distinct binding mode sparing the S1' pocket. The inhibitor was shown to restore the effect of the antimicrobial peptide LL-37, decrease the formation of P. aeruginosa biofilm and, for the first time for a LasB inhibitor, reduce the release of extracellular DNA. Hence, it is capable of disrupting several important bacterial resistance mechanisms. These results highlight the potential of protease inhibitors to fight bacterial infections and point out the possibility to achieve selective inhibition even with a strong zinc anchor.
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- Andreas M. Kany
- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Workgroup Structural Biology of Biosynthetic Enzymes, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Workgroup Structural Biology of Biosynthetic Enzymes, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Drug Design and Optimization, Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
- Department of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Immunization with Larrea divaricata Cav. proteins elicits opsonic antibodies against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and induces phagocytic activity of murine macrophages. Microb Pathog 2018; 118:257-267. [PMID: 29559255 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen implicated in nosocomial infections for which no vaccines have been approved. Larrea divaricata Cav. (Jarilla) is a widely spread plant in America and it is used in folk medicine to treat several pathologies. It has also been shown that antibodies elicited against Jarilla proteins of crude extract (JPCE) cross-react with proteins from gram-negative bacteria. In this study we aim to assess the contribution of anti-JPCE antibodies in the opsonophagocytosis of P. aeruginosa by murine macrophages. Levels of reactivity of anti-JPCE IgG and IgA antibodies against cell and membrane proteins suggest that these proteins induce a response that could favor opsonic bacterial recognition, which is important for the elimination of bacteria on mucous membranes, useful in the early stages of infection. Opsonophagocytosis assays also show that these antibodies could favor bacteria intake. These results together with previous observations that indicate that anti-JPCE antibodies are able to neutralize P. aeruginosa enzymes point L. divaricata proteins as candidates for vaccine development.
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Badamchi A, Masoumi H, Javadinia S, Asgarian R, Tabatabaee A. Molecular detection of six virulence genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates detected in children with urinary tract infection. Microb Pathog 2017; 107:44-47. [PMID: 28315724 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2017.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although a vast majority of Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are caused by E. coli, epidemiological reports have indicated an increasing rate of such infections caused by some other opportunistic organisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrobial susceptibility and pathogenesis mechanisms of P. aeruginosa are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to detect some virulence factor genes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of P. aeruginosa isolates detected in patients with UTI, in children hospital of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Eighty-four Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated. Then, the presence of six virulence genes, in the genome of the isolates was evaluated using PCR amplifications techniques. Finally, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates was determined by disk diffusion method. According to the results, lasB was the most prevalent virulence gene that could be detected in the P. aeruginosa isolates (92.9%) used in this study. This was followed by aprA (81.2%), toxA (69.4%), and algD (60%) genes. Two genes, plcH and plcN, were detected in about 38.8% of the isolates. Additionally, Imipenem was found as the most active agent against the P. aeruginosa isolates used in this research. However, Cefotaxime resistance was observed in most of the isolates. Our P. aeruginosa isolates exhibited a great degree of heterogeneity not only in their virulence genes but also in their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. Imipenem therapies tend to be among the best choices in the management of UTI caused by P. aeruginosa. As a conclusion, assessment of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and also analyzing the virulence factors can be highly helpful to develop effective treatment strategies against P. aeruginosa urinary infections.
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- Ali Badamchi
- Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Fong J, Yuan M, Jakobsen TH, Mortensen KT, Delos Santos MMS, Chua SL, Yang L, Tan CH, Nielsen TE, Givskov M. Disulfide Bond-Containing Ajoene Analogues As Novel Quorum Sensing Inhibitors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Med Chem 2016; 60:215-227. [PMID: 27977197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Since its discovery 22 years ago, the bacterial cell-to-cell communication system, termed quorum sensing (QS), has shown potential as antipathogenic target. Previous studies reported that ajoene from garlic inhibits QS in opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In this study, screening of an in-house compound library revealed two sulfur-containing compounds which possess structural resemblance with ajoene and inhibit QS in bioreporter assay. Following a quantitative structure-activity relationship (SAR) study, 25 disulfide bond-containing analogues were synthesized and tested for QS inhibition activities. SAR study indicated that the allyl group could be replaced with other substituents, with the most active being benzothiazole derivative (IC50 = 0.56 μM). The compounds were able to reduce QS-regulated virulence factors (elastase, rhamnolipid, and pyocyanin) and successfully inhibit P. aeruginosa infection in murine model of implant-associated infection. Altogether, the QS inhibition activity of the synthesized compounds is encouraging for further exploration of novel analogues in antimicrobial drug development.
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- July Fong
- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Costerton Biofilm Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen , 2200 København N, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark , Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University , 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,Costerton Biofilm Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen , 2200 København N, Denmark
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- Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University , 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.,Costerton Biofilm Center, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen , 2200 København N, Denmark
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Sumer-Bayraktar Z, Grant OC, Venkatakrishnan V, Woods RJ, Packer NH, Thaysen-Andersen M. Asn347 Glycosylation of Corticosteroid-binding Globulin Fine-tunes the Host Immune Response by Modulating Proteolysis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Neutrophil Elastase. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:17727-42. [PMID: 27339896 PMCID: PMC5016167 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.735258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) delivers anti-inflammatory cortisol to inflamed tissues upon elastase-based proteolysis of the exposed reactive center loop (RCL). However, the molecular mechanisms that regulate the RCL proteolysis by co-existing host and bacterial elastases in inflamed/infected tissues remain unknown. We document that RCL-localized Asn(347) glycosylation fine-tunes the RCL cleavage rate by human neutrophil elastase (NE) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase (PAE) by different mechanisms. NE- and PAE-generated fragments of native and exoglycosidase-treated blood-derived CBG of healthy individuals were monitored by gel electrophoresis and LC-MS/MS to determine the cleavage site(s) and Asn(347) glycosylation as a function of digestion time. The site-specific (Val(344)-Thr(345)) and rapid (seconds to minutes) NE-based RCL proteolysis was significantly antagonized by several volume-enhancing Asn(347) glycan features (i.e. occupancy, triantennary GlcNAc branching, and α1,6-fucosylation) and augmented by Asn(347) NeuAc-type sialylation (all p < 0.05). In contrast, the inefficient (minutes to hours) PAE-based RCL cleavage, which occurred equally well at Thr(345)-Leu(346) and Asn(347)-Leu(348), was abolished by the presence of Asn(347) glycosylation but was enhanced by sialoglycans on neighboring CBG N-sites. Molecular dynamics simulations of various Asn(347) glycoforms of uncleaved CBG indicated that multiple Asn(347) glycan features are modulating the RCL digestion efficiencies by NE/PAE. Finally, high concentrations of cortisol showed weak bacteriostatic effects toward virulent P. aeruginosa, which may explain the low RCL potency of the abundantly secreted PAE during host infection. In conclusion, site-specific CBG N-glycosylation regulates the bioavailability of cortisol in inflamed environments by fine-tuning the RCL proteolysis by endogenous and exogenous elastases. This study offers new molecular insight into host- and pathogen-based manipulation of the human immune system.
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- Zeynep Sumer-Bayraktar
- From the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia and
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- the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia and
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- the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia and
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- From the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia and
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Reyes-Pérez A, Vargas MDC, Hernández M, Aguirre-von-Wobeser E, Pérez-Rueda E, Encarnacion S. Transcriptomic analysis of the process of biofilm formation in Rhizobium etli CFN42. Arch Microbiol 2016; 198:847-60. [PMID: 27226009 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-016-1241-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Organisms belonging to the genus Rhizobium colonize leguminous plant roots and establish a mutually beneficial symbiosis. Biofilms are structured ecosystems in which microbes are embedded in a matrix of extracellular polymeric substances, and their development is a multistep process. The biofilm formation processes of R. etli CFN42 were analyzed at an early (24-h incubation) and mature stage (72 h), comparing cells in the biofilm with cells remaining in the planktonic stage. A genome-wide microarray analysis identified 498 differentially regulated genes, implying that expression of ~8.3 % of the total R. etli gene content was altered during biofilm formation. In biofilms-attached cells, genes encoding proteins with diverse functions were overexpressed including genes involved in membrane synthesis, transport and chemotaxis, repression of flagellin synthesis, as well as surface components (particularly exopolysaccharides and lipopolysaccharides), in combination with the presence of activators or stimulators of N-acyl-homoserine lactone synthesis This suggests that R. etli is able to sense surrounding environmental conditions and accordingly regulate the transition from planktonic and biofilm growth. In contrast, planktonic cells differentially expressed genes associated with transport, motility (flagellar and twitching) and inhibition of exopolysaccharide synthesis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of nodulation and nitrogen assimilation-related genes being involved in biofilm formation in R. etli. These results contribute to the understanding of the physiological changes involved in biofilm formation by bacteria.
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- Agustín Reyes-Pérez
- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.,Facultad de Ciencias, Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, C.P. 0415, Cuernavaca, D.F., Mexico.,Centro de Investigación en Dinámica Celular, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, 62209, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Instituto de Ecología, A. C. Coatepec 351, El Haya, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología, UNAM, Av. Universidad s/n, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Programa de Genómica Funcional de Procariotes, Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 565-A, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Yue L, Xie Z, Li H, Pang Z, Junkins RD, Tremblay ML, Chen X, Lin TJ. Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-1B Negatively Impacts Host Defense against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2016; 186:1234-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lim WS, Phang KKS, Tan AHM, Li SFY, Ow DSW. Small Colony Variants and Single Nucleotide Variations in Pf1 Region of PB1 Phage-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:282. [PMID: 27014207 PMCID: PMC4783410 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Phage therapy involves the application of lytic bacteriophages for treatment of clinical infections but bacterial resistance may develop over time. Isolated from nosocomial infections, small colony variants (SCVs) are morphologically distinct, highly virulent bacterial strains that are resistant to conventional antibiotics. In this study, SCVs was derived from Pseudomonas aeruginosa exposed to the lytic bacteriophage PB1 and these cells were resistant to subsequent phage infection by PB1. To elucidate the mechanism of the SCV phage resistance, we performed phenotypic assays, DNA microarrays and whole-genome sequencing. Compared with wild-type P. aeruginosa, the SCV isolate showed impaired biofilm formation, decreased twitching motility, reduced elastase and pyocyanin production. The SCV is also more susceptible to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin and exhibited higher syrface hydrophobicity than the wild-type, indicative of changes to cell surface lipopolysaccharide (LPS) composition. Consistent with these results, transcriptomic studies of SCV revealed up-regulation of genes involved in O-specific antigen (OSA) biosynthesis, suggesting the regulation of surface moieties may account for phage resistance. Western blot analysis showed a difference in OSA distribution between the two strains. Simultaneously, genes involved in aromatic and branched chain amino acid catabolism were down-regulated. Whole genome sequencing of the SCV revealed multiple single nucleotide variations within the Pf1 prophage region, a genetic locus known to play a crucial role in biofilm formation and to provide survival advantage via gene transfer to a subpopulation of cells. Insights into phenotypic and genetic changes in SCV gained here should help direct future studies to elucidate mechanisms underpinning phage resistance, leading to novel counter resistance measures.
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- Wee S Lim
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Bioprocessing Technology InstituteSingapore, Singapore; NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Bioprocessing Technology Institute Singapore, Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Bioprocessing Technology InstituteSingapore, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore, Singapore
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Bioprocessing Technology Institute Singapore, Singapore
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Simard M, Hill LA, Underhill CM, Keller BO, Villanueva I, Hancock REW, Hammond GL. Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase disrupts the cortisol-binding activity of corticosteroid-binding globulin. Endocrinology 2014; 155:2900-8. [PMID: 24848868 PMCID: PMC4098004 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The serine protease inhibitor (SERPIN) family member corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) is the main carrier of glucocorticoids in plasma. Human CBG mediates the targeted release of cortisol at sites of inflammation through cleavage of its reactive center loop (RCL) by neutrophil elastase. The RCLs of SERPIN family members are targeted by diverse endogenous and exogenous proteases, including several bacterial proteases. We tested different bacteria for their ability to secrete proteases that disrupt CBG cortisol-binding activity, and characterized the responsible protease and site of CBG cleavage. Serum CBG integrity was assessed by Western blotting and cortisol-binding capacity assay. Effects of time, pH, temperature, and protease inhibitors were tested. Proteolytically active proteins from bacterial media were purified by fast protein liquid chromatography, and the active protease and CBG cleavage sites were identified by mass spectrometry. Among the bacteria tested, medium from Pseudomonas aeruginosa actively disrupted the cortisol-binding activity of CBG. This proteolytic activity was inhibited by zinc chelators and occurred most efficiently at pH 7 and elevated physiological temperature (ie, 41°C). Mass spectrometric analysis of a semi-purified fraction of P. aeruginosa media identified the virulence factor LasB as the responsible protease, and this was confirmed by assaying media from LasB-deficient P. aeruginosa. This metalloprotease cleaves the CBG RCL at a major site, distinct from that targeted by neutrophil elastase. Our results suggest that humoral responses to P. aeruginosa infection are influenced by this pathogen's ability to secrete a protease that promotes the release of the anti-inflammatory steroid, cortisol, from its plasma transport protein.
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- Marc Simard
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences (M.S., L.A.H., C.M.U., G.L.H.), University of British Columbia, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z3; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (B.O.K.), University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute, 950 W 28th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 4H4; Department of Microbiology and Immunology (I.V.), University of British Columbia, Life Sciences Centre, 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z3; and Department of Microbiology and Immunology (R.E.W.H.), University of British Columbia, Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, 2259 Lower Mall Research Station, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z4
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Junkins RD, Carrigan SO, Wu Z, Stadnyk AW, Cowley E, Issekutz T, Berman J, Lin TJ. Mast Cells Protect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa–Induced Lung Injury. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2014; 184:2310-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2014.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Neeld D, Jin Y, Bichsel C, Jia J, Guo J, Bai F, Wu W, Ha UH, Terada N, Jin S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa injects NDK into host cells through a type III secretion system. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2014; 160:1417-1426. [PMID: 24699069 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.078139-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic human pathogen possessing a type III secretion system (T3SS) which injects toxic effector proteins into mammalian host cells. In previous studies, P. aeruginosa strains lacking all of the known type III effectors were shown to cause cytotoxicity upon prolonged infection time. In this study, we report the identification of a new cytotoxin, nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDK), which is injected into eukaryotic cells in a T3SS-dependent manner. Injection of NDK is inhibited by the presence of previously known effectors of the T3SS, with an effectorless strain injecting the highest amount, suggesting active competition with the known T3SS effectors. NDK is shown to cause a cytotoxic response when expressed in eukaryotic cells, and P. aeruginosa strains harbouring NDK also show a greater toxicity than strains lacking it. Interestingly, the cytotoxic effect of intracellular NDK is independent of its kinase activity. In previous studies, NDK was shown to be secreted into culture supernatants via a type I secretion system and cause cytotoxicity in a kinase-dependent manner. Therefore, the current study highlights an alternative route of NDK secretion as well as two different cytotoxic mechanisms of NDK, depending on the extra- or intra-cellular location of the protein.
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- Dennis Neeld
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Korea University, Sejong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Yu H, He X, Xie W, Xiong J, Sheng H, Guo S, Huang C, Zhang D, Zhang K. Elastase LasB of Pseudomonas aeruginosa promotes biofilm formation partly through rhamnolipid-mediated regulation. Can J Microbiol 2014; 60:227-35. [PMID: 24693981 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2013-0667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Elastase LasB, an important extracellular virulence factor, is shown to play an important role in the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during host infection. However, the role of LasB in the life cycle of P. aeruginosa is not completely understood. This report focuses on the impact of LasB on biofilm formation of P. aeruginosa PAO1. Here, we reported that the lasB deletion mutant (ΔlasB) displayed significantly decreased bacterial attachment, microcolony formation, and extracellular matrix linkage in biofilm associated with decreased biosynthesis of rhamnolipids compared with PAO1 and lasB complementary strain (ΔlasB+). Nevertheless, the ΔlasB developed restored biofilm formation with supplementation of exogenous rhamnolipids. Further gene expression analysis revealed that the mutant of lasB could result in the downregulation of rhamnolipid synthesis at the transcriptional level. Taken together, these results indicated that LasB could promote biofilm formation partly through the rhamnolipid-mediated regulation.
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- Hua Yu
- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Division of Molecular Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, TX 76504, USA
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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- Center of Medical Experiment & Technology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, China
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Bicyclic brominated furanones: a new class of quorum sensing modulators that inhibit bacterial biofilm formation. Bioorg Med Chem 2014; 22:1313-7. [PMID: 24485124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Both natural and synthetic brominated furanones are known to inhibit biofilm formation by bacteria, but their toxicity to mammalian cells is often not reported. Here, we designed and synthesized a new class of brominated furanones (BBFs) that contained a bicyclic structure having one bromide group with well-defined regiochemistry. This class of molecules exhibited reduction in the toxicity to mammalian cells (human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH) and did not inhibit bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli) growth, but retained the inhibitory activity towards biofilm formation of bacteria. In addition, all the BBFs inhibited the production of virulence factor elastase B in P. aeruginosa. To explore the effect of BBFs on quorum sensing, we used a reporter gene assay and found that 6-BBF and 7-BBF exhibited antagonistic activities for LasR protein in the lasI quorum sensing circuit, while 5-BBF showed agonistic activity for the rhlI quorum sensing circuit. This study suggests that structural variation of brominated furanones can be designed for targeted functions to control biofilm formation.
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Junkins RD, Shen A, Rosen K, McCormick C, Lin TJ. Autophagy enhances bacterial clearance during P. aeruginosa lung infection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72263. [PMID: 24015228 PMCID: PMC3756076 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen which is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among cystic fibrosis patients. Although P. aeruginosa is primarily considered an extacellular pathogen, recent reports have demonstrated that throughout the course of infection the bacterium acquires the ability to enter and reside within host cells. Normally intracellular pathogens are cleared through a process called autophagy which sequesters and degrades portions of the cytosol, including invading bacteria. However the role of autophagy in host defense against P. aeruginosa in vivo remains unknown. Understanding the role of autophagy during P. aeruginosa infection is of particular importance as mutations leading to cystic fibrosis have recently been shown to cause a blockade in the autophagy pathway, which could increase susceptibility to infection. Here we demonstrate that P. aeruginosa induces autophagy in mast cells, which have been recognized as sentinels in the host defense against bacterial infection. We further demonstrate that inhibition of autophagy through pharmacological means or protein knockdown inhibits clearance of intracellular P. aeruginosa in vitro, while pharmacologic induction of autophagy significantly increased bacterial clearance. Finally we find that pharmacological manipulation of autophagy in vivo effectively regulates bacterial clearance of P. aeruginosa from the lung. Together our results demonstrate that autophagy is required for an effective immune response against P. aeruginosa infection in vivo, and suggest that pharmacological interventions targeting the autophagy pathway could have considerable therapeutic potential in the treatment of P. aeruginosa lung infection.
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- Robert D. Junkins
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Fullagar JL, Garner AL, Struss AK, Day JA, Martin DP, Yu J, Cai X, Janda KD, Cohen SM. Antagonism of a zinc metalloprotease using a unique metal-chelating scaffold: tropolones as inhibitors of P. aeruginosa elastase. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:3197-9. [PMID: 23482955 PMCID: PMC3618488 DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41191e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tropolone emerged from the screening of a chelator fragment library (CFL) as an inhibitor of the Zn(2+)-dependent virulence factor, Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase (LasB). Based on this initial hit, a series of substituted tropolone-based LasB inhibitors was prepared, and a compound displaying potent activity in vitro and in a bacterial swarming assay was identified. Importantly, this inhibitor was found to be specific for LasB over other metalloenzymes, validating the usage of tropolone as a viable scaffold for identifying first-in-class LasB inhibitors.
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- Jessica L. Fullagar
- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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- Departments of Chemistry and Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, USA;Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA 92093
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Junkins RD, MacNeil AJ, Wu Z, McCormick C, Lin TJ. Regulator of Calcineurin 1 Suppresses Inflammation during Respiratory Tract Infections. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:5178-86. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reduced expression of psoriasin in human airway cystic fibrosis epithelia. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2012; 183:177-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Garner AL, Struss AK, Fullagar JL, Agrawal A, Moreno AY, Cohen SM, Janda KD. 3-Hydroxy-1-alkyl-2-methylpyridine-4(1H)-thiones: Inhibition of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Factor LasB. ACS Med Chem Lett 2012. [PMID: 23181168 DOI: 10.1021/ml300128f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Bacterial resistance coupled to our current arsenal of antibiotics presents us with a growing threat to public health, thus warranting the exploration of alternative antibacterial strategies. In particular, the targeting of virulence factors has been regarded as a "second generation" antibiotic approach. In Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Zn(2+) metalloprotease virulence factor, LasB or P. aeruginosa elastase, has been implicated in the development of P. aeruginosa-related keratitis, pneumonia and burn infection. Moreover, the enzyme also plays a critical role in swarming and biofilm formation, both of which are processes that have been linked to antibiotic resistance. To further validate the importance of LasB in P. aeruginosa infection, we describe our efforts toward the discovery of non-peptidic small molecule inhibitors of LasB. Using identified compounds, we have confirmed the role that LasB plays in P. aeruginosa swarming and demonstrate the potential for LasB-targeted small molecules in studying antimicrobial resistant P. aeruginosa phenotypes.
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- Amanda L. Garner
- Departments of Chemistry and
Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical
Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and
Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical
Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and
Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical
Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Departments of Chemistry and
Immunology and Microbial Science, The Skaggs Institute for Chemical
Biology, The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey
Pines Road, La Jolla, California, United States
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Antunes MB, Chi JJ, Liu Z, Goldstein-Daruech N, Palmer JN, Zhu J, Cohen NA. Molecular basis of tobacco-induced bacterial biofilms: an in vitro study. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012; 147:876-84. [PMID: 22597576 DOI: 10.1177/0194599812447263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in the expression of biofilm-related genes when exposed to tobacco smoke and oxidative stress. STUDY DESIGN Experimental, in vitro. Setting Laboratories of Rhinology and Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Bacterial biofilm mass was measured using crystal violet staining and measurement of the optical density. Biofilm-related genes of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 strain (pilF, flgK, lasI, lasB, rhlA, and algC) were studied following repetitive exposure to exogenous tobacco smoke and hydrogen peroxide. This was done using a reporter plasmid. RESULTS After 1 exposure to smoke, there was no change in biofilm formation. However, after 2 and 3 exposures, the biofilm formed had an increased mass (P < .05). With respect to oxidative stress in the form of H(2)O(2), bacterial cultures demonstrated a dose- and time-dependent induction of biofilm formation compared with control conditions. Gene expression following repetitive smoke exposure demonstrated an increase in expression of pilF, flgK, algC, and lasI genes (P < .05); a decrease in rhlA (P < .05); and no significant change in the lasB gene (P = 0.1). Gene expression following H(2)O(2) exposure demonstrated an increase in pilF (P < .05), whereas the other genes failed to demonstrate a statistical change. CONCLUSIONS Repetitive tobacco smoke exposure leads to molecular changes in biofilm-related genes, and exposure to oxidative stress in the form of H(2)O(2) induces biofilm growth in PAO1. This could represent adaptative changes due to oxidative stress or chemically mediated through any of the several chemicals encountered in tobacco smoke and may explain increased biofilm formation in microbes isolated from smokers.
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- Marcelo B Antunes
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Comparison of the binding specificity of two bacterial metalloproteases, LasB of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and ZapA of Proteus mirabilis, using N-alpha mercaptoamide template-based inhibitor analogues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 422:316-20. [PMID: 22575503 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.04.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Accepted: 04/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The metalloproteases ZapA of Proteus mirabilis and LasB of Pseudomonas aeruginosa are known to be virulence factors their respective opportunistic bacterial pathogens, and are members of the structurally related serralysin and thermolysin families of bacterial metalloproteases respectively. Secreted at the site of infection, these proteases play a key role in the infection process, contributing to tissue destruction and processing of components of the host immune system. Inhibition of these virulence factors may therefore represent an antimicrobial strategy, attenuating the virulence of the infecting pathogen. Previously we have screened a library of N-alpha mercaptoamide dipeptide inhibitors against both ZapA and LasB, with the aim of mapping the S1' binding site of the enzymes, revealing both striking similarities and important differences in their binding preferences. Here we report the design, synthesis, and screening of several inhibitor analogues, based on two parent inhibitors from the original library. The results have allowed for further characterization of the ZapA and LasB active site binding pockets, and have highlighted the possibility for development of broad-spectrum bacterial protease inhibitors, effective against enzymes of the thermolysin and serralysin metalloprotease families.
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Damron FH, Goldberg JB. Proteolytic regulation of alginate overproduction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol 2012; 84:595-607. [PMID: 22497280 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08049.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative bacterium, is a significant opportunistic pathogen associated with skin and soft tissue infections, nosocomial pneumonia and sepsis. In addition, it can chronically colonize the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Overproduction of the exopolysaccharide called alginate provides P. aeruginosa with a selective advantage and facilitates survival in the CF lung. The in vitro phenotype of alginate overproduction observed on solid culture media is referred to as mucoid. Expression of the alginate machinery and biosynthetic enzymes are controlled by the extracytoplasmic sigma factor, σ(22) (AlgU/T). The key negative regulator of both σ(22) activity and the mucoid phenotype is the cognate anti-sigma factor MucA. MucA sequesters σ(22) to the inner membrane inhibiting the sigma factor's transcriptional activity. The well-studied mechanism for transition to the mucoid phenotype is mutation of mucA, leading to loss of MucA function and therefore activation of σ(22) . Recently, regulated intramembrane proteolysis (RIP) has been recognized as a mechanism whereby proteolysis of the anti-sigma factor MucA leads to active σ(22) allowing P. aeruginosa to respond to environmental stress conditions by overproduction of alginate. The goal of this review is to illuminate the pathways leading to RIP that have been identified and proposed.
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- F Heath Damron
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Balasubramanian D, Schneper L, Merighi M, Smith R, Narasimhan G, Lory S, Mathee K. The regulatory repertoire of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpC ß-lactamase regulator AmpR includes virulence genes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34067. [PMID: 22479525 PMCID: PMC3315558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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In Enterobacteriaceae, the transcriptional regulator AmpR, a member of the LysR family, regulates the expression of a chromosomal β-lactamase AmpC. The regulatory repertoire of AmpR is broader in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen responsible for numerous acute and chronic infections including cystic fibrosis. In addition to regulating ampC, P. aeruginosa AmpR regulates the sigma factor AlgT/U and production of some quorum sensing (QS)-regulated virulence factors. In order to better understand the ampR regulon, we compared the transcriptional profile generated using DNA microarrays of the prototypic P. aeruginosa PAO1 strain with its isogenic ampR deletion mutant, PAOΔampR. Transcriptome analysis demonstrates that the AmpR regulon is much more extensive than previously thought, with the deletion of ampR influencing the differential expression of over 500 genes. In addition to regulating resistance to β-lactam antibiotics via AmpC, AmpR also regulates non-β-lactam antibiotic resistance by modulating the MexEF-OprN efflux pump. Other virulence mechanisms including biofilm formation and QS-regulated acute virulence factors are AmpR-regulated. Real-time PCR and phenotypic assays confirmed the microarray data. Further, using a Caenorhabditis elegans model, we demonstrate that a functional AmpR is required for P. aeruginosa pathogenicity. AmpR, a member of the core genome, also regulates genes in the regions of genome plasticity that are acquired by horizontal gene transfer. Further, we show differential regulation of other transcriptional regulators and sigma factors by AmpR, accounting for the extensive AmpR regulon. The data demonstrates that AmpR functions as a global regulator in P. aeruginosa and is a positive regulator of acute virulence while negatively regulating biofilm formation, a chronic infection phenotype. Unraveling this complex regulatory circuit will provide a better understanding of the bacterial response to antibiotics and how the organism coordinately regulates a myriad of virulence factors in response to antibiotic exposure.
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- Deepak Balasubramanian
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Science, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Herbert Werthiem College of Medicine), Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- School of Computing and Information Science, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, United States of America
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- Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Herbert Werthiem College of Medicine), Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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Sasso C, de Anaya MAM, Davicino R, Martino R, Casali Y, Correa S, Micalizzi B. Cross reaction between proteins from Larrea divaricata Cav. (jarilla) and cellular and extracellular proteins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2012; 34:695-701. [PMID: 22289085 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.653645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Larrea divaricata is widely used in folk medicine to treat different pathologies, but little is known about its immunological properties. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen which causes several intrahospitalary infections. We aimed to assess the immunological relation between proteins from a crude extract of L. divaricata Cav. (JPCE) and cellular and extracellular proteins (EP) of P. aeruginosa, as well as to establish the cross reactivity between proteins of both species using a mouse anti-JPCE serum. Protein profiles of JPCE and P. aeruginosa were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The percentage of similarity of protein bands between these two species was 43-57%. However, JPCE proteins were immunogenic. The reactivity of mouse anti-JPCE antibodies against different fractions was studied by western blot. The anti-JPCE serum detected several antigenic bands on different bacterial proteins. Several common immunoreactive bands were detected (27-100%) when bacterial proteins were incubated with anti-JPCE serum (heterologous reaction) and anti-bacterial proteins serum (homologous reaction). By enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) assays, high titers of anti-JPCE against different types of cellular bacterial fractions were observed (1/1280-1/2080). Our data clearly demonstrate that antibodies elicited with L. divaricata crude extract are able to cross-react with cellular and EP of P.aeruginosa. These findings could be relevant in the development of alternatives therapies for patients suffering intrahospitalary opportunistic infections with P.aeruginosa.
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- C Sasso
- Department of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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Sasso CV, Mattar de Anaya MA, Davicino RC, Martino R, Casali Y, Micalizzi B. Neutralization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa enzymatic activity by antibodies elicited with proteins of Larrea divaricata Cav. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2012; 34:346-53. [PMID: 22268619 DOI: 10.3109/08923973.2011.607827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Larrea divaricata Cav. (Jarilla) is a bush widely used in folk therapy for the treatment of several pathologies. Partially purified proteins of crude extract (JPCE) cross-react with proteins of Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is an opportunistic pathogen that causes several intrahospitalary infections. This bacterium produces many proteins with enzymatic activity, including hemolysins and proteases that play a major role in acute infection caused by this bacterium. The aim of our work was to investigate if antibodies against with L. divaricata neutralize the hemolytic and proteolytic activity of P. aeruginosa. The hemolytic activity of soluble cellular proteins was inhibited 100% and extracellular proteins (EP) showed an inhibition between 44 and 95% when both bacterial fractions were treated with anti-JPCE serum. Also, in EP the neutralization was directed towards the active site of the hemolysin. When protease activity of extracellular products was tested, bands of 217, 155, 121, 47 and 27 kDa were observed in native zymograms. Neutralization between 55 and 70% of the bands of 217, 155 and 121 kDa was observed when EP were treated with anti-JPCE serum. In conclusion, our data clearly demonstrate that antibodies elicited with L. divaricata' proteins are able to neutralize the hemolytic and proteolytic activity of P. aeruginosa cellular and extracellular proteins. Our study constitutes the first report that associates the immunogenicity of plant proteins and bacterial proteins with enzymatic activity. These findings could be relevant in the development of alternatives therapies for patients suffering intrahospitalary opportunistic infections with P. aeruginosa.
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- Corina Verónica Sasso
- Microbiology Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biological Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Pharmacy, San Luis, Argentina
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Sautter R, Ramos D, Schneper L, Ciofu O, Wassermann T, Koh CL, Heydorn A, Hentzer M, Høiby N, Kharazmi A, Molin S, Devries CA, Ohman DE, Mathee K. A complex multilevel attack on Pseudomonas aeruginosa algT/U expression and algT/U activity results in the loss of alginate production. Gene 2011; 498:242-53. [PMID: 22088575 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2011] [Revised: 09/27/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Infection by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality seen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. This is mainly due to the genotypic and phenotypic changes of the bacteria that cause conversion from a typical nonmucoid to a mucoid form in the CF lung. Mucoid conversion is indicative of overproduction of a capsule-like polysaccharide called alginate. The alginate-overproducing (Alg(+)) mucoid phenotype seen in the CF isolates is extremely unstable. Low oxygen tension growth of mucoid variants readily selects for nonmucoid variants. The switching off mechanism has been mapped to the algT/U locus, and the molecular basis for this conversion was partially attributed to mutations in the algT/U gene itself. To further characterize molecular changes resulting in the unstable phenotype, an isogenic PAO1 derivative that is constitutively Alg(+) due to the replacement of the mucA with mucA22 (PDO300) was used. The mucA22 allele is common in mucoid CF isolates. Thirty-four spontaneous nonmucoid variants, or sap (suppressor of alginate production) mutants, of PDO300 were isolated under low oxygen tension. About 40% of the sap mutants were rescued by a plasmid carrying algT/U (Group A). The remaining sap mutants were not (Group B). The members of Group B fall into two subsets: one similar to PAO1, and another comparable to PDO300. Sequence analysis of the algT/U and mucA genes in Group A shows that mucA22 is intact, whereas algT/U contains mutations. Genetic complementation and sequencing of one Group B sap mutant, sap22, revealed that the nonmucoid phenotype was due to the presence of a mutation in PA3257. PA3257 encodes a putative periplasmic protease. Mutation of PA3257 resulted in decreased algT/U expression. Thus, inhibition of algT/U is a primary mechanism for alginate synthesis suppression.
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- Robert Sautter
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
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Kuang Z, Hao Y, Walling BE, Jeffries JL, Ohman DE, Lau GW. Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase provides an escape from phagocytosis by degrading the pulmonary surfactant protein-A. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27091. [PMID: 22069491 PMCID: PMC3206073 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes both acute pneumonitis in immunocompromised patients and chronic lung infections in individuals with cystic fibrosis and other bronchiectasis. Over 75% of clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa secrete elastase B (LasB), an elastolytic metalloproteinase that is encoded by the lasB gene. Previously, in vitro studies have demonstrated that LasB degrades a number of components in both the innate and adaptive immune systems. These include surfactant proteins, antibacterial peptides, cytokines, chemokines and immunoglobulins. However, the contribution of LasB to lung infection by P. aeruginosa and to inactivation of pulmonary innate immunity in vivo needs more clarification. In this study, we examined the mechanisms underlying enhanced clearance of the ΔlasB mutant in mouse lungs. The ΔlasB mutant was attenuated in virulence when compared to the wild-type strain PAO1 during lung infection in SP-A+/+ mice. However, the ΔlasB mutant was as virulent as PAO1 in the lungs of SP-A⁻/⁻ mice. Detailed analysis showed that the ΔlasB mutant was more susceptible to SP-A-mediated opsonization but not membrane permeabilization. In vitro and in vivo phagocytosis experiments revealed that SP-A augmented the phagocytosis of ΔlasB mutant bacteria more efficiently than the isogenic wild-type PAO1. The ΔlasB mutant was found to have a severely reduced ability to degrade SP-A, consequently making it unable to evade opsonization by the collectin during phagocytosis. These results suggest that P. aeruginosa LasB protects against SP-A-mediated opsonization by degrading the collectin.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhizhou Kuang
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Novel inhibitors of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factor LasB: a potential therapeutic approach for the attenuation of virulence mechanisms in pseudomonal infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2011; 55:2670-8. [PMID: 21444693 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00776-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas elastase (LasB), a metalloprotease virulence factor, is known to play a pivotal role in pseudomonal infection. LasB is secreted at the site of infection, where it exerts a proteolytic action that spans from broad tissue destruction to subtle action on components of the host immune system. The former enhances invasiveness by liberating nutrients for continued growth, while the latter exerts an immunomodulatory effect, manipulating the normal immune response. In addition to the extracellular effects of secreted LasB, it also acts within the bacterial cell to trigger the intracellular pathway that initiates growth as a bacterial biofilm. The key role of LasB in pseudomonal virulence makes it a potential target for the development of an inhibitor as an antimicrobial agent. The concept of inhibition of virulence is a recently established antimicrobial strategy, and such agents have been termed "second-generation" antibiotics. This approach holds promise in that it seeks to attenuate virulence processes without bactericidal action and, hence, without selection pressure for the emergence of resistant strains. A potent inhibitor of LasB, N-mercaptoacetyl-Phe-Tyr-amide (K(i) = 41 nM) has been developed, and its ability to block these virulence processes has been assessed. It has been demonstrated that thes compound can completely block the action of LasB on protein targets that are instrumental in biofilm formation and immunomodulation. The novel LasB inhibitor has also been employed in bacterial-cell-based assays, to reduce the growth of pseudomonal biofilms, and to eradicate biofilm completely when used in combination with conventional antibiotics.
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