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Xu Z, Li Y, Xu A, Soteyome T, Yuan L, Ma Q, Seneviratne G, Li X, Liu J. Cell-wall-anchored proteins affect invasive host colonization and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Res 2024; 285:127782. [PMID: 38833832 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 05/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
Abstract
As a major human and animal pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus can attach to medical implants (abiotic surface) or host tissues (biotic surface), and further establish robust biofilms which enhances resistance and persistence to host immune system and antibiotics. Cell-wall-anchored proteins (CWAPs) covalently link to peptidoglycan, and largely facilitate the colonization of S. aureus on various surfaces (including adhesion and biofilm formation) and invasion into host cells (including adhesion, immune evasion, iron acquisition and biofilm formation). During biofilm formation, CWAPs function in adhesion, aggregation, collagen-like fiber network formation, and consortia formation. In this review, we firstly focus on the structural features of CWAPs, including their intracellular function and interactions with host cells, as well as the functions and ligand binding of CWAPs in different stages of S. aureus biofilm formation. Then, the roles of CWAPs in different biofilm processes with regards in development of therapeutic approaches are clarified, followed by the association between CWAPs genes and clonal lineages. By touching upon these aspects, we hope to provide comprehensive knowledge and clearer understanding on the CWAPs of S. aureus and their roles in biofilm formation, which may further aid in prevention and treatment infection and vaccine development.
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- Zhenbo Xu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China; Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Hybribio Medical Laboratory, Guangzhou 510730, China
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- Home Economics Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, China
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- Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture /Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, China
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- National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Hantana road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Green Processing of Natural Products and Product Safety, Engineering Research Center of Starch and Vegetable Protein Processing Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- College of Light Industry and Food Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Lingnan Specialty Food Science and Technology, Academy of Contemporary Agricultural Engineering Innovations, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China; Key Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510225, China.
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Ghani H, Pepke-Zaba J. Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Review of the Multifaceted Pathobiology. Biomedicines 2023; 12:46. [PMID: 38255153 PMCID: PMC10813488 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12010046] [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: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease results from the incomplete resolution of thrombi, leading to fibrotic obstructions. These vascular obstructions and additional microvasculopathy may lead to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) with increased pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, which, if left untreated, can lead to right heart failure and death. The pathobiology of CTEPH has been challenging to unravel due to its rarity, possible interference of results with anticoagulation, difficulty in selecting the most relevant study time point in relation to presentation with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), and lack of animal models. In this article, we review the most relevant multifaceted cross-talking pathogenic mechanisms and advances in understanding the pathobiology in CTEPH, as well as its challenges and future direction. There appears to be a genetic background affecting the relevant pathological pathways. This includes genetic associations with dysfibrinogenemia resulting in fibrinolysis resistance, defective angiogenesis affecting thrombus resolution, and inflammatory mediators driving chronic inflammation in CTEPH. However, these are not necessarily specific to CTEPH and some of the pathways are also described in acute PE or deep vein thrombosis. In addition, there is a complex interplay between angiogenic and inflammatory mediators driving thrombus non-resolution, endothelial dysfunction, and vascular remodeling. Furthermore, there are data to suggest that infection, the microbiome, circulating microparticles, and the plasma metabolome are contributing to the pathobiology of CTEPH.
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- Hakim Ghani
- Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0AY, UK;
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Jiang JH, Cameron DR, Nethercott C, Aires-de-Sousa M, Peleg AY. Virulence attributes of successful methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineages. Clin Microbiol Rev 2023; 36:e0014822. [PMID: 37982596 PMCID: PMC10732075 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00148-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a leading cause of severe and often fatal infections. MRSA epidemics have occurred in waves, whereby a previously successful lineage has been replaced by a more fit and better adapted lineage. Selection pressures in both hospital and community settings are not uniform across the globe, which has resulted in geographically distinct epidemiology. This review focuses on the mechanisms that trigger the establishment and maintenance of current, dominant MRSA lineages across the globe. While the important role of antibiotic resistance will be mentioned throughout, factors which influence the capacity of S. aureus to colonize and cause disease within a host will be the primary focus of this review. We show that while MRSA possesses a diverse arsenal of toxins including alpha-toxin, the success of a lineage involves more than just producing toxins that damage the host. Success is often attributed to the acquisition or loss of genetic elements involved in colonization and niche adaptation such as the arginine catabolic mobile element, as well as the activity of regulatory systems, and shift metabolism accordingly (e.g., the accessory genome regulator, agr). Understanding exactly how specific MRSA clones cause prolonged epidemics may reveal targets for therapies, whereby both core (e.g., the alpha toxin) and acquired virulence factors (e.g., the Panton-Valentine leukocidin) may be nullified using anti-virulence strategies.
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- Jhih-Hang Jiang
- Department of Microbiology, Infection Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Institutode Tecnologia Químicae Biológica António Xavier (ITQB-NOVA), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal
- Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa-Lisboa (ESSCVP-Lisboa), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Centre to Impact Antimicrobial Resistance, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Gehrke AKE, Giai C, Gómez MI. Staphylococcus aureus Adaptation to the Skin in Health and Persistent/Recurrent Infections. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1520. [PMID: 37887220 PMCID: PMC10604630 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12101520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a microorganism with an incredible capability to adapt to different niches within the human body. Approximately between 20 and 30% of the population is permanently but asymptomatically colonized with S. aureus in the nose, and another 30% may carry S. aureus intermittently. It has been established that nasal colonization is a risk factor for infection in other body sites, including mild to severe skin and soft tissue infections. The skin has distinct features that make it a hostile niche for many bacteria, therefore acting as a strong barrier against invading microorganisms. Healthy skin is desiccated; it has a low pH at the surface; the upper layer is constantly shed to remove attached bacteria; and several host antimicrobial peptides are produced. However, S. aureus is able to overcome these defenses and colonize this microenvironment. Moreover, this bacterium can very efficiently adapt to the stressors present in the skin under pathological conditions, as it occurs in patients with atopic dermatitis or suffering chronic wounds associated with diabetes. The focus of this manuscript is to revise the current knowledge concerning how S. aureus adapts to such diverse skin conditions causing persistent and recurrent infections.
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- Ana-Katharina E. Gehrke
- Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Básicos, Aplicados y Desarrollo (CEBBAD), Departamento de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires C1405BCK, Argentina;
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina
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- Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo—(UNCuyo) CONICET, Mendoza M5502JMA, Argentina;
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza M5502JMA, Argentina
- Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza C1006ACC, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Básicos, Aplicados y Desarrollo (CEBBAD), Departamento de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires C1405BCK, Argentina;
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires C1425FQB, Argentina
- Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1121A6B, Argentina
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Youn C, Pontaza C, Wang Y, Dikeman DA, Joyce DP, Alphonse MP, Wu MJ, Nolan SJ, Anany MA, Ahmadi M, Young J, Tocaj A, Garza LA, Wajant H, Miller LS, Archer NK. Neutrophil-intrinsic TNF receptor signaling orchestrates host defense against Staphylococcus aureus. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadf8748. [PMID: 37327341 PMCID: PMC10275602 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus is the leading cause of skin and soft tissue infections and is a major health burden due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. To address the unmet need of alternative treatments to antibiotics, a better understanding of the protective immune mechanisms against S. aureus skin infection is warranted. Here, we report that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) promoted protection against S. aureus in the skin, which was mediated by bone marrow-derived immune cells. Furthermore, neutrophil-intrinsic TNF receptor (TNFR) signaling directed immunity against S. aureus skin infections. Mechanistically, TNFR1 promoted neutrophil recruitment to the skin, whereas TNFR2 prevented systemic bacterial dissemination and directed neutrophil antimicrobial functions. Treatment with a TNFR2 agonist showed therapeutic efficacy against S. aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa skin infections, which involved increased neutrophil extracellular trap formation. Our findings revealed nonredundant roles for TNFR1 and TNFR2 in neutrophils for immunity against S. aureus and can be therapeutically targeted for protection against bacterial skin infections.
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- Christine Youn
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, National Research Center, El Buhouth Street, Dokki, 12622 Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Division of Molecular Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg 97080, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1550 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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Zhu Z, Goel PN, Zheng C, Nagai Y, Lam L, Samanta A, Ji M, Zhang H, Greene MI. HED, a Human-Engineered Domain, Confers a Unique Fc-Binding Activity to Produce a New Class of Humanized Antibody-like Molecules. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076477. [PMID: 37047449 PMCID: PMC10094569 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Our laboratory has identified and developed a unique human-engineered domain (HED) structure that was obtained from the human Alpha-2-macroglobulin receptor-associated protein based on the three-dimensional structure of the Z-domain derived from Staphylococcal protein A. This HED retains µM binding activity to the human IgG1CH2-CH3 elbow region. We determined the crystal structure of HED in association with IgG1’s Fc. This demonstrated that HED preserves the same three-bundle helix structure and Fc-interacting residues as the Z domain. HED was fused to the single chain variable fragment (scFv) of mAb 4D5 to produce an antibody-like protein capable of interacting with the p185Her2/neu ectodomain and the Fc of IgG. When further fused with murine IFN-γ (mIFN-γ) at the carboxy terminus, the novel species exhibited antitumor efficacy in vivo in a mouse model of human breast cancer. The HED is a novel platform for the therapeutic utilization of engineered proteins to alleviate human disease.
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- Zhiqiang Zhu
- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Correspondence: or (H.Z.); or (M.I.G.)
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- Correspondence: or (H.Z.); or (M.I.G.)
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Zeng M, Xu Z, Song ZQ, Li JX, Tang ZW, Xiao S, Wen J. Diagnosis and treatment of chronic osteomyelitis based on nanomaterials. World J Orthop 2023; 14:42-54. [PMID: 36844379 PMCID: PMC9945247 DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v14.i2.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Chronic osteomyelitis is a painful and serious disease caused by infected surgical prostheses or infected fractures. Traditional treatment includes surgical debridement followed by prolonged systemic antibiotics. However, excessive antibiotic use has been inducing rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria worldwide. Additionally, it is difficult for antibiotics to penetrate internal sites of infection such as bone, thus limiting their efficacy. New approaches to treat chronic osteomyelitis remain a major challenge for orthopedic surgeons. Luckily, the development of nanotechnology has brought new antimicrobial options with high specificity to infection sites, offering a possible way to address these challenges. Substantial progress has been made in constructing antibacterial nanomaterials for treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. Here, we review some current strategies for treatment of chronic osteomyelitis and their underlying mechanisms.
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- Ming Zeng
- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410013, Hunan Province, China
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In Silico Genome-Scale Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to the Development of a Persistent Infection with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ST239. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416086. [PMID: 36555727 PMCID: PMC9781258 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The increasing frequency of isolation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) limits the chances for the effective antibacterial therapy of staphylococcal diseases and results in the development of persistent infection such as bacteremia and osteomyelitis. The aim of this study was to identify features of the MRSAST239 0943-1505-2016 (SA943) genome that contribute to the formation of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal infections. The analysis was performed using comparative genomics data of the dominant epidemic S. aureus lineages, namely ST1, ST8, ST30, ST36, and ST239. The SA943 genome encodes proteins that provide resistance to the host's immune system, suppress immunological memory, and form biofilms. The molecular mechanisms of adaptation responsible for the development of persistent infection were as follows: amino acid substitution in PBP2 and PBP2a, providing resistance to ceftaroline; loss of a large part of prophage DNA and restoration of the nucleotide sequence of beta-hemolysin, that greatly facilitates the escape of phagocytosed bacteria from the phagosome and formation of biofilms; dysfunction of the AgrA system due to the presence of psm-mec and several amino acid substitutions in the AgrC; partial deletion of the nucleotide sequence in genomic island vSAβ resulting in the loss of two proteases of Spl-operon; and deletion of SD repeats in the SdrE amino acid sequence.
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Colonization and Infection of Indwelling Medical Devices by Staphylococcus aureus with an Emphasis on Orthopedic Implants. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23115958. [PMID: 35682632 PMCID: PMC9180976 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23115958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The use of indwelling medical devices has constantly increased in recent years and has revolutionized the quality of life of patients affected by different diseases. However, despite the improvement of hygiene conditions in hospitals, implant-associated infections remain a common and serious complication in prosthetic surgery, mainly in the orthopedic field, where infection often leads to implant failure. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause of biomaterial-centered infection. Upon binding to the medical devices, these bacteria proliferate and develop dense communities encased in a protective matrix called biofilm. Biofilm formation has been proposed as occurring in several stages-(1) attachment; (2) proliferation; (3) dispersal-and involves a variety of host and staphylococcal proteinaceous and non-proteinaceous factors. Moreover, biofilm formation is strictly regulated by several control systems. Biofilms enable staphylococci to avoid antimicrobial activity and host immune response and are a source of persistent bacteremia as well as of localized tissue destruction. While considerable information is available on staphylococcal biofilm formation on medical implants and important results have been achieved on the treatment of biofilms, preclinical and clinical applications need to be further investigated. Thus, the purpose of this review is to gather current studies about the mechanism of infection of indwelling medical devices by S. aureus with a special focus on the biochemical factors involved in biofilm formation and regulation. We also provide a summary of the current therapeutic strategies to combat biomaterial-associated infections and highlight the need to further explore biofilm physiology and conduct research for innovative anti-biofilm approaches.
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Ramond E, Lepissier A, Ding X, Bouvier C, Tan X, Euphrasie D, Monbernard P, Dupuis M, Saubaméa B, Nemazanyy I, Nassif X, Ferroni A, Sermet-Gaudelus I, Charbit A, Coureuil M, Jamet A. Lung-adapted Staphylococcus aureus isolates with dysfunctional agr system trigger a proinflammatory response. J Infect Dis 2022; 226:1276-1285. [PMID: 35524969 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) dominates the lung microbiota of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) children and persistent clones are able to establish chronic infection for years, having a direct deleterious impact on lung function. However, in this context, the exact contribution of Sa to the decline in respiratory function in CF children is not elucidated. METHODS To investigate the contribution of persistent S. aureus clones in CF disease, we undertook the analysis of sequential isogenic isolates recovered from 15 young CF patients. RESULTS Using an Air-Liquid infection model, we observed a strong correlation between Sa adaption in the lung (late isolates), low toxicity and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion. Conversely, early isolates appeared to be highly cytotoxic but did not promote cytokine secretion. We found that cytokine secretion was dependent on Staphylococcal protein A (Spa), which was selectively expressed in late compared to early isolates as a consequence of dysfunctional agr quorum-sensing system. Finally, we demonstrated the involvement of TNF-α receptor 1 signaling in the inflammatory response of airway epithelial cells to these lung-adapted Sa isolates. CONCLUSION Our results suggest an unexpected direct role of bacterial lung adaptation in the progression of chronic lung disease by promoting a pro-inflammatory response through acquired agr dysfunction.
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- Elodie Ramond
- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Epithelial channellopathies, Cystic Fibrosis and other diseases, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Cellular and Molecular Imaging facility, INSERM US25, UMS3612 CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Plateforme Etude du métabolisme, Structure Fédérative de Recherche Necker INSERM US24-CNRS UMS 3633, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Epithelial channellopathies, Cystic Fibrosis and other diseases, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris; Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France.,INSERM U1151 - CNRS UMR 8253, Institut Necker-Enfants Malades. Team: Pathogenesis of Systemic Infections, Paris, France.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, AP-HP Centre Université de Paris, Paris, France
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Jesus C, Soares R, Cunha E, Grilo M, Tavares L, Oliveira M. Influence of Nisin-Biogel at Subinhibitory Concentrations on Virulence Expression in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Diabetic Foot Infections. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:antibiotics10121501. [PMID: 34943712 PMCID: PMC8698857 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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A new approach to diabetic foot infections (DFIs) has been investigated, using a nisin-biogel combining the antimicrobial peptide (AMP) nisin with the natural polysaccharide guar-gum. Since in in vivo conditions bacteria may be exposed to decreased antimicrobial concentrations, known as subinhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs), effects of nisin-biogel sub-MIC values corresponding to 1/2, 1/4 and 1/8 of nisin's minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) on virulence expression by six Staphylococcus aureus DFI isolates was evaluated by determining bacteria growth rate; expression of genes encoding for staphylococcal protein A (spA), coagulase (coa), clumping factor A (clfA), autolysin (atl), intracellular adhesin A (icaA), intracellular adhesin D (icaD), and the accessory gene regulator I (agrI); biofilm formation; Coa production; and SpA release. Nisin-biogel sub-MICs decreased bacterial growth in a strain- and dose-dependent manner, decreased agrI, atl and clfA expression, and increased spA, coa, icaA and icaD expression. Biofilm formation increased in the presence of nisin-biogel at 1/4 and 1/8 MIC, whereas 1/2 MIC had no effect. Finally, nisin-biogel at sub-MICs did not affect coagulase production, but decreased SpA production in a dose-dependent manner. Results highlight the importance of optimizing nisin-biogel doses before proceeding to in vivo trials, to reduce the risk of virulence factor's up-regulation due to the presence of inappropriate antimicrobial concentrations.
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Monoclonal Antibodies Targeting Surface-Exposed and Secreted Proteins from Staphylococci. Vaccines (Basel) 2021; 9:vaccines9050459. [PMID: 34064471 PMCID: PMC8147999 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9050459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Staphylococci (specifically Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis) are the causative agents of diseases ranging from superficial skin and soft tissue infections to severe conditions such as fatal pneumonia, bacteremia, sepsis and endocarditis. The widespread and indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to serious problems of resistance to staphylococcal disease and has generated a renewed interest in alternative therapeutic agents such as vaccines and antibodies. Staphylococci express a large repertoire of surface and secreted virulence factors, which provide mechanisms (adhesion, invasion and biofilm development among others) for both bacterial survival in the host and evasion from innate and adaptive immunity. Consequently, the development of antibodies that target specific antigens would provide an effective protective strategy against staphylococcal infections. In this review, we report an update on efforts to develop anti-staphylococci monoclonal antibodies (and their derivatives: minibodies, antibody–antibiotic conjugates) and the mechanism by which such antibodies can help fight infections. We also provide an overview of mAbs used in clinical trials and highlight their therapeutic potential in various infectious contexts.
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Muthukrishnan G, Wallimann A, Rangel-Moreno J, Bentley KLDM, Hildebrand M, Mys K, Kenney HM, Sumrall ET, Daiss JL, Zeiter S, Richards RG, Schwarz EM, Moriarty TF. Humanized Mice Exhibit Exacerbated Abscess Formation and Osteolysis During the Establishment of Implant-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis. Front Immunol 2021; 12:651515. [PMID: 33815412 PMCID: PMC8012494 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.651515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is the predominant pathogen causing osteomyelitis. Unfortunately, no immunotherapy exists to treat these very challenging and costly infections despite decades of research, and numerous vaccine failures in clinical trials. This lack of success can partially be attributed to an overreliance on murine models where the immune correlates of protection often diverge from that of humans. Moreover, S. aureus secretes numerous immunotoxins with unique tropism to human leukocytes, which compromises the targeting of immune cells in murine models. To study the response of human immune cells during chronic S. aureus bone infections, we engrafted non-obese diabetic (NOD)-scid IL2Rγnull (NSG) mice with human hematopoietic stem cells (huNSG) and analyzed protection in an established model of implant-associated osteomyelitis. The results showed that huNSG mice have increases in weight loss, osteolysis, bacterial dissemination to internal organs, and numbers of Staphylococcal abscess communities (SACs), during the establishment of implant-associated MRSA osteomyelitis compared to NSG controls (p < 0.05). Flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry demonstrated greater human T cell numbers in infected versus uninfected huNSG mice (p < 0.05), and that T-bet+ human T cells clustered around the SACs, suggesting S. aureus-mediated activation and proliferation of human T cells in the infected bone. Collectively, these proof-of-concept studies underscore the utility of huNSG mice for studying an aggressive form of S. aureus osteomyelitis, which is more akin to that seen in humans. We have also established an experimental system to investigate the contribution of specific human T cells in controlling S. aureus infection and dissemination.
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- Gowrishankar Muthukrishnan
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- AO Research Institute Davos, Davos, Switzerland
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States.,Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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Ledo C, Gonzalez CD, Garofalo A, Sabbione F, Keitelman IA, Giai C, Stella I, Trevani AS, Gómez MI. Protein A Modulates Neutrophil and Keratinocyte Signaling and Survival in Response to Staphylococcus aureus. Front Immunol 2021; 11:524180. [PMID: 33692774 PMCID: PMC7937904 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.524180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The type 1 TNF-α receptor (TNFR1) has a central role in initiating both pro-inflammatory and pro-apoptotic signaling cascades in neutrophils. Considering that TNFR1 signals Staphylococcus aureus protein A (SpA), the aim of this study was to explore the interaction of this bacterial surface protein with neutrophils and keratinocytes to underscore the signaling pathways that may determine the fate of these innate immune cells in the infected tissue during staphylococcal skin infections. Using human neutrophils cultured in vitro and isogenic staphylococcal strains expressing or not protein A, we demonstrated that SpA is a potent inducer of IL-8 in neutrophils and that the induction of this chemokine is dependent on the SpA-TNFR1 interaction and p38 activation. In addition to IL-8, protein A induced the expression of TNF-α and MIP-1α highlighting the importance of SpA in the amplification of the inflammatory response. Protein A contributed to reduce neutrophil mortality prolonging their lifespan upon the encounter with S. aureus. Signaling initiated by SpA modulated the type of neutrophil cell death in vitro and during skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in vivo triggering the apoptotic pathway instead of necrosis. Moreover, SpA induced pro-inflammatory cytokines in keratinocytes, modulating their survival in vitro and preventing the exacerbated necrosis and ulceration of the epithelium during SSTI in vivo. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of the inflammatory signaling induced by protein A in neutrophils and skin epithelial cells. The ability of protein A to modulate the neutrophil/epithelial cell death program in the skin is of clinical relevance considering that lysis of neutrophils and epithelial cells will promote an intense inflammatory response and contribute to tissue damage, a non-desirable feature of complicated SSTI.
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- Camila Ledo
- Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Aplicados y Desarrollo (CEBBAD), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX)-CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX)-CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX)-CONICET, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Aplicados y Desarrollo (CEBBAD), Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Biomédicas, Universidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Gimza BD, Cassat JE. Mechanisms of Antibiotic Failure During Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis. Front Immunol 2021; 12:638085. [PMID: 33643322 PMCID: PMC7907425 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.638085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a highly successful Gram-positive pathogen capable of causing both superficial and invasive, life-threatening diseases. Of the invasive disease manifestations, osteomyelitis or infection of bone, is one of the most prevalent, with S. aureus serving as the most common etiologic agent. Treatment of osteomyelitis is arduous, and is made more difficult by the widespread emergence of antimicrobial resistant strains, the capacity of staphylococci to exhibit tolerance to antibiotics despite originating from a genetically susceptible background, and the significant bone remodeling and destruction that accompanies infection. As a result, there is a need for a better understanding of the factors that lead to antibiotic failure in invasive staphylococcal infections such as osteomyelitis. In this review article, we discuss the different non-resistance mechanisms of antibiotic failure in S. aureus. We focus on how bacterial niche and destructive tissue remodeling impact antibiotic efficacy, the significance of biofilm formation in promoting antibiotic tolerance and persister cell formation, metabolically quiescent small colony variants (SCVs), and potential antibiotic-protected reservoirs within the substructure of bone.
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- Brittney D Gimza
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.,Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.,Vanderbilt Center for Bone Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.,Vanderbilt Institute for Infection, Immunology, and Inflammation (VI4), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States
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Bacteria and Host Interplay in Staphylococcus aureus Septic Arthritis and Sepsis. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10020158. [PMID: 33546401 PMCID: PMC7913561 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infections are a major healthcare challenge and new treatment alternatives are needed. S. aureus septic arthritis, a debilitating joint disease, causes permanent joint dysfunction in almost 50% of the patients. S. aureus bacteremia is associated with higher mortalities than bacteremia caused by most other microbes and can develop to severe sepsis and death. The key to new therapies is understanding the interplay between bacterial virulence factors and host immune response, which decides the disease outcome. S. aureus produces numerous virulence factors that facilitate bacterial dissemination, invasion into joint cavity, and cause septic arthritis. Monocytes, activated by several components of S. aureus such as lipoproteins, are responsible for bone destructions. In S. aureus sepsis, cytokine storm induced by S. aureus components leads to the hyperinflammatory status, DIC, multiple organ failure, and later death. The immune suppressive therapies at the very early time point might be protective. However, the timing of treatment is crucial, as late treatment may aggravate the immune paralysis and lead to uncontrolled infection and death.
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Kamohara A, Hirata H, Xu X, Shiraki M, Yamada S, Zhang JQ, Kukita T, Toyonaga K, Hara H, Urano Y, Yamashita Y, Miyamoto H, Kukita A. IgG immune complexes with Staphylococcus aureus protein A enhance osteoclast differentiation and bone resorption by stimulating Fc receptors and TLR2. Int Immunol 2020; 32:89-104. [PMID: 31713625 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxz063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is a main pathogen of osteomyelitis and protein A is a virulence factor with high affinity for IgG. In this study, we investigated whether S. aureus affects the differentiation and bone resorption of osteoclasts through the IgG-binding capacity of protein A. Staphylococcus aureus pre-treated with serum or IgG showed marked enhancement in osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption compared to non-treated S. aureus or a protein A-deficient mutant. Blocking of the Fc receptor and deletion of the Fcγ receptor gene in osteoclast precursor cells showed that enhanced osteoclastogenesis stimulated by S. aureus IgG immune complexes (ICs) was mediated by the Fc receptor on osteoclast precursor cells. In addition, osteoclastogenesis stimulated by S. aureus ICs but not the protein A-deficient mutant was markedly reduced in osteoclast precursor cells of Myd88-knockout mice. Moreover, NFATc1, Syk and NF-κB signals were necessary for osteoclastogenesis stimulated by S. aureus ICs. The results suggest the contribution of a of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-Myd88 signal to the activity of S. aureus ICs. We further examined the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines that is known to be enhanced by FcγR-TLR cross-talk. Osteoclasts induced by S. aureus ICs showed higher expression of TNF-α and IL-1β, and marked stimulation of proton secretion of osteoclasts activated by pro-inflammatory cytokines. Finally, injection of S. aureus, but not the protein A-deficient mutant, exacerbated bone loss in implantation and intra-peritoneal administration mouse models. Our results provide a novel mechanistic aspect of bone loss induced by S. aureus in which ICs and both Fc receptors and TLR pathways are involved.
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- Asana Kamohara
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Saga, Japan.,Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Saga, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Saga, Japan.,Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Saga, Japan.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Health Science & Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology & Oral Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Biology & Molecular Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine , Hongo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Chemistry & Biology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Saga, Japan
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Riquelme SA, Wong Fok Lung T, Prince A. Pulmonary Pathogens Adapt to Immune Signaling Metabolites in the Airway. Front Immunol 2020; 11:385. [PMID: 32231665 PMCID: PMC7082326 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A limited number of pulmonary pathogens are able to evade normal mucosal defenses to establish acute infection and then adapt to cause chronic pneumonias. Pathogens, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus, are typically associated with infection in patients with underlying pulmonary disease or damage, such as cystic fibrosis (CF) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To establish infection, bacteria express a well-defined set of so-called virulence factors that facilitate colonization and activate an immune response, gene products that have been identified in murine models. Less well-understood are the adaptive changes that occur over time in vivo, enabling the organisms to evade innate and adaptive immune clearance mechanisms. These colonizers proliferate, generating a population sufficient to provide selection for mutants, such as small colony variants and mucoid variants, that are optimized for long term infection. Such host-adapted strains have evolved in response to selective pressure such as antibiotics and the recruitment of phagocytes at sites of infection and their release of signaling metabolites (e.g., succinate). These metabolites can potentially function as substrates for bacterial growth and but also generate oxidant stress. Whole genome sequencing and quantified expression of selected genes have helped to explain how P. aeruginosa and S. aureus adapt to the presence of these metabolites over the course of in vivo infection. The serial isolation of clonally related strains from patients with cystic fibrosis has provided the opportunity to identify bacterial metabolic pathways that are altered under this immune pressure, such as the anti-oxidant glyoxylate and pentose phosphate pathways, routes contributing to the generation of biofilms. These metabolic pathways and biofilm itself enable the organisms to dissipate oxidant stress, while providing protection from phagocytosis. Stimulation of host immune signaling metabolites by these pathogens drives bacterial adaptation and promotes their persistence in the airways. The inherent metabolic flexibility of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus is a major factor in their success as pulmonary pathogens.
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- Sebastián A Riquelme
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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Huang S, Cheng SY, Zhang SY, Yan YL, Cai SL, Li XL, Zheng SR, Fan J, Zhang WG. Protein A-mesoporous silica composites for chromatographic purification of immunoglobulin G. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj00337a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Protein A-mesoporous silica composites were synthesized by covalently coupling protein A with installed carbonyl imidazole moieties inside the column and used for the chromatographic purification of immunoglobulin G.
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- Si Huang
- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
- Key Laboratory of Phytochemical R&D of Hunan Province
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- The Molecular Foundry
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Berkeley
- USA
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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- School of Chemistry
- South China Normal University
- Guangzhou 510006
- China
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Foster TJ. Surface Proteins of Staphylococcus aureus. Microbiol Spectr 2019; 7:10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0046-2018. [PMID: 31267926 PMCID: PMC10957221 DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.gpp3-0046-2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The surface of Staphylococcus aureus is decorated with over 20 proteins that are covalently anchored to peptidoglycan by the action of sortase A. These cell wall-anchored (CWA) proteins can be classified into several structural and functional groups. The largest is the MSCRAMM family, which is characterized by tandemly repeated IgG-like folded domains that bind peptide ligands by the dock lock latch mechanism or the collagen triple helix by the collagen hug. Several CWA proteins comprise modules that have different functions, and some individual domains can bind different ligands, sometimes by different mechanisms. For example, the N-terminus of the fibronectin binding proteins comprises an MSCRAMM domain which binds several ligands, while the C-terminus is composed of tandem fibronectin binding repeats. Surface proteins promote adhesion to host cells and tissue, including components of the extracellular matrix, contribute to biofilm formation by stimulating attachment to the host or indwelling medical devices followed by cell-cell accumulation via homophilic interactions between proteins on neighboring cells, help bacteria evade host innate immune responses, participate in iron acquisition from host hemoglobin, and trigger invasion of bacteria into cells that are not normally phagocytic. The study of genetically manipulated strains using animal infection models has shown that many CWA proteins contribute to pathogenesis. Fragments of CWA proteins have the potential to be used in multicomponent vaccines to prevent S. aureus infections.
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Roe K. Stopping Untreatable Pathogen Infections Using Peptide Ligands to Sabotage Pathogenic Cell Surface Proteins. Mol Biotechnol 2019; 61:602-609. [PMID: 31161299 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-019-00189-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Specifically targeted peptide ligands can sabotage pathogenic cell surface proteins and stop increasingly untreatable pathogen infections. Different approaches might be used to sabotage pathogenic cell surface proteins to stop infections. A conjugation treatment uses carefully selected genetically modified plasmids prepared in advance to activate a secondary immune system response neutralizing pathogens with a new, much larger cascade of antibodies. Non-conjugation treatment introduces genetically modified cells into the center of localized pathogen infections to produce peptide ligands; and another non-conjugation treatment introduces only the peptide ligands into the center of localized pathogen infections to sabotage pathogenic cell surface proteins used to specifically infect mammalian cells. Extensive and meticulous plasmid transfer experiments by two separate groups firmly support the feasibility of extremely rapid and thorough plasmid transfer necessary for the conjugation treatment. A third independent group introduced genetically modified bacteria into mammals, including several human volunteers, with safe and effective experimental results, which also firmly supports the feasibility of the first non-conjugation treatment. These three approaches offer several profound advantages compared to treatments using new antibiotics.
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Ledo C, Gonzalez CD, Poncini CV, Mollerach M, Gómez MI. TNFR1 Signaling Contributes to T Cell Anergy During Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:259. [PMID: 30123776 PMCID: PMC6085448 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Early research on sepsis has focused on the initial hyper-inflammatory, cytokine mediated phase of the disorder whereas the events that govern the concomitant and subsequent anti-inflammatory compensatory response are not completely understood. In this context, the putative participation of TNFR1-mediated signaling in the immunosuppressive phase of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to determine the role of TNFR1 in directing the immune dysfunction during S. aureus sepsis and the potential contribution of MDSC to this process. Using a model of sepsis of peritoneal origin and tnfr1−/− mice, we demonstrated that during staphylococcal sepsis CD4+ T cell anergy is significantly dependent on TNFR1 expression and that signaling through this receptor has an impact on bacterial clearance in the spleen. MDSC played a major role in the generation of anergic CD4+ T cells and their accumulation in the spleen during S. aureus sepsis correlated with IL-6 induction. Although TNFR1 signaling was not required for MDSC accumulation and expansion in the spleen, it determined the in vivo expression of Arginase 1 and iNOS, enzymes known to participate in the suppressive function of this population. Moreover, our data indicate that TNFR1-mediated IL-10 production may modulate MDSC function during staphylococcal sepsis. Taken together these results indicate that TNFR1 plays a critical role on T cell dysfunction during S. aureus sepsis by regulating immunomodulatory mediators in MDSC. The role of TNFR1-mediated signaling during the immunosuppressive phase of staphylococcal sepsis should be considered when designing novel alternative therapeutic approaches.
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- Camila Ledo
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas, Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Microbiología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Departamento de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Biotecnológicas, Centro de Estudios Biomédicos, Biotecnológicos, Ambientales y de Diagnóstico, Universidad Maimónides, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Qi Y, Martin JW, Barb AW, Thélot F, Yan AK, Donald BR, Oas TG. Continuous Interdomain Orientation Distributions Reveal Components of Binding Thermodynamics. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:3412-3426. [PMID: 29924964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The flexibility of biological macromolecules is an important structural determinant of function. Unfortunately, the correlations between different motional modes are poorly captured by discrete ensemble representations. Here, we present new ways to both represent and visualize correlated interdomain motions. Interdomain motions are determined directly from residual dipolar couplings, represented as a continuous conformational distribution, and visualized using the disk-on-sphere representation. Using the disk-on-sphere representation, features of interdomain motions, including correlations, are intuitively visualized. The representation works especially well for multidomain systems with broad conformational distributions.This analysis also can be extended to multiple probability density modes, using a Bingham mixture model. We use this new paradigm to study the interdomain motions of staphylococcal protein A, which is a key virulence factor contributing to the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus. We capture the smooth transitions between important states and demonstrate the utility of continuous distribution functions for computing the reorientational components of binding thermodynamics. Such insights allow for the dissection of the dynamic structural components of functionally important intermolecular interactions.
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- Yang Qi
- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States; Department of Computer Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
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Sultana S, Adhikary R, Bishayi B. Neutralization of MMP-2 and TNFR1 Regulates the Severity of S. aureus-Induced Septic Arthritis by Differential Alteration of Local and Systemic Proinflammatory Cytokines in Mice. Inflammation 2018; 40:1028-1050. [PMID: 28326455 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-017-0547-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite advancement in the field of antibiotics septic arthritis remains a serious concern till date. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common bacterium that causes septic arthritis. Severity of this disease is directly correlated with chronic inflammation induced by proinflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and induction of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) including MMP-2. The objective of our study was to evaluate the role of MMP-2 and tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) in the pathogenesis of S. aureus infection-induced septic arthritis. Mice were infected with live S. aureus (5 × 106 cells/ml) followed by administration of MMP-2 inhibitor and TNFR1 antibody. Arthritis index showed highest reduction in severity of arthritis in mice treated with both MMP-2 inhibitor and TNFR1 antibody after infection. Combined neutralization of MMP-2 and TNFR1 led to marked diminution in bacterial count in the combined group. Lowest levels of pro inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and IFN-γ were observed in both serum and synovial tissues indicating maximum protection in S. aureus arthritis during combination treatment. Increment in the level of IL-10 in the combination group could be positively correlated with the recovery of arthritis. Similarly, expressions of COX-2 and iNOS, markers of acute inflammation were also significantly reduced in the combination group due to resolution of inflammation. Levels of O2.- and NO also showed a significant fall in case of the group treated with MMP-2 inhibitor and TNFR1 antibody both. Neutralization of both MMP-2 and TNFR1 caused rapid decline in recruitment of neutrophil and macrophages in the synovial tissues as evident from reduced MPO and MCP-1 levels, respectively, compared to other groups. Overall, it can be suggested that administration of MMP-2 inhibitor and TNFR1 antibody in combination is protective against the severity of inflammation and cartilage destruction associated with S. aureus infection-induced septic arthritis by altering the levels of cytokines.
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- Sahin Sultana
- Department of Physiology, Immunology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, 92 APC Road, Calcutta, West Bengal, 700009, India
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- Department of Physiology, Immunology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, 92 APC Road, Calcutta, West Bengal, 700009, India
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- Department of Physiology, Immunology Laboratory, University of Calcutta, University Colleges of Science and Technology, 92 APC Road, Calcutta, West Bengal, 700009, India.
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Tanwar N, Munde M. Thermodynamic and conformational analysis of the interaction between antibody binding proteins and IgG. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 112:1084-1092. [PMID: 29410106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Studying interaction of IgG with bacterial proteins such as proA (Protein A) and proG is essential for development in the areas of drug discovery and biotechnology. Some solution studies in the past have hinted at the possibility of variable binding ratios for IgG with proA and proG. Since earlier crystallographic studies focussed mostly on monomeric complexes, the knowledge about the binding interfaces and protein conformational changes involved in multimeric complexes is scarce. In this paper, we observed that single proA molecule was able to bind to three IgG molecules (1:3, proA:IgG) in ITC accentuating the presence of conformational flexibility in proA, corroborated also by CD results. By contrast, proG binds with 1:1 stoichiometry to IgG, which also involves key structural rearrangement within the binding interface of IgG-proG complex, confirmed by fluorescence KI quenching study. It is implicit from CD and fluorescence results that IgG does not undergo any significant conformational changes, which further suggests that proA and proG dictate the phenomenon of recognition in antibody complexes. ANS as a hydrophobic probe helped in revealing the distinctive antibody binding mechanism of proA and proG. Additionally, the binding competition experiments using ITC established that proA and proG cannot bind IgG concurrently.
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- Neetu Tanwar
- School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Seyfi Abad Shapouri MR, Mahmoodi P, Gharibi D, Ghorbanpoor M, Yaghoubi S, Rezaei E, Rashno M, Mehravar N. Molecular Cloning, Expression and Peroxidase Conjugation of Staphylococcus aureus Protein A. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 14:230-235. [PMID: 28959340 PMCID: PMC5434992 DOI: 10.15171/ijb.1267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Background
Staphylococcal protein A (SPA) is a cell wall component of Staphylococcus aureus that binds to different IgG subclasses of human and several animal species. This bacterial protein can be used as an antibody detector in various immunological assays or as an isolation reagent for the purification of antibody molecules via immuno-chromatography procedures.
Objectives
Molecular cloning and expression of SPA followed by the purification and conjugation of the recombinant protein to peroxidase enzyme.
Material and Methods
Encoding DNA fragment of SPA was amplified and inserted into a prokaryotic plasmid vector for the expression of recombinant SPA fused to a maltose binding protein (MBP). The recombinant protein was purified using amylose resin column chromatography and conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme. Finally, the reactivity of the recombinant SPA was examined against human IgG molecules in ELISA.
Results
The results indicated that the recombinant peroxidase-conjugated SPA has a good recognition capacity for human IgG molecules and it was able to produce significant OD values after reacting with human IgG molecules at a concentration up to 0.06 μg.well-1.
Conclusions
This recombinant protein can be very useful in all research laboratories and may decrease some of the expenses, e.g. those for preparing conjugated anti-antibodies.
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Ren LR, Wang H, He XQ, Song MG, Chen XQ, Xu YQ. Staphylococcus aureus Protein A induces osteoclastogenesis via the NF‑κB signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 2017; 16:6020-6028. [PMID: 28849198 PMCID: PMC5865801 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.7316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common organism causing osteomyelitis, and Staphylococcus aureus protein A (SpA) is an important virulence factor anchored in its cell wall. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the bone loss caused by SpA have not been well understood. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of SpA on osteoclast differentiation, and the probable mechanism was investigated. Raw264.7 cells were treated with SpA in the absence or presence of receptor-activated (NF)-κB ligand for 5 days, and morphological and biochemical assays were used to assess osteoclastogenesis and explore the underlying mechanisms. Data demonstrated that SpA induced osteoclast differentiation and promoted bone resorption in a dose-dependent manner in the absence or presence of RANKL. In addition, the expression of osteoclast-specific genes, such as the tartrate resistant acid phosphatase, matrix metalloproteinase-9, cathepsin K, calcitonin receptors and d2 isoform of the vacuolar ATPase Vo domain, were enhanced by SpA. Furthermore, the SpA-induced osteoclast differentiation was associated with the degradation of inhibitor of κB-α, phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 and increased expression of nuclear factor of activated T-cells. However, by treatment with JSH-23, an NF-κB inhibitor, the formation of osteoclast-like cells and resorption pits was significantly reduced, and the expression of osteoclast-specific genes was also inhibited. Collectively, in the present study SpA induced osteoclast differentiation, promoted bone resorption, and the NF-κB signaling pathway was involved in this process.
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- Li-Rong Ren
- Department of Traumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650101, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Command, Kunming, Yunnan 650032, P.R. China
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Cole AL, Muthukrishnan G, Chong C, Beavis A, Eade CR, Wood MP, Deichen MG, Cole AM. Host innate inflammatory factors and staphylococcal protein A influence the duration of human Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage. Mucosal Immunol 2016; 9:1537-1548. [PMID: 26838052 PMCID: PMC4972712 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2016.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human Staphylococcus aureus (SA) nasal carriage provides a reservoir for the dissemination of infectious strains; however, factors regulating the establishment and persistence of nasal colonization are mostly unknown. We measured carriage duration and nasal fluid inflammatory markers after nasally inoculating healthy participants with their previously isolated SA strains. Out of 15 studies, 10 resulted in rapid clearance (9±6 days) that corresponded with upregulated chemokines, growth factors, and predominantly Th1-type cytokines, but not interleukin (IL)-17. Nasal SA persistence corresponded with elevated baseline levels of macrophage inflammatory protein-1β, IL-1β, and IL-6, no induction of inflammatory factors after inoculation, and decreased IL-1 receptor antagonist/IL-1β ratio. SA-expressed staphylococcal protein A (SpA) levels correlated positively with carriage duration. Competitive inoculation studies revealed that isogenic SpA knockout (ΔSpA) strains were cleared faster than wild type only in participants with upregulated inflammatory markers after inoculation. The remaining participants did not mount an inflammatory response and did not clear either strain. ΔSpA strains demonstrated lower growth rates in carrier nasal fluids and lower survival rates when incubated with neutrophils. Collectively, the presented studies identify innate immune effectors that cooperatively modulate nasal carriage duration, and confirm SpA as a bacterial codeterminant of SA nasal carriage.
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- Amy L. Cole
- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Innate Host Defense, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA,Correspondence: Dr. Alexander M. Cole, 4110 Libra Blvd. Bldg 20, Rm 236, Orlando, FL 32816, (tel): 407-823-3633;
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McLoughlin A, Rochfort KD, McDonnell CJ, Kerrigan SW, Cummins PM. Staphylococcus aureus-mediated blood-brain barrier injury: an in vitro human brain microvascular endothelial cell model. Cell Microbiol 2016; 19. [PMID: 27598716 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption constitutes a hallmark event during pathogen-mediated neurological disorders such as bacterial meningitis. As a prevalent opportunistic pathogen, Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is of particular interest in this context, although our fundamental understanding of how SA disrupts the BBB is very limited. This paper employs in vitro infection models to address this. Human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMvECs) were infected with formaldehyde-fixed (multiplicity of infection [MOI] 0-250, 0-48 hr) and live (MOI 0-100, 0-3 hr) SA cultures. Both Fixed-SA and Live-SA could adhere to HBMvECs with equal efficacy and cause elevated paracellular permeability. In further studies employing Fixed-SA, infection of HBMvECs caused dose-dependent release of cytokines/chemokines (TNF-α, IL-6, MCP-1, IP-10, and thrombomodulin), reduced expression of interendothelial junction proteins (VE-Cadherin, claudin-5, and ZO-1), and activation of both canonical and non-canonical NF-κB pathways. Using N-acetylcysteine, we determined that these events were coupled to the SA-mediated induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within HBMvECs. Finally, treatment of HBMvECs with Fixed-ΔSpA (MOI 0-250, 48 hr), a gene deletion mutant of Staphylococcal protein A associated with bacterial infectivity, had relatively similar effects to Newman WT Fixed-SA. In conclusion, these findings provide insight into how SA infection may activate proinflammatory mechanisms within the brain microvascular endothelium to elicit BBB failure.
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin, Ireland
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- Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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Staphylococcus aureus protein A enhances osteoclastogenesis via TNFR1 and EGFR signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2016; 1862:1975-83. [PMID: 27475257 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Revised: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Bonesso MF, Yeh AJ, Villaruz AE, Joo HS, McCausland J, Fortaleza CMCB, Cavalcante RS, Sobrinho MT, Ronchi CF, Cheung GYC, Cunha MLRS, Otto M. Key Role of α-Toxin in Fatal Pneumonia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 398. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016; 193:217-20. [PMID: 26771417 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1225le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Mariana F Bonesso
- 1 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland and.,2 Universidade Estadual Paulista Botucatu, Brazil
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- 1 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland and
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- 1 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland and
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- 1 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland and
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Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Mediates Interspecies Interactions at the Cell Surface of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. mBio 2016; 7:mBio.00538-16. [PMID: 27222468 PMCID: PMC4895107 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00538-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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While considerable research has focused on the properties of individual bacteria, relatively little is known about how microbial interspecies interactions alter bacterial behaviors and pathogenesis. Staphylococcus aureus frequently coinfects with other pathogens in a range of different infectious diseases. For example, coinfection by S. aureus with Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurs commonly in people with cystic fibrosis and is associated with higher lung disease morbidity and mortality. S. aureus secretes numerous exoproducts that are known to interact with host tissues, influencing inflammatory responses. The abundantly secreted S. aureus staphylococcal protein A (SpA) binds a range of human glycoproteins, immunoglobulins, and other molecules, with diverse effects on the host, including inhibition of phagocytosis of S. aureus cells. However, the potential effects of SpA and other S. aureus exoproducts on coinfecting bacteria have not been explored. Here, we show that S. aureus-secreted products, including SpA, significantly alter two behaviors associated with persistent infection. We found that SpA inhibited biofilm formation by specific P. aeruginosa clinical isolates, and it also inhibited phagocytosis by neutrophils of all isolates tested. Our results indicate that these effects were mediated by binding to at least two P. aeruginosa cell surface structures—type IV pili and the exopolysaccharide Psl—that confer attachment to surfaces and to other bacterial cells. Thus, we found that the role of a well-studied S. aureus exoproduct, SpA, extends well beyond interactions with the host immune system. Secreted SpA alters multiple persistence-associated behaviors of another common microbial community member, likely influencing cocolonization and coinfection with other microbes. Bacteria rarely exist in isolation, whether on human tissues or in the environment, and they frequently coinfect with other microbes. However, relatively little is known about how microbial interspecies interactions alter bacterial behaviors and pathogenesis. We identified a novel interaction between two bacterial species that frequently infect together—Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We show that the S. aureus-secreted protein staphylococcal protein A (SpA), which is well-known for interacting with host targets, also binds to specific P. aeruginosa cell surface molecules and alters two persistence-associated P. aeruginosa behaviors: biofilm formation and uptake by host immune cells. Because S. aureus frequently precedes P. aeruginosa in chronic infections, these findings reveal how microbial community interactions can impact persistence and host interactions during coinfections.
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Opportunities for the development of novel therapies based on host-microbial interactions. Pharmacol Res 2016; 112:68-83. [PMID: 27107789 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Immune responses are fundamental for protecting against most infectious agents. However, there is now much evidence to suggest that the pathogenesis and tissue damage after infection are not usually related to the direct action of the replication of microorganisms, but instead to altered immune responses triggered after the contact with the pathogen. This review article discusses several mechanisms necessary for the host to protect against microbial infection and focuses in aspects that cause altered inflammation and drive immunopathology. These basic findings can ultimately reveal pathways amenable to host-directed therapy in adjunct to antimicrobial therapy for future improved control measures for many infectious diseases. Therefore, modulating the effects of inflammatory pathways may represent a new therapy during infection outcome and disease.
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Giai C, Gonzalez CD, Sabbione F, Garofalo A, Ojeda D, Sordelli DO, Trevani AS, Gómez MI. Staphylococcus aureus Induces Shedding of IL-1RII in Monocytes and Neutrophils. J Innate Immun 2016; 8:284-98. [PMID: 26967533 DOI: 10.1159/000443663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Interleukin 1 (IL-1) β is a critical cytokine that orchestrates host defenses against Staphylococcus aureus and is crucial for the eradication of bacteria. The production and action of IL-1β are regulated by multiple control pathways. Among them, IL-1RII (the type II IL-1 receptor) acts as a decoy receptor and has been shown to regulate the biological effects of IL-1β. High levels of soluble IL-1RII are present in septic patients; however, the stimuli that regulate the expression and release of IL-1RII in pathological conditions are incompletely elucidated. In the present study, we demonstrated the ability of S. aureus and protein A to induce IL-1RII shedding in myeloid cells. The positive modulation of IL-1RII expression and cleavage was associated with the failure to detect IL-1β in response to S. aureus both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the soluble form of the receptor could be masking the availability of IL-1β. The absence of detectable IL-1β was associated with low levels of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines known to be regulated by IL-1β and with increased bacterial persistence. Modulation of decoy receptors during systemic S. aureus infection is proposed as a new strategy used by this bacterium to evade the immune response.
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- Constanza Giai
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiologia y Parasitologia Medica (IMPaM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientx00ED;ficas y Tx00E9;cnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Parker D, Ahn D, Cohen T, Prince A. Innate Immune Signaling Activated by MDR Bacteria in the Airway. Physiol Rev 2016; 96:19-53. [PMID: 26582515 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00009.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Health care-associated bacterial pneumonias due to multiple-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens are an important public health problem and are major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In addition to antimicrobial resistance, these organisms have adapted to the milieu of the human airway and have acquired resistance to the innate immune clearance mechanisms that normally prevent pneumonia. Given the limited efficacy of antibiotics, bacterial clearance from the airway requires an effective immune response. Understanding how specific airway pathogens initiate and regulate innate immune signaling, and whether this response is excessive, leading to host-induced pathology may guide future immunomodulatory therapy. We will focus on three of the most important causes of health care-associated pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, and review the mechanisms through which an inappropriate or damaging innate immune response is stimulated, as well as describe how airway pathogens cause persistent infection by evading immune activation.
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- Dane Parker
- Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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Knockdown of TNFR1 Suppresses Expression of TLR2 in the Cellular Response to Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Inflammation 2016; 39:798-806. [DOI: 10.1007/s10753-016-0308-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The term osteomyelitis covers a wide range of inflammatory bone disorders caused by microbial invasion or due to autoinflammatory processes, but furthermore osteomyelitis also occurs at different ages and at preferred localizations in the human skeleton. This article aims to give an overview of the current literature focussing on pathognomonic aspects of osteomyelitis because of microbial invasion. RECENT FINDINGS Outlining the chronological sequence of osteomyelitis originating from the invasion of microbes finally leading to destruction of bone tissue, the formation and proliferation of biofilm structures play a key role in the development of inflammatory bone disorders. The components of the biofilm on the one hand mediate an immune response leading to an increase of local cytokines and induction of osteoclastogenesis but on the other hand also directly interact with the osteoblasts. As a result, the bone-remodelling process is immensely diminished by induction of proapoptotic pathways, decreased proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts and an additional promotion of osteoclastogenesis. SUMMARY Although microbial invasion is responsible to be the cause for inflammatory bone disorders, except for an autoinflammatory origin, the underlying and detailed mechanisms in the pathogenesis of osteomyelitis are not yet fully understood, but represent an absolute precondition for the development of effective causal treatment strategies in the future.
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Garciarena CD, McHale TM, Watkin RL, Kerrigan SW. Coordinated Molecular Cross-Talk between Staphylococcus aureus, Endothelial Cells and Platelets in Bloodstream Infection. Pathogens 2015; 4:869-82. [PMID: 26690226 PMCID: PMC4693168 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens4040869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen often carried asymptomatically on the human body. Upon entry to the otherwise sterile environment of the cardiovascular system, S. aureus can lead to serious complications resulting in organ failure and death. The success of S. aureus as a pathogen in the bloodstream is due to its ability to express a wide array of cell wall proteins on its surface that recognise host receptors, extracellular matrix proteins and plasma proteins. Endothelial cells and platelets are important cells in the cardiovascular system and are a major target of bloodstream infection. Endothelial cells form the inner lining of a blood vessel and provide an antithrombotic barrier between the vessel wall and blood. Platelets on the other hand travel throughout the cardiovascular system and respond by aggregating around the site of injury and initiating clot formation. Activation of either of these cells leads to functional dysregulation in the cardiovascular system. In this review, we will illustrate how S. aureus establish intimate interactions with both endothelial cells and platelets leading to cardiovascular dysregulation.
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- Carolina D Garciarena
- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy & Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy & Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy & Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Cardiovascular Infection Research Group, School of Pharmacy & Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Dysregulation of the endothelium following Staphylococcus aureus infection. Biochem Soc Trans 2015; 43:715-9. [DOI: 10.1042/bst20140309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The cardiovascular system is typically a sterile environment; however entry of a microorganism into the circulation can cause potentially life threatening cardiac and/or vascular disease. Staphylococcus aureus endothelial cell interactions are arguably the most important interactions in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular infection. These interactions can trigger cardiac valve destruction in the case of endocarditis, multi-organ dysfunction in the case of sepsis and coagulopathy. Here, we review the interactions between S. aureus and endothelial cells and discuss the implications of these interactions in the progression of cardiovascular infection.
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Suppression of conformational heterogeneity at a protein-protein interface. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015; 112:9028-33. [PMID: 26157136 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424724112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) is an important virulence factor from Staphylococcus aureus responsible for the bacterium's evasion of the host immune system. SpA includes five small three-helix-bundle domains that can each bind with high affinity to many host proteins such as antibodies. The interaction between a SpA domain and the Fc fragment of IgG was partially elucidated previously in the crystal structure 1FC2. Although informative, the previous structure was not properly folded and left many substantial questions unanswered, such as a detailed description of the tertiary structure of SpA domains in complex with Fc and the structural changes that take place upon binding. Here we report the 2.3-Å structure of a fully folded SpA domain in complex with Fc. Our structure indicates that there are extensive structural rearrangements necessary for binding Fc, including a general reduction in SpA conformational heterogeneity, freezing out of polyrotameric interfacial residues, and displacement of a SpA side chain by an Fc side chain in a molecular-recognition pocket. Such a loss of conformational heterogeneity upon formation of the protein-protein interface may occur when SpA binds its multiple binding partners. Suppression of conformational heterogeneity may be an important structural paradigm in functionally plastic proteins.
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Gonzalez CD, Ledo C, Giai C, Garófalo A, Gómez MI. The Sbi Protein Contributes to Staphylococcus aureus Inflammatory Response during Systemic Infection. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0131879. [PMID: 26126119 PMCID: PMC4488394 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that causes infections that may present high morbidity and mortality. Among its many virulence factors protein A (SpA) and Staphylococcal binding immunoglobulin protein (Sbi) bind the Fc portion of IgG interfering with opsonophagocytosis. We have previously demonstrated that SpA interacts with the TNF-α receptor (TNFR) 1 through each of the five IgG binding domains and induces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. The IgG binding domains of Sbi are homologous to those of SpA, which allow us to hypothesize that Sbi might also have a role in the inflammatory response induced by S. aureus. We demonstrate that Sbi is a novel factor that participates in the induction of the inflammatory response during staphylococcal infections via TNFR1 and EGFR mediated signaling as well as downstream MAPKs. The expression of Sbi significantly contributed to IL-6 production and modulated CXCL-1 expression as well as neutrophil recruitment to the site of infection, thus demonstrating for the first time its relevance as a pro-inflammatory staphylococcal antigen in an in vivo model.
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- Cintia Daniela Gonzalez
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Immunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Microbiología y Parasitología Médica (IMPaM), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Departamento de Microbiología, Parasitología e Immunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Wang L, Bi C, Wang T, Xiang H, Chen F, Hu J, Liu B, Cai H, Zhong X, Deng X, Wang D. A coagulase-negative and non-haemolytic strain of Staphylococcus aureus for investigating the roles of SrtA in a murine model of bloodstream infection. Pathog Dis 2015; 73:ftv042. [PMID: 26054573 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftv042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sortase A (SrtA) is a cysteine transpeptidase and virulence factor from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) that catalyses the attachment and display of surface proteins on the cell wall, thereby mediating bacterial adhesion to host tissues, host-cell entry and evasion of the immune response. As a result, SrtA has become an important target in the development of therapies for S. aureus infections. In this study, we used the new reference strain S. aureus Newman D2C to investigate the role of SrtA in a murine model of bloodstream infection, when the impact of coagulase and haemolysin is excluded. The results suggested that deletion of SrtA reduced the bacterial burden on the heart, liver and kidneys by blunting the host proinflammatory cytokine response at an early point in infection. Kidneys, but not heart or liver, formed abscesses on the sixth day following non-lethal infection, and this effect was diminished by SrtA mutation. These findings indicate that SrtA is a determining virulence factor in lethality and formation of renal abscesses in mice followed by S. aureus bloodstream infection. We have thus established a convenient in vitro and mouse model for developing SrtA-targeted therapeutic strategies.
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- Lin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education/Institute of Zoonosis/College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- The College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130033, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Harbin 150000, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- The College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130033, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education/Institute of Zoonosis/College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China
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Cázares-Domínguez V, Ochoa SA, Cruz-Córdova A, Rodea GE, Escalona G, Olivares AL, Olivares-Trejo JDJ, Velázquez-Guadarrama N, Xicohtencatl-Cortes J. Vancomycin modifies the expression of the agr system in multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:369. [PMID: 25999924 PMCID: PMC4419724 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes human hosts and causes a wide variety of diseases. Two interacting regulatory systems called agr (accessory gene regulator) and sar (staphylococcal accessory regulator) are involved in the regulation of virulence factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vancomycin on hld and spa gene expression during the exponential and post-exponential growth phases in multidrug-resistant (MDR) S. aureus. Methods: Antibiotic susceptibility was evaluated by the standard microdilution method. The phylogenetic profile was obtained by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Polymorphisms of agr and SCCmec (staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec) were analyzed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The expression levels of hld and spa were analyzed by reverse transcription-PCR. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed to detect protein A, and biofilm formation was analyzed via crystal violet staining. Results: In total, 60.60% (20/33) of S. aureus clinical isolates were MDR. Half (10/20) of the MDR S. aureus isolates were distributed in subcluster 10, with >90% similarity among them. In the isolates of this subcluster, a high prevalence (100%) for the agrII and the cassette SCCmec II polymorphisms was found. Our data showed significant increases in hld expression during the post-exponential phase in the presence and absence of vancomycin. Significant increases in spa expression, protein A production and biofilm formation were observed during the post-exponential phase when the MDR S. aureus isolates were challenged with vancomycin. Conclusion: The polymorphism agrII, which is associated with nosocomial isolates, was the most prevalent polymorphism in MDR S. aureus. Additionally, under our study conditions, vancomycin modified hld and spa expression in these clinical isolates. Therefore, vancomycin may regulate alternative systems that jointly participate in the regulation of these virulence factors.
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- Vicenta Cázares-Domínguez
- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Infectología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Intestinal, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez México DF, Mexico
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Protein A is released into the Staphylococcus aureus culture supernatant with an unprocessed sorting signal. Infect Immun 2015; 83:1598-609. [PMID: 25644005 DOI: 10.1128/iai.03122-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The immunoglobulin binding protein A (SpA) of Staphylococcus aureus is synthesized as a precursor with a C-terminal sorting signal. The sortase A enzyme mediates covalent attachment to peptidoglycan so that SpA is displayed on the surface of the bacterium. Protein A is also found in the extracellular medium, but the processes involved in its release are not fully understood. Here, we show that a portion of SpA is released into the supernatant with an intact sorting signal, indicating that it has not been processed by sortase A. Release of SpA was reduced when the native sorting signal of SpA was replaced with the corresponding region of another sortase-anchored protein (SdrE). Similarly, a reporter protein fused to the sorting signal of SpA was released to a greater extent than the same polypeptide fused to the SdrE sorting signal. Released SpA protected bacteria from killing in human blood, indicating that it contributes to immune evasion.
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Cell Wall-Anchored Surface Proteins of Staphylococcus aureus: Many Proteins, Multiple Functions. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2015; 409:95-120. [PMID: 26667044 DOI: 10.1007/82_2015_5002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus persistently colonizes about 20 % of the population and is intermittently associated with the remainder. The organism can cause superficial skin infections and life-threatening invasive diseases. The surface of the bacterial cell displays a variety of proteins that are covalently anchored to peptidoglycan. They perform many functions including adhesion to host cells and tissues, invasion of non-phagocytic cells, and evasion of innate immune responses. The proteins have been categorized into distinct classes based on structural and functional analysis. Many surface proteins are multifunctional. Cell wall-anchored proteins perform essential functions supporting survival and proliferation during the commensal state and during invasive infections. The ability of cell wall-anchored proteins to bind to desquamated epithelial cells is important during colonization, and the binding to fibrinogen is of particular significance in pathogenesis.
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Koymans KJ, Vrieling M, Gorham RD, van Strijp JAG. Staphylococcal Immune Evasion Proteins: Structure, Function, and Host Adaptation. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2015; 409:441-489. [PMID: 26919864 DOI: 10.1007/82_2015_5017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a successful human and animal pathogen. Its pathogenicity is linked to its ability to secrete a large amount of virulence factors. These secreted proteins interfere with many critical components of the immune system, both innate and adaptive, and hamper proper immune functioning. In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted in order to understand the molecular mechanism underlying the interaction of evasion molecules with the host immune system. Structural studies have fundamentally contributed to our understanding of the mechanisms of action of the individual factors. Furthermore, such studies revealed one of the most striking characteristics of the secreted immune evasion molecules: their conserved structure. Despite high-sequence variability, most immune evasion molecules belong to a small number of structural categories. Another remarkable characteristic is that S. aureus carries most of these virulence factors on mobile genetic elements (MGE) or ex-MGE in its accessory genome. Coevolution of pathogen and host has resulted in immune evasion molecules with a highly host-specific function and prevalence. In this review, we explore how these shared structures and genomic locations relate to function and host specificity. This is discussed in the context of therapeutic options for these immune evasion molecules in infectious as well as in inflammatory diseases.
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- Kirsten J Koymans
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, G04-614, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, G04-614, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, G04-614, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, G04-614, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Shakeri F, Ghaemi EA, Babai Kochkaksaraei M. Staphylococcus aureus Typing by Digestion of Protein A Coding Gene Using Bsp143I. Jundishapur J Microbiol 2014; 7:e10320. [PMID: 25371797 PMCID: PMC4217674 DOI: 10.5812/jjm.10320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2013] [Revised: 07/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Protein A is the virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus rolling in its pathogenesis, and its gene is used for typing. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) with different enzymes has been used for this action. OBJECTIVES In this study, we used Bsp143I enzyme for digestion of the gene, coding protein A (spa gene) in S. aureus. The bacteria were isolated from patients and healthy carriers in Gorgan, north of Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS DNAs of 128 S. aureus subjects (53 from healthy carriers and 75 from patients) were extracted and amplified using specific primers of the spa gene. The product was digested by Bsp143I enzyme and its pattern was assessed by gel electrophoresis. RESULTS There were seven spa types among the tested S. aureus samples, among which six types differed in the repeated X region of the spa gene, but the seventh type had a deletion on one of BSP143I restriction sites. The frequency of spa types among isolated S. aureus samples as well as healthy carriers was six and five, respectively. S. aureus isolated from wounds showed the most diverse spa types (five) among clinical samples. Types 1, 2 and 4 were observed in all clinical samples, while only one case of type 3 was identified among patients, whereas this type constituted over 32% of the isolates among carriers. We found seven and four spa types among methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) isolates, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that typing the spa gene using PCR-RFLP using Bsp143I was an acceptable method for typing S. aureus. Furthermore, this survey showed that the types in healthy carriers and MSSA were more variable than patient and MRSA isolates, respectively. We used the Bsp143I enzyme, which was not used in any previous studies on the spa gene. The results of this study suggested that we can use PCR-RFLP of spa gene by Bsp143I for molecular typing and sequencing of S. aureus, instead of relatively expensive methods. This method is relatively rapid and inexpensive, and can be accomplished in centers with conventional molecular facilities.
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- Fatemeh Shakeri
- Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Gorgan, IR Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, IR Iran
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- Danesh Clinical Laboratory, Gorgan, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Maya Babai Kochkaksaraei, Danesh Clinical laboratory, 13th Edalet, Valiasr, Gorgan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-9113711770, Fax: +98-1712245597, E-mail:
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Secretion of IL-16 through TNFR1 and calpain-caspase signaling contributes to MRSA pneumonia. Mucosal Immunol 2014; 7:1366-74. [PMID: 24736233 PMCID: PMC4199935 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2014.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of severe pneumonia. Multiple mechanisms of proinflammatory signaling are activated to recruit immune cells into the airway in response to S. aureus. We found that interleukin-16 (IL-16), a T cell cytokine that binds CD4, is potently activated by S. aureus, specifically by protein A (SpA), and to a much greater extent than by Gram-negative pathogens or lipopolysaccharide. IL-16 production involved multiple signals including ligation of tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family members or epidermal growth factor receptor, both receptors for SpA and generation of Ca(2+) fluxes to activate calpains and caspase-3. Although human airway epithelial cells, vascular endothelial cells, THP-1 and Jurkat T cells released IL-16 in response to S. aureus in vitro, in a murine model of pneumonia, CD4(+) cells were the major source of IL-16 suggesting the involvement of an autocrine signaling pathway. The production of IL-16 contributed to lung damage as neutralization of IL-16 enhanced S. aureus clearance and resulted in diminished lung pathology in S. aureus pneumonia. Our results suggest that the ability of S. aureus to activate TNFR1 and Ca(2+)/calpain signaling contribute to T cell activation and excessive inflammation in the setting of acute pneumonia.
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Hui JZ, Al Zaki A, Cheng Z, Popik V, Zhang H, Luning Prak ET, Tsourkas A. Facile method for the site-specific, covalent attachment of full-length IgG onto nanoparticles. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2014; 10:3354-63. [PMID: 24729432 PMCID: PMC4142076 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201303629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Antibodies, most commonly IgGs, have been widely used as targeting ligands in research and therapeutic applications due to their wide array of targets, high specificity and proven efficacy. Many of these applications require antibodies to be conjugated onto surfaces (e.g. nanoparticles and microplates); however, most conventional bioconjugation techniques exhibit low crosslinking efficiencies, reduced functionality due to non-site-specific labeling and random surface orientation, and/or require protein engineering (e.g. cysteine handles), which can be technically challenging. To overcome these limitations, we have recombinantly expressed Protein Z, which binds the Fc region of IgG, with an UV active non-natural amino acid benzoylphenyalanine (BPA) within its binding domain. Upon exposure to long wavelength UV light, the BPA is activated and forms a covalent link between the Protein Z and the bound Fc region of IgG. This technology was combined with expressed protein ligation (EPL), which allowed for the introduction of a fluorophore and click chemistry-compatible azide group onto the C-terminus of Protein Z during the recombinant protein purification step. This enabled the crosslinked-Protein Z-IgG complexes to be efficiently and site-specifically attached to aza-dibenzocyclooctyne-modified nanoparticles, via copper-free click chemistry.
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- James Zhe Hui
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 S. 33 Street, 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 S. 33 Street, 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 S. 33 Street, 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 S. 33 Street, 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Kim HK, Missiakas D, Schneewind O. Mouse models for infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus. J Immunol Methods 2014; 410:88-99. [PMID: 24769066 PMCID: PMC6211302 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Revised: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Staphylococcus aureus - a commensal of the human skin, nares and gastrointestinal tract - is also a leading cause of bacterial skin and soft tissue infection (SSTIs), bacteremia, sepsis, peritonitis, pneumonia and endocarditis. Antibiotic-resistant strains, designated MRSA (methicillin-resistant S. aureus), are common and represent a therapeutic challenge. Current research and development efforts seek to address the challenge of MRSA infections through vaccines and immune therapeutics. Mice have been used as experimental models for S. aureus SSTI, bacteremia, sepsis, peritonitis and endocarditis. This work led to the identification of key virulence factors, candidate vaccine antigens or immune-therapeutics that still require human clinical testing to establish efficacy. Past failures of human clinical trials raised skepticism whether the mouse is an appropriate model for S. aureus disease in humans. S. aureus causes chronic-persistent infections that, even with antibiotic or surgical intervention, reoccur in humans and in mice. Determinants of S. aureus evasion from human innate and adaptive immune responses have been identified, however only some of these are relevant in mice. Future research must integrate these insights and refine the experimental mouse models for specific S. aureus diseases to accurately predict the failure or success for candidate vaccines and immune-therapeutics.
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- Hwan Keun Kim
- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Chicago, 920 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
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