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Girgis MM, Christodoulides M. Vertebrate and Invertebrate Animal and New In Vitro Models for Studying Neisseria Biology. Pathogens 2023; 12:782. [PMID: 37375472 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12060782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The history of Neisseria research has involved the use of a wide variety of vertebrate and invertebrate animal models, from insects to humans. In this review, we itemise these models and describe how they have made significant contributions to understanding the pathophysiology of Neisseria infections and to the development and testing of vaccines and antimicrobials. We also look ahead, briefly, to their potential replacement by complex in vitro cellular models.
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- Michael M Girgis
- Neisseria Research Group, Molecular Microbiology, School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Neisseria Research Group, Molecular Microbiology, School of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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Cabello FC, Embers ME, Newman SA, Godfrey HP. Borreliella burgdorferi Antimicrobial-Tolerant Persistence in Lyme Disease and Posttreatment Lyme Disease Syndromes. mBio 2022; 13:e0344021. [PMID: 35467428 PMCID: PMC9239140 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03440-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The annual incidence of Lyme disease, caused by tick-transmitted Borreliella burgdorferi, is estimated to be at least 476,000 cases in the United States and many more worldwide. Ten to 20% of antimicrobial-treated Lyme disease patients display posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), a clinical complication whose etiology and pathogenesis remain uncertain. Autoimmunity, cross-reactivity, molecular mimicry, coinfections, and borrelial tolerance to antimicrobials/persistence have been hypothesized and studied as potential causes of PTLDS. Studies of borrelial tolerance/persistence in vitro in response to antimicrobials and experimental studies in mice and nonhuman primates, taken together with clinical reports, have revealed that B. burgdorferi becomes tolerant to antimicrobials and may sometimes persist in animals and humans after the currently recommended antimicrobial treatment. Moreover, B. burgdorferi is pleomorphic and can generate viable-but-nonculturable bacteria, states also involved in antimicrobial tolerance. The multiple regulatory pathways and structural genes involved in mediating this tolerance to antimicrobials and environmental stressors by persistence might include the stringent (rel and dksA) and host adaptation (rpoS) responses, sugar metabolism (glpD), and polypeptide transporters (opp). Application of this recently reported knowledge to clinical studies can be expected to clarify the potential role of bacterial antibacterial tolerance/persistence in Lyme disease and PTLDS.
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- Felipe C. Cabello
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Division of Immunology, Tulane National Primate Research Center, Tulane University Health Sciences, Covington, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA
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Lin ZH, Hu J, Shi H, Liaw CC, Qiu WL, Hsu WH, Lin TY. Water extract of medicinal ink (WEMI) attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production of Raw264.7 cells via downregulating JAK2/STAT3-mediated iNOS expression. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 282:114636. [PMID: 34520830 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Medicinal ink is used as a traditional topical medicine for treating inflammatory diseases via detoxification, relieving pain, hemostasis, and reducing swelling. However, the effect of medicinal ink on the inhibition of inflammatory responses and the underlying molecular mechanism remain unclear. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory function of water extract of medical ink (WEMI) and elucidate its active mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cell viability was assessed using crystal violet staining assay. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) were detected by ELISA. Nitric oxide (NO) production was measured by Griess assay. The activation of inflammatory signaling molecules stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was evaluated by assessing levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), phosphorylated Janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) using Western blot assay. RESULTS Water extract of medical ink (WEMI) did not present cytotoxic effect on murine macrophage Raw264.7 cells. High dosage of WEMI slightly rescued LPS-suppressed cell viability of Raw264.7 cells. WEMI did not induce NO production or IL-6 secretion, though WEMI significantly induced secretion of TNF-α on Raw264.7 cells not stimulated with LPS. On the other hand, LPS effectively stimulated inflammation on Raw264.7 cells; however, WEMI dramatically reduced LPS-induced NO production. WEMI alleviated LPS-stimulated IL-6 secretion but did not affect the content of TNF-α. In addition, WEMI effectively reduced expression of iNOS by abolishing LPS-mediated phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 but not TLR4-mediated NF-κB and MAPK molecules. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that WEMI targets of the JAK2/STAT3-mediated iNOS expression play a key role in alleviating LPS-induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 macrophages. Therefore, medicinal ink may be a potential topical agent for treating fasciitis or synovitis via regulating the immune system.
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- Zhi-Hu Lin
- Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Orthopedics Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; LO-Sheng Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Program in Molecular Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Biomedical Industry Ph.D. Program, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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De Filippo C, Di Paola M, Giani T, Tirelli F, Cimaz R. Gut microbiota in children and altered profiles in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Autoimmun 2019; 98:1-12. [PMID: 30638708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Microbial diversity plays a key role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and in the development of the immune system in the gut mucosa. Maybe one of the most important function of our gut microbiota is the immune system education, in particular the discrimination of friends from foes that occurs during childhood. In addition to bacterial antigens, several metabolites of microbial origin have a crucial role in training of the immune system, such as Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs). There are many evidences on the role of the gut microbiota in rheumatic diseases, in particular modifications of microbiota composition causing dysbiosis that, in turn, can induce gut permeability, and thus immunological imbalance and trigger inflammation. In particular, immune cells can reach extra-intestinal sites, such as joints and trigger local inflammation. Childhood is a crucial period of life for development and evolution of the gut microbiota, especially for the acquisition of fundamental functions such as immunotolerance of commensal microorganisms. For this reason, gut dysbiosis is gaining interest as a potential pathogenetic factor for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Here we summarized the studies conducted on JIA patients in which a pro-arthritogenic microbial profiles has been observed; this, together with a depletion of microbial biodiversity, clearly distinguish patients' from healthy subjects' microbiota. Further studies are however needed to better clarify the role of microbiota in JIA pathogenesis.
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- Carlotta De Filippo
- Institute of Biology and Agrarian Biotechnology (IBBA), National Research Council (CNR), Via Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Florence, Via Madonna del Piano 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy; Department of Medica Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Viale Mario Bracci, 16 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy; Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Viale G. Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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Takagi M. Toll-like receptor--a potent driving force behind rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Exp Hematop 2011; 51:77-92. [PMID: 22104306 DOI: 10.3960/jslrt.51.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Toll like receptor (TLR), one of the key functions of innate immune system, can recognize not only exogenous pathogen-associated molecular patterns, namely PAMPs, but also endogenous molecules created upon tissue injury, sterile inflammation and degeneration. Endogenous TLR ligands are called as damage-associated molecular patters (DAMPs), including endogenous molecules released by activated and necrotic cells, and extracellular matrix molecules. DAMPs are also known as alarmins. TLR research has brought about new insights in the rheumatic diseases. Previous reports suggest that TLRs and the signal pathways intensively contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other arthritic conditions with interaction of various TLR ligands. Accumulated knowledge of TLR system is summarized to overlook TLRs and the signaling pathway in arthritis conditions, with special reference to RA.
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- Michiaki Takagi
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Rey AD, Randolf A, Wildmann J, Besedovsky HO, Jessop DS. Re-exposure to endotoxin induces differential cytokine gene expression in the rat hypothalamus and spleen. Brain Behav Immun 2009; 23:776-83. [PMID: 19254758 PMCID: PMC2715886 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2009.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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This study was designed to investigate whether the pattern of hypothalamic and splenic cytokine expression induced by peripheral administration of a bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is affected by prior exposure to LPS derived from another bacterial strain. Injection of LPS from Salmonella enteritidis (LPS(2)) alone resulted in increased hypothalamic gene expression of IL-1beta, IL-6, TNFalpha, IL-1ra and IL-10. However, pre-exposure to LPS derived from Escherichia coli (LPS(1)) 3 weeks before, significantly attenuated hypothalamic IL-1ra, IL-6 and IL-10 expression. IL-1beta expression also tended to be lower. This pattern contrasted with the robust cytokine expression in the spleen of LPS(2)-treated rats previously exposed to LPS(1), since pre-treatment with endotoxin resulted in a significantly greater response of IL-1beta and IL-1ra to LPS(2). Expression of TNFalpha and IL-10 also tended to be higher. Pre-treatment with LPS(1) did not significantly affect the marked increase in corticosterone and adrenaline blood levels induced by LPS(2). Thus, while endotoxin pre-exposure seemed not to induce a "tolerant" state in the periphery as judged by the immune and endocrine parameters evaluated upon re-stimulation, expression of four of the six cytokines measured was decreased in the hypothalamus. This is the first demonstration that endotoxin priming can differentially affect cytokine expression in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues when a host is confronted with a second, acute, pro-inflammatory stimulus. These results may provide new evidence for the involvement of cytokine pathways in the central nervous system in modulating peripheral inflammation and mediating cognitive and behavioural alterations during inflammatory diseases.
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- Adriana del Rey
- Dept. Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Dept. Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Dept. Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Dept. Immunophysiology, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Philipps University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology (LINE), University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, United Kingdom
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 117 3313050; fax: +44 117 3313029.
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Rico MC, Castaneda JL, Manns JM, Uknis AB, Sainz IM, Safadi FF, Popoff SN, Dela Cadena RA. Amelioration of inflammation, angiogenesis and CTGF expression in an arthritis model by a TSP1-derived peptide treatment. J Cell Physiol 2007; 211:504-12. [PMID: 17219411 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a thrombospondin 1 (TSP1)-derived peptide on inflammation and angiogenesis in an animal model of erosive arthritis and to assess the relationship between TSP1 and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS Erosive arthritis in Lewis rats was induced by peptidoglycan-polysaccharide (PG-PS). Animals were divided into four groups: (1) negative control and groups receiving, (2) no treatment, (3) treatment with a TSP1-derived peptide, and (4) treatment with a scrambled peptide. Samples obtained from ankle joint, spleen and liver were studied using histology, histomorphometry, immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. RESULTS Histological data indicated that the TSP1-derived peptide treatment decreased neovascularization, leukocyte infiltration and thickening of the synovial lining of the joint, and reduced granuloma formation in the spleen and liver when compared to control groups. Higher concentrations of CTGF and TSP1 proteins were observed in the affected areas of animals which did not receive TSP1-derived peptide treatment. Also, immunofluorescence and RT-PCR analyses showed an increase in CTGF protein expression and regulation, respectively, in the tissues of untreated animals when compared to the TSP1-derived peptide treated animals. By immunofluorescence, TSP1 expression was decreased in the TSP1-derived peptide treated animals. Moreover, macrophage/monocyte-specific staining revealed a decrease in cell infiltration in the articular tissue of the TSP1-derived peptide treated animals. CONCLUSION Both inflammation and angiogenesis were decreased after TSP1-derived peptide treatment indicating a potential pathway by which TSP1 interaction with neutrophils induces CTGF in RA affected tissues.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Ankle Joint/drug effects
- Ankle Joint/pathology
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use
- Antirheumatic Agents/pharmacology
- Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Experimental/metabolism
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Cartilage, Articular/drug effects
- Cartilage, Articular/pathology
- Connective Tissue Growth Factor
- Female
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Granuloma/drug therapy
- Granuloma/metabolism
- Hepatomegaly/drug therapy
- Hepatomegaly/metabolism
- Immediate-Early Proteins/genetics
- Immediate-Early Proteins/metabolism
- Immunohistochemistry
- Inflammation/drug therapy
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism
- Leukocytes/drug effects
- Leukocytes/pathology
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/chemically induced
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/drug therapy
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/pathology
- Peptides/pharmacology
- Peptides/therapeutic use
- Peptidoglycan
- Polysaccharides
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Lew
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Splenomegaly/drug therapy
- Splenomegaly/metabolism
- Thrombospondin 1/metabolism
- Thrombospondin 1/pharmacology
- Thrombospondin 1/therapeutic use
- Time Factors
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- Mario C Rico
- Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Richards LJ, Chover-Gonzalez A, Harbuz MS, Jessop DS. Protective effects of endotoxin in a rat model of chronic inflammation are accompanied by suppressed secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and biphasic alteration in hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. J Neuroendocrinol 2006; 18:875-82. [PMID: 17026537 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01486.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We have previously demonstrated that Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin can exert long-term protective effects against the chronic inflammatory disease adjuvant arthritis in rats. The present study was designed to investigate the mechanisms and time-course of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis activity and cytokine secretion underlying this phenomenon. Rats were injected with endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) and blood was collected either 7 or 21 days later. Priming with endotoxin induced a biphasic alteration in secretion of adrenocorticotrophic hormone and corticosterone in response to a second injection of endotoxin, with decreased secretion observed after 7 days whereas robust secretion was observed at 21 days. Seven days following priming with endotoxin, plasma concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and interferon (IFN)-gamma were reduced by 90%, and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha by 70%, compared to saline-treated rats, whereas robust secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was maintained in both groups. A similar net change favouring an anti-inflammatory cytokine secretory milieu was also observed 21 days following priming with endotoxin. This study provides evidence that the long-term protective effects of endotoxin on inflammation are associated with a sustained reduction in secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. HPA axis hypoactivity at 7 days suggests that corticosterone is not involved in suppressing IL-6, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha at this time point. Conversely, hypersecretion of corticosterone at 21 days may underlie synchronous suppression of IL-6 and IFN-gamma. These data provide novel insight into interactions between HPA axis activity and cytokine secretion following endotoxin priming prior to induction of inflammatory disease.
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- L J Richards
- Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Kannan K, Ortmann RA, Kimpel D. Animal models of rheumatoid arthritis and their relevance to human disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:167-81. [PMID: 16171986 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2005.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rodent models of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are useful tools to study the pathogenic process of RA. Among the most widely used models of RA are the streptococcal cell wall (SCW) arthritis model and the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Both innate and adaptive immune mechanisms are involved in these rodent models. While no models perfectly duplicate the condition of human RA, they are easily reproducible, well defined and have proven useful for development of new therapies for arthritis, as exemplified by cytokine blockade therapies. Besides SCW and CIA models, there are numerous others including transgenic models such as K/BxN, induced models such as adjuvant-induced and pristane models, and spontaneous models in certain mouse strains, that have been used to help understand some of the underlying mechanisms. This review provides an update and analysis of RA models in mice and rats. The array of models has provided rheumatologists and immunologists a means to understand the multifactorial disease in humans, to identify new drug targets, and to test new therapies.
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- Krishnaswamy Kannan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800412, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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Yoshino S, Yamaki K, Taneda S, Yanagisawa R, Takano H. Reactivation of antigen-induced arthritis in mice by oral administration of lipopolysaccharide. Scand J Immunol 2005; 62:117-22. [PMID: 16101817 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2005.01647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We examined whether oral administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Escherichia coli reactivated antigen-induced arthritis (AIA) in mice that is one of models of human rheumatoid arthritis. To induce AIA, mice were immunized by subcutaneous injection of ovalbumin (OVA) emulsified with complete Freund's adjuvant into the base of the tail (day 0) followed by intraarticular injection of OVA on day 21. To investigate the ability of LPS to reactivate AIA, varying doses of LPS were p.o. administered 48 h after the challenge injection. The results showed that administration of LPS was followed by reactivation of AIA in a dose-related fashion. The reactivation of AIA by LPS was associated with increases in interferon-gamma, interleukin-1beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha. Polymyxin B sulfate given immediately before administration of LPS suppressed the reactivation of AIA. These findings suggest that LPS from intestinal bacteria may play a role in the reactivation of joint inflammation in which immune responses to pathogenic antigens are involved.
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- S Yoshino
- Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan.
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Chen WT, Mahmood U, Weissleder R, Tung CH. Arthritis imaging using a near-infrared fluorescence folate-targeted probe. Arthritis Res Ther 2005; 7:R310-7. [PMID: 15743478 PMCID: PMC1065321 DOI: 10.1186/ar1483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Revised: 11/11/2004] [Accepted: 11/23/2004] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A recently developed near-infrared fluorescence-labeled folate probe (NIR2-folate) was tested for in vivo imaging of arthritis using a lipopolysaccharide intra-articular injection model and a KRN transgenic mice serum induction mouse model. In the lipopolysaccharide injection model, the fluorescence signal intensity of NIR2-folate (n = 12) and of free NIR2 (n = 5) was compared between lipopolysaccharide-treated and control joints. The fluorescence signal intensity of the NIR2-folate probe at the inflammatory joints was found to be significantly higher than the control normal joints (up to 2.3-fold, P < 0.001). The NIR2-free dye injection group showed a persistent lower enhancement ratio than the NIR2-folate probe injection group. Excessive folic acid was also given to demonstrate a competitive effect with the NIR2-folate. In the KRN serum transfer model (n = 4), NIR2-folate was applied at different time points after serum transfer, and the inflamed joints could be detected as early as 30 hours after arthritogenic antibody transfer (1.8-fold increase in signal intensity). Fluorescence microscopy, histology, and immunohistochemistry validated the optical imaging results. We conclude that in vivo arthritis detection was feasible using a folate-targeted near-infrared fluorescence probe. This receptor-targeted imaging method may facilitate improved arthritis diagnosis and early assessment of the disease progress by providing an in vivo characterization of active macrophage status in inflammatory joint diseases.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/diagnosis
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Carrier Proteins/analysis
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Early Diagnosis
- Feasibility Studies
- Fluorescent Dyes/analysis
- Folate Receptors, GPI-Anchored
- Folic Acid/analogs & derivatives
- Folic Acid/analysis
- Folic Acid/metabolism
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity
- Macrophage Activation
- Macrophages/chemistry
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Protein Isoforms/analysis
- Protein Isoforms/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/analysis
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
- Synovial Fluid/cytology
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- Wei-Tsung Chen
- Center of Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
- Radiology Department, Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center of Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center of Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center of Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
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Abundant experimental and clinical data incriminate microbial factors in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. Commensal bacteria, and their products, provide the constant antigenic stimulus to disequilibrate the mucosal immune system towards an overly aggressive response in a genetically susceptible host with reduced tolerance towards the autologous flora. Not all bacteria have equal proinflammatory capabilities. Some may be even beneficial as demonstrated by the anti-inflammatory effects of so-called probiotics. Further investigations are needed to translate the clear experimental and clinical evidence into benefit for the patients.
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- Heiko C Rath
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Germany.
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Schultz M, Schölmerich J, Rath HC. Rationale for probiotic and antibiotic treatment strategies in inflammatory bowel diseases. Dig Dis 2003; 21:105-28. [PMID: 14571109 DOI: 10.1159/000073243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), commonly referred to as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic aggressive disorders which share many similarities concerning pathomechanism and clinical course, but have very distinct features. Both entities are mainly located in areas with high bacterial concentrations, such as the terminal ileum and cecum in Crohn's disease and the rectum in ulcerative colitis. In recent years, overwhelming evidence accumulated, supporting the hypothesis that IBD are characterized by a genetically determined, overly aggressive immune response towards ubiquitous luminal antigens, especially commensal bacteria and their products. Trials in both human IBD and experimental colitis have demonstrated that broad-spectrum antibiotics may influence the course of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and antibiotics with narrow activity against the anaerobic fraction of the flora can prevent relapse in Crohn's disease after surgically induced remission. Since relevant antibiotic strategies can be associated with some side effects, the ongoing research recently focused on alternative methods to modify the intestinal flora in patients with IBD. Clinical observations including few controlled trials, basic research, and animal studies have suggested a potential role for probiotic bacteria within the treatment regimens for IBD. However, the mode of action of these organisms is still largely unclear and in vitro studies are inconclusive. This review summarizes recent in vitro and in vivo data regarding the role of the intestinal microflora in the pathogenesis of chronic intestinal inflammation and possible therapeutic mechanisms of probiotic bacteria relevant to IBD. Furthermore, we will review clinical trials examining the efficacy of antibiotic and probiotic treatment strategies in IBD.
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- Michael Schultz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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Harbuz MS, Chover-Gonzalez A, Gibert-Rahola J, Jessop DS. Protective effect of prior acute immune challenge, but not footshock, on inflammation in the rat. Brain Behav Immun 2002; 16:439-49. [PMID: 12096889 DOI: 10.1006/brbi.2001.0658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Previous studies have revealed that a single exposure to an acute stress or acute immune stimulus can produce long-lasting changes in the activity and responsiveness of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. The HPA axis is believed to be an important component in determining the susceptibility and severity of inflammation in autoimmune disease models such as adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). In the present study we have tested the hypothesis that a single exposure to either footshock or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 3 weeks prior to adjuvant injection can alter susceptibility to AA. Changes in HPA axis parameters were also determined. The results demonstrated that prior exposure to LPS conferred resistance to inflammation in AA, which was not related to a delay in onset of inflammation but rather an alteration in susceptibility. In contrast, prior exposure to the acute stress of footshock did not alter susceptibility. HPA axis parameters were increased in adjuvant-injected rats whether inflammation was present or not. These data suggest that prior exposure to acute immune stimuli, but not to acute footshock stress, may alter susceptibility to inflammation in the rat AA model. These changes in susceptibility do not appear to be solely mediated by increases in HPA axis activity, which were apparent in all AA groups irrespective of the presence of inflammation.
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- Michael S Harbuz
- University Research Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Bristol, BRI, Marlborough Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
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Kageyama Y, Koide Y, Nagata T, Uchijima M, Yoshida A, Arai T, Miura T, Miyamoto C, Nagano A. Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 accelerated collagen-induced arthritis in mice. J Autoimmun 2001; 16:125-31. [PMID: 11247638 DOI: 10.1006/jaut.2000.0470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The aim of this study was to explore the roles of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). DBA/1 mice were immunized with type II collagen (CII) and treated with TSST-1. Intraperitoneal and intravenous injections of TSST-1 aggravated CIA, enhancing its incidence and severity. CIA was accompanied by an increase in anti-CII IgG Ab levels. Intraperitoneal administration with TSST-1 enhanced IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-4 production in DBA/1 mice. We discovered the mRNA expressions of IFN-gamma, IL-2, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, and iNOS in spleen cells stimulated with TSST-1 in vitro. However, IL-12 and IL-4 mRNA expression were seen constitutively without stimulation. Only a little increase of IL-12 and IL-4 mRNA expression was seen at 2-3 h after treatment with TSST-1. Our experiments demonstrated that CIA was aggravated by the treatment with TSST-1, which may have induced various proinflammatory cytokines and the production of both Th1 and Th2 cytokines.
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- Y Kageyama
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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Clark JM, Brinson G, Newman MK, Jewett BS, Sartor BR, Prazma J, Pillsbury HC. An animal model for the study of genetic predisposition in the pathogenesis of middle ear inflammation. Laryngoscope 2000; 110:1511-5. [PMID: 10983952 DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200009000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) is the most prevalent inflammatory disease in children and is associated with numerous adverse long-term sequelae. Many factors have been associated with an increased risk of developing COME, one of which may be a genetic predisposition to the disease. To study the role that genetics play in the pathogenesis of COME, we used an animal model to compare the middle ear inflammatory responses in two different strains of rats (Lewis and Fisher). METHODS In earlier studies, we demonstrated that exposure of the middle ear to endotoxin caused early extensive exudation and, later, goblet cell hyperplasia and mucin hypersecretion. In the present study, the animals were divided into six groups. In each group the animals were given transtympanic injection with gram-positive bacterial cell wall product (peptidoglycan-polysaccharide [PG-PS]). The middle ear bullae were studied at 1 week and 3 weeks after infection, and after systemic reinfection. Comparisons were made of the quantity of mucin exudate by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and by histological evaluation of the middle ear epithelial thickness. RESULTS Our data demonstrate a statistically significant difference in middle ear inflammation and effusion formation between the two genetically different strains of rats. CONCLUSIONS These data support the hypothesis that the middle ear response to PG-PS may be genetically determined and therefore suggest that genetic predisposition may play a role in the pathogenesis of COME.
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- J M Clark
- Department of Surgery, The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7070, USA
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Yoshino S, Sasatomi E, Ohsawa M. Bacterial lipopolysaccharide acts as an adjuvant to induce autoimmune arthritis in mice. Immunology 2000; 99:607-14. [PMID: 10792509 PMCID: PMC2327198 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.2000.00015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We investigated the ability of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as an adjuvant to induce autoimmune arthritis. LPS from Escherichia coli was intraperitoneally injected into DBA/1J mice together with the joint cartilage component type II collagen (CII) on day 0. Thereafter, the injection of CII and LPS was continued every 2 weeks up to day 56. The results showed that mice injected with CII plus LPS had signs of arthritis on day 55 and the joint inflammation reached a peak on day 75. Injection of CII or LPS alone induced no arthritis. Histologically, marked oedema of synovium and intense infiltration of inflammatory cells, including neutrophils, were observed 3 days after the onset of joint inflammation. Twenty-one days later, there were marked proliferation of synovial tissues with many mononuclear cells and destruction of cartilage. Anti-CII immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgG2a antibodies were markedly produced in mice injected with CII plus LPS. Pronounced secretion of cytokines, including interleukins-12 and -1beta, interferon-gamma and tumour necrosis factor-alpha, was also observed in these animals. Arthritis was passively transferred into naive syngeneic mice with sera but not with lymphoid cells from mice given CII with LPS. Other types of LPS from Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium and Klebsiella pneumoniae as well as lipid A from E. coli, induced inflammation in joints when administered with CII. Polymixin B sulphate mixed with LPS or lipid A blocked the induction of joint inflammation. These results indicate that LPS appears to play an important role as an adjuvant in the induction of arthritis in which autoimmunity to CII is involved.
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- S Yoshino
- Department of Microbiology, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan
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Yoshino S, Ohsawa M. The role of lipopolysaccharide injected systemically in the reactivation of collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Br J Pharmacol 2000; 129:1309-14. [PMID: 10742285 PMCID: PMC1571961 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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1. We investigated the role of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the reactivation of autoimmune disease by using collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice in which autoimmunity to the joint cartilage component type II collagen (CII) was involved. 2. CIA was induced by immunization with CII emulsified with complete Freund's adjuvant at the base of the tail (day 0) followed by a booster injection on day 21. Varying doses of LPS from E. coli were i.p. injected on day 50. 3. Arthritis began to develop on day 25 after immunization with CII and reached a peak on day 35. Thereafter, arthritis subsided gradually but moderate joint inflammation was still observed on day 50. An i.p. injection of LPS on day 50 markedly reactivated arthritis on a dose-related fashion. Histologically, on day 55, there were marked oedema of synovium which had proliferated by the day of LPS injection, new formation of fibrin, and intense infiltration of neutrophils accompanied with a large number of mononuclear cells. The reactivation of CIA by LPS was associated with increases in anti-CII IgG and IgG2a antibodies as well as various cytokines including IL-12, IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, and TNF-alpha. LPS from S. enteritidis, S. typhimurium, and K. neumoniae and its component, lipid A from E. coli also reactivated the disease. Polymyxin B sulphate suppressed LPS- or lipid A-induced reactivation of CIA. 4. These results suggest that LPS may play an important role in the reactivation of autoimmune joint inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis in humans.
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- S Yoshino
- Department of Microbiology, Saga Medical School, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Yoshino S, Sasatomi E, Mori Y, Sagai M. Oral Administration of Lipopolysaccharide Exacerbates Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 1999. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.163.6.3417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We investigated whether oral administration of LPS exacerbated collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice, which was an experimental model of autoimmune disease. CIA was induced by s.c. injection of type II collagen emulsified with CFA into the base of the tail (day 0) followed by a booster injection on day 21. To examine the ability of LPS to exacerbate CIA, varying doses of LPS were orally administered on day 50. The results showed that administration of LPS was followed by reactivation of CIA in a dose-related fashion. Histologically, on day 55 there were marked edema of synovium proliferated by day 50, new formation of fibrin, and intense infiltration of neutrophils accompanied with a large number of mononuclear cells. Severe destruction of cartilage and subchondral bone was also observed on day 70. The reactivation of CIA by oral administration of LPS was associated with increase in anti-type II collagen IgG and IgG2a Abs as well as varying kinds of cytokines including IL-12, IFN-γ, IL-1β, and TNF-α. Polymyxin B sulfate given either orally or i.v. suppressed the recurrence of CIA. Increased amounts of LPS were found in sera of mice given the endotoxin orally. LPS from Salmonella enteritidis, Salmonella typhimurium, and Klebsiella pneumoniae and its component, lipid A from Escherichia coli, also reactivated the disease. These findings suggest that LPS from intestinal bacteria may play a role in the exacerbation of autoimmune joint inflammation.
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- ‡Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan; and
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- §Research Team for Health Effects of Air Pollutants, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Jewett BS, Prazma JP, Hunter SE, Rose AS, Clark JM, Sartor BR, Pillsbury HC. Systemic reactivation of otitis media with effusion in a rat model. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999; 121:7-12. [PMID: 10388868 DOI: 10.1016/s0194-5998(99)70114-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study addresses the interaction of bacterial antigens, specifically peptidoglycan-polysaccharide (PG-PS) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), in the induction and reactivation of mucoid middle ear effusions. METHODS Twenty-seven rats underwent eustachian tube obstruction before inoculation of the middle ear bulla with PG-PS. Three weeks later, after resolution of all middle ear effusions, 6 rats were randomly selected and euthanized as the first control group (control I). The remaining 21 animals were randomly assigned to 3 groups that received intravenous injections of Krebs Ringer (control II), PG-PS, and LPS, respectively. These rats were euthanized 2 days after intravenous injection. Middle ear mucin production and histologic changes were measured in all animals. RESULTS The mean concentrations of mucin were 0.94 +/- 0.52 mg/mL, 0.41 +/- 0.87 mg/mL, 16.33 +/- 3.67 mg/mL, and 1.15 +/- 0.41 mg/mL in the control I, control II, PG-PS, and LPS groups, respectively. Thus the mean concentration of mucin in the middle ear lavage samples was significantly greater in rats that were injected intravenously with PG-PS than in rats in other groups (P < 0.05). Histologic analyses demonstrated a greater degree of goblet cell hyperplasia in the PG-PS group than in other groups. CONCLUSIONS This is the first animal model of recurring otitis media with effusion in which a systemic injection of PG-PS was used to reactivate a middle ear effusion in rats previously primed with a transtympanic injection of PG-PS. This study suggests that after otitis media with effusion has resolved, it may be reactivated by the presence of bacterial antigens and/or cytokines in the systemic circulation.
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- B S Jewett
- Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, North Carolina 27599-7070, USA
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Pan RY, Xiao X, Chen SL, Li J, Lin LC, Wang HJ, Tsao YP. Disease-inducible transgene expression from a recombinant adeno-associated virus vector in a rat arthritis model. J Virol 1999; 73:3410-7. [PMID: 10074195 PMCID: PMC104105 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.4.3410-3417.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting 1% of the world's population, with significant morbidity and mortality. In this study, we investigated a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector for its potential application in RA gene therapy. rAAV encoding Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase was injected into rat joints which had already been induced into acute arthritis after local lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration, and the efficiency of in vivo transduction was evaluated. We observed a striking correlation between vector transgene expression and disease severity in arthritic joints. The inflammatory reaction peaked at 3 to 7 days after LPS treatment, and, at the same time, 95% of the synoviocytes had high-level transgene expression. Gene expression diminished to the basal level (5%) when the inflammation subsided at 30 days after LPS treatment. More importantly, the diminished transgene expression could be efficiently reactivated by a repeated insult. The transgene expression in normal joints transduced with rAAV remained low for a long period of time (30 days) but could still be induced to high levels (95%) at 3 to 7 days after LPS treatment. This is the first demonstration of disease state-regulated transgene expression. These findings strongly support the feasibility of therapeutic as well as preventative gene transfer approaches for RA with rAAV vectors containing therapeutic genes, which are expected to respond primarily to the disease state of the target tissue.
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- R Y Pan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Minamide A, Tamaki T, Hashizume H, Yoshida M, Kawakami M, Hayashi N. Effects of steroid and lipopolysaccharide on spontaneous resorption of herniated intervertebral discs. An experimental study in the rabbit. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1998; 23:870-6. [PMID: 9580953 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199804150-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Histologic examination was performed on autografted intervertebral disc materials of rabbit models, which were partially incised through a retroperitoneal approach at L1-L2 and grafted within the posterior epidural space at L4. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the resorption process of the herniated intervertebral disc is influenced and controlled by treatments with medications. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Regarding resorption of herniated intervertebral discs, recent studies of magnetic resonance images and histologic investigations of surgically resected specimens in lumber disc herniation patients have been reported. It has been shown that inflammatory factors may play an important role in the mechanism of resorption of the herniated intervertebral disc. However, little is known about the origin of newly formed vessels and inflammatory cells detected in herniated disc specimens from patients. In this study, The resorption process of disc material grafted into the epidural space was observed in a rabbit model. METHODS Thirty-six adult rabbits were used. The L1-L2 intervertebral disc was partially incised through a retroperitoneal approach. The harvested disc material, which contains the nucleus pulposus and the anulus fibrosus were placed into the posterior epidural space at L4 of the same rabbit. The animals were divided into control, and steroid groups. The control group received no treatment after surgery. In the lipopolysaccharide group, rabbits were injected 1 mg/kg into the peritoneum immediately and at 7 days after surgery. In the steroid group, rabbits were injected with 1 mg/kg betamethasone into the epidural space daily from 1 to 7 days after surgery. Rabbits of each group were killed for histologic examination at 1, 2, 4, and 8 weeks after surgery. RESULTS At 1 and 2 weeks after surgery, inflammatory cells and newly formed vessels were more frequently observed in the lipopolysaccharide group than in the control and steroid groups. At 4 weeks after surgery, derangement and loosening of collagen fibers were also observed in the lipopolysaccharide group. At 8 weeks after surgery, fragmentation and partial disappearance of matrix were observed in the control and lipopolysaccharide groups. Most of the intervertebral discs were replaced by fibrous tissues in the lipopolysaccharide group. However, the matrix of the intervertebral disc almost remained. CONCLUSIONS Autologous intervertebral disc material grafted into the epidural space was penetrated by newly formed vessels produced from the epidural fat tissue and resolved as the result of inflammatory reaction. Lipopolysaccharide accelerated the replacement of grafted intervertebral disc by fibrous tissue, which suggests the resorption of the disc in the epidural space of the rabbit, whereas high-dose steroid suppressed the replacement.
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- A Minamide
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wakayama Medical College, Japan
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Sartor RB. Review article: Role of the enteric microflora in the pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation and arthritis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1997; 11 Suppl 3:17-22; discussion 22-3. [PMID: 9467975 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.1997.tb00805.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Strong associations exist between intestinal inflammation and arthritis, ranging from infections with enteric pathogens to idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. Increased exposure of the lamina propia and systemic circulation to enteric microflora and their products are a result of increased proliferation of the luminal bacteria, pathogenic invasion or enhanced mucosal permeability. Data suggest that anaerobic bacteria and other constituents of the normal luminal microbial flora induce and sustain chronic intestinal inflammation and arthritis. However, the normal host develops a tolerance to such bacteria and maintains homeostasis through a controlled inflammatory response and an almost impermeable mucosal barrier.
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- R B Sartor
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Medicine/Division of Digestive Diseases, Chapel Hill 27599-7080, USA
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Rath HC, Herfarth HH, Ikeda JS, Grenther WB, Hamm TE, Balish E, Taurog JD, Hammer RE, Wilson KH, Sartor RB. Normal luminal bacteria, especially Bacteroides species, mediate chronic colitis, gastritis, and arthritis in HLA-B27/human beta2 microglobulin transgenic rats. J Clin Invest 1996; 98:945-53. [PMID: 8770866 PMCID: PMC507509 DOI: 10.1172/jci118878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 593] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Genetic and environmental factors are important in the pathogenesis of clinical and experimental chronic intestinal inflammation. We investigated the influence of normal luminal bacteria and several groups of selected bacterial strains on spontaneous gastrointestinal and systemic inflammation in HLA-B27 transgenic rats. Rats maintained germfree for 3-9 mo were compared with littermates conventionalized with specific pathogen-free bacteria. Subsequently, germfree transgenic rats were colonized with groups of five to eight bacteria that were either facultative or strictly anaerobic. Transgenic germfree rats had no gastroduodenitis, colitis, or arthritis, but developed epididymitis and dermatitis to the same degree as conventionalized rats. Colonic proinflammatory cytokine expression was increased in transgenic conventionalized rats but was undetectable in germfree and nontransgenic rats. Colitis progressively increased over the first 4 wk of bacterial exposure, then plateaued. Only transgenic rats colonized with defined bacterial cocktails which contained Bacteroides spp. had colitis and gastritis. Normal luminal bacteria predictably and uniformly induce chronic colonic, gastric and systemic inflammation in B27 transgenic F344 rats, but all bacterial species do not have equal activities.
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- H C Rath
- Center of Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7080, USA
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Sartor RB, Rath HC, Lichtman SN, van Tol EA. Animal models of intestinal and joint inflammation. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY 1996; 10:55-76. [PMID: 8674149 DOI: 10.1016/s0950-3579(96)80006-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Recent rodent models have been exploited to explore mechanisms of intestinal and joint inflammation. HLA-B27 transgenic rats develop colitis, gastritis, and arthritis when raised in a conventional environment, but have no evidence of inflammation under germfree (sterile) conditions. Metronidazole treatment attenuates gastrointestinal inflammation, suggesting that anaerobic bacteria are important. Experimental bacterial over-growth of predominantly anaerobic bacteria reactivates arthritis in Lewis rats which have been previously injected intra-articularly with bacterial cell wall polymers. Reactivation arthritis is mediated by interleukin-1, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, and can be blocked by metronidazole. Intramural injection of the bacterial cell wall polymer, peptidoglycan-polysaccharide, leads to biphasic, chronic granulomatous enterocolitis and peripheral arthritis in Lewis rats, but only transient intestinal inflammation and no arthritis in Buffalo or MHC-matched Fischer rats. Chronic granulomatous inflammation is mediated by T lymphocytes and interleukin-1 and is dependent on persistent antigenic stimulation by poorly biodegradable bacterial polymers. Results in these models firmly incriminate resident normal enteric flora (especially anaerobes), bacterial products, and host genetic susceptibility in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthropathies. We suggest that increased uptake of luminal bacterial components across the inflamed mucosa leads to systemic distribution of these arthropathic products. The genetically susceptible host develops reactive arthritis due to defective downregulation of inflammation in response to immunologically active bacterial components.
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- R B Sartor
- Department of Digestive Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599-7080, USA
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Lichtman SN. Role of endogenous enteric organisms in the reactivation of arthritis. MOLECULAR MEDICINE TODAY 1995; 1:385-91. [PMID: 9415185 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-4310(95)93891-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Reactive arthritis is an acute form of arthritis apparently caused by a combination of bacterial infection and genetic influences. Recent experiments using an animal model suggest that certain bacterial cell wall polymers originating from endogenous enteric bacteria may be responsible for the condition.
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- S N Lichtman
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7220, USA
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Lichtman SN, Wang J, Sartor RB, Zhang C, Bender D, Dalldorf FG, Schwab JH. Reactivation of arthritis induced by small bowel bacterial overgrowth in rats: role of cytokines, bacteria, and bacterial polymers. Infect Immun 1995; 63:2295-301. [PMID: 7768612 PMCID: PMC173300 DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.6.2295-2301.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Arthritis is often associated with intestinal diseases, but the etiology is not known. We developed a rat model whereby arthritis was reactivated by experimental small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO). Self-limited monoarticular arthritis was induced by intra-articular injection of 2 micrograms of rhamnose peptidoglycan-polysaccharide derived from group A streptococci into the ankle joints in female Lewis rats. Eleven days after intra-articular injection, when swelling was resolving, experimental SBBO induced by surgical creation of jejunal self-filling blind loops reactivated arthritis, but SBBO induced by creation of self-emptying blind loops, which minimally increases luminal bacteria, and sham operation did not (P < 0.001). Increased joint diameters in rats with self-filling blind loops persisted for at least 56 days after surgery. Reactivation of arthritis due to SBBO was prevented by anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antiserum and interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (P < 0.001), indicating that these cytokines mediate joint swelling secondary to intestinal injury. Recombinant bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein, an agent which neutralizes endotoxin, and metronidazole, which is active against anaerobic bacteria, prevented arthritis (P < 0.001), but polymyxin B (which also neutralizes endotoxin) and gentamicin had no effect. Mutanolysin, an enzyme which degrades peptidoglycan-polysaccharide from group A streptococci, exacerbated arthritis for the first 6 days but then diminished joint swelling from 12 to 21 days after surgery (P < 0.001). These studies introduce a reproducible animal model of reactivation of arthritis secondary to intestinal injury and demonstrate a role for bacterial products from endogenous enteric organisms.
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- S N Lichtman
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27599, USA
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van de Loo AA, Arntz OJ, Bakker AC, van Lent PL, Jacobs MJ, van den Berg WB. Role of interleukin 1 in antigen-induced exacerbations of murine arthritis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1995; 146:239-49. [PMID: 7856731 PMCID: PMC1870767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The mechanism underlying the chronic and intermittent course of rheumatoid arthritis is not elucidated. In the present study, the role of interleukin 1 (IL-1) was investigated in exacerbations of antigen-induced arthritis in mice. A flare-up of smoldering inflammation (weeks 3 to 4 of antigen-induced arthritis) was inducible by injection of a small amount of methylated bovine serum albumin into the hypersensitive knee joint. Immunohistochemistry showed IL-1 expression in the synovial lining layer and in focal areas of the inflamed synovium during the flare-up. IL-1 was also measured in 1-hour culture supernatant of synovial tissue taken during the flare-up by a bioassay. The expression of both immunoreactive and bioactive IL-1 in the hypersensitive joint peaked around 6 hours after antigen (2 micrograms of methylated bovine serum albumin) injection and declined thereafter. Antigen rechallenge induced an acute joint swelling of the arthritic joint but not in the naive joint of the sensitized mouse, yet synovia of both joints produced IL-1 after antigen injection. Remarkably, a single intravenous injection of rabbit anti-IL-1 alpha and -beta antibodies 1 hour before antigen rechallenge neutralized IL-1 in the joint. Anti-IL-1 treatment significantly reduced the antigen-induced joint swelling (30 to 40%) but did not affect the profound influx of polymorphonuclear cells in the onset of the exacerbation. However, a profound relief of the inflammation (synovitis) was obtained by IL-1 blockade on day 4 of the exacerbation. Chondrocyte proteoglycan synthesis was markedly suppressed in the antigen-challenged naive knee joints suggesting that this was a direct IL-1 effect as the inflammation was insignificant. Anti-IL-1 treatment was able to maintain chondrocyte proteoglycan synthesis in the antigen-rechallenged joint, which was highly suppressed in the control group. Furthermore, the enhanced proteoglycan breakdown in the antigen-rechallenged joints was significantly decreased in the anti-IL-1 group. We concluded that IL-1 is an important mediator in exacerbations of murine arthritis, and amelioration of cartilage pathology was obtained with anti-IL-1 antibody treatment.
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- A A van de Loo
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Otterness IG, Bliven ML, Milici AJ, Poole AR. Comparison of mobility changes with histological and biochemical changes during lipopolysaccharide-induced arthritis in the hamster. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1994; 144:1098-108. [PMID: 8178933 PMCID: PMC1887353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Arthritis refers to a heterogeneous class of diseases characterized by impairment of movement. Yet animal models of arthritis have traditionally been based on the utilization of animals housed without the capability of extended free movement and without adjunctive measurement of mobility. To define the determinants of mobility impairment, we have established a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced arthritis model in the hamster that prominently features monitoring of mobility and compares mobility changes with histological and biochemical changes during arthritis. Intraarticular LPS induces a dose-dependent inhibition of the hamster's mobility as measured by decreased daily distance on a running wheel (normal distance 9 to 12 km/day). At low concentrations of LPS (0.1 and 1 microgram/knee), daily distances returned to normal after 4 and 6 days, respectively. At higher concentrations, the mobility was still markedly suppressed after 6 days, and, at 100 micrograms/knee, irreversible chondrocyte loss was observed on the femoral condylar margins. Further studies were therefore conducted using 1 microgram LPS/knee. Histological and biochemical changes were examined to determine which resolved at the time of restoration of mobility. At the time of restoration of mobility, the synovial capsule was still edematous and heavily infiltrated with leukocytes; proteoglycan loss from the medial femoral condyle was still increasing. Plasma keratan sulfate failed to correlate with either proteoglycan loss or mobility changes. Proteoglycan synthesis, which was maximally suppressed the second day after LPS, was enhanced over controls at the time of restoration of mobility, suggesting the onset of repair. These results suggest a possible association of mobility inhibition with local cytokine synthesis. This model provides an approach to define the causes of mobility impairment.
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- I G Otterness
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut
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Lichtman SN, Bachmann S, Munoz SR, Schwab JH, Bender DE, Sartor RB, Lemasters JJ. Bacterial cell wall polymers (peptidoglycan-polysaccharide) cause reactivation of arthritis. Infect Immun 1993; 61:4645-53. [PMID: 8406862 PMCID: PMC281216 DOI: 10.1128/iai.61.11.4645-4653.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of peptidoglycan-polysaccharide derived from group A streptococci (PG-APS) causes chronic arthritis with spontaneous remissions and exacerbations. We hypothesized that, following i.p. injection, PG-APS released from hepatic stores mediated spontaneous recurrences of arthritis. We tested whether transplanted livers with large amounts of PG-APS were able to reactivate quiescent arthritis. Saline-loaded (group 1) or PG-APS-loaded (group 2) livers were transplanted into rats which had been injected intra-articularly 10 days earlier with PG-APS in one joint and saline in the other. A comparison was made with the arthritis that occurred in rats injected i.p. with PG-APS which did not receive transplants (group 3). Arthritis was monitored by serial measurement of joint diameters. Transplantation of saline-loaded livers (group 1) caused no reactivation of arthritis. However, transplantation of PG-APS-loaded livers (group 2) reactivated arthritis (P < 0.0001). Injection of PG-APS i.p. (group 3) induced the most-severe arthritis. PG-APS levels in plasma decreased with time, and PG-APS accumulated in the spleen in groups 2 and 3. Plasma and hepatic levels of PG-APS in rats injected i.p. with PG-APS were greater than levels in rats transplanted with PG-APS-loaded livers, which in turn were greater than levels in rats with saline-loaded livers. Plasma tumor necrosis factor did not correlate with recurrence of arthritis. Transplantation with PG-APS-loaded livers induced reactivation of arthritis in preinjured joints. The extent of arthritis was proportional to hepatic PG-APS content. Reactivation of arthritis may be mediated by slow release of liver-sequestered PG-APS or cytokines (not tumor necrosis factor) released by the liver.
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- S N Lichtman
- Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7220
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- E F Hounsell
- Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Schwab JH, Anderle SK, Brown RR, Dalldorf FG, Thompson RC. Pro- and anti-inflammatory roles of interleukin-1 in recurrence of bacterial cell wall-induced arthritis in rats. Infect Immun 1991; 59:4436-42. [PMID: 1834576 PMCID: PMC259060 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.12.4436-4442.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A specific interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) was used to examine the roles of IL-1 in an experimental model designed to analyze the reactivation phase of erosive arthritis, induced in rats with peptidoglycan-polysaccharide polymers (PG-APS) isolated from cell walls of group A streptococci. Monoarticular arthritis was initiated by injection of a small dose of PG-APS into an ankle joint, and reactivation was induced by intravenous injection of PG-APS 20 days later. Human recombinant IL-1ra given at a dose of 2 to 3 mg/kg at the time of reactivation of arthritis and at 6-h intervals inhibits the increase in joint swelling by at least 60%. Joint swelling is suppressed 30 to 50% when the initial treatment with IL-1ra is delayed until 6 h after reactivation. IL-1ra is not effective when the initial injection is delayed 12 or 24 h. With an injection schedule of IL-1ra given at the time of reactivation and every 6 h, treatment can be stopped at 24 h and the suppression of swelling is no different from that in rats for which injections are continued for 4 days. The results indicate that IL-1 has a prominent, although not exclusive, role in initiating inflammation in this model and is involved in the amplifying processes in progressive inflammation and chronic erosive disease. An anti-inflammatory function of IL-1 is also indicated from data showing that IL-1ra treatment limited to 6 h or less after the induction of reactivation enhances joint swelling, whereas intravenous injection of human recombinant IL-1 beta 24 h before reactivation suppresses the reactivation of arthritis.
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- J H Schwab
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599
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Dziarski R. Peptidoglycan and lipopolysaccharide bind to the same binding site on lymphocytes. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)67708-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Granfors K, Jalkanen S, Lindberg AA, Mäki-Ikola O, von Essen R, Lahesmaa-Rantala R, Isomäki H, Saario R, Arnold WJ, Toivanen A. Salmonella lipopolysaccharide in synovial cells from patients with reactive arthritis. Lancet 1990; 335:685-8. [PMID: 1690327 DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90804-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Synovial cells from nine patients with reactive arthritis following Salmonella enteritidis or Salmonella typhimurium infection were examined for salmonella antigens. Extensive bacterial cultures of the synovial fluid were negative. Eight synovial-fluid cell samples stained positively on immunofluorescence with rabbit antisera against heat-killed S enteritidis or S typhimurium or with monoclonal antibodies specific for the causative salmonella lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Synovial tissue from the ninth patient stained positively in the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method with the monoclonal antibody. Control samples (synovial-fluid cells from thirteen patients with other rheumatic diseases and synovial tissue from two) were negative. Synovial cells from eight patients and five controls were studied by western blotting with the same monoclonal antibodies. Four of the eight patients but no controls had blots indicating salmonella LPS in the synovial cells. The presence of bacterial LPS in the joint is a common and pathogenetically important feature of reactive arthritis.
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- K Granfors
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Turku University, Finland
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van den Broek MF, van Bruggen MC, Stimpson SA, Severijnen AJ, van de Putte LB, van den Berg WB. Flare-up reaction of streptococcal cell wall induced arthritis in Lewis and F344 rats: the role of T lymphocytes. Clin Exp Immunol 1990; 79:297-306. [PMID: 2311306 PMCID: PMC1534749 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1990.tb05194.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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One i.p. injection of a sterile suspension of streptococcal cell walls (SCW) induces chronic erosive polyarthritis in susceptible Lewis rats, but not in resistant F344 or nude Lewis rats. Because continuous exacerbations may be one possible mechanism underlying chronic disease, we studied the mechanism of these flare-up reactions in Lewis and F344 rats. Injection of SCW into the right knee joint of rats induced a transient monoarthritis in both strains. Reactivation of the subsided arthritis by i.v. administration of the same antigen could be evoked only in the Lewis rat. Even repeated i.v. challenges with SCW failed to induce a flare-up reaction in the F344 rat, while the Lewis rat went through an exacerbation after every challenge. Removal of T lymphocytes by monoclonal antibodies before induction of an exacerbation rendered Lewis rats refractory to flare-up reactions, thus indicating the T cell-dependence of this reaction. Furthermore, when cell walls from heterologous bacteria were tested for their capacity to induce exacerbations of SCW-induced monoarthritis and to induce proliferation of SCW-specific T lymphocytes in vitro, a strong correlation between both features was found, again pointing to a role for SCW-specific T cells in exacerbations. Together, these data support our hypothesis that chronic arthritis is the result from repeated reactivations of a waning arthritis which are dependent on antigen-specific T lymphocytes.
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- M F van den Broek
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Abd AH, Hume DA, Halliday WJ, Davis GH. Immunopathological investigations during the course of arthritis induced in rats by Streptococcus agalactiae. Med Microbiol Immunol 1990; 179:13-23. [PMID: 2184338 DOI: 10.1007/bf00190146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A large single intraperitoneal injection of sonicated cells of Streptococcus agalactiae O90R induced polyarthritis in Wistar rats. The arthritis reaction score was monitored according to redness, edema, severity and deformity of rat ankle and wrist joints. The inflammation of joints was confirmed by radiology and histology. Acute arthritis was initiated within 48 h and the chronic form continued for more than 30 days. Although serum immunoglobulin was elevated within 48 h, anti-streptococcal antibody was detected only at later times (by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Arthus-type hypersensitivity reactions) and neither serum nor splenocytes of arthritic rats were able to transfer disease to susceptible, normal rats. From these observations and the finding of streptococcal antigen in joint macrophages (by immunogold labelling) we conclude that arthritis is related to persistent streptococcal fragments rather than to antibody or immune complexes.
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- A H Abd
- Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia
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van den Broek MF. Streptococcal cell wall-induced polyarthritis in the rat. Mechanisms for chronicity and regulation of susceptibility. APMIS 1989; 97:861-78. [PMID: 2679806 DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1989.tb00491.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Streptococcal cell wall (SCW)-induced arthritis is a chronic, erosive polyarthritis that can be induced in euthymic, susceptible Lewis rats by a single i.p. injection of a sterile, aqueous suspension of SCW. Nude Lewis rats and most other rats strains, including histocompatible F344 rats, are resistant to chronic disease. To study the mechanisms of chronicity and susceptibility to bacterium-induced arthritis, we compared immunological parameters in Lewis and F344 rats. A first observation was that Lewis rats mounted T-cell proliferative responses to SCW after immunisation with SCW or arthritis induction, while F344 rats were completely unable to do so. Depletion of OX8+ cells partially restored this defective response in F344 rats; it did not make them susceptible to polyarthritis, however. As SCW are present throughout the body and the disease manifests itself mainly, and sometimes uniquely as a joint inflammation, a reason for localisation had to be found. One explanation is the crossreactivity of SCW-primed T cells to cartilage components which can be demonstrated in Lewis but not in F344 rats, in vitro and in vivo. We considered this T-cell unresponsiveness in F344 rats as tolerance to threatening antigens or epitopes, so we changed the state of tolerance in both Lewis and F344 rats followed by induction of arthritis. Tolerance to bacteria was prevented in F344 rats by using them as germfree (GF) animals and was induced in Lewis rats by pretreatment with a bacterial common antigen, the 65 kD mycobacterial heat shock protein. The changed state of tolerance coincided with a reversal of the susceptibility to SCW-induced arthritis in both strains. We suggest that in arthritis-prone individuals (Lewis) tolerance to arthritogenic epitopes is defective, while in normal individuals (F344) tolerance and thus arthritis-resistance is induced and/or maintained by exogenous bacteria or gut flora. Another point to be considered is the involvement of T cells in the chronicity of joint inflammation. We demonstrated that a subsiding arthritis can be reactivated by systemic administration of a small amount of bacteria. This so called flare up is dependent on specific T cells and can therefore be induced in Lewis, but not in F344 rats. Of importance is the observation that even unrelated bacteria are able to reactivate and thus to maintain arthritis induced by streptococci.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- M F van den Broek
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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van den Broek MF, Hogervorst EJ, Van Bruggen MC, Van Eden W, van der Zee R, van den Berg WB. Protection against streptococcal cell wall-induced arthritis by pretreatment with the 65-kD mycobacterial heat shock protein. J Exp Med 1989; 170:449-66. [PMID: 2787830 PMCID: PMC2189406 DOI: 10.1084/jem.170.2.449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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We report that streptococcal cell wall (SCW)-induced arthritis in rats, a T cell-dependent chronic, erosive polyarthritis, can be prevented by pretreatment of the rats with the mycobacterial 65-kD heat shock protein. This 65-kD protein shows extensive amino acid homology with prokaryotic and eukaryotic 65-kD heat shock proteins and is a ubiquitous bacterial common antigen. Both the clinical and histopathologic manifestations of the arthritis were prevented completely when rats were pretreated with 50 micrograms of 65-kD protein intraperitoneally at 35, 25, 15, or 5 d before administration of SCW. In such protected rats, SCW-specific T cell responses were suppressed, as compared with responses in arthritic rats. Pretreatment with 65-kD protein had no effect on the production of antibodies against SCW, on a nonspecific inflammatory reaction (zymosan-induced arthritis), or on general cellular immunity in vivo (delayed type hypersensitivity reaction to a nonrelated protein antigen). Furthermore, the protection against SCW arthritis was transferable by splenic T cells to naive recipients. Our data show that pretreatment with the 65-kD mycobacterial heat shock protein protects rats against a subsequent bacterium-induced arthritis. This protection is immunologically specific and resides in the lymphoid cell population.
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- M F van den Broek
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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van den Broek MF, van den Berg WB, van de Putte LB, Severijnen AJ. Streptococcal cell wall-induced arthritis and flare-up reaction in mice induced by homologous or heterologous cell walls. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 1988; 133:139-49. [PMID: 3052092 PMCID: PMC1880648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Intra-articular injection of cell walls from the gram-positive bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes induces an arthritis in both streptococcal cell wall (SCW)-primed and naive mice. This joint inflammation subsides after 2 weeks but it could be reactivated by systemic injection of SCW in a dose-dependent way. The primary arthritis as well as the flare-up reaction were more vehement in immunized than naive mice. Pretreatment with antilymphocyte serum of nonimmunized arthritic mice before systemic challenge completely inhibits the flare-up reaction, suggesting the involvement of lymphocytes in the reactivation. Dose-response studies showed that intravenous challenge with SCW amounts too small to induce a primary arthritis were able to reactivate a chronic arthritis, implying that an inflamed joint is in a hyperreactive state, probably due to locally retained lymphocytes. Arthritis as a result of injection with SCW can be reactivated by fragments of a nonrelated, gram negative endogenous bacterium, Escherichia coli. The latter finding might be of importance for the understanding of the pathogenesis of chronic arthritis: once an arthritis is induced by one bacterium, other (unrelated) bacteria, probably derived from an endogenous source, may be able to reactivate the inflammatory process, thus contributing to chronicity.
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- M F van den Broek
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Sartor RB, Bond TM, Schwab JH. Systemic uptake and intestinal inflammatory effects of luminal bacterial cell wall polymers in rats with acute colonic injury. Infect Immun 1988; 56:2101-8. [PMID: 3397186 PMCID: PMC259529 DOI: 10.1128/iai.56.8.2101-2108.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The systemic uptake and local intestinal inflammatory potential of luminal bacterial cell wall polymers in rats with normal and acutely inflamed colons were measured. Rats were injected intracecally with either 125I-labeled group A streptococcal peptidoglycan-polysaccharide complexes or equal amounts of Na125I, after either nonspecific colonic injury with 4% acetic acid or injection with buffer. The colons of rats injected with peptidoglycan-polysaccharide had higher inflammatory scores than Na125I-injected rats, a greater incidence of mucosal ulceration and transmural inflammation after acetic acid injury, and an increased frequency of focal accumulations of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and submucosa after buffer injection. Radioactivity in the liver, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes was higher in the colon-injured rats that received peptidoglycan-polysaccharide 48 h before tissue collection than in the noninjured rats (P less than 0.002). Group A streptococcal polysaccharide antigen concentration within the liver, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes, measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, was significantly higher in the colon-injured rats that received cell wall polymers than in noninjured rats. These results indicate that luminal bacterial cell wall polymers with well-described inflammatory and immunoregulatory potential can cross injured colonic epithelia and are capable of initiating and potentiating intestinal inflammation.
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- R B Sartor
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599
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