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Tamiya S, Yoshikawa E, Suzuki K, Yoshioka Y. Susceptibility Analysis in Several Mouse Strains Reveals Robust T-Cell Responses After Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in DBA/2 Mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 10:602453. [PMID: 33520736 PMCID: PMC7839406 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.602453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) is a highly contagious respiratory pathogen responsible for human community-acquired pneumonia. The number of antibiotic-resistant Mp strains is increasing; therefore, to develop novel therapeutics, it is crucial to precisely understand the pathogenesis of mycoplasma pneumonia. Herein, we examined the susceptibility and response to Mp among eight inbred mouse strains. Following infection, the bacterial load in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from DBA/2 mice was higher than that in the other tested strains such as BALB/c mice, which are frequently used in Mp research. In contrast, the numbers of CD45+ immune cells and neutrophils in BALF were comparable between BALB/c and DBA/2 mice, with lower numbers observed in C57BL/6J and CBA/N mice than in BALB/c mice. Among the tested strains, the BALF level of interleukin 12 subunit p40 was highest in DBA/2 mice; however, significant differences in other cytokines levels were not observed between BALB/c and DBA/2 mice. After Mp infection, Mp-specific Th1 and Th17 responses were significantly enhanced in DBA/2 mice when compared with BALB/c mice. Furthermore, prior infection with Mp increased the number of neutrophils in BALF after the reinfection of DBA/2 mice through an Mp-specific CD4+ T cell-dependent mechanism. Thus, DBA/2 may be an appropriate strain for evaluating Mp infection. Moreover, a comparison of responses revealed by various inbred mouse strains could be useful for elucidating the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumonia.
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- Shigeyuki Tamiya
- Laboratory of Nano-design for innovative drug development, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nano-design for innovative drug development, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Nano-design for innovative drug development, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Vaccine Creation Group, BIKEN Innovative Vaccine Research Alliance Laboratories, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,The Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.,Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Cabral MP, Correia A, Vilanova M, Gärtner F, Moscoso M, García P, Vallejo JA, Pérez A, Francisco-Tomé M, Fuentes-Valverde V, Bou G. A live auxotrophic vaccine confers mucosal immunity and protection against lethal pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1008311. [PMID: 32040500 PMCID: PMC7034913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of nosocomial pneumonia and its associated mortality. Moreover, extensively drug-resistant high-risk clones are globally widespread, presenting a major challenge to the healthcare systems. Despite this, no vaccine is available against this high-concerning pathogen. Here we tested immunogenicity and protective efficacy of an experimental live vaccine against P. aeruginosa pneumonia, consisting of an auxotrophic strain which lacks the key enzyme involved in D-glutamate biosynthesis, a structural component of the bacterial cell wall. As the amounts of free D-glutamate in vivo are trace substances in most cases, blockage of the cell wall synthesis occurs, compromising the growth of this strain, but not its immunogenic properties. Indeed, when delivered intranasally, this vaccine stimulated production of systemic and mucosal antibodies, induced effector memory, central memory and IL-17A-producing CD4+ T cells, and recruited neutrophils and mononuclear phagocytes into the airway mucosa. A significant improvement in mice survival after lung infection caused by ExoU-producing PAO1 and PA14 strains was observed. Nearly one third of the mice infected with the XDR high-risk clone ST235 were also protected. These findings highlight the potential of this vaccine for the control of acute pneumonia caused by this bacterial pathogen. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterium and one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated diseases, including acute pneumonia, causing high mortality within immunocompromised hosts. Most of these infections are strikingly difficult to treat using conventional antibiotic therapies, since this microorganism displays high intrinsic resistance to a wide range of antibiotics. Moreover, to date, no vaccine is available for prevention. Here we used a mutated bacterial strain, which is unable to replicate in vivo and to cause disease, as a live vaccine against acute pneumonia caused by this pathogen. When applied intranasally, this vaccine induced immunity both at local and distant body sites, activating immune cells which were recruited into the airway mucosa. This evoked immune response reduced the number of non-surviving mice after infection with two cytotoxic P. aeruginosa strains causing acute lung infection. Some protection was also observed against an internationally disseminated cytotoxic strain. These data indicate that this is a promising vaccine candidate against P. aeruginosa-pneumonia.
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- Maria P. Cabral
- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- i3S –Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IBMC–Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S –Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IBMC–Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- i3S –Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
- IPATIMUP—Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital A Coruña (CHUAC)–Biomedical Research Institute A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain
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Efficacy of Aerosolized Rifaximin versus Tobramycin for Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia in Mice. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019; 63:AAC.02341-18. [PMID: 31010865 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02341-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic bacterial pathogen that can cause chronic lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The current preferred treatment for CF lung infections includes inhaled tobramycin (TOB); however, studies suggest TOB cannot effectively inhibit biofilm formation. Using an NIH small compounds drug library approved for safe use in humans, we identified rifaximin (RFX), a semisynthetic, rifamycin family, nonsystemic antibiotic that inhibits alginate production and growth in P. aeruginosa Inhibition of alginate production was further analyzed using the uronic acid carbazole assay and a promoter reporter assay that measures the transcription of the alginate biosynthetic operon. Compared to TOB, RFX significantly reduced alginate production in laboratory and CF sputum isolates of P. aeruginosa In addition, RFX showed a narrow range of MICs when measured with multidrug-resistant bacterial species of clinical relevance, synergistic activities with TOB or amikacin against clinical isolates, as well as reduction toward in vitro preformed biofilms. In C57BL/6 mice, penetration of nebulized TOB into the lungs was shown at a higher level than that of RFX. Further, in vivo assessment using a DBA/2 mouse lung infection model found increased survival rates with a single-dose treatment of nebulized RFX and decreased P. aeruginosa PAO1 bioburden with a multiple-dose treatment of RFX plus TOB. In addition, mice treated with a single exposure to dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a solvent that dissolves RFX, showed no apparent toxicity. In summary, RFX may be used to supplement TOB inhalation therapy to increase efficacy against P. aeruginosa biofilm infections.
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Boonyarattanasoonthorn T, Elewa YHA, Tag-El-Din-Hassan HT, Morimatsu M, Agui T. Profiling of cellular immune responses to Mycoplasma pulmonis infection in C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2019; 73:55-65. [PMID: 31026602 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mycoplasma infections cause respiratory tract damages and atypical pneumonia, resulting in serious problems in humans and animals worldwide. It is well known that laboratory inbred mouse strains show various susceptibility to Mycoplasma pulmonis (M. pulmonis) infection, which causes murine respiratory mycoplasmosis. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the difference in cellular immune responses between resistant strain, C57BL/6NCrSlc (B6) and susceptible strain, DBA/2CrSlc (D2) after challenging M. pulmonis infection. D2 mice showed higher amount of bacterial proliferation in lung, higher pulmonary infiltration of immune cells such as neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes, and higher levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-17A, and tumor necrosis factor-α in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid than did B6 mice. The results of this study suggest that D2 mice are more susceptible than B6 mice to M. pulmonis infection due to a hyper-immune inflammatory response.
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- Tussapon Boonyarattanasoonthorn
- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Anatomy, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan; Department of Histology and Cytology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan; Poultry Production Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine, Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
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Pompilio A, Crocetta V, Di Bonaventura G. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia mutant lacking flagella remains virulent in DBA/2N mice but is less efficient in stimulating TNF-α expression. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2018; 365:5075579. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fny205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Arianna Pompilio
- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Via Vestini 31, Chieti 66100, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Via L. Polacchi 11, Chieti 66100, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Via Vestini 31, Chieti 66100, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Via L. Polacchi 11, Chieti 66100, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, ‘G. d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Via Vestini 31, Chieti 66100, Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Via L. Polacchi 11, Chieti 66100, Italy
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Liu Y, Qin T, Zhao X, Dong S, Zhu J, Peng D, Zhong J, Li T, Chen X. Skewed balance of regulatory T cell and inflammatory T cell in IL-17 defect with human metapneumovirus infection. Cell Immunol 2018; 331:161-167. [PMID: 30077332 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a common cause of respiratory infections in children. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the development of hMPV-induced pulmonary pathology remain unknown. Studies show that IL-17 plays an important role in some inflammatory diseases of the airways, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here, we generated an IL-17 KO murine model of hMPV infection and used it to characterize the role of IL-17 hMPV-induced pulmonary inflammation. The results demonstrated that the defect in IL-17 resulted in less neutrophil influx into the lungs, along with reduced ventilatory function. Meanwhile, viral infection in IL-17 KO mice increased regulatory T cells (Tregs) and reduced Th1 and Th2 cells in the lung, suggesting that lack of IL-17 skews the immune response in the lung toward an anti-inflammatory profile, as exhibited by a greater number of Treg cells and fewer Th1 and Th2 cells.
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- Yuhang Liu
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Research Center for Immunologic and Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China; Division of Immunology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Key Laboratory of Pediatrics in Chongqing, Chongqing International Science and Technology Cooperation Center for Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Division of Flow Cytometry, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Division of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Division of Respiratory, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- General Medical Wards, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China
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- General Medical Wards, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China.
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The impact of host genetic background in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa respiratory infections. Mamm Genome 2018; 29:550-557. [PMID: 29947963 PMCID: PMC7087806 DOI: 10.1007/s00335-018-9753-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Understanding the significance of human genetic diversity in modulating host susceptibility to opportunistic infections is an emerging challenge in the field of respiratory illnesses. While it is recognized that diverse bacterial strains account for differential disease manifestations, emerging data indicate that host genetic diversity is an important determinant factor that influences the severity of opportunistic infections. With particular regard to respiratory illnesses mediated by the gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, diverse genetic background is also emerging as a key contributor. Human-genome-wide association studies are a common approach for determining the inter-individual genetic variation associated with variability of the pulmonary infections. Historically, diverse murine inbred mouse strains and ex-vivo cellular models were considered complementary to human studies for establishing the contribution of genetic background to P. aeruginosa respiratory infections. More recently, the development of a new mouse model of infection, mirroring human airway diseases, combined with innovative murine resource populations, modelling human genetic variation, provides additional insights into the mechanisms of genetic susceptibility. In this review, we cover the recent state of the art of human and animal studies and we discuss future potential challenges in the field of P. aeruginosa respiratory infections.
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Genetic susceptibility to toxicologic lung responses among inbred mouse strains following exposure to carbon nanotubes and profiling of underlying gene networks. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2017; 327:59-70. [PMID: 28433707 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2017.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The risk of human exposure to fiber nanoparticles has risen in recent years due to increases in the manufacture and utilization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs are present as airborne particulates in occupational settings and their hazard potential has been demonstrated in experimental lung exposure studies using inbred mouse strains. However, it is not known whether different inbred strains differ in lung responses to CNTs by virtue of their genetics. In this work, common inbred strains (BALB/c, C57Bl/6, DBA/2, and C3H/He) were exposed to CNTs via oropharyngeal aspiration and lung histology and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples were evaluated over 28days with the objective of evaluating sensitivity/resistance among strains. C57Bl/6 mice developed significantly more extensive type II pneumocyte (T2P) hyperplasia and alveolar infiltrate compared to DBA/2 mice, which were resistant. Surprisingly, DBA/2 but not C57Bl/6 mice were extremely sensitive to increases in leukocytes recovered in BAL fluid. Underlying global gene expression patterns in the two strains were compared using mRNA sequencing to investigate regulatory networks associated with the different effects. The impact of exposure on gene networks regulating various aspects of immune response and cell survival was limited in DBA/2 mice compared to C57Bl/6. Investigation of B6D2F1 (C57Bl/6×DBA/2 hybrid) mice demonstrated inheritance of sensitivity to CNT exposures in regard to toxicologic lung pathology and BAL leukocyte accumulations. These findings demonstrate a genetic basis of susceptibility to CNT particle exposures and both inform the use of inbred mouse models and suggest the likelihood of differences in genetic susceptibility among humans.
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Small molecule inhibitor of type three secretion suppresses acute and chronic Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a novel urogenital Chlamydia model. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:484853. [PMID: 25695086 PMCID: PMC4324818 DOI: 10.1155/2015/484853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Previously, we reported that a compound from a group of thiohydrazides of oxamic acids, CL-55, possessed antichlamydial activity in vitro that was accompanied by a decreased translocation of the type three secretion effector, IncA, into the host cell. In this study, the antichlamydial activity of CL-55 was tested in vivo in DBA/2 mice infected with C. trachomatis serovar D. We found that intravaginal inoculation of DBA/2 mice with the clinically relevant strain, C. trachomatis serovar D, results in a course of infection and pathology similar to that observed in humans. The early stage of infection in this model was characterized by a shedding of Chlamydia in vaginal secretions followed by an ascending infection and inflammation in the upper genital tract. We found that CL-55 possessed antibacterial activity in vivo and was able to control C. trachomatis vaginal shedding, ascending infection, and inflammation in the upper genital organs in DBA/2 mice. Our data provide a proof of concept for the protective effect of the thiadiazinon, CL-55, against chlamydial infection in vivo and support the feasibility of further studies of its potential therapeutic applications.
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De Simone M, Spagnuolo L, Lorè NI, Rossi G, Cigana C, De Fino I, Iraqi FA, Bragonzi A. Host genetic background influences the response to the opportunistic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection altering cell-mediated immunity and bacterial replication. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106873. [PMID: 25268734 PMCID: PMC4182038 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 08/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections including pneumonia, bloodstream, urinary tract, and surgical site infections. The clinical outcome of P. aeruginosa infections may be extremely variable among individuals at risk and patients affected by cystic fibrosis. However, risk factors for P. aeruginosa infection remain largely unknown. To identify and track the host factors influencing P. aeruginosa lung infections, inbred immunocompetent mouse strains were screened in a pneumonia model system. A/J, BALB/cJ, BALB/cAnNCrl, BALB/cByJ, C3H/HeOuJ, C57BL/6J, C57BL/6NCrl, DBA/2J, and 129S2/SvPasCRL mice were infected with P. aeruginosa clinical strain and monitored for body weight and mortality up to seven days. The most deviant survival phenotypes were observed for A/J, 129S2/SvPasCRL and DBA/2J showing high susceptibility while BALB/cAnNCrl and C3H/HeOuJ showing more resistance to P. aeruginosa infection. Next, one of the most susceptible and resistant mouse strains were characterized for their deviant clinical and immunological phenotype by scoring bacterial count, cell-mediated immunity, cytokines and chemokines profile and lung pathology in an early time course. Susceptible A/J mice showed significantly higher bacterial burden, higher cytokines and chemokines levels but lower leukocyte recruitment, particularly neutrophils, when compared to C3H/HeOuJ resistant mice. Pathologic scores showed lower inflammatory severity, reduced intraluminal and interstitial inflammation extent, bronchial and parenchymal involvement and diminished alveolar damage in the lungs of A/J when compared to C3H/HeOuJ. Our findings indicate that during an early phase of infection a prompt inflammatory response in the airways set the conditions for a non-permissive environment to P. aeruginosa replication and lock the spread to other organs. Host gene(s) may have a role in the reduction of cell-mediated immunity playing a critical role in the control of P. aeruginosa infection. These results now provide a basis for mapping genomic regions underlying host susceptibility to P. aeruginosa infection.
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- Maura De Simone
- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Infection and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Dispersed cells represent a distinct stage in the transition from bacterial biofilm to planktonic lifestyles. Nat Commun 2014; 5:4462. [PMID: 25042103 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Bacteria assume distinct lifestyles during the planktonic and biofilm modes of growth. Increased levels of the intracellular messenger c-di-GMP determine the transition from planktonic to biofilm growth, while a reduction causes biofilm dispersal. It is generally assumed that cells dispersed from biofilms immediately go into the planktonic growth phase. Here we use single-nucleotide resolution transcriptomic analysis to show that the physiology of dispersed cells from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is highly different from those of planktonic and biofilm cells. In dispersed cells, the expression of the small regulatory RNAs RsmY and RsmZ is downregulated, whereas secretion genes are induced. Dispersed cells are highly virulent against macrophages and Caenorhabditis elegans compared with planktonic cells. In addition, they are highly sensitive towards iron stress, and the combination of a biofilm-dispersing agent, an iron chelator and tobramycin efficiently reduces the survival of the dispersed cells.
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Xu X, Shao B, Wang R, Zhou S, Tang Z, Lu W, Xiong S. Role of Interleukin-17 in defense against pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in lungs. Int J Clin Exp Med 2014; 7:809-816. [PMID: 24955149 PMCID: PMC4057828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa may cause severe or even fatal infection in hosts with immunodeficiency. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a newly discovered pro-inflammatory cytokine, which promotes the recruitment and activation of neutrophils in the respiratory tract by inducing release of chemokine C-X-C. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to explore the role of IL-17 in host defense against acute pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in lungs. METHODS The expression of IL-17 and its downstream effectors (IL-1β, MIP-2 and G-CSF) were detected in mouse lungs with acute pseudomonas aeruginosa infection; 48 h after intratracheal administration of justice plasmid, mice were infected with pseudomonas aeruginosa again, and the bacterial clearance rate and the expression of downstream effectors of IL-17, as well as the mice death rate, were determined 6 h later. RESULTS The expression of IL-17 and its downstream effectors (IL-1β, MIP-2 and G-CSF) significantly increased in mouse lungs with acute pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. After intratracheal administration of justice plasmid expressing IL-17, the expression of IL-17 and its downstream effectors significantly increased, accompanied by increase in neutrophil count. The justice plasmid expressing IL-17 was intratracheally administered before acute pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection, which significantly increased the expression of IL-17 and its downstream effectors (IL-1β, MIP-2 and G-CSF) in the respiratory tract, leading to increasing clearance rate of bacteria and survival rate. CONCLUSION IL-17 may recruit neutrophil to the infected areas in the early phase of pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection.
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- Xilin Xu
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military CommandWuhan 430070, China
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- Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefei 230001, China
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- Department of Occupational Medicine, Hefei Third People’s HospitalHefei 230001, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military CommandWuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military CommandWuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan 430030, China
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Immunomodulatory effects of Liriope platyphylla water extract on lipopolysaccharide-activated mouse macrophage. Nutrients 2012. [PMID: 23201926 PMCID: PMC3546613 DOI: 10.3390/nu4121887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The tuber of Liriope platyphylla Wang et Tang (Liliaceae), also known as Liriopis tuber, is famous in Oriental medicine owing to its tonic, antitussive, expectorant and anti-asthmatic properties. In the present study, the effects of Liriopis tuber water extract (LP) on proinflammatory mediators secreted from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cultured RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages were investigated. Nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and intracellular calcium release were measured after 24 h incubation. Various cytokines and nuclear transcription factors (NF-κB and CREB) of LPS-induced RAW 264.7 were measured by a multiplex bead array assay based on xMAP technology. LP (up to 200 μg/mL) significantly decreased levels of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12p40, interferon-inducible protein-10, keratinocyte-derived chemokine, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor, platelet derived growth factor, PGE2, intracellular calcium, NF-κB and CREB in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells (p < 0.05). The results suggest that LP has immunomodulatory activity to reduce excessive immune reactions during the activation of macrophages by LPS. Further studies are needed to verify the precise mechanism regulating immunomodulatory activities of LP.
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Kenawy HI, Ali YM, Rajakumar K, Lynch NJ, Kadioglu A, Stover CM, Schwaeble WJ. Absence of the lectin activation pathway of complement does not increase susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Immunobiology 2011; 217:272-80. [PMID: 22070931 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa remains one of the major clinical pathogens that burden immuno-compromised patients and patients with cystic fibrosis. The present study aimed to define the role of the lectin pathway of complement in the immune-defence against P. aeruginosa in a mouse model of invasive pneumonia. Using in vitro assays specific for each of the three complement pathways, we demonstrate that some strains of P. aeruginosa bind lectin pathway recognition sub-components and initiate complement activation in a lectin pathway-specific mode. All of the tested strains activated complement via classical and alternative pathways. We assessed the importance of lectin pathway activation in fighting P. aeruginosa infections by testing a lectin pathway activating strain in a mouse model of intra-nasal infection. MASP-2 (mannan binding lectin associated serine protease-2) deficient mice, which have no lectin pathway activity, had no significant survival disadvantage compared to wild type littermates (72.7% and 81.8% survival, respectively, p=0.48). Likewise, no difference in opsonising activity was seen between MASP-2 sufficient and MASP-2 deficient mouse sera. Moreover, cytokine expression profiles in the lungs of WT mice and MASP-2-/- mice were similar throughout the course of P. aeruginosa infection. We conclude that the lectin pathway does not play an essential role in fighting P. aeruginosa infection in mice.
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- Hany Ibrahim Kenawy
- Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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Rouf R, Karaba SM, Dao J, Cianciotto NP. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains replicate and persist in the murine lung, but to significantly different degrees. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2011; 157:2133-2142. [PMID: 21546584 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.048157-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The environmental bacterium Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is increasingly described as a multidrug-resistant pathogen of humans, being associated with pneumonia, among other diseases. But the degree to which S. maltophilia is capable of replicating in a mammalian host has been an issue of controversy. Using a model of intranasal inoculation into adult A/J mice, we now document that S. maltophilia strain K279a, the clinical isolate of S. maltophilia whose complete genome sequence was recently determined, is in fact capable of replicating in lungs, displaying as much as a 10-fold increase in c.f.u. in the first 8 h of infection. Importantly, as few as 10(4) c.f.u. deposited into the A/J lung was sufficient to promote bacterial outgrowth. Bacterial replication in the lungs of the A/J mice was followed by elevations in pro-inflammatory cytokines and also promoted resistance to subsequent challenge. We also found that DBA/2 mice were permissive for S. maltophilia K279a replication, although the level of growth and persistence in these animals was less than it was in the A/J mice. In contrast, the BALB/c and C57BL/6 mouse strains were non-permissive for S. maltophilia K279a growth. Interestingly, when five additional clinical isolates were introduced into the A/J lung, marked differences in survival were observed, with some strains being much less infective than K279a and others being appreciably more infective. These data suggest that the presence of major virulence determinants is variable among clinical isolates. Overall, this study confirms the infectivity of S. maltophilia for the mammalian host, and illustrates how both host and bacterial factors affect the outcome of Stenotrophomonas infection.
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- Ruella Rouf
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Ahn SH, Deshmukh H, Johnson N, Cowell LG, Rude TH, Scott WK, Nelson CL, Zaas AK, Marchuk DA, Keum S, Lamlertthon S, Sharma-Kuinkel BK, Sempowski GD, Fowler VG. Two genes on A/J chromosome 18 are associated with susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus infection by combined microarray and QTL analyses. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1001088. [PMID: 20824097 PMCID: PMC2932726 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Although it has recently been shown that A/J mice are highly susceptible to Staphylococcus aureus sepsis as compared to C57BL/6J, the specific genes responsible for this differential phenotype are unknown. Using chromosome substitution strains (CSS), we found that loci on chromosomes 8, 11, and 18 influence susceptibility to S. aureus sepsis in A/J mice. We then used two candidate gene selection strategies to identify genes on these three chromosomes associated with S. aureus susceptibility, and targeted genes identified by both gene selection strategies. First, we used whole genome transcription profiling to identify 191 (56 on chr. 8, 100 on chr. 11, and 35 on chr. 18) genes on our three chromosomes of interest that are differentially expressed between S. aureus-infected A/J and C57BL/6J. Second, we identified two significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) for survival post-infection on chr. 18 using N2 backcross mice (F1 [C18A]×C57BL/6J). Ten genes on chr. 18 (March3, Cep120, Chmp1b, Dcp2, Dtwd2, Isoc1, Lman1, Spire1, Tnfaip8, and Seh1l) mapped to the two significant QTL regions and were also identified by the expression array selection strategy. Using real-time PCR, 6 of these 10 genes (Chmp1b, Dtwd2, Isoc1, Lman1, Tnfaip8, and Seh1l) showed significantly different expression levels between S. aureus-infected A/J and C57BL/6J. For two (Tnfaip8 and Seh1l) of these 6 genes, siRNA-mediated knockdown of gene expression in S. aureus–challenged RAW264.7 macrophages induced significant changes in the cytokine response (IL-1 β and GM-CSF) compared to negative controls. These cytokine response changes were consistent with those seen in S. aureus-challenged peritoneal macrophages from CSS 18 mice (which contain A/J chromosome 18 but are otherwise C57BL/6J), but not C57BL/6J mice. These findings suggest that two genes, Tnfaip8 and Seh1l, may contribute to susceptibility to S. aureus in A/J mice, and represent promising candidates for human genetic susceptibility studies. Staphylococcus aureus has a wide spectrum of human infection, ranging from asymptomatic nasal carriage to overwhelming sepsis and death. Mouse models offer an attractive strategy for investigating complex diseases such as S. aureus infections. A/J mice are highly susceptible to S. aureus infection compared with C57BL/6J mice. We showed that genes on chromosomes 8, 11, and 18 in A/J are responsible for susceptibility to S. aureus by using chromosome substitution strains (CSS). From the ∼4200 genes on these three chromosomes, we identified 191 which were differentially expressed between A/J and C57BL/6J when challenged with S. aureus. Next, we identified two significant QTLs on chromosome 18 that are associated with susceptibility to S. aureus infection in N2 backcross mice. Ten genes (March3, Cep120, Chmp1b, Dcp2, Dtwd2, Isoc1, Lman1, Spire1, Tnfaip8, and Seh1l) mapped to the two significant QTLs and were differentially expressed between A/J and C57BL/6J. One gene on each QTL, Tnfaip8 and Seh1l, affected expression of cytokines in mouse macrophages exposed to S. aureus. These cytokine response patterns were consistent with those seen in S. aureus-challenged peritoneal macrophages from CSS 18, but not C57BL/6J. Tnfaip8 and Seh1l are strong candidates for genes influencing susceptibility to S. aureus of A/J mice.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/genetics
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Chemokines/metabolism
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Mammalian/genetics
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Flow Cytometry
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/microbiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred A
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Neutrophils/cytology
- Neutrophils/metabolism
- Neutrophils/microbiology
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics
- Quantitative Trait Loci/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sepsis/genetics
- Sepsis/microbiology
- Sepsis/pathology
- Staphylococcal Infections/genetics
- Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
- Staphylococcal Infections/pathology
- Staphylococcus aureus/genetics
- Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity
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- Sun-Hee Ahn
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Epiphanio S, Campos MG, Pamplona A, Carapau D, Pena AC, Ataíde R, Monteiro CAA, Félix N, Costa-Silva A, Marinho CRF, Dias S, Mota MM. VEGF promotes malaria-associated acute lung injury in mice. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000916. [PMID: 20502682 PMCID: PMC2873913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The spectrum of the clinical presentation and severity of malaria infections is broad, ranging from uncomplicated febrile illness to severe forms of disease such as cerebral malaria (CM), acute lung injury (ALI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pregnancy-associated malaria (PAM) or severe anemia (SA). Rodent models that mimic human CM, PAM and SA syndromes have been established. Here, we show that DBA/2 mice infected with P. berghei ANKA constitute a new model for malaria-associated ALI. Up to 60% of the mice showed dyspnea, airway obstruction and hypoxemia and died between days 7 and 12 post-infection. The most common pathological findings were pleural effusion, pulmonary hemorrhage and edema, consistent with increased lung vessel permeability, while the blood-brain barrier was intact. Malaria-associated ALI correlated with high levels of circulating VEGF, produced de novo in the spleen, and its blockage led to protection of mice from this syndrome. In addition, either splenectomization or administration of the anti-inflammatory molecule carbon monoxide led to a significant reduction in the levels of sera VEGF and to protection from ALI. The similarities between the physiopathological lesions described here and the ones occurring in humans, as well as the demonstration that VEGF is a critical host factor in the onset of malaria-associated ALI in mice, not only offers important mechanistic insights into the processes underlying the pathology related with malaria but may also pave the way for interventional studies.
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- Sabrina Epiphanio
- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária de Lisboa, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária de Lisboa, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Hospital de Santa Maria e Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
- Angiogenesis Laboratory, Centro Investigação em Patobiologia Molecular, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil, Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Unidade de Malária, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal
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Role of excessive inflammatory response to Stenotrophomonas maltophilia lung infection in DBA/2 mice and implications for cystic fibrosis. Infect Immun 2010; 78:2466-76. [PMID: 20308302 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01391-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a pathogen that causes infections mainly in immunocompromised patients. Despite increased S. maltophilia isolation from respiratory specimens of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), the real contribution of the microorganism to CF pathogenesis still needs to be clarified. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pathogenic role of S. maltophilia in CF patients by using a model of acute respiratory infection in DBA/2 mice following a single exposure to aerosolized bacteria. The pulmonary bacterial load was stable until day 3 and then decreased significantly from day 3 through day 14, when the bacterial load became undetectable in all infected mice. Infection disseminated in most mice, although at a very low level. Severe effects (swollen lungs, large atelectasis, pleural adhesion, and hemorrhages) of lung pathology were observed on days 3, 7, and 14. The clearance of S. maltophilia observed in DBA/2 mouse lungs was clearly associated with an early and intense bronchial and alveolar inflammatory response, which is mediated primarily by neutrophils. Significantly higher levels of interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, IL-12, gamma interferon (IFN-gamma), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), GROalpha/KC, MCP-1/JE, MCP-5, macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha), MIP-2, and TARC were observed in infected mice on day 1 with respect to controls. Excessive pulmonary infection and inflammation caused systemic effects, manifested by weight loss, and finally caused a high mortality rate. Taken together, our results show that S. maltophilia is not just a bystander in CF patients but has the potential to contribute to the inflammatory process that compromises respiratory function.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate promotes Burkholderia cenocepacia persistence in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator knockout mice. Infect Immun 2010; 78:984-93. [PMID: 20048042 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01192-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major respiratory pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, facilitates infection by other opportunistic pathogens. Burkholderia cenocepacia, which normally infects adolescent patients, encounters alginate elaborated by mucoid P. aeruginosa. To determine whether P. aeruginosa alginate facilitates B. cenocepacia infection in mice, cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator knockout mice were infected with B. cenocepacia strain BC7 suspended in either phosphate-buffered saline (BC7/PBS) or P. aeruginosa alginate (BC7/alginate), and the pulmonary bacterial load and inflammation were monitored. Mice infected with BC7/PBS cleared all of the bacteria within 3 days, and inflammation was resolved by day 5. In contrast, mice infected with BC7/alginate showed persistence of bacteria and increased cytokine levels for up to 7 days. Histological examination of the lungs indicated that there was moderate to severe inflammation and pneumonic consolidation in isolated areas at 5 and 7 days postinfection in the BC7/alginate group. Further, alginate decreased phagocytosis of B. cenocepacia by professional phagocytes both in vivo and in vitro. P. aeruginosa alginate also reduced the proinflammatory responses of CF airway epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages to B. cenocepacia infection. The observed effects are specific to P. aeruginosa alginate, because enzymatically degraded alginate or other polyuronic acids did not facilitate bacterial persistence. These observations suggest that P. aeruginosa alginate may facilitate B. cenocepacia infection by interfering with host innate defense mechanisms.
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Huang L, Dai T, Hamblin MR. Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation and photodynamic therapy for infections. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 635:155-73. [PMID: 20552347 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-697-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was initially discovered over 100 years ago by its ability to kill microorganisms, but its use to treat infections clinically has not been much developed. However, the present relentless increase in antibiotic resistance worldwide and the emergence of strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics has stimulated research into novel antimicrobial strategies such as PDT that are thought to be unlikely to lead to the development of resistance. In this chapter we will cover the use of PDT to kill pathogenic microbial cells in vitro and describe a mouse model of localized infection and its treatment by PDT without causing excessive damage to the host tissue.
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- Liyi Huang
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Blaho VA, Buczynski MW, Brown CR, Dennis EA. Lipidomic analysis of dynamic eicosanoid responses during the induction and resolution of Lyme arthritis. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:21599-612. [PMID: 19487688 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.003822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Eicosanoids and other bioactive lipid mediators are indispensable regulators of biological processes, as demonstrated by the numerous inflammatory diseases resulting from their dysregulation, including cancer, hyperalgesia, atherosclerosis, and arthritis. Despite their importance, a robust strategy comparable with gene or protein array technology for comprehensively analyzing the eicosanoid metabolome has not been forthcoming. We have developed liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry methodology that quantitatively and comprehensively analyzes the eicosanoid metabolome and utilized this approach to characterize eicosanoid production during experimental Lyme arthritis in mice infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Eicosanoids were extracted throughout infection from the joints of Lyme arthritis-resistant and -susceptible mice and subjected to lipidomic profiling. We identified temporal and quantitative differences between these mouse strains in the production of eicosanoids, which correlated with differences in arthritis development. The eicosanoid biosynthetic enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 has been implicated in the regulation of Lyme arthritis pathology, and subsequent lipidomic profiling of B. burgdorferi-infected COX-2(-/-) mice identified reductions not only in COX-2 products but, surprisingly, also significant off-target reductions in 5-lipoxygenase metabolites. Our results demonstrate the utility of a comprehensive lipidomic approach for identifying potential contributors to disease pathology and may facilitate the development of more precisely targeted treatment strategies.
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- Victoria A Blaho
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA
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Wilkinson TS, Dhaliwal K, Hamilton TW, Lipka AF, Farrell L, Davidson DJ, Duffin R, Morris AC, Haslett C, Govan JRW, Gregory CD, Sallenave JM, Simpson AJ. Trappin-2 promotes early clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa through CD14-dependent macrophage activation and neutrophil recruitment. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2009; 174:1338-46. [PMID: 19264904 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2009.080746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Microaspiration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa contributes to the pathogenesis of nosocomial pneumonia. Trappin-2 is a host defense peptide that assists with the clearance of P. aeruginosa through undefined mechanisms. A model of macrophage interactions with replicating P. aeruginosa (strain PA01) in serum-free conditions was developed, and the influence of subantimicrobial concentrations of trappin-2 was subsequently studied. PA01 that was pre-incubated with trappin-2 (at concentrations that have no direct antimicrobial effects), but not control PA01, was cleared by alveolar and bone marrow-derived macrophages. However, trappin-2-enhanced clearance of PA01 was completely abrogated by CD14- null macrophages. Fluorescence microscopy demonstrated the presence of trappin-2 on the bacterial cell surface of trappin-2-treated PA01. In a murine model of early lung infection, trappin-2-treated PA01 was cleared more efficiently than control PA01 2 hours of intratracheal instillation. Furthermore, trappin-2-treated PA01 up-regulated the murine chemokine CXCL1/KC after 2 hours with a corresponding increase in neutrophil recruitment 1 hour later. These in vivo trappin-2-treated PA01 effects were absent in CD14-deficient mice. Trappin-2 appears to opsonize P. aeruginosa for more efficient, CD14-dependent clearance by macrophages and contributes to the induction of chemokines that promote neutrophil recruitment. Trappin-2 may therefore play an important role in innate recognition and clearance of pathogens during the very earliest stages of pulmonary infection.
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- Thomas S Wilkinson
- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
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Flexible low-cost system for small animal aerosol inhalation exposure to drugs, proteins, inflammatory agents, and infectious agents. Biotechniques 2009; 46:Piii-Pviii. [DOI: 10.2144/000112895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The design for a simple, low-cost aerosol generation system for rodent inhalation studies is described here. This system is appropriate for low biohazard–level agents. In this study, two biosafety level 2 agents, Pasturella pneumotropica and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were tested successfully. This system was also used to immunize mice and guinea pigs in ovalbumin-based models of pulmonary inflammation. This design is appropriate for studies with limited budgets and lower-level biosafety containment.
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IL-17 can impact health in a variety of ways. It is protective for some pathogens but it is also associated with tissue damaging inflammation. By examining the role of IL-17 in a variety of bacterial infections the mechanisms by which this cytokine mediates both protection and damage can be dissected. A key element in understanding the role of this cytokine is determining where and when it is acting. Dissecting its essential protective role from its immunopathologic role will allow for improved intervention in both acute and chronic disease.
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Eske K, Breitbach K, Köhler J, Wongprompitak P, Steinmetz I. Generation of murine bone marrow derived macrophages in a standardised serum-free cell culture system. J Immunol Methods 2009; 342:13-9. [PMID: 19133267 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2008.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2008] [Revised: 09/25/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Murine bone marrow derived macrophages (BMM) are valuable tools to investigate macrophage functions such as cytokine production and bactericidal activities from different strains of mice. In most studies BMM are generated and characterised using cell culture systems with fetal calf serum (FCS) as an essential supplement. Since serum contains varying amounts of undefined components influencing the maturation and polarisation process of BMM there is a need for a more standardised methodology. The aim of the present study was to establish a cell culture system for the generation of murine BMM under standardised serum free conditions. The use of a newly developed compositionally defined serum supplement enabled us to gain mature BMM from BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice expressing the myeloid marker F4/80, CD11b and MOMA-2. Under these serum-free conditions LPS and IFN-gamma stimulated C57BL/6 BMM released more IL-12 and nitric oxide (NO) compared to BALB/c BMM whereas the latter cells produced higher levels of IL-10 and MCP-1 after LPS stimulation. Serum-free generated C57BL/6 BMM showed enhanced bactericidal activity against the Gram-negative rod Burkholderia pseudomallei compared to BALB/c BMM. In conclusion the serum-free generation of BMM described in this study will assure more standardised and reproducible conditions for the future characterisation of murine BMM.
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- Kristin Eske
- Friedrich Loeffler Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Clinic, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Glasser SW, Senft AP, Whitsett JA, Maxfield MD, Ross GF, Richardson TR, Prows DR, Xu Y, Korfhagen TR. Macrophage dysfunction and susceptibility to pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in surfactant protein C-deficient mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:621-8. [PMID: 18566429 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.1.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
To determine the role of surfactant protein C (SP-C) in host defense, SP-C-deficient (Sftpc-/-) mice were infected with the pulmonary pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa by intratracheal injection. Survival of young, postnatal day 14 Sftpc-/- mice was decreased in comparison to Sftpc+/+ mice. The sensitivity to Pseudomonas bacteria was specific to the 129S6 strain of Sftpc-/- mice, a strain that spontaneously develops interstitial lung disease-like lung pathology with age. Pulmonary bacterial load and leukocyte infiltration were increased in the lungs of Sftpc-/- mice 24 h after infection. Early influx of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the lungs of uninfected newborn Sftpc-/- mice relative to Sftpc+/+ mice indicate that the lack of SP-C promotes proinflammatory responses in the lung. Mucin expression, as indicated by Alcian blue staining, was increased in the airways of Sftpc-/- mice following infection. Phagocytic activity of alveolar macrophages from Sftpc-/- mice was reduced. The uptake of fluorescent beads in vitro and the number of bacteria phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages in vivo was decreased in the Sftpc-/- mice. Alveolar macrophages from Sftpc-/- mice expressed markers of alternative activation that are associated with diminished pathogen response and advancing pulmonary fibrosis. These findings implicate SP-C as a modifier of alveolar homeostasis. SP-C plays an important role in innate host defense of the lung, enhancing macrophage-mediated Pseudomonas phagocytosis, clearance and limiting pulmonary inflammatory responses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephan W Glasser
- Division of Pulmonary Biology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
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