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Tucker SK, McHugh RE, Roe AJ. One problem, multiple potential targets: Where are we now in the development of small molecule inhibitors against Shiga toxin? Cell Signal 2024; 121:111253. [PMID: 38852937 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a group of enteric pathogens which carry phage-encoded Shiga toxins (Stx). STEC infections begin with severe abdominal pain and non-bloody diarrhoea, which can progress to bloody diarrhoea after approximately 4-days post-infection. In high-risk groups such as children and the elderly, patients may develop haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is characterised by microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and in severe disease acute renal failure. Traditional antibiotics have been linked with increased toxin production due to the activation of recA-mediated bacterial stress response, resulting in poorer patient outcomes. Therefore, treatment relies on supportive therapies. Antivirulence strategies have been explored as an alternative treatment for bacterial infections and blockers of virulence factors such as the Type III Secretion System. Recent improvements in the mechanistic understanding of the Stx pathway have led to the design of inhibitors to disrupt the pathway, leading to toxin-mediated ribosome damage. However, compounds have yet to progress beyond Phase III clinical trials successfully. This review explores the progress in developing small molecule inhibitors by collating lead compounds derived from in-silico and experimental approaches.
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- Samantha K Tucker
- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom
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- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8TA, United Kingdom.
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Shiga Toxins as Antitumor Tools. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13100690. [PMID: 34678982 PMCID: PMC8538568 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13100690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Shiga toxins (Stxs), also known as Shiga-like toxins (SLT) or verotoxins (VT), constitute a family of structurally and functionally related cytotoxic proteins produced by the enteric pathogens Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). Infection with these bacteria causes bloody diarrhea and other pathological manifestations that can lead to HUS (hemolytic and uremic syndrome). At the cellular level, Stxs bind to the cellular receptor Gb3 and inhibit protein synthesis by removing an adenine from the 28S rRNA. This triggers multiple cellular signaling pathways, including the ribotoxic stress response (RSR), unfolded protein response (UPR), autophagy and apoptosis. Stxs cause several pathologies of major public health concern, but their specific targeting of host cells and efficient delivery to the cytosol could potentially be exploited for biomedical purposes. Moreover, high levels of expression have been reported for the Stxs receptor, Gb3/CD77, in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) cells and on various types of solid tumors. These properties have led to many attempts to develop Stxs as tools for biomedical applications, such as cancer treatment or imaging, and several engineered Stxs are currently being tested. We provide here an overview of these studies.
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Molecular Biology of Escherichia Coli Shiga Toxins' Effects on Mammalian Cells. Toxins (Basel) 2020; 12:toxins12050345. [PMID: 32456125 PMCID: PMC7290813 DOI: 10.3390/toxins12050345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Shiga toxins (Stxs), syn. Vero(cyto)toxins, are potent bacterial exotoxins and the principal virulence factor of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), a subset of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). EHEC strains, e.g., strains of serovars O157:H7 and O104:H4, may cause individual cases as well as large outbreaks of life-threatening diseases in humans. Stxs primarily exert a ribotoxic activity in the eukaryotic target cells of the mammalian host resulting in rapid protein synthesis inhibition and cell death. Damage of endothelial cells in the kidneys and the central nervous system by Stxs is central in the pathogenesis of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans and edema disease in pigs. Probably even more important, the toxins also are capable of modulating a plethora of essential cellular functions, which eventually disturb intercellular communication. The review aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of the time course and the consecutive steps of Stx/cell interactions at the molecular level. Intervention measures deduced from an in-depth understanding of this molecular interplay may foster our basic understanding of cellular biology and microbial pathogenesis and pave the way to the creation of host-directed active compounds to mitigate the pathological conditions of STEC infections in the mammalian body.
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Kavaliauskiene S, Torgersen ML, Lingelem ABD, Klokk TI, Lintonen T, Simolin H, Ekroos K, Skotland T, Sandvig K. Cellular effects of fluorodeoxyglucose: Global changes in the lipidome and alteration in intracellular transport. Oncotarget 2018; 7:79885-79900. [PMID: 27829218 PMCID: PMC5346758 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), labeled with 18F radioisotope, is the most common imaging agent used for positron emission tomography (PET) in oncology. However, little is known about the cellular effects of FDG. Another glucose analogue, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG), has been shown to affect many cellular functions, including intracellular transport and lipid metabolism, and has been found to improve the efficacy of cancer chemotherapeutic agents in vivo. Thus, in the present study, we have investigated cellular effects of FDG with the focus on changes in cellular lipids and intracellular transport. By quantifying more than 200 lipids from 17 different lipid classes in HEp-2 cells and by analyzing glycosphingolipids from MCF-7, HT-29 and HBMEC cells, we have discovered that FDG treatment inhibits glucosylceramide synthesis and thus reduces cellular levels of glycosphingolipids. In addition, in HEp-2 cells the levels and/or species composition of other lipid classes, namely diacylglycerols, phosphatidic acids and phosphatidylinositols, were found to change upon treatment with FDG. Furthermore, we show here that FDG inhibits retrograde Shiga toxin transport and is much more efficient in protecting cells against the toxin than 2DG. In summary, our data reveal novel effects of FDG on cellular transport and glycosphingolipid metabolism, which suggest a potential clinical application of FDG as an adjuvant for cancer chemotherapy.
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- Simona Kavaliauskiene
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Xu H, Gong L, Xia Y, Qu L, Li Q, Pang L, Si J, Li Z. Frizzled-7 promoter is highly active in tumors and promoter-driven Shiga-like toxin I inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma growth. Oncotarget 2015; 6:39908-23. [PMID: 26498690 PMCID: PMC4741869 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Frizzled-7 protein plays a significant role in the formation of several malignant tumors. Up regulation of the Frizzled-7 in cancer cell lines is associated with nuclear accumulation of wild-type β-catenin from the Wnt/β-catenin pathway which is frequently activated in tumors. To analyze activity of the Frizzled-7 promoter in tumor cells, we constructed two recombinant plasmid vectors in which the Frizzled-7 promoter was used to drive the expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP) and Shiga-like toxin I (Stx1) (pFZD7-GFP/Stx1) genes. The Frizzled-7 protein was found to be expressed in the cancer cell lines but not in the normal cell lines. The GFP expression was restricted to the cancer cell lines and xenografts in the BALB/C mice but not to normal cell lines. Moreover, cell proliferation and tumor growth decreased significantly after transfection with the pFZD7-Stx1. Results from this study will help determine a highly effective strategy for gene therapy of tumors.
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- Hongpan Xu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210011, China
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Obata F, Hippler LM, Saha P, Jandhyala DM, Latinovic OS. Shiga toxin type-2 (Stx2) induces glutamate release via phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway in murine neurons. Front Mol Neurosci 2015; 8:30. [PMID: 26236186 PMCID: PMC4501177 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2015.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause central nervous system (CNS) damage resulting in paralysis, seizures, and coma. The key STEC virulence factors associated with systemic illness resulting in CNS impairment are Shiga toxins (Stx). While neurons express the Stx receptor globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) in vivo, direct toxicity to neurons by Stx has not been studied. We used murine neonatal neuron cultures to study the interaction of Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2) with cell surface expressed Gb3. Single molecule imaging three dimensional STochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy—Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (3D STORM-TIRF) allowed visualization and quantification of Stx2-Gb3 interactions. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Stx2 increases neuronal cytosolic Ca2+, and NMDA-receptor inhibition blocks Stx2-induced Ca2+ influx, suggesting that Stx2-mediates glutamate release. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-specific inhibition by Wortmannin reduces Stx2-induced intracellular Ca2+ indicating that the PI3K signaling pathway may be involved in Stx2-associated glutamate release, and that these pathways may contribute to CNS impairment associated with STEC infection.
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- Fumiko Obata
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA ; Department of Molecular Pathology, Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary of Research, Graduate School, University of Yamanashi Chuo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA ; Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD, USA
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Novel actions of 2-deoxy-D-glucose: protection against Shiga toxins and changes in cellular lipids. Biochem J 2015; 470:23-37. [PMID: 26251444 DOI: 10.1042/bj20141562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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2-Deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) is a structural analogue of glucose with well-established applications as an inhibitor of glycolysis and N-glycosylation. Importantly, 2DG has been shown to improve the efficacy of several cancer chemotherapeutic agents in vivo and thus it is in clinical studies in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, although 2DG has been demonstrated to modulate many cellular functions, including autophagy, apoptosis and cell cycle control, little is known about the effects of 2DG on intracellular transport, which is of great importance when predicting the effects of 2DG on therapeutic agents. In addition to proteins, lipids play important roles in cellular signalling and in controlling cellular trafficking. We have, in the present study, investigated the effects of 2DG on cellular lipid composition and by use of protein toxins we have studied 2DG-mediated changes in intracellular trafficking. By quantifying more than 200 individual lipid species from 17 different lipid classes, we have found that 2DG treatment changes the levels and/or species composition of several lipids, such as phosphatidylinositol (PI), diacylglycerol (DAG), cholesteryl ester (CE), ceramide (Cer) and lysophospho-lipids. Moreover, 2DG becomes incorporated into the carbohydrate moiety of glycosphingolipids (GSLs). In addition, we have discovered that 2DG protects cells against Shiga toxins (Stxs) and inhibits release of the cytotoxic StxA1 moiety in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The data indicate that the 2DG-induced protection against Stx is independent of inhibition of glycolysis or N-glycosylation, but rather mediated via the depletion of Ca(2+) from cellular reservoirs by 2DG. In conclusion, our results reveal novel actions of 2DG on cellular lipids and Stx toxicity.
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- Analia Etcheverria
- a Laboratorio de Imunoquímica y Biotecnología ; Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN) ; Tandil , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Parello CSL, Mayer CL, Lee BC, Motomochi A, Kurosawa S, Stearns-Kurosawa DJ. Shiga toxin 2-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress is minimized by activated protein C but does not correlate with lethal kidney injury. Toxins (Basel) 2015; 7:170-86. [PMID: 25609181 PMCID: PMC4303821 DOI: 10.3390/toxins7010170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 12/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli produce ribotoxic Shiga toxins (Stx), which are responsible for kidney injury and development of hemolytic uremic syndrome. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response is hypothesized to induce apoptosis contributing to organ injury; however, this process has been described only in vitro. ER stress marker transcripts of spliced XBP1 (1.78-fold), HSP40 (4.45-fold) and CHOP (7.69-fold) were up-regulated early in kidneys of Stx2 challenged mice compared to saline controls. Anti-apoptotic Bcl2 decreased (−2.41-fold vs. saline) and pro-apoptotic DR5 increased (6.38-fold vs. saline) at later time points. Cytoprotective activated protein C (APC) reduced early CHOP expression (−3.3-fold vs. untreated), increased later Bcl2 expression (5.8-fold vs. untreated), and had early effects on survival but did not alter DR5 expression. Changes in kidney ER stress and apoptotic marker transcripts were observed in Stx2-producing C. rodentium challenged mice compared to mice infected with a non-toxigenic control strain. CHOP (4.14-fold) and DR5 (2.81-fold) were increased and Bcl2 (−1.65-fold) was decreased. APC reduced CHOP expression and increased Bcl2 expression, but did not alter mortality. These data indicate that Stx2 induces renal ER stress and apoptosis in murine models of Stx2-induced kidney injury, but decreasing these processes alone was not sufficient to alter survival outcome.
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- Caitlin S L Parello
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Shiga toxins and ricin are ribosome-inactivating proteins which share the property of inhibiting protein synthesis by catalytic inactivation of eukaryotic ribosomes. There is now abundant evidence that Shiga toxins and ricin induce apoptosis in epithelial, endothelial, lymphoid and myeloid cells in vitro, and in multiple organs in animals when administered these toxins. Many studies suggest that protein synthesis inhibition and apoptosis induction mediated by Shiga toxins and ricin may be dissociated. In some cells, non-enzymatic toxin components (Shiga toxin B-subunits, ricin B-chain) appear capable of inducing apoptosis. The toxins appear capable of activating components of both the extrinsic or death receptor-mediated and intrinsic or mitochondrial-mediated pathways of apoptosis induction. Although the toxins have been shown to be capable of activating several cell stress response pathways, the precise signaling mechanisms by which Shiga toxins and ricin induce apoptosis remain to be fully characterized. This chapter provides an overview of studies describing Shiga toxin- and ricin-induced apoptosis and reviews evidence that signaling through the ribotoxic stress response and the unfolded protein response may be involved in apoptosis induction in some cell types.
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Shahidi-Noghabi S, Van Damme EJM, Mahdian K, Smagghe G. Entomotoxic action of Sambucus nigra agglutinin I in Acyrthosiphon pisum aphids and Spodoptera exigua caterpillars through caspase-3-like-dependent apoptosis. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2010; 75:207-20. [PMID: 20853435 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In this project, the toxicity and mechanism of action of the ricin-B-related lectin SNA-I from elderberry (Sambucus nigra) in the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) and the beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua), two important pest insects in agriculture, were studied. SNA-I is a chimeric lectin belonging to the class of ribosome-inactivating proteins and consists of an A-chain with N-glycosidase activity and a carbohydrate-binding B-chain. Incorporation of 2 mg/ml of SNA-I in the diet of neonates and adults of A. pisum caused 40-46% mortality within 2 days, while in third instars of S. exigua, the larval biomass was significantly reduced by 12% after feeding for 3 days on a diet containing 5 mg/g of SNA-I. Interestingly, extracts of the (mid)gut of treated A. pisum and S. exigua demonstrated DNA fragmentation and this was accompanied with an increase in caspase-3-like activity. The involvement of cell death or apoptosis in the entomotoxicity of SNA-I through induction of caspase-3-like activity was also confirmed by addition of the permeable caspase-3 inhibitor III in the diet, leading to a rescue of the treated aphid neonates. Finally, similar to the chimeric lectin SNA-I, the hololectin SNA-II, consisting of two carbohydrate-binding B-chains caused high mortality to neonate A. pisum aphids with an LC₅₀ of 1.59 mg/ml, suggesting that the entomotoxic action of the lectins under study mainly relies on their carbohydrate-binding activity.
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Verotoxin-1 treatment or manipulation of its receptor globotriaosylceramide (gb3) for reversal of multidrug resistance to cancer chemotherapy. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:2467-77. [PMID: 22069561 PMCID: PMC3153170 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2102467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2010] [Revised: 10/15/2010] [Accepted: 10/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A major problem with anti-cancer drug treatment is the development of acquired multidrug resistance (MDR) of the tumor cells. Verotoxin-1 (VT-1) exerts its cytotoxicity by targeting the globotriaosylceramide membrane receptor (Gb3), a glycolipid associated with multidrug resistance. Gb3 is overexpressed in many human tumors and tumor cell lines with inherent or acquired MDR. Gb3 is co-expressed and interplays with the membrane efflux transporter P-gp encoded by the MDR1 gene. P-gp could act as a lipid flippase and stimulate Gb3 induction when tumor cells are exposed to cancer chemotherapy. Recent work has shown that apoptosis and inherent or acquired multidrug resistance in Gb3-expressing tumors could be affected by VT-1 holotoxin, a sub-toxic concentration of the holotoxin concomitant with chemotherapy or its Gb3-binding B-subunit coupled to cytotoxic or immunomodulatory drug, as well as chemical manipulation of Gb3 expression. The interplay between Gb3 and P-gp thus gives a possible physiological approach to augment the chemotherapeutic effect in multidrug resistant tumors.
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Lin CF, Chen CL, Huang WC, Cheng YL, Hsieh CY, Wang CY, Hong MY. Different types of cell death induced by enterotoxins. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:2158-76. [PMID: 22069678 PMCID: PMC3153280 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2082158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The infection of bacterial organisms generally causes cell death to facilitate microbial invasion and immune escape, both of which are involved in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. In addition to the intercellular infectious processes, pathogen-produced/secreted enterotoxins (mostly exotoxins) are the major weapons that kill host cells and cause diseases by inducing different types of cell death, particularly apoptosis and necrosis. Blocking these enterotoxins with synthetic drugs and vaccines is important for treating patients with infectious diseases. Studies of enterotoxin-induced apoptotic and necrotic mechanisms have helped us to create efficient strategies to use against these well-characterized cytopathic toxins. In this article, we review the induction of the different types of cell death from various bacterial enterotoxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxin B, staphylococcal alpha-toxin, Panton-Valentine leukocidin, alpha-hemolysin of Escherichia coli, Shiga toxins, cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1, heat-labile enterotoxins, and the cholera toxin, Vibrio cholerae. In addition, necrosis caused by pore-forming toxins, apoptotic signaling through cross-talk pathways involving mitochondrial damage, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and lysosomal injury is discussed.
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- Chiou-Feng Lin
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (C.-L.C.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +886-06-235-3535 ext. 4240; Fax: +886-06-275-8781
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (C.-L.C.)
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
- Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; (W.-C.H.); (Y.-L.C.); (C.-Y.H.); (C.-Y.W.); (M.-Y.H.)
- Department of Emergency, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan 701, Taiwan
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Bai F, Sun B, Woo NYS, Zhang XH. Vibrio harveyi hemolysin induces ultrastructural changes and apoptosis in flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 395:70-5. [PMID: 20350525 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.03.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2010] [Accepted: 03/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vibrio harveyi hemolysin (VHH) is considered a major pathogenic virulence factor to fish. However, the VHH active-site mutant has lost all hemolytic and phospholipase activities as well as pathogenicity. In this study, the effect of VHH on erythrocytes and a gill cell line from flounder was elucidated. Erythrocyte membranes formed thin tubular protrusions immediately after exposure to VHH, and membrane corrugations were evident after extended incubation. In contrast, the mutant VHH did not induce any gross morphological changes. With VHH-treated FG-9307 cells, a cell line derived from flounder gill, destruction of organelles and formation of features resembling apoptotic bodies were observed. Immunogold staining showed that a large amount of VHH was deposited on the membranes and membrane debris of erythrocytes and FG-9307 cells after treatment with VHH. Apoptotic features, such as chromatin condensation and apoptotic bodies, were observed in VHH-treated FG-9307 cells using DAPI staining. Moreover, cell cycle analysis showed that VHH increased the proportion of cells in G1 phase. In addition, VHH significantly increased the percentage of apoptosis, the number of TUNEL positive apoptotic cells, and caspase-3 activity in FG-9307 cells when compared with the untreated controls. These data suggested that VHH killed the cells through apoptosis via the caspase activation pathway.
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- Fangfang Bai
- Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, 5 Yushan Road, Qingdao, China
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Shiga toxins comprise a family of structurally and functionally related protein toxins expressed by Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 and multiple serotypes of Escherichia coli. While the capacity of Shiga toxins to inhibit protein synthesis by catalytic inactivation of eukaryotic ribosomes has been well described, it is also apparent that Shiga toxins trigger apoptosis in many cell types. This review presents evidence that Shiga toxins induce apoptosis of epithelial, endothelial, leukocytic, lymphoid and neuronal cells. Apoptotic signaling pathways activated by the toxins are reviewed with an emphasis on signaling mechanisms that are shared among different cell types. Data suggesting that Shiga toxins induce apoptosis through the endoplasmic reticulum stress response and clinical evidence demonstrating apoptosis in humans infected with Shiga toxin-producing bacteria are briefly discussed. The potential for use of Shiga toxins to induce apoptosis in cancer cells is briefly reviewed.
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- Vernon L Tesh
- Department of Microbial & Molecular Pathogenesis, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 407 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA.
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Johannes L, Römer W. Shiga toxins--from cell biology to biomedical applications. Nat Rev Microbiol 2009; 8:105-16. [PMID: 20023663 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 359] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is an emergent pathogen that can induce haemolytic uraemic syndrome. The toxin has received considerable attention not only from microbiologists but also in the field of cell biology, where it has become a powerful tool to study intracellular trafficking. In this Review, we summarize the Shiga toxin family members and their structures, receptors, trafficking pathways and cellular targets. We discuss how Shiga toxin affects cells not only by inhibiting protein biosynthesis but also through the induction of signalling cascades that lead to apoptosis. Finally, we discuss how Shiga toxins might be exploited in cancer therapy and immunotherapy.
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- Ludger Johannes
- Institut Curie - Centre de Recherche and CNRS UMR144, Traffic, Signalling and Delivery Laboratory, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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Bouzari S, Oloomi M, Azadmanesh K. Study on induction of apoptosis on HeLa and Vero cells by recombinant shiga toxin and its subunits. Cytotechnology 2009; 60:105. [PMID: 19669659 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-009-9220-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Verotoxin (VT) or shiga toxin (Stx) produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Shigella dysenteriae is AB5 holotoxin with potent protein synthesis inhibitor. VT can induce both apoptosis and necrosis depending on the cell type, it has been shown that VT-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity are distinct processes, and the A subunit can be necessary for apoptosis. In other words, the precise role of each subunit in apoptosis signaling has yet to be established. In this study, induction of apoptosis has been examined by using both recombinant A and B subunits, and recombinant Stx (rStx) with different doses in HeLa and Vero cells. For this purpose, the polymyxin B extract of constructs expressing A, B and AB5 recombinant proteins was used. Therefore, amounts greater than normally reported were used to induce desire effects on cell lines. The apoptotic effect of A and B subunits appear at higher doses than that of rStx. The highest apoptotic effect was observed for rStx at low concentration, compared to A and B subunits. A or B subunits separately cannot induce the signaling pathway stimulated by holotoxin though A subunit, does induce laddering pattern similar to holotoxin. We concluded that both subunits are important in complete death signaling pathway. Since different concentration of A and B subunits and rStx was required in different assay, therefore, it could be emphasized that cell death or even apoptosis caused by either of the subunits or holotoxin depends on sensitivity or specificity of the assay and cell types used.
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- Saeid Bouzari
- Molecular Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Pasteur Ave., 13164, Tehran, Iran
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- Molecular Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Pasteur Ave., 13164, Tehran, Iran.
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- Molecular Biology Unit, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Pasteur Ave., 13164, Tehran, Iran
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Kawano T, Sugawara S, Hosono M, Tatsuta T, Ogawa Y, Fujimura T, Taka H, Murayama K, Nitta K. Globotriaosylceramide-Expressing Burkitt's Lymphoma Cells Are Committed to Early Apoptotic Status by Rhamnose-Binding Lectin from Catfish Eggs. Biol Pharm Bull 2009; 32:345-53. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.32.345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Tasuku Kawano
- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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- Central Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Central Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Central Laboratory of Medical Sciences, Juntendo University School of Medicine
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- Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
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Silberstein C, Pistone Creydt V, Gerhardt E, Núñez P, Ibarra C. Inhibition of water absorption in human proximal tubular epithelial cells in response to Shiga toxin-2. Pediatr Nephrol 2008; 23:1981-90. [PMID: 18607643 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0896-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2007] [Revised: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Postdiarrhea hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children in Argentina. It is well established that Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2) causes direct damage to glomerular endothelial cells and tubular epithelial cells, leading to a reduction in the water handling capacity of the kidney. In this study, we demonstrate that Stx2 and its B subunit (Stx2B) were able to inhibit water absorption across human renal tubular epithelial cell (HRTEC) monolayers without altering the short circuit current and the (3)H-mannitol permeability. Quantitative evaluation of (14)C-inulin transport across HRTEC monolayers showed a similar transport rate both before and after HRTEC treatment with Stx2 that confirmed the integrity of the paracellular pathway. Furthermore, Stx2 produced significant protein synthesis inhibition of HRTEC at concentrations as low as 0.001 ng/ml and 1 h of incubation, whereas Stx2B did not modify it at concentrations as high as 10,000 ng/ml and 6 h of incubation. Our findings suggest that whereas the action of Stx2 appears to be caused mainly by the inhibition of protein synthesis mediated by the A subunit, the binding of Stx2B subunit to the Gb3 receptor may affect the membrane mechanisms related to water absorption. We speculate that inhibition of water absorption may occur in proximal tubular cells in vivo in response to Stx2 and may contribute to the early event of HUS pathogenesis.
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- Claudia Silberstein
- Laboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lee SY, Lee MS, Cherla RP, Tesh VL. Shiga toxin 1 induces apoptosis through the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in human monocytic cells. Cell Microbiol 2007; 10:770-80. [PMID: 18005243 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.01083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Shiga toxins (Stxs) expressed by the enteric pathogens Shigella dysenteriae 1 and enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli are potent protein synthesis inhibitors. Shiga toxins have also been shown to induce apoptosis in epithelial, endothelial and monocytic cells. The precise relationship between protein synthesis inhibition and induction of apoptosis is not known. We show that stimulation of the myelogenous leukaemia cell line THP-1 with purified Stx1 induced the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response. Stx1 treatment increased activation of the ER stress sensors IRE1, PERK and ATF6. Toxin treatment increased expression of the transcriptional regulator CHOP and the death domain-containing receptor DR5 at mRNA and protein levels. Following Stx1 intoxication, levels of the survival factor Bcl-2 decreased, while secretion of the death-inducing ligand TRAIL increased. Stx1 enzymatic activity was required for optimal activation of PERK and ATF6, but not IRE1. ER stress elicited by Stx1 increased the release of Ca(2+) from ER stores and the activation of the protease calpain. Inhibition of calpain activity led to reductions in Stx1-induced cleavage of procaspase-8 and apoptosis. Collectively, these data suggest that Shiga toxins trigger monocytic cell apoptosis through the ER stress response, the increased expression of DR5 and TRAIL, and activation of caspase-8 via a calpain-dependent mechanism.
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- Sang-Yun Lee
- Department of Microbial and Molecular Pathogenesis, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114, USA
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Saenz JB, Doggett TA, Haslam DB. Identification and characterization of small molecules that inhibit intracellular toxin transport. Infect Immun 2007; 75:4552-61. [PMID: 17576758 PMCID: PMC1951202 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00442-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx), cholera toxin (Ctx), and the plant toxin ricin are among several toxins that reach their intracellular destinations via a complex route. Following endocytosis, these toxins travel in a retrograde direction through the endosomal system to the trans-Golgi network, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum (ER). There the toxins are transported across the ER membrane to the cytosol, where they carry out their toxic effects. Transport via the ER from the cell surface to the cytosol is apparently unique to pathogenic toxins, raising the possibility that various stages in the transport pathway can be therapeutically targeted. We have applied a luciferase-based high-throughput screen to a chemical library of small-molecule compounds in order to identify inhibitors of Stx. We report two novel compounds that protect against Stx and ricin inhibition of protein synthesis, and we demonstrate that these compounds reversibly inhibit bacterial transport at various stages in the endocytic pathway. One compound (compound 75) inhibited transport at an early stage of Stx and Ctx transport and also provided protection against diphtheria toxin, which enters the cytosol from early endosomes. In contrast, compound 134 inhibited transport from recycling endosomes through the Golgi apparatus and protected only against toxins that access the ER. Small-molecule compounds such as these will provide insight into the mechanism of toxin transport and lead to the identification of compounds with therapeutic potential against toxins routed through the ER.
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- Jose B Saenz
- Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Johannes L, Tartour E. Correspondence to Creydt VP et al., Cytotoxic effect of Shiga toxin-2 holotoxin and its B subunit on human renal tubular epithelial cells, Microbes Infect. 8(2) (2006) 410-419. Microbes Infect 2006; 8:2331-2. [PMID: 16787755 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2006] [Accepted: 04/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Roudkenar MH, Jafari A, Oloomi M, Bouzari S. Selective cytotoxicity of recombinant STXA1-GM-CSF protein in hematopoetic cancer cells. Cell Biol Toxicol 2006; 22:213-9. [PMID: 16598407 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-006-0051-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2005] [Accepted: 01/30/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Chimeric proteins are composed of a cell-targeting moiety and a cell-killing moiety. In this study, a chimeric protein, STXA1-GM-CSF, composed of catalytic domain of Shiga toxin (A1) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was constructed and expressed in E. coli. Cytotoxicity, receptor blocking, and neutralization experiments revealed that the chimeric protein induced cytotoxic effect on different cell lines. This effect was found to be specific, due to the presence of the killing moiety (A1), which exerts its effect through a specific GM-CSF-targeting domain, by binding to its receptor present on those cell lines. These initial investigations indicate that the chimeric protein was functional; further analyses are required for its application.
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Nakayama H, Kitaichi K, Kanazawa H, Ando M, Fujimoto Y, Takagi K, Takagi K, Hasegawa T. Effect of Shiga-like toxin II from Escherichia coli O157:H7 on intestinal clearance of norfloxacin in rats. Life Sci 2006; 78:1967-74. [PMID: 16280134 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 infection causes severe clinical symptoms, due to its bacterial toxin, called Shiga-like toxin (SLT). However, little is known about the information to establish a safe and efficient prescription to treat for EHEC O157:H7 patients. Thus, we investigated the effect of SLT-II on intestinal function in rats by using the antibiotic norfloxacin (NFLX) as a model drug. The intestinal clearance (CLi) of NFLX, determined by loop method in the jejunum, was significantly decreased by SLT-II. In histopathological experiment, epithalaxia was observed in SLT-II-treated rats without structural changes of tight junction suggesting the deterioration of active transport systems by SLT-II. CLi of NFLX in normal rats was decreased by carnitine (CAR), suggesting the possible involvement of CAR-sensitive transporter in CLi of NFLX. Taken together, these results suggest that the EHEC O157:H7 infection might affect the intestinal disposition of NFLX due to the changing intestinal expression/function of drug transporters by SLT-II.
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- Hironao Nakayama
- Department of Medical Technology, Nagoya University School of Health Sciences, 1-1-20 Daikominami, Nagoya 461-8763, Japan
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Lee SY, Cherla RP, Caliskan I, Tesh VL. Shiga toxin 1 induces apoptosis in the human myelogenous leukemia cell line THP-1 by a caspase-8-dependent, tumor necrosis factor receptor-independent mechanism. Infect Immun 2005; 73:5115-26. [PMID: 16041028 PMCID: PMC1201203 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.8.5115-5126.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Shiga toxins (Stxs) induce apoptosis in a variety of cell types. Here, we show that Stx1 induces apoptosis in the undifferentiated myelogenous leukemia cell line THP-1 in the absence of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) or death receptor (TNF receptor or Fas) expression. Caspase-8 and -3 inhibitors blocked, and caspase-6 and -9 inhibitors partially blocked, Stx1-induced apoptosis. Stx1 induced the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, as activation of caspase-8 triggered the (i) cleavage of Bid, (ii) disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential, and (iii) release of cytochrome c into the cytoplasm. Caspase-8, -9, and -3 cleavage and functional activities began 4 h after toxin exposure and peaked after 8 h of treatment. Caspase-6 may also contribute to Stx1-induced apoptosis by directly acting on caspase-8. It appears that functional Stx1 holotoxins must be transported to the endoplasmic reticulum to initiate apoptotic signaling through the ribotoxic stress response. These data suggest that Stxs may activate monocyte apoptosis via a novel caspase-8-dependent, death receptor-independent mechanism.
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- Sang-Yun Lee
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Room 407, Reynolds Medical Building, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA.
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Thumbikat P, Dileepan T, Kannan MS, Maheswaran SK. Mechanisms underlying Mannheimia haemolytica leukotoxin-induced oncosis and apoptosis of bovine alveolar macrophages. Microb Pathog 2005; 38:161-72. [PMID: 15797811 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2005.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Revised: 01/03/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2005] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Mannheimia (Pasteurella) haemolytica leukotoxin (LktA) binds to the bovine beta2 integrins (such as LFA-1-CD11a/CD18) and leads to subsequent cellular effects in a dose dependent manner. The objectives of this study were to delineate the mechanisms that underlie LktA-induced oncosis and apoptosis and to examine the role of LktA/LFA-1 interaction in these events. The results demonstrate that LktA-induced oncosis proceeds through a LFA-1 and caspase-1 dependent pathway referred to as 'pyrotosis', as well as through a LFA-1- and caspase-1-independent pathway. LktA-induced apoptosis in alveolar macrophages involves activation of caspase-3 and engages the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways of apoptosis, with the extrinsic pathway being dependent on LFA-1 signaling and TNFalpha.
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- Praveen Thumbikat
- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, St.Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Narayanan S, Surendranath K, Bora N, Surolia A, Karande AA. Ribosome inactivating proteins and apoptosis. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1324-31. [PMID: 15733836 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2004] [Revised: 01/13/2005] [Accepted: 01/18/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) are protein toxins that are of plant or microbial origin that inhibit protein synthesis by inactivating ribosomes. Recent studies suggest that RIPs are also capable of inducing cell death by apoptosis. Though many reports are available on cell death induced by RIPs, the mechanism involved is not well studied. Comparison of pathways of apoptosis and cellular events induced by various RIPs suggests a central role played by mitochondria, probably acting as an integrator of cellular stress and cell death. The purpose of this review is to compare the various apoptotic pathways that may be involved and propose a general pathway in RIP-induced cell death.
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- Sriram Narayanan
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Harrison LM, Cherla RP, van den Hoogen C, van Haaften WCE, Lee SY, Tesh VL. Comparative evaluation of apoptosis induced by Shiga toxin 1 and/or lipopolysaccharides in human monocytic and macrophage-like cells. Microb Pathog 2005; 38:63-76. [PMID: 15748808 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2004] [Revised: 12/10/2004] [Accepted: 12/15/2004] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The enteric pathogens Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli share the property of expressing the structurally and functionally related cytotoxins that comprise the Shiga toxin (Stx) family. Stx-producing bacteria are causative agents of bloody diarrheal diseases that may progress to life threatening complications involving the destruction of blood vessels in the kidneys and the central nervous system (CNS). The precise mechanisms of toxin transport across the gut epithelial barrier, and the role of innate immunity in the development of systemic complications, remain to be fully characterized. Earlier studies suggested that Stxs and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) induce the expression of proinflammatory cytokines from differentiated (macrophage-like) THP-1 cells. These cytokines may exacerbate vascular damage by up-regulating the expression of toxin receptors on endothelial cells. Purified Stxs have also been shown to induce apoptosis of epithelial and endothelial cells in vitro, but a comparative evaluation of Stx-induced apoptosis of monocytes and macrophages has not been reported. We used FACS, TUNEL, and DNA laddering analyses to show that Shiga toxin-1 (Stx1) and LPS induce apoptosis in undifferentiated and differentiated THP-1 cells, although the kinetics and extent of apoptosis induction differ between monocytic and macrophage-like cells. Stx1-induced apoptosis is A-subunit-dependent. Stx1 and LPS trigger DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 activation, as evidenced by the cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Induction of apoptosis in response to Stx1 and/or LPS treatment occurs without the widespread transcriptional activation of apoptosis-related genes. Finally, we present a model of the role of macrophages and monocytes in the pathogenesis of disease caused by Stxs.
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- Lisa M Harrison
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center, 407 Reynolds Medical Building, College Station, TX 77843-1114, USA
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Nakayama K, Pergolizzi RG, Crystal RG. Gene Transfer–Mediated Pre-mRNA Segmental Trans-splicing As a Strategy to Deliver Intracellular Toxins for Cancer Therapy. Cancer Res 2005. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.254.65.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Virus-mediated transfer of genes coding for intracellular toxins holds promise for cancer therapy, but the inherent toxicity of such vectors make them a risk to normal tissues and a challenge to produce due to the intrinsic dilemma that expression of toxin molecules kills producer cells. We employed pre-mRNA segmental trans-splicing (STS), in which two engineered DNA fragments coding for 5′ “donor” and 3′ “acceptor” segments of a toxin gene, respectively, are expressed by viral vectors. When co-delivered to target cells, the two vectors generate two toxin pre-mRNA fragments which are spliced by the target cell machinery to produce functional mRNA and toxin. To test this approach, we used an enzymatic fragment of Shigatoxin1A1 (STX1A1) known to provoke apoptotic cell death. Two adenovirus vectors, Shigatoxin1A1 donor (AdStx1A1Do) and Shigatoxin1A1 acceptor (AdStx1A1Ac), respectively, were used to deliver the Stx1A1 gene fragments. HeLa, HEp2, and A549 cells transfected with AdStx1A1Do and AdStx1A1Ac had a dose-dependent reduction in viability and inhibition of protein synthesis. Intratumoral injection of AdStx1A1Do and AdStx1A1Ac into preexisting HeLa, Hep2, and A549 tumors in immunodeficient mice revealed significant inhibition of tumor growth. There was no evidence of liver damage, suggesting that there was no leakage of vector or toxin from the site of injection following intratumoral injection of AdStx1A1Do and AdStx1A1Ac. These results suggest that the obstacles preventing gene transfer of intracellular toxins for local cancer therapy could be overcome by pre-mRNA segmental trans-splicing.
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- Katsutoshi Nakayama
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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Ohmura-Hoshino M, Yamamoto M, Yuki Y, Takeda Y, Kiyono H. Non-toxic Stx derivatives from Escherichia coli possess adjuvant activity for mucosal immunity. Vaccine 2004; 22:3751-61. [PMID: 15315856 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2004.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2003] [Revised: 02/09/2004] [Accepted: 03/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Both B subunit of Shiga toxin 1 (Stx1-B), which mediates the binding of toxin to the membrane, and mutant Stx1 (mStx1), which is a non-toxic double-mutated Stx1 harboring double amino acid substitutions in the A subunit, possess potent mucosal adjuvant activity. Nasal immunization of mice with ovalbumin (OVA) plus the Stx1-B or mStx1 induced OVA-specific serum IgG and mucosal IgA responses. IgG subclass analysis revealed that mStx1 and Stx1-B as mucosal adjuvants supported Ag-specific IgG1 followed by IgG2b Abs. The co-administration of either mStx1 or Stx1-B with OVA enhanced the production of IL-4, IL-5, IL-6 and IL-10 with low IFN-gamma, by OVA-specific CD4+ T cells. To better elucidate the mechanisms underlying mStx1's and Stx1-B's adjuvant activity, we next sought to examine whether or not dendritic cells (DC) residing in the nasopharyngeal-associated lymphoreticular tissue (NALT) were activated by nasal administration of Stx1-B or mStx1. We found that mice nasally administered with Stx1-B or mStx1 showed an up-regulation in the expression of CD80, CD86 and especially CD40 on NALT DCs. Taken together, these results suggest that non-toxic Stx derivatives could be effective mucosal adjuvants for the induction of Th2-type, CD4+ T cell mediated, antigen-specific mucosal IgA and systemic IgG Ab responses, and that they likely owe their adjuvant activity to the up-regulation of co-stimulatory molecules including CD80, CD86 and CD40 on NALT DCs.
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- Mari Ohmura-Hoshino
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Division of Mucosal Immunology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Takenouchi H, Kiyokawa N, Taguchi T, Matsui J, Katagiri YU, Okita H, Okuda K, Fujimoto J. Shiga toxin binding to globotriaosyl ceramide induces intracellular signals that mediate cytoskeleton remodeling in human renal carcinoma-derived cells. J Cell Sci 2004; 117:3911-22. [PMID: 15265987 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin is a bacterial toxin consisting of A and B subunits. Generally, the essential cytotoxicity of the toxin is thought to be mediated by the A subunit, which possesses RNA cleavage activity and thus induces protein synthesis inhibition. We previously reported, however, that the binding of the Shiga toxin 1-B subunit to globotriaosyl ceramide, a functional receptor for Shiga toxin, induces intracellular signals in a manner that is dependent on glycolipid-enriched membrane domains, or lipid rafts. Although the precise role of this signaling mechanism is not known, here we report that Shiga-toxin-mediated intracellular signals induce cytoskeleton remodeling in ACHN cells derived from renal tubular epithelial carcinoma. Using confocal laser scanning microscopy, we observed that Shiga toxin 1-B treatment induces morphological changes in ACHN cells in a time-dependent manner. In addition, the morphological changes were accompanied by the redistribution of a number of proteins, including actin, ezrin, CD44, vimentin, cytokeratin, paxillin, FAK, and α- and γ-tubulins, all of which are involved in cytoskeletal organization. The transient phosphorylation of ezrin and paxillin was also observed during the course of protein redistribution. Experiments using inhibitors for a variety of kinases suggested the involvement of lipid rafts, Src family protein kinase, PI 3-kinase, and RHO-associated kinase in Shiga toxin 1-B-induced ezrin phosphorylation. Shiga toxin 1-B-induced cytoskeletal remodeling should provide an in vitro model that can be used to increase our understanding of the pathogenesis of Shiga-toxin-mediated cell injury and the role of lipid-raft-mediated cell signaling in cytoskeletal remodeling.
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- Hisami Takenouchi
- Department of Developmental Biology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 3-35-31, Taishido, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 154-8567, Japan
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Creydt VP, Miyakawa MF, Martín F, Zotta E, Silberstein C, Ibarra C. The Shiga toxin 2 B subunit inhibits net fluid absorption in human colon and elicits fluid accumulation in rat colon loops. Braz J Med Biol Res 2004; 37:799-808. [PMID: 15264022 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2004000600004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) colonizes the large intestine causing a spectrum of disorders, including watery diarrhea, bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis), and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. It is estimated that hemolytic-uremic syndrome is the most common cause of acute renal failure in infants in Argentina. Stx is a multimeric toxin composed of one A subunit and five B subunits. In this study we demonstrate that the Stx2 B subunit inhibits the water absorption (Jw) across the human and rat colonic mucosa without altering the electrical parameters measured as transepithelial potential difference and short circuit current. The time-course Jw inhibition by 400 ng/ml purified Stx2 B subunit was similar to that obtained using 12 ng/ml Stx2 holotoxin suggesting that both, A and B subunits of Stx2 contributed to inhibit the Jw. Moreover, non-hemorrhagic fluid accumulation was observed in rat colon loops after 16 h of treatment with 3 and 30 ng/ml Stx2 B subunit. These changes indicate that Stx2 B subunit induces fluid accumulation independently of A subunit activity by altering the usual balance of intestinal absorption and secretion toward net secretion. In conclusion, our results suggest that the Stx2 B subunit, which is non-toxic for Vero cells, may contribute to the watery diarrhea observed in STEC infection. Further studies will be necessary to determine whether the toxicity of Stx2 B subunit may have pathogenic consequences when it is used as a component in an acellular STEC vaccine or as a vector in cancer vaccines.
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- V Pistone Creydt
- Laboratorio de Fisiopatogenia, Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ohara M, Hayashi T, Kusunoki Y, Miyauchi M, Takata T, Sugai M. Caspase-2 and caspase-7 are involved in cytolethal distending toxin-induced apoptosis in Jurkat and MOLT-4 T-cell lines. Infect Immun 2004; 72:871-9. [PMID: 14742531 PMCID: PMC321583 DOI: 10.1128/iai.72.2.871-879.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a G2/M cell-cycle-specific growth-inhibitory toxin that leads to target cell distension followed by cell death. To determine the mechanisms by which A. actinomycetemcomitans CDT acts as an immunosuppressive factor, we examined the effects of highly purified CDT holotoxin on human T lymphocytes. Purified CDT was cytolethal toward normal peripheral T lymphocytes that were activated by in vitro stimulation with phytohemagglutinin. In addition, purified CDT showed cytolethal activity against Jurkat and MOLT-4 cells, which are known to be sensitive and resistant, respectively, to Fas-mediated apoptosis. Death in these cell lines was accompanied by the biochemical features of apoptosis, including membrane conformational changes, intranucleosomal DNA cleavage, and an increase in caspase activity in the cells. Pretreatment of Jurkat cells with the general caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk mostly suppressed CDT-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, specific inhibitors of caspase-2 and -7 showed significant inhibitory effects on CDT-induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells, and these inhibitory effects were fully associated with reduced activity of caspase-2 or -7 in the CDT-treated Jurkat cells. These results strongly suggest that CDT possesses the ability to induce human T-cell apoptosis through activation of caspase-2 and -7.
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- Masaru Ohara
- Department of Bacteriology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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Tétaud C, Falguières T, Carlier K, Lécluse Y, Garibal J, Coulaud D, Busson P, Steffensen R, Clausen H, Johannes L, Wiels J. Two distinct Gb3/CD77 signaling pathways leading to apoptosis are triggered by anti-Gb3/CD77 mAb and verotoxin-1. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:45200-8. [PMID: 12944404 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m303868200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Globotriasosylceramide (Gb3), a neutral glycosphingolipid, is the B-cell differentiation antigen CD77 and acts as the receptor for most Shiga toxins, including verotoxin-1 (VT-1). We have shown that both anti-Gb3/CD77 mAb and VT-1 induce apoptosis in Burkitt's lymphoma cells. We compared the apoptotic pathways induced by these two molecules by selecting cell lines sensitive to only one of these inducers or to both. In all these cell lines (including the apoptosis-resistant line), VT-1 was transported to the endoplasmic reticulum and inhibited protein synthesis similarly, suggesting that VT-1-induced apoptosis is dissociated from these processes. VT-1 triggered a caspase- and mitochondria-dependent pathway (rapid activation of caspases 8 and 3 associated with a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsim) and the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria). In contrast, the anti-Gb3/CD77 mAb-induced pathway was caspase-independent and only involved partial depolarization of mitochondria. Antioxidant compounds had only marginal effects on VT-1-induced apoptosis but strongly protected cells from anti-Gb3/CD77 mAb-induced apoptosis. VT-1- and anti-Gb3/CD77 mAb-treated cells displayed very different features on electron microscopy. These results clearly indicate that the binding of different ligands to Gb3/CD77 triggers completely different apoptotic pathways.
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- Cecile Tétaud
- Laboratoire Interactions Moléculaires et Cancer, CNRS UMR 8126, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France
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Nakamura A, Imaizumi A, Yanagawa Y, Niimi R, Kohsaka T, Johns EJ. Beta2-adrenoceptor activation inhibits Shiga toxin2-induced apoptosis of renal tubular epithelial cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2003; 66:343-53. [PMID: 12826277 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(03)00256-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Apoptosis is regulated by several pathways, such as caspases, mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) and cAMP/cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) cascade. This study investigated the effect of beta(2)-adrenoceptor activation on Shiga toxin (Stx)2-induced apoptosis in renal tubular cells and the contribution of these signalling pathways. Cultured human adenocarcinoma-derived tubular cells were exposed to Stx2 (64 pg/mL) for 2-24hr following the addition of the beta(2)-adrenoceptor agonist (terbutaline) to the incubation medium. Stx2-induced apoptosis and its amelioration by beta(2)-adrenoceptor activation was confirmed using DNA degradation assays and by flow cytometry for annexin V, mitochondrial membrane potential and caspase(-3 and -7) activity. Exposure of cells to Stx2 for 24hr increased the DNA fragmentation to 11.6+/-0.9%, compared to 3.3+/-0.2% in control cells (P<0.05) but was decreased to approximately 5-7% (P<0.05) in the presence of terbutaline. Furthermore, Stx2-stimulated apoptosis, detected by TUNEL, annexin V and mitochondrial potential, was inhibited by terbutaline (P<0.05) which was prevented by cAMP-PKA inhibitors and a beta(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist. However, inhibition of Stx2-mediated caspase activity by terbutaline was partially blocked by cAMP-PKA inhibitors. On the other hand, p38MAPK inhibition by terbutaline prevented Stx2-induced apoptosis and caspase activity through a cAMP-independent pathway via beta(2)-adrenoceptor. These data indicate that beta(2)-adrenoceptor activation can inhibit Stx2-induced apoptosis of the cells, which may be caused by a reduction in caspase activity through cAMP-PKA activation and the p38MAPK pathway.
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- Akio Nakamura
- Department of Paediatrics, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173, Japan.
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Yamamoto T, Kojio S, Taneike I, Nakagawa S, Iwakura N, Wakisaka-Saito N. 60Co irradiation of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli induces Stx phage. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2003; 222:115-21. [PMID: 12757954 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00259-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), an important cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome, was completely killed by (60)Co irradiation at 1 x l0(3) gray (1 kGy) or higher. However, a low dose of irradiation (0.1-0.3 kGy) markedly induced Stx phage from STEC. Stx production was observed in parallel to the phage induction. Inactivation of Stx phage required a higher irradiation dose than that for bacterial killing. Regarding Stx, cytotoxicity was susceptible to irradiation, but cytokine induction activity was more resistant than Stx phage. The findings suggest that (1). although (60)Co irradiation is an effective means to kill the bacteria, it does induce Stx phage at a lower irradiation dose, with a risk of Stx phage transfer and emergence of new Stx-producing strains, and (2). irradiation differentially inactivates some activities of Stx.
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- Tatsuo Yamamoto
- Department of Infectious Disease Control and International Medicine, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 757 Ichibanchou, Asahimachidori, Niigata, Japan.
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Fujii J, Matsui T, Heatherly DP, Schlegel KH, Lobo PI, Yutsudo T, Ciraolo GM, Morris RE, Obrig T. Rapid apoptosis induced by Shiga toxin in HeLa cells. Infect Immun 2003; 71:2724-35. [PMID: 12704147 PMCID: PMC153243 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.5.2724-2735.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Apoptosis was induced rapidly in HeLa cells after exposure to bacterial Shiga toxin (Stx1 and Stx2; 10 ng/ml). Approximately 60% of HeLa cells became apoptotic within 4 h as detected by DNA fragmentation, terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, and electron microscopy. Stx1-induced apoptosis required enzymatic activity of the Stx1A subunit, and apoptosis was not induced by the Stx2B subunit alone or by the anti-globotriaosylceramide antibody. This activity was also inhibited by brefeldin A, indicating the need for toxin processing through the Golgi apparatus. The intracellular pathway leading to apoptosis was further defined. Exposure of HeLa cells to Stx1 activated caspases 3, 6, 8, and 9, as measured both by an enzymatic assay with synthetic substrates and by detection of proteolytically activated forms of these caspases by Western immunoblotting. Preincubation of HeLa cells with substrate inhibitors of caspases 3, 6, and 8 protected the cells against Stx1-dependent apoptosis. These results led to a more detailed examination of the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis. Apoptosis induced by Stx1 was accompanied by damage to mitochondrial membranes, measured as a reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, and increased release of cytochrome c from mitochondria at 3 to 4 h. Bid, an endogenous protein known to permeabilize mitochondrial membranes, was activated in a Stx1-dependent manner. Caspase-8 is known to activate Bid, and a specific inhibitor of caspase-8 prevented the mitochondrial damage. Although these data suggested that caspase-8-mediated cleavage of Bid with release of cytochrome c from mitochondria and activation of caspase-9 were responsible for the apoptosis, preincubation of HeLa cells with a specific inhibitor of caspase-9 did not protect against apoptosis. These results were explained by the discovery of a simultaneous Stx1-dependent increase in endogenous XIAP, a direct inhibitor of caspase-9. We conclude that the primary pathway of Stx1-induced apoptosis and DNA fragmentation in HeLa cells is unique and includes caspases 8, 6, and 3 but is independent of events in the mitochondrial pathway.
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- Jun Fujii
- Department of Internal Medicine/Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908, USA.
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Yoshida T, Koide N, Sugiyama T, Mori I, Yokochi T. A novel caspase dependent pathway is involved in apoptosis of human endothelial cells by Shiga toxins. Microbiol Immunol 2003; 46:697-700. [PMID: 12477248 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2002.tb02753.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Shiga toxins have been shown to induce apoptosis on primary cultures, but not passaged ones, of human umbilical vein endothelial cells, independent of cytokine pre-treatment. Here, a peculiar pattern of caspase activation was observed; caspase-3 and -2, but not conventional upstream caspases, were activated at the initial phase of 6 hr, whereas a broad range inhibitor of caspases, VAD-fmk, but not mono-specific ones, suppressed DNA fragmentation and cell death. These results suggest additional analogous molecules, which have yet to be delineated, are involved. The requirement of retrograde uptake of toxins was also proved by the intervening effect of brefeldin A.
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- Tomoaki Yoshida
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi 480-1195, Japan.
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Marcato P, Mulvey G, Armstrong GD. Cloned Shiga toxin 2 B subunit induces apoptosis in Ramos Burkitt's lymphoma B cells. Infect Immun 2002; 70:1279-86. [PMID: 11854211 PMCID: PMC127801 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.3.1279-1286.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The Shiga toxins (Stx1 and Stx2), produced by Shigella dysenteriae type 1 and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, consist of one A subunit and five B subunits. The Stx1 and Stx2 B subunits form a pentameric structure that binds to globotriaosylceramide (Gb3-Cer) receptors on eukaryotic cells and promotes endocytosis. The A subunit then inhibits protein biosynthesis, which triggers apoptosis in the affected cell. In addition to its Gb3-Cer binding activity, the data in the following report demonstrate that the Stx2 B pentamer induces apoptosis in Ramos Burkitt's lymphoma B cells independently of A subunit activity. Apoptosis was not observed in A subunit-free preparations of the Stx1 B pentamer which competitively inhibited Stx2 B pentamer-mediated apoptosis. The pancaspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-fmk, prevented apoptosis in Ramos cells exposed to the Stx2 B subunit, Stx1 or Stx2. Brefeldin A, an inhibitor of the Golgi transport system, also prevented Stx2 B subunit-mediated apoptosis. These observations suggest that the Stx2 B subunit must be internalized, via Gb3-Cer receptors, to induce Ramos cell apoptosis. Moreover, unlike the two holotoxins, Stx2 B subunit-mediated apoptosis does not involve inhibition of protein biosynthesis. This study provides further insight into the pathogenic potential of this family of potent bacterial exotoxins.
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- Paola Marcato
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H7, Canada
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