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Masters TL, Bhagwate AV, Dehankar MK, Greenwood-Quaintance KE, Abdel MP, Mandrekar JN, Patel R. Human transcriptomic response to periprosthetic joint infection. Gene 2022; 825:146400. [PMID: 35306116 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), a devastating complication of total joint replacement, is of incompletely understood pathogenesis and may sometimes be challenging to clinically distinguish from other causes of arthroplasty failure. We characterized human gene expression in 93 specimens derived from surfaces of resected arthroplasties, comparing transcriptomes of subjects with infection- versus non-infection-associated arthroplasty failure. Differential gene expression analysis confirmed 28 previously reported potential biomarkers of PJI, including bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI), cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP), C-C-motif chemokine ligand 3 (CCL3), 4(CCL4) and C-X-C-motif chemokine ligand 2 (CXCL2), colony stimulating factor 2 receptor beta (CSF2RB), colony stimulating factor 3 (CSF3), alpha-defensin (DEFA4), Fc fragment of IgG receptor 1B (CD64B), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM1), interferon gamma (IFNG), interleukin 13 receptor subunit alpha 2 (IL13RA2), interleukin 17D (IL17D), interleukin 1 (IL1A, IL1B, IL1RN), interleukin 2 receptors (IL2RA, IL2RG), interleukin 5 receptor (IL5RA), interleukin 6 (IL6), interleukin 8 (IL8), lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), lipocalin (LCN2), lactate dehydrogenase C (LDHC), lactotransferrin (LTF), matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP3), peptidase inhibitor 3 (PI3), and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), and identified three novel molecules of potential diagnostic use for detection of PJI, namely C-C-motif chemokine ligand CCL20, coagulation factor VII (F7), and B cell receptor FCRL4. Comparative analysis of infections caused by staphylococci versus bacteria other than staphylococci and Staphylococcus aureus versus Staphylococcus epidermidis showed elevated expression of interleukin 13 (IL13), IL17D, and MMP3 in staphylococcal infections, and of IL1B, IL8, and platelet factor PF4V1 in S. aureus compared to S. epidermidis infections. Pathway analysis of over-represented genes suggested activation of host immune response and cellular maintenance and repair functions in response to invasion of infectious agents. The data presented provides new potential targets for diagnosis of PJI and for differentiation of PJI caused by different infectious agents.
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- Thao L Masters
- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Division of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.
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A Gain-Of-Function Mutation in the Plcg2 Gene Protects Mice from Helicobacter felis-Induced Gastric MALT Lymphoma. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150411. [PMID: 26966907 PMCID: PMC4788355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas develop from a chronic Helicobacter infection. Phospholipase C gamma 2 (PLCG2) is important for B-cell survival and proliferation. We used BALB/c mice with a gain-of-function mutation in the Plcg2 gene (Ali5) to analyze its role in the development of gastric MALT lymphoma. Heterozygous BALB/c Plcg2Ali5/+ and wildtype (WT) mice were infected with Helicobacter felis (H. felis) and observed up to 16 months for development of gastric MALT lymphomas. In contrast to our initial hypothesis, Plcg2Ali5/+ mice developed MALT lymphomas less frequently than their WT littermates after long-term infection of 16 months. Infected Plcg2Ali5/+ mice showed downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines and decreased H. felis-specific IgG1 and IgG2a antibody responses. These results suggested a blunted immune response of Plcg2Ali5/+ mice towards H. felis infection. Intriguingly, Plcg2Ali5/+ mice harboured higher numbers of CD73 expressing regulatory T cells (Tregs), possibly responsible for impaired immune response towards Helicobacter infection. We suggest that Plcg2Ali5/+ mice may be protected from developing gastric MALT lymphomas as a result of elevated Treg numbers, reduced response to H. felis and decrease of proinflammatory cytokines.
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Tsai HF, Hsu PN. Modulation of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-mediated apoptosis by Helicobacter pylori in immune pathogenesis of gastric mucosal damage. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2016; 50:4-9. [PMID: 26947589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2016.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Revised: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric carcinoma, and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. Apoptosis induced by microbial infections is implicated in the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection. Enhanced gastric epithelial cell apoptosis during H. pylori infection was suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis and gastric pathology. In addition to directly triggering apoptosis, H. pylori induces sensitivity to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-mediated apoptosis in gastric epithelial cells. Human gastric epithelial cells sensitized to H. pylori confer susceptibility to TRAIL-mediated apoptosis via modulation of death-receptor signaling. The induction of TRAIL sensitivity by H. pylori is dependent upon the activation of caspase-8 and its downstream pathway. H. pylori induces caspase-8 activation via enhanced assembly of the TRAIL death-inducing signaling complex through downregulation of cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein. Moreover, H. pylori infection induces infiltration of T lymphocytes and triggers inflammation to augment apoptosis. In H. pylori infection, significant increases in CCR6+ CD3+ T cell infiltration in the gastric mucosa was observed, and the CCR6 ligand, CCL20 chemokine, was selectively expressed in inflamed gastric tissues. These mechanisms initiate chemokine-mediated T lymphocyte trafficking into inflamed epithelium and induce mucosal injury during Helicobacter infection. This article will review recent findings on the interactions of H. pylori with host-epithelial signaling pathways and events involved in the initiation of gastric pathology, including gastric inflammation and mucosal damage.
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- Hwei-Fang Tsai
- Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Klein M, Brouwer MC, Angele B, Geldhoff M, Marquez G, Varona R, Häcker G, Schmetzer H, Häcker H, Hammerschmidt S, van der Ende A, Pfister HW, van de Beek D, Koedel U. Leukocyte attraction by CCL20 and its receptor CCR6 in humans and mice with pneumococcal meningitis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e93057. [PMID: 24699535 PMCID: PMC3974727 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0093057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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We previously identified CCL20 as an early chemokine in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with pneumococcal meningitis but its functional relevance was unknown. Here we studied the role of CCL20 and its receptor CCR6 in pneumococcal meningitis. In a prospective nationwide study, CCL20 levels were significantly elevated in the CSF of patients with pneumococcal meningitis and correlated with CSF leukocyte counts. CCR6-deficient mice with pneumococcal meningitis and WT mice with pneumococcal meningitis treated with anti-CCL20 antibodies both had reduced CSF white blood cell counts. The reduction in CSF pleocytosis was also accompanied by an increase in brain bacterial titers. Additional in vitro experiments showed direct chemoattractant activity of CCL20 for granulocytes. In summary, our results identify the CCL20-CCR6 axis as an essential component of the innate immune defense against pneumococcal meningitis, controlling granulocyte recruitment.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Blotting, Western
- Brain/immunology
- Brain/metabolism
- Brain/microbiology
- Case-Control Studies
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CCL20/antagonists & inhibitors
- Chemokine CCL20/immunology
- Chemokine CCL20/metabolism
- Chemotaxis, Leukocyte/immunology
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal/cerebrospinal fluid
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal/immunology
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal/metabolism
- Meningitis, Pneumococcal/microbiology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Prognosis
- Prospective Studies
- Receptors, CCR6/physiology
- Survival Rate
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- Matthias Klein
- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Immunologia y Oncologia, Centro National de Biotecnologia, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Medical Department III, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department Genetics of Microorganisms, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Center of Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Liu L, Huang ZS, Huang YQ, Zhou XH. Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on growth of normal human liver cells (L-02). Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014; 22:956-962. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v22.i7.956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the effect of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection on the growth of human normal liver cell line-02 (L-02) and the possible mechanisms involved.
METHODS: L-02 cells and H. pylori strains were cultured in vitro. CagA+ and CagA-H. pylori strains were identified by PCR. After L-02 cells were incubated with different densities of CagA+ and CagA-H. pylori strains for 24 h, MTT assay was used to detect the inhibition rate of L-02 cells, and the expression of transforming growth factor-beta typeⅠ(TβRⅠ) in L-02 cells was detected by real-time PCR. Cells without H. pylori infection were used as a negative control group.
RESULTS: Both CagA+ and CagA-H. pylori strains significantly inhibited L-02 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner compared with the control group (P < 0.05). At the same concentration, CagA+H. pylori strain had a more significant inhibitory effect on L-02 cell growth than CagA+H. pylori strain (101 CFU/mL: 10.96 ± 0.231 vs 4.47 ± 0.289; 102 CFU/mL: 25.31 ± 0.398 vs 5.51 ± 0.168; 103 CFU/mL: 33.13 ± 0.312 vs 10.33 ± 0.213; 104 CFU/mL: 54.57 ± 0.245 vs 17.12 ± 0.309; 105 CFU/mL: 79.45 ± 0.402 vs 25.83 ± 0.337; 106 CFU/mL: 90.21 ± 0.271 vs 32.35 ± 0.178; P< 0.05 for all). Both CagA+ and CagA-H. pylori strains significantly increased the expression of TβRⅠin a dose-dependent manner compared with the control group. At the same concentration, CagA+H. pylori strain increased the expression of TβRⅠmore significantly than CagA-H. pylori strain (101 CFU/mL: 1.65 ± 0.101 vs 1.11 ± 0.110; 102 CFU/mL: 2.77 ± 0.198 vs 1.20 ± 0.203; 103 CFU/mL: 4.59 ± 0.112 vs 1.59 ± 0.134; 104 CFU/mL: 5.47 ± 0.145 vs 1.99 ± 0.331; 105 CFU/mL: 7.45 ± 0.102 vs 2.65 ± 0.268; 106 CFU/mL: 8.57 ± 0.221 vs 4.57 ± 0.161; P< 0.05 for all).
CONCLUSION: H. pylori infection inhibits the growth of L-02 cells in a dose-dependent manner, and the inhibitory effect of CagA+H. pylori strain was stronger than that of CagA-H. pylori strain. H. pylori infection increases the expression of TβRⅠin L-02 cells in a dose-dependent manner, and CagA+H. pylori strain increases the expression of TβRⅠmore significantly. These findings suggest that H. pylori strain inhibits L-02 cell proliferation possibly by altering the expression of TβRⅠand disturbing the TGF-β1/Smad signal transduction pathway.
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Dong QG, Yuan Y. Research progress of microRNAs and Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric diseases. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2012; 20:479-485. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v20.i6.479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a major risk factor for gastritis, gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma and gastric cancer. The role of H. pylori in the pathogenesis of gastric diseases has been proposed, but the detailed molecular mechanism remains unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of very conserved and endogenous non-coding RNAs consisting of 19-24 nucleotides in length that regulate the expression of target genes at the post-transcriptional level. They are involved in important biological processes related to proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, metastasis, angiogenesis and immune response. Recently, many studies found that miRNAs are aberrantly expressed and participated in the pathogenesis of the H. pylori-associated gastric diseases. This paper reviews the recent progress in understanding the relationship between miRNAs and H. pylori-associated gastric diseases.
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Enhanced expression of CXCL13 in human Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Dig Dis Sci 2011; 56:2887-94. [PMID: 21647655 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1717-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 04/08/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Chemokine CXC ligand 13 (CXCL13) and CXC receptor type 5 (CXCR5) are constitutively expressed in tertiary lymphoid follicles where the CXCL13/CXCR5 system regulates B lymphocytes homing. In this study, we sought to examine CXCL13 expression in the H. pylori-infected and -uninfected gastric mucosa and to elucidate the implication in the pathogenesis of HAG in humans. METHODS Using endoscopic biopsies taken from the gastric antrum of 29 subjects infected with Helicobacter pylori and 22 uninfected subjects, mucosal CXCL13 mRNA and protein levels were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. RESULTS The CXCL13 expression levels were significantly more elevated in H. pylori-positive patients than uninfected ones. The CXCL13 expression levels correlated with the degree of chronic gastritis and bacterial colonization. Immunohistochemistry and in vitro infection assay showed that CXCL13 was not produced by the gastric epithelium, but the α-smooth muscle antigen expressing mesenchymal cells were the possible source of CXCL13 within H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa. CXCR5 immunostaining was seen in the CD20-positive lymphoid aggregates. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced induction of CXCL13 may be involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori-associated gastritis.
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Articles may be retracted when their findings are no longer considered trustworthy due to scientific misconduct or error, they plagiarize previously published work, or they are found to violate ethical guidelines. Using a novel measure that we call the "retraction index," we found that the frequency of retraction varies among journals and shows a strong correlation with the journal impact factor. Although retractions are relatively rare, the retraction process is essential for correcting the literature and maintaining trust in the scientific process.
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Smith SM, Moran AP, Duggan SP, Ahmed SE, Mohamed AS, Windle HJ, O'Neill LA, Kelleher DP. Tribbles 3: a novel regulator of TLR2-mediated signaling in response to Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharide. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:2462-71. [PMID: 21220698 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric carcinoma. Gastric epithelial cells provide the first point of contact between H. pylori and the host. TLRs present on these cells recognize various microbial products, resulting in the initiation of innate immunity. Although previous reports investigated TLR signaling in response to intact H. pylori, the specific contribution of H. pylori LPS with regard to functional genomics and cell-signaling events has not been defined. This study set out to define downstream signaling components and altered gene expression triggered by H. pylori LPS and to investigate the role of the signaling protein tribbles 3 (TRIB3) during the TLR-mediated response to H. pylori LPS. Cotransfections using small interfering RNA and dominant-negative constructs demonstrated that H. pylori LPS functions as a classic TLR2 ligand by signaling through pathways involving the key TLR signaling components MyD88 adaptor-like, MyD88, IRAK1, IRAK4, TNFR-associated factor 6, IκB kinase β, and IκBα. Microarray analysis, real-time PCR, and ELISA revealed the induction of a discrete pattern of chemokines as a direct effect of LPS:TLR2 signaling. H. pylori infection was associated with decreased expression of TRIB3 in human gastric epithelial cell lines and tissue samples. Additionally, H. pylori decreased expression of C/EBP homologous protein and activating transcription factor 4, the transcription factors involved in the induction of TRIB3 expression. Furthermore, knockdown of TRIB3 and C/EBP homologous protein enhanced TLR2-mediated NF-κB activation and chemokine induction in response to H. pylori LPS. Thus, modulation of TRIB3 by H. pylori and/or its products may be an important mechanism during H. pylori-associated pathogenesis.
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- Sinéad M Smith
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Rivero-Lezcano OM, González-Cortés C, Reyes-Ruvalcaba D, Diez-Tascón C. CCL20 is overexpressed in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected monocytes and inhibits the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Clin Exp Immunol 2010; 162:289-97. [PMID: 20819093 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04168.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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CCL20 is a chemokine that attracts immature dendritic cells. We show that monocytes, cells characteristic of the innate immune response, infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis express the CCL20 gene at a much higher level than the same cells infected with non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Interferon (IFN)-γ, a fundamental cytokine in the immune response to tuberculosis, strongly inhibits both the transcription and the translation of CCL20. We have also confirmed that dendritic cells are a suitable host for mycobacteria proliferation, although CCL20 does not seem to influence their intracellular multiplication rate. The chemokine, however, down-regulates the characteristic production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by M. tuberculosis in monocytes, which may affect the activity of the cells. Apoptosis mediated by the mycobacteria, possibly ROS-dependent, was also inhibited by CCL20.
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- O M Rivero-Lezcano
- Fundación Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y León, Hospital de León, Spain.
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Zhuang Y, Shi Y, Liu XF, Zhang JY, Liu T, Fan X, Luo J, Wu C, Yu S, Chen L, Luo P, Guo G, Liu Z, Tang B, Mao XH, Guo Y, Zou QM. Helicobacter pylori-infected macrophages induce Th17 cell differentiation. Immunobiology 2010; 216:200-7. [PMID: 21112468 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 04/08/2010] [Accepted: 05/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Th17 cells represent a novel subset of CD4(+) T cells, which is associated with chronic inflammation. The present study evaluated Th17 cell responses to Helicobacter pylori infection in mouse model and CD4(+) T cell differentiation in response to H. pylori-infected macrophages. Th17 cells were observed in the H. pylori-infected gastric tissue. Co-culture of CD4(+) T cells with H. pylori-infected macrophages elevated IL-17 and IFN-γ secretion, up-regulated retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt) and T box expressed in T cells (T-bet) expression and increased the numbers of Th17 and Th1 cells. The expression of CD40, CD80, and CD86 and the secretion of IL-6, TGF-β1, IL-23, and CCL20 were significantly increased in H. pylori-stimulated macrophages. NF-κB pathway participated in the production of IL-6, IL-23, and CCL20 from macrophages in response to H. pylori, and inhibition of NF-κB pathway of macrophages resulted in less Th17 cell differentiation. Taken together, these results suggest that H. pylori induces Th17 cell differentiation via infected macrophages.
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- Yuan Zhuang
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, PR China
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The interferon-inducible gene IFI16 secretome of endothelial cells drives the early steps of the inflammatory response. Eur J Immunol 2010; 40:2182-9. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.200939995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Matsushima K, Isomoto H, Inoue N, Nakayama T, Hayashi T, Nakayama M, Nakao K, Hirayama T, Kohno S. MicroRNA signatures in Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric mucosa. Int J Cancer 2010; 128:361-70. [PMID: 20333682 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/09/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The study was conducted to determine expression patterns of microRNA (miRNA), a non-coding RNA that controls gene expression mainly through translational repression, in gastric mucosa infected with Helicobacter pylori. Using endoscopic biopsy specimens, miRNA expression patterns in H. pylori-infected gastric mucosa were determined by microarray. The differentially expressed miRNAs were quantitated by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). An in vitro infection model was assessed to monitor the regulation of miRNAs in gastric epithelium in response to H. pylori. The comprehensive method unraveled the expression profiles; among 470 human miRNAs loaded, 55 were differentially expressed between H. pylori-positive and -negative subjects. The expression levels were significantly decreased in 30 miRNAs, whereas hsa-miRNA-223 was the only miRNA to be overexpressed on quantitative RT-PCR. Eight miRNAs enabled discrimination of H. pylori status with acceptable accuracy. Gastritis scores of activity and chronic inflammation according to the updated Sydney system correlated significantly with the expression levels of diverse miRNAs. Cure of the infection with an anti-H. pylori regimen restored decreased expression in 14 of the 30 miRNAs. Expression levels of some miRNAs, including let-7 family members, were significantly altered following infection with a virulent H. pylori strain carrying intact cag pathogenicity island including cagA but not isogenic mutants. These results provide insights into miRNA involvement in the pathogenesis of H. pylori-associated gastritis. cagA may be involved in cellular regulation of certain miRNAs in the gastric epithelium.
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- Kayoko Matsushima
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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Interplay between Helicobacter pylori and immune cells in immune pathogenesis of gastric inflammation and mucosal pathology. Cell Mol Immunol 2010; 7:255-9. [PMID: 20190789 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2010.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with an inflammatory response in the gastric mucosa, leading to chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, gastric carcinoma and gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. Recent studies have shown that apoptosis of gastric epithelial cells is increased during H. pylori infection. Apoptosis induced by microbial infections are factors implicated in the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection. The enhanced gastric epithelial cell apoptosis in H. pylori infection has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic gastritis and gastric pathology. In addition to directly triggering apoptosis, H. pylori induces sensitivity to tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-mediated apoptosis in gastric epithelial cells via modulation of TRAIL apoptosis signaling. Moreover, H. pylori infection induces infiltration of T lymphocytes and triggers inflammation to augment apoptosis. In H. pylori infection, there was significantly increased CCR6(+)CD3(+ )T-cell infiltration in the gastric mucosa, and the CCR6 ligand, CCL20 chemokine, was selectively expressed in inflamed gastric tissues. These results implicate that the interaction between CCL20 and CCR6 may play a role in recruiting T cells to the sites of inflammation in the gastric mucosa during Helicobacter infection. Through these mechanisms, chemokine-mediated T lymphocyte trafficking into inflamed epithelium is initiated and the mucosal injury in Helicobacter infection is induced. This article will review the recent novel findings on the interactions of H. pylori with diverse host epithelial signaling pathways and events involved in the initiation of gastric pathology, including gastric inflammation, mucosal damage and development of MALT lymphomas.
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Zhao D, Liu Z, Ding J, Li W, Sun Y, Yu H, Zhou Y, Zeng J, Chen C, Jia J. Helicobacter pylori CagA upregulation of CIP2A is dependent on the Src and MEK/ERK pathways. J Med Microbiol 2009; 59:259-265. [PMID: 19959630 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.014704-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori is classified as a class I carcinogenic factor and its persistent colonization in the stomach induces gastric cancer. Cancerous Inhibitor of PP2A (CIP2A) is a newly identified oncoprotein overexpressed in gastric cancer. Serving as a key oncoprotein, CIP2A also participates in regulation of senescence and proliferation of gastric cells. The combination of aberrant CIP2A expression inducing unlimited cell proliferation, and H. pylori infection eliciting aberrant expression of some key proteins, results in the onset of gastric tumorigenesis. However, the relationship between H. pylori infection and CIP2A expression still remains undefined. The aim of our study was to verify the effect of H. pylori infection on CIP2A expression levels and identify H. pylori signalling molecules and corresponding pathways influencing CIP2A expression. Following plasmid-mediated expression of CagA in human gastric cell lines, the cells were infected with H. pylori and CIP2A expression levels were examined by immunoblotting. Signal inhibitors were used to verify which signal pathways were involved. We also performed CIP2A depletion and H. pylori infection after depletion in AGS cells. H. pylori infection-induced CIP2A expression was dependent on cagA gene expression and CagA phosphorylation. Bacterial oncoprotein CagA upregulated CIP2A expression and this upregulation effect was dependent on Src and Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathways. H. pylori infection-induced Myc stabilization was partially attenuated by CIP2A depletion. The results of our study provide further information for understanding the mechanism of H. pylori carcinogenesis.
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- Dapeng Zhao
- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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- Department of Microbiology and Key Laboratory for Experimental Teratology of Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, PR China
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Sim SH, Liu Y, Wang D, Novem V, Sivalingam SP, Thong TW, Ooi EE, Tan G. Innate immune responses of pulmonary epithelial cells to Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7308. [PMID: 19806192 PMCID: PMC2751829 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Burkholderia pseudomallei, a facultative intracellular pathogen, causes systemic infection in humans with high mortality especially when infection occurs through an infectious aerosol. Previous studies indicated that the epithelial cells in the lung are an active participant in host immunity. In this study, we aimed to investigate the innate immune responses of lung epithelial cells against B. pseudomallei. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Using a murine lung epithelial cell line, primary lung epithelial cells and an inhalational murine infection model, we characterized the types of innate immunity proteins and peptides produced upon B. pseudomallei infection. Among a wide panel of immune components studied, increased levels of major pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNFalpha, chemokine MCP-1, and up-regulation of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 20 (CCL20) were observed. Inhibition assays using specific inhibitors suggested that NF-kappaB and p38 MAPK pathways were responsible for these B. pseudomallei-induced antimicrobial peptides. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that the respiratory epithelial cells, which form the majority of the cells lining the epithelial tract and the lung, have important roles in the innate immune response against B. pseudomallei infection.
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- Siew Hoon Sim
- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Defence Medical and Environmental Research Institute, DSO National Laboratories, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Ryan KA, O'Hara AM, van Pijkeren JP, Douillard FP, O'Toole PW. Lactobacillus salivarius modulates cytokine induction and virulence factor gene expression in Helicobacter pylori. J Med Microbiol 2009; 58:996-1005. [PMID: 19528183 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009407-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Human infection by the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori is characterized by a robust immune response which rarely prevents persistent H. pylori colonization. Emerging evidence suggests that lactobacilli may reduce H. pylori infection rates and associated inflammation. In this study, we measured the ability of two model strains of Lactobacillus salivarius (UCC118 and UCC119) to modulate gastric epithelial cell chemokine responses to H. pylori infection. Pre-treatment of AGS cells with either L. salivarius strain significantly decreased interleukin-8 (IL-8) production upon exposure to H. pylori, but not in cells stimulated with TNF-alpha. The production of the chemokines CCL20 and IP-10 by AGS cells infected with H. pylori was also altered following pre-treatment with UCC118 and UCC119. We showed that a greater reduction in IL-8 production with UCC119 was due to the production of more acid by this strain. Furthermore, UV-killed cells of both lactobacillus strains were still able to reduce H. pylori-induced IL-8 in the absence of acid production, indicating the action of a second anti-inflammatory mechanism. This immunomodulatory activity was not dependent on adhesion to epithelial cells or bacteriocin production. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that expression of eight of twelve Cag pathogenicity island genes tested was downregulated by exposure to L. salivarius, but not by cells of four other lactobacillus species. CagA accumulated in H. pylori cells following exposure to L. salivarius presumably as a result of loss of functionality of the Cag secretion system. These data identified a new mechanism whereby some probiotic bacteria have a positive effect on H. pylori-associated inflammation without clearing the infection.
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- Kieran A Ryan
- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
- Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Yoshida A, Isomoto H, Hisatsune J, Nakayama M, Nakashima Y, Matsushima K, Mizuta Y, Hayashi T, Yamaoka Y, Azuma T, Moss J, Hirayama T, Kohno S. Enhanced expression of CCL20 in human Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis. Clin Immunol 2009; 130:290-7. [PMID: 19006683 PMCID: PMC3404125 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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CC chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) attracts CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6)-expressing cells. Using endoscopic biopsies taken from the gastric antrum of 42 subjects infected with H. pylori and 42 uninfected subjects, mucosal CCL20 mRNA and protein levels were measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, respectively. CCL19 mRNA and protein levels, as well as CCL21 mRNA levels, were also measured. The CCL20 mRNA and protein levels were significantly elevated in H. pylori-positive patients and substantially decreased after successful eradication. CCL19 and CCL21 expression levels were comparable in the H. pylori-infected and the uninfected groups. The CCL20 concentrations correlated with the degree of chronic gastritis. Immunohistochemistry and the in vitro infection assay showed that CCL20 was principally produced by the gastric epithelium. CCR6-expressing cells, including CD45RO(+) memory T lymphocytes and fascin(+)-CD1a(+) immature dendritic cells, infiltrated close to the CCL20-expressing epithelial cells. The CCL20/CCR6 interaction may be involved in the development of H. pylori-associated gastritis.
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- Akira Yoshida
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Medicine-Gastroenterology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Translational Medicine Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a heterodimeric cytokine produced by antigen-presenting cells that promotes the development of T-helper lymphocyte 1 (Th1). Chronic gastritis induced by Helicobacter pylori is considered a Th1-mediated process. IL-12 levels in gastric biopsy samples of H. pylori-infected patients are higher than in those of uninfected individuals, but the cellular source of IL-12 remains elusive. IL-12 staining was detected in mucosal epithelial cells, lymphocytes, and macrophages in specimens of patients with H. pylori-positive gastritis. Therefore, we investigated IL-12 p40 mRNA induction by H. pylori in gastric epithelial cells and T cells. Although cag pathogenicity island (PAI)-positive H. pylori induced IL-12 p40 mRNA expression, an isogenic mutant of the cag PAI failed to induce it in both cell types. Supernatants from H. pylori cultures and H. pylori VacA induced IL-12 p40 mRNA expression in T cells but not in epithelial cells. The activation of the IL-12 p40 promoter by H. pylori was mediated through NF-kappaB. The transfection of IkappaB kinase and NF-kappaB-inducing kinase dominant-negative mutants inhibited H. pylori-induced IL-12 p40 activation. Inhibitors of NF-kappaB, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, and Hsp90 suppressed H. pylori- and VacA-induced IL-12 p40 mRNA expression. The results indicate that H. pylori induces IL-12 p40 expression by the activation of NF-kappaB, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Hsp90 is also a crucial regulator of H. pylori-induced IL-12 p40 expression. In addition to the cag PAI, VacA might be relevant in the induction of IL-12 expression and a Th1-polarized response only in T cells.
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Buerki C, Rothgiesser KM, Valovka T, Owen HR, Rehrauer H, Fey M, Lane WS, Hottiger MO. Functional relevance of novel p300-mediated lysine 314 and 315 acetylation of RelA/p65. Nucleic Acids Res 2008; 36:1665-80. [PMID: 18263619 PMCID: PMC2275151 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkn003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) plays an important role in the transcriptional regulation of genes involved in immunity and cell survival. We show here in vitro and in vivo acetylation of RelA/p65 by p300 on lysine 314 and 315, two novel acetylation sites. Additionally, we confirmed the acetylation on lysine 310 shown previously. Genetic complementation of RelA/p65-/- cells with wild type and non-acetylatable mutants of RelA/p65 (K314R and K315R) revealed that neither shuttling, DNA binding nor the induction of anti-apoptotic genes by tumor necrosis factor alpha was affected by acetylation on these residues. Microarray analysis of these cells treated with TNFalpha identified specific sets of genes differently regulated by wild type or acetylation-deficient mutants of RelA/p65. Specific genes were either stimulated or repressed by the acetylation-deficient mutants when compared to RelA/p65 wild type. These results support the hypothesis that site-specific p300-mediated acetylation of RelA/p65 regulates the specificity of NF-kappaB dependent gene expression.
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- Christine Buerki
- Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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