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Yiwen C, Yueyue W, Lianmei Q, Cuiming Z, Xiaoxing Y. Infection strategies of mycoplasmas: Unraveling the panoply of virulence factors. Virulence 2021; 12:788-817. [PMID: 33704021 PMCID: PMC7954426 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1889813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Mycoplasmas, the smallest bacteria lacking a cell wall, can cause various diseases in both humans and animals. Mycoplasmas harbor a variety of virulence factors that enable them to overcome numerous barriers of entry into the host; using accessory proteins, mycoplasma adhesins can bind to the receptors or extracellular matrix of the host cell. Although the host immune system can eradicate the invading mycoplasma in most cases, a few sagacious mycoplasmas employ a series of invasion and immune escape strategies to ensure their continued survival within their hosts. For instance, capsular polysaccharides are crucial for anti-phagocytosis and immunomodulation. Invasive enzymes degrade reactive oxygen species, neutrophil extracellular traps, and immunoglobulins. Biofilm formation is important for establishing a persistent infection. During proliferation, successfully surviving mycoplasmas generate numerous metabolites, including hydrogen peroxide, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide; or secrete various exotoxins, such as community-acquired respiratory distress syndrome toxin, and hemolysins; and express various pathogenic enzymes, all of which have potent toxic effects on host cells. Furthermore, some inherent components of mycoplasmas, such as lipids, membrane lipoproteins, and even mycoplasma-generated superantigens, can exert a significant pathogenic impact on the host cells or the immune system. In this review, we describe the proposed virulence factors in the toolkit of notorious mycoplasmas to better understand the pathogenic features of these bacteria, along with their pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Chen Yiwen
- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control; Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control; Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control; Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control; Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, China
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- Institute of Pathogenic Biology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China; Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Special Pathogens Prevention and Control; Hunan Province Cooperative Innovation Center for Molecular Target New Drug Study, Hengyang, China
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Hasebe A, Mu HH, Cole BC. A potential pathogenic factor from Mycoplasma hominis is a TLR2-dependent, macrophage-activating, P50-related adhesin. Am J Reprod Immunol 2014; 72:285-95. [PMID: 24938999 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Mycoplasma hominis has been implicated in many inflammatory conditions of the human urogenital tract in particular amniotic infections that lead to fetal and neonatal disease and pre-term labor. The mechanisms responsible are poorly defined. METHOD OF STUDY Biochemical and immunological methods were used to extract, purify, and characterize an inflammatory component present in M. hominis. RESULTS We isolated and purified to homogeneity a 40-kDa bioactive lipoprotein from M. hominis that was a potent TLR2-dependent, CD14-independent activator of the human THP-1 macrophage cell line. Homology searches of the N-terminal sequence revealed that 22 of the first 23 residues were identical to those seen for the phase-variable M. hominis p50 adhesin. The truncated P50t lipoprotein importantly retained its adhesive properties for human macrophages. CONCLUSION The unique adhesin/macrophage activator may play a key role in M. hominis infections by triggering an inflammatory cytokine cascade.
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- Akira Hasebe
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Department of Oral Pathobiological Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Shio MT, Hassan GS, Shah WA, Nadiri A, El Fakhry Y, Li H, Mourad W. Coexpression of TLR2 or TLR4 with HLA-DR potentiates the superantigenic activities of Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:2543-50. [PMID: 24493819 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1300591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen (MAM) is a member of the superantigen family that structurally differs from other members while still capable of initiating cognate APC/T cell interaction. In addition to the critical role of MHC class II molecules, it has been suggested that TLR2 and TLR4 may cooperate with MHC class II during MAM-induced responses. In this study, we investigated the direct involvement of TLR2 and TLR4 in MAM binding and presentation to T cells. Our results showed that MAM fails to bind to TLR2- and TLR4-transfected cells. However, coexpression of TLR2 or TLR4 with HLA-DR significantly increases MAM binding and the subsequent T cell activation compared with cells expressing HLA-DR alone. The upregulated MAM binding and activity in HLA-DR/TLR-transfected cells is abrogated by an anti-HLA-DR Ab. Interestingly, we also found that MAM complexed with soluble HLA-DR is capable of binding to both TLR2 and TLR4. The enhancing effect of TLR2 or TLR4 on MAM-induced T cell proliferation was not due to TLR ligand contamination in the MAM preparation. Taken together, these results strongly suggest that binding of MAM to HLA-DR leads to a conformational change in MAM structure allowing its interaction with TLR2 and TLR4 and a better recognition by T cells.
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- Marina T Shio
- Laboratoire d'immunologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H2X 0A9, Canada
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Mu HH, Nourian MM, Jiang HH, Tran JW, Cole BC. Mycoplasma superantigen initiates a TLR4-dependent Th17 cascade that enhances arthritis after blocking B7-1 in Mycoplasma arthritidis-infected mice. Cell Microbiol 2014; 16:896-911. [PMID: 24298898 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis is a natural pathogen of rodents causing arthritis, toxic shock and necrotizing fasciitis. It secretes a potent superantigen (SAg), MAM, that differentially affects the immune system depending upon presence or absence of TLR4, thus potentially influencing disease outcomes. Here, we establish that antibody to co-stimulatory molecule B7-1(CD80) enhances arthritis in wild-type C3H/HeSnJ (TLR2+4+) mice but suppresses arthritis in TLR4-defect C3H/HeJ (TLR2+4-) mice. Also, blockade of the B7-1/CD28 co-stimulatory pathway in C3H/HeSnJ mice resulted in a marked increase in an alternative co-stimulatory pathway ICOS/ICOSL that was associated with elevation of the IL-17/Th17cascade with enhanced IL-23, IL-6, and the RORγt and STAT3 transcriptional factors on CD4+ T cells. Anti- B7-1 also increased inflammatory chemokines and the stress protein HMGB1 that promotes cellular infiltration to joints. Using a MAM-deficient strain of M. arthritidis, a monoclonal antibody to TLR4 and a TLR4-defective mouse strain, we established that both MAM and TLR4 are required for the systemic and local joint triggering of the Th17/IL-17 cascade in mice treated with anti-B7-1 antibody. Importantly, blocking of IL-17 with anti-IL-17 antibody suppressed the elevated arthritis in M. arthritidis-infected mice treated with anti-B7-1 antibody. Thus, this unique model of arthritis illustrates how microbial agonists can bridgeinnate and adaptive immune responses to redirect signalling pathways, thus promoting chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease.
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- Hong-Hua Mu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA
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Miranda-Hernandez S, Baxter AG. Role of toll-like receptors in multiple sclerosis. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 2:75-93. [PMID: 23885326 PMCID: PMC3714200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which Central Nervous System (CNS) lesions result from perivascular immune cell infiltration associated with damage to myelin, oligodendrocytes and neurons. CNS autoimmunity and its regulation are dominated by the inflammatory cytokines IL17 and IFNγ, and the opposing regulatory cytokines IL10 and the type I IFNs. Toll-like receptors (TLR) play a critical role in modulating cytokine and chemokine secretion in response to exogenous Pathogen Associated to Molecular Patterns and endogenous Danger-Associated to Molecular Patterns. Here, we systematically examine the evidence that TLR play a major role in the initiation disease, the triggering of relapses, and regulation of CNS damage. Data from human studies are supported analyses of a variety of animal models, including Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in TLR-deficient mice.
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- Socorro Miranda-Hernandez
- Comparative Genomics Centre, Molecular Sciences Building 21, James Cook University Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
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Kumar S, Ingle H, Prasad DVR, Kumar H. Recognition of bacterial infection by innate immune sensors. Crit Rev Microbiol 2012; 39:229-46. [DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2012.706249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mu HH, Hasebe A, Van Schelt A, Cole BC. Novel interactions of a microbial superantigen with TLR2 and TLR4 differentially regulate IL-17 and Th17-associated cytokines. Cell Microbiol 2010; 13:374-87. [PMID: 20946245 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01540.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis, an inflammatory murine pathogen, secretes a potent superantigen, Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (MAM) that contributes to toxic shock, arthritis and skin necrosis. Previously we showed that MAM induced type 2 T-cell cytokines in mice that express functional TLR2 and TLR4, but type 1 cytokines in mice that lack TLR4 function. We show here that IL-17, pSTAT3 and retinoid-related orphan nuclear receptorγt are rapidly expressed in wild-type C3H/HeSnJ (TLR2+/4+) mice but are significantly delayed in mutant C3H/HeJ (TLR2+/4-) mice. This marked kinetic difference was associated with a high level of IL-6 in TLR2+/4+ mice versus high levels of IL-1β and TNFα in TLR2+/4- mice. Also antibodies to IL-6 and IL-23, suppressed IL-17 responses to MAM in TLR2+/4+ mice whereas anti-IL-1β, but not anti-TNFα, enhanced IL-17 in TLR2+/4- mice. Antibody blocking of TLR4 in TLR2+/4+ mice decreased IL-17 and IL-6 but not IL-23. In addition both IL-17 and IL-6 but not IL-23 were elevated in TLR2 KO mice versus wild-type TLR2+/4+ mice given MAM. We conclude that the MAM interaction with TLR2 versus TLR4 leads to distinct cytokine pathways mediated primarily by IL-1β or IL-6/IL-17 signalling respectively. Our findings suggest that the differential interaction of MAM with different TLRs might play an important role in disease outcomes by M. arthritidis.
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- Hong-Hua Mu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, 84132, USA.
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Koening CL, Mu HH, Van Schelt A, Lo E, Ward DM, Kaplan J, De Domenico I. Hepcidin is elevated in mice injected with Mycoplasma arthritidis. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2009; 6:33. [PMID: 19930711 PMCID: PMC2791099 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-6-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis causes arthritis in specific mouse strains. M. arthritidis mitogen (MAM), a superantigen produced by M. arthritidis, activates T cells by forming a complex between the major histocompatability complex II on antigen presenting cells and the T cell receptor on CD4+ T lymphocytes. The MAM superantigen is also known to interact with Toll-like receptors (TLR) 2 and 4. Hepcidin, an iron regulator protein, is upregulated by TLR4, IL-6, and IL-1. In this study, we evaluated serum hepcidin, transferrin saturation, ferritin, IL-6, IL-1, and hemoglobin levels in M. arthritidis injected C3H/HeJ (TLR2+/+, TLR4-/-) mice and C3H/HeSnJ (TLR2+/+, TLR4+/+) mice over a 21 day period. C3H/HeJ mice have a defective TLR4 and an inability to produce IL-6. We also measured arthritis severity in these mice and the amount of hepcidin transcripts produced by the liver and spleen. C3H/HeJ mice developed a more severe arthritis than that of C3H/HeSnJ mice. Both mice had an increase in serum hepcidin within three days after infection. Hepcidin levels were greater in C3H/HeJ mice despite a nonfunctioning TLR4 and low serum levels of IL-6. Splenic hepcidin production in C3H/HeJ mice was delayed compared to C3H/HeSnJ mice. Unlike C3H/HeSnJ mice, C3H/HeJ mice did not develop a significant rise in serum IL-6 levels but did develop a significant increase in IL-1beta during the first ten days after injection. Both mice had an increase in serum ferritin but a decrease in serum transferrin saturation. In conclusion, serum hepcidin regulation in C3H/HeJ mice does not appear to be solely dependent upon TLR4 or IL-6.
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- Curry L Koening
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, 84132, Utah, USA.
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Shio MT, Olivier M, Jancar S, Ribeiro-Dias F. Crucial cytokine interactions in nitric oxide production induced by Mycoplasma arthritidis superantigen. Microbes Infect 2008; 10:1543-51. [PMID: 18957330 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2007] [Revised: 09/15/2008] [Accepted: 09/16/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis causes autoimmune arthritis in rodents. It produces a superantigen (MAM) that simultaneously activates antigen presenting cells and T cells inducing nitric oxide and cytokine release. Nitric oxide is a key inducer and regulator of the immune system activation. Here, we investigated nitric oxide and cytokine production and interactions of these molecules in MAM-stimulated co-cultures of macrophages (J774A.1 cell line) with spleen lymphocytes. We found that: a) MAM-induced nitric oxide, interferon-gamma, membrane-associated tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-2 production in co-cultures of macrophages with lymphocytes from BALB/c and C3H/HePas but not from C57Bl/6 mice; b) production of nitric oxide was dependent on interferon-gamma whereas that of interferon-gamma was dependent on interleukin-2 and membrane-associated tumor necrosis factor; c) these cytokines up regulated MAM-induced nitric oxide production. Unraveling the mechanisms of cell activation induced by MAM might be helpful to design strategies to prevent immune system activation by superantigens and therefore in seeking amelioration of associated immunopathologies.
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- Marina Tiemi Shio
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1730, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, CEP: 05508-900, Brazil
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Association of Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen with lethal toxicity but not with arthritis in mice. Infect Immun 2008; 76:4989-98. [PMID: 18779340 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00667-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma arthritidis induces an acute to chronic arthritis in rodents. Arthritis induced in mice histologically resembles human rheumatoid arthritis and can be associated with lethal toxicity following systemic injection. The M. arthritidis mitogen (MAM) superantigen has long been implicated as having a role in pathogenesis, but its significance with respect to toxicity and arthritogenicity in mycoplasma-induced disease is unclear. To study the pathogenic significance of MAM, M. arthritidis mutants that overproduced or failed to produce MAM were developed. MAM overproduction and knockout mutants were more and less mitogenic, respectively, than the wild-type strain. The degree of mitogenic activity correlated with lethal toxicity in DBA/2J mice. In contrast, histopathological studies detected no correlation between MAM production and the severity of arthritis induced in DBA/2J and CBA/J mice.
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Hasebe A, Mu HH, Washburn LR, Chan FV, Pennock ND, Taylor ML, Cole BC. Inflammatory lipoproteins purified from a toxigenic and arthritogenic strain of Mycoplasma arthritidis are dependent on Toll-like receptor 2 and CD14. Infect Immun 2007; 75:1820-6. [PMID: 17283106 PMCID: PMC1865712 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00516-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma arthritidis is a naturally occurring murine pathogen, and the disease model has been used extensively to understand inflammatory mechanisms. Recently, Triton X-114 extracts of a virulent strain of M. arthritidis were found to be more potent in activating macrophages than were those from an avirulent strain, suggesting a role in disease. Here, octyl glucoside extraction of cells was used to identify four distinct bioactive moieties, with molecular masses of approximately 41, 37, 34, and 17 kDa. Their bioactivities were resistant to proteinase K but were destroyed by alkaline hydrolysis and oxidation. As for MALP-2, all were dependent upon Toll-like receptor 2, but unlike MALP-2, they were also dependent upon CD14. The M. arthritidis lipoproteins exhibited infrared absorbances at 2,900 cm(-1) and 1,662 cm(-1), similar to those seen in Pam(3)-Cys-Ser-(Lys)(4). Edman degradation failed to reveal N-terminal sequences, suggesting that they were blocked and therefore might be triacylated. However, mass spectrometry of fragments revealed that the 41-kDa moiety, which binds to serum apolipoprotein A-1, had similarity with the recently described MlpD lipoprotein of M. arthritidis.
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- Akira Hasebe
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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Mu HH, Humphreys J, Chan FV, Cole BC. TLR2 and TLR4 differentially regulate B7-1 resulting in distinct cytokine responses to the mycoplasma superantigen MAM as well as to disease induced by Mycoplasma arthritidis. Cell Microbiol 2006; 8:414-26. [PMID: 16469054 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00630.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (MAM) is a superantigen secreted by M. arthritidis, an agent of murine arthritis and toxicity. We previously demonstrated that C3H mouse sub-strains differing in expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), differed in immune reactivity to MAM due to differential engagement of TLR2 and TLR4. Here we examine the role of B7 co-stimulatory molecules in immune outcome and disease manifestations resulting from these different MAM/TLR2 and MAM/TLR4 interactions. Injections of MAM into C3H/HeJ mice upregulated expression of B7-1 but not B7-2 on peritoneal adherent cells, whereas B7-1 expression was lower on cells from C3H/HeSnJ mice. Anti-B7-1 antibody but not anti-B7-2, injected in vivo, changed the type 1 cytokines in MAM-injected C3H/HeJ mice to a type 2 cytokines and, conversely, the type 2 response in C3H/HeSnJ mice injected with anti-B7-1 shifted to a type 1 pattern. Whereas anti-B7-2 exerted no effect on disease in either mouse strain, anti-B7-1 significantly delayed the lethal toxicity of M. arthritidis in C3H/HeJ mice but enhanced arthritis in C3H/HeSnJ mice. Thus, TLR-mediated regulation of B7-1 results in diverse cytokine profiles in C3H sub-strains, and that the interaction of MAM with different TLR(s) may differentially affect cytokine responses and ultimately, M. arthritidis disease.
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- Hong-Hua Mu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Cole BC, Mu HH, Pennock ND, Hasebe A, Chan FV, Washburn LR, Peltier MR. Isolation and partial purification of macrophage- and dendritic cell-activating components from Mycoplasma arthritidis: association with organism virulence and involvement with Toll-like receptor 2. Infect Immun 2005; 73:6039-47. [PMID: 16113324 PMCID: PMC1231055 DOI: 10.1128/iai.73.9.6039-6047.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mycoplasma arthritidis induces toxicity, arthritis, and dermal necrosis in mice. Virulence factors include a superantigen and membrane adhesins and possibly also a bacteriophage component. Here we compare the biological properties of Triton X-114 extracts derived from avirulent and virulent M. arthritidis strains. Macrophage cell lines and resident peritoneal macrophages were used to assess inflammatory potential as indicated by production of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, and/or nitric oxide. The activity resided exclusively within the hydrophobic detergent phase, was unaffected by heat treatment at 100 degrees C for 30 min, and was resistant to proteinase K digestion, suggesting involvement of a lipopeptide. Contamination of extracts with endotoxin or superantigen was excluded. Extracts of the more virulent strain had higher activity than did those of the avirulent strain. Using CHO cells expressing Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) or TLR4, both with transfected CD14, we showed that extracts activated these cells via TLR2 but not by TLR4. Also, macrophages from C57BL/6 TLR2(-/-) mice failed to respond to the extracts, whereas those from TLR2(+/+) cells did respond. The preparations from the virulent strain of M. arthritidis were also more potent in activating dendritic cells, as evidenced by up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class II, CD40, B7-1, and B7-2. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and subsequent elution of gel slices revealed the presence of three active moieties which corresponded to molecular masses of approximately 24, 28, and 40 kDa. Three active components were also found by reverse-phase chromatography. We suggest that macrophage activation by M. arthritidis could play a significant role in the inflammatory response induced in the host by this organism.
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- Barry C Cole
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Mu HH, Pennock ND, Humphreys J, Kirschning CJ, Cole BC. Engagement of Toll-like receptors by mycoplasmal superantigen: downregulation of TLR2 by MAM/TLR4 interaction. Cell Microbiol 2005; 7:789-97. [PMID: 15888082 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2005.00511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (MAM) is a superantigen (SAg) from M. arthritidis, an agent of murine toxic shock syndrome and arthritis. We previously demonstrated that C3H/HeJ and C3H/HeSnJ mice that differ in expression of TLR4 differed in immune reactivity to MAM. We show here that MAM directly interacts with TLR2 and TLR4 by using monoclonal antibodies to TLR2 and TLR4 which inhibit cytokine responses of THP-1 cells to MAM. Also, using macrophages from C3H substrains and TLR2-deficient mice, we confirmed that both TLR2 and TLR4 are used by MAM. Levels of IL-6 in supernatants of MAM-challenged macrophages were higher in mice which expressed only TLR2, lesser with both TLR2 and TLR4, and absent in mice lacking both TLR2 and TLR4. In addition, expression of TLR2 and TLR4 was moderately upregulated in wild-type cells but cells lacking TLR4 showed a fivefold increase in TLR2 expression. Further, blockade of TLR4 on macrophages of C3H/HeN mice with antibody greatly increased expression of TLR2 and release of IL-12p40 in response to MAM. These results indicate that the SAg, MAM, interacts with both TLR2 and TLR4 and that TLR4 signalling might downregulate the MAM/TLR2 inflammatory response.
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- H-H Mu
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Shio MT, Ribeiro-Dias F, Timenetsky J, Jancar S. PAF is involved in the Mycoplasma arthritidis superantigen-triggering pathway for iNOS and COX-2 expression in murine peritoneal cells. Exp Cell Res 2004; 298:296-304. [PMID: 15242784 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We investigated the capacity of Mycoplasma arthritidis mitogen (MAM) to induce (a) expression of the inducible enzymes cyclo-oxygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), (b) production of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide (NO), and (c) involvement of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in the MAM-induced activation pathway. Resident peritoneal cells from C3H/HePas mice were incubated with MAM in the presence or absence of a PAF-antagonist (WEB2170) or COX-2 inhibitors (nimesulide or NS398). Enzyme expression was evaluated by immunoblotting, PGE2 by EIA, and NO by Griess reaction. Following MAM-stimulation of peritoneal cells, expression of COX-2 was detected at 3 h (peak levels at 12 h) and of iNOS at 6 h (peak levels at 20 h). PGE2 increased till 20 h, decreasing thereafter, whereas NO increased with time. WEB2170 (5 x 10(-5) M) treatment caused 44% inhibition of NO output and reduced iNOS expression (48% at the peak of expression). Concomitant treatment with WEB2170 and nimesulide (10(-5) M) reversed these inhibitory effects. WEB2170 reduced COX-2 expression (43% at the peak of expression) and prevented the decline in PGE2 levels after 20 h. These results suggest the involvement of PAF in the signaling pathway triggered by MAM that leads to expression of iNOS and COX-2, and show that PAF regulates the production of NO, possibly by controlling levels of PGE2.
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- Marina Tiemi Shio
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Ribeiro-Dias F, Shio MT, Timenetsky J, Oliane APC, Metran CC, Pessoa FB, Jancar S. Mycoplasma arthritidis superantigen (MAM)-induced macrophage nitric oxide release is MHC class II restricted, interferongamma dependent, and toll-like receptor 4 independent. Exp Cell Res 2003; 286:345-54. [PMID: 12749862 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4827(03)00108-3] [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: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Mycoplasma arthritidis causes arthritis in rodents that resembles human rheumatoid arthritis. It produces a superantigen (MAM) that stimulates production of cytokines by making a bridge between lymphocyte T-cell receptor with the appropriate Vbeta chain, and H-2 1-Ealpha MHC class II molecules. Here we studied MAM-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in mouse peritoneal macrophages and found that it was: (1) time and concentration dependent, (2) possibly derived from inducible NOS synthase since it was reduced significantly by amino guanidine pretreatment, (3) restricted to H-2(K) (C3H/HePas and C3H/HeJ) and H-2(d) strains (BALB/c), (4) independent of TLR4 signaling since the coisogenic strains C3H/HePas and C3H/HeJ (TLR4 deficient) produced similar levels of NO following MAM stimulation, (5) potentiated by lipopolysaccharide, and (6) dependent on the presence of nonadherent peritoneal cells. Neutralization of interferon-gamma (IFNgamma in the peritoneal cell cultures with monoclonal antibodies abolished MAM-induced NO production. Addition of rIFNgamma to the adherent cells substituted the nonadherent cells for MAM-induced NO production. A macrophage cell line, J774A.1 (H-2(d)), also produced NO upon MAM stimulation but only when BALB/c spleen lymphocytes were added. Thus, in murine macrophages, MAM induces NO production that is dependent on signaling through MHC class II molecules and IFNgamma but independent of TLR4 expression.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/metabolism
- Cell Communication/immunology
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Models, Animal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/drug effects
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/metabolism
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interferon-gamma/pharmacology
- Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Lymphocytes/immunology
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Macrophages/drug effects
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Male
- Membrane Glycoproteins/drug effects
- Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mitogens/pharmacology
- Nitric Oxide/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/drug effects
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism
- Proteins
- Receptors, Cell Surface/drug effects
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Superantigens
- Toll-Like Receptor 4
- Toll-Like Receptors
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Affiliation(s)
- Fátima Ribeiro-Dias
- Immunology Section/DMIPP/IPTSP, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil
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Abstract
The recognition of microbial pathogens based on their molecular patterns is essential for host defense. Recently, Toll-like receptors have been shown not only to recognize viruses as well as bacteria and fungi, but also to trigger an efficient immune response. A recent publication proposed that the retrovirus mouse mammary tumor virus exploits the pattern-recognition receptor Toll-like receptor 4 to achieve more efficient infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luc A Otten
- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, 1066 Epalinges, Switzerland.
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