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Tateishi Y, Ozeki Y, Nishiyama A, Miki M, Maekura R, Kida H, Matsumoto S. Virulence of Mycobacterium intracellulare clinical strains in a mouse model of lung infection - role of neutrophilic inflammation in disease severity. BMC Microbiol 2023; 23:94. [PMID: 37009882 PMCID: PMC10069106 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-023-02831-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium intracellulare is a major etiological agent of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare pulmonary disease (MAC-PD). However, the characteristics of the virulence of M. intracellulare and the in vivo chemotherapeutic efficacy remain unclear. In this study, we examined the virulence of nine M. intracellulare strains with different clinical phenotypes and genotypes in C57BL/6 mice. RESULTS We classified three types of virulence phenotypes (high, intermediate, and low) based on the kinetics of the bacterial load, histological lung inflammation, and neutrophilic infiltration. High virulence strains showed more severe neutrophilic infiltration in the lungs than intermediate and low virulence strains, with 6.27-fold and 11.0-fold differences of the average percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, respectively. In particular, the high virulence strain M.i.198 showed the highest mortality in mice, which corresponded to the rapid progression of clinical disease. In mice infected with the drug-sensitive high virulence strain M019, clarithromycin-containing chemotherapy showed the highest efficacy. Monotherapy with rifampicin exacerbated lung inflammation with increased lymphocytic and neutrophilic infiltration into the lungs. CONCLUSIONS The virulence phenotypes of clinical strains of M. intracellulare were diverse, with high virulence strains being associated with neutrophilic infiltration and disease progression in infected mice. These high virulence strains were proposed as a useful subject for in vivo chemotherapeutic experiments.
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- Yoshitaka Tateishi
- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan.
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757, Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-Ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
- Laboratory of Tuberculosis, Institute of Tropical Disease, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
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Gonzalo X, Yrah S, Broda A, Laurenson I, Claxton P, Kostrzewa M, Drobniewski F, Larrouy-Maumus G. Performance of lipid fingerprint by routine matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species. Clin Microbiol Infect 2023; 29:387.e1-387.e6. [PMID: 36270589 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.10.017] [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: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Rapid detection of bacterial pathogens at species and sub-species levels is crucial for appropriate treatment, infection control, and public health management. Currently, one of the challenges in clinical microbiology is the discrimination of mycobacterial sub-species within the M. tuberculosis complex (MTBC). Our objective was to evaluate the ability of a biosafe mycobacterial lipid-based approach to identify MTBC cultures and sub-species. METHODS A blinded study was conducted using 90 mycobacterial clinical isolate strains comprising MTBC strains sub-cultured in Middlebrook 7H11 medium supplemented with 10% oleic-acid, dextrose, catalase growth supplement and incubated for up to 6 weeks at 37°C and using the following seven reference strains (M. tuberculosis H37Rv, M canettii, M. africanum, M. pinnipedii, M. caprae, M. bovis, and M. bovis BCG) grown under the same conditions, to set the reference lipid database and test it against the 90 MTBC clinical isolates. Cultured mycobacteria were heat-inactivated and loaded onto the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization target followed by the addition of the matrix. Acquisition of the data was performed using the positive ion mode. RESULTS Based on the identification of clear and defined lipid signatures from the seven reference strains, the method that we developed was fast (<10 minutes) and produced interpretable profiles for all but four isolates, caused by poor ionization giving an n = 86 with interpretable spectra. The sensitivity and specificity of the matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight were 94.4 (95% CI, 86.4-98.5) and 94.4 (95% CI, 72.7-99.9), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Mycobacterial lipid profiling provides a means of rapid, safe, and accurate discrimination of species within the MTBC.
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- Ximena Gonzalo
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Weng Y, Shepherd D, Liu Y, Krishnan N, Robertson BD, Platt N, Larrouy-Maumus G, Platt FM. Inhibition of the Niemann-Pick C1 protein is a conserved feature of multiple strains of pathogenic mycobacteria. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5320. [PMID: 36085278 PMCID: PMC9463166 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32553-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) survives and replicates within host macrophages (MΦ) and subverts multiple antimicrobial defense mechanisms. Previously, we reported that lipids shed by pathogenic mycobacteria inhibit NPC1, the lysosomal membrane protein deficient in the lysosomal storage disorder Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Inhibition of NPC1 leads to a drop in lysosomal calcium levels, blocking phagosome-lysosome fusion leading to mycobacterial survival. We speculated that the production of specific cell wall lipid(s) that inhibit NPC1 could have been a critical step in the evolution of pathogenicity. We therefore investigated whether lipid extracts from clinical Mtb strains from multiple Mtb lineages, Mtb complex (MTBC) members and non-tubercular mycobacteria (NTM) inhibit the NPC pathway. We report that inhibition of the NPC pathway was present in all clinical isolates from Mtb lineages 1, 2, 3 and 4, Mycobacterium bovis and the NTM, Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium avium. However, lipid extract from Mycobacterium canettii, which is considered to resemble the common ancestor of the MTBC did not inhibit the NPC1 pathway. We conclude that the evolution of NPC1 inhibitory mycobacterial cell wall lipids evolved early and post divergence from Mycobacterium canettii-related mycobacteria and that this activity contributes significantly to the promotion of disease.
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- Yuzhe Weng
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, Flowers Building, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK
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- MRC Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3QT, UK.
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Song S, Zhang Q, Yang H, Guo J, Xu M, Yang N, Yi J, Wang Z, Chen C. A combined application of molecular docking technology and indirect ELISA for the serodiagnosis of bovine tuberculosis. J Vet Sci 2022; 23:e50. [PMID: 35618322 PMCID: PMC9149502 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.21270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is an urgent need to find reliable and rapid bovine tuberculosis (bTB) diagnostics in response to the rising prevalence of bTB worldwide. Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) recognizes components of bTB and initiates antigen-presenting cells to mediate humoral immunity. Evaluating the affinity of antigens with TLR2 can form the basis of a new method for the diagnosis of bTB based on humoral immunity. OBJECTIVES To develop a reliable and rapid strategy to improve diagnostic tools for bTB. METHODS In this study, we expressed and purified the sixteen bTB-specific recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. The two antigenic proteins, MPT70 and MPT83, which were most valuable for serological diagnosis of bTB were screened. Molecular docking technology was used to analyze the affinity of MPT70, MPT83, dominant epitope peptide of MPT70 (M1), and dominant epitope peptide MPT83 (M2) with TLR2, combined with the detection results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to evaluate the molecular docking effect. RESULTS The results showed that interaction surface Cα-atom root mean square deviation of proteins (M1, M2, MPT70, MPT83)-TLR2 protein are less than 2.5 A, showing a high affinity. It is verified by clinical serum samples that MPT70, MPT83, MPT70-MPT83 showed good diagnostic potential for the detection of anti-bTB IgG and M1, M2 can replace the whole protein as the detection antigen. CONCLUSIONS Molecular docking to evaluate the affinity of bTB protein and TLR2 combined with ELISA provides new insights for the diagnosis of bTB.
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- Shengnan Song
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Sheep Genetic Improvement and Healthy Production, Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Reclamation Science, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau of Manas County, Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Changji 832200, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of High Incidence Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Western China, Shihezi 832003, China.
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Interleukin 8 and Pentaxin (C-Reactive Protein) as Potential New Biomarkers of Bovine Tuberculosis. J Clin Microbiol 2019; 57:JCM.00274-19. [PMID: 31340991 PMCID: PMC6760949 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00274-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis. During the early stage of infection, greater than 15% of M. bovis-infected cattle shed mycobacteria through nasal secretions, which can be detected by nested PCR. Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is caused by Mycobacterium bovis. During the early stage of infection, greater than 15% of M. bovis-infected cattle shed mycobacteria through nasal secretions, which can be detected by nested PCR. To compare the differences in the protein profiles of M. bovis-infected cattle that were nested PCR positive (bTBPCR-P) and M. bovis-infected cattle that were nested PCR negative (bTBPCR-N) and to screen for biomarkers that will facilitate the early and accurate detection of bTB, we investigated the protein expression profiles of serum and bovine purified protein derivative (PPD-B)-stimulated plasma among bTBPCR-P (n = 20), bTBPCR-N (n = 20), and uninfected cattle (NC; n = 20) by iTRAQ labeling coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (iTRAQ-2D LC-MS/MS). After comprehensive analysis, we selected 15 putative differentially expressed serum proteins and 15 plasma proteins for validation by parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) with the same cohort used in the iTRAQ analysis. Four serum and five PPD-B-stimulated proteins were confirmed in follow-up enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. PPD-B-stimulated interleukin 8 (IL-8) displayed the potential to differentiate M. bovis-infected cattle from NC, with an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.9662, while PPD-B-stimulated C-reactive protein (CRP) displayed the potential to differentiate bTBPCR-P from bTBPCR-N, with an AUC value of 1.00. Finally, double-blind testing with 244 cattle indicated that the PPD-B-stimulated IL-8 test exhibited good agreement with traditional tests (κ > 0.877) with a >90% relative sensitivity and a >98% relative specificity; the PPD-B-stimulated CRP test displayed good agreement with nested PCR (κ = 0.9117), with an observed 94% relative sensitivity and 97% relative specificity. Therefore, the PPD-B-stimulated IL-8 and CRP tests could be used to detect bTB and to differentiate bTBPCR-P from bTBPCR-N.
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Genetic Variation/Evolution and Differential Host Responses Resulting from In-Patient Adaptation of Mycobacterium avium. Infect Immun 2019; 87:IAI.00323-18. [PMID: 30642899 PMCID: PMC6434124 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00323-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are characterized as nontuberculosis mycobacteria and are pathogenic mainly in immunocompromised individuals. MAC strains show a wide genetic variability, and there is growing evidence suggesting that genetic differences may contribute to a varied immune response that may impact the infection outcome. Members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are characterized as nontuberculosis mycobacteria and are pathogenic mainly in immunocompromised individuals. MAC strains show a wide genetic variability, and there is growing evidence suggesting that genetic differences may contribute to a varied immune response that may impact the infection outcome. The current study aimed to characterize the genomic changes within M.avium isolates collected from single patients over time and test the host immune responses to these clinical isolates. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and whole-genome sequencing were performed on 40 MAC isolates isolated from 15 patients at the Department of Medical Microbiology at St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim, Norway. Isolates from patients (patients 4, 9, and 13) for whom more than two isolates were available were selected for further analysis. These isolates exhibited extensive sequence variation in the form of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), suggesting that M. avium accumulates mutations at higher rates during persistent infections than other mycobacteria. Infection of murine macrophages and mice with sequential isolates from patients showed a tendency toward increased persistence and the downregulation of inflammatory cytokines by host-adapted M. avium strains. The study revealed the rapid genetic evolution of M. avium in chronically infected patients, accompanied by changes in the virulence properties of the sequential mycobacterial isolates.
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Mekonnen E, Bekele E, Stein CM. Novel polymorphisms in TICAM2 and NOD1 associated with tuberculosis progression phenotypes in Ethiopian populations. Glob Health Epidemiol Genom 2018; 3:e1. [PMID: 29868226 PMCID: PMC5870410 DOI: 10.1017/gheg.2017.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a necessary but not sufficient cause for tuberculosis (TB). Although numerous studies suggest human genetic variation may influence TB pathogenesis, there is a conspicuous lack of replication, likely due to imprecise phenotype definition. We aimed to replicate novel findings from a Ugandan cohort in Ethiopian populations. METHOD We ascertained TB cases and household controls (n = 292) from three different ethnic groups. Latent Mtb infection was determined using Quantiferon to develop reliable TB progression phenotypes. We sequenced exonic regions of TICAM2 and NOD1. RESULT Significant novel associations were observed between two variants in NOD1 and TB: rs751770147 [unadjusted p = 7.28 × 10-5] and chr7:30477156(T), a novel variant, [unadjusted p = 1.04 × 10-4]. Two SNPs in TICAM2 were nominally associated with TB, including rs2288384 [unadjusted p = 0.003]. Haplotype-based association tests supported the SNP-based results. CONCLUSION We replicated the association of TICAM2 and NOD1 with TB and identified novel genetic associations with TB in Ethiopian populations.
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- E. Mekonnen
- Microbial, Cellular, Molecular Biology Department, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box:17087, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Health Biotechnology Department, Institute of Biotechnology, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box:17087, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Microbial, Cellular, Molecular Biology Department, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
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- Department of Population & Quantitative Health Sciences, Center for Proteomics & Bioinformatics, and Tuberculosis Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University, USA
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Ma Q, Liu H, Ye F, Xiang G, Shan W, Xing W. Rapid and visual detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using recombinase polymerase amplification combined with lateral flow strips. Mol Cell Probes 2017; 36:43-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2017.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Deletion of the β-Propeller Protein Gene Rv1057 Reduces ESAT-6 Secretion and Intracellular Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Curr Microbiol 2017; 75:401-409. [DOI: 10.1007/s00284-017-1394-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vargová L, Vymazalová K, Horáčková L. A brief history of tuberculosis in the Czech Lands. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2017; 105:35-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Li P, Wang R, Dong W, Hu L, Zong B, Zhang Y, Wang X, Guo A, Zhang A, Xiang Y, Chen H, Tan C. Comparative Proteomics Analysis of Human Macrophages Infected with Virulent Mycobacterium bovis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2017; 7:65. [PMID: 28337427 PMCID: PMC5343028 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), the most common pathogens of tuberculosis (TB), is virulent to human and cattle, and transmission between cattle and humans warrants reconsideration concerning food safety and public health. Recently, efforts have begun to analyze cellular proteomic responses induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb). However, the underlying mechanisms by which virulent M. bovis affects human hosts are not fully understood. For the present study, we utilized a global and comparative labeling strategy of isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) to assess proteomic changes in the human monocyte cell line (THP-1) using a vaccine strain and two virulent strains H37Rv and M. bovis. We measured 2,032 proteins, of which 61 were significantly differentially regulated. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis was employed to investigate the canonical pathways and functional networks involved in the infection. Several pathways, most notably the phagosome maturation pathway and TNF signaling pathway, were differentially affected by virulent strain treatment, including the key proteins CCL20 and ICAM1. Our qRT-PCR results were in accordance with those obtained from iTRAQ. The key enzyme MTHFD2, which is mainly involved in metabolism pathways, as well as LAMTOR2 might be effective upon M. bovis infection. String analysis also suggested that the vacuolar protein VPS26A interacted with TBC1D9B uniquely induced by M. bovis. In this study, we have first demonstrated the application of iTRAQ to compare human protein alterations induced by virulent M. bovis infections, thus providing a conceptual understanding of mycobacteria pathogenesis within the host as well as insight into preventing and controlling TB in human and animal hosts' transmission.
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- Pei Li
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- Advanced Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Tongji University Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China; Key Laboratory of Development of Veterinary Diagnostic Products, Ministry of Agriculture, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China
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Kruczak K, Mastalerz L, Sładek K. Interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosing latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in at-risk groups in Poland. Int J Mycobacteriol 2016; 5:27-33. [PMID: 26927987 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE/BACKGROUND The diagnostics of latent tuberculosis infection in Poland using the tuberculin skin test is challenging due to the obligatory Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccinations. Interferon-gamma release assays are still very rarely used for diagnostics. We compared the tuberculin skin test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test to evaluate the degree of latent tuberculosis infection in at-risk groups for tuberculosis (homeless, close contacts, periodic contacts, nursing-home attendees) and in healthy individuals. METHODS QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube tests were carried out on 785 individuals from the homeless (n=150), close contacts (n=171), periodic contacts (n=163), nursing-home attendees (n=152), and healthy individuals (n=149). The tuberculin skin test was performed on 129, 156, 147, 148, and 121 participants, respectively. We evaluated the (a) correlation between serum concentrations of interferon gamma and the tuberculin-skin-test induration diameter; (b) between the number of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube-positive results and the tuberculin-skin-test diameter in the studied groups; and (c) agreement between both tests and the kappa coefficient using the tuberculin-skin-test diameters of 5, 10, and 15mm. RESULTS Larger tuberculin-skin-test induration diameters were associated with elevated serum concentrations of interferon gamma. We found a positive correlation between the number of positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube screening results and the tuberculin-skin-test induration diameter. The agreement between QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube and tuberculin-skin-test screening results improved with increasing tuberculin-skin-test induration diameter. CONCLUSION Based on measures of tuberculin-skin-test induration diameter alone, it is difficult to diagnose latent tuberculosis infection with certainty. The agreement of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test increases with the tuberculin-skin-test diameter. Tuberculin-skin-test diameters larger than 15mm are more likely to be associated with active infection.
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- Katarzyna Kruczak
- Department of Pulmonology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Skawinska 8, 31-066 Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Pulmonology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Skawinska 8, 31-066 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pulmonology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Skawinska 8, 31-066 Kraków, Poland
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Amir M, Khan MA, Ahmad S, Akhtar M, Mujeeb M, Ahmad A, Khan SA, Al-Abbasi FA. Ameliorating effects of Tamarindus indica fruit extract on anti-tubercular drugs induced liver toxicity in rats. Nat Prod Res 2015; 30:715-9. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1039001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Mohd Amir
- Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-62, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-62, India
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- Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-62, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-62, India
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- Bioactive Natural Product Laboratory, Department of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi-62, India
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- Health Information Technology Department, Jeddah Community College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Oman Medical College, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Zheng N, Whalen CC, Handel A. Modeling the potential impact of host population survival on the evolution of M. tuberculosis latency. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105721. [PMID: 25157958 PMCID: PMC4144956 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease with a peculiar feature: Upon infection with the causative agent, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB), most hosts enter a latent state during which no transmission of MTB to new hosts occurs. Only a fraction of latently infected hosts develop TB disease and can potentially infect new hosts. At first glance, this seems like a waste of transmission potential and therefore an evolutionary suboptimal strategy for MTB. It might be that the human immune response keeps MTB in check in most hosts, thereby preventing it from achieving its evolutionary optimum. Another possible explanation is that long latency and progression to disease in only a fraction of hosts are evolutionary beneficial to MTB by allowing it to persist better in small host populations. Given that MTB has co-evolved with human hosts for millenia or longer, it likely encountered small host populations for a large share of its evolutionary history and had to evolve strategies of persistence. Here, we use a mathematical model to show that indeed, MTB persistence is optimal for an intermediate duration of latency and level of activation. The predicted optimal level of activation is above the observed value, suggesting that human co-evolution has lead to host immunity, which keeps MTB below its evolutionary optimum.
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- Nibiao Zheng
- Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Albrecht N, Cottagnoud P, Chatterjee B. Miliary tuberculosis with atypical presentation in an immunocompetent young African man. BMJ Case Rep 2014; 2014:bcr-2013-200967. [PMID: 24654236 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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We present an atypical case of tuberculosis in an immunocompetent man from west Africa living in Europe. The patient entered the hospital with a painful lump of 3 cm on his right clavicule which he noticed 2 weeks before and back pain. During the examinations for further evaluation his condition deteriorated within short time. Tuberculosis was diagnosed, treatment started but he needed mechanical ventilation at the intensive care unit and had kidney failure. The further evolvement was favourable in the end but needed intensive treatment for over 4 weeks. Tuberculosis cases with such severe evolution are rather known with immunodeficient patients. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, especially skeletal tuberculosis is seen more frequent in young immunocompetent migrants. The migrating persons seem to be more at risk to get sick than the ones staying in their origin country. We suppose the course of our patient's disease is miliary or septic, of which both are rather rare entities.
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- Nicole Albrecht
- Department of Internal Medicine, Sonnenhof, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Kim Y, Choi Y, Jeon BY, Jin H, Cho SN, Lee H. A simple and efficient multiplex PCR assay for the identification of Mycobacterium genus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex to the species level. Yonsei Med J 2013; 54:1220-6. [PMID: 23918573 PMCID: PMC3743195 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2013.54.5.1220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex comprises M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and M. africanum, and causes tuberculosis in humans and animals. Identification of Mycobacterium spp. and M. tuberculosis complex to the species level is important for practical use in microbiological laboratories, in addition to optimal treatment and public health. MATERIALS AND METHODS A novel multiplex PCR assay targeting a conserved rpoB sequence in Mycobacteria spp., as well as regions of difference (RD) 1 and RD8, was developed and evaluated using 37 reference strains and 178 clinical isolates. RESULTS All mycobacterial strains produced a 518-bp product (rpoB), while other bacteria produced no product. Virulent M. tuberculosis complex strains, M. tuberculosis, M. bovis and M. africanum, produced a 254-bp product (RD1), while M. bovis BCG, M. microti and nontuberculous mycobacteria produced no RD1 region product. Additionally, M. tuberculosis and M. africanum produced a 150-bp product (RD8), while M. bovis and M. bovis BCG produced a 360-bp product (deleted form of RD8). M. microti and nontuberculous mycobacteria produced no RD8 region product. This assay identified all Mycobacterium spp. and all M. tuberculosis complex strains to the species level. CONCLUSION The multiplex PCR assay of the present study could be implemented as a routine test in microbiology laboratories, and may contribute to more effective treatment and surveillance of tuberculosis stemming from the M. tuberculosis complex.
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- Yeun Kim
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea
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Allen AR, Dale J, McCormick C, Mallon TR, Costello E, Gordon SV, Hewinson RG, Skuce RA, Smith NH. The phylogeny and population structure of Mycobacterium bovis in the British Isles. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2013; 20:8-15. [PMID: 23933404 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To further understand the epidemic of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, we identified 16 mutations that are phylogenetically informative for Mycobacterium bovis strains from these regions. We determined the status of these mutations among a collection of 501 strains representing the molecular diversity found in these three regions of the British Isles. The resulting linear phylogenies from each region were concordant, showing that the same lineage of M. bovis was present. The dominance of this lineage is unique within Europe, and suggests that in the past the populations were homogenous. Comparison of approximately 500 strains isolated in 2005 from each region by spoligotype and 5 locus VNTR profiling, revealed distinct differences in the genotype frequencies and sub-lineage makeup between each region. We concluded that whilst each region shared the same major phylogenetic lineage of M. bovis, more recent evolution had resulted in the development of region-specific populations. Regional differences in the M. bovis populations suggest that it may be possible to identify the movement of strains from one region to another.
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- A R Allen
- Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Stoney Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT4 3SD, UK.
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Aguilo JI, Alonso H, Uranga S, Marinova D, Arbués A, de Martino A, Anel A, Monzon M, Badiola J, Pardo J, Brosch R, Martin C. ESX-1-induced apoptosis is involved in cell-to-cell spread ofMycobacterium tuberculosis. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1994-2005. [DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- J. I. Aguilo
- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
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- Unidad Anatomía Patológica; IIS Aragón Zaragoza Spain
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- Grupo Apoptosis, Inmunidad y Cáncer; Dpto. Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular; Fac. Ciencias; Universidad de Zaragoza; Zaragoza Spain
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- Research Centre for Encephalopathies and Transmissible Emerging Diseases; Universidad de Zaragoza; Zaragoza Spain
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- Research Centre for Encephalopathies and Transmissible Emerging Diseases; Universidad de Zaragoza; Zaragoza Spain
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- Grupo Apoptosis, Inmunidad y Cáncer; Dpto. Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Celular; Fac. Ciencias; Universidad de Zaragoza; Zaragoza Spain
- Fundación Aragón I+D (ARAID); Gobierno de Aragón; Zaragoza Spain
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- Institut Pasteur; Unit for Integrated Mycobacterial Pathogenomics; Paris France
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- Grupo de Genética de Micobacterias; Dpto. Microbiología, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública; Universidad de Zaragoza; C/ Domingo Miral s/n 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias; Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Madrid Spain
- Servicio de Microbiología; Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet; ISS Aragón, Paseo Isabel la Católica 1-3 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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Zakham F, Aouane O, Ussery D, Benjouad A, Ennaji MM. Computational genomics-proteomics and Phylogeny analysis of twenty one mycobacterial genomes (Tuberculosis & non Tuberculosis strains). MICROBIAL INFORMATICS AND EXPERIMENTATION 2012; 2:7. [PMID: 22929624 PMCID: PMC3504576 DOI: 10.1186/2042-5783-2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/02/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background The genus Mycobacterium comprises different species, among them the most contagious and infectious bacteria. The members of the complex Mycobacterium tuberculosis are the most virulent microorganisms that have killed human and other mammals since millennia. Additionally, with the many different mycobacterial sequences available, there is a crucial need for the visualization and the simplification of their data. In this present study, we aim to highlight a comparative genome, proteome and phylogeny analysis between twenty-one mycobacterial (Tuberculosis and non tuberculosis) strains using a set of computational and bioinformatics tools (Pan and Core genome plotting, BLAST matrix and phylogeny analysis). Results Considerably the result of pan and core genome Plotting demonstrated that less than 1250 Mycobacterium gene families are conserved across all species, and a total set of about 20,000 gene families within the Mycobacterium pan-genome of twenty one mycobacterial genomes. Viewing the BLAST matrix a high similarity was found among the species of the complex Mycobacterium tuberculosis and less conservation is found with other slow growing pathogenic mycobacteria. Phylogeny analysis based on both protein conservation, as well as rRNA clearly resolve known relationships between slow growing mycobacteria. Conclusion Mycobacteria include important pathogenic species for human and animals and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is the most cause of death of the humankind. The comparative genome analysis could provide a new insight for better controlling and preventing these diseases.
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- Fathiah Zakham
- Laboratoire de Virologie et Hygiène & Microbiologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, BP 146, Mohammedia, 20650, Morocco.
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WAN BS, ZHANG QF, ZHOU AP, ZHAO GP, YAO YF. Genomics and Genome Evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis*. PROG BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2012. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1206.2011.00469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Novel mutations in katG gene of a clinical isolate of isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Biologia (Bratisl) 2012. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-011-0162-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Issa R, Mohd Hassan NA, Abdul H, Hashim SH, Seradja VH, Abdul Sani A. Detection and discrimination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 72:62-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Shabbeer A, Ozcaglar C, Yener B, Bennett KP. Web tools for molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 12:767-81. [PMID: 21903179 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2011] [Revised: 08/14/2011] [Accepted: 08/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In this study we explore publicly available web tools designed to use molecular epidemiological data to extract information that can be employed for the effective tracking and control of tuberculosis (TB). The application of molecular methods for the epidemiology of TB complement traditional approaches used in public health. DNA fingerprinting methods are now routinely employed in TB surveillance programs and are primarily used to detect recent transmissions and in outbreak investigations. Here we present web tools that facilitate systematic analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) genotype information and provide a view of the genetic diversity in the MTBC population. These tools help answer questions about the characteristics of MTBC strains, such as their pathogenicity, virulence, immunogenicity, transmissibility, drug-resistance profiles and host-pathogen associativity. They provide an integrated platform for researchers to use molecular epidemiological data to address current challenges in the understanding of TB dynamics and the characteristics of MTBC.
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- Amina Shabbeer
- Department of Mathematical Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA.
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Djelouadji Z, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Palaeogenomics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: epidemic bursts with a degrading genome. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2011; 11:641-50. [DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(11)70093-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Das P, Ahuja A, Gupta SD. Incidence, etiopathogenesis and pathological aspects of genitourinary tuberculosis in India: A journey revisited. Indian J Urol 2011; 24:356-61. [PMID: 19468469 PMCID: PMC2684356 DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.42618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is one of the major health problems in India. Genitourinary tuberculosis comprises 20% of all extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and is the most common extrapulmonary system to be affected by this disease. The recent surge in the incidence of HIV-infected patients in India has further ignited the fury. Though the members of the Mycobacterium species are well identified, the incidence could not be controlled due to its complex etiopathogenesis and genetic background. PATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM The spectrum of pathological changes of genitourinary tuberculosis is wide, which varies from normal morphology to markedly scarred kidney, bladder, and epididymis with autocystectomy. A thorough knowledge is required to prevent the end-stage complications. The sequel can be detrimental for the patient's physical, behavioral, psychological, and financial health. DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMAS Though culture and polymerase chain reaction are available for the detection of tuberculosis, the sensitivity and specificity varies widely and one should be aware. CONCLUSIONS A thorough knowledge of epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, spectrum of the disease and the possible sequels, will help better and effective management of the disease.
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- Prasenjit Das
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Garzelli C, Lari N, Cuccu B, Tortoli E, Rindi L. Impact of immigration on tuberculosis in a low-incidence area of Italy: a molecular epidemiological approach. Clin Microbiol Infect 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03149.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Akyar I, Kocagoz T, Sinik G, Oktem S, Aytekin N, Kocagoz S. Lateral flow assay for rapid differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and 97 species of mycobacteria other than tuberculosis grown in Löwenstein-Jensen and TK-SLC medium. Indian J Med Microbiol 2010; 28:308-12. [DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.71817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Schreiber HA, Hulseberg PD, Lee J, Prechl J, Barta P, Szlavik N, Harding JS, Fabry Z, Sandor M. Dendritic cells in chronic mycobacterial granulomas restrict local anti-bacterial T cell response in a murine model. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11453. [PMID: 20625513 PMCID: PMC2897891 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mycobacterium-induced granulomas are the interface between bacteria and host immune response. During acute infection dendritic cells (DCs) are critical for mycobacterial dissemination and activation of protective T cells. However, their role during chronic infection in the granuloma is poorly understood. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We report that an inflammatory subset of murine DCs are present in granulomas induced by Mycobacteria bovis strain Bacillus Calmette-guerin (BCG), and both their location in granulomas and costimulatory molecule expression changes throughout infection. By flow cytometric analysis, we found that CD11c(+) cells in chronic granulomas had lower expression of MHCII and co-stimulatory molecules CD40, CD80 and CD86, and higher expression of inhibitory molecules PD-L1 and PD-L2 compared to CD11c(+) cells from acute granulomas. As a consequence of their phenotype, CD11c(+) cells from chronic lesions were unable to support the reactivation of newly-recruited, antigen 85B-specific CD4(+)IFNgamma(+) T cells or induce an IFNgamma response from naïve T cells in vivo and ex vivo. The mechanism of this inhibition involves the PD-1:PD-L signaling pathway, as ex vivo blockade of PD-L1 and PD-L2 restored the ability of isolated CD11c(+) cells from chronic lesions to stimulate a protective IFNgamma T cell response. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our data suggest that DCs in chronic lesions may facilitate latent infection by down-regulating protective T cell responses, ultimately acting as a shield that promotes mycobacterium survival. This DC shield may explain why mycobacteria are adapted for long-term survival in granulomatous lesions.
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- Heidi A. Schreiber
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Sejtdiagnosztika Kft, Hospital Bajcsy Zsilinszky, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
- Cellular and Molecular Pathology Training Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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Gao H, Li K, Yu S, Xiong S. A novel DNA vaccine containing multiple TB-specific epitopes cast in a natural structure elicits enhanced Th1 immunity compared with BCG. Microbiol Immunol 2009; 53:541-9. [PMID: 19780967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vaccination is expected to make a major contribution to the goal of eliminating tuberculosis worldwide by 2050. Because the protection afforded by the currently available tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, is insufficient, new vaccine strategies are urgently needed. Protective immunity against MTB depends on generation of a Th1-type cellular immune response characterized by secretion of IFN-gamma from antigen-specific T cells. Epitope-driven vaccines are created from sub-sequences of proteins (epitopes) derived by scanning the protein sequences of pathogens and selecting epitopes with patterns of amino acids which permit binding to human MHC molecules. Guided by the crystal structure of HSP65 and its characteristics, four functional T cell epitopes elaborately elicited from ESAT-6, Ag85A, CFP-10 and Ag85B were cast into the intermediate domain of HSP65. A panel of a novel chimeric vaccine, ECANS, expressing HSP65 and combined T cell epitopes was created. Gene cloning and sequencing, DNA vaccination and humoral and cellular responses were studied. After being immunized with DNA vaccine three times, all mice injected with ECANS had specific cellular immune responses. In addition, lymphocytes obtained from the spleen of ECANS immunized mice at week eight exhibited significantly greater specific lymphocyte proliferation, IFN-gamma secretion and CTL activity than those of mice that had been immunized with BCG. DNA vaccine with ECANS can successfully induce enhanced specific cellular immune response to PPD, and further study of its protective effects against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vivo is needed.
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- Haifeng Gao
- Institute for Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Paz-Y-Miño C G, Espinosa A. Acceptance of Evolution Increases with Student Academic Level: A Comparison Between a Secular and a Religious College. Evolution 2009; 2:655-675. [PMID: 22957109 DOI: 10.1007/s12052-009-0175-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Acceptance of evolution among the general public, high schools, teachers, and scientists has been documented in the USA; little is known about college students' views on evolution; this population is relevant since it transits from a high-school/parent-protective environment to an independent role in societal decisions. Here we compare perspectives about evolution, creationism, and intelligent design (ID) between a secular (S) and a religious (R) college in the Northeastern USA. Interinstitutional comparisons showed that 64% (mean S + R) biology majors vs. 42/62% (S/R) nonmajors supported the exclusive teaching of evolution in science classes; 24/29% (S/R) biology majors vs. 26/38% (S/R) nonmajors perceived ID as both alternative to evolution and/or scientific theory about the origin of life; 76% (mean S + R) biology majors and nonmajors accepted evolutionary explanations about the origin of life; 86% (mean S + R) biology majors vs. 79% (mean S + R) nonmajors preferred science courses where human evolution is discussed; 76% (mean S+R) biology majors vs. 79% (mean S + R) nonmajors welcomed questions about evolution in exams and/or thought that such questions should always be in exams; and 66% (mean S + R) biology majors vs. 46% (mean S + R) nonmajors admitted they accept evolution openly and/or privately. Intrainstitutional comparisons showed that overall acceptance of evolution among biologists (S or R) increased gradually from the freshman to the senior year, due to exposure to upper-division courses with evolutionary content. College curricular/pedagogical reform should fortify evolution literacy at all education levels, particularly among nonbiologists.
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- Guillermo Paz-Y-Miño C
- Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300, USA
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are inevitably lethal neurodegenerative diseases that affect humans and a large variety of animals. The infectious agent responsible for TSEs is the prion, an abnormally folded and aggregated protein that propagates itself by imposing its conformation onto the cellular prion protein (PrPC) of the host. PrPCis necessary for prion replication and for prion-induced neurodegeneration, yet the proximal causes of neuronal injury and death are still poorly understood. Prion toxicity may arise from the interference with the normal function of PrPC, and therefore, understanding the physiological role of PrPCmay help to clarify the mechanism underlying prion diseases. Here we discuss the evolution of the prion concept and how prion-like mechanisms may apply to other protein aggregation diseases. We describe the clinical and the pathological features of the prion diseases in human and animals, the events occurring during neuroinvasion, and the possible scenarios underlying brain damage. Finally, we discuss potential antiprion therapies and current developments in the realm of prion diagnostics.
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Association of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates of BOVIS and Central Asian (CAS) genotypic lineages with extrapulmonary disease. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 15:538-43. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Assessment of Biology Majors' Versus Nonmajors' Views on Evolution, Creationism, and Intelligent Design. Evolution 2009; 2:75-83. [PMID: 26973732 DOI: 10.1007/s12052-008-0096-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The controversy around evolution, creationism, and intelligent design resides in a historical struggle between scientific knowledge and popular belief. Four hundred seventy-six students (biology majors n=237, nonmajors n=239) at a secular liberal arts private university in Northeastern United States responded to a five-question survey to assess their views about: (1) evolution, creationism, and intelligent design in the science class; (2) students' attitudes toward evolution; (3) students' position about the teaching of human evolution; (4) evolution in science exams; and (5) students' willingness to discuss evolution openly. There were 60.6% of biology majors and 42% of nonmajors supported the exclusive teaching of evolution in the science class, while 45.3% of nonmajors and 32% of majors were willing to learn equally about evolution, creationism, and intelligent design (question 1); 70.5% of biology majors and 55.6% of nonmajors valued the factual explanations evolution provides about the origin of life and its place in the universe (question 2); 78% of the combined responders (majors plus nonmajors) preferred science courses where evolution is discussed comprehensively and humans are part of it (question 3); 69% of the combined responders (majors plus nonmajors) had no problem answering questions concerning evolution in science exams (question 4); 48.1% of biology majors and 26.8% of nonmajors accepted evolution and expressed it openly, but 18.2% of the former and 14.2% of the latter accepted evolution privately; 46% of nonmajors and 29.1% of biology majors were reluctant to comment on this topic (question 5). Combined open plus private acceptance of evolution within biology majors increased with seniority, from freshman (60.7%) to seniors (81%), presumably due to gradual exposure to upper-division biology courses with evolutionary content. College curricular/pedagogical reform should fortify evolution literacy at all education levels, particularly among nonbiologists.
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The Evolution of Tuberculosis Virulence. Bull Math Biol 2009; 71:1073-88. [DOI: 10.1007/s11538-009-9394-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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By investigating host-pathogen interactions in zebrafish using intravital imaging, Davis and Ramakrishnan (2009) provide evidence that aggregates of immune cells known as granulomas, long thought to constrain mycobacterial infection, may instead facilitate its spread.
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- Tyler D Bold
- Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Davis JM, Ramakrishnan L. The role of the granuloma in expansion and dissemination of early tuberculous infection. Cell 2009; 136:37-49. [PMID: 19135887 PMCID: PMC3134310 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 612] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2008] [Revised: 09/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/03/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Granulomas, organized aggregates of immune cells, form in response to persistent stimuli and are hallmarks of tuberculosis. Tuberculous granulomas have long been considered host-protective structures formed to contain infection. However, work in zebrafish infected with Mycobacterium marinum suggests that granulomas contribute to early bacterial growth. Here we use quantitative intravital microscopy to reveal distinct steps of granuloma formation and assess their consequence for infection. Intracellular mycobacteria use the ESX-1/RD1 virulence locus to induce recruitment of new macrophages to, and their rapid movement within, nascent granulomas. This motility enables multiple arriving macrophages to efficiently find and phagocytose infected macrophages undergoing apoptosis, leading to rapid, iterative expansion of infected macrophages and thereby bacterial numbers. The primary granuloma then seeds secondary granulomas via egress of infected macrophages. Our direct observations provide insight into how pathogenic mycobacteria exploit the granuloma during the innate immune phase for local expansion and systemic dissemination.
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- J Muse Davis
- Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Graduate Program, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Sarangapani A, Fallah A, Provias J, Jha NK. Atypical presentation of spinal tuberculosis. Can J Surg 2008; 51:E121. [PMID: 19057720 PMCID: PMC2592567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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- Aparna Sarangapani
- Bachelor of Health Sciences Program, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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Heikenwalder M, Kurrer MO, Margalith I, Kranich J, Zeller N, Haybaeck J, Polymenidou M, Matter M, Bremer J, Jackson WS, Lindquist S, Sigurdson CJ, Aguzzi A. Lymphotoxin-Dependent Prion Replication in Inflammatory Stromal Cells of Granulomas. Immunity 2008; 29:998-1008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2008] [Revised: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Tateishi Y, Hirayama Y, Ozeki Y, Nishiuchi Y, Yoshimura M, Kang J, Shibata A, Hirata K, Kitada S, Maekura R, Ogura H, Kobayashi K, Matsumoto S. Virulence of Mycobacterium avium complex strains isolated from immunocompetent patients. Microb Pathog 2008; 46:6-12. [PMID: 19013228 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2008] [Revised: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 10/02/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease has been increasing worldwide not only in immunocompromised but also in immunocompetent humans. However, the relationship between mycobacterial strain virulence and disease progression in immunocompetent humans is unclear. In this study, we isolated 6 strains from patients with pulmonary MAC disease. To explore the virulence, we examined the growth in human THP-1 macrophages and pathogenicity in C57BL/6 mice. We found that one strain, designated 198, which was isolated from a patient showing the most progressive disease, persisted in THP-1 cells. In addition, strain 198 grew to a high bacterial load with strong inflammation in mouse lungs and spleens 16 weeks after infection. To our knowledge, strain 198 is the first isolated MAC strain that exhibits hypervirulence consistently for the human patient, human macrophages in vitro, and even for immunocompetent mice. Other strains showed limited survival and weak virulence both in macrophages and in mice, uncorrelated to disease progression in human patients. We demonstrated that there is a hypervirulent clinical MAC strain whose experimental virulence corresponds to the serious disease progression in the patients. The existence of such strain suggests the involvement of bacterial virulence in the pathogenesis of pulmonary MAC disease in immunocompetent status.
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- Yoshitaka Tateishi
- Department of Bacteriology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, and Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Toneyama National Hospital, 5-1-1 Toneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8552, Japan.
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Henriques-Normark B, Blomberg C, Dagerhamn J, Bättig P, Normark S. The rise and fall of bacterial clones: Streptococcus pneumoniae. Nat Rev Microbiol 2008; 6:827-37. [DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Jang J, Becq J, Gicquel B, Deschavanne P, Neyrolles O. Horizontally acquired genomic islands in the tubercle bacilli. Trends Microbiol 2008; 16:303-8. [PMID: 18515114 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2008] [Revised: 04/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Most mycobacteria are environmental species, causing disease only occasionally when they encounter a susceptible human or animal host. A few species, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium, have acquired the ability to parasitize host macrophages during the course of evolution and have become major pathogens. Recent genetic studies in these two species have suggested that early episodes of horizontal transfer of genomic islands from surrounding environmental species might have contributed to the evolution towards this virulence phenotype, possibly by helping bacilli to persist in protozoa and, subsequently, in mammalian phagocytes. A better understanding of the function of the proteins encoded by these genomic islands in mycobacterial metabolism might help to define novel targets for the development of future antimicrobials.
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- Jichan Jang
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Génétique Mycobactérienne, 28 rue du Dr Roux, 75015 Paris, France
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- Xiaonan Yang
- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai and National Engineering Center for BioChip at Shanghai, Shanghai 201203, China;
- Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Physiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Physiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 102206, China
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- Shanghai-MOST Key Laboratory of Health and Disease Genomics, Chinese National Human Genome Center at Shanghai and National Engineering Center for BioChip at Shanghai, Shanghai 201203, China;
- Laboratory of Microbial Molecular Physiology, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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Syhre M, Chambers ST. The scent of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2008; 88:317-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2008.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2007] [Revised: 11/26/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Multiplex real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex members to the species level. J Clin Microbiol 2008; 46:2241-6. [PMID: 18508937 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00347-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The species identification of members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex is critical to the timely initiation of both appropriate antibiotic therapy and proper public health control measures. However, the current commercially available molecular assays identify mycobacteria only to the complex level and are unable to differentiate M. tuberculosis from the closely related M. bovis and M. bovis BCG. We describe here a rapid and robust two-step, multiplex, real-time PCR assay based on genomic deletions to definitively identify M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. bovis BCG, and other members of the complex. When tested against a panel of well-characterized mycobacterial reference strains, the assay was both sensitive and specific, correctly identifying all strains. We applied this assay to 60 clinical isolates previously identified as M. tuberculosis complex and found 57 M. tuberculosis isolates and 3 M. bovis BCG isolates from patients who had received intravesical BCG. Furthermore, analysis of 15 clinical specimens previously identified as M. bovis by spoligotyping revealed an isolate of M. tuberculosis that had been misidentified. We propose that this assay will allow the routine identification of M. tuberculosis complex members in the clinical laboratory.
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Lu CC, Lai HC. Current Dilemma and Developments in the Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. J Formos Med Assoc 2008; 107:353-4. [DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(08)60099-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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