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Blake R, Jensen K, Mabbott N, Hope J, Stevens J. The role of Mce proteins in Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis infection. Sci Rep 2024; 14:14964. [PMID: 38942800 PMCID: PMC11213854 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65592-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of Johne's Disease, a chronic granulomatous enteritis of ruminants. MAP establishes an infection in the host via the small intestine. This requires the bacterium to adhere to, and be internalised by, cells of the intestinal tract. The effector molecules expressed by MAP for this purpose remain to be fully identified and understood. Mammalian cell entry (mce) proteins have been shown to enable other Mycobacterial species to attach to and invade host epithelial cells. Here, we have expressed Mce1A, Mce1D, Mce3C and Mce4A proteins derived from MAP on the surface of a non-invasive Escherichia coli to characterise their role in the initial interaction between MAP and the host. To this end, expression of mce1A was found to significantly increase the ability of the E. coli to attach and survive intracellularly in human monocyte-like THP-1 cells, whereas expression of mce1D was found to significantly increase attachment and invasion of E. coli to bovine epithelial cell-like MDBK cells, implying cell-type specificity. Furthermore, expression of Mce1A and Mce1D on the surface of a previously non-invasive E. coli enhanced the ability of the bacterium to infect 3D bovine basal-out enteroids. Together, our data contributes to our understanding of the effector molecules utilised by MAP in the initial interaction with the host, and may provide potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Rosemary Blake
- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Cinco IR, Napier EG, Rhoades NS, Davies MH, Allison DB, Kohama SG, Bermudez L, Winthrop K, Fuss C, Spindel ER, Messaoudi I. Immunological and microbial shifts in the aging rhesus macaque lung during nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. mBio 2024; 15:e0082924. [PMID: 38771046 PMCID: PMC11237422 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00829-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmentally ubiquitous organisms that predominately cause NTM pulmonary disease (NTMPD) in individuals over the age of 65. The incidence of NTMPD has increased in the U.S., exceeding that of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the mechanisms leading to higher susceptibility and severity of NTMPD with aging are poorly defined in part due to the lack of animal models that accurately recapitulate human disease. Here, we compared bacterial load, microbial communities, and host responses longitudinally between three young (two female and one male) and two aged (two female) rhesus macaques inoculated with Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) in the right caudal lobe. Unilateral infection resulted in a low bacterial load in both young and aged animals confined to the infected side. Although a robust inflammatory response was only observed in the inoculated lung, immune cell infiltration and antigen-specific T cells were detected in both lungs. Computed tomography, gross pathology, and histopathology revealed increased disease severity and persistence of bacterial DNA in aged animals. Additional analyses showed the translocation of gut and oral-pharyngeal bacterial DNA into the lower respiratory microbiome. Finally, single-cell RNA sequencing revealed a heightened inflammatory response to MAH infection by alveolar macrophages in aged animals. These data are consistent with the model that increased disease severity in the aged is mediated by a dysregulated macrophage response that may be sustained through persistent antigen presence. IMPORTANCE Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are emerging as pathogens of high consequence, as cases of NTM pulmonary disease (NTMPD) have exceeded those of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. NTMPD can be debilitating, particularly in patients over 65 years of age, as it causes chronic cough and fatigue requiring prolonged treatments with antibiotics. The underlying mechanisms of this increased disease severity with age are poorly understood, hampering the development of therapeutics and vaccines. Here, we use a rhesus macaque model to investigate the impact of age on host-NTM interactions. This work shows that aging is associated with increased disease severity and bacterial persistence in aged rhesus macaques, thus providing a preclinical model to develop and test novel therapeutics and interventions.
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- Isaac R. Cinco
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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Jolly A, Fernández B, Mundo SL, Elguezabal N. Modeling Paratuberculosis in Laboratory Animals, Cells, or Tissues: A Focus on Their Applications for Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Vaccines, and Therapy Studies. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:3553. [PMID: 38003170 PMCID: PMC10668694 DOI: 10.3390/ani13223553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Paratuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis that affects a wide variety of domestic and wild animals. It is considered one of the diseases with the highest economic impact on the ruminant industry. Despite many efforts and intensive research, paratuberculosis control still remains controversial, and the existing diagnostic and immunoprophylactic tools have great limitations. Thus, models play a crucial role in understanding the pathogenesis of infection and disease, and in testing novel vaccine candidates. Ruminant animal models can be restricted by several reasons, related to space requirements, the cost of the animals, and the maintenance of the facilities. Therefore, we review the potential and limitations of the different experimental approaches currently used in paratuberculosis research, focusing on laboratory animals and cell-based models. The aim of this review is to offer a vision of the models that have been used, and what has been achieved or discovered with each one, so that the reader can choose the best model to answer their scientific questions and prove their hypotheses. Also, we bring forward new approaches that we consider worth exploring in the near future.
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- Ana Jolly
- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina; (B.F.); (S.L.M.)
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- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina; (B.F.); (S.L.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología en Reproducción Animal (INITRA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina; (B.F.); (S.L.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (INPA), CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología en Reproducción Animal (INITRA), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Chorroarín 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina
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- Departamento de Sanidad Animal, NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario-Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 48160 Derio, Spain
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Colombatti Olivieri MA, Fresia P, Graña M, Cuerda MX, Nagel A, Alvarado Pinedo F, Romano MI, Caimi K, Berná L, Santangelo MP. Genomic comparison of two strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with contrasting pathogenic phenotype. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2023; 138:102299. [PMID: 36587510 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2022.102299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
In a previous study, we evaluated the degree of virulence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map) strains isolated from cattle in Argentina in a murine model. This assay allowed us to differentiate between high-virulent MapARG1347 and low-virulent MapARG1543 strains. To corroborate whether the differences in virulence could be attributed to genetic differences between the strains, we performed Whole Genome Sequencing and compared the genomes and gene content between them and determined the differences related to the reference strain MapK10. We found 233 SNPs/INDELS in one or both strains relative to Map K10. The two strains share most of the variations, but we found 15 mutations present in only one of the strains. Considering NS-SNP/INDELS that produced a severe effect in the coding sequence, we focus the analysis on four predicted proteins, putatively related to virulence. Survival of MapARG1347 strain in bMDM was higher than MapARG1543 and was more resistant to acidic pH and H2O2 stresses than MapK10. The genomic differences between the two strains found in genes MAP1203 (a putative peptidoglycan hydrolase), MAP0403 (a putative serine protease) MAP1003c (a member of the PE-PPE family) and MAP4152 (a putative mycofactocin binding protein) could contribute to explain the contrasting phenotype previously observed in mice models.
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- M A Colombatti Olivieri
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Unidad Mixta Pasteur+INIA, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Mataojo 2020, CP11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Unidad de Bioinformática, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Mataojo 2020, CP11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Centro de Diagnóstico e Investigaciones Veterinarias (CEDIVE), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias - Universidad de La Plata (UNLP), Chascomus, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Unidad de Biología Molecular, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Mataojo 2020, CP 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), INTA-CONICET, Dr. Nicolás Repetto y De Los Reseros S/Nº B1686IGC, Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Kalimuthu S, Alshanta OA, Krishnamoorthy AL, Pudipeddi A, Solomon AP, McLean W, Leung YY, Ramage G, Neelakantan P. Small molecule based anti-virulence approaches against Candida albicans infections. Crit Rev Microbiol 2022; 48:743-769. [PMID: 35232325 DOI: 10.1080/1040841x.2021.2025337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Fungi are considered "silent killers" due to the difficulty of, and delays in diagnosis of infections and lack of effective antifungals. This challenge is compounded by the fact that being eukaryotes, fungi share several similarities with human cellular targets, creating obstacles to drug discovery. Candida albicans, a ubiquitous microbe in the human body is well-known for its role as an opportunistic pathogen in immunosuppressed people. Significantly, C. albicans is resistant to all the three classes of antifungals that are currently clinically available. Over the past few years, a paradigm shift has been recommended in the management of C. albicans infections, wherein anti-virulence strategies are considered an alternative to the discovery of new antimycotics. Small molecules, with a molecular weight <900 Daltons, can easily permeate the cell membrane and modulate the signal transduction pathways to elicit desired virulence inhibitory actions against pathogens. This review dissects in-depth, the discoveries that have been made with small-molecule anti-virulence approaches to tackle C. albicans infections.
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- Glasgow Endodontology Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Quorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Quorum Sensing Laboratory, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, India
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- Glasgow Endodontology Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Glasgow Endodontology Group, Glasgow Dental School, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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Abstract
Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis is responsible for paratuberculosis or Johne's disease in cows, having economic impacts on the dairy industry and a prevalence rate exceeding 50% in dairy herds. The economic burden of Johne's disease relates to decreased milk production and costs of disease prevention, treatment, and management, while having an economic impact on dairy producers, processors, consumers, and stakeholders of the dairy industry. Determining the true economic impact of the disease is difficult at regional and farm level as symptoms are not evident in subclinically infected animals. At present, the virulence, pathogenicity, persistence, and infectious dose of M. avium paratuberculosis are poorly understood, consequently effective paratuberculosis control measures remain obscure. M. avium paratuberculosis is potentially zoonotic with foodborne transmission a public health risk due to a possible causative link with inflammatory bowel disease in humans. A preventive approach is necessary to reduce the presence of this drug-resistant pathogen in dairy herds and subsequently dairy food. The use of inefficient diagnostic tests coupled with the long latency period of infection results in delayed animal culling and trade of asymptomatic animals, leading to regional transmission and increased disease prevalence. To date, there has been limited success at controlling and treating this terminal endemic disease, leading to significant prevalence rates. This study aims to outline the key factors associated with Johne's' disease while outlining its significant impact on the dairy sector.
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- Mary Garvey
- Department of Life Science, Sligo Institute of Technology, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland
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Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis: A Disease Burden on the Dairy Industry. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10101773. [PMID: 33019502 PMCID: PMC7601789 DOI: 10.3390/ani10101773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis is responsible for paratuberculosis or Johne's disease in cows, having economic impacts on the dairy industry and a prevalence rate exceeding 50% in dairy herds. The economic burden of Johne's disease relates to decreased milk production and costs of disease prevention, treatment, and management, while having an economic impact on dairy producers, processors, consumers, and stakeholders of the dairy industry. Determining the true economic impact of the disease is difficult at regional and farm level as symptoms are not evident in subclinically infected animals. At present, the virulence, pathogenicity, persistence, and infectious dose of M. avium paratuberculosis are poorly understood, consequently effective paratuberculosis control measures remain obscure. M. avium paratuberculosis is potentially zoonotic with foodborne transmission a public health risk due to a possible causative link with inflammatory bowel disease in humans. A preventive approach is necessary to reduce the presence of this drug-resistant pathogen in dairy herds and subsequently dairy food. The use of inefficient diagnostic tests coupled with the long latency period of infection results in delayed animal culling and trade of asymptomatic animals, leading to regional transmission and increased disease prevalence. To date, there has been limited success at controlling and treating this terminal endemic disease, leading to significant prevalence rates. This study aims to outline the key factors associated with Johne's' disease while outlining its significant impact on the dairy sector.
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