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Binda S, Tremblay A, Iqbal UH, Kassem O, Le Barz M, Thomas V, Bronner S, Perrot T, Ismail N, Parker J. Psychobiotics and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Where Do We Go from Here? Microorganisms 2024; 12:634. [PMID: 38674579 PMCID: PMC11052108 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12040634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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The bidirectional relationship between the gut microbiota and the nervous system is known as the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA). The MGBA controls the complex interactions between the brain, the enteric nervous system, the gut-associated immune system, and the enteric neuroendocrine systems, regulating key physiological functions such as the immune response, sleep, emotions and mood, food intake, and intestinal functions. Psychobiotics are considered tools with the potential to modulate the MGBA through preventive, adjunctive, or curative approaches, but their specific mechanisms of action on many aspects of health are yet to be characterized. This narrative review and perspectives article highlights the key paradigms needing attention as the scope of potential probiotics applications in human health increases, with a growing body of evidence supporting their systemic beneficial effects. However, there are many limitations to overcome before establishing the extent to which we can incorporate probiotics in the management of neuropsychiatric disorders. Although this article uses the term probiotics in a general manner, it remains important to study probiotics at the strain level in most cases.
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- Sylvie Binda
- Lallemand Health Solutions, 19 Rue des Briquetiers, BP 59, 31702 Blagnac, France; (M.L.B.); (V.T.)
- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, Lallemand Health Solutions, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (U.H.I.); (O.K.); (S.B.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, Lallemand Health Solutions, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (U.H.I.); (O.K.); (S.B.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, Lallemand Health Solutions, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (U.H.I.); (O.K.); (S.B.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, Lallemand Health Solutions, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (U.H.I.); (O.K.); (S.B.)
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- Lallemand Health Solutions, 19 Rue des Briquetiers, BP 59, 31702 Blagnac, France; (M.L.B.); (V.T.)
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- Lallemand Health Solutions, 19 Rue des Briquetiers, BP 59, 31702 Blagnac, France; (M.L.B.); (V.T.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, Lallemand Health Solutions, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (U.H.I.); (O.K.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada;
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- Department of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada;
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- Département de Neurosciences, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada;
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Tremblay A, Bronner S, Binda S. Review and Perspectives on Bifidobacterium lactis for Infants' and Children's Health. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2501. [PMID: 37894159 PMCID: PMC10609373 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11102501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The influence of microbiota dysbiosis in early life is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for the development of several chronic diseases later in life, including an increased risk of asthma, eczema, allergies, obesity, and neurodevelopmental disorders. The question whether the potential lifelong consequences of early life dysbiosis could be mitigated by restoring microbiota composition remains unresolved. However, the current evidence base suggests that protecting the normal development of the microbiome during this critical developmental window could represent a valuable public health strategy to curb the incidence of chronic and lifestyle-related diseases. Probiotic Bifidobacteria are likely candidates for this purpose in newborns and infants considering the natural dominance of this genus on microbiota composition in early life. Moreover, the most frequently reported microbiota composition alteration in association with newborn and infant diseases, including necrotizing enterocolitis and diarrhea, is a reduction in Bifidobacteria levels. Several studies have assessed the effects of B. animalis subsp. lactis strains in newborns and infants, but recent expert opinions recommend analyzing their efficacy at the strain-specific level. Hence, using the B94 strain as an example, this review summarizes the clinical evidence available in infants and children in various indications, discussing the safety and potential modes of actions while providing perspectives on the concept of "non-infant-type" probiotics for infants' health.
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- Annie Tremblay
- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (S.B.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (S.B.)
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- Rosell Institute for Microbiome and Probiotics, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada; (A.T.); (S.B.)
- Lallemand Health Solutions, 19 Rue des Briquetiers, BP 59, 31702 Toulouse, France
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OBJECTIVES To establish reliability, accuracy and concurrent validity of a new electrogoniometer (SG110A, Biometrics) for measuring ankle movement. METHODS The new electrogoniometer, placed at the lateral malleolus (A-perp), was compared to a customary electrogoniometer (SG110, Biometrics), placed along the Achilles tendon (A-para). Concurrent recordings were made with motion analysis. Common dance movements were performed by 17 dancers on two days. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and standard error of measurement (SEM) were calculated for sagittal angular displacements. RESULTS Instrument and intra-tester reliability of A-perp was high (r >or= 0.985, r >or= 0.979, respectively). Criterion and concurrent validity were also high (r >or= 0.954, r >or= 0.937). SEM ranged from 1.43 degrees to 6.99 degrees. CONCLUSIONS The high ICC values establish acceptable reliability and validity. Subjects found A-perp more comfortable. Although both electrogoniometers are acceptable (comparable SEM) to measure extreme ankle motions, the greater comfort and durability of the new A-perp sensor is advantageous.
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- S Bronner
- Analysis of Dance and Movement (ADAM) Center, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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Bronner S, Agraharasamakulam S, Ojofeitimi S. Reliability and validity of electrogoniometry measurement of lower extremity movement. J Med Eng Technol 2010; 34:232-42. [DOI: 10.3109/03091900903580512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Bronner S, Renault C, Hintz M, Wiesner J, Jomaa H, Monteil H, Jehl F. Determination of fosmidomycin in human serum and urine by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2004; 806:255-61. [PMID: 15171936 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2004] [Revised: 04/05/2004] [Accepted: 04/05/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A capillary electrophoresis method with direct UV detection was developed for the determination of fosmidomycin, a promising new anti-malarial drug, in human serum and urine. Optimization of the separation parameters resulted in a buffer system adjusted to pH 10.8 containing a cationic reagent and an organic modifier. Under these conditions, the migration time of fosmidomycin was 5.2 min with serum and 7.4 min with urine samples. Validation of the method revealed good recoveries, precision and accuracy. The limit of quantification was 0.5 microg/ml in serum and 10 microg/ml in urine. The determination of fosmidomycin in serum was linear over a range of 0.1-150 microg/ml. Short and long-term stability tests resulted in no significant loss of fosmidomycin. The described technique will provide a fast and accurate analytical method for future pharmacokinetic studies.
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- Stéphane Bronner
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie Bactérienne, Institut de Bactériologie, Université Louis Pasteur, 3 rue Koeberlé F67000 Strasbourg, France
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Bronner S, Monteil H, Prévost G. Regulation of virulence determinants inStaphylococcus aureus: complexity and applications. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2004; 28:183-200. [PMID: 15109784 DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2003.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2003] [Revised: 05/16/2003] [Accepted: 09/15/2003] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The virulence of Staphylococcus aureus is essentially determined by cell wall associated proteins and secreted toxins that are regulated and expressed according to growth phases and/or growth conditions. Gene expression is regulated by specific and sensitive mechanisms, most of which act at the transcriptional level. Regulatory factors constitute numerous complex networks, driving specific interactions with target gene promoters. These factors are largely regulated by two-component regulatory systems, such as the agr, saeRS, srrAB, arlSR and lytRS systems. These systems are sensitive to environmental signals and consist of a sensor histidine kinase and a response regulator protein. DNA-binding proteins, such as SarA and the recently identified SarA homologues (SarR, Rot, SarS, SarT, SarU), also regulate virulence factor expression. These homologues might be intermediates in the regulatory networks. The multiple pathways generated by these factors allow the bacterium to adapt to environmental conditions rapidly and specifically, and to develop infection. Precise knowledge of these regulatory mechanisms and how they control virulence factor expression would open up new perspectives for antimicrobial chemotherapy using key inhibitors of these systems.
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- Stéphane Bronner
- Institut de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur - Hôpitaux, Universitaires de Strasbourg, 3, rue Koeberlé, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Bronner S, Jehl F, Peter JD, Ploy MC, Renault C, Arvis P, Monteil H, Prevost G. Moxifloxacin efficacy and vitreous penetration in a rabbit model of Staphylococcus aureus endophthalmitis and effect on gene expression of leucotoxins and virulence regulator factors. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003; 47:1621-9. [PMID: 12709331 PMCID: PMC153310 DOI: 10.1128/aac.47.5.1621-1629.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bacterial endophthalmitis is a serious complication of ocular surgery and of eye trauma; the leading causative organisms are Staphylococcus aureus strains. Tissue damage is due both to the host inflammatory response and to toxin synthesis by bacteria. Systemic treatment remains difficult because most antibiotics show poor ocular penetration. Moxifloxacin (MXF), a novel fluoroquinolone, was evaluated for its penetration into the vitreous of normal rabbit eyes and of eyes of rabbits infected for 24 h with methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MSSA and MRSA) following a single intravenous administration of 5 or 20 mg/kg. MXF penetration was rapid and efficient regardless of the dose, ranging from 28 to 52%. An inflammatory state of the vitreous significantly increased penetration after the 20-mg/kg dose, with penetration reaching 52%. Concentrations determined in the vitreous cavity following a 20-mg/kg administration showed a 3.5-fold decrease of the bacterial density within 5 h for MSSA (MIC, 0.125 micro g/ml) and a 1.6-fold decrease for MRSA (MIC, 4 micro g/ml) strains, respectively. By using a semiquantitative reverse transcription-PCR method, the expression of luk-PV and hlgCB, but not hlgA, encoding staphylococcal leukotoxins, was detected in the vitreous without MXF treatment. A slight decrease in the expression of leucotoxins and sarA, agr, and sigB virulence regulatory factors was observed 1 h following the administration of 5 mg of MXF per kg.
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- Stéphane Bronner
- Institut de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Kaltenbach G, Murbach V, Bronner S, Peter J, Levêque D, Salmon Y, Desprez D, Hamel G, Monteil H, Jehl F. Efficacité d'une monothérapie par amoxicilline-acide clavulanique correspondant aux posologies humaines sur un modèle de bactériémie expérimentale à Escherichia coli de phénotype intermédiaire chez le microporc Yucatan. Med Mal Infect 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0399-077x(02)00012-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bronner S, Murbach V, Peter JD, Levêque D, Elkhaïli H, Salmon Y, Dhoyen N, Monteil H, Woodnutt G, Jehl F. Ex vivo pharmacodynamics of amoxicillin-clavulanate against beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a yucatan miniature pig model that mimics human pharmacokinetics. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2002; 46:3782-9. [PMID: 12435677 PMCID: PMC132757 DOI: 10.1128/aac.46.12.3782-3789.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was to investigate the potential bactericidal activity of amoxicillin-clavulanate against beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains and to elucidate the extent to which enzyme production affects the activity. Six adult Yucatan miniature pigs received a single intravenous dose of 1.1 g of amoxicillin-clavulanate as an intravenous infusion over 30 min. The pharmacokinetic parameters were determined for the serum samples and compared to the published data for humans (2.2-g intravenous dose). The parameters were comparable for the two species, and therefore, the miniature pig constitutes a good model for pharmacodynamic study of amoxicillin-clavulanate. Therefore, the model was used in an ex vivo pharmacodynamic study of amoxicillin-clavulanate against four strains of Escherichia coli producing beta-lactamases at different levels. The E. coli strains were cultured with serial dilutions (1:2 to 1:256) of the serum samples from the pharmacokinetic study, and the number of surviving bacteria was determined after 1, 3, and 6 h of exposure. Amoxicillin-clavulanate at concentrations less than the MIC and the minimal bactericidal concentration had marked bactericidal potency against the strain that produced low levels of penicillinase. For high-level or intermediate-level beta-lactamase-producing strains, the existence of a clavulanate concentration threshold of 1.5 to 2 micro g/ml, below which there was no bactericidal activity, was demonstrated. The index of surviving bacteria showed the existence of mixed concentration- and time-dependent actions of amoxicillin (in the presence of clavulanate) which varied as a function of the magnitude of beta-lactamase production by the test strains. This study shows the effectiveness of amoxicillin-clavulanate against low- and intermediate-level penicillinase-producing strains of E. coli. These findings are to be confirmed in a miniature pig experimental infection model.
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- Stéphane Bronner
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie, Institut de Bactériologie, Université Louis Pasteur, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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Bronner S, Pompei D, Elkhaïli H, Dhoyen N, Monteil H, Jehl F. Ex vivo 12 h bactericidal activity of oral co-amoxiclav (1.125 g) against beta-lactamase-producing Haemophilus influenzae. J Antimicrob Chemother 2001; 48:501-6. [PMID: 11581228 DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.4.501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the in vitro/ex vivo bactericidal activity of a new coamoxiclav single-dose sachet formulation (1 g amoxicillin + 0.125 g clavulanic acid) against a beta-lactamase-producing strain of Haemophilus influenzae. The evaluation covered the 12 h period after antibiotic administration. Serum specimens from the 12 healthy volunteers included in the pharmacokinetic study were pooled by time point and in equal volumes. Eight of 12 pharmacokinetic sampling time points were included in the study. At time points 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2.5, 5, 8 and 12 h post-dosing, the kinetics of bactericidal activity were determined for each of the serial dilutions. Each specimen was serially diluted from 1:2 to 1:256. The index of surviving bacteria (ISB) was subsequently determined for each pharmacokinetic time point. For all the serum samples, bactericidal activity was fast (3-6 h), marked (3-6 log(10) reduction in the initial inoculum) and sustained over the 12 h between-dosing interval. The results obtained also confirmed that the potency of the amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid combination was time dependent against the species under study and that the time interval over which the concentrations were greater than the MIC (t > MIC) was 100% for the strain under study. The data thus generated constitute an interesting prerequisite with a view to using co-amoxiclav 1.125 g in a bd oral regimen.
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- S Bronner
- Laboratoire d'Antibiologie Bactériennes, Institut de Bactériologie, Faculté de Médecine-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, 3 rue Koeberlé, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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Peter JD, Murbach V, Bronner S, Levêque D, Kaltenbach G, Salmon Y, Dhoyen N, Desprez D, Hamel G, Monteil H, Jehl F. [Chronic experimental bacteremia in Yucatan micropigs]. Pathol Biol (Paris) 2001; 49:576-82. [PMID: 11642022 DOI: 10.1016/s0369-8114(01)00208-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The Yucatan micropig has been used to develop an experimental model of chronic bacteremia. This animal exhibits clinical and biological characteristics that are close to those in humans, and the pharmacokinetic behaviours of many classes of drugs in this model are similar to those in man. Six adult female were intravenously inoculated with a mean Escherichia coli inoculum of 5.1 x 10(9) bacteria. During five days of spontaneous evolution, the medical follow-up includes biological, clinical and bacteriological parameters. A systemic inflammatory syndrome, a sepsis, an organ insufficiency and positive blood cultures mimic the human disease. In all animals there is an adynamia, a lack of motor coordination, an anorexia, a tachypnea, a fever, a leuconeutropenia followed by an hyperleucocytosis, an anemia, a thrombopenia, an acute tubulonephritis and an elevated sedimentation rate. In some cases, there is an increase of the C reactive protein, in others, an increase of IL-6 and IL-8. At day five, all animals are alive, and five micropigs have positive blood cultures. This chronic, reproducible model is thus suitable for further antibacterial treatments evaluations.
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- J D Peter
- Département d'anesthésiologie, hôpital civil, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, BP 426, 67091 Strasbourg, France.
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Bronner S, Stoessel P, Gravet A, Monteil H, Prévost G. Variable expressions of Staphylococcus aureus bicomponent leucotoxins semiquantified by competitive reverse transcription-PCR. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:3931-8. [PMID: 10966411 PMCID: PMC92241 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.9.3931-3938.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A competitive reverse transcription-PCR method was developed for the semiquantitation of the expression of genes encoding bicomponent leucotoxins of Staphylococcus aureus, e.g., Panton-Valentine leucocidin (lukPV), gamma-hemolysin (hlgA and hlgCB), and LukE-LukD (lukED). The optimization procedure included RNA preparation; reverse transcription; the use of various amounts of enzymes, antisense primer, and RNA; and the final amplification chain reaction. Reproducible results were obtained, with sensitivity for detection of cDNA within the range of 1 mRNA/10(4) CFU to 10(2) mRNA/CFU, depending on the gene. Both specific mRNAs were more significantly expressed at the late-exponential phase of growth. Expression was about 100-fold higher in yeast extract-Casamino Acids-pyruvate medium than in heart infusion medium. Expression of the widely distributed gamma-hemolysin locus in the NTCC 8178 strain was around 10-fold diminished compared with that in the ATCC 49775 strain. Because of the lower level of hlgA expression, the corresponding protein, which is generally not abundant in culture supernatant, should be investigated for its contribution to the leucotoxin-associated virulence. The agr, sar, and agr sar mutant strains revealed a great dependence with regard to leucotoxin expression on the global regulatory system in S. aureus, except that expression of hlgA was not affected in the agr mutant.
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- S Bronner
- UPRES EA-1318, LTAB-Institut de Bactériologie de la Faculté de Médecine, Université Louis Pasteur-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Murbach V, Bronner S, Dhoyen N, Sougakoff W, Monteil H, Jehl F. [Bacterial growth delay in E. coli: demonstration and evaluation of the beta-lactamase post-inhibitor effect on 6 strains with different resistance phenotypes]. Pathol Biol (Paris) 2000; 48:478-84. [PMID: 10949845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Six E. coli, whose phenotypes of resistance were different, were tested in vitro in order to evaluate a regrowth delay, the post beta-lactamases inhibitor effect (PLIE). This PLIE was investigated after a brief incubation in contact with clavulanic acid (CA) alone or associated with amoxicillin (AMX). After removal of the drugs used during the pre-exposure phase, the bacteria were incubated with AMX at different concentrations. The PLIE was shown not to be in association with any other regrowth delay (post-antibiotic effect or effect inherent to the technical procedures used). A PLIE was evaluated on the five intermediary or high-level beta-lactamases-producing strains. Generally, the duration of the PLIE was prolonged after the CA alone pre-exposure phase and could reach values up to 22 hours. The concentrations of AMX added in cultures previously exposed to sufficient CA concentrations were related to an extended PLIE.
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- Laboratoire d'antibiologie, faculté de médecine, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, France
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Brownstein B, Bronner S. Patella fractures associated with accelerated ACL rehabilitation in patients with autogenous patella tendon reconstructions. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1997; 26:168-72. [PMID: 9276858 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.26.3.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Patella fracture is a recognized complication of ACL reconstruction with an autogenous patella tendon graft. Typically, fracture occurs as a result of a fall. The incidence of fracture is approximately 0.5%. Accelerated rehabilitation protocols can place stress on the patella, especially in the initial stages of recovery. Therapists are reminded to observe constraints placed on patients by biological tissues, recovering neuromuscular status, and previous level of conditioning. Rehabilitation protocols should be revised according to these factors.
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A description of dance injuries in a Broadway show using ballet technique is reported for the first time. Presentation of this material is used as a vehicle to discuss issues in dance epidemiology and etiology. As interest and research in dance medicine increases, standardization of reporting methods and definitions becomes critical in discussions of epidemiology and etiology. Borrowing from sports medicine classifications, which define sports injury as "time lost from play," we suggest dance injury be defined as "time lost from performing". The overall injury rate was 40.0%, which was low compared with those of classical ballet companies. The majority of injuries involved the foot and ankle, similar to previous reports of classical ballet companies. Reasons for the low injury rates and types of injuries are discussed. The information necessary to facilitate comparison of data with other studies is outlined. We hope this article will contribute to further discussion regarding adoption of universal language and details necessary for reporting injury. Additional areas of research are suggested.
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- S Bronner
- Healthsouth Manhattan II, New York, NY 10022, USA
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Sapin V, Ward SJ, Bronner S, Chambon P, Dollé P. Differential expression of transcripts encoding retinoid binding proteins and retinoic acid receptors during placentation of the mouse. Dev Dyn 1997; 208:199-210. [PMID: 9022057 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0177(199702)208:2<199::aid-aja7>3.0.co;2-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We report the distribution of transcripts from genes encoding the retinol binding protein (RBP), the cellular retinol binding proteins (CRBP I, II) and retinoic acid binding proteins (CRABP I, II), the retinaldehyde dehydrogenase type 2 (RALDH-2), the retinoic acid receptors (RARs), and the retinoid X receptors (RXRs) in mouse placental tissues from 6.5 to 19.5 days postcoitum (dpc). During early placentation, RBP and RALDH-2 gene expression are restricted to the endoderm of the visceral yolk sac and the outer uterine epithelium, respectively, whereas CRBP I transcripts are detected in the visceral yolk sac and in the presumptive chorioallantoic placenta. By 15.5 dpc, CRBP I expression is down-regulated in the yolk sac where CRBP II becomes strongly expressed. Expression of CRBP II is also detected in the trophoblastic giant cells. Throughout placentation, the expression patterns of the CRABP I and II genes partly overlap in the decidual tissue and the vacuolar zones of the decidua, suggesting a role for these binding proteins in sequestering free retinoic acid from maternal blood, thus regulating its availability to the embryo. RAR alpha is ubiquitously expressed in all placental tissues, except in trophoblastic giant cells, at all stages studied. During early placentation, RAR beta and RAR gamma are co-expressed in the decidua but differentially expressed in the chorionic region (RAR beta, 10.5 to 12.5 dpc) and the presumptive labyrinth (RAR gamma, 7.5 to 12.5 dpc). During the same stages, RXR alpha is strongly expressed in the presumptive placenta. RAR gamma remains weakly expressed in the labyrinth until 15.5 dpc, whereas RXR alpha exhibits a strong expression in this zone until birth, suggesting a role for these receptors in the development and function of the definitive placenta.
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- V Sapin
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP/Collège de France, C.U. de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Oulad-Abdelghani M, Bouillet P, Décimo D, Gansmuller A, Heyberger S, Dollé P, Bronner S, Lutz Y, Chambon P. Characterization of a premeiotic germ cell-specific cytoplasmic protein encoded by Stra8, a novel retinoic acid-responsive gene. J Biophys Biochem Cytol 1996; 135:469-77. [PMID: 8896602 PMCID: PMC2121034 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.2.469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The full-length cDNA corresponding to Stra8, a novel gene inducible by retinoic acid (RA) in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells, has been isolated and shown to encode a 45-kD protein. Both Stra8 mRNA and protein were induced in cells treated by all-trans and 9-cis retinoic acids. Two-dimensional gel analysis and dephosphorylation experiments revealed that the two stereoisomers of RA differentially regulate the phosphorylation status of the Stra8 protein, which was shown to exist in differently phosphorylated forms. Subcellular fractionation and immunocytochemistry studies showed that the Stra8 protein is cytoplasmic. During mouse embryogenesis, Stra8 expression was restricted to the male developing gonads, and in adult mice, the expression of Stra8 was restricted to the premeiotic germ cells. Thus, Stra8 protein may play a role in the premeiotic phase of spermatogenesis.
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- M Oulad-Abdelghani
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique/Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/Université Louis Pasteur, Collège de France, Illkirch, France
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Bouillet P, Oulad-Abdelghani M, Ward SJ, Bronner S, Chambon P, Dollé P. A new mouse member of the Wnt gene family, mWnt-8, is expressed during early embryogenesis and is ectopically induced by retinoic acid. Mech Dev 1996; 58:141-52. [PMID: 8887323 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(96)00569-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We have identified a novel mouse Wnt genc using a cDNA differential screening procedure for retinoic-acid-induced transcripts in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells. Sequence analysis showed that this gene represents the first murine Wnt-8 (mWnt-8) gene reported to date. The expression of the mWnt-8 gene, which is rapidly induced by retinoic acid in P19 and embryonic stem cells, appears to be restricted to early stages of mouse embryogenesis. mWnt-8 transcripts are first detected in the posterior region of the epiblast of early primitive streak-stage embryos. As gastrulation proceeds, mWnt-8 expression spreads into the embryonic ectoderm up to a sharp rostral boundary at the base of the developing headfolds. mWnt-8 is also transiently expressed in the newly formed mesoderm. mWnt-8 expression is rapidly down-regulated during early somitogenesis, the latest detectable expression domains corresponding to the presumptive fourth rhombomere and the caudal region of the neural plate. The expression pattern of mWnt-8 is clearly distinct from those of other murine Wnt genes expressed during gastrulation, but shows striking similarities with that of the chicken Cwnt-8C gene. We also show that mWnt-8 expression is ectopically induced in the rostral neural plate in response to RA exposure of presumitic (7-7.5 days post coitum) cultured mouse embryos.
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- P Bouillet
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP/Collège de France, C.U. de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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Rudert F, Bronner S, Garnier JM, Dollé P. Transcripts from opposite strands of gamma satellite DNA are differentially expressed during mouse development. Mamm Genome 1995; 6:76-83. [PMID: 7767009 DOI: 10.1007/bf00303248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Using in vitro immuno-selected retinoic acid response elements, we have isolated mouse genomic clones containing major (gamma) satellite DNA repeats that are considered as typical of chromosome centromeres. Several cDNA clones were then isolated from a F9 cell cDNA library and were found to harbor variants of the 234-base pair consensus gamma satellite monomer. In Northern analysis, these satellite DNA sequences hybridized predominantly to an approximately 1.8-kb RNA species in polyadenylated RNA from P19 cells. These transcripts were strongly repressed by retinoic acid, and nuclear run-on assays revealed that this repression was, at least in part, mediated at the transcriptional level. Satellite transcripts were also detected in HeLa cells, where they were similarly down-regulated by retinoids. Heterogeneously sized satellite transcripts were detected in RNA from specific mouse tissues, such as fetuses (but not placenta), adult liver, and testis. In situ hybridization analysis revealed that satellite transcripts are generated from opposite DNA strands and are differentially expressed in cells of the developing central nervous system as well as in adult liver and testis. These data may have implications on retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional regulation and centromere function.
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- F Rudert
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire des Eucaryotes du CNRS, INSERM, IGBMC, Illkirch, France
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Yodfat Y, Shvartzman P, Soskolne V, Bronner S. Life events readjustment scale in a kibbutz. Isr J Med Sci 1993; 29:221-4. [PMID: 8491576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Y Yodfat
- Department of Family Medicine, Hebrew University Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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Schlesinger M, Yodfat Y, Rabinowitz R, Bronner S, Kark JD. Psychosocial stress and NK cells among members of a communal settlement. Adv Exp Med Biol 1993; 335:247-54. [PMID: 7694447 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2980-4_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of daily psychosocial stress on the human immune system. We tested 38 couples living in a communal settlement (kibbutz) under similar economic and social conditions, sharing similar housing, nutrition and health care. They were tested repeatedly over a two year period for a number of psychosocial parameters including demoralization, social support, family cohesion, adaptational hardiness and hostility. In parallel, the natural killer "NK" cell system was analysed for distinctive markers and for cytotoxic activity. The proportion of CD16+ lymphocytes was found to correlate with cytotoxic NK activity in both men and women. In contrast, the proportion of CD57+ cells correlated with that of CD16+ cells only in women while in men only the CD57+CD8-lymphocytes subset correlated with CD16+ cells. For each individual tested, the values of NK activity and NK markers obtained in tests carried out more than a year apart showed a striking correlation. In males, NK cytotoxicity correlated with hostility but was negatively correlated with family cohesion, adaptability and hardiness. The level of CD16+ and CD57+ cells correlated positively with demoralization in males only. Changes in the level of NK activity and in the level of CD16+ cells occurring in husbands during the observation period correlated positively with changes in demoralization and negatively with changes in family cohesion and adaptability. The results indicate that daily psychological stress and low family function may enhance the NK system, and that this response may differ between the sexes.
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- M Schlesinger
- Hubert H. Humphrey Center for Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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Halfon ST, Bronner S, Tamir D. Factors influencing snack consumption among adolescent Jerusalem school children. Hygie 1991; 10:22-6. [PMID: 2040507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- S T Halfon
- Department of Medical Ecology, Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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Halfon ST, Bronner S. Determinants of physical ability in 7th grade schoolchildren. Eur J Epidemiol 1989; 5:90-6. [PMID: 2707398 DOI: 10.1007/bf00145052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The aim of the study was to determine factors associated with running time in children aged 12 years, according to sex and sexual maturation of girls. The physical ability was measured, using a 1000 meter run in a group of 942 boys and girls aged 12. In addition, data was collected on family sports activities and the children's sports activities, using questionnaires for parents and children. Before the 1000 meter run, physical examination was carried out. Nutrition habits of the family in the home and outside were self-reported in a questionnaire. The mean time for run in boys was shorter by 40 seconds than that for girls. Premenarche girls ran significantly faster than postmenarche girls (p less than 0.05). The best predictors for short running time were triceps skinfold thickness and sport motivation of the children. Weaker correlation was observed between food variables, family characteristics and running time. The highest prediction of running time by the measured variables was found for postmenarche girls, explained by the high correlation of running time with the behavioral variables. In boys and premenarche girls, the best predictors for running time were the physical and physiological characteristics of the children.
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- S T Halfon
- Department of Medical Ecology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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The determinants of blood pressure level were analyzed in a group of 1154 Jerusalem school children aged 12. After controlling for age, significant differences in blood pressure measurements were found between three groups: boys, pre-menarche girls and post-menarche girls. A comparison of the means of selected biological variables showed that girls who have reached menarche have levels of systolic blood pressure, weight, height and Quetelet's index higher than boys and pre-menarche girls. However, levels of triceps skinfold thickness and pulse rate were similar in the two groups of girls and higher than in boys. Using multiple regression analysis, we found that much of the variance (boys 29%, post-menarche girls 21% and pre-menarche girls 15%) of systolic blood pressure could be explained by a combination of biological variables (Quetelet, pulse rate, triceps skinfold thickness and height) while these variables explained a much smaller proportion (boys 12%, post-menarche girls 17% and pre-menarche 9%) of diastolic blood pressure variance. The predictive power of systolic blood pressure by the measured biological variables was higher in boys than in girls. However, diastolic blood pressure was better predicted by the biological variables in the group of girls with menarche than in other groups. Elevated blood pressure was observed in 3.2% of the examined children. High values for Quetelet's index were observed in 6.4%. The prevalence of elevated measurements of blood pressure and Quetelet's index were significantly higher in girls with menarche. Among children aged 12, the association between sociodemographic characteristics and blood pressure level was weak, as measured in multiple regression analysis.
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