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Tang H, Yang D, Zhu L, Shi F, Ye G, Guo H, Deng H, Zhao L, Xu Z, Li Y. Paeonol Interferes With Quorum-Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Modulates Inflammatory Responses In Vitro and In Vivo. Front Immunol 2022; 13:896874. [PMID: 35686124 PMCID: PMC9170885 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.896874] [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: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Developing quorum-sensing (QS) based anti-infection drugs is one of the most powerful strategies to combat multidrug-resistant bacteria. Paeonol has been proven to attenuate the QS-controlled virulence factors of P. aeruginosa by down-regulating the transcription of QS signal molecules. This research aimed to assess the anti-virulence activity and mechanism of paeonol against P. aeruginosa infection in vitro and in vivo. In this study, paeonol was found to reduce the adhesion and invasion of P.aeruginosa to macrophages and resist the cytotoxicity induced by P.aeruginosa. Paeonol reduced the expression of virulence factors of P.aeruginosa by inhibiting QS, thereby reducing the LDH release and damage of P.aeruginosa-infected macrophages. Paeonol can inhibit bacterial virulence and enhance the ability of macrophages to clear P.aeruginosa. In addition, paeonol exerts anti-inflammatory activity by reducing the expression of inflammatory cytokines and increasing the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Paeonol treatment significantly inhibited the activation of TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and decreased the inflammation response of P. aeruginosa-infected macrophages. Paeonol also significantly reduced the ability of P.aeruginosa to infect mice and reduced the inflammatory response. These data suggest that paeonol can inhibit the virulence of P.aeruginosa and decrease the inflammation response in P.aeruginosa-infected macrophages and mice, which can decrease the damage induced by P.aeruginosa infection and enhance the ability of macrophages to clear bacteria. This study supports the further development of new potential anti-infective drugs based on inhibition of QS and virulence factors.
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- Huaqiao Tang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China
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Zhao Q, Luo YF, Tian M, Xiao YL, Cai HR, Li H. Activating transcription factor 3 involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1-induced macrophage senescence. Mol Immunol 2021; 133:122-127. [PMID: 33640762 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is one of the most prevalent pathogens that cause nosocomial infection in critical patients. Previously, we reported PA induced macrophage to senescence under the circumstance of infection. As an oxidative stress responsiveness element, activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) might be involved in the macrophage senescence process. To test this presumption, we manipulated the expression of ATF3 in macrophage by using a PAO1 infection system. In the present study, ATF3 expression in macrophage was increased, following the duration and colony counts of PAO1 infection. Knockdown of ATF3 in macrophage resulted in increased percentage of senescent macrophage under PAO1 infection, while overexpressing ATF3 partly blocked PAO1-induced macrophage senescence. In accordance with the senescent phenotype, elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was shown in ATF3 knockdown macrophages. Also, capacity of phagocytosis was also affected by manipulation of ATF3 expression in macrophages, and increased phagocytosed fluorescent beads was found in ATF3 knockdown macrophage. ATF3 might regulate the senescence process through influence on NF-κB translocation. During infection, the overexpression or downregulation of ATF3 in macrophage negatively modulated the translocation of NF-κB p65 and its phosphorylation at Ser-536. As a result, IL-6 and TNFα was elevated, while IL-10 decreased in case of ATF3 knockdown. In conclusion, ATF3 negatively regulates NF-κB translocation and activation, and participates in PA-induced macrophage senescence. As oxidative stress and inflammation induced element, ATF3 may modulate macrophage-related host defense.
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- Qi Zhao
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Ultrastructure imaging of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lawn biofilms and eradication of the tobramycin-resistant variants under in vitro electroceutical treatment. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9879. [PMID: 32555250 PMCID: PMC7303171 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66823-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Electrochemically generated bactericidal compounds have been shown to eradicate bacterial lawn biofilms through electroceutical treatment. However, the ultrastructure of biofilms exposed to these species has not been studied. Moreover, it is unknown if the efficacy of electroceutical treatment extends to antibiotic-resistant variants that emerge in lawn biofilms after antibiotic treatment. In this report, the efficacy of the in vitro electroceutical treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is demonstrated both at room temperature and in an incubator, with a ~4 log decrease (p < 0.01) in the biofilm viability observed over the anode at both conditions. The ultrastructure changes in the lawn biofilms imaged using transmission electron microscopy demonstrate significant bacterial cell damage over the anode after 24 h of electroceutical treatment. A mix of both damaged and undamaged cells was observed over the cathode. Finally, both eradication and prevention of the emergence of tobramycin-resistant variants were demonstrated by combining antibiotic treatment with electroceutical treatment on the lawn biofilms.
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Wang J, Zhou H, Guo G, Tan J, Wang Q, Tang J, Liu W, Shen H, Li J, Zhang X. Enhanced Anti-Infective Efficacy of ZnO Nanoreservoirs through a Combination of Intrinsic Anti-Biofilm Activity and Reinforced Innate Defense. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:33609-33623. [PMID: 28884578 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b08864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The increasing prevalence of implant-associated infections (IAIs) imposes a heavy burden on patients and medical providers. Bacterial biofilms are recalcitrant to antiseptic drugs and local immune defense and can attenuate host proinflammatory response to interfere with bacterial clearance. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) play a dual role in antibacterial and immunomodulatory activities but compromise the cytocompatibility because of their intracellular uptake. Here, ZnO NPs were immobilized on titanium to form homogeneous nanofilms (from discontinuous to continuous) through magnetron sputtering, and the possible antimicrobial activity and immunomodulatory effect of nano-ZnO films were investigated. Nano-ZnO films were found to prohibit sessile bacteria more than planktonic bacteria in vitro, and the antibacterial effect occurred in a dose-dependent manner. Using a novel mouse soft tissue IAI model, the in vivo results revealed that nano-ZnO films possessed outstanding antimicrobial efficacy, which could not be ascribed solely to the intrinsic anti-infective activity of nano-ZnO films observed in vitro. Macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), two important factors in innate immune response, were cocultured with nano-ZnO and bacteria/lipopolysaccharide in vitro, and the nano-ZnO films could enhance the antimicrobial efficacy of macrophages and PMNs through promoting phagocytosis and secretion of inflammatory cytokines. This study provides insights into the anti-infective activity and mechanism of ZnO and consolidates the theoretical basis for future clinical applications of ZnO.
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- Jiaxing Wang
- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050, China
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong , Pokfulam, Hong Kong 999077, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200233, China
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Using dendritic cells to evaluate how Burkholderia cenocepacia clonal isolates from a chronically infected cystic fibrosis patient subvert immune functions. Med Microbiol Immunol 2016; 206:111-123. [DOI: 10.1007/s00430-016-0488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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