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Hashim ZA, Maillard JY, Wilson MJ, Waddington RJ. Determining the potential use of biosurfactants in preventing endodontic infections. Eur J Oral Sci 2022; 130:e12900. [PMID: 36326688 PMCID: PMC10092775 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12900] [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: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Microbial biofilms play a dominant role in the failure of endodontic therapies. Bacterial adhesion is the first step in the establishment of biofilms, activating the host immune response leading to tissue damage. Biosurfactants are microbe-derived tensioactive molecules with latent anti-adhesive and anti-microbial activity. This study reports the extraction and characterization of a biosurfactant from Lactobacillus (L.) plantarum (Lp-BS) and investigates its anti-microbial and anti-adhesive properties compared to rhamnolipid, a commercially available biosurfactant. Lp-BS, extracted from L. plantarum during the growth phase, was characterized as a glycoprotein, able to reduce surface tension and emulsify non-polar liquids. Proteomic analysis of Lp-BS identified three bacterial adhesin-like proteins, suggesting roles in hindering bacterial adhesion. Lp-BS did not show significant anti-microbial activity against endodontic pathogens from the Streptococcus (Strep.) anginosus group or Enterococcus (Ent.) faecalis at 50 mg/ml. However, anti-adhesive activity on abiotic surfaces was observed against both Strep. anginosus and Strep. intermedius. Rhamnolipid exhibited strong anti-microbial activity, with minimum inhibitory concentrations of 0.097 mg/ml against Strep. anginosus, and 0.048 mg/ml against Strep. constellatus and Strep. intermedius, in addition to a marked anti-adhesive activity. These findings offer preliminary evidence for the potential application of biosurfactants as an anti-microbial and/or anti-adhesive pharmacotherapy in endodontics.
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- Zahraa Amer Hashim
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, College of Pharmacy, Mosul University, Nineveh, Iraq
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- Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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Yadav AK, Tyagi A, Kumar A, Panwar S, Grover S, Saklani AC, Hemalatha R, Batish VK. Adhesion of Lactobacilli and their anti-infectivity potential. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:2042-2056. [PMID: 25879917 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2014.918533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The probiotic potential of lactic acid bacteria primarily point toward colonizing ability of Lactobacilli as the most important attribute for endowing all the known beneficial effects in a host. Lactobacillus species exert health-promoting function in the gastrointestinal tract through various mechanisms such as pathogen exclusion, maintenance of microbial balance, immunomodulation, and other crucial functions. It has been seen that many surface layer proteins are involved in host adhesion, and play significant role in the modification of some signaling pathways within the host cells. Interaction between different bacterial cell surface proteins and host receptor has been imperative for a better understanding of the mechanism through which Lactobacilli exert their health-promoting functions.
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- Ashok Kumar Yadav
- a Department of Microbiology , National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad , India.,b Centre for Molecular Biology, Central University of Jammu , Samba , Jammu & Kashmir , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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- d Department of Biotechnology , Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology , Radaur , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana , India.,e Department of Nutrition Biology , Central University of Haryana , Mahendergarh , Haryana , India
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- d Department of Biotechnology , Seth Jai Parkash Mukand Lal Institute of Engineering and Technology , Radaur , Yamuna Nagar , Haryana , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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- a Department of Microbiology , National Institute of Nutrition , Hyderabad , India
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- c Molecular Biology Unit, Dairy Microbiology Division, National Dairy Research Institute , Karnal , Haryana , India
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Bakhshi N, Soleimanian-Zad S, Sheikh-Zeinoddin M. Dynamic surface tension measurement for the screening of biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum PTCC 1896. Enzyme Microb Technol 2017; 101:1-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Satpute SK, Kulkarni GR, Banpurkar AG, Banat IM, Mone NS, Patil RH, Cameotra SS. Biosurfactant/s from Lactobacilli species: Properties, challenges and potential biomedical applications. J Basic Microbiol 2016; 56:1140-1158. [PMID: 27436796 DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Lactic acid bacteria are generally believed to have positive roles in maintaining good health and immune system in humans. A number of Lactobacilli spp. are known to produce important metabolites, among which biosurfactants in particular have shown antimicrobial activity against several pathogens in the intestinal tract and female urogenital tract partly through interfering with biofilm formation and adhesion to the epithelial cells surfaces. Around 46 reports are documented on biosurfactant production from Lactobacillus spp. of which six can be broadly classified as cell free biosurfactant and 40 as cell associated biosurfactants and only approximately 50% of those have reported on the structural composition which, in order of occurrence were mainly proteinaceous, glycolipidic, glycoproteins, or glycolipopeptides in nature. Due to the proteinaceous nature, most biosurfactant produced by strains of Lactobacillus are generally believed to be surlactin type with high potential toward impeding pathogens adherence. Researchers have recently focused on the anti-adhesive and antibiofilm properties of Lactobacilli-derived biosurfactants. This review briefly discusses the significance of Lactobacilli-derived biosurfactants and their potential applications in various fields. In addition, we highlight the exceptional prospects and challenges in fermentation economics of Lactobacillus spp.-derived biosurfactants' production processes.
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- Surekha K Satpute
- Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India.,Department of Physics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, N. Ireland, UK
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- Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Condensed Matter Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Miljkovic M, Strahinic I, Tolinacki M, Zivkovic M, Kojic S, Golic N, Kojic M. AggLb Is the Largest Cell-Aggregation Factor from Lactobacillus paracasei Subsp. paracasei BGNJ1-64, Functions in Collagen Adhesion, and Pathogen Exclusion In Vitro. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126387. [PMID: 25955159 PMCID: PMC4425601 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Eleven Lactobacillus strains with strong aggregation abilities were selected from a laboratory collection. In two of the strains, genes associated with aggregation capability were plasmid located and found to strongly correlate with collagen binding. The gene encoding the auto-aggregation-promoting protein (AggLb) of Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei BGNJ1-64 was cloned using a novel, wide-range-host shuttle cloning vector, pAZILSJ. The clone pALb35, containing a 11377-bp DNA fragment, was selected from the SacI plasmid library for its ability to provide carriers with the aggregation phenotype. The complete fragment was sequenced and four potential ORFs were detected, including the aggLb gene and three surrounding transposase genes. AggLb is the largest known cell-surface protein in lactobacilli, consisting of 2998 aa (318,611 Da). AggLb belongs to the collagen-binding superfamily and its C-terminal region contains 20 successive repeats that are identical even at the nucleotide level. Deletion of aggLb causes a loss of the capacity to form cell aggregates, whereas overexpression increases cellular aggregation, hydrophobicity and collagen-binding potential. PCR screening performed with three sets of primers based on the aggLb gene of BGNJ1-64 enabled detection of the same type of aggLb gene in five of eleven selected aggregation-positive Lactobacillus strains. Heterologous expression of aggLb confirmed the crucial role of the AggLb protein in cell aggregation and specific collagen binding, indicating that AggLb has a useful probiotic function in effective colonization of host tissue and prevention of pathogen colonization.
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- Marija Miljkovic
- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Laboratory for Molecular Microbiology, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 444/a, P.O. Box 23, 11010, Belgrade, Serbia
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Gudiña EJ, Fernandes EC, Teixeira JA, Rodrigues LR. Antimicrobial and anti-adhesive activities of cell-bound biosurfactant from Lactobacillus agilis CCUG31450. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11659g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Lactobacillus agilisCCUG31450 produces a cell-bound biosurfactant (glycoprotein) which exhibits anti-adhesive and antimicrobial activities againstStaphylococcus aureus.
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- Eduardo J. Gudiña
- CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering
- University of Minho
- 4710-057 Braga
- Portugal
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- CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering
- University of Minho
- 4710-057 Braga
- Portugal
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- CEB – Centre of Biological Engineering
- University of Minho
- 4710-057 Braga
- Portugal
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Niu C, Yu D, Wang Y, Ren H, Jin Y, Zhou W, Li B, Cheng Y, Yue J, Gao Z, Liang L. Common and pathogen-specific virulence factors are different in function and structure. Virulence 2013; 4:473-82. [PMID: 23863604 PMCID: PMC5359729 DOI: 10.4161/viru.25730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the process of host–pathogen interactions, bacterial pathogens always employ some special genes, e.g., virulence factors (VFs) to interact with host and cause damage or diseases to host. A number of VFs have been identified in bacterial pathogens that confer upon bacterial pathogens the ability to cause various types of damage or diseases. However, it has been clarified that some of the identified VFs are also encoded in the genomes of nonpathogenic bacteria, and this finding gives rise to considerable controversy about the definition of virulence factor.
Here 1988 virulence factors of 51 sequenced pathogenic bacterial genomes from the virulence factor database (VFDB) were collected, and an orthologous comparison to a non-pathogenic bacteria protein database was conducted using the reciprocal-best-BLAST-hits approach. Six hundred and twenty pathogen-specific VFs and 1368 common VFs (present in both pathogens and nonpathogens) were identified, which account for 31.19% and 68.81% of the total VFs, respectively. The distribution of pathogen-specific VFs and common VFs in pathogenicity islands (PAIs) was systematically investigated, and pathogen-specific VFs were more likely to be located in PAIs than common VFs. The function of the two classes of VFs were also analyzed and compared in depth. Our results indicated that most but not all T3SS proteins are pathogen-specific. T3SS effector proteins tended to be distributed in pathogen-specific VFs, whereas T3SS translocation proteins, apparatus proteins, and chaperones were inclined to be distributed in common VFs. We also observed that exotoxins were located in both pathogen-specific and common VFs. In addition, the architecture of the two classes of VFs was compared, and the results indicated that common VFs had a higher domain number and lower domain coverage value, revealed that common VFs tend to be more complex and less compact proteins.
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- Chao Niu
- Tianjin Institute of Health & Environmental Medicine, Tianjin, People's Republic of China
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Chagnot C, Listrat A, Astruc T, Desvaux M. Bacterial adhesion to animal tissues: protein determinants for recognition of extracellular matrix components. Cell Microbiol 2012; 14:1687-96. [PMID: 22882798 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 07/26/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is present within all animal tissues and organs. Actually, it surrounds the eukaryotic cells composing the four basic tissue types, i.e. epithelial, muscle, nerve and connective. ECM does not solely refer to connective tissue but composes all tissues where its composition, structure and organization vary from one tissue to another. Constituted of the four main fibrous proteins, i.e. collagen, fibronectin, laminin and elastin, ECM components form a highly structured and functional network via specific interactions. From the basement membrane to interstitial matrix, further heterogeneity exists in the organization of the ECM in various tissues and organs also depending on their physiological state. Back to a molecular level, bacterial proteins represent the most significant part of the microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules (MSCRAMM). These cell surface proteins are secreted and localized differently in monoderm and diderm-LPS bacteria. While one collagen-binding domain (CBD) and different fibronectin-binding domains (FBD1 to 8) have been registered in databases, much remains to be learned on specific binding to other ECM proteins via single or supramolecular protein structures. Besides theinteraction of bacterial proteins with individual ECM components, this review aims at stressing the importance of fully considering the ECM at supramolecular, cellular, tissue and organ levels. This conceptual view should not be overlooked to rigorously comprehend the physiology of bacterial interaction from commensal to pathogenic species.
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Menard JP. Antibacterial treatment of bacterial vaginosis: current and emerging therapies. Int J Womens Health 2011; 3:295-305. [PMID: 21976983 PMCID: PMC3181210 DOI: 10.2147/ijwh.s23814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Bacterial vaginosis is a common cause of malodorous vaginal discharge. It is also associated with sexually transmitted infections and adverse pregnancy outcomes. The magnitude of the gynecological and obstetrical consequences has stimulated therapeutic research and led to the testing of several therapies. The objective of this work is to present the currently available therapeutic strategies for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and associated recommendations, and discuss the emerging therapies.
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- Jean-Pierre Menard
- Pôle Enfance et Famille, Conseil Général du Val-de-Marne, Créteil, France
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Gudiña EJ, Teixeira JA, Rodrigues LR. Isolation and functional characterization of a biosurfactant produced by Lactobacillus paracasei. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2009; 76:298-304. [PMID: 20004557 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 11/12/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In this study, the crude biosurfactant produced by a Lactobacillus paracasei strain isolated in a Portuguese dairy industry was characterized. The minimum surface tension (41.8mN/m) and the critical micelle concentration (2.5mg/ml) obtained were found to be similar to the values previously reported for biosurfactants isolated from other lactobacilli. The biosurfactant was found to be stable to pH changes over a range from 6 to 10, being more effective at pH 7, and showed no loss of surface activity after incubation at 60 degrees C for 120h. Although the biosurfactant chemical composition has not been determined yet, a fraction was isolated through acidic precipitation, which exhibited higher surface activity as compared with the crude biosurfactant. Furthermore, this isolated biosurfactant showed antimicrobial and anti-adhesive activities against several pathogenic microorganisms. In addition, L. paracasei exhibited a strong autoaggregating phenotype, which was maintained after washing and resuspending the cells in PBS, meaning that this attribute must be related to cell surface components and not to excreted factors. The autoaggregation ability exhibited by this strain, together with the antimicrobial and anti-adhesive properties observed for this biosurfactant opens the possibility for its use as an effective probiotic strain.
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- Eduardo J Gudiña
- IBB-Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
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Portilla-Rivera O, Torrado A, Domínguez JM, Moldes AB. Stability and emulsifying capacity of biosurfactants obtained from lignocellulosic sources using Lactobacillus pentosus. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:8074-8080. [PMID: 18707111 DOI: 10.1021/jf801428x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Lactobacillus pentosus grown on sugars from agricultural residues produces biosurfactants with emulsifying properties that could facilitate the bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated sites. The biosurfactans obtained after growing L. pentosus cells on distilled grape marc hydrolyzates gave values of relative emulsion volume (EV) close to 50%, being stable after 72 h when gasoline or kerosene were employed. These EV values were higher than those achieved using commercial surfactin (14.1% for gasoline and 27.2% for kerosene). Moreover, assays carried out with kerosene showed that L. pentosus produced biosurfactants from distilled grape marc hydrolyzates with the highest stabilizing capacity value (ES) to maintain the emulsion (99%) followed by biosurfactants produced from hazelnut shell hydrolyzates (97%). These data are comparable with those obtained using sodium dodecyl sulfate, SDS (87.7%), whereas surfactin only gave an ES value of 65.4%. Consequently, this work shows that utilization of low-cost feedstock agricultural residues as substrates for producing biosurfactants/bioemulsifiers is possible thus removing obstacles for the wide-scale industrial application of biosurfactants/bioemulsifiers.
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- O Portilla-Rivera
- Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, As Lagoas 32004 Ourense, Spain
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Women are at significant risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infection (STI) acquisition with the genital mucosa serving as the main portal of infection. Exogenously supplied lactobacillus used as a probiotic may prove a cost-effective, female-initiated method to prevent HIV and STI infection in women. A probiotic may act indirectly through treating and preventing recurrent bacterial vaginosis or directly by secreting endogenous (e.g., hydrogen peroxide) and exogenous substances that block HIV and STI transmission. This review summarizes the preclinical and clinical studies that have been conducted so far to test probiotic bacteria for these purposes. Although significant progress has been made in this field, more fundamental research is required to better understand vaginal ecology to maximize probiotic formulations. Once identified, a suitable product will require testing in a well-designed, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to measure its effectiveness in augmenting antibiotic treatment to prevent bacterial vaginosis. If results from such a trial demonstrate efficacy, future studies should be designed to determine whether a probiotic can significantly lower the risk for HIV and STIs in at-risk female populations.
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Favre-Kontula L, Sattonnet-Roche P, Magnenat E, Proudfoot AEI, Boschert U, Xenarios I, Vilbois F, Antonsson B. Detection and identification of plasma proteins that bind GlialCAM using ProteinChip™ Arrays, SELDI-TOF MS, and nano-LC MS/MS. Proteomics 2008; 8:378-88. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200700564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Meylheuc T, Methivier C, Renault M, Herry JM, Pradier CM, Bellon-Fontaine MN. Adsorption on stainless steel surfaces of biosurfactants produced by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria: Consequence on the bioadhesive behavior of Listeria monocytogenes. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2006; 52:128-37. [PMID: 16781848 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2006] [Accepted: 04/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The ability of adsorbed biosurfactants (Pf and Lb) obtained from gram-negative bacterium (Pseudomonas fluorescens) or gram-positive bacterium (Lactobacillus helveticus) to inhibit adhesion of four listerial strains to stainless steel was investigated. These metallic surfaces were characterized using the following complementary analytical techniques: contact-angle measurements (CAM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), polarization modulation-infrared reflection-adsorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Contact-angles with polar liquids (water and formamide) indicated that the stainless steel surface covered with adsorbed biosurfactant was more hydrophilic and electron-donating than bare stainless steel. The surface characterization by XPS and PM-IRRAS revealed that conditioning the stainless steel changes the substrate in two ways, by modifying the surface alloy composition and by leaving an thin adsorbed organic layer. AFM observations enabled to say that the layer covered entirely the surface and was probably thicker (with patches) in the case of Pf-conditioned surfaces compared to the Lb-conditioned ones, which seemed to be less homogeneous. Though the added layer was thin, significant chemical changes were observed that can account for drastic modifications in the surface adhesive properties. As a matter of fact, adhesion tests showed that both used biosurfactants were effective by decreasing strongly the level of contamination of stainless steel surfaces by the four strains of Listeria monocytogenes. The more important decrease concerned the CIP104794 and CIP103573 strains (>99.7%) on surface conditioned by L. helveticus biosurfactant. A less reduced phenomenon (75.2%) for the CIP103574 strain on stainless steel with absorbed biosurfactant from P. fluorescens was observed. Whatever the strain of L. monocytogenes and the biosurfactant used, this antiadhesive biologic coating reduced both total adhering flora and viable and cultivable adherent bacteria on stainless steel surfaces. This study confirms that biosurfactants constitute an effective strategy to prevent microbial colonization of metallic surfaces by pathogenic bacteria like the food-borne pathogen L. monocytogenes.
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- Thierry Meylheuc
- Unité de Recherche en Bioadhésion et Hygiène des Matériaux, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique 25, Avenue de la République, F-91744 Massy Cedex, France.
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Zhu Y, Valdes R, Simmons CQ, Linder MW, Pugia MJ, Jortani SA. Analysis of ligand binding by bioaffinity mass spectrometry. Clin Chim Acta 2006; 371:71-8. [PMID: 16624266 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2006.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Accepted: 02/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ligand binding is commonly analyzed using various immunoassays that are generally time-consuming and some may require secondary antibodies or gel electrophoresis which are also time-consuming and sometimes subjective. We introduced various examples for a more rapid approach using pre-activated surface chips which are analyzed by surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS). Specific applications presented in this study include immobilization of antigen, antibody or oligo DNA on pre-activated chips with subsequent identification of the binding antibodies, antigens or DNA binding proteins to demonstrate the universal utility of this novel approach. METHODS BSA-digoxin conjugate (BSA-Dig), anti-digoxin antibody, anti-urinary trypsin inhibitor (uTi) antibody, or a double stranded oligo nucleotide based on the nucleotide sequence between -91 and -10 of the human CYP 450 2E1 promoter were immobilized on the Ciphergen pre-activated surface chips. Anti-digoxin antibody, BSA-digoxin conjugate, uTi, and CYP450 2E1 promoter binding protein were captured on the chip and identified by SELDI-TOF MS. RESULTS A protein with 141kDa was identified from anti-digoxin serum using BSA-Dig chips. This binding was competitively inhibited by addition of digoxin. Using anti-digoxin antibody, a peak at approximately 66kDa was detected in the preparation of BSA-Dig. This peak was also inhibited by free digoxin, suggesting BSA-Dig is detected. uTi fragments with approximately 3kDa to approximately 30kDa in the standard and urine samples were captured on the chip by anti-uTi antibody. Finally, we identified a 95-kDa CYP 450 2E1 promoter binding protein in HeLa cells nuclear extracts. CONCLUSIONS Bioaffinity SELDI-TOF MS is a powerful and versatile approach for analysis of ligands. It eliminates tracer-labeled secondary antibodies and allows for determination of molecular weights of binding proteins and their ligands directly. This approach may also be considered for the detection of enzymes, receptors, or any other specific ligands.
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- Yusheng Zhu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Zhu Y, Valdes R, Jortani SA. Application of bioaffinity mass spectrometry for analysis of ligands. Ther Drug Monit 2006; 27:694-9. [PMID: 16404796 DOI: 10.1097/01.ftd.0000179851.32093.dc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bioaffinity mass spectrometry is a novel technology for analysis of binding proteins and their ligands. In this review, we introduce the concepts and principles of bioaffinity surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS). Various preactivated chip types and several approaches for binding of ligands or their binders to the chips are discussed. We also provide specific examples for the use of this technology for screening antibodies, analyzing ligands, glycoconjugates, protein-protein inter-actions, and DNA (RNA) binding proteins. In pursuit of developing new tests or studies of mechanism of drug action in therapeutic drug monitoring practice, this technology may provide a more rapid approach for ligand-binder studies.
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- Yusheng Zhu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40202, USA
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van Hijum SAFT, Kralj S, Ozimek LK, Dijkhuizen L, van Geel-Schutten IGH. Structure-function relationships of glucansucrase and fructansucrase enzymes from lactic acid bacteria. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2006; 70:157-76. [PMID: 16524921 PMCID: PMC1393251 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.70.1.157-176.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 316] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) employ sucrase-type enzymes to convert sucrose into homopolysaccharides consisting of either glucosyl units (glucans) or fructosyl units (fructans). The enzymes involved are labeled glucansucrases (GS) and fructansucrases (FS), respectively. The available molecular, biochemical, and structural information on sucrase genes and enzymes from various LAB and their fructan and alpha-glucan products is reviewed. The GS and FS enzymes are both glycoside hydrolase enzymes that act on the same substrate (sucrose) and catalyze (retaining) transglycosylation reactions that result in polysaccharide formation, but they possess completely different protein structures. GS enzymes (family GH70) are large multidomain proteins that occur exclusively in LAB. Their catalytic domain displays clear secondary-structure similarity with alpha-amylase enzymes (family GH13), with a predicted permuted (beta/alpha)(8) barrel structure for which detailed structural and mechanistic information is available. Emphasis now is on identification of residues and regions important for GS enzyme activity and product specificity (synthesis of alpha-glucans differing in glycosidic linkage type, degree and type of branching, glucan molecular mass, and solubility). FS enzymes (family GH68) occur in both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and synthesize beta-fructan polymers with either beta-(2-->6) (inulin) or beta-(2-->1) (levan) glycosidic bonds. Recently, the first high-resolution three-dimensional structures have become available for FS (levansucrase) proteins, revealing a rare five-bladed beta-propeller structure with a deep, negatively charged central pocket. Although these structures have provided detailed mechanistic insights, the structural features in FS enzymes dictating the synthesis of either beta-(2-->6) or beta-(2-->1) linkages, degree and type of branching, and fructan molecular mass remain to be identified.
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- Sacha A F T van Hijum
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands.
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He Z, Zhong H, Hu Y, Xiao S, Xu J. Analysis of differential protein expression in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans grown under different energy resources respectively using SELDI-ProteinChip technologies. J Microbiol Methods 2006; 65:10-20. [PMID: 16112213 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2005] [Revised: 06/12/2005] [Accepted: 06/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI)-time of flight is an affinity-based mass spectrometric method in which proteins of interest are selectively absorbed to a chemically modified surface on a chip, which allows proteomic analysis with limited material requirements. This characteristic makes it a valuable technique for microbiologists handling problematic samples, such as low cell number cultures. In this study, we explored differential-expressed proteome of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cultivated with Fe(2+) and elemental sulfur separately by adopting the protein biochip SELDI approach. The cell lysates of A. ferrooxidans were applied onto Ciphergen ProteinChip WCX2, SAX2 and IMAC-Cu arrays. Proteins bound to the chips were analyzed on a ProteinChip Reader Model PBS II. A summary of the molecular masses of the differentially regulated proteins found on WCX2, IMAC-Cu and SAX2 was obtained and 28 differentially expressed proteins were found on the molecular weight range of 5.0 to 25 kDa.
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- Zhiguo He
- School of Resources Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410083 PR China
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Schillinger U, Guigas C, Heinrich Holzapfel W. In vitro adherence and other properties of lactobacilli used in probiotic yoghurt-like products. Int Dairy J 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cadieux PA, Beiko DT, Watterson JD, Burton JP, Howard JC, Knudsen BE, Gan BS, McCormick JK, Chambers AF, Denstedt JD, Reid G. Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS): a new proteomic urinary test for patients with urolithiasis. J Clin Lab Anal 2004; 18:170-5. [PMID: 15103681 PMCID: PMC6808105 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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SELDI-TOF-MS is a highly sensitive protein-analysis tool capable of detecting minute protein profile differences between biological samples. As proteins have been associated with urinary tract calculi, protein-based urinalysis may offer insights into their diagnosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate SELDI-TOF-MS as a potential method for identifying urinary biomarkers of urolithiasis. Midstream sterile urine samples were obtained from 25 male patients with a confirmed diagnosis of urolithiasis (test group) and 25 male subjects with no known history of the disease (controls). Urinary levels of oxalate, total protein, albumin, and osteopontin were determined. Protein profiles were generated using SELDI-TOF-MS.SELDI-TOF-MS profiling revealed a relationship between protein peak intensities at 67 and 24 kDa that differed between the two groups. The ratio of p67:p24 was found to be less than 1.0 in all of the control samples (mean 0.26), while 18 out of 25 (72%) of the test group samples displayed a ratio greater than 1.0 (total group mean 4.75, P<0.001). Albumin, total protein, and oxalate levels were higher in the test group than the controls. Although SELDI-TOF-MS is not yet in widespread use in hospital and diagnostic laboratories, this system represents a promising new method for rapidly identifying patients with urolithiasis.
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- Peter A. Cadieux
- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Urology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Suzuyama K, Shiraishi T, Oishi T, Ueda S, Okamoto H, Furuta M, Mineta T, Tabuchi K. Combined proteomic approach with SELDI-TOF-MS and peptide mass fingerprinting identified the rapid increase of monomeric transthyretin in rat cerebrospinal fluid after transient focal cerebral ischemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 129:44-53. [PMID: 15469881 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Several proteins are known to be markedly expressed in the brain during cerebral ischemia, however the change in protein profiles within the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after an ischemic insult has not been fully elucidated. We studied the changes in the CSF proteome in rat transient middle cerebral artery occlusion model. Surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (SELDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) was used to detect the time-course changes in CSF protein patterns after transient focal brain ischemia. According to hierarchical cluster analysis by self-organising tree algorism (SOTA), the temporal pattern of protein peaks was divided into four groups: acute increase group, chronic increase group, gradual decrease group and unchanged group. In the acute increase group, the expression of a 13.6-kDa protein was markedly increased during the acute phase. The 13.6-kDa protein was identified as monomeric form of transthyretin using two-dimensional electrophoresis and peptide mass fingerprinting based on matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. The monomeric transthyretin may represent an ischemia-specific CSF marker to indicate the sequential changes according to ischemic insults of the brain.
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- Kenji Suzuyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Furuta M, Shiraishi T, Okamoto H, Mineta T, Tabuchi K, Shiwa M. Identification of pleiotrophin in conditioned medium secreted from neural stem cells by SELDI-TOF and SELDI-tandem mass spectrometry. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 2004; 152:189-97. [PMID: 15351507 DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotential progenitor cells that have self-renewal activity. Since the fates of the NSCs in situ depend on their niche containing growth factors and cytokines, we performed surface enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) to screen for differentially secreted proteins in conditioned medium of neural stem cells and compared with that of NIH3T3 cells. A 15.3-kDa protein detected only in the conditioned medium of neural stem cells was determined as pleiotrophin (PTN) by SELDI-TOF-MS and ProteinChip-tandem MS systems. Identification of pleiotrophin was further confirmed by one-dimensional SDS gel electrophoresis and Edman degradation analysis. The mRNA transcripts of PTN and its receptors [receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase (RPTP) beta/zeta, N-syndecan and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)] were detected in neurosphere, suggesting that pleiotrophin signaling systems are present in the neural stem cells and are involved in the modulation of fate of neural stem cells.
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- Makoto Furuta
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Reid G, Bocking A. The potential for probiotics to prevent bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003; 189:1202-8. [PMID: 14586379 DOI: 10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00495-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Infections of the urogenital tract in women represent a major burden on the quality of life of women and on the health care system of Canada and other countries. Complications arising from bacterial vaginosis (BV) include increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases including human immunodeficiency virus and elevated risk of preterm birth (PTB). Pharmaceutical interventions, such as antibiotics, have been suboptimally effective and have failed to reduce the incidence of PTB. The absence of lactobacilli in the vagina, a specific feature of BV, raises the question as to whether restoration of lactobacilli, by probiotic therapy, can restore the normal flora and improve the chances of having a healthy term pregnancy. The rationale for probiotic use in pregnant women is quite strong. Certain lactobacilli strains can safely colonize the vagina after oral and vaginal administration, displace and kill pathogens including Gardnerella vaginalis and Escherichia coli, and modulate the immune response to interfere with the inflammatory cascade that leads to PTB. Additional attributes of probiotics include their potential to degrade lipids and enhance cytokine levels, which promote embryo development. In a society that focuses on disease rather than health and drug therapy rather than natural preventive measures, it will take some effort to get remedies such as probiotics into mainstream care. Perhaps the escalating health care budgets and emergence of "superbugs" will provide the incentives to put in place clinical trials designed to evaluate how best to use the commensal organisms that, after all, make up more of our body than human cells, and without which none of us would survive.
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- Gregor Reid
- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Hynes SO, McGuire J, Wadström T. Potential for proteomic profiling of Helicobacter pylori and other Helicobacter spp. using a ProteinChip array. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2003; 36:151-8. [PMID: 12738385 DOI: 10.1016/s0928-8244(03)00025-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Helicobacter genus is associated with a wide spectrum of pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract. However, in contrast to Helicobacter pylori, few data are available regarding proteomic characteristics of enterohepatic helicobacters. Proteomic analysis of this genus has predominantly utilised two-dimensional gel electrophoresis methodology. In the present study we applied an innovative technique using ProteinChip arrays coupled with surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionisation time of flight mass spectroscopy to accurately assess the M(r) of proteins for comparative proteomic profiling. We analysed binding of outer membrane fractions to a weak cation exchange array for strains of H. pylori from culture collections and compared these profiles to fresh clinical isolates. In addition, we analysed profiles from Helicobacter pullorum, Helicobacter bilis and 'Helicobacter sp. flexispira'. The system proved rapid, accurate and reproducible. Distinct specific profiles for all the strains studied were identified. However, strains from culture collections that have undergone numerous subcultures had almost identical profiles. In contrast, profiles from fresh clinical isolates were markedly different. Moreover, certain features of the profiles from the enterohepatic species were conserved.
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- Sean O Hynes
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Dermatology and Infection, Lund University, Sölvegatan 23, SE-22362 Lund, Sweden
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Proteomics is a rapidly emerging set of key technologies that are being used to identify proteins and map their interactions in a cellular context. With the sequencing of the human genome, the scope of proteomics has shifted from protein identification and characterization to include protein structure, function and protein-protein interactions. Technologies used in proteomic research include two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, mass spectrometry, yeast two-hybrids screens, and computational prediction programs. While some of these technologies have been in use for a long time, they are currently being applied to study physiology and cellular processes in high-throughput formats. It is the high-throughput approach that defines and characterizes modern proteomics. In this review, we discuss the current status of these experimental and computational technologies relevant to the three major aspects of proteomics-characterization of proteomes, identification of proteins, and determination of protein function. We also briefly discuss the development of new proteomic technologies that are based on recent advances in analytical and biochemical techniques, engineering, microfabrication, and computational prowess. The integration of these advances with established technologies is invaluable for the drive toward a comprehensive understanding of protein structure and function in the cellular milieu.
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MESH Headings
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/instrumentation
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/methods
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional/trends
- Gene Expression Profiling/instrumentation
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Profiling/trends
- Protein Interaction Mapping/instrumentation
- Protein Interaction Mapping/methods
- Proteome/chemistry
- Proteome/genetics
- Proteome/physiology
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/instrumentation
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/methods
- Sequence Analysis, Protein/trends
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization/trends
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/instrumentation
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/methods
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization/trends
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- Martin L Yarmush
- Center for Engineering in Medicine/Surgical Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
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Weinberger SR, Viner RI, Ho P. Tagless extraction-retentate chromatography: A new global protein digestion strategy for monitoring differential protein expression. Electrophoresis 2002; 23:3182-92. [PMID: 12298090 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(200209)23:18<3182::aid-elps3182>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A new global protein digestion and selective peptide extraction strategy for the purpose of monitoring differential protein expression, coined as tagless extraction-retentate chromatography, is introduced. Target protein populations are firstly digested under reduced and alkylated conditions, and resultant peptides selectively extracted via covalent attachment to methionine residues by bromoacetyl reactive groups tethered to the surface of glass beads packed in small reaction vessels. After conjugation, reactive beads are stringently washed to remove nonspecifically bound peptides and then later treated with beta-mercaptoethanol to release captured methionine peptides in their nascent state, without complicating affinity tags. Recovered methionine containing peptides are profiled using the surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) retentate chromatography mass spectrometry (RCMS) method. Selected peptides are further studied employing ProteinChip tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) analysis to identify their parent proteins. This approach has been applied to an Escherichia coli lysate model system and has demonstrated facility in reducing global digest complexity, sensitivity to low protein expression levels, and significant quantitative capability. It is envisioned that tagless extraction-RCMS will evolve to be a valuable approach for both basic research and clinical proteomics endeavors.
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- Gregor Reid
- Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario.
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Reid G, Gan BS, She YM, Ens W, Weinberger S, Howard JC. Rapid identification of probiotic lactobacillus biosurfactant proteins by ProteinChip tandem mass spectrometry tryptic peptide sequencing. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002; 68:977-80. [PMID: 11823248 PMCID: PMC126705 DOI: 10.1128/aem.68.2.977-980.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A novel ProteinChip-interfaced tandem mass spectrometer was employed to identify collagen binding proteins from biosurfactant produced by Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14. On-chip tryptic digestion of the captured collagen binding proteins resulted in rapid sequence identification of five novel tryptic peptide sequences via collision-induced dissociation tandem mass spectrometry.
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- Gregor Reid
- Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care, 268 Grosvenor St., London, Ontario N6A 4V2, Canada
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Because of its inherent flexibility, the ProteinChip Array platform has demonstrated utility into basic research as well as clinical research. In the domain of basic research, it has been used to examine protein modifications, characterize protein-protein interactions and study signal transduction and enzymatic pathways. In clinical research, it has been used to elucidate and identify biomarkers of disease, and as a platform for predictive medicine.
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- Scot R Weinberger
- Ciphergen Biosystems, 6611 Dumbarton Circle, Fremont, California 94555, USA.
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Xia X, Lessor TJ, Zhang Y, Woodford N, Hamburger AW. Analysis of the expression pattern of Ebp1, an ErbB-3-binding protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 289:240-4. [PMID: 11708806 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ebp1, a member of the PA2G4 family, was isolated as an ErbB-3-binding protein in our laboratory using yeast two hybrid analysis. Although Ebp1 mRNA is ubiquitously expressed, little is known about either the expression of Ebp1 protein in vivo or its translation initiation site. Western blotting analysis of a wide range of cell lines and primary tissue indicated that in the majority of cases Ebp1 is expressed as a single protein which migrates at 48 kDa in SDS-polyacrylamide gels. We show using epitope-tagged expression constructs that the second, not the first, in-frame ATG is used for the initiation of translation of the endogenous protein, encoding a protein predicted to be 41.5 kDa. The molecular mass of endogenous Ebp1 protein derived from mouse liver and brain was determined by mass spectrometry and the data confirm that translation of endogenous Ebp1 in tissues is initiated from the second in-frame ATG.
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- X Xia
- Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Reid G, Bruce AW. Selection of lactobacillus strains for urogenital probiotic applications. J Infect Dis 2001; 183 Suppl 1:S77-80. [PMID: 11171021 DOI: 10.1086/318841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- G Reid
- Lawson Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 4V2, Canada.
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Reid G, Bruce AW, Fraser N, Heinemann C, Owen J, Henning B. Oral probiotics can resolve urogenital infections. FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2001; 30:49-52. [PMID: 11172991 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2001.tb01549.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report the first clinical evidence that probiotic lactobacilli can be delivered to the vagina following oral intake. In 10 women with a history of recurrent yeast vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis (BV) and urinary tract infections, strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and Lactobacillus fermentum RC-14 suspended in skim milk and given twice daily for 14 days, were recovered from the vagina and identified by morphology and molecular typing within 1 week of commencement of therapy. In six cases of asymptomatic BV or intermediate BV (based upon Nugent scoring) was resolved within 1 week of therapy.
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- G Reid
- Lawson Research Institute, London, Ont., Canada.
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