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Azimi S, Safari Zanjani L. Immunization against Pseudomonas aeruginosa using Alg-PLGA nano-vaccine. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2021; 24:476-482. [PMID: 34094029 PMCID: PMC8143718 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2021.52217.11813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the bacterium that causes of pulmonary infection among chronically hospitalized patients. Alginate is a common surface antigen of P. aeruginosa with a constant structure that which makes it an appropriate target for vaccines. In this study, P. aeruginosa alginate was conjugated with to PLGA nanoparticles, and its immunogenicity was characterized as a vaccine. MATERIALS AND METHODS Alginate was isolated from a mucoid strain of P. aeruginosa and conjugated with to PLGA with˝ N-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ˝= ˝EDAC˝ and N-Hydroxysuccinimide (NHS). Chemical characterization of prepared nano-vaccine was performed using FTIR Spectroscopy, Zetasizer, and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The immunogenicity of this nano-vaccine was evaluated through intramuscular injection into BALB/c mice. Four groups of mice were subjected to the injection of alginate-PLGA, and two weeks after the last administration step, opsonophagocytosis assay, IgG detection, challenge, and cytokine determination via ELISA were carried out. RESULTS Alginate-PLGA conjugation was corroborated by FTIR, Zetasizer, and AFM. The ELISA consequence showed that alginate was prospering in the instigation of the humoral immunity.The immunogenicity enhanced against the alginate-PLGA. Remarkably diminished bacterial titer in the spleen of the immunized mice posterior to challenge with PAO1 strain in comparison with the alginate alone and control groups. CONCLUSION The bacterial burden in the spleen significantly decreased after the challenge (P<0.05). The opsonic activity was significantly increased in the alginate- PLGA group (P<0.05).
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Zanjan Branch, Payame Noor of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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Whitfield GB, Marmont LS, Howell PL. Enzymatic modifications of exopolysaccharides enhance bacterial persistence. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:471. [PMID: 26029200 PMCID: PMC4432689 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacterial cells embedded in a self-produced matrix that are found ubiquitously in nature. The biofilm matrix is composed of various extracellular polymeric substances, which confer advantages to the encapsulated bacteria by protecting them from eradication. The matrix composition varies between species and is dependent on the environmental niche that the bacteria inhabit. Exopolysaccharides (EPS) play a variety of important roles in biofilm formation in numerous bacterial species. The ability of bacteria to thrive in a broad range of environmental settings is reflected in part by the structural diversity of the EPS produced both within individual bacterial strains as well as by different species. This variability is achieved through polymerization of distinct sugar moieties into homo- or hetero-polymers, as well as post-polymerization modification of the polysaccharide. Specific enzymes that are unique to the production of each polymer can transfer or remove non-carbohydrate moieties, or in other cases, epimerize the sugar units. These modifications alter the physicochemical properties of the polymer, which in turn can affect bacterial pathogenicity, virulence, and environmental adaptability. Herein, we review the diversity of modifications that the EPS alginate, the Pel polysaccharide, Vibrio polysaccharide, cepacian, glycosaminoglycans, and poly-N-acetyl-glucosamine undergo during biosynthesis. These are EPS produced by human pathogenic bacteria for which studies have begun to unravel the effect modifications have on their physicochemical and biological properties. The biological advantages these polymer modifications confer to the bacteria that produce them will be discussed. The expanding list of identified modifications will allow future efforts to focus on linking these modifications to specific biosynthetic genes and biofilm phenotypes.
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- Gregory B Whitfield
- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON, Canada ; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON, Canada ; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON, Canada ; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada
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Motility activity, slime production, biofilm formation and genetic typing by ERIC-PCR for Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from bovine and other sources (human and environment). Pol J Vet Sci 2014; 17:321-9. [PMID: 24988859 DOI: 10.2478/pjvs-2014-0044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The molecular-typing strategy, ERIC-PCR was used in an attempt to determine the genomic relationship of 28 P. aeruginosa strains isolated from faeces of healthy bovine, bovine mastitis and from faeces of hospital patients as well as from environment. ERIC-PCR fingerprinting revealed large molecular differentiation within this group of isolates. Twenty two out of 28 strains tested generated unique patterns of DNA bands and only three genotypes consisted of two isolates each were identified. We also tested the P. aeruginosa isolates for their ability to form a biofilm on abiotic surfaces including polyvinylchloride and polystyrene. Different biofilm-forming abilities were demonstrated among strains; however, most of them (64.3%) showed moderate-biofilm forming ability. The strains with increased swimming and twitching motility displayed elevated biofilm formation. However, a negative correlation was found between slime and initial biofilm production. On the basis of the results obtained, we suggest that there are no major differences in phenotypic properties between P. aeruginosa strains isolated from different sources.
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Hatano K, Matsumoto T, Furuya N, Hirakata Y, Tateda K. Role of Motility in the Endogenous Pseudomonas aeruginosa Sepsis after burn. J Infect Chemother 2014; 2:240-246. [PMID: 29681374 DOI: 10.1007/bf02355121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/1996] [Accepted: 11/05/1996] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We investigated the relationship between bacterial motility and the lethal endogenous sepsis after burn in mice orally challenged with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, by using motility mutants. The mortality rates of postburn endogenous sepsis in mice orally challenged with low-motility mutants (strains B16-40 and B16-46) were 12% and 7.7%, respectively. By contrast, the mortality rates in mice who had been fed a high-motility mutant (B16-52) or the parental P. aeruginosa B16 (a high-motility strain) were 36% and 33%, respectively. Significant differences were found for mortality rates in groups fed the high-motility or lowmotility strains. A multiple regression analysis examining the effect of motility, number of cecal P. aeruginosa cells, and production of exotoxin A and total protease on the murine mortality rates associated with the 3 motility mutants and the parental strain showed a linear relationship between murine mortality and bacterial motility. In addition, when human monoclonal antibody specific for type-b flagella proteins of P. aeruginosa was intravenously administrated to mice orally challenged with P. aeruginosa B16, the mortality rate significantly decreased to 5.6%, compared with 33% in similar mice given intravenous saline. These results suggest that the occurrence of the lethal endogenous sepsis after burn in mice was closely related to the motility of the P. aeruginosa colonized in their intestinal tract, and that motility is an important virulence factor in endogenous P. aeruginosa sepsis after burn injury.
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- Kazuo Hatano
- Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohmorinishi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohmorinishi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohmorinishi, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Ohmorinishi, Tokyo, Japan
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Tielen P, Rosin N, Meyer AK, Dohnt K, Haddad I, Jänsch L, Klein J, Narten M, Pommerenke C, Scheer M, Schobert M, Schomburg D, Thielen B, Jahn D. Regulatory and metabolic networks for the adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms to urinary tract-like conditions. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71845. [PMID: 23967252 PMCID: PMC3742457 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Biofilms of the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa are one of the major causes of complicated urinary tract infections with detrimental outcome. To develop novel therapeutic strategies the molecular adaption strategies of P. aeruginosa biofilms to the conditions of the urinary tract were investigated thoroughly at the systems level using transcriptome, proteome, metabolome and enzyme activity analyses. For this purpose biofilms were grown anaerobically in artificial urine medium (AUM). Obtained data were integrated bioinformatically into gene regulatory and metabolic networks. The dominating response at the transcriptome and proteome level was the adaptation to iron limitation via the broad Fur regulon including 19 sigma factors and up to 80 regulated target genes or operons. In agreement, reduction of the iron cofactor-dependent nitrate respiratory metabolism was detected. An adaptation of the central metabolism to lactate, citrate and amino acid as carbon sources with the induction of the glyoxylate bypass was observed, while other components of AUM like urea and creatinine were not used. Amino acid utilization pathways were found induced, while fatty acid biosynthesis was reduced. The high amounts of phosphate found in AUM explain the reduction of phosphate assimilation systems. Increased quorum sensing activity with the parallel reduction of chemotaxis and flagellum assembly underscored the importance of the biofilm life style. However, reduced formation of the extracellular polysaccharide alginate, typical for P. aeruginosa biofilms in lungs, indicated a different biofilm type for urinary tract infections. Furthermore, the obtained quorum sensing response results in an increased production of virulence factors like the extracellular lipase LipA and protease LasB and AprA explaining the harmful cause of these infections.
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- Petra Tielen
- Institute of Microbiology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Tielen P, Narten M, Rosin N, Biegler I, Haddad I, Hogardt M, Neubauer R, Schobert M, Wiehlmann L, Jahn D. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from urinary tract infections. Int J Med Microbiol 2011; 301:282-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2010.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2010] [Revised: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 10/31/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Irvin RT, Doig PC, Sastry PA, Heller B, Paranchych W. Usefulness of Equilibrium Parameters of Adhesion in Predicting the Outcome of Competition for Bacterial Receptor Sites on Respiratory Epithelial Cells byPseudomonas aeruginosaStrains of Heterologous Pilus Type. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08910609009140240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- R. T. Irvin
- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Dept. of Microbiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada
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Doig P, Tapping R, Mankinen-irvin P, Irvin RT. Effect of Microcolony Formation on the Adherence ofPseudomonas aeruginosato Human Buccal Epithelial Cells. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/08910608909140219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- P. Doig
- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Diversey-Wyandotte Inc., 2645 Royal Windsor Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5J 1L1, Canada
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- Departments of Botany and Microbiology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Microbiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada
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Bavington C, Page C. Stopping Bacterial Adhesion: A Novel Approach to Treating Infections. Respiration 2005; 72:335-44. [PMID: 16088272 DOI: 10.1159/000086243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Adhesion and colonization are prerequisites for the establishment of bacterial pathogenesis. The prevention of adhesion is an attractive target for the development of new therapies in the prevention of infection. Bacteria have developed a multiplicity of adhesion mechanisms commonly targeting surface carbohydrate structures, but our ability to rationally design effective antiadhesives is critically affected by the limitations of our knowledge of the human 'glycome' and of the bacterial function in relation to it. The potential for the future development of carbohydrate-based antiadhesives has been demonstrated by a significant number of in vitro and in vivo studies. Such therapies will be particularly relevant for infections of mucosal surfaces where topical application or delivery is possible.
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- C Bavington
- GlycoMar Limited, European Centre for Marine Biotechnology, Dunstaffnage Marine Lab, Dunbeg, Oban, Argyll
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Harjai K, Mittal R, Chhibber S, Sharma S. Contribution of Tamm–Horsfall protein to virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in urinary tract infection. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:132-7. [PMID: 15716072 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2004] [Revised: 08/28/2004] [Accepted: 09/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THP) is the most abundant protein which is synthesized by renal tubular cells and excreted in urine. Its role in urinary tract infection has yet not been identified. In the present study, the contribution of THP towards adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to uroepithelial cells and murine peritoneal macrophages was studied. Decreased adherence of THP-coated P. aeruginosa to UECs and phagocytes was observed in vitro. In vivo, P. aeruginosa showed increased renal bacterial load and tissue pathology in a mouse model of acute ascending pyelonephritis, when THP-coated P. aeruginosa was used to cause infection. This study shows that THP may not necessarily act as a host defense component; rather, it may help in renal colonization of P. aeruginosa in vivo.
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- Kusum Harjai
- Department of Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences Block, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India.
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Robles-Price A, Wong TY, Sletta H, Valla S, Schiller NL. AlgX is a periplasmic protein required for alginate biosynthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Bacteriol 2004; 186:7369-77. [PMID: 15489449 PMCID: PMC523204 DOI: 10.1128/jb.186.21.7369-7377.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Alginate, an exopolysaccharide produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, provides the bacterium with a selective advantage that makes it difficult to eradicate from the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Previous studies identified a gene, algX, within the alginate biosynthetic gene cluster on the P. aeruginosa chromosome. By probing cell fractions with anti-AlgX antibodies in a Western blot, AlgX was localized within the periplasm. Consistent with these results is the presence of a 26-amino-acid signal sequence. To examine the requirement for AlgX in alginate biosynthesis, part of algX in P. aeruginosa strain FRD1::pJLS3 was replaced with a nonpolar gentamicin resistance cassette. The resulting algXDelta::Gm mutant was verified by PCR and Western blot analysis and was phenotypically nonmucoid (non-alginate producing). The algXDelta::Gm mutant was restored to the mucoid phenotype with wild-type P. aeruginosa algX provided on a plasmid. The algXDelta::Gm mutant was found to secrete dialyzable oligouronic acids of various lengths. Mass spectroscopy and Dionex chromatography indicated that the dialyzable uronic acids are mainly mannuronic acid dimers resulting from alginate lyase (AlgL) degradation of polymannuronic acid. These studies suggest that AlgX is part of a protein scaffold that surrounds and protects newly formed polymers from AlgL degradation as they are transported within the periplasm for further modification and eventual transport out of the cell.
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- Antonette Robles-Price
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0121, USA
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Stapper AP, Narasimhan G, Ohman DE, Barakat J, Hentzer M, Molin S, Kharazmi A, Høiby N, Mathee K. Alginate production affects Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development and architecture, but is not essential for biofilm formation. J Med Microbiol 2004; 53:679-690. [PMID: 15184541 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45539-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Extracellular polymers can facilitate the non-specific attachment of bacteria to surfaces and hold together developing biofilms. This study was undertaken to qualitatively and quantitatively compare the architecture of biofilms produced byPseudomonas aeruginosastrain PAO1 and its alginate-overproducing (mucA22) and alginate-defective (algD) variants in order to discern the role of alginate in biofilm formation. These strains, PAO1, Alg+PAOmucA22and Alg−PAOalgD, tagged with green fluorescent protein, were grown in a continuous flow cell system to characterize the developmental cycles of their biofilm formation using confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biofilm Image Processing (bip) and Community Statistics (comstat) software programs were used to provide quantitative measurements of the two-dimensional biofilm images. All three strains formed distinguishable biofilm architectures, indicating that the production of alginate is not critical for biofilm formation. Observation over a period of 5 days indicated a three-stage development pattern consisting of initiation, establishment and maturation. Furthermore, this study showed that phenotypically distinguishable biofilms can be quantitatively differentiated.
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- Andres Plata Stapper
- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences1 and School of Computer Science2, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA 4Section of Molecular Microbiology, The Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark 5Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospital of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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The role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of some chronic human infections is now widely accepted. However, the criteria used to determine whether a given infection is caused by biofilms remain unclear. In this chapter we discuss three infections that are caused by biofilms--infectious kidney stones, bacterial endocarditis, and cystic fibrosis lung infections--and focus on the role of the biofilm in disease pathogenesis. Biofilms are also important as environmental reservoirs for pathogens, and the biofilm growth mode may provide organisms with survival advantages in natural environments and increase their virulence. The consequences of pathogens living in environmental biofilms and an analysis of some specific environmental biofilm systems are presented.
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- Matthew R Parsek
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, USA.
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Song Z, Wu H, Ciofu O, Kong KF, Høiby N, Rygaard J, Kharazmi A, Mathee K. Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate is refractory to Th1 immune response and impedes host immune clearance in a mouse model of acute lung infection. J Med Microbiol 2003; 52:731-740. [PMID: 12909647 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05122-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic respiratory pathogen that accounts for most of the morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In CF-affected lungs, the bacteria undergo conversion from a non-mucoid to a non-tractable mucoid phenotype, due to overproduction of alginate. The effect of alginate production on pathogenicity was investigated by using an acute lung infection mouse model that compared a non-mucoid P. aeruginosa strain, PAO1, to its constitutive alginate-overproducing derivative, Alg(+) PAOmucA22, and an alginate-defective strain, Alg(-) PAOalgD. Bacterial suspensions were instilled into the left bronchus and examined 24 and 48 h post-infection. The highest bacterial loads and the most severe lung pathology were observed with strain Alg(-) PAOalgD at 24 h post-infection, which may have been due to an increase in expression of bacterial elastase by the mutant. Significantly lower lung and spleen bacterial loads were found in the two non-mucoid (PAO1 and Alg(-) PAOalgD) groups, compared to the mucoid Alg(+) PAOmucA22 group, between 24 and 48 h post-infection. The positive correlation between lung bacteriology and lung macroscopic pathology in the Alg(+) PAOmucA22 group suggests that alginate production not only impedes pulmonary clearing, but also results in severe lung damage. Positive correlations between IL12 levels and lung macroscopic pathology, and between IL12 and IFN-gamma levels in the Alg(+) PAOmucA22 group, suggested a possible contribution of these pro-inflammatory cytokines to tissue damage. No significant differences were found between the three groups in lung cytokine responses at 24 or 48 h post-infection. However, on comparison within each group at 24 and 48 h post-infection, a significant increase in the pro-inflammatory cytokine IFN-gamma was observed. Higher ratios of IFN-gamma/IL4 and IFN-gamma/IL10, but lower IL10 levels, were also found in all three groups. These results indicate a Th1-predominated immune response in these animals. Such cytokine responses could have aided the clearance of non-mucoid P. aeruginosa, but were not sufficient to alleviate infection by the mucoid variants. Alginate production may promote survival and persistence of this pathogenic micro-organism in the lung.
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- Zhijun Song
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA 2Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark 3Bartholin Institute, Kommunehospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Darling KEA, Evans TJ. Effects of nitric oxide on Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of epithelial cells from a human respiratory cell line derived from a patient with cystic fibrosis. Infect Immun 2003; 71:2341-9. [PMID: 12704103 PMCID: PMC153226 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.5.2341-2349.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by airway inflammation and chronic bacterial lung infection, most commonly with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human pathogen. Despite the persistent airway inflammation observed in patients with CF, although phagocyte inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) production is upregulated, expression of iNOS in the respiratory epithelium is markedly reduced. Given the antimicrobial action of NO, this may contribute to the chronic airway infection of this disease. To define the role of epithelium-derived NO in airway defense against P. aeruginosa, we infected differentiated human bronchial epithelial cells derived from a patient with CF (CFBE41o- cells) with different strains of this pathogen at low multiplicities of infection. Using cells transfected with human iNOS cDNA, we studied the effect of NO on P. aeruginosa replication, adherence, and internalization. P. aeruginosa adherence to iNOS-expressing cells was reduced by 44 to 72% (P = 0.02) compared with control values. Absolute P. aeruginosa uptake into these cells was reduced by 44%, but uptake expressed as a percentage of adherent bacteria did not differ from the control uptake. Survival of P. aeruginosa within iNOS-expressing cells was reduced at late times postinfection (P = 0.034). NO production did not alter host cell viability. NO production reduced P. aeruginosa adherence to human bronchial epithelial cells and enhanced killing of internalized bacteria, suggesting that a lack of epithelial iNOS in patients with CF may contribute to P. aeruginosa infection and colonization.
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- Katharine E A Darling
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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The extracellular matrix is a complex and extremely important component of all biofilms, providing architectural structure and mechanical stability to the attached population. The matrix is composed of cells, water and secreted/released extracellular macromolecules. In addition, a range of enzymic and regulatory activities can be found within the matrix. Together, these different components and activities are likely to interact and in so doing create a series of local environments within the matrix which co-exist as a functional consortium. The matrix architecture is also subject to a number of extrinsic factors, including fluctuations in nutrient and gaseous levels and fluid shear. Together, these intrinsic and extrinsic factors combine to produce a dynamic, heterogeneous microenvironment for the attached and enveloped cells.
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- David G Allison
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK,
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Engel JN. Molecular Pathogenesis of Acute Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections. SEVERE INFECTIONS CAUSED BY PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0433-7_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wu CL, Domenico P, Hassett DJ, Beveridge TJ, Hauser AR, Kazzaz JA. Subinhibitory bismuth-thiols reduce virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2002; 26:731-8. [PMID: 12034573 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb.26.6.2001-00020oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common pathogen in mechanically ventilated patients and produces a wide array of virulence factors. Bismuth-thiols (BTs) are active in vitro against all bacterial lung pathogens, including P. aeruginosa. The objective of these studies was to examine the biochemical and morphologic effects of sublethal BT concentrations on P. aeruginosa and to evaluate virulence in cell culture. Bismuth-dimercaprol, at a fraction of the minimal inhibitory concentration, reduced alginate expression by 67% in P. aeruginosa, whereas subinhibitory bismuth-ethanedithiol (BisEDT) reduced alginate by 92% in P. syringae. BisEDT effects on lipopolysaccharide content and type III secreted cytoxins were examined by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Subinhibitory BisEDT reduced cell-associated lipopolysaccharide, and inhibited processing of the secreted cytotoxic protein ExoU. BisEDT-induced outer membrane blebbing and aggregation of cytoplasmic material was noted in electron microscopy. Virulence of P. aeruginosa was assessed by adherence to epithelial cells and sensitivity to serum killing. BisEDT inhibited adherence of P. aeruginosa to 16HBE14o- cells by 28% and to a collagen matrix by 53%. BisEDT-treated bacteria were also 100-fold more sensitive to serum bactericidal activity. In summary, low BT concentrations affect P. aeruginosa in a variety of ways, the combination of which may help prevent or resolve respiratory tract infection.
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- Chieh-Liang Wu
- CardioPulmonary Research Institute, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, SUNY School of Medicine at Stony Brook, Mineola, New York 11501, USA
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Hazes B, Sastry PA, Hayakawa K, Read RJ, Irvin RT. Crystal structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK pilin suggests a main-chain-dominated mode of receptor binding. J Mol Biol 2000; 299:1005-17. [PMID: 10843854 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fibers of pilin monomers (pili) form the dominant adhesin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and they play an important role in infections by this opportunistic bacterial pathogen. Blocking adhesion is therefore a target for vaccine development. The receptor-binding site is located in a C-terminal disulphide-bonded loop of each pilin monomer, but functional binding sites are displayed only at the tip of the pilus. A factor complicating vaccination is that different bacterial strains produce distinct, and sometimes highly divergent, pilin variants. It is surprising that all strains still appear to bind a common receptor, asialo-GM1. Here, we present the 1.63 A crystal structure of pilin from P. aeruginosa strain PAK. The structure shows that the proposed receptor-binding site is formed by two beta-turns that create a surface dominated by main-chain atoms. Receptor specificity could therefore be maintained, whilst allowing side-chain variation, if the main-chain conformation is conserved. The location of the binding site relative to the proposed packing of the pilus fiber raises new issues and suggests that the current fiber model may have to be reconsidered. Finally, the structure of the C-terminal disulphide-bonded loop will provide the template for the structure-based design of a consensus sequence vaccine.
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- B Hazes
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H7, Canada.
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Cachia PJ, Glasier LM, Hodgins RR, Wong WY, Irvin RT, Hodges RS. The use of synthetic peptides in the design of a consensus sequence vaccine for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. THE JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PEPTIDE SOCIETY 1998; 52:289-99. [PMID: 9832307 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1998.tb01243.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa employs pili to mediate adherence to epithelial cell surfaces. Research has shown that the C-terminal region of the pilin monomer contains the epithelial cell binding domain, which is semiconserved in seven different strains of this bacterium. Antibodies to this region of the pilin molecule are also able to block and prevent the infection process. As there is a degree of sequence and structural homology in the C-terminal region and all strains examined have been shown to bind to the same cell surface receptor, we reasoned that it should be possible to produce a synthetic peptide consensus sequence which would provide cross-reactive antiserum from a single peptide immunogen inhibiting the adherence of the known strains of P. aeruginosa. In this article we examine the cross-reactivity of five rabbit polyclonal antisera. One has been raised against the cell-surface receptor binding domain of native PAK strain pilin (residues 128-144) while the others have been raised to analogues of this region. Analysis of the cross-reactivity of these antisera, using competitive ELISA assay, has shown that it is possible to manipulate the amino acid sequence of a peptide immunogen to generate antiserum, which exhibits enhanced cross-reactivity to various strains of P. aeruginosa. Furthermore, when this peptide is conjugated to tetanus toxoid and used to vaccinate mice it provided cross-reactive protection against heterologous challenge with PAO strain bacteria. The results of these experiments are analyzed, and the applicability of our hypothesis and the implications of this approach to the design of a strain-independent consensus vaccine for immunization against Pseudomonas aeruginosa are discussed.
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- P J Cachia
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network of Centres of Excellence, Edmonton
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Hatch RA, Schiller NL. Alginate lyase promotes diffusion of aminoglycosides through the extracellular polysaccharide of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1998; 42:974-7. [PMID: 9559826 PMCID: PMC105585 DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.4.974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We demonstrated that a 2% suspension of Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate completely blocked the diffusion of gentamicin and tobramycin, but not that of carbenicillin, illustrating how alginate production can help protect P. aeruginosa growing within alginate microcolonies in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) from the effects of aminoglycosides. This aminoglycoside diffusion barrier was degraded with a semipurified preparation of P. aeruginosa alginate lyase, suggesting that this enzyme deserves consideration as an adjunctive agent for CF patients colonized by mucoid strains of P. aeruginosa.
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- R A Hatch
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA
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Schweizer F, Jiao H, Hindsgaul O, Wong WY, Irvin RT. Interaction between the pili of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAK and its carbohydrate receptor β-D-GalNAc(1->4) β-D-Gal analogs. Can J Microbiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1139/w97-149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa employs pili to mediate adherence to epithelial cell surface receptors. Previously, it has been shown that the pilus adhesin of P. aeruginosa PAK binds to the ganglioside asialo-GM1. In particular, it was found that the carbohydrate sequence β-D-GalNAc(1->4) β-D-Gal is the minimal carbohydrate receptor sequence of asialo-GM1. To study the binding specificity of P. aeruginosa, O-modified and N-modified sugar analogs, where each hydroxyl group was substituted either by O-methyl or O-propyl and the acetamido group was changed to a propionamido group, were synthesized. The sugar analogs were evaluated as inhibitors in a competitive solid phase binding assay. The results demonstrate that the pili of P. aeruginosa PAK accepts a variety of sugar analogs possessing the sequence β-D-GalNAc(1->4) β-D-Gal. Most sugar analogs bind with a similar order of magnitude (50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) = 60-130 μM) except for the 2-O-propyl derivative 7 (IC50 = 8 ± 4 μM) compared with an IC50 of 79 ± 18 μM for the native compound. The significant increase in binding affinity of 2-O-propyl derivative 7 suggests that improved inhibitors of adhesion may be prepared by introducing a hydrophobic side chain at the 2-position of galactose.Key words: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, pili, adhesion, carbohydrate.
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Campbell AP, Wong WY, Houston M, Schweizer F, Cachia PJ, Irvin RT, Hindsgaul O, Hodges RS, Sykes BD. Interaction of the receptor binding domains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pili strains PAK, PAO, KB7 and P1 to a cross-reactive antibody and receptor analog: implications for synthetic vaccine design. J Mol Biol 1997; 267:382-402. [PMID: 9096233 DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The four synthetic peptide antigens, PAK 128-144, PAO 128-144, KB7 128-144 and P1 126-148, correspond in amino acid sequence to the C-terminal receptor binding regions of four strains (PAK, PAO, KB7, P1) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilin. The NMR solution structures of the trans forms of the peptides show conserved beta-turns which have been implicated in antibody and receptor recognition. The interactions between these peptides and a cross-reactive monoclonal antibody, PAK-13, have been studied using two-dimensional (1)H NMR spectroscopy in order to map the antigenic determinants recognized by the antibody. Residues for which spectral changes were observed upon antibody binding differed from peptide to peptide but were mostly confined to one or both of the turn regions and to the hydrophobic pockets. Conformational changes in the beta-turns and hydrophobic pockets of these peptides upon antibody binding were also monitored by examination of the pattern of nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs) versus transferred nuclear Overhauser effects (TRNOEs) for the free versus the bound peptides. Although TRNOEs developed strongly between side chain resonances in the hydrophobic pockets of the peptides, no additional backbone TRNOEs were observed in the presence of antibody, suggesting no major conformational changes in the secondary structures of the peptides upon binding. This implies a flexible antibody combining site, a feature which is discussed with respect to cross-reactivity, strain specificity, and the design of a synthetic peptide vaccine effective against a broad spectrum of P. aeruginosa strains. The binding of the PAK peptide to a disaccharide receptor analog, (beta GalNAc(1-4)beta Gal), was also studied using (1)H NMR in order to map the "adhesintope" recognized by the receptor. Spectral changes observed in the peptide spectrum with the binding of receptor were similar to those seen for the binding of antibody, suggesting that the epitope recognized by the antibody is structurally coincident with the adhesintope recognized by the receptor. The relevancy of this result is discussed with respect to immunogenicity versus pathogenicity, and the proper design of a vaccine which could prevent the mutational escape of the pathogen away from the host's defence systems.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/chemistry
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/metabolism
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/chemistry
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/immunology
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Bacterial Vaccines
- Disaccharides/chemistry
- Disaccharides/metabolism
- Epitopes/chemistry
- Fimbriae Proteins
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptide Fragments/chemical synthesis
- Peptide Fragments/chemistry
- Peptide Fragments/immunology
- Peptide Fragments/metabolism
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/chemistry
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/immunology
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/metabolism
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/immunology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Vaccines, Synthetic
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- A P Campbell
- Protein Engineering Network of Centers of Excellence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Campbell AP, Sheth H, Hodges RS, Sykes BD. NMR solution structure of the receptor binding domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pilin strain P1. Identification of a beta-turn. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE AND PROTEIN RESEARCH 1996; 48:539-52. [PMID: 8985787 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.1996.tb00873.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The solution structure of the peptide antigen from the receptor binding domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain P1 has been determined using two-dimensional 1H NMR techniques. Ensembles of solution conformations for the trans form of this 23-residue disulfide bridged peptide have been generated using a simulated annealing procedure in conjunction with distance and torsion angle restraints derived from NMR data. Comparison of the NMR-derived solution structures of the P1 peptide with those previously determined for the 17-residue PAK, PAO and KB7 strain peptides [McInnes, C., et al. (1993) Biochemistry 32, 13432-13440; Campbell, A.P., et al. (1995) Biochemistry 34, 16255-16268] reveals the common structural motif of a beta-turn, which may be the necessary structural requirement for recognition of a common cell surface receptor and a common cross-reactive antibody to which all four strains bind. The importance of this conserved beta-turn in the PAK, PAO, KB7 and P1 peptides is discussed with regard to the design of a synthetic peptide vaccine effective against multiple strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections.
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- A P Campbell
- Protein Engineering Network of Centers of Excellence, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Govan JR, Deretic V. Microbial pathogenesis in cystic fibrosis: mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia. Microbiol Rev 1996; 60:539-74. [PMID: 8840786 PMCID: PMC239456 DOI: 10.1128/mr.60.3.539-574.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 838] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia play a major role in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis (CF). This review summarizes the latest advances in understanding host-pathogen interactions in CF with an emphasis on the role and control of conversion to mucoidy in P. aeruginosa, a phenomenon epitomizing the adaptation of this opportunistic pathogen to the chronic chourse of infection in CF, and on the innate resistance to antibiotics of B. cepacia, person-to-person spread, and sometimes rapidly fatal disease caused by this organism. While understanding the mechanism of conversion to mucoidy in P. aeruginosa has progressed to the point where this phenomenon has evolved into a model system for studying bacterial stress response in microbial pathogenesis, the more recent challenge with B. cepacia, which has emerged as a potent bona fide CF pathogen, is discussed in the context of clinical issues, taxonomy, transmission, and potential modes of pathogenicity.
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- J R Govan
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland
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Morales A, Garland JL, Lim DV. Survival of potentially pathogenic human-associated bacteria in the rhizosphere of hydroponically grown wheat. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.1996.tb00314.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Lee KK, Yu L, Macdonald DL, Paranchych W, Hodges RS, Irvin RT. Anti-adhesin antibodies that recognize a receptor-binding motif (adhesintope) inhibit pilus/fimbrial-mediated adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans to asialo-GM1 receptors and human buccal epithelial cell surface receptors. Can J Microbiol 1996; 42:479-86. [PMID: 8640607 DOI: 10.1139/m96-065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans were reported to adhere to the glycosphingolipid asialo-GM1 by means of pili and fimbriae, respectively. These diverse adhesins have been previously reported to have an immunologically conserved antigenic epitope and the role of this cross-reactive epitope in adherence to asialo-GM1 was investigated in this study. Both the unbiotinylated PAK pilus and fimbrial adhesins inhibited biotinylated pili from P. aeruginosa PAK and biotinylated C. albicans fimbriae binding to asialo-GM1 and receptors present on human buccal epithelial cells (BECs), which suggested that the same receptor sites were recognized by the two adhesins. Monoclonal antibodies PK99H and Fm16 raised against the P. aeruginosa PAK pili and C. albicans fimbriae, respectively, recognized a conserved epitope present on the two adhesins. Both Fm16 and PK99H blocked fimbriae binding to asialo-GM1 and BEC receptors and also inhibited P. aeruginosa and C. albicans whole cell binding to BECs. These data suggested that the conserved epitope confers receptor-binding properties to the adhesins, demonstrated that (i) asialo-GM1-like receptors present on epithelial cell surfaces are utilized by the pilus and fimbrial adhesins and (ii) the binding to these glycoreceptors is mediated by a conserved epitope that has receptor-binding properties.
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- K K Lee
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Monday SR, Schiller NL. Alginate synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: the role of AlgL (alginate lyase) and AlgX. J Bacteriol 1996; 178:625-32. [PMID: 8550492 PMCID: PMC177704 DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.625-632.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Previous studies localized an alginate lyase gene (algL) within the alginate biosynthetic gene cluster at 34 min on the Pseudomonas aeruginosa chromosome. Insertion of a Tn501 polar transposon in a gene (algX) directly upstream of algL in mucoid P. aeruginosa FRD1 inactivated expression of algX, algL, and other downstream genes, including algA. This strain is phenotypically nonmucoid; however, alginate production could be restored by complementation in trans with a plasmid carrying all of the genes inactivated by the insertion, including algL and algX. Alginate production was also recovered when a merodiploid that generated a complete alginate gene cluster on the chromosome was constructed. However, alginate production by merodiploids formed in the algX::Tn501 mutant using an alginate cluster with an algL deletion was not restored to wild-type levels unless algL was provided on a plasmid in trans. In addition, complementation studies of Tn501 mutants using plasmids containing specific deletions in either algL or algX revealed that both genes were required to restore the mucoid phenotype. Escherichia coli strains which expressed algX produced a unique protein of approximately 53 kDa, consistent with the gene product predicted from the DNA sequencing data. These studies demonstrate that AlgX, whose biochemical function remains to be defined, and AlgL, which has alginate lyase activity, are both involved in alginate production by P. aeruginosa.
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- S R Monday
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Riverside 92521-0121, USA
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Boyd A, Chakrabarty AM. Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: role of the alginate exopolysaccharide. JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY 1995; 15:162-8. [PMID: 8519473 DOI: 10.1007/bf01569821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesizes an exopolysaccharide called alginate in response to environmental conditions. Alginate serves to protect the bacteria from adversity in its surroundings and also enhances adhesion to solid surfaces. Transcription of the alginate biosynthetic genes is induced upon attachment to the substratum and this leads to increased alginate production. As a result, biofilms develop which are advantageous to the survival and growth of the bacteria. In certain circumstances, P. aeruginosa produces an alginate lyase enzyme which cleaves the polymer into short oligosaccharides. This negates the anchoring properties of the alginate and results in increased detachment of the bacteria away from the surface, allowing them to spread and colonize new sites. Thus, both alginate biosynthetic and degradative enzymes are important for the development, maintenance and spread of P. aeruginosa biofilms.
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- A Boyd
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois, Chicago College of Medicine 60612, USA
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Apodaca G, Bomsel M, Lindstedt R, Engel J, Frank D, Mostov KE, Wiener-Kronish J. Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced MDCK cell injury: glycosylation-defective host cells are resistant to bacterial killing. Infect Immun 1995; 63:1541-51. [PMID: 7890421 PMCID: PMC173187 DOI: 10.1128/iai.63.4.1541-1551.1995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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As a model for bacterium-induced epithelial cell injury, we have studied the interaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with polarized Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells grown on filters. Following an initial period of bacterial adhesion, foci of injured host cells, which consisted of a central region of cell debris, surrounded by cells that were permeable and apparently necrotic, were formed. Host cell death was quantified by measuring the increased permeability of the monolayer to the macromolecular tracer [14C]inulin. Using this MDCK model system, we have identified bacterial and host cell factors necessary for the host cell damage. The ability of P. aeruginosa to cause MDCK cell damage was independent of elastase or exotoxin A production. In contrast, bacteria with a mutation in the regulatory locus exsA (which are deficient in exoenzyme S production) neither bound to nor caused host cell injury. MDCK cells with defects in cell surface glycosylation were resistant to cell injury, indicating that bacteria may require host cell glycolipids and/or glycoproteins as points of adhesion to cause subsequent host cell injury.
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- G Apodaca
- Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco 94143
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Yu L, Lee KK, Hodges RS, Paranchych W, Irvin RT. Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans to glycosphingolipid (Asialo-GM1) receptors is achieved by a conserved receptor-binding domain present on their adhesins. Infect Immun 1994; 62:5213-9. [PMID: 7525482 PMCID: PMC303256 DOI: 10.1128/iai.62.12.5213-5219.1994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a gram-negative bacterium, and Candida albicans, a dimorphic yeast, are evolutionarily distant microorganisms which can utilize filamentous structures termed pili and fimbriae, respectively, to mediate adherence to glycosphingolipids (asialoganglioside-GM1) receptors. The mechanism of adherence to glycosphingolipid receptors was investigated in these studies. By using monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against purified pili of P. aeruginosa PAK (PK99H) and monospecific anti-peptide antibodies against the PAK pilin peptides [anti-PAK(128-144) and anti-PAK(134-140)], we demonstrated that these antibodies agglutinated C. albicans whole cells and cross-reacted with C. albicans fimbriae in immunoblots. A control MAb, PKL1, and anti-PAK(75-84) peptide antibodies failed to agglutinate C. albicans whole cells or cross-react with the fimbrial proteins. Conversely, the anti-C. albicans fimbrial MAb Fm16, but not Fm34, agglutinated P. aeruginosa PAK whole cells and Western blots (immunoblots). The interactions between PK99H and Fm16 and their respective homologous antigens were competitively inhibited by heterologous antigens; this demonstrated that the interactions between the antibodies and the heterologous antigens, i.e., PK99H with C. albicans fimbriae and Fm16 with P. aeruginosa pili, were highly specific and suggested that both adhesins share a common antigenic determinant. The immunological cross-reactivity between Fm16 and P. aeruginosa PAK pilin is localized onto the PAK(134-140) region as shown by a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The PAK(134-140) region of PAK pilin contains the epitope recognized by PK99H and also constitutes part of the receptor-binding domain of the pilus adhesin. Thus, the results from these studies suggest that common cell surface receptors are recognized by the P. aeruginosa and C. albicans adhesins because of a conserved receptor-binding domain on the adhesins.
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- L Yu
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Lee KK, Sheth HB, Wong WY, Sherburne R, Paranchych W, Hodges RS, Lingwood CA, Krivan H, Irvin RT. The binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pili to glycosphingolipids is a tip-associated event involving the C-terminal region of the structural pilin subunit. Mol Microbiol 1994; 11:705-13. [PMID: 7910938 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.1994.tb00348.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Pili are one of the adhesins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that mediate adherence to epithelial cell-surface receptors. The pili of P. aeruginosa strains PAK and PAO were examined and found to bind gangliotetraosyl ceramide (asialo-GM1) and, to a lesser extend, II3N-acetylneuraminosylgangliotetraosyl ceramide (GM1) in solid-phase binding assays. Asialo-GM1, but not GM1, inhibited both PAK and PAO pili binding to immobilized asialo-GM1 on the microtitre plate. PAO pili competitively inhibited PAK pili binding to asialo-GM1, suggesting the presence of a structurally similar receptor-binding domain in both pilus types. The interaction between asialo-GM1 and pili occurs at the pilus tip as asialo-GM1 coated colloidal gold only decorates the tip of purified pili. Three sets of evidence suggest that the C-terminal disulphide-bonded region of the Pseudomonas pilin is exposed at the tip of the pilus: (i) immunocytochemical studies indicate that P. aeruginosa pili have a basal-tip structural differentiation where the monoclonal antibody (mAb) PK3B recognizes an antigenic epitope displayed only on the basal ends of pili (produced by shearing) while the mAb PK99H, whose antigenic epitope resides in residues 134-140 (Wong et al., 1992), binds only to the tip of PAK pili; (ii) synthetic peptides, PAK(128-144)ox-OH and PAO(128-144)ox-OH, which correspond to the C-terminal disulphide-bonded region of Pseudomonas pilin are able to bind to asialo-GM1 and inhibit the binding of pili to the glycolipid; (iii) PK99H was shown to block PAK pilus binding to asialo-GM1.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- K K Lee
- Synthetic Peptides Inc., University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Zielinski NA, Roychoudhury S, Chakrabarty AM. Regulation of alginate gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods Enzymol 1994; 235:493-502. [PMID: 8057921 DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(94)35165-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- N A Zielinski
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706
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Mai GT, McCormack JG, Seow WK, Pier GB, Jackson LA, Thong YH. Inhibition of adherence of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa by alginase, specific monoclonal antibodies, and antibiotics. Infect Immun 1993; 61:4338-43. [PMID: 8406822 PMCID: PMC281163 DOI: 10.1128/iai.61.10.4338-4343.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The adherence of pseudomonal species was investigated by using a newly developed radiometric dacron fiber microcolumn assay. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, P. stutzeri, and Xanthomonas maltophilia were more adherent (approximately 20%) than P. pseudomallei, P. fluorescens, and P. cepacia (approximately 10%). Mucoid strains of P. aeruginosa were consistently more adherent than nonmucoid strains (30% versus 20%). Alginase was shown to inhibit the adherence of mucoid but not nonmucoid P. aeruginosa. Monoclonal antibodies to alginate were also shown to inhibit the adherence of mucoid but not nonmucoid P. aeruginosa. In addition, antibiotics active against P. aeruginosa were shown to inhibit the adherence of both mucoid and nonmucoid strains. Furthermore, synergism between dyadic combinations of monoclonal antibodies and antibiotic (ciprofloxacin), as well as alginase and antibiotic, was also observed. These results indicate that bacterial alginate has an intrinsic role in the adherence of mucoid P. aeruginosa and may have evolved not only for protection against dehydration in the water and soil ecosystem of this bacterium, but also as a means of attaching to soil substrates in the same ecosystem to enhance survival. They also suggest that synergistic combinations of antibiotics with alginase or monoclonal antibodies to alginate may be of value in the therapy of some pseudomonal infections.
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- G T Mai
- Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, Mater Public Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
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Prince A. Adhesins and receptors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with infection of the respiratory tract. Microb Pathog 1993; 13:251-60. [PMID: 1363702 DOI: 10.1016/0882-4010(92)90035-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Substantial progress has been made in defining a number of Pseudomonas adhesins which may be involved in the pathogenesis of respiratory infection. As yet, it is unclear which of these adhesins are primarily responsible for initiating infection in CF. The findings that CF epithelial cells have increased numbers of receptors for P. aeruginosa attachment and that CF epithelia are less highly sialylated than normal epithelial cells is consistent with a role for Pseudomonas pili in the initial recognition of asialoganglioside receptors on epithelial cells. In addition, there is ample evidence supporting the presence of several classes of non-pilus adhesins. Adherence properties of P. aeruginosa clearly vary from strain to strain and it appears likely that all potential adhesions are not equally expressed. More importantly, the regulation of the expression of these adhesins is unlikely to be constitutive. Some may be expressed only when triggered by the appropriate environmental conditions as found in vivo. In reviewing the pathogenesis of Pseudomonas infection in the CF lung, several classes of receptors must be considered. Pseudomonas infection is limited to the bronchi in CF. The organisms do not invade the bronchial tissue, but remain in the airways forming a biofilm with associated microcolonies. Thus, it would seem reasonable to expect Pseudomonas receptors within respiratory mucin. However, to date, there is little confirmatory data to support the presence of specific receptors in mucin. Alternatively, it is possible that the failure of bacterial binding to mucin components may contribute to colonization as organisms which are not efficiently cleared by muco-ciliary function may persist in the airways long enough to find or expose cryptic epithelial binding sites. This hypothesis is supported by binding studies which demonstrate decreased Pseudomonas attachment to CF as compared with normal respiratory mucins. Based on the available data, there appears to be a hierarchy of adhesin expression. Multiple ligand-receptor interactions may occur in the respiratory tract and it may be difficult to analyze the effect of secondary adhesins in the presence of what appears to be the dominant ligand, i.e. pilin. Thus, the failure to find the expected sialylated receptor for Pseudomonas attachment may be due to methodologic problems such as studying strains under conditions in which pili are well expressed and affinities for asialylated receptors predominate. This may not be the situation in vivo after the initial contact of the infecting organisms with the epithelial surface. Not only must the organism attach initially, but it must then be able to persist within the lung. Further studies, based on genetically defined mutants should help define which P. aeruginosa gene products and which components of the CF but not the normal epithelium are responsible for this unique but ultimately fatal host/bacterium interaction.
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- A Prince
- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
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Mai GT, Seow WK, Pier GB, McCormack JG, Thong YH. Suppression of lymphocyte and neutrophil functions by Pseudomonas aeruginosa mucoid exopolysaccharide (alginate): reversal by physicochemical, alginase, and specific monoclonal antibody treatments. Infect Immun 1993; 61:559-64. [PMID: 8423085 PMCID: PMC302764 DOI: 10.1128/iai.61.2.559-564.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The mucoid exopolysaccharide (MEP or alginate) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is thought to be a virulence factor for this organism by virtue of its ability to suppress local host defense mechanisms. We purified MEP from clinical isolates of mucoid P. aeruginosa, subjected it to degradation by ultrasonication, heat, alkali, and alginase, and reacted it with monoclonal antibodies specific for MEP epitopes. Partial reversal or complete abrogation of the inhibitory effects of alginate on human neutrophil random migration, chemotaxis, and hexose monophosphate shunt activity and lymphocyte transformation were observed following most of these treatments. Physicochemical analysis of degraded MEP revealed a positive correlation between changes in molecular size and viscosity and loss of biological properties. The biological properties of MEP were also shown to be dependent on the structural integrity of the O-acetyl groups substituted for the mannuronic acid residues. The results show that the capacity of MEP to suppress neutrophil and lymphocyte functions is dependent on its acetyl content and the physical properties of large size and viscosity and may provide part of the explanation for the propensity of mucoid P. aeruginosa to persist in the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis. These findings highlight the important role of MEP as one of the virulence factors in the pathogenesis of inflammatory damage and subsequent pulmonary destruction in cystic fibrosis.
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- G T Mai
- Department of Child Health, University of Queensland, Mater Public Hospital, South Brisbane, Australia
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Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA AS AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-3036-7_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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Wong WY, Irvin RT, Paranchych W, Hodges RS. Antigen-antibody interactions: elucidation of the epitope and strain-specificity of a monoclonal antibody directed against the pilin protein adherence binding domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K. Protein Sci 1992; 1:1308-18. [PMID: 1284654 PMCID: PMC2142108 DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560011010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The C-terminal region of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K (PAK) pilin comprises both an epitope for the strain-specific monoclonal antibody PK99H, which blocks pilus-mediated adherence, and the adherence binding domain for buccal and tracheal epithelial cells. The PK99H epitope was located in sequence 134-140 (Asp-Glu-Gln-Phe-Ile-Pro-Lys) by using a single alanine replacement analysis on the 17-residue synthetic peptide corresponding to the PAK C-terminal sequence 128-144. Indeed, a 7-residue peptide corresponding to this sequence was shown to have a similar binding affinity to that of the native conformationally constrained (disulfide bridged) 17-residue peptide. This epitope was found to contain two critical residues (Phe137 and Lys140) and one nonessential residue (Gln136). Interestingly, the peptide, Phe-Ile-Pro-Lys, which constitutes the four most important side chains for antibody binding did not bind to PK99H. It was of interest to investigate the structural basis of the strain-specificity of PK99H utilizing naturally occurring pilin sequences. Therefore, all different residues found in the sequence corresponding to the PK99H epitope of the four other strains (PAO, CD4, K122-4, and KB7) were substituted one at a time in the PAK sequence and the changes in binding affinity of these analogs to the antibody PK99H were determined by competitive ELISA. The strain-specificity of PK99H for strains PAO, K122-4, and KB7 can be explained by the accumulated sequence changes in these strains, and at least two amino acid changes were required to explain the strain-specificity of PK99H. Similarly, cross-reactivity of PK99H with CD4 can be explained by the fact that there was only one side chain responsible for decreasing binding affinity compared to the PAK sequence.
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- W Y Wong
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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FERGUSON MARBETHI, SCOTT EILEENM, COLLIER PAULS. Factors affecting quantitative assessment ofPseudomonas aeruginosaadherence to buccal epithelial cells. APMIS 1992. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1992.tb04013.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Azghani AO, Kondepudi AY, Johnson AR. Interaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with human lung fibroblasts: role of bacterial elastase. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 1992; 6:652-7. [PMID: 1534244 DOI: 10.1165/ajrcmb/6.6.652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Colonization of cell surfaces by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is mediated by bacterial adherence, which, in turn, is influenced by both host and microbial factors. Previous studies with this organism suggest that elastase contributes to tissue invasion and necrosis. We studied the effects of Pseudomonas elastase (PE) on the adherence of P. aeruginosa to human lung fibroblast monolayers. Treatment of fibroblasts with PE (1 microgram/ml or 0.06 U/ml) increased adherence of 35S-labeled P. aeruginosa to cells, but heat-inactivated PE did not affect bacterial adhesion. Immunocytochemistry of cultured cells showed that PE (0.06 to 0.63 U/ml) decreased fibronectin (Fn) on the cell surface and extracellular matrix of cultured human lung fibroblasts. Data obtained by cytofluorography indicated that elastase also decreased Fn receptors on fibroblasts. Additional evidence for Fn degradation was provided by SDS-PAGE analysis of soluble Fn and proteins from surface iodinated cell monolayers treated with PE. We conclude that the increased bacterial adherence to fibroblasts may be due, in part, to elastase-induced proteolysis of Fn and its receptors on cell surfaces. Degradation of Fn could thus influence the extent and course of Pseudomonas infection in the lungs.
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- A O Azghani
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Center, Tyler 75710
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Visca P, Chiarini F, Mansi A, Vetriani C, Serino L, Orsi N. Virulence determinants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from urinary tract infections. Epidemiol Infect 1992; 108:323-36. [PMID: 1582473 PMCID: PMC2271976 DOI: 10.1017/s0950268800049797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A total of 121 uropathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains were examined for production of several virulence-related factors. These strains were distributed in five predominant O-serotypes, i.e. O 4, O 12, O 11, O 6 and O 5, which accounted respectively for 23.9, 23.1, 12.3, 8.2 and 5.7% of isolates. Pyochelin and pyoverdin siderophores were produced by most of the isolates, defective variants occurring at very low frequency (2.4% for pyochelin and 7.4% for pyoverdin). Adherence to uroepithelial cells and production of cytotoxins was demonstrated in 52.8 and 67.7% of the strains, respectively, with higher frequencies for epidemiologically related strains belonging to serotypes O 4 and O 12. Titration of total proteases, elastase and phospholipase C revealed a high degree of heterogeneity among isolates. However, examination of individual O-serotypes by exoenzyme production showed that elevated levels of total proteases and elastase were characteristics of serotypes of minor numerical importance, i.e. O 1, O 10, O 11 and O 17, whilst low levels of elastase were produced by strains belonging to the predominant serotypes, namely O 4 and O 12. Moreover, epidemiologically related strains belonging to serotypes O 4 and O 12 appeared more homogeneous than the whole serogroup, when compared with other groups on the basis of exoenzyme levels.
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- P Visca
- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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- K Grimwood
- Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Coin D, Vacheron MJ, Guinand M, Michel G. A Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate-exotoxin A conjugate that elicits anti-alginate and exotoxin A-neutralizing antibodies. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1991; 3:185-92. [PMID: 1931130 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04213.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate was covalently coupled to exotoxin A by reductive amination using adipic acid dihydrazide as spacer. The conjugate was composed of 25% alginate and 75% exotoxin A and possessed an average molecular mass higher than 700 kDa as determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The conjugate had virtually no ADP-ribosyltransferase activity and a reduced cytotoxicity for TSA8 murine cells, derived from Friend erythroleukemia cells, as indicated by a greater than 50-fold increased LD50. Anti-conjugate antibodies recognized exotoxin A and alginate. A booster injection resulted in markedly increased antibody ELISA titers to both exotoxin A and alginate. The antibodies neutralized the exotoxin A toxicity.
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- D Coin
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Microbienne, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon I, Villeurbanne, France
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Hazlett LD, Moon MM, Singh A, Berk RS, Rudner XL. Analysis of adhesion, piliation, protease production and ocular infectivity of several P. aeruginosa strains. Curr Eye Res 1991; 10:351-62. [PMID: 1676963 DOI: 10.3109/02713689108996341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The role of bacterial piliation and protease production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa adhesion to the injured corneal epithelial surface and subsequent infectivity was examined using several bacterial strains, including three that were hyperpiliated. To initiate this study, bacteria were examined by transmission EM to confirm their piliation characteristics. The PAK strain, like pseudomonas ATCC 19660, possessed about 1-4 polar pili. The mutant PAK/PR11 lacked pili while PAK/PR1, DB2, a mutant of PAO1, and PA1244, a wild-type clinical isolate, were hyperpiliated. Ocular infectivity of these bacterial strains and mutants was examined macroscopically and histopathologically in mice and these data compared to the well-characterized ocular disease response of a murine model of infection with pseudomonas ATCC 19660. The PAK strain was infective, but less virulent than strain 19660 by both macroscopic grading and histopathological analysis of infected eyes. Infectivity of the PR11 mutant was similar to the PAK parent strain, while PR1, DB2 and 1244, all hyperpiliated, were not infective. To explore the hypothesis that hyperpiliated bacteria bound less well to cornea and thus failed to induce corneal disease, in vitro quantitative studies of bacterial adhesion were done using an ocular organ culture model. The PR1 hyperpiliated mutant bound significantly less well to cornea than the PAK parent strain, PR11 mutant or pseudomonas 19660, while DB2 and 1244 binding did not differ significantly from 19660 or PAK. Examination of protease production, another factor which may influence adhesion, revealed that only 19660 and DB2 produced detectable protease. This study provides evidence that non-piliated, non-protease producing strains such as PAK/PR11 possess alternate virulence mechanisms to facilitate binding to and infectivity of corneal tissue.
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- L D Hazlett
- Department of Anatomy/Cell Biology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201
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May TB, Shinabarger D, Maharaj R, Kato J, Chu L, DeVault JD, Roychoudhury S, Zielinski NA, Berry A, Rothmel RK. Alginate synthesis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a key pathogenic factor in chronic pulmonary infections of cystic fibrosis patients. Clin Microbiol Rev 1991; 4:191-206. [PMID: 1906371 PMCID: PMC358191 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.4.2.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Pulmonary infection by mucoid, alginate-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading cause of mortality among patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. Alginate-producing P. aeruginosa is uniquely associated with the environment of the cystic fibrosis-affected lung, where alginate is believed to increase resistance to both the host immune system and antibiotic therapy. Recent evidence indicates that P. aeruginosa is most resistant to antibiotics when the infecting cells are present as a biofilm, as they appear to be in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. Inhibition of the protective alginate barrier with nontoxic compounds targeted against alginate biosynthetic and regulatory proteins may prove useful in eradicating P. aeruginosa from this environment. Our research has dealt with elucidating the biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanism(s) responsible for alginate synthesis by P. aeruginosa. This review summarizes reports on the role of alginate in cystic fibrosis-associated pulmonary infections caused by P. aeruginosa and provides details about the biosynthesis and regulation of this exopolysaccharide.
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- T B May
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago 60612
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Holt SC, Bramanti TE. Factors in virulence expression and their role in periodontal disease pathogenesis. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 1991; 2:177-281. [PMID: 1912148 DOI: 10.1177/10454411910020020301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The classic progression of the development of periodontitis with its associated formation of an inflammatory lesion is characterized by a highly reproducible microbiological progression of a Gram-positive microbiota to a highly pathogenic Gram-negative one. While this Gram-negative microbiota is estimated to consist of at least 300 different microbial species, it appears to consist of a very limited number of microbial species that are involved in the destruction of periodontal diseases. Among these "putative periodontopathic species" are members of the genera Porphyromonas, Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Wolinella, Actinobacillus, Capnocytophaga, and Eikenella. While members of the genera Actinomyces and Streptococcus may not be directly involved in the microbial progression, these species do appear to be essential to the construction of the network of microbial species that comprise both the subgingival plaque matrix. The temporal fluctuation (emergence/disappearance) of members of this microbiota from the developing lesion appears to depend upon the physical interaction of the periodontal pocket inhabitants, as well as the utilization of the metabolic end-products of the respective species intimately involved in the disease progression. A concerted action of the end-products of prokaryotic metabolism and the destruction of host tissues through the action of a large number of excreted proteolytic enzymes from several of these periodontopathogens contribute directly to the periodontal disease process.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S C Holt
- Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7894
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Sorensen RU, Waller RL, Klinger JD. Cystic fibrosis. Infection and immunity to Pseudomonas. CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY 1991; 9:47-74. [PMID: 1884328 DOI: 10.1007/bf02914534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Chronic pulmonary infection with P. aeruginosa in CF may result from: 1. An initial failure of clearance mechanisms (increased adherence) leading to the development of a highly compartmentalized inflammatory reaction; 2. Inhibition of clearing mechanisms for bacteria present in the bronchial lumen; and 3. A largely ineffective, and possibly damaging, hyperactivity of inflammatory cells in the lumen and bronchial wall. The special relationship between the CF host and P. aeruginos, always long-term, and frequently subtle in its complexity, needs further understanding in order to develop new strategies for the treatment of chronic lung infections with this organism.
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- R U Sorensen
- Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112
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Ochi H, Ohtsuka H, Yokota S, Uezumi I, Terashima M, Irie K, Noguchi H. Inhibitory activity on bacterial motility and in vivo protective activity of human monoclonal antibodies against flagella of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infect Immun 1991; 59:550-4. [PMID: 1898908 PMCID: PMC257784 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.2.550-554.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Three stable hybridoma cell lines, IN-2A8, IN-5D6, and ZI-3A8, that secrete human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for b-type flagella of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were established by fusing peripheral blood lymphocytes from healthy volunteers with murine myeloma P3X63-Ag8.653 cells. The immunoglobulin M MAbs reacted specifically with flagellin (Mr, 52,000) by Western blotting (immunoblotting) analysis and bound specifically to clinical isolates belonging to Homma serotypes A, B, H, I, and M at frequencies of 58, 50, 46, 30, and 35%, respectively, but did not bind to any serotype E or G isolates. Overall, the MAbs bound to 31% of the clinical isolates. MAb IN-2A8 strongly protected burned mice challenged with P. aeruginosa bearing b-type flagella from death following parenteral administration of 0.1 microgram per mouse. This MAb also inhibited P. aeruginosa colony spreading in soft agar at a concentration of more than 1 microgram/ml but only slightly enhanced opsonophagocytosis by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes. A line of evidence suggests that the potent in vivo activity of MAb IN-2A8 in the burned-mouse model is likely to be caused by its inhibition of bacterial motility after binding to flagella.
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- H Ochi
- Laboratory of Biotechnology, Takarazuka Research Center, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Hyogo, Japan
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