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Peres Emidio EC, Singulani JDL, Freitas GJC, Costa MC, Gouveia-Eufrasio L, Carmo PHF, Pedroso SHSP, Brito CB, Bastos RW, Ribeiro NQ, Oliveira LVN, Silva MF, Paixão TA, Souza DDG, Santos DA. Staphylococcus aureus triggers a protective inflammatory response against secondary Cryptococcus gattii infection in a murine model. Microbes Infect 2023; 25:105122. [PMID: 36842669 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2023.105122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
Abstract
Prior infections can provide protection or enhance susceptibility to a subsequent infection through microorganism's interaction or host immunomodulation. Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Cryptococcus gattii (CG) cause lungs infection, but it is unclear how they interact in vivo. This study aimed to study the effects of the primary SA lung infection on secondary cryptococcosis caused by CG in a murine model. The mice's survival, fungal burden, behavior, immune cells, cytokines, and chemokines were quantified to evaluate murine cryptococcosis under the influence of a previous SA infection. Further, fungal-bacterial in vitro interaction was studied in a culture medium and a phagocytosis assay. The primary infection with SA protects animals from the subsequent CG infection by reducing lethality, improving behavior, and impairing the fungal proliferation within the host. This phenotype was associated with the proinflammatory antifungal host response elicited by the bacteria in the early stage of cryptococcosis. There was no direct inhibition of CG by SA, although the phagocytic activity of macrophages was reduced. Identifying mechanisms involved in this protection may lead to new approaches for preventing and treating cryptococcosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elúzia Castro Peres Emidio
- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Interação Microorganismo-Hospedeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia/Laboratório de Patologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Patologia/Laboratório de Patologia Celular e Molecular, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Interação Microorganismo-Hospedeiro, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia/Laboratório de Micologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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Arifa RDN, de Paula TP, Lima RL, Brito CB, Andrade MER, Cardoso VN, Pinheiro MVB, Ladeira LO, Krambrock K, Teixeira MM, Fagundes CT, Souza DG. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of the nanocomposite Fullerol decrease the severity of intestinal inflammation induced by gut ischemia and reperfusion. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 898:173984. [PMID: 33647256 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.173984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Intestinal ischemia is a vascular emergency that arises when blood flow to the intestine is compromised. Reperfusion is necessary to restore intestinal function but might lead to local and systemic inflammatory responses and bacterial translocation, with consequent multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). During reperfusion occurs production of reactive oxygen species. These species contribute to intestinal injury through direct toxicity or activation of inflammatory pathways. Fullerol is a nanacomposite which has been shown to act as reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) scavengers. Thus, our aim was to evaluate whether Fullerol confer anti-inflammatory activity during intestinal ischemia and reperfusion (IIR). Intestinal ischemia was induced by total occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery. Groups were treated with vehicle or Fullerol 10 min before reperfusion. Mice were euthanized after 6 h of reperfusion, and small intestines were collected for evaluation of plasma extravasation, leukocyte influx, cytokine production and histological damage. Bacterial translocation to the peritoneal cavity and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production by lamina propria cells were also evaluated. Our results showed that treatment with Fullerol inhibited bacterial translocation to the peritoneal cavity, delayed and decreased the lethality rates and diminished neutrophil influx and intestinal injury induced by IIR. Reduced severity of reperfusion injury in Fullerol-treated mice was associated with blunted reactive oxygen and nitrogen species production in leukocytes isolated from gut lamina propria and decreased production of pro-inflammatory mediators. Thus, the present study shows that Fullerol is a potential therapy to treat inflammatory bowel disorders associated with bacterial translocation, such as IIR.
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- Laboratório de Interação Microrganismo Hospedeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Interação Microrganismo Hospedeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Interação Microrganismo Hospedeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Imunofarmacologia, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Interação Microrganismo Hospedeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento de Fármacos, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Interação Microrganismo Hospedeiro, Departamento de Microbiologia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Menezes-Garcia Z, Do Nascimento Arifa RD, Acúrcio L, Brito CB, Gouvea JO, Lima RL, Bastos RW, Fialho Dias AC, Antunes Dourado LP, Bastos LFS, Queiroz-Júnior CM, Igídio CED, Bezerra RDO, Vieira LQ, Nicoli JR, Teixeira MM, Fagundes CT, Souza DG. Colonization by Enterobacteriaceae is crucial for acute inflammatory responses in murine small intestine via regulation of corticosterone production. Gut Microbes 2020; 11:1531-1546. [PMID: 32573321 PMCID: PMC7524327 DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2020.1765946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Although dysbiosis in the gut microbiota is known to be involved in several inflammatory diseases, whether any specific bacterial taxa control host response to inflammatory stimuli is still elusive. Here, we hypothesized that dysbiotic indigenous taxa could be involved in modulating host response to inflammatory triggers. To test this hypothesis, we conducted experiments in germ-free (GF) mice and in mice colonized with dysbiotic taxa identified in conventional (CV) mice subjected to chemotherapy-induced mucositis. First, we report that the absence of microbiota decreased inflammation and damage in the small intestine after administration of the chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Also, 5-FU induced a shift in CV microbiota resulting in higher amounts of Enterobacteriaceae, including E. coli, in feces and small intestine and tissue damage. Prevention of Enterobacteriaceae outgrowth by treating mice with ciprofloxacin resulted in diminished 5-FU-induced tissue damage, indicating that this bacterial group is necessary for 5-FU-induced inflammatory response. In addition, monocolonization of germ-free (GF) mice with E. coli led to reversal of the protective phenotype during 5-FU chemotherapy. E. coli monocolonization decreased the basal plasma corticosterone levels and blockade of glucocorticoid receptor in GF mice restored inflammation upon 5-FU treatment. In contrast, treatment of CV mice with ciprofloxacin, that presented reduction of Enterobacteriaceae and E. coli content, induced an increase in corticosterone levels. Altogether, these findings demonstrate that Enterobacteriaceae outgrowth during dysbiosis impacts inflammation and tissue injury in the small intestine. Importantly, indigenous Enterobacteriaceae modulates host production of the anti-inflammatory steroid corticosterone and, consequently, controls inflammatory responsiveness in mice.
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- Zélia Menezes-Garcia
- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil,Departament of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Biochemistry and Immunology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil,Caio T. Fagundes Departamento De Microbiologia, Instituto De Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais6627, Brazil
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- Departament of Microbiology, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Brazil,CONTACT Daniele G. Souza
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