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Chahal G, Quintana-Hayashi MP, Gaytán MO, Benktander J, Padra M, King SJ, Linden SK. Streptococcus oralis Employs Multiple Mechanisms of Salivary Mucin Binding That Differ Between Strains. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:889711. [PMID: 35782137 PMCID: PMC9247193 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.889711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Streptococcus oralis is an oral commensal and opportunistic pathogen that can enter the bloodstream and cause bacteremia and infective endocarditis. Here, we investigated the mechanisms of S. oralis binding to oral mucins using clinical isolates, isogenic mutants and glycoconjugates. S. oralis bound to both MUC5B and MUC7, with a higher level of binding to MUC7. Mass spectrometry identified 128 glycans on MUC5B, MUC7 and the salivary agglutinin (SAG). MUC7/SAG contained a higher relative abundance of Lewis type structures, including Lewis b/y, sialyl-Lewis a/x and α2,3-linked sialic acid, compared to MUC5B. S. oralis subsp. oralis binding to MUC5B and MUC7/SAG was inhibited by Lewis b and Lacto-N-tetraose glycoconjugates. In addition, S. oralis binding to MUC7/SAG was inhibited by sialyl Lewis x. Binding was not inhibited by Lacto-N-fucopentaose, H type 2 and Lewis x conjugates. These data suggest that three distinct carbohydrate binding specificities are involved in S. oralis subsp. oralis binding to oral mucins and that the mechanisms of binding MUC5B and MUC7 differ. Efficient binding of S. oralis subsp. oralis to MUC5B and MUC7 required the gene encoding sortase A, suggesting that the adhesin(s) are LPXTG-containing surface protein(s). Further investigation demonstrated that one of these adhesins is the sialic acid binding protein AsaA.
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- Gurdeep Chahal
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children´s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children´s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Infectious Diseases Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
- *Correspondence: Sara K. Linden, ; Samantha J. King,
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Sara K. Linden, ; Samantha J. King,
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Sharba S, Venkatakrishnan V, Padra M, Winther M, Gabl M, Sundqvist M, Wang J, Forsman H, Linden SK. Formyl peptide receptor 2 orchestrates mucosal protection against Citrobacter rodentium infection. Virulence 2020; 10:610-624. [PMID: 31234710 PMCID: PMC6629182 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2019.1635417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Citrobacter rodentium is an attaching and effacing intestinal murine pathogen which shares similar virulence strategies with the human pathogens enteropathogenic- and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli to infect their host. C. rodentium is spontaneously cleared by healthy wild-type (WT) mice whereas mice lacking Muc2 or specific immune regulatory genes demonstrate an impaired ability to combat the pathogen. Here we demonstrate that apical formyl peptide receptor 2 (Fpr2) expression increases in colonic epithelial cells during C. rodentium infection. Using a conventional inoculum dose of C. rodentium, both WT and Fpr2−/− mice were infected and displayed similar signs of disease, although Fpr2−/− mice recovered more slowly than WT mice. However, Fpr2−/− mice exhibited increased susceptibility to C. rodentium colonization in response to low dose infection: 100% of the Fpr2−/− and 30% of the WT mice became colonized and Fpr2−/− mice developed more severe colitis and more C. rodentium were in contact with the colonic epithelial cells. In line with the larger amount of C. rodentium detected in the spleen in Fpr2−/− mice, more C. rodentium and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli translocated across an in vitro mucosal surface to the basolateral compartment following FPR2 inhibitor treatment. Fpr2−/− mice also lacked the striated inner mucus layer that was present in WT mice. Fpr2−/− mice had decreased mucus production and different mucin O-glycosylation in the colon compared to WT mice, which may contribute to their defect inner mucus layer. Thus, Fpr2 contributes to protection against infection and influence mucus production, secretion and organization.
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- S Sharba
- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- b Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- b Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- b Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- c Cancer and Inflammation Program , National Cancer Institute at Frederick , Frederick , MD , USA
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- b Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy , Gothenburg , Sweden
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Sharba S, Navabi N, Padra M, Persson JA, Quintana-Hayashi MP, Gustafsson JK, Szeponik L, Venkatakrishnan V, Sjöling Å, Nilsson S, Quiding-Järbrink M, Johansson MEV, Linden SK. Interleukin 4 induces rapid mucin transport, increases mucus thickness and quality and decreases colitis and Citrobacter rodentium in contact with epithelial cells. Virulence 2019; 10:97-117. [PMID: 30665337 PMCID: PMC6363059 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2019.1573050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Citrobacter rodentium infection is a murine model for pathogenic intestinal Escherichia coli infection. C. rodentium infection causes an initial decrease in mucus layer thickness, followed by an increase during clearance. We aimed to identify the cause of these changes and to utilize this naturally occurring mucus stimulus to decrease pathogen impact and inflammation. We identified that mucin production and speed of transport from Golgi to secretory vesicles at the apical surface increased concomitantly with increased mucus thickness. Of the cytokines differentially expressed during increased mucus thickness, IFN-γ and TNF-α decreased the mucin production and transport speed, whereas IL-4, IL-13, C. rodentium and E. coli enhanced these aspects. IFN-γ and TNF-α treatment in combination with C. rodentium and pathogenic E. coli infection negatively affected mucus parameters in vitro, which was relieved by IL-4 treatment. The effect of IL-4 was more pronounced than that of IL-13, and in wild type mice, only IL-4 was present. Increased expression of Il-4, Il-4-receptor α, Stat6 and Spdef during clearance indicate that this pathway contributes to the increase in mucin production. In vivo IL-4 administration initiated 10 days after infection increased mucus thickness and quality and decreased colitis and pathogen contact with the epithelium. Thus, during clearance of infection, the concomitant increase in IL-4 protects and maintains goblet cell function against the increasing levels of TNF-α and IFN-γ. Furthermore, IL-4 affects intestinal mucus production, pathogen contact with the epithelium and colitis. IL-4 treatment may thus have therapeutic benefits for mucosal healing.
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- S Sharba
- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- b Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- c Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- d Department of Pathology & Genetics, Sahlgrenska Academy , University of Gothenburg , Sweden.,e Department of Mathematical Sciences , Chalmer University of Technology , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- b Department of Microbiology and Immunology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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- a Department of Medical Biochemistry and Cell Biology , Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , Gothenburg , Sweden
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Constantino MA, Jabbarzadeh M, Fu HC, Shen Z, Fox JG, Haesebrouck F, Linden SK, Bansil R. Bipolar lophotrichous Helicobacter suis combine extended and wrapped flagella bundles to exhibit multiple modes of motility. Sci Rep 2018; 8:14415. [PMID: 30258065 PMCID: PMC6158295 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32686-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The swimming strategies of unipolar flagellated bacteria are well known but little is known about how bipolar bacteria swim. Here we examine the motility of Helicobacter suis, a bipolar gastric-ulcer-causing bacterium that infects pigs and humans. Phase-contrast microscopy of unlabeled bacteria reveals flagella bundles in two conformations, extended away from the body (E) or flipped backwards and wrapped (W) around the body. We captured videos of the transition between these two states and observed three different swimming modes in broth: with one bundle rotating wrapped around the body and the other extended (EW), both extended (EE), and both wrapped (WW). Only EW and WW modes were seen in porcine gastric mucin. The EW mode displayed ballistic trajectories while the other two displayed superdiffusive random walk trajectories with slower swimming speeds. Separation into these two categories was also observed by tracking the mean square displacement of thousands of trajectories at lower magnification. Using the Method of Regularized Stokeslets we numerically calculate the swimming dynamics of these three different swimming modes and obtain good qualitative agreement with the measurements, including the decreased speed of the less frequent modes. Our results suggest that the extended bundle dominates the swimming dynamics.
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- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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Jeffery PL, McGuckin MA, Linden SK. Endocrine impact of Helicobacter pylori: Focus on ghrelin and ghrelin o-acyltransferase. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:1249-60. [PMID: 21455323 PMCID: PMC3068259 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i10.1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ghrelin is predominantly produced by the gastric enteroendocrine cell compartment and is octanoylated by the recently discovered ghrelin o-acyltransferase (GOAT) before secretion into the bloodstream. This octanoylation is essential for many of the biological properties of ghrelin including appetite stimulation and anti-inflammatory properties as only the acylated form of ghrelin binds to the ghrelin receptor, the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R). Given the gastric location of ghrelin production, it is perhaps not surprising that insult to the gastric mucosa affects circulating ghrelin levels in humans. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infects more than fifty percent of the world’s population and once established within the gastric mucosa, can persist for life. Infection is associated with chronic gastritis, gastric atrophy and ulceration, reduced appetite and a lower body mass index (BMI). The large majority of studies investigating levels of circulating ghrelin and ghrelin expression in the stomach in patients with H. pylori infection indicate that the bacterium has a negative impact on ghrelin production and/or secretion. Eradication of infection restores ghrelin, improves appetite and increases BMI in some studies, however, a causative relationship between H. pylori-associated serum ghrelin decline and food intake and obesity has not been established. Most studies measure total ghrelin in the circulation although the measurement of the ratio of acyl/total ghrelin gives a clearer indication that the ghrelin acylation process is altered during infection and atrophy. GOAT is essential for the production of biologically-active, acyl ghrelin and the impact of H. pylori on GOAT expression and activity will be highly informative in the future.
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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Conrad JM, Dharmapalan R, Djurcic Z, Fleming BT, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Mirabal J, Grange J, Green JA, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Linden SK, Louis WC, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, Mauger C, Metcalf W, Mills GB, Moore CD, Mousseau J, Nelson RH, Nguyen V, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Osmanov B, Pavlovic Z, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Schirato R, Shaevitz MH, Sorel M, Spitz J, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Van de Water RG, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. Event excess in the MiniBooNE search for ¯νμ→¯νe oscillations. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:181801. [PMID: 21231096 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.181801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The MiniBooNE experiment at Fermilab reports results from a search for ¯ν_{μ}→¯ν_{e} oscillations, using a data sample corresponding to 5.66×10²⁰ protons on target. An excess of 20.9±14.0 events is observed in the energy range 475<E_{ν}^{QE}<1250 MeV, which, when constrained by the observed ¯ν_{μ} events, has a probability for consistency with the background-only hypothesis of 0.5%. On the other hand, fitting for ¯ν_{μ}→¯ν_{e} oscillations, the best-fit point has a χ² probability of 8.7%. The data are consistent with ¯ν_{μ}→¯ν_{e} oscillations in the 0.1 to 1.0 eV² Δm² range and with the evidence for antineutrino oscillations from the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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- A A Aguilar-Arevalo
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F. 04510, México
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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Conrad JM, Djurcic Z, Fleming BT, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Gonzales J, Grange J, Green C, Green JA, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Linden SK, Louis WC, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, Mauger C, McGary VT, Metcalf W, Mills GB, Moore CD, Mousseau J, Nelson RH, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Osmanov B, Pavlovic Z, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Shaevitz MH, Sorel M, Spitz J, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Van de Water RG, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. Search for electron antineutrino appearance at the deltam(2) approximately 1 eV(2) Scale. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:111801. [PMID: 19792365 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.111801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The MiniBooNE Collaboration reports initial results from a search for nu(mu)-->nu(e) oscillations. A signal-blind analysis was performed using a data sample corresponding to 3.39x10(20) protons on target. The data are consistent with background prediction across the full range of neutrino energy reconstructed assuming quasielastic scattering, 200<E(nu)(QE)<3000 MeV: 144 electronlike events have been observed in this energy range, compared to an expectation of 139.2+/-17.6 events. No significant excess of events has been observed, both at low energy, 200-475 MeV, and at high energy, 475-1250 MeV. The data are inconclusive with respect to antineutrino oscillations suggested by data from the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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- A A Aguilar-Arevalo
- Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal 04510, México
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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Bazarko AO, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Cao J, Coney L, Conrad JM, Cox DC, Curioni A, Djurcic Z, Finley DA, Fleming BT, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Green C, Green JA, Hart TL, Hawker E, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Kasper P, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Kourbanis I, Koutsoliotas S, Laird EM, Linden SK, Link JM, Liu Y, Liu Y, Louis WC, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, McGary VT, McGregor G, Metcalf W, Meyers PD, Mills F, Mills GB, Monroe J, Moore CD, Nelson RH, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Osmanov B, Ouedraogo S, Patterson RB, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Prebys E, Raaf JL, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Sandberg V, Schirato R, Schmitz D, Shaevitz MH, Shoemaker FC, Smith D, Soderberg M, Sorel M, Spentzouris P, Spitz J, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Sung M, Tanaka HA, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Van de Water R, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Yang HJ, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. Measurement of the ratio of the numu charged-current single-pion production to quasielastic scattering with a 0.8 GeV neutrino beam on mineral oil. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:081801. [PMID: 19792715 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.081801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Using high statistics samples of charged-current numu interactions, the MiniBooNE [corrected] Collaboration reports a measurement of the single-charged-pion production to quasielastic cross section ratio on mineral oil (CH2), both with and without corrections for hadron reinteractions in the target nucleus. The result is provided as a function of neutrino energy in the range 0.4 GeV<Enu<2.4 GeV with 11% precision in the region of highest statistics. The results are consistent with previous measurements and the prediction from historical neutrino calculations.
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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Bazarko AO, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Cao J, Coney L, Conrad JM, Cox DC, Curioni A, Djurcic Z, Finley DA, Fleming BT, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Grange J, Green C, Green JA, Hart TL, Hawker E, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Kasper P, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Kourbanis I, Koutsoliotas S, Laird EM, Linden SK, Link JM, Liu Y, Liu Y, Louis WC, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, Mauger C, McGary VT, McGregor G, Metcalf W, Meyers PD, Mills F, Mills GB, Monroe J, Moore CD, Mousseau J, Nelson RH, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Osmanov B, Ouedraogo S, Patterson RB, Pavlovic Z, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Prebys E, Raaf JL, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Sandberg V, Schirato R, Schmitz D, Shaevitz MH, Shoemaker FC, Smith D, Soderberg M, Sorel M, Spentzouris P, Spitz J, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Sung M, Tanaka HA, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Van de Water RG, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Yang HJ, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. Search for muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance in MiniBooNE. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 103:061802. [PMID: 19792551 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.061802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The MiniBooNE Collaboration reports a search for nu_{micro} and nu[over]_{micro} disappearance in the Deltam;{2} region of 0.5-40 eV;{2}. These measurements are important for constraining models with extra types of neutrinos, extra dimensions, and CPT violation. Fits to the shape of the nu_{micro} and nu[over]_{micro} energy spectra reveal no evidence for disappearance at the 90% confidence level (C.L.) in either mode. The test of nu[over]_{micro} disappearance probes a region below Deltam;{2} = 40 eV;{2} never explored before.
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Adamson P, Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Bazarko AO, Bishai M, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Cao J, Choudhary BC, Coney L, Conrad JM, Cox DC, Curioni A, Djurcic Z, Finley DA, Fleming BT, Ford R, Gallagher HR, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Green C, Green JA, Harris D, Hart TL, Hawker E, Hylen J, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Kasper P, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Kopp S, Kourbanis I, Koutsoliotas S, Laird EM, Linden SK, Link JM, Liu Y, Liu Y, Loiacono L, Louis WC, Marchionni A, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, McGregor G, Messier MD, Metcalf W, Meyers PD, Mills F, Mills GB, Monroe J, Moore CD, Nelson JK, Nelson RH, Nguyen VT, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Ouedraogo S, Patterson RB, Pavlovic Z, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Prebys E, Raaf JL, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Sandberg V, Schirato R, Schmitz D, Shaevitz MH, Shoemaker FC, Smart W, Smith D, Sodeberg M, Sorel M, Spentzouris P, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Sung M, Tanaka HA, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Vahle P, Van de Water R, Viren B, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Yang HJ, Yumiceva FX, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED, Zwaska R. Measurement of numicro and nue events in an off-axis horn-focused neutrino beam. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:211801. [PMID: 19519094 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.211801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We report the first observation of off-axis neutrino interactions in the MiniBooNE detector from the NuMI beam line at Fermilab. The MiniBooNE detector is located 745 m from the NuMI production target, at 110 mrad angle (6.3 degrees) with respect to the NuMI beam axis. Samples of charged-current quasielastic numicro and nue interactions are analyzed and found to be in agreement with expectation. This provides a direct verification of the expected pion and kaon contributions to the neutrino flux and validates the modeling of the NuMI off-axis beam.
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- P Adamson
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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Aguilar-Arevalo AA, Anderson CE, Bazarko AO, Brice SJ, Brown BC, Bugel L, Cao J, Coney L, Conrad JM, Cox DC, Curioni A, Djurcic Z, Finley DA, Fleming BT, Ford R, Garcia FG, Garvey GT, Green C, Green JA, Hart TL, Hawker E, Imlay R, Johnson RA, Karagiorgi G, Kasper P, Katori T, Kobilarcik T, Kourbanis I, Koutsoliotas S, Laird EM, Linden SK, Link JM, Liu Y, Liu Y, Louis WC, Mahn KBM, Marsh W, McGregor G, Metcalf W, Meyers PD, Mills F, Mills GB, Monroe J, Moore CD, Nelson RH, Nguyen VT, Nienaber P, Nowak JA, Ouedraogo S, Patterson RB, Perevalov D, Polly CC, Prebys E, Raaf JL, Ray H, Roe BP, Russell AD, Sandberg V, Schirato R, Schmitz D, Shaevitz MH, Shoemaker FC, Smith D, Sodeberg M, Sorel M, Spentzouris P, Stancu I, Stefanski RJ, Sung M, Tanaka HA, Tayloe R, Tzanov M, Van de Water R, Wascko MO, White DH, Wilking MJ, Yang HJ, Zeller GP, Zimmerman ED. Unexplained excess of electronlike events from a 1-GeV neutrino beam. Phys Rev Lett 2009; 102:101802. [PMID: 19392103 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.102.101802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The MiniBooNE Collaboration observes unexplained electronlike events in the reconstructed neutrino energy range from 200 to 475 MeV. With 6.46x10;{20} protons on target, 544 electronlike events are observed in this energy range, compared to an expectation of 415.2+/-43.4 events, corresponding to an excess of 128.8+/-20.4+/-38.3 events. The shape of the excess in several kinematic variables is consistent with being due to either nu_{e} and nu[over ]_{e} charged-current scattering or nu_{mu} neutral-current scattering with a photon in the final state. No significant excess of events is observed in the reconstructed neutrino energy range from 475 to 1250 MeV, where 408 events are observed compared to an expectation of 385.9+/-35.7 events.
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The mucosal tissues of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary tracts, and the surface of the eye present an enormous surface area to the exterior environment. All of these tissues are covered with resident microbial flora, which vary considerably in composition and complexity. Mucosal tissues represent the site of infection or route of access for the majority of viruses, bacteria, yeast, protozoa, and multicellular parasites that cause human disease. Mucin glycoproteins are secreted in large quantities by mucosal epithelia, and cell surface mucins are a prominent feature of the apical glycocalyx of all mucosal epithelia. In this review, we highlight the central role played by mucins in accommodating the resident commensal flora and limiting infectious disease, interplay between underlying innate and adaptive immunity and mucins, and the strategies used by successful mucosal pathogens to subvert or avoid the mucin barrier, with a particular focus on bacteria.
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- S K Linden
- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, Level 3 Aubigny Place, Mater Hospitals, South Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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- grid.1008.90000 0001 2179 088XCentre for Animal Biotechnology, School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria Australia
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- grid.6142.10000 0004 0488 0789Department of Chemistry, Centre for BioAnalytical Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- grid.1022.10000 0004 0437 5432Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, Level 3 Aubigny Place, Mater Hospitals, South Brisbane, Queensland Australia
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McAuley JL, Linden SK, Png CW, King RM, Pennington HL, Gendler SJ, Florin TH, Hill GR, Korolik V, McGuckin MA. MUC1 cell surface mucin is a critical element of the mucosal barrier to infection. J Clin Invest 2007; 117:2313-24. [PMID: 17641781 PMCID: PMC1913485 DOI: 10.1172/jci26705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 297] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2005] [Accepted: 05/08/2007] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cell surface mucin glycoproteins are highly expressed by all mucosal tissues, yet their physiological role is currently unknown. We hypothesized that cell surface mucins protect mucosal cells from infection. A rapid progressive increase in gastrointestinal expression of mucin 1 (Muc1) cell surface mucin followed infection of mice with the bacterial pathogen Campylobacter jejuni. In the first week following oral infection, C. jejuni was detected in the systemic organs of the vast majority of Muc1(-/-) mice but never in Muc1(+/+) mice. Although C. jejuni entered gastrointestinal epithelial cells of both Muc1(-/-) and Muc1(+/+) mice, small intestinal damage as manifested by increased apoptosis and enucleated and shed villous epithelium was more common in Muc1(-/-) mice. Using radiation chimeras, we determined that prevention of systemic infection in wild-type mice was due exclusively to epithelial Muc1 rather than Muc1 on hematopoietic cells. Expression of MUC1-enhanced resistance to C. jejuni cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) in vitro and CDT null C. jejuni showed lower gastric colonization in Muc1(-/-) mice in vivo. We believe this is the first in vivo experimental study to demonstrate that cell surface mucins are a critical component of mucosal defence and that the study provides the foundation for exploration of their contribution to epithelial infectious and inflammatory diseases.
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- Julie L. McAuley
- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Institute for Glycomics, Griffith University Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Tumor Biology Program, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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McGuckin MA, Every AL, Skene CD, Linden SK, Chionh YT, Swierczak A, McAuley J, Harbour S, Kaparakis M, Ferrero R, Sutton P. Muc1 mucin limits both Helicobacter pylori colonization of the murine gastric mucosa and associated gastritis. Gastroenterology 2007; 133:1210-8. [PMID: 17919495 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The MUC1 mucin is expressed on the cell surface of epithelial cells lining the gastric mucosa. Epidemiologic studies suggest that functional allelic variations in the MUC1 gene may play a role in human susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori-associated pathologies, including gastric adenocarcinoma. We have evaluated the impact of Muc1 expression on the colonization and pathogenesis of gastric Helicobacter infections. METHODS Wild-type and Muc1-deficient mice were infected with H pylori and colonization and gastritis levels determined. Primary gastric cells were used to examine the impact of Muc1 expression on bacterial adherence. RESULTS Mice lacking Muc1 were colonized by 5-fold more H pylori within 1 day of infection, and this difference was maintained for at least 2 months postinfection. Mice heterozygous for the null Muc1 allele developed intermediate bacterial colonization. Although wild-type mice developed only a mild gastritis when infected for 2 months with H pylori, Muc1(-/-) mice developed an atrophic gastritis marked by loss of parietal cells. We demonstrate H pylori adhesion to purified MUC1 and significantly increased adhesion to cultured murine Muc1 null gastric epithelial cells, suggesting that Muc1 acts as a decoy limiting binding to the cell surface. CONCLUSIONS Muc1 provides a protective barrier, which limits both acute and chronic colonization by H pylori, as well as playing a major role in limiting the inflammation induced by Helicobacter infection. We propose that Muc1 restricts access of H pylori to the epithelial surface, hence reducing exposure of the host to proinflammatory bacterial products.
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- Michael A McGuckin
- Mucosal Diseases Program, Mater Medical Research Institute and University of Queensland, Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, Brisbane, Australia
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