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Brady A, Sheneman KR, Pulsifer AR, Price SL, Garrison TM, Maddipati KR, Bodduluri SR, Pan J, Boyd NL, Zheng JJ, Rai SN, Hellmann J, Haribabu B, Uriarte SM, Lawrenz MB. Type 3 secretion system induced leukotriene B4 synthesis by leukocytes is actively inhibited by Yersinia pestis to evade early immune recognition. PLoS Pathog 2024; 20:e1011280. [PMID: 38271464 PMCID: PMC10846697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Subverting the host immune response to inhibit inflammation is a key virulence strategy of Yersinia pestis. The inflammatory cascade is tightly controlled via the sequential action of lipid and protein mediators of inflammation. Because delayed inflammation is essential for Y. pestis to cause lethal infection, defining the Y. pestis mechanisms to manipulate the inflammatory cascade is necessary to understand this pathogen's virulence. While previous studies have established that Y. pestis actively inhibits the expression of host proteins that mediate inflammation, there is currently a gap in our understanding of the inflammatory lipid mediator response during plague. Here we used the murine model to define the kinetics of the synthesis of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), a pro-inflammatory lipid chemoattractant and immune cell activator, within the lungs during pneumonic plague. Furthermore, we demonstrated that exogenous administration of LTB4 prior to infection limited bacterial proliferation, suggesting that the absence of LTB4 synthesis during plague contributes to Y. pestis immune evasion. Using primary leukocytes from mice and humans further revealed that Y. pestis actively inhibits the synthesis of LTB4. Finally, using Y. pestis mutants in the Ysc type 3 secretion system (T3SS) and Yersinia outer protein (Yop) effectors, we demonstrate that leukocytes recognize the T3SS to initiate the rapid synthesis of LTB4. However, several Yop effectors secreted through the T3SS effectively inhibit this host response. Together, these data demonstrate that Y. pestis actively inhibits the synthesis of the inflammatory lipid LTB4 contributing to the delay in the inflammatory cascade required for rapid recruitment of leukocytes to sites of infection.
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- Amanda Brady
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Lipidomics Core Facility, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, Division of Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, Division of Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Center for Cardiometabolic Science, Christina Lee Brown Environment Institute, Division of Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Deptartment of Oral Immunology & Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- Center for Predictive Medicine for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Pandey SD, Perpich JD, Stocke KS, Mansfield JM, Kikuchi Y, Yakoumatos L, Muszyński A, Azadi P, Tettelin H, Whiteley M, Uriarte SM, Bagaitkar J, Vickerman M, Lamont RJ. Impact of Polymicrobial Infection on Fitness of Streptococcus gordonii In Vivo. mBio 2023:e0065823. [PMID: 37042761 PMCID: PMC10294625 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00658-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Pathogenic microbial ecosystems are often polymicrobial, and interbacterial interactions drive emergent properties of these communities. In the oral cavity, Streptococcus gordonii is a foundational species in the development of plaque biofilms, which can contribute to periodontal disease and, after gaining access to the bloodstream, target remote sites such as heart valves. Here, we used a transposon sequencing (Tn-Seq) library of S. gordonii to identify genes that influence fitness in a murine abscess model, both as a monoinfection and as a coinfection with an oral partner species, Porphyromonas gingivalis. In the context of a monoinfection, conditionally essential genes were widely distributed among functional pathways. Coinfection with P. gingivalis almost completely changed the nature of in vivo gene essentiality. Community-dependent essential (CoDE) genes under the coinfection condition were primarily related to DNA replication, transcription, and translation, indicating that robust growth and replication are required to survive with P. gingivalis in vivo. Interestingly, a group of genes in an operon encoding streptococcal receptor polysaccharide (RPS) were associated with decreased fitness of S. gordonii in a coinfection with P. gingivalis. Individual deletion of two of these genes (SGO_2020 and SGO_2024) resulted in the loss of RPS production by S. gordonii and increased susceptibility to killing by neutrophils. P. gingivalis protected the RPS mutants by inhibiting neutrophil recruitment, degranulation, and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. These results provide insight into genes and functions that are important for S. gordonii survival in vivo and the nature of polymicrobial synergy with P. gingivalis. Furthermore, we show that RPS-mediated immune protection in S. gordonii is dispensable and detrimental in the presence of a synergistic partner species that can interfere with neutrophil killing mechanisms. IMPORTANCE Bacteria responsible for diseases originating at oral mucosal membranes assemble into polymicrobial communities. However, we know little regarding the fitness determinants of the organisms that initiate community formation. Here, we show that the extracellular polysaccharide of Streptococcus gordonii, while important for streptococcal survival as a monoinfection, is detrimental to survival in the context of a coinfection with Porphyromonas gingivalis. We found that the presence of P. gingivalis compensates for immune protective functions of extracellular polysaccharide, rendering production unnecessary. The results show that fitness determinants of bacteria in communities differ substantially from those of individual species in isolation. Furthermore, constituents of communities can undertake activities that relieve the burden of energetically costly biosynthetic reactions on partner species.
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- Satya D Pandey
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Sullivan University, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Center for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Uriarte SM, Hajishengallis G. Neutrophils in the periodontium: Interactions with pathogens and roles in tissue homeostasis and inflammation. Immunol Rev 2023; 314:93-110. [PMID: 36271881 PMCID: PMC10049968 DOI: 10.1111/imr.13152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Neutrophils are of key importance in periodontal health and disease. In their absence or when they are functionally defective, as occurs in certain congenital disorders, affected individuals develop severe forms of periodontitis in early age. These observations imply that the presence of immune-competent neutrophils is essential to homeostasis. However, the presence of supernumerary or hyper-responsive neutrophils, either because of systemic priming or innate immune training, leads to imbalanced host-microbe interactions in the periodontium that culminate in dysbiosis and inflammatory tissue breakdown. These disease-provoking imbalanced interactions are further exacerbated by periodontal pathogens capable of subverting neutrophil responses to their microbial community's benefit and the host's detriment. This review attempts a synthesis of these findings for an integrated view of the neutrophils' ambivalent role in periodontal disease and, moreover, discusses how some of these concepts underpin the development of novel therapeutic approaches to treat periodontal disease.
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- Silvia M. Uriarte
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Basic and Translational Sciences, Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Inflammation, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Iskander MMZ, Lamont GJ, Tan J, Pisano M, Uriarte SM, Scott DA. Tobacco smoke exacerbates Filifactor alocis pathogenicity. J Clin Periodontol 2023; 50:121-130. [PMID: 36122937 PMCID: PMC9976951 DOI: 10.1111/jcpe.13729] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Filifactor alocis has recently emerged as a periodontal pathobiont that appears to thrive in the oral cavity of smokers. We hypothesized that identification of smoke-responsive F. alocis genes would provide insight into adaptive strategies and that cigarette smoke would enhance F. alocis pathogenesis in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS F. alocis was grown in vitro and cigarette smoke extract-responsive genes determined by RNAseq. Mice were exposed, or not, to mainstream 1R6F research cigarette smoke and infected with F. alocis, or not, in an acute ligature model of periodontitis. Key clinical, infectious, and immune data were collected. RESULTS In culture, F. alocis growth was unaffected by smoke conditioning and only a small number of genes were specifically regulated by smoke exposure. Reduced murine mass, differences in F. alocis-cognizant antibody production, and altered immune profiles as well as altered alveolar bone loss were all attributable to smoke exposure and/or F. alocis infection in vivo. CONCLUSIONS F. alocis is well-adapted to tobacco-rich conditions and its pathogenesis is enhanced by tobacco smoke exposure. A smoke-exposed ligature model of periodontitis shows promise as a tool with which to further unravel mechanisms underlying tobacco-enhanced, bacteria-induced disease.
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- Mina M Z Iskander
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Ozuna H, Snider I, Belibasakis GN, Oscarsson J, Johansson A, Uriarte SM. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Filifactor alocis: Two exotoxin-producing oral pathogens. Front Oral Health 2022; 3:981343. [PMID: 36046121 PMCID: PMC9420871 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2022.981343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Periodontitis is a dysbiotic disease caused by the interplay between the microbial ecosystem present in the disease with the dysregulated host immune response. The disease-associated microbial community is formed by the presence of established oral pathogens like Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans as well as by newly dominant species like Filifactor alocis. These two oral pathogens prevail and grow within the periodontal pocket which highlights their ability to evade the host immune response. This review focuses on the virulence factors and potential pathogenicity of both oral pathogens in periodontitis, accentuating the recent description of F. alocis virulence factors, including the presence of an exotoxin, and comparing them with the defined factors associated with A. actinomycetemcomitans. In the disease setting, possible synergistic and/or mutualistic interactions among both oral pathogens might contribute to disease progression.
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- Hazel Ozuna
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States,*Correspondence: Silvia M. Uriarte
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McLeish KR, Shrestha R, Vashishta A, Rane MJ, Barati MT, Brier ME, Lau MG, Hu X, Chen O, Wessel CR, Spalding T, Bush SE, Ijemere K, Hopkins CD, Cooke EA, Tandon S, Manning T, Uriarte SM, Huang J, Yan J. Differential Functional Responses of Neutrophil Subsets in Severe COVID-19 Patients. Front Immunol 2022; 13:879686. [PMID: 35711435 PMCID: PMC9197482 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.879686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Neutrophils play a significant role in determining disease severity following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Gene and protein expression defines several neutrophil clusters in COVID-19, including the emergence of low density neutrophils (LDN) that are associated with severe disease. The functional capabilities of these neutrophil clusters and correlation with gene and protein expression are unknown. To define host defense and immunosuppressive functions of normal density neutrophils (NDN) and LDN from COVID-19 patients, we recruited 64 patients with severe COVID-19 and 26 healthy donors (HD). Phagocytosis, respiratory burst activity, degranulation, neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation, and T-cell suppression in those neutrophil subsets were measured. NDN from severe/critical COVID-19 patients showed evidence of priming with enhanced phagocytosis, respiratory burst activity, and degranulation of secretory vesicles and gelatinase and specific granules, while NET formation was similar to HD NDN. COVID LDN response was impaired except for enhanced NET formation. A subset of COVID LDN with intermediate CD16 expression (CD16Int LDN) promoted T cell proliferation to a level similar to HD NDN, while COVID NDN and the CD16Hi LDN failed to stimulate T-cell activation. All 3 COVID-19 neutrophil populations suppressed stimulation of IFN-γ production, compared to HD NDN. We conclude that NDN and LDN from COVID-19 patients possess complementary functional capabilities that may act cooperatively to determine disease severity. We predict that global neutrophil responses that induce COVID-19 ARDS will vary depending on the proportion of neutrophil subsets.
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- Kenneth R. McLeish
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
- *Correspondence: Kenneth R. McLeish, ; Jun Yan,
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Immunotherapy, The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, KY, United States
- Division of Immunotherapy, The Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- *Correspondence: Kenneth R. McLeish, ; Jun Yan,
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Miralda I, Vashishta A, Rogers MN, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM. The emerging oral pathogen, Filifactor alocis, extends the functional lifespan of human neutrophil. Mol Microbiol 2022; 117:1340-1351. [PMID: 35437843 PMCID: PMC9233153 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory infectious disease that affects the integrity of tooth‐supporting tissues and has adverse systemic consequences. Advances in sequencing technologies have uncovered organisms that are exclusively found in high numbers in periodontal lesions, such as the gram‐positive anaerobic rod, Filifactor alocis. F. alocis can manipulate neutrophil effector functions, which allows the organism to survive within these granulocytes. Several neutrophil functions have been tested in the context of F. alocis challenge, but the effect of the organism on neutrophil apoptosis is still unknown. RNA sequencing of human neutrophils challenged with F. alocis showed that apoptosis pathways were differentially regulated. Compared to media‐cultured controls, F. alocis‐challenged neutrophils maintain their nuclear morphology, do not stain for Annexin V or 7‐AAD, and have decreased DNA fragmentation. Inhibition of apoptosis by F. alocis involved reduced caspase‐3, −8, and − 9 activation and upregulation of important anti‐apoptotic proteins. Prolonged lifespan was dependent on contact through TLR2/6, and F. alocis‐challenged neutrophils retained their functional capacity to induce inflammation for longer timepoints. This is the first in‐depth characterization of neutrophil apoptotic programs in response to an oral pathogen and provides key information on how bacteria manipulate immune cell mechanisms to maintain a dysregulated inflammatory response.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.,Present address: Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Ozuna H, Uriarte SM, Demuth DR. The Hunger Games: Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Exploits Human Neutrophils As an Epinephrine Source for Survival. Front Immunol 2021; 12:707096. [PMID: 34456916 PMCID: PMC8387626 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.707096] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a gram-negative facultative anaerobe and an opportunistic oral pathogen, strongly associated with periodontitis and other inflammatory diseases. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation of the periodontium resulting from the inflammatory response of the host towards the dysbiotic microbial community present at the gingival crevice. Previously, our group identified catecholamines and iron as the signals that activate the QseBC two-component system in A. actinomycetemcomitans, necessary for the organism to acquire iron as a nutrient to survive in the anaerobic environment. However, the source of catecholamines has not been identified. It has been reported that mouse neutrophils can release catecholamines. In periodontitis, large infiltration of neutrophils is found at the subgingival pocket; hence, we wanted to test the hypothesis that A. actinomycetemcomitans exploits human neutrophils as a source for catecholamines. In the present study, we showed that human neutrophils synthesize, store, and release epinephrine, one of the three main types of catecholamines. Human neutrophil challenge with A. actinomycetemcomitans induced exocytosis of neutrophil granule subtypes: secretory vesicles, specific granules, gelatinase granules, and azurophilic granules. In addition, by selectively inhibiting granule exocytosis, we present the first evidence that epinephrine is stored in azurophilic granules. Using QseC mutants, we showed that the periplasmic domain of the QseC sensor kinase is required for the interaction between A. actinomycetemcomitans and epinephrine. Finally, epinephrine-containing supernatants collected from human neutrophils promoted A. actinomycetemcomitans growth and induced the expression of the qseBC operon under anaerobic conditions. Based on our findings, we propose that A. actinomycetemcomitans promotes azurophilic granule exocytosis by neutrophils as an epinephrine source to promote bacterial survival.
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- Hazel Ozuna
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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Morrissey SM, Geller AE, Hu X, Tieri D, Ding C, Klaes CK, Cooke EA, Woeste MR, Martin ZC, Chen O, Bush SE, Zhang HG, Cavallazzi R, Clifford SP, Chen J, Ghare S, Barve SS, Cai L, Kong M, Rouchka EC, McLeish KR, Uriarte SM, Watson CT, Huang J, Yan J. A specific low-density neutrophil population correlates with hypercoagulation and disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. JCI Insight 2021; 6:148435. [PMID: 33986193 PMCID: PMC8262329 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.148435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel viral pathogen that causes a clinical disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or involve mild upper respiratory tract symptoms, a significant number of patients develop severe or critical disease. Patients with severe COVID-19 commonly present with viral pneumonia that may progress to life-threatening acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Patients with COVID-19 are also predisposed to venous and arterial thromboses that are associated with a poorer prognosis. The present study identified the emergence of a low-density inflammatory neutrophil (LDN) population expressing intermediate levels of CD16 (CD16Int) in patients with COVID-19. These cells demonstrated proinflammatory gene signatures, activated platelets, spontaneously formed neutrophil extracellular traps, and enhanced phagocytic capacity and cytokine production. Strikingly, CD16Int neutrophils were also the major immune cells within the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, exhibiting increased CXCR3 but loss of CD44 and CD38 expression. The percentage of circulating CD16Int LDNs was associated with D-dimer, ferritin, and systemic IL-6 and TNF-α levels and changed over time with altered disease status. Our data suggest that the CD16Int LDN subset contributes to COVID-19-associated coagulopathy, systemic inflammation, and ARDS. The frequency of that LDN subset in the circulation could serve as an adjunct clinical marker to monitor disease status and progression.
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- Samantha M Morrissey
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology.,Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology.,Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
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- Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology.,Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders, Department of Medicine
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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- University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology & Toxicology
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- University of Louisville Hepatobiology and Toxicology Center, Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology & Toxicology
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Department of Pediatrics
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology.,Division of Immunotherapy, the Hiram C. Polk, Jr., MD, Department of Surgery, Immuno-Oncology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center
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Miralda I, Uriarte SM. Periodontal Pathogens' strategies disarm neutrophils to promote dysregulated inflammation. Mol Oral Microbiol 2020; 36:103-120. [PMID: 33128827 PMCID: PMC8048607 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Abstract
Periodontitis is an irreversible, chronic inflammatory disease where inflammophilic pathogenic microbial communities accumulate in the gingival crevice. Neutrophils are a major component of the innate host response against bacterial challenge, and under homeostatic conditions, their microbicidal functions typically protect the host against periodontitis. However, a number of periodontal pathogens developed survival strategies to evade neutrophil microbicidal functions while promoting inflammation, which provides a source of nutrients for bacterial growth. Research on periodontal pathogens has largely focused on a few established species: Tannerella forsythia, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. However, advances in culture-independent techniques have facilitated the identification of new bacterial species in periodontal lesions, such as the two Gram-positive anaerobes, Filifactor alocis and Peptoanaerobacter stomatis, whose characterization of pathogenic potential has not been fully described. Additionally, there is not a full understanding of the pathogenic mechanisms used against neutrophils by organisms that are abundant in periodontal lesions. This presents a substantial barrier to the development of new approaches to prevent or ameliorate the disease. In this review, we first summarize the neutrophil functions affected by the established periodontal pathogens listed above, denoting unknown areas that still merit a closer look. Then, we review the literature on neutrophil functions and the emerging periodontal pathogens, F. alocis and P. stomatis, comparing the effects of the emerging microbes to that of established pathogens, and speculate on the contribution of these putative pathogens to the progression of periodontal disease.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Lü L, Yakoumatos L, Ren J, Duan X, Zhou H, Gu Z, Mohammed M, Uriarte SM, Liang S, Scott DA, Lamont RJ, Wang H. JAK3 restrains inflammatory responses and protects against periodontal disease through Wnt3a signaling. FASEB J 2020; 34:9120-9140. [PMID: 32433819 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902697rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Homeostasis between pro- and anti- inflammatory responses induced by bacteria is critical for the maintenance of health. In the oral cavity, pro-inflammatory mechanisms induced by pathogenic bacteria are well-established; however, the anti-inflammatory responses that act to restrain innate responses remain poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that infection with the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis enhances the activity of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) in innate immune cells, and subsequently phospho-inactivates Nedd4-2, an ubiquitin E3 ligase. In turn, Wingless-INT (Wnt) 3 (Wnt3) ubiquitination is decreased, while total protein levels are enhanced, leading to a reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokine levels. In contrast, JAK3 or Wnt3a inhibition robustly enhances nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells activity and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in P. gingivalis-stimulated innate immune cells. Moreover, using gain- and loss-of-function approaches, we demonstrate that downstream molecules of Wnt3a signaling, including Dvl3 and β-catenin, are responsible for the negative regulatory role of Wnt3a. In addition, using an in vivo P. gingivalis-mediated periodontal disease model, we show that JAK3 inhibition enhances infiltration of inflammatory cells, reduces expression of Wnt3a and Dvl3 in P. gingivalis-infected gingival tissues, and increases disease severity. Together, our results reveal a new anti-inflammatory role for JAK3 in innate immune cells and show that the underlying signaling pathway involves Nedd4-2-mediated Wnt3a ubiquitination.
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- Lanhai Lü
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, VCU School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, VCU School of Dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Miralda I, Vashishta A, Rogers MN, Rouchka EC, Li X, Waigel S, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM. Whole Transcriptome Analysis Reveals That Filifactor alocis Modulates TNFα-Stimulated MAPK Activation in Human Neutrophils. Front Immunol 2020; 11:497. [PMID: 32373107 PMCID: PMC7179764 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Periodontitis is an irreversible, bacteria-induced, chronic inflammatory disease that compromises the integrity of tooth-supporting tissues and adversely affects systemic health. As the immune system's first line of defense against bacteria, neutrophils use their microbicidal functions in the oral cavity to protect the host against periodontal disease. However, periodontal pathogens have adapted to resist neutrophil microbicidal mechanisms while still propagating inflammation, which provides essential nutrients for the bacteria to proliferate and cause disease. Advances in sequencing technologies have recognized several newly appreciated bacteria associated with periodontal lesions such as the Gram-positive anaerobic rod, Filifactor alocis. With the discovery of these oral bacterial species, there is also a growing need to assess their pathogenic potential and determine their contribution to disease progression. Currently, few studies have addressed the pathogenic mechanisms used by oral bacteria to manipulate the neutrophil functional responses at the level of the transcriptome. Thus, this study aims to characterize the global changes at the gene expression level in human neutrophils during infection with F. alocis. Our results indicate that the challenge of human neutrophils with F. alocis results in the differential expression of genes involved in multiple neutrophil effector functions such as chemotaxis, cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways, and apoptosis. Moreover, F. alocis challenges affected the expression of components from the TNF and MAPK kinase signaling pathways. This resulted in transient, dampened p38 MAPK activation by secondary stimuli TNFα but not by fMLF. Functionally, the F. alocis-mediated inhibition of p38 activation by TNFα resulted in decreased cytokine production but had no effect on the priming of the respiratory burst response or the delay of apoptosis by TNFα. Since the modulatory effect was characteristic of viable F. alocis only, we propose this as one of F. alocis' mechanisms to control neutrophils and their functional responses.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Biology, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,KBRIN Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- KBRIN Bioinformatics Core, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville Genomics Facility, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States.,Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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Miralda I, Klaes CK, Graham JE, Uriarte SM. Human Neutrophil Granule Exocytosis in Response to Mycobacterium smegmatis. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9020123. [PMID: 32075233 PMCID: PMC7169382 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9020123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Mycobacterium smegmatis rarely causes disease in the immunocompetent, but reported cases of soft tissue infection describe abscess formation requiring surgical debridement for resolution. Neutrophils are the first innate immune cells to accumulate at sites of bacterial infection, where reactive oxygen species and proteolytic enzymes are used to kill microbial invaders. As these phagocytic cells play central roles in protection from most bacteria, we assessed human neutrophil phagocytosis and granule exocytosis in response to serum opsonized or non-opsonized M. smegmatis mc2. Although phagocytosis was enhanced by serum opsonization, M. smegmatis did not induce exocytosis of secretory vesicles or azurophilic granules at any time point tested, with or without serum opsonization. At early time points, opsonized M. smegmatis induced significant gelatinase granule exocytosis compared to non-opsonized bacteria. Differences in granule release between opsonized and non-opsonized M. smegmatis decreased in magnitude over the time course examined, with bacteria also evoking specific granule exocytosis by six hours after addition to cultured primary single-donor human neutrophils. Supernatants from neutrophils challenged with opsonized M. smegmatis were able to digest gelatin, suggesting that complement and gelatinase granule exocytosis can contribute to neutrophil-mediated tissue damage seen in these rare soft tissue infections.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 505 S. Hancock St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 505 S. Hancock St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Correspondence: (J.E.G.); (S.M.U.); Tel.: +1-502-852-2781 (J.E.G.); +1-502-852-1396 (S.M.U.)
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 505 S. Hancock St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
- Correspondence: (J.E.G.); (S.M.U.); Tel.: +1-502-852-2781 (J.E.G.); +1-502-852-1396 (S.M.U.)
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Yang D, Li S, Duan X, Ren J, Liang S, Yakoumatos L, Kang Y, Uriarte SM, Shang J, Li W, Wang H. TLR4 induced Wnt3a-Dvl3 restrains the intensity of inflammation and protects against endotoxin-driven organ failure through GSK3β/β-catenin signaling. Mol Immunol 2020; 118:153-164. [PMID: 31884387 PMCID: PMC7035959 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Accumulating evidence suggests a regulatory role of Wnt proteins in innate immune responses. However, the effects of Wnt3a signaling on TLR4-mediated inflammatory responses are controversial and the signaling crosstalk between TLR4 and Wnt3a remains uncertain. METHODS Gain- and Loss- of function approaches were utilized to determine the function of Wnt3a signaling in TLR4-mediated inflammatory responses. Cytokine production at protein and mRNA levels and phosphorylation of signaling molecules were measured by ELISA, qRT-PCR, and Western Blot, respectively. Endotoxemia mouse model was employed to assess the effect of Wnt3a on systemic inflammatory cytokine levels and neutrophil infiltration. RESULTS LPS stimulation leads to an increase of Wnt3a expression and its downstream molecule, Dvl3, in primary monocytes. Inhibition or silence of Wnt3a or Dvl3 significantly increases the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-12, IL-6, TNFα), robustly reduces β-catenin accumulation, and enhances the phosphorylation of NF-κB P65 and its DNA binding activity. These results were confirmed by multiple gain- and loss- of function approaches including specific siRNA and ectopic expression of Dvl3, GSK3β, and β-catenin in monocytes. Moreover, in vivo relevance was established in a murine endotoxin model, in which Wnt3a inhibition enhances the inflammatory responses by augmenting the systemic pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and neutrophil infiltration. CONCLUSIONS TLR4 activation promotes Wnt3a-Dvl3 signaling, which acts as rheostats to restrain the intensity of inflammation through regulating GSK3β-β-catenin signaling and NF-κB activity. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Wnt3a-Dvl3-β-catenin signaling axis could be a potential interventional target for manipulating the direction and intensity of inflammatory responses.
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- Dongqiang Yang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- VCU Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital (People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University), Zhengzhou 450003, China
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- VCU Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Richmond, VA, USA.
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SenGupta S, Rane MJ, Uriarte SM, Woolley C, Mitchell TC. Human neutrophils depend on extrinsic factors produced by monocytes for their survival response to TLR4 stimulation. Innate Immun 2019; 25:473-486. [PMID: 31480890 PMCID: PMC6900669 DOI: 10.1177/1753425919871994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
LPS delays neutrophil apoptosis by a process generally assumed to involve cell-intrinsic TLR4 signaling. However, neutrophil survival responses to LPS have been reported to be monocyte-dependent, which would indicate more complexity than is currently appreciated. We compared the survival responses of conventionally purified vs highly purified neutrophils to confirm or refute the need for secondary cell-types and to identify the cellular or molecular mechanisms involved. Direct stimulation of TLR4 failed to extend the survival of highly purified neutrophils, but survival activity was retained in less pure neutrophil preparations containing low numbers of eosinophils, monocytes, platelets and CD3+ lymphocytes. Sequential depletions identified monocytes as the only cell type required. Transfer of culture supernatants after lipid A-conditioning revealed that purified monocytes were sufficient for production of nearly all of the survival activity observed in mixed populations. The survival factors secreted upon TLR4 stimulation remain unidentified, but were not correlated with IL-1β, IL-6 or TNF-α nor could survival activity be inhibited by Ab blockade of IL-8 or of several other candidate factors other than endogenously produced GM-CSF, which was responsible for about one-tenth of the survival activity present in conditioned supernatants. These observations confirm that ex vivo neutrophil survival responses to TLR4 agonists are not cell intrinsic and involve potentially novel factors secreted by TLR4-stimulated monocytes.
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- Shuvasree SenGupta
- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.,Current address: Life Science Institute and Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Vashishta A, Jimenez-Flores E, Klaes CK, Tian S, Miralda I, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM. Putative Periodontal Pathogens, Filifactor Alocis and Peptoanaerobacter Stomatis, Induce Differential Cytokine and Chemokine Production by Human Neutrophils. Pathogens 2019; 8:pathogens8020059. [PMID: 31052371 PMCID: PMC6630776 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens8020059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Periodontitis is a highly prevalent infectious disease that affects ~ 50% of the adults in the USA alone. Two Gram-positive anaerobic oral bacteria, Filifactor alocis and Peptoanaerobacterstomatis, have emerged as important periodontal pathogens. Neutrophils are a major component of the innate host response in the gingival tissue, and the contribution of neutrophil-derived cytokines and chemokines plays a central role in disease progression. The pattern of cytokines and chemokines released by human neutrophils upon stimulation with newly appreciated periodontal bacteria compared to the keystone oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis was investigated. Our results showed that both F. alocis and P. stomatis triggered TLR2/6 activation. F. alocis induced significant changes in gene expression of cytokines and chemokines in human neutrophils compared to unstimulated cells. However, except for IL-1ra, neutrophils released lower levels of cytokines and chemokines in response to F. alocis compared to P. stomatis. Furthermore, bacteria-free conditioned supernatant collected from neutrophils challenged with P. stomatis, but not from P. gingivalis or F. alocis, was chemotactic towards both neutrophils and monocytes. Elucidating stimuli-specific modulation of human neutrophil effector functions in the context of dysbiotic microbial community constituents provides valuable information for understanding the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases.
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- Aruna Vashishta
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 505 S. Hancock St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, 570 S. Preston St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, 505 S. Hancock St., Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Zeng MY, Miralda I, Armstrong CL, Uriarte SM, Bagaitkar J. The roles of NADPH oxidase in modulating neutrophil effector responses. Mol Oral Microbiol 2019; 34:27-38. [PMID: 30632295 DOI: 10.1111/omi.12252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Neutrophils are phagocytic innate immune cells essential for killing bacteria via activation of a wide variety of effector responses and generation of large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Majority of the ROS in neutrophils is generated by activation of the superoxide-generating enzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Independent of their anti-microbial function, NADPH oxidase-derived ROS have emerged as key regulators of host immune responses and neutrophilic inflammation. Data from patients with inherited defects in the NADPH oxidase subunit alleles that ablate its enzyme function as well as mouse models demonstrate profound dysregulation of host inflammatory responses, neutrophil hyper-activation and tissue damage in response to microbial ligands or tissue trauma. A large body of literature now demonstrates how oxidants function as essential signaling molecules that are essential for the regulation of neutrophil responses during priming, degranulation, neutrophil extracellular trap formation, and apoptosis, independent of their role in microbial killing. In this review we summarize how NADPH oxidase-derived oxidants modulate neutrophil function in a cell intrinsic manner and regulate host inflammatory responses. In addition, we summarize studies that have elucidated possible roles of oxidants in neutrophilic responses within the oral mucosa and periodontal disease.
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- Melody Y Zeng
- Department of Pediatrics and Drukier Institute for Children's Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.,Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Miralda I, Vashishta A, Uriarte SM. Neutrophil Interaction with Emerging Oral Pathogens: A Novel View of the Disease Paradigm. Adv Exp Med Biol 2019; 1197:165-178. [PMID: 31732941 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28524-1_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Periodontitis is a multifactorial chronic inflammatory infectious disease that compromises the integrity of tooth-supporting tissues. The disease progression depends on the disruption of host-microbe homeostasis in the periodontal tissue. This disruption is marked by a shift in the composition of the polymicrobial oral community from a symbiotic to a dysbiotic, more complex community that is capable of evading killing while promoting inflammation. Neutrophils are the main phagocytic cell in the periodontal pocket, and the outcome of the interaction with the oral microbiota is an important determinant of oral health. Novel culture-independent techniques have facilitated the identification of new bacterial species at periodontal lesions and induced a reappraisal of the microbial etiology of periodontitis. In this chapter, we discuss how neutrophils interact with two emerging oral pathogens, Filifactor alocis and Peptoanaerobacter stomatis, and the different strategies deploy by these organisms to modulate neutrophil effector functions, with the goal to outline a new paradigm in our knowledge about neutrophil responses to putative periodontal pathogens and their contribution to disease progression.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. .,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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Edmisson JS, Tian S, Armstrong CL, Vashishta A, Klaes CK, Miralda I, Jimenez-Flores E, Le J, Wang Q, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM. Filifactor alocis modulates human neutrophil antimicrobial functional responses. Cell Microbiol 2018; 20:e12829. [PMID: 29377528 PMCID: PMC5980721 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Filifactor alocis is a newly appreciated pathogen in periodontal diseases. Neutrophils are the predominant innate immune cell in the gingival crevice. In this study, we examined modulation of human neutrophil antimicrobial functions by F. alocis. Both non-opsonised and serum-opsonised F. alocis were engulfed by neutrophils but were not efficiently eliminated. Challenge of neutrophils with either non-opsonised or serum-opsonised F. alocis induced a minimal intracellular as well as extracellular respiratory burst response compared to opsonised Staphylococcus aureus and fMLF, respectively. However, pretreatment or simultaneous challenge of neutrophils with F. alocis did not affect the subsequent oxidative response to a particulate stimulus, suggesting that the inability to trigger the respiratory response was only localised to F. alocis phagosomes. In addition, although neutrophils engulfed live or heat-killed F. alocis with the same efficiency, heat-killed F. alocis elicited a higher intracellular respiratory burst response compared to viable organisms, along with decreased surface expression of CD35, a marker of secretory vesicles. F. alocis phagosomes remained immature by delayed and reduced recruitment of specific and azurophil granules, respectively. These results suggest that F. alocis withstands neutrophil antimicrobial responses by preventing intracellular ROS production, along with specific and azurophil granule recruitment to the bacterial phagosome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacob S. Edmisson
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Armstrong CL, Klaes CK, Vashishta A, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM. Filifactor alocis manipulates human neutrophils affecting their ability to release neutrophil extracellular traps induced by PMA. Innate Immun 2018; 24:210-220. [PMID: 29649915 PMCID: PMC6410572 DOI: 10.1177/1753425918767507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Neutrophils operate at the site of injury or inflammation in the periodontal
pocket to ensure periodontal health and clearance of bacterial pathogens.
Filifactor alocis is recently identified as a potential
periodontal pathogen, and in this study, we assessed the formation of neutrophil
extracellular traps (NETs), in response to the presence of the
organism. NET formation by human neutrophils was not
induced when challenged with F. alocis, independent of
opsonization, viability, time, or bacterial dose. F. alocis
also failed to induce NETs from TNF-α-primed neutrophils and did not induce the
release of extracellular neutrophil elastase. However, significant NET induction
was observed when neutrophils were challenged with Streptococcus
gordonii or Peptoanaerobacter stomatis, In
addition, co-infection studies revealed that the presence of F.
alocis with S. gordonii or P.
stomatis does not enhance or reduce NETs. Additionally, F.
alocis failed to impact pre-formed NETs induced by either
S. gordonii or P. stomatis. Pretreatment
with F. alocis prior to stimulation with phorbol 12-myristate
13-acetate (PMA), S. gordonii, or P. stomatis
revealed that the bacterium is capable of reducing only PMA but not S.
gordonii or P. stomatis NET formation. These
results indicate that F. alocis manipulates neutrophils,
inhibiting the triggering of NET induction.
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- 3 Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, USA
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- 1 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville, USA.,2 Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, USA.,3 Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, USA
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Hegde B, Bodduluri SR, Satpathy SR, Alghsham RS, Jala VR, Uriarte SM, Chung DH, Lawrenz MB, Haribabu B. Inflammasome-Independent Leukotriene B 4 Production Drives Crystalline Silica-Induced Sterile Inflammation. J Immunol 2018; 200:3556-3567. [PMID: 29610142 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Silicosis is a lung inflammatory disease caused by chronic exposure to crystalline silica (CS). Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) plays an important role in neutrophilic inflammation, which drives silicosis and promotes lung cancer. In this study, we examined the mechanisms involved in CS-induced inflammatory pathways. Phagocytosis of CS particles is essential for the production of LTB4 and IL-1β in mouse macrophages, mast cells, and neutrophils. Phagosomes enclosing CS particles trigger the assembly of lipidosome in the cytoplasm, which is likely the primary source of CS-induced LTB4 production. Activation of the JNK pathway is essential for both CS-induced LTB4 and IL-1β production. Studies with bafilomycin-A1- and NLRP3-deficient mice revealed that LTB4 synthesis in the lipidosome is independent of inflammasome activation. Small interfering RNA knockdown and confocal microscopy studies showed that GTPases Rab5c, Rab40c along with JNK1 are essential for lipidosome formation and LTB4 production. BI-78D3, a JNK inhibitor, abrogated CS-induced neutrophilic inflammation in vivo in an air pouch model. These results highlight an inflammasome-independent and JNK activation-dependent lipidosome pathway as a regulator of LTB4 synthesis and CS-induced sterile inflammation.
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- Bindu Hegde
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202.,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; .,James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202; and
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Exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, mitochondrial contents, and bacterial and viral products induces neutrophils to transition from a basal state into a primed one, which is currently defined as an enhanced response to activating stimuli. Although, typically associated with enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by the NADPH oxidase, primed neutrophils show enhanced responsiveness of exocytosis, NET formation, and chemotaxis. Phenotypic changes associated with priming also include activation of a subset of functions, including adhesion, transcription, metabolism, and rate of apoptosis. This review summarizes the breadth of phenotypic changes associated with priming and reviews current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms behind those changes. We conclude that the current definition of priming is too restrictive. Priming represents a combination of enhanced responsiveness and activated functions that regulate both adaptive and innate immune responses.
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- Irina Miralda
- Department of Microbiology, University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY, United States.,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY, United States.,Robley Rex VA Medical CenterLouisville, KY, United States
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McLeish KR, Merchant ML, Creed TM, Tandon S, Barati MT, Uriarte SM, Ward RA. Frontline Science: Tumor necrosis factor-α stimulation and priming of human neutrophil granule exocytosis. J Leukoc Biol 2017; 102:19-29. [PMID: 28096297 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.3hi0716-293rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Neutrophil granule exocytosis plays an important role in innate and adaptive immune responses. The present study examined TNF-α stimulation or priming of exocytosis of the 4 neutrophil granule subsets. TNF-α stimulated exocytosis of secretory vesicles and gelatinase granules and primed specific and azurophilic granule exocytosis to fMLF stimulation. Both stimulation and priming of exocytosis by TNF-α were dependent on p38 MAPK activity. Bioinformatic analysis of 1115 neutrophil proteins identified by mass spectrometry as being phosphorylated by TNF-α exposure found that actin cytoskeleton regulation was a major biologic function. A role for p38 MAPK regulation of the actin cytoskeleton was confirmed experimentally. Thirteen phosphoproteins regulated secretory vesicle quantity, formation, or release, 4 of which-Raf1, myristoylated alanine-rich protein kinase C (PKC) substrate (MARCKS), Abelson murine leukemia interactor 1 (ABI1), and myosin VI-were targets of the p38 MAPK pathway. Pharmacologic inhibition of Raf1 reduced stimulated exocytosis of gelatinase granules and priming of specific granule exocytosis. We conclude that differential regulation of exocytosis by TNF-α involves the actin cytoskeleton and is a necessary component for priming of the 2 major neutrophil antimicrobial defense mechanisms: oxygen radical generation and release of toxic granule contents.
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- Kenneth R McLeish
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and .,Robley Rex Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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Uriarte SM, Edmisson JS, Jimenez-Flores E. Human neutrophils and oral microbiota: a constant tug-of-war between a harmonious and a discordant coexistence. Immunol Rev 2016; 273:282-98. [PMID: 27558341 PMCID: PMC5353849 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Neutrophils are a major component of the innate host response, and the outcome of the interaction between the oral microbiota and neutrophils is a key determinant of oral health status. The composition of the oral microbiome is very complex and different in health and disease. Neutrophils are constantly recruited to the oral cavity, and their protective role is highlighted in cases where their number or functional responses are impeded, resulting in different forms of periodontal disease. Periodontitis, one of the more severe and irreversible forms of periodontal disease, is a microbial-induced chronic inflammatory disease that affects the gingival tissues supporting the tooth. This chronic inflammatory disease is the result of a shift of the oral bacterial symbiotic community to a dysbiotic more complex community. Chronic inflammatory infectious diseases such as periodontitis can occur because the pathogens are able to evade or disable the innate immune system. In this review, we discuss how human neutrophils interact with both the symbiotic and the dysbiotic oral community; an understanding of which is essential to increase our knowledge of the periodontal disease process.
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- Silvia M. Uriarte
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Biology, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Schoaol of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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SenGupta S, Hittle LE, Ernst RK, Uriarte SM, Mitchell TC. A Pseudomonas aeruginosa hepta-acylated lipid A variant associated with cystic fibrosis selectively activates human neutrophils. J Leukoc Biol 2016; 100:1047-1059. [PMID: 27538572 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.4vma0316-101r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease causes airway neutrophilia and hyperinflammation without effective bacterial clearance. We evaluated the immunostimulatory activities of lipid A, the membrane anchor of LPS, isolated from mutants of PA that synthesize structural variants, present in the airways of patients with CF, to determine if they correlate with disease severity and progression. In a subset of patients with a severe late stage of CF disease, a unique hepta-acylated lipid A, hepta-1855, is synthesized. In primary human cell cultures, we found that hepta-1855 functioned as a potent TLR4 agonist by priming neutrophil respiratory burst and stimulating strong IL-8 from monocytes and neutrophils. hepta-1855 also had a potent survival effect on neutrophils. However, it was less efficient in stimulating neutrophil granule exocytosis and also less potent in triggering proinflammatory TNF-α response from monocytes. In PA isolates that do not synthesize hepta-1855, a distinct CF-specific adaptation favors synthesis of a penta-1447 and hexa-1685 LPS mixture. We found that penta-1447 lacked immunostimulatory activity but interfered with inflammatory IL-8 synthesis in response to hexa-1685. Together, these observations suggest a potential contribution of hepta-1855 to maintenance of the inflammatory burden in late-stage CF by recruiting neutrophils via IL-8 and promoting their survival, an effect presumably amplified by the absence of penta-1447. Moreover, the relative inefficiency of hepta-1855 in triggering neutrophil degranulation may partly explain the persistence of PA in CF disease, despite extensive airway neutrophilia.
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- Shuvasree SenGupta
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; .,Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA; and
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA;
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SenGupta S, Uriarte SM, Ernst RK, Mitchell TC. Possible link between cystic fibrosis specific lipid A adaptations by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and disease associated hyperinflammation. The Journal of Immunology 2016. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.196.supp.65.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease causes airway neutrophilia and hyperinflammation without being cleared effectively. We evaluated the immunostimulatory activities of lipid A variants synthesized by P. aeruginosa (PA) exclusively in CF patients to determine if they correlate with CF disease severity and progression. One third of the PA isolates from CF patients with late severe stage express a unique hepta–acylated lipid A; hepta-1855 (m/z=1855) isoform. In primary cell cultures, we found that hepta-1855 functioned as a potent TLR4 agonist by priming neutrophil respiratory burst and stimulating strong chemokine response (interleukin-8 or IL-8) from monocytes and neutrophils. Hepta-1855 also had a potent survival effect on neutrophils. However, it was less efficient in inducing neutrophil granule exocytosis and was also less potent in triggering pro-inflammatory TNF-α response from monocytes. A precursor hexa-1616, found in hepta-1855 containing LPS mixtures, did not have direct inflammatory activity on neutrophils but induced moderate IL-8 response. Together, our data suggest a potential contribution of hepta-1855 to late CF stage associated excessive inflammatory burden by recruiting neutrophils via IL-8 and promoting their maintenance through its survival effect. Being a chemoattractant stimulus, hexa-1616, may serve as an accomplice to hepta-1855. Moreover, the relative inefficiency of hepta-1855 in triggering degranulation may partly explain the persistence of PA in CF disease in spite of neutrophil dominated inflammation.
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Gu Z, Lamont GJ, Lamont RJ, Uriarte SM, Wang H, Scott DA. Resolvin D1, resolvin D2 and maresin 1 activate the GSK3β anti-inflammatory axis in TLR4-engaged human monocytes. Innate Immun 2016; 22:186-95. [PMID: 26878867 DOI: 10.1177/1753425916628618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Pro-resolving, docosahexaenoic acid-derived mediators have recently emerged as important potential therapeutic agents for the amelioration of complications arising from inflammation, such as vascular disease, asthma, acute lung injury and colitis. While resolvin D1 (RVD1), resolvin D2 (RVD2) and maresin 1 (MaR1) are established pro-resolvins, their mechanisms of action remain unclear. Here we show that, in LPS-stimulated primary human monocytes, RVD1, RVD2 and MaR1 each suppress the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF, IL-1β, IL-8) and the innate/adaptive bridging cytokine, IL-12 p40, while simultaneously augmenting the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10. Such resolving activity is accompanied by the increased phosphorylation (enhanced anti-inflammatory state) of glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) along with increased phosphorylation (activation) of Akt, SGK1 and CREB but not MAPK-related molecules. Gain and loss of function experiments confirm a key role for GSK3β and CREB in the anti-inflammatory actions of resolvins. These results suggest that induction of the GSK3β anti-inflammatory axis is a common mechanism of action for RVD1, RVD2 and MaR1.
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- Zhen Gu
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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Arnold FW, Bordon J, Fernandez-Botran R, Rane MJ, Uriarte SM, Kelley R, Wiemken TL, Peyrani P, Ramirez JA. Macrolide Use and Neutrophil Function/Cytokine Levels in Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Pilot Study. Lung 2015; 194:155-62. [PMID: 26553025 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-015-9822-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE The objective of this study was to measure plasma cytokine levels and blood neutrophil functions as well as clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treated with or without macrolide use--a known modulator of inflammatory response. METHODS Subjects with CAP had peripheral blood analyzed for some neutrophil functions (degranulation of secretory vesicles and specific granules, respiratory burst response and phagocytosis) and ten cytokine levels measured in serum and sputum supernatants. Neutrophil function in healthy volunteers was also measured for reference. Values were measured on the day of enrollment, days 2-4 and 5-7, depending on a patient's length of stay. Early and late clinical outcomes were also evaluated. All values were compared between those treated with or without a macrolide. RESULTS A total of 40 subjects were in this study; 14 received macrolide treatment, and 26 did not. Neutrophil function in the macrolide group was not significantly different compared to the non-macrolide group. None of the median cytokine levels or IQRs were statistically significant between the groups. However, a trend toward decreased IL-6, IL-8, and IFN-γ levels, and favorable clinical outcomes were present in the macrolide group. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study showed no statistical difference between cytokine levels or neutrophil activity for CAP patients prescribed a macrolide containing regimen. Considering the trend of lower cytokine levels in the macrolide group when comparing the 5- to 7-day time period with the non-macrolide group, a full study with an appropriate sample size may be warranted.
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- Forest W Arnold
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 501 E. Broadway; Suite 140 B, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA.
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 501 E. Broadway; Suite 140 B, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 501 E. Broadway; Suite 140 B, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 501 E. Broadway; Suite 140 B, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 501 E. Broadway; Suite 140 B, Louisville, KY, 40202, USA
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Bordon JM, Fernandez-Botran R, Wiemken TL, Peyrani P, Uriarte SM, Arnold FW, Rodriquez-Hernandez L, Rane MJ, Kelley RR, Binford LE, Uppatla S, Cavallazzi R, Blasi F, Aliberti S, Restrepo MI, Fazeli S, Mathur A, Rahmani M, Ayesu K, Ramirez J. Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia: clinical outcomes and preliminary results of inflammatory response. Infection 2015; 43:729-38. [PMID: 26424683 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0837-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Further examination of clinical outcomes and inflammatory response of bacteremic pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is of great interest to enhance the care of patients with pneumococcal CAP. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of the Community Acquired Pneumonia Organization (CAPO) to compare the time to clinical stability (TCS), length of hospital stay (LOS), and in-hospital mortality of hospitalized pneumococcal CAP patients with and without bacteremia. To measure the effect of bacteremia in pneumococcal CAP patients on outcomes, we modeled all-cause in-hospital mortality using a Poisson regression model, and TCS and LOS using Cox proportional hazards models. Adjusted multivariate regression models were also used to predict the probability of occurrence of each of the study outcomes. To investigate the inflammatory response, we measured the plasma levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1rα, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10], inflammatory biomarkers [C-reactive protein (CRP), pro-calcitonin (PCT), and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)], and peripheral blood neutrophil responses in 10 patients, 4 bacteremic and 6 non-bacteremic pneumococcal CAP, upon admission and every other day during the first 6 days of hospitalization. Functional data were presented as median and standard error of the median (SEM); due to small number of samples no statistical comparisons were performed between groups. RESULTS From 833 pneumococcal CAP patients, 394 patients (47 %) were bacteremic. Bacteremic pneumococcal CAP were less likely to reach TCS with an adjusted hazard ratio (AHR) of 0.82 (95 % CI 0.69-0.97; p = 0.02) and had higher in-hospital mortality with an AHR of 1.63 (95 % CI 1.06-2.50, p = 0.026). Bacteremic pneumococcal CAP patients had a longer LOS than non-bacteremic pneumococcal CAP (p < 0.003). Higher plasma levels of CRP, PCT, and BNP were found in bacteremic than in non-bacteremic patients. The bacteremic group had consistently higher plasma levels of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The blood neutrophil functional responses were similar in both groups of patients. CONCLUSIONS Bacteremic pneumococcal CAP patients were significantly associated with higher in-hospital mortality, lower TCS, and longer LOS. HIV-infected patients showed a greater mortality which was not statistically significant. Bacteremic pneumococcal CAP patients had higher levels of biomarkers and systemic cytokines.
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- J M Bordon
- Section of Infectious Diseases, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, 20017, USA.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, IRCCS Fondazione Ca` Granda Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit, Department of Health Science, University of Milan Bicocca, AO San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, South Texas Veterans Health Care System and University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, 20017, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, 20017, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Providence Hospital, Washington, DC, 20017, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Orlando Health, Florida, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.,Veterans Administration Medical Center, Louisville, KY, USA
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Fernandez-Botran R, Uriarte SM, Arnold FW, Rodriguez-Hernandez L, Rane MJ, Peyrani P, Wiemken T, Kelley R, Uppatla S, Cavallazzi R, Blasi F, Morlacchi L, Aliberti S, Jonsson C, Ramirez JA, Bordon J. Contrasting inflammatory responses in severe and non-severe community-acquired pneumonia. Inflammation 2015; 37:1158-66. [PMID: 24557760 PMCID: PMC7087758 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-9840-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective of this study was to compare systemic and local cytokine profiles and neutrophil responses in patients with severe versus non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Hospitalized patients with CAP were grouped according to the pneumonia severity index (PSI), as non-severe (PSI < 91 points) or severe (PSI ≥ 91 points). Blood and sputum samples were collected upon admission. Compared to non-severe CAP patients, the severe CAP group showed higher plasma levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines but in contrast, lower sputum concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Blood neutrophil functional responses were elevated in CAP patients compared to healthy controls. However, neutrophils from severe CAP patients showed reduced respiratory burst activity compared to the non-severe group. Results indicate that patients with severe CAP fail to mount a robust local pro-inflammatory response but exhibit instead a more substantial systemic inflammatory response, suggesting that a key driver of CAP severity may be the ability of the patient to generate an optimal local inflammatory response.
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- Rafael Fernandez-Botran
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
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Bai J, Tang L, Lomas-Neira J, Chen Y, McLeish KR, Uriarte SM, Chung CS, Ayala A. TAT-SNAP-23 treatment inhibits the priming of neutrophil functions contributing to shock and/or sepsis-induced extra-pulmonary acute lung injury. Innate Immun 2014; 21:42-54. [PMID: 24391146 DOI: 10.1177/1753425913516524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Respiratory burst function of neutrophils is thought to play a pivotal role in the development of pathologies such as indirect (extra-pulmonary) acute lung injury (iALI), as well as sepsis. The current study was conducted to determine the effect of an HIV transactivator of transcription (TAT)-fusion protein containing a soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor domain from synaptosome-associated protein-23 (SNAP-23) on the shock/sepsis- and sepsis-enhanced neutrophil burst capacity using the clinical relevant two-hit iALI mouse model and the classical cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) septic model. TAT-SNAP-23 significantly decreased the blood neutrophil respiratory burst in vitro, and also in vivo in CLP and hemorrhaged mice. We found that the neutrophil influx to the lung tissue, as measured by myeloperoxidase levels and neutrophil-specific esterase(+) cells, was also decreased in the TAT-SNAP-23-treated group. Consistent with this, treatment of TAT-SNAP-23 significantly reduced the disruption of lung tissue architecture and protein concentration of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in iALI mice compared with vehicle-treated iALI mice. In addition, although TAT-SNAP-23 did not alter the extent of local cytokine/chemokine expression, the in vitro migration capacity of neutrophils was blunted from septic and hemorrhagic mice. These data support our hypothesis that TAT-SNAP-23 reduces neutrophil dysfunction in iALI and sepsis by inhibiting neutrophil respiratory burst.
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- Jianwen Bai
- Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Shanghai East Hospital, Tong Ji University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care, Shanghai East Hospital, Tong Ji University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA Robley Rx VAMC, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Research, the Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Arnett E, Vadia S, Nackerman CC, Oghumu S, Satoskar AR, McLeish KR, Uriarte SM, Seveau S. The pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O is degraded by neutrophil metalloproteinase-8 and fails to mediate Listeria monocytogenes intracellular survival in neutrophils. J Immunol 2013; 192:234-44. [PMID: 24319266 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The pore-forming toxin listeriolysin O (LLO) is a major virulence factor secreted by the facultative intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. This toxin facilitates L. monocytogenes intracellular survival in macrophages and diverse nonphagocytic cells by disrupting the internalization vesicle, releasing the bacterium into its replicative niche, the cytosol. Neutrophils are innate immune cells that play an important role in the control of infections, yet it was unknown if LLO could confer a survival advantage to L. monocytogenes in neutrophils. We report that LLO can enhance the phagocytic efficiency of human neutrophils and is unable to protect L. monocytogenes from intracellular killing. To explain the absence of L. monocytogenes survival in neutrophils, we hypothesized that neutrophil degranulation leads to the release of LLO-neutralizing molecules in the forming phagosome. In support of this, L. monocytogenes is a potent inducer of neutrophil degranulation, since its virulence factors, such as LLO, facilitate granule exocytosis. Within the first few minutes of interaction with L. monocytogenes, granules can fuse with the plasma membrane at the bacterial interaction site before closure of the phagosome. Furthermore, granule products directly degrade LLO, irreversibly inhibiting its activity. The matrix metalloproteinase-8, stored in secondary granules, was identified as an endoprotease that degrades LLO, and blocking neutrophil proteases increased L. monocytogenes intracellular survival. In conclusion, we propose that LLO degradation by matrix metalloproteinase-8 during phagocytosis protects neutrophil membranes from perforation and contributes to maintaining L. monocytogenes in a bactericidal phagosome from which it cannot escape.
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- Eusondia Arnett
- Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Wang Q, Wright CJ, Dingming H, Uriarte SM, Lamont RJ. Oral community interactions of Filifactor alocis in vitro. PLoS One 2013; 8:e76271. [PMID: 24098460 PMCID: PMC3789735 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Filifactor alocis is a gram positive anaerobe that is emerging as an important periodontal pathogen. In the oral cavity F. alocis colonizes polymicrobial biofilm communities; however, little is known regarding the nature of the interactions between F. alocis and other oral biofilm bacteria. Here we investigate the community interactions of two strains of F. alocis with Streptococcus gordonii, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, organisms with differing pathogenic potential in the oral cavity. In an in vitro community development model, S. gordonii was antagonistic to the accumulation of F. alocis into a dual species community. In contrast, F. nucleatum and the type strain of F. alocis formed a synergistic partnership. Accumulation of a low passage isolate of F. alocis was also enhanced by F. nucleatum. In three species communities of S. gordonii, F. nucleatum and F. alocis, the antagonistic effects of S. gordonii superseded the synergistic effects of F. nucleatum toward F. alocis. The interaction between A. actinomycetemcomitans and F. alocis was strain specific and A. actinomycetemcomitans could either stimulate F. alocis accumulation or have no effect depending on the strain. P. gingivalis and F. alocis formed heterotypic communities with the amount of P. gingivalis greater than in the absence of F. alocis. However, while P. gingivalis benefited from the relationship, levels of F. alocis in the dual species community were lower compared to F. alocis alone. The inhibitory effect of P. gingivalis toward F. alocis was dependent, at least partially, on the presence of the Mfa1 fimbrial subunit. In addition, AI-2 production by P. gingivalis helped maintain levels of F. alocis. Collectively, these results show that the pattern of F. alocis colonization will be dictated by the spatial composition of microbial microenvironments, and that the organism may preferentially accumulate at sites rich in F. nucleatum.
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- Qian Wang
- Center for Oral Health and Systemic Disease, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Center for Oral Health and Systemic Disease, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Center for Oral Health and Systemic Disease, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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Bordon J, Aliberti S, Fernandez-Botran R, Uriarte SM, Rane MJ, Duvvuri P, Peyrani P, Morlacchi LC, Blasi F, Ramirez JA. Understanding the roles of cytokines and neutrophil activity and neutrophil apoptosis in the protective versus deleterious inflammatory response in pneumonia. Int J Infect Dis 2013; 17:e76-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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McLeish KR, Uriarte SM, Tandon S, Creed TM, Le J, Ward RA. Exocytosis of neutrophil granule subsets and activation of prolyl isomerase 1 are required for respiratory burst priming. J Innate Immun 2013; 5:277-89. [PMID: 23363774 DOI: 10.1159/000345992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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This study tested the hypothesis that priming the neutrophil respiratory burst requires both granule exocytosis and activation of the prolyl isomerase Pin1. Fusion proteins containing the TAT cell permeability sequence and either the SNARE domain of syntaxin-4 or the N-terminal SNARE domain of SNAP-23 were used to examine the role of granule subsets in TNF-mediated respiratory burst priming using human neutrophils. Concentration-inhibition curves for exocytosis of individual granule subsets and for priming of fMLF-stimulated superoxide release and phagocytosis-stimulated H2O2 production were generated. Maximal inhibition of priming ranged from 72 to 88%. Linear regression lines for inhibition of priming versus inhibition of exocytosis did not differ from the line of identity for secretory vesicles and gelatinase granules, while the slopes or the y-intercepts were different from the line of identity for specific and azurophilic granules. Inhibition of Pin1 reduced priming by 56%, while exocytosis of secretory vesicles and specific granules was not affected. These findings indicate that exocytosis of secretory vesicles and gelatinase granules and activation of Pin1 are independent events required for TNF-mediated priming of neutrophil respiratory burst.
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- Kenneth R McLeish
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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Uriarte SM, Rane MJ, Luerman GC, Barati MT, Ward RA, Nauseef WM, McLeish KR. Granule exocytosis contributes to priming and activation of the human neutrophil respiratory burst. J Immunol 2011; 187:391-400. [PMID: 21642540 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1003112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The role of exocytosis in the human neutrophil respiratory burst was determined using a fusion protein (TAT-SNAP-23) containing the HIV transactivator of transcription (TAT) cell-penetrating sequence and the N-terminal SNARE domain of synaptosome-associated protein-23 (SNAP-23). This agent inhibited stimulated exocytosis of secretory vesicles and gelatinase and specific granules but not azurophil granules. GST pulldown showed that TAT-SNAP-23 bound to the combination of vesicle-associated membrane protein-2 and syntaxin-4 but not to either individually. TAT-SNAP-23 reduced phagocytosis-stimulated hydrogen peroxide production by 60% without affecting phagocytosis or generation of HOCl within phagosomes. TAT-SNAP-23 had no effect on fMLF-stimulated superoxide release but significantly inhibited priming of this response by TNF-α and platelet-activating factor. Pretreatment with TAT-SNAP-23 inhibited the increase in plasma membrane expression of gp91(phox) in TNF-α-primed neutrophils, whereas TNF-α activation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK was not affected. The data demonstrate that neutrophil granule exocytosis contributes to phagocytosis-induced respiratory burst activity and plays a critical role in priming of the respiratory burst by increasing expression of membrane components of the NADPH oxidase.
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- Silvia M Uriarte
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Luerman GC, Powell DW, Uriarte SM, Cummins TD, Merchant ML, Ward RA, McLeish KR. Identification of phosphoproteins associated with human neutrophil granules following chemotactic peptide stimulation. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 10:M110.001552. [PMID: 21097543 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m110.001552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Regulated exocytosis of neutrophil intracellular storage granules is necessary for neutrophil participation in the inflammatory response. The signal transduction pathways that participate in neutrophil exocytosis are complex and poorly defined. Several protein kinases, including p38 MAPK and the nonreceptor tyrosine kinases, Hck and Fgr, participate in this response. However, the downstream targets of these kinases that regulate exocytosis are unknown. The present study combined a novel inhibitor of neutrophil exocytosis with proteomic techniques to identify phosphopeptides and phosphoproteins from a population of gelatinase and specific granules isolated from unstimulated and fMLF-stimulated neutrophils. To prevent loss of granule-associated phosphoproteins upon exocytosis, neutrophils were pretreated with a TAT-fusion protein containing a SNARE domain from SNAP-23 (TAT-SNAP-23), which inhibited fMLF-stimulated CD66b-containing granule exocytosis by 100±10%. Following TAT-SNAP-23 pretreatment, neutrophils were stimulated with the chemotactic peptide fMLF for 0 min, 1 min, and 2 min. Granules were isolated by gradient centrifugation and subjected to proteolytic digestion with trypsin or chymotrypsin to obtain peptides from the outer surface of the granule. Phosphopeptides were enriched by gallium or TiO2 affinity chromatography, and phosphopeptides and phosphorylation sites were identified by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem MS. This resulted in the identification of 243 unique phosphopeptides corresponding to 235 proteins, including known regulators of vesicle trafficking. The analysis identified 79 phosphoproteins from resting neutrophils, 81 following 1 min of fMLF stimulation, and 118 following 2 min of stimulation. Bioinformatic analysis identified a potential Src tyrosine kinase motif from a phosphopeptide corresponding to G protein coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5). Phosphorylation of GRK5 by Src was confirmed by an in vitro kinase reaction and by precursor ion scanning for phospho-tyrosine specific immonium ions containing Tyr251 and Tyr253. Immunoprecipitation of phosphorylated GRK5 from intact cells was reduced by a Src inhibitor. In conclusion, targets of signal transduction pathways were identified that are candidates to regulate neutrophil granule exocytosis.
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- Gregory C Luerman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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Uriarte SM, Rane MJ, Luerman GC, Le J, Ward RA, McLeish KR. Granule exocytosis contributes to TNF-α and PAF-induced priming in human neutrophils. Cytokine 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2009.07.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Uriarte SM, Jog NR, Luerman GC, Bhimani S, Ward RA, McLeish KR. Counterregulation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis by the actin and microtubular cytoskeleton in human neutrophils. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009; 296:C857-67. [PMID: 19176760 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00454.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We have recently reported that disruption of the actin cytoskeleton enhanced N-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-stimulated granule exocytosis in human neutrophils but decreased plasma membrane expression of complement receptor 1 (CR1), a marker of secretory vesicles. The present study was initiated to determine if reduced CR1 expression was due to fMLP-stimulated endocytosis, to determine the mechanism of this endocytosis, and to examine its impact on neutrophil functional responses. Stimulation of neutrophils with fMLP or ionomycin in the presence of latrunculin A resulted in the uptake of Alexa fluor 488-labeled albumin and transferrin and reduced plasma membrane expression of CR1. These effects were prevented by preincubation of the cells with sucrose, chlorpromazine, or monodansylcadaverine (MDC), inhibitors of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Sucrose, chlorpromazine, and MDC also significantly inhibited fMLP- and ionomycin-stimulated specific and azurophil granule exocytosis. Disruption of microtubules with nocodazole inhibited endocytosis and azurophil granule exocytosis stimulated by fMLP in the presence of latrunculin A. Pharmacological inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, ERK1/2, and PKC significantly reduced fMLP-stimulated transferrin uptake in the presence of latrunculin A. Blockade of clathrin-mediated endocytosis had no significant effect on fMLP-stimulated phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in neutrophils pretreated with latrunculin A. From these data, we conclude that the actin cytoskeleton functions to limit microtubule-dependent, clathrin-mediated endocytosis in stimulated human neutrophils. The limitation of clathrin-mediated endocytosis by actin regulates the extent of both specific and azurophilic granule exocytosis.
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- Silvia M Uriarte
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
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BACKGROUND Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) against proteinase 3 (PR3) are postulated to injure vascular endothelium by inducing cytokine-primed neutrophils to release proteolytic enzymes and generate reactive oxygen species. Anti-PR3 induce exocytosis, and since priming is associated with upregulation of plasma membrane proteins by exocytosis of intracellular granules, we tested the hypothesis that anti-PR3 prime neutrophils in the absence of cytokines. METHODS Isolated human neutrophils were incubated with or without anti-PR3. Superoxide release was determined by measuring the reduction of ferricytochrome C. Exocytosis of secretory vesicles and specific granules was determined by measuring the expression of CD35 and CD66b, respectively, using flow cytometry. RESULTS Anti-PR3 (15 mug/mL) directly stimulated superoxide production and enhanced FMLP-stimulated superoxide production. Anti-PR3 (0.5 mug/mL) did not stimulate superoxide production but did enhance FMLP-stimulated superoxide production. Incubation of neutrophils with anti-PR3 resulted in time-dependent exocytosis of secretory vesicles and specific granules. Anti-PR3-induced exocytosis, but not superoxide production, was dependent on p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase. Conclusions. These data demonstrate that anti-PR3 can directly stimulate production of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils without cytokine priming, and that anti-PR3 prime neutrophils for increased FMLP-stimulated reactive oxygen species production. Anti-PR3 also induce exocytosis via a mechanism separate from their effect on reactive oxygen species production. These findings suggest that anti-PR3 ANCA may activate neutrophils and cause endothelial cell injury by multiple pathways, including some that are independent of priming by a second agent.
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- Silvia M Uriarte
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, 615 S. Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1718, USA
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Uriarte SM, Powell DW, Luerman GC, Merchant ML, Cummins TD, Jog NR, Ward RA, McLeish KR. Comparison of Proteins Expressed on Secretory Vesicle Membranes and Plasma Membranes of Human Neutrophils. J Immunol 2008; 180:5575-81. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.8.5575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Uriarte SM, Joshi-Barve S, Song Z, Sahoo R, Gobejishvili L, Jala VR, Haribabu B, McClain C, Barve S. Akt inhibition upregulates FasL, downregulates c-FLIPs and induces caspase-8-dependent cell death in Jurkat T lymphocytes. Cell Death Differ 2005; 12:233-42. [PMID: 15665818 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In T lymphocytes, the role of Akt in regulating Fas/Fas ligand (FasL)-mediated apoptotic signaling and death is not clearly understood. In this study, we observed that inhibition of Akt causes enhanced expression of FasL mRNA and protein and increased death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) formation with Fas-associated death domain (FADD) and procaspase-8 recruitment. Also, caspase-8 was activated at the DISC with accompanying decrease in c-FLIPs expression. FasL neutralizing antibody significantly decreased apoptotic death in the Akt-inhibited T cells. Additionally, Akt inhibition-induced Fas signaling was observed to link to the mitochondrial pathway via Bid cleavage. Further, inhibition of caspase-8 activity effectively blocked the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and DNA fragmentation, suggesting that DISC formation and subsequent caspase-8 activation are critical initiating events in Akt inhibition-induced apoptotic death in T lymphocytes. These data demonstrate yet another important survival function governed by Akt kinase in T lymphocytes, which involves the regulation of FasL expression and consequent apoptotic signaling.
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- S M Uriarte
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville Medical Center, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Uriarte SM, Molestina RE, Miller RD, Bernabo J, Farinati A, Eiguchi K, Ramirez JA, Summersgill JT. Effects of fluoroquinolones on the migration of human phagocytes through Chlamydia pneumoniae-infected and tumor necrosis factor alpha-stimulated endothelial cells. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 48:2538-43. [PMID: 15215106 PMCID: PMC434182 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.7.2538-2543.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The anti-inflammatory activities of three quinolones, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin, were investigated with an in vitro model of transendothelial migration (TEM). Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were seeded in Transwell inserts, treated with serial dilutions of antibiotics, infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae, or stimulated with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Neutrophils or monocytes were also preincubated with serial dilutions of each antibiotic. TEM was assessed by light microscopic examination of the underside of the polycarbonate membrane, and levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In HUVEC infected with C. pneumoniae or stimulated with TNF-alpha, all fluoroquinolones significantly decreased neutrophil and monocyte TEM, compared to antibiotic-free controls. Moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin produced a significant decrease in IL-8 in C. pneumoniae-infected and TNF-alpha-stimulated HUVEC; however, moxifloxacin was the only fluoroquinolone that produced a significant decrease in MCP-1 levels under both conditions. Results from this study indicate similarities in the anti-inflammatory activities of these fluoroquinolones, although no statistically significant decrease in chemokine secretion was observed when levofloxacin was used. Mechanisms of neutrophil and monocyte TEM inhibition by fluoroquinolone antibiotics are unknown but may be partially due to inhibition of IL-8 and MCP-1 production, respectively.
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- Silvia M Uriarte
- Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Room 311, Instructional Building, 500 South Preston St., University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Uriarte SM, Molestina RE, Miller RD, Bernabo J, Farinati A, Eiguchi K, Ramirez JA, Summersgill JT. Effect of macrolide antibiotics on human endothelial cells activated by Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. J Infect Dis 2002; 185:1631-6. [PMID: 12023769 DOI: 10.1086/340575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/03/2001] [Revised: 01/31/2002] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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This study investigated the potential anti-inflammatory activity of 3 macrolide antibiotics, clarithromycin, roxithromycin, and azithromycin, in an in vitro model of transendothelial migration (TEM). Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were seeded in Transwell inserts, treated with serial dilutions of the antibiotics, and infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae or stimulated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha. In HUVECs infected with C. pneumoniae or stimulated with TNF-alpha, both azithromycin and roxithromycin caused significant decreases in neutrophil and monocyte TEM, compared with antibiotic-free controls. Clarithromycin had no detectable effect in either group. Azithromycin caused significant decreases in interleukin (IL)-8 and monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, whereas roxithromycin significantly decreased IL-8. This study indicates heterogeneity in the anti-inflammatory activity of these antibiotics. Mechanisms of monocyte and neutrophil TEM inhibition by azithromycin and roxithromycin are unclear but may be partially due to inhibition of IL-8 and MCP-1 production.
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- Silvia M Uriarte
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 500 S. Preston Street, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
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