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Eftekhari R, Ewanchuk BW, Rawji KS, Yates RM, Noorbakhsh F, Kuipers HF, Hollenberg MD. Blockade of Proteinase-Activated Receptor 2 (PAR2) Attenuates Neuroinflammation in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2024; 388:12-22. [PMID: 37699708 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.123.001685] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR2), which modulates inflammatory responses, is elevated in the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis (MS) and in its murine model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In PAR2-null mice, disease severity of EAE is markedly diminished. We therefore tested whether inhibiting PAR2 activation in vivo might be a viable strategy for the treatment of MS. Using the EAE model, we show that a PAR2 antagonist, the pepducin palmitoyl-RSSAMDENSEKKRKSAIK-amide (P2pal-18S), attenuates EAE progression by affecting immune cell function. P2pal-18S treatment markedly diminishes disease severity and reduces demyelination, as well as the infiltration of T-cells and macrophages into the central nervous system. Moreover, P2pal-18S decreases granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) production and T-cell activation in cultured splenocytes and prevents macrophage polarization in vitro. We conclude that PAR2 plays a key role in regulating neuroinflammation in EAE and that PAR2 antagonists represent promising therapeutic agents for treating MS and other neuroinflammatory diseases. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Proteinase-activated receptor-2 modulates inflammatory responses and is increased in multiple sclerosis lesions. We show that the proteinase-activated receptor-2 antagonist palmitoyl-RSSAMDENSEKKRKSAIK-amide reduces disease in the murine experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model of multiple sclerosis by inhibiting T-cell and macrophage activation and infiltration into the central nervous system, making it a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis.
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- Rahil Eftekhari
- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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- Department of Physiology & Pharmacology (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Medicine (R.E., M.D.H.), Department of Clinical Neurosciences (R.E., K.S.R., H.F.K.), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine (B.W.E., R.M.Y.), and Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (H.F.K.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (R.E., F.N.)
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Nguyen JA, Greene CJ, Yates RM. Eructophagy: macrophages use autophagic machinery to burp out parts of their meal. Autophagy 2023; 19:1042-1044. [PMID: 36264831 PMCID: PMC9980442 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2138006] [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] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The phagolysosome is an antimicrobial and degradative organelle that plays key roles in macrophage-mediated inflammatory and homeostatic functions. Whereas mature phagolysosomes are known to sequester and degrade their contents into basic nutrients, they were not previously assigned an active role in amplifying inflammation. We have described a novel macrophage process in which partially digested immunostimulatory PAMPs are released extracellularly from the mature phagolysosome via discrete events we term eructophagy. Eructophagy is induced by proinflammatory stimuli, negatively regulated by IL4 and MTOR, and is dependent on key autophagy proteins, including fusion machinery of degradative and secretory autophagy. We propose that macrophages use eructophagy to release processed PAMPs/DAMPs to amplify local inflammation.
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- Jenny A. Nguyen
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Nguyen JA, Greene CJ, Cheung S, Yates RM. Multiplexed Phagosomal Assays for the Detection and Quantification of Bidirectional Exchange Between the Phagolysosomal Lumen and Extracellular Space. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2692:171-185. [PMID: 37365468 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3338-0_12] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
The phagolysosome is an antimicrobial and degradative organelle that plays a key role in macrophage-mediated inflammation and homeostasis. Before being presented to the adaptive immune system, phagocytosed proteins must first be processed into immunostimulatory antigens. Until recently, little attention has been given to how other processed PAMPs and DAMPs can stimulate an immune response if they are sequestered in the phagolysosome. Eructophagy is a newly described process in macrophages that releases partially digested immunostimulatory PAMPs and DAMPs extracellularly from the mature phagolysosome to activate vicinal leukocytes. This chapter outlines approaches to observe and quantify eructophagy by simultaneously measuring several phagosomal parameters of individual phagosomes. These methods use specifically designed experimental particles capable of conjugating to multiple reporter/reference fluors in combination with real-time automated fluorescent microscopy. Through the use of high-content image analysis software, each phagosomal parameter can be evaluated quantitatively or semiquantitatively during post-analysis.
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- Jenny A Nguyen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Lail SS, Balce DR, Canton J, Yates RM. Approaches to Measuring Reductive and Oxidative Events in Phagosomes. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2692:139-152. [PMID: 37365466 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3338-0_10] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
The phagosome is a redox-active organelle. Numerous reductive and oxidative systems play both direct and indirect roles in phagosomal function. With the advent of newer methodologies to study these redox events in live cells, the details of how redox conditions change within the maturing phagosome, how they are regulated, and how they influence other phagosomal functions can be investigated. In this chapter, we detail phagosome-specific, fluorescence-based assays that measure disulfide reduction and the production of reactive oxygen species in live phagocytes such as macrophages and dendritic cells, in real time.
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- Shranjit S Lail
- Department of Medical Science, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Lail SS, McKenna N, Yates RM. The Derivation and Use of HoxB8-Driven Conditionally Immortalized Macrophages. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2692:109-120. [PMID: 37365464 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3338-0_8] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
The use of Hox-driven conditionally immortalized immune cells has significantly increased in biomedical research over the past 15 years. HoxB8-driven conditionally immortalized myeloid progenitor cells maintain their ability to differentiate into functional macrophages. There are multiple benefits to this conditional immortalization strategy including the ability for unlimited propagation, genetic mutability, primary-like immune cells (macrophages, dendritic cells, and granulocytes) on demand, derivation from variety of mouse strains, and simple cryopreservation and reconstitution. In this chapter, we will discuss how to derive and use these HoxB8-conditionally immortalized myeloid progenitor cells.
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- Shranjit S Lail
- Department of Medical Science, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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Ewanchuk BW, Arnold CR, Balce DR, Premnath P, Orsetti TL, Warren AL, Olsen A, Krawetz RJ, Yates RM. A non-immunological role for γ-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) in osteoclastic bone resorption. Sci Adv 2021; 7:7/17/eabd3684. [PMID: 33893096 PMCID: PMC8064644 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd3684] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The extracellular bone resorbing lacuna of the osteoclast shares many characteristics with the degradative lysosome of antigen-presenting cells. γ-Interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) enhances antigen processing within lysosomes through direct reduction of antigen disulfides and maintenance of cysteine protease activity. In this study, we found the osteoclastogenic cytokine RANKL drove expression of GILT in osteoclast precursors in a STAT1-dependent manner, resulting in high levels of GILT in mature osteoclasts, which could be further augmented by γ-interferon. GILT colocalized with the collagen-degrading cysteine protease, cathepsin K, suggesting a role for GILT inside the osteoclastic resorption lacuna. GILT-deficient osteoclasts had reduced bone-resorbing capacity, resulting in impaired bone turnover and an osteopetrotic phenotype in GILT-deficient mice. We demonstrated that GILT could directly reduce the noncollagenous bone matrix protein SPARC, and additionally, enhance collagen degradation by cathepsin K. Together, this work describes a previously unidentified, non-immunological role for GILT in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption.
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- Benjamin W Ewanchuk
- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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Abstract
Following phagocytosis, the nascent phagosome undergoes maturation to become a phagolysosome with an acidic, hydrolytic, and often oxidative lumen that can efficiently kill and digest engulfed microbes, cells, and debris. The fusion of phagosomes with lysosomes is a principal driver of phagosomal maturation and is targeted by several adapted intracellular pathogens. Impairment of this process has significant consequences for microbial infection, tissue inflammation, the onset of adaptive immunity, and disease. Given the importance of phagosome-lysosome fusion to phagocyte function and the many virulence factors that target it, it is unsurprising that multiple molecular pathways have evolved to mediate this essential process. While the full range of these pathways has yet to be fully characterized, several pathways involving proteins such as members of the Rab GTPases, tethering factors and SNAREs have been identified. Here, we summarize the current state of knowledge to clarify the ambiguities in the field and construct a more comprehensive phagolysosome formation model. Lastly, we discuss how other cellular pathways help support phagolysosome biogenesis and, consequently, phagocyte function.
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- Jenny A Nguyen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute of Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Mountford SJ, Anderson BM, Xu B, Tay ESV, Szabo M, Hoang ML, Diao J, Aurelio L, Campden RI, Lindström E, Sloan EK, Yates RM, Bunnett NW, Thompson PE, Edgington-Mitchell LE. Application of a Sulfoxonium Ylide Electrophile to Generate Cathepsin X-Selective Activity-Based Probes. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:718-727. [PMID: 32022538 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Cathepsin X/Z/P is cysteine cathepsin with unique carboxypeptidase activity. Its expression is associated with cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, although its roles during normal physiology are still poorly understood. Advances in our understanding of its function have been hindered by a lack of available tools that can specifically measure the proteolytic activity of cathepsin X. We present a series of activity-based probes that incorporate a sulfoxonium ylide warhead, which exhibit improved specificity for cathepsin X compared to previously reported probes. We apply these probes to detect cathepsin X activity in cell and tissue lysates, in live cells and in vivo, and to localize active cathepsin X in mouse tissues by microscopy. Finally, we utilize an improved method to generate chloromethylketones, necessary intermediates for synthesis of acyloxymethylketones probes, by way of sulfoxonium ylide intermediates. In conclusion, the probes presented in this study will be valuable for investigating cathepsin X pathophysiology.
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- Simon J. Mountford
- Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Department of Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York 10010, United States
- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York 10010, United States
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Schneider A, Wood HN, Geden S, Greene CJ, Yates RM, Masternak MM, Rohde KH. Growth hormone-mediated reprogramming of macrophage transcriptome and effector functions. Sci Rep 2019; 9:19348. [PMID: 31852980 PMCID: PMC6920138 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56017-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Macrophages are an important component of the innate immune response. Priming and activation of macrophages is stimulated by cytokines (i.e IFNγ). However, growth hormone (GH) can also stimulate macrophage activation. Based on these observations, the goal of this work was to 1) to compare the transcriptome profile of macrophages activated in vitro with GH and IFNγ, and 2) to assess the impact of GH on key macrophage functional properties like reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and phagosomal proteolysis. To assess the global transcriptional and functional impact of GH on macrophage programming, bone marrow derived macrophages were treated with GH or IFNγ. Our data strongly support a potential link between GH, which wanes with age, and impaired macrophage function. The notable overlap of GH with IFNγ-induced pathways involved in innate immune sensing of pathogens and antimicrobial responses argue for an important role for GH in macrophage priming and maturation. By using functional assays that report on biochemical activities within the lumen of phagosomes, we have also shown that GH alters physiologically relevant processes such as ROS production and proteolysis. These changes could have far reaching impacts on antimicrobial capacity, signaling, and antigen presentation.
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- Augusto Schneider
- Faculdade de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA.
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan, Poland.
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- College of Medicine, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA.
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Bertram KL, Narendran N, Tailor P, Jablonski C, Leonard C, Irvine E, Hess R, Masson AO, Abubacker S, Rinker K, Biernaskie J, Yates RM, Salo P, Narendran A, Krawetz RJ. 17-DMAG regulates p21 expression to induce chondrogenesis in vitro and in vivo. Dis Model Mech 2018; 11:11/10/dmm033662. [PMID: 30305302 PMCID: PMC6215425 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.033662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Cartilage degeneration after injury affects a significant percentage of the population, including those that will go on to develop osteoarthritis (OA). Like humans, most mammals, including mice, are incapable of regenerating injured cartilage. Interestingly, it has previously been shown that p21 (Cdkn1a) knockout (p21-/-) mice demonstrate auricular (ear) cartilage regeneration. However, the loss of p21 expression is highly correlated with the development of numerous types of cancer and autoimmune diseases, limiting the therapeutic translation of these findings. Therefore, in this study, we employed a screening approach to identify an inhibitor (17-DMAG) that negatively regulates the expression of p21. We also validated that this compound can induce chondrogenesis in vitro (in adult mesenchymal stem cells) and in vivo (auricular cartilage injury model). Furthermore, our results suggest that 17-DMAG can induce the proliferation of terminally differentiated chondrocytes (in vitro and in vivo), while maintaining their chondrogenic phenotype. This study provides new insights into the regulation of chondrogenesis that might ultimately lead to new therapies for cartilage injury and/or OA.
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- Karri L Bertram
- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Centre for Bioengineering Research and Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Oncology, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB T3B 6A8, Canada
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- McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada .,Department Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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In addition to debris clearance and antimicrobial function, versatile organelles known as phagosomes play an essential role in the processing of exogenous antigen in antigen presenting cells. While there has been much attention on human leukocyte antigen haplotypes in the determination of antigenic peptide repertoires, the lumenal biochemistries within phagosomes and endosomes are emerging as equally-important determinants of peptide epitope composition and immunodominance. Recently, the lumenal redox microenvironment within these degradative compartments has been shown to impact two key antigenic processing chemistries: proteolysis by lysosomal cysteine proteases and disulfide reduction of protein antigens. Through manipulation of the balance between oxidative and reductive capacities in the phagosome-principally by modulating NADPH oxidase (NOX2) and γ-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) activities-studies have demonstrated changes to antigen processing patterns leading to modified repertoires of antigenic peptides available for presentation, and subsequently, altered disease progression in T cell-driven autoimmunity. This review focuses on the mechanisms and consequences of redox-mediated phagosomal antigen processing, and the potential downstream implications to tolerance and autoimmunity.
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- Benjamin W Ewanchuk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1; Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1.
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Kim DS, Dastidar H, Zhang C, Zemp FJ, Lau K, Ernst M, Rakic A, Sikdar S, Rajwani J, Naumenko V, Balce DR, Ewanchuk BW, Tailor P, Yates RM, Jenne C, Gafuik C, Mahoney DJ. Author Correction: Smac mimetics and oncolytic viruses synergize in driving anticancer T-cell responses through complementary mechanisms. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2109. [PMID: 29799008 PMCID: PMC5967337 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04597-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Dae-Sun Kim
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1. .,Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1. .,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
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Ewanchuk BW, Allan ERO, Warren AL, Ramachandran R, Yates RM. The cooling compound icilin attenuates autoimmune neuroinflammation through modulation of the T-cell response. FASEB J 2017; 32:1236-1249. [PMID: 29114087 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700552r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/11/2022]
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The synthetic supercooling drug, icilin, and its primary receptor target, the cation channel transient receptor potential (TRP) melastatin-8 (TRPM8), have been described as potent negative regulators of inflammation in the colon. The aim of this study was to determine whether the anti-inflammatory action of icilin could potentially be used to treat autoimmune neuroinflammatory disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). During experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-a CD4+ T cell-driven murine model of MS-we found that both wild-type (WT) and TRPM8-deficient EAE mice were protected from disease progression during icilin treatment, as evidenced by delays in clinical onset and reductions in neuroinflammation. In vitro, icilin potently inhibited the proliferation of murine and human CD4+ T cells, with the peripheral expansion of autoantigen-restricted T cells similarly diminished by the administration of icilin in mice. Attenuation of both TRPM8-/- and TRP ankyrin-1-/- T-cell proliferation by icilin was consistent with the WT phenotype, which suggests a mechanism that is independent of these channels. In addition, icilin treatment altered the expressional profile of activated CD4+ T cells to one that was indicative of restricted effector function and limited neuroinflammatory potential. These findings identify a potent anti-inflammatory role for icilin in lymphocyte-mediated neuroinflammation and highlight clear pleiotropic effects of the compound beyond classic TRP channel activation.-Ewanchuk, B. W., Allan, E. R. O., Warren, A. L., Ramachandran, R., Yates, R. M. The cooling compound icilin attenuates autoimmune neuroinflammation through modulation of the T-cell response.
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- Benjamin W Ewanchuk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Kim DS, Dastidar H, Zhang C, Zemp FJ, Lau K, Ernst M, Rakic A, Sikdar S, Rajwani J, Naumenko V, Balce DR, Ewanchuk BW, Tailor P, Yates RM, Jenne C, Gafuik C, Mahoney DJ. Smac mimetics and oncolytic viruses synergize in driving anticancer T-cell responses through complementary mechanisms. Nat Commun 2017; 8:344. [PMID: 28839138 PMCID: PMC5570934 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00324-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Second mitochondrial activator of caspase (Smac)-mimetic compounds and oncolytic viruses were developed to kill cancer cells directly. However, Smac-mimetic compound and oncolytic virus therapies also modulate host immune responses in ways we hypothesized would complement one another in promoting anticancer T-cell immunity. We show that Smac-mimetic compound and oncolytic virus therapies synergize in driving CD8+ T-cell responses toward tumors through distinct activities. Smac-mimetic compound treatment with LCL161 reinvigorates exhausted CD8+ T cells within immunosuppressed tumors by targeting tumor-associated macrophages for M1-like polarization. Oncolytic virus treatment with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSVΔM51) promotes CD8+ T-cell accumulation within tumors and CD8+ T-cell activation within the tumor-draining lymph node. When combined, LCL161 and VSVΔM51 therapy engenders CD8+ T-cell-mediated tumor control in several aggressive mouse models of cancer. Smac-mimetic compound and oncolytic virus therapies are both in clinical development and their combination therapy represents a promising approach for promoting anticancer T-cell immunity.Oncolytic viruses (OV) and second mitochondrial activator of caspase (Smac)-mimetic compounds (SMC) synergistically kill cancer cells directly. Here, the authors show that SMC and OV therapies combination also synergize in vivo by promoting anticancer immunity through an increase in CD8+ T-cell response.
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- Dae-Sun Kim
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
- Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
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Allan ERO, Campden RI, Ewanchuk BW, Tailor P, Balce DR, McKenna NT, Greene CJ, Warren AL, Reinheckel T, Yates RM. A role for cathepsin Z in neuroinflammation provides mechanistic support for an epigenetic risk factor in multiple sclerosis. J Neuroinflammation 2017; 14:103. [PMID: 28486971 PMCID: PMC5424360 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0874-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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] [Received: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Hypomethylation of the cathepsin Z locus has been proposed as an epigenetic risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS). Cathepsin Z is a unique lysosomal cysteine cathepsin expressed primarily by antigen presenting cells. While cathepsin Z expression has been associated with neuroinflammatory disorders, a role for cathepsin Z in mediating neuroinflammation has not been previously established. METHODS Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) was induced in both wildtype mice and mice deficient in cathepsin Z. The effects of cathepsin Z-deficiency on the processing and presentation of the autoantigen myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, and on the production of IL-1β and IL-18 were determined in vitro from cells derived from wildtype and cathepsin Z-deficient mice. The effects of cathepsin Z-deficiency on CD4+ T cell activation, migration, and infiltration to the CNS were determined in vivo. Statistical analyses of parametric data were performed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey post-hoc tests, or by an unpaired Student's t test. EAE clinical scoring was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS We showed that mice deficient in cathepsin Z have reduced neuroinflammation and dramatically lowered circulating levels of IL-1β during EAE. Deficiency in cathepsin Z did not impact either the processing or the presentation of MOG, or MOG- specific CD4+ T cell activation and trafficking. Consistently, we found that cathepsin Z-deficiency reduced the efficiency of antigen presenting cells to secrete IL-1β, which in turn reduced the ability of mice to generate Th17 responses-critical steps in the pathogenesis of EAE and MS. CONCLUSION Together, these data support a novel role for cathepsin Z in the propagation of IL-1β-driven neuroinflammation.
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- Euan R O Allan
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical and Diagnostic Services, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany.,BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-University, D-79104, Freiburg, Germany
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Disease, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, HRIC 4AA10, Calgary, AB, T2N 4 N1, Canada.
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Ewanchuk B, Allan ERO, Yates RM. Using the cooling agent icilin and synthetic analogs to attenuate autoreactive T cell function during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology 2017. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.219.5] [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]
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Targeting inflammatory function of autoreactive T lymphocytes defines a key facet of therapeutics for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). The super-cooling drug icilin has recently been shown to limit systemic inflammation through activation of the TRPM8 calcium channel in murine models of colitis. We thus aimed to define an anti-inflammatory mechanism for the drug candidate icilin and TRPM8 in T cell-mediated adaptive neuroinflammation.
Using experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a CD4+ T cell-driven model of MS, we assayed the influence of icilin on CD4+ T cell activation, proliferation, and effector function. Significant reductions in clinical disease were observed in WT EAE mice receiving icilin treatment, coinciding with fewer infiltrating leukocytes in the central nervous system. Unexpectedly, TRPM8−/− mice treated with icilin also displayed protection from EAE, showing similar reductions in disease score and leukocyte infiltration. Both WT and TRPM8−/− mice receiving icilin treatment showed significant delays in initial disease onset, attributed in vitro to reduced T cell proliferation via icilin-mediated G1 cell cycle arrest. A library of chemically and structurally related icilin analogs was screened to identify novel drug candidates targeting autoimmune T cell function. Amongst the screened drug analogs, a small fraction potently attenuated T cell proliferation in vitro.
These results suggest that TRPM8-independent ablation of T cell function drives the anti-inflammatory properties of icilin during EAE. Further, novel drug candidates structurally related to icilin represent a promising class of molecules for limiting T cell responses in MS and other autoinflammatory diseases.
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The biochemical processes within the phagosomes of macrophages and dendritic cells are essential to immunity and homeostasis. Measurable properties of the phagosomal lumen include: assessment of various hydrolytic activities, reduction and oxidation events, pH, ion concentrations, and electrochemical gradients. These often-interdependent phagosomal features are commonly evaluated individually, hindering the analysis of the biochemical relationship between these factors within the same phagosome. In addition, the ability of phagosomes within the same cell to behave autonomously is becoming more evident, thus highlighting the need for a technique capable of multiplex analyses of phagosomal lumenal chemistries at the single phagosome level. In this chapter, we outline an approach that is capable of simultaneously measuring multiple phagosomal parameters of individual phagosomes by utilizing specifically designed experimental particles with multiple reporter fluors, in combination with real-time fluorometric measurement via automated microscopy. Subsequent analysis using high-content image analysis software enables each phagosomal parameter to be evaluated in a quantitative or semi-quantitative manner. This approach facilitates investigation of the complex relationship between phagosomal properties in a population of macrophages in real time, at the level of individual phagosomes.
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- Samuel Cheung
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
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Macrophages fulfill most of their microbicidal duties in their phagosomes following uptake of microbes. However, some microbes, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, have evolved mechanisms to subvert the normal maturation process of their phagocytic compartment to limit the hostility of this environment. The experimental analysis of this process and its subsequent impact on bacterial fitness is technically demanding and has required the development of a broad range of readouts to correlate function and outcome. In this chapter we detail two technically divergent platforms to measure the environment within the phagosomal compartment that contains Mtb in the short term, and more long-term readouts of bacterial fitness and Mtb's reaction to host-derived stresses. The readouts are all fluorescence-based and are adaptable to measurement by a range of platforms, including spectrofluorometry, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry.
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- Shumin Tan
- Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.,Molecular Biology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, 02111, USA
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The phagosome is a redox-active organelle. Numerous reductive and oxidative systems play both direct and indirect roles in phagosomal function. With the advent of newer methodologies to study these redox events in live cells, the details of how redox conditions change within the maturing phagosome, how they are regulated, and how they influence other phagosomal functions can be investigated. In this chapter, we detail phagosome-specific, fluorescence-based assays that measure disulfide reduction and the production of reactive oxygen species in live phagocytes such as macrophages and dendritic cells, in real time.
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- Dale R Balce
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
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Surewaard BGJ, Deniset JF, Zemp FJ, Amrein M, Otto M, Conly J, Omri A, Yates RM, Kubes P. Correction: Identification and treatment of the Staphylococcus aureus reservoir in vivo. J Exp Med 2016; 213:3087. [PMID: 27956589 PMCID: PMC5154938 DOI: 10.1084/jem.2016033411032016c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Surewaard BGJ, Deniset JF, Zemp FJ, Amrein M, Otto M, Conly J, Omri A, Yates RM, Kubes P. Identification and treatment of the Staphylococcus aureus reservoir in vivo. J Exp Med 2016; 213:1141-51. [PMID: 27325887 PMCID: PMC4925027 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20160334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [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] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Kubes et al. show that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) survive and proliferate inside Kupffer cells. Intracellular MRSA is resistant to neutrophil-killing and antibiotics treatment and, when released into the circulation, can infect other organs. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is reaching epidemic proportions causing morbidity, mortality, and chronic disease due to relapses, suggesting an intracellular reservoir. Using spinning-disk confocal intravital microscopy to track MRSA-GFP in vivo, we identified that within minutes after intravenous infection MRSA is primarily sequestered and killed by intravascular Kupffer cells (KCs) in the liver. However, a minority of the Staphylococci overcome the KC’s antimicrobial defenses. These bacteria survive and proliferate for many days within this intracellular niche, where they remain undetected by recruited neutrophils. Over time, the KCs lyse, releasing bacteria into the circulation, enabling dissemination to other organs such as the kidneys. Vancomycin, the antibiotic of choice to treat MRSA bacteremia, could not penetrate the KCs to eradicate intracellular MRSA. However, based on the intravascular location of these specific macrophages, we designed a liposomal formulation of vancomycin that is efficiently taken up by KCs and diminished the intracellular MRSA. Targeting the source of the reservoir dramatically protected the liver but also dissemination to other organs, and prevented mortality. This vancomycin formulation strategy could help treat patients with Staphylococcal bacteremia without a need for novel antibiotics by targeting the previously inaccessible intracellular reservoir in KCs.
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- Bas G J Surewaard
- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Centre, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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- Pathogen Molecular Genetics Section, Laboratory of Bacteriology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, Sudbury ON P3E 2C6, Ontario, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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- Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Alberta, Canada
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Balce DR, Rybicka JM, Greene CJ, Ewanchuk BW, Yates RM. Ligation of FcγR Alters Phagosomal Processing of Protein via Augmentation of NADPH Oxidase Activity. Traffic 2016; 17:786-802. [PMID: 27020146 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Proteolysis and the reduction of disulfides, both major components of protein degradation, are profoundly influenced by phagosomal redox conditions in macrophages. We evaluated the activation of phagocytic receptors that are known to influence activation of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase (NOX2), and its effect on phagosomal protein degradation. Population-based and single phagosome analyses of phagosomal chemistries in murine macrophages revealed that activation of NOX2 via the Fcγ receptor (FcγR) during phagocytosis decreased rates of proteolysis and disulfide reduction. Immunoglobulin G (IgG)-stimulated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the inhibition of phagosomal proteolysis and disulfide reduction were dependent on NOX2, FcγR and protein kinase C (PKC)/spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) signaling. In contrast, low levels of ROS production were observed following the phagocytosis of unopsonized beads, which resulted in higher rates of phagosomal proteolysis and disulfide reduction. Phagosomes displayed autonomy with respect to FcγR-mediated differences in NOX2 activation and proteolysis, as phagosomes containing unopsonized cargo retained low NOX2 activation and high proteolysis even in the presence of phagosomes containing IgG-opsonized cargo in the same macrophage. These results show that opsonization of phagocytic cargo results in vastly different phagosomal processing of proteins through the FcγR-triggered, PKC/Syk-dependent local assembly and activation of NOX2.
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- Dale R Balce
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Balce DR, Greene CJ, Tailor P, Yates RM. Endogenous and exogenous pathways maintain the reductive capacity of the phagosome. J Leukoc Biol 2015; 100:17-26. [PMID: 26710800 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.2hi0315-083r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Although endosomes, lysosomes, and phagosomes require a reductive environment for the optimal activity of disulfide reductases and other thiol-dependent enzymes, how these reductive environments are established and maintained remain unknown. Our goal in this study was to begin to elucidate the redox control systems responsible for maintaining redox-sensitive enzymatic activities in the phagolysosome of murine macrophages. Through the use of specific inhibitors and genetic knockdown of known redox enzymes, we identified redox pathways that influence phagosomal disulfide reduction. In particular, known inhibitors of the NADPH-dependent selenoprotein, thioredoxin reductase, were shown to inhibit phagosomal disulfide reduction and phagosomal proteolysis. This was supported by the observation that conditional deletion of the selenocysteine tRNA in macrophages decreased phagosomal disulfide reduction capacity. In addition, pharmacologic inhibition of the pentose phosphate pathway decreased rates of disulfide reduction and proteolysis in the phagosome, implicating NADPH as a source of phagosomal reductive energy. Finally, by analyzing the effect of extracellular redox couples, such as cysteine:cystine on thiol-dependent phagosomal processes, we demonstrated that the extracellular space can additionally supply the phagosome with reductive energy. Collectively, these data demonstrate that defined cytosolic reductive pathways act in concert with the uptake of cysteine from the extracellular space to support thiol-dependent chemistries in the phagosome.
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- Dale R Balce
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Chaudhuri S, McKenna N, Balce DR, Yates RM. Infection of porcine bone marrow-derived macrophages by porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus impairs phagosomal maturation. J Gen Virol 2015; 97:669-679. [PMID: 26702996 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), a positive-sense, ssRNA virus of the genus Arterivirus, is a devastating disease of swine worldwide. Key early targets of PRRSV infection in pigs include professional phagocytes in the lung, such as alveolar and interstitial macrophages and dendritic cells, the dysfunction of which is believed to be responsible for much of the associated mortality. In order to study the effect of virus infection on phagocyte function, the development of a robust, reproducible model would be advantageous. Given the limitations of current models, we set out to develop a porcine bone marrow-derived macrophage (PBMMΦ) cell model to study phagosomal maturation and function during PRRSV infection. Derivation of PBMMΦs from marrow using cultured L929 fibroblast supernatant produced a homogeneous population of cells that exhibited macrophage-like morphology and proficiency in Fc-receptor-mediated phagocytosis and phagosomal maturation. PBMMΦs were permissive to PRRSV infection, resulting in a productive infection that peaked at 24 h. Assessment of the effect of PRRSV infection on the properties of phagosomal maturation in PBMMΦs revealed a significant decrease in phagosomal proteolysis and lowered production of reactive oxygen species, but no change in PBMMΦ viability, phagocytosis or the ability of phagosomes to acidify. In this study, we present a new model to investigate PRRSV infection of phagocytes, which demonstrates a significant effect on phagosomal maturation with the associated implications on proper macrophage function. This model can also be used to study the effect on the phagosomal microenvironment of infection by other viruses targeting porcine macrophages.
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- Sibapriya Chaudhuri
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary AB, T2N 4N1, Canada
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Bhargava A, Cotton JA, Dixon BR, Gedamu L, Yates RM, Buret AG. Giardia duodenalis Surface Cysteine Proteases Induce Cleavage of the Intestinal Epithelial Cytoskeletal Protein Villin via Myosin Light Chain Kinase. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136102. [PMID: 26334299 PMCID: PMC4559405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Giardia duodenalis infections are among the most common causes of waterborne diarrhoeal disease worldwide. At the height of infection, G. duodenalis trophozoites induce multiple pathophysiological processes within intestinal epithelial cells that contribute to the development of diarrhoeal disease. To date, our understanding of pathophysiological processes in giardiasis remains incompletely understood. The present study reveals a previously unappreciated role for G. duodenalis cathepsin cysteine proteases in intestinal epithelial pathophysiological processes that occur during giardiasis. Experiments first established that Giardia trophozoites indeed produce cathepsin B and L in strain-dependent fashion. Co-incubation of G. duodenalis with human enterocytes enhanced cathepsin production by Assemblage A (NF and S2 isolates) trophozoites, but not when epithelial cells were exposed to Assemblage B (GSM isolate) trophozoites. Direct contact between G. duodenalis parasites and human intestinal epithelial monolayers resulted in the degradation and redistribution of the intestinal epithelial cytoskeletal protein villin; these effects were abolished when parasite cathepsin cysteine proteases were inhibited. Interestingly, inhibition of parasite proteases did not prevent degradation of the intestinal tight junction-associated protein zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1), suggesting that G. duodenalis induces multiple pathophysiological processes within intestinal epithelial cells. Finally, this study demonstrates that G. duodenalis-mediated disruption of villin is, at least, in part dependent on activation of myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). Taken together, this study indicates a novel role for parasite cathepsin cysteine proteases in the pathophysiology of G. duodenalis infections.
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- Amol Bhargava
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Host-Parasite Interactions, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Host-Parasite Interactions, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Host-Parasite Interactions, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Inflammation Research Network, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Host-Parasite Interactions, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Hari A, Ganguly A, Mu L, Davis SP, Stenner MD, Lam R, Munro F, Namet I, Alghamdi E, Fürstenhaupt T, Dong W, Detampel P, Shen LJ, Amrein MW, Yates RM, Shi Y. Redirecting soluble antigen for MHC class I cross-presentation during phagocytosis. Eur J Immunol 2014; 45:383-95. [PMID: 25378230 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201445156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [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: 08/26/2014] [Revised: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Peptides presented by MHC class I molecules are mostly derived from proteins synthesized by the antigen-presenting cell itself, while peptides presented by MHC class II molecules are predominantly from materials acquired by endocytosis. External antigens can also be presented by MHC class I molecules in a process referred to as cross-presentation. Here, we report that mouse dendritic cell (DC) engagement to a phagocytic target alters endocytic processing and inhibits the proteolytic activities. During phagocytosis, endosome maturation is delayed, shows less progression toward the lysosome, and the endocytosed soluble antigen is targeted for MHC class I cross-presentation. The antigen processing in these arrested endosomes is under the control of NAPDH oxidase associated ROS. We also show that cathepsin S is responsible for the generation of the MHC class I epitope. Taken together, our results suggest that in addition to solid structure uptake, DC phagocytosis simultaneously modifies the kinetics of endosomal trafficking and maturation. As a consequence, external soluble antigens are targeted into the MHC class I cross-presentation pathway.
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- Aswin Hari
- Departments of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Balce DR, Allan ERO, McKenna N, Yates RM. γ-Interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) maintains phagosomal proteolysis in alternatively activated macrophages. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:31891-31904. [PMID: 25253686 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.584391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 01/25/2023] Open
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Although it is known that lysosomal cysteine cathepsins require a reducing environment for optimal activity, it is not firmly established how these enzymes are maintained in their reduced-active state in the acidic and occasionally oxidative environment within phagosomes and lysosomes. γ-Interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been the only enzyme described in the endosomes, lysosomes, and phagosomes with the potential to catalyze the reduction of cysteine cathepsins. Our goal in the current study was to assess the effect of GILT on major phagosomal functions with an emphasis on proteolytic efficiency in murine bone marrow-derived macrophages. Assessment of phagosomal disulfide reduction upon internalization of IgG-opsonized experimental particles confirmed a major role for GILT in phagosomal disulfide reduction in both resting and interferon-γ-activated macrophages. Furthermore we observed a decrease in early phagosomal proteolytic efficiency in GILT-deficient macrophages, specifically in the absence of an NADPH oxidase-mediated respiratory burst. This deficiency was more prominent in IL-4-activated macrophages that inherently possess lower levels of NADPH oxidase activity. Finally, we provide evidence that GILT is required for optimal activity of the lysosomal cysteine protease, cathepsin S. In summary, our results suggest a role for GILT in maintaining cysteine cathepsin proteolytic efficiency in phagosomes, particularly in the absence of high NADPH oxidase activity, which is characteristic of alternatively activated macrophages.
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- Dale R Balce
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada.
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Allan ERO, Tailor P, Balce DR, Pirzadeh P, McKenna NT, Renaux B, Warren AL, Jirik FR, Yates RM. NADPH Oxidase Modifies Patterns of MHC Class II–Restricted Epitopic Repertoires through Redox Control of Antigen Processing. J I 2014; 192:4989-5001. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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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Podinovskaia M, VanderVen BC, Yates RM, Glennie S, Fullerton D, Mwandumba HC, Russell DG. Dynamic quantitative assays of phagosomal function. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 102:14.34.1-14.34.14. [PMID: 24510516 DOI: 10.1002/0471142735.im1434s102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Much of the activity of the macrophage as an effector cell is performed within its phagocytic compartment. This ranges from the degradation of tissue debris as part of its homeostatic function to the generation of the superoxide burst as part of its microbicidal response to infection. We have developed a range of real-time readouts of phagosomal function that enable these activities to be rigorously quantified. This unit contains descriptions of several of these assays assessed by different methods of quantitation, including a fluorescence resonance emission transfer (FRET) assay for phagosome/lysosome fusion measured by spectrofluorometry, a fluorogenic assay for the superoxide burst measured by flow cytometry, and a fluorogenic assay for bulk proteolysis measured by confocal microscopy. These assays illustrate both the range of parameters that can be quantified and the flexibility of instrumentation that can be exploited for their quantitation.
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- Maria Podinovskaia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Welcome Trust Laboratories, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Chichiri, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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Balce DR, Yates RM. Redox-sensitive probes for the measurement of redox chemistries within phagosomes of macrophages and dendritic cells. Redox Biol 2013; 1:467-74. [PMID: 24191242 PMCID: PMC3814946 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2013.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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There is currently much interest in factors that affect redox chemistries within phagosomes of macrophages and dendritic cells. In addition to the antimicrobial role of reactive oxygen species generation within phagosomes, accumulating evidence suggests that phagosomal redox chemistries influence other phagosomal functions such as macromolecular degradation and antigen processing. Whilst the redox chemistries within many sub-cellular compartments are being heavily scrutinized with the increasing use of fluorescent probe technologies, there is a paucity of tools to assess redox conditions within phagosomes. Hence the systems that control redox homeostasis in these unique environments remain poorly defined. This review highlights current redox-sensitive probes that can measure oxidative or reductive activity in phagosomes and discusses their suitability and limitations of use. Probes that are easily targeted to the phagosome by using established approaches are emphasized. A review of redox probes and their use in macrophage and dendritic cell phagosomes. Techniques that allow for phagosomal-specific redox measurements are highlighted. Advantages and caveats of the most commonly used redox probes are included.
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- Dale R Balce
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1 ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Robin M. Yates
- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Jiang L, Salao K, Li H, Rybicka JM, Yates RM, Luo XW, Shi XX, Kuffner T, Tsai VWW, Husaini Y, Wu L, Brown DA, Grewal T, Brown LJ, Curmi PMG, Breit SN. Intracellular chloride channel protein CLIC1 regulates macrophage function through modulation of phagosomal acidification. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:5479-88. [PMID: 22956539 PMCID: PMC3561857 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.110072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/30/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Intracellular chloride channel protein 1 (CLIC1) is a 241 amino acid protein of the glutathione S transferase fold family with redox- and pH-dependent membrane association and chloride ion channel activity. Whilst CLIC proteins are evolutionarily conserved in Metazoa, indicating an important role, little is known about their biology. CLIC1 was first cloned on the basis of increased expression in activated macrophages. We therefore examined its subcellular localisation in murine peritoneal macrophages by immunofluorescence confocal microscopy. In resting cells, CLIC1 is observed in punctate cytoplasmic structures that do not colocalise with markers for endosomes or secretory vesicles. However, when these macrophages phagocytose serum-opsonised zymosan, CLIC1 translocates onto the phagosomal membrane. Macrophages from CLIC1(-/-) mice display a defect in phagosome acidification as determined by imaging live cells phagocytosing zymosan tagged with the pH-sensitive fluorophore Oregon Green. This altered phagosomal acidification was not accompanied by a detectable impairment in phagosomal-lysosomal fusion. However, consistent with a defect in acidification, CLIC1(-/-) macrophages also displayed impaired phagosomal proteolytic capacity and reduced reactive oxygen species production. Further, CLIC1(-/-) mice were protected from development of serum transfer induced K/BxN arthritis. These data all point to an important role for CLIC1 in regulating macrophage function through its ion channel activity and suggest it is a suitable target for the development of anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Lele Jiang
- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
- School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- St Vincent's Centre for Applied Medical Research, St Vincent's Hospital and University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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Lemmon JC, McFarland RJ, Rybicka JM, Balce DR, McKeown KR, Krohn RM, Matsunaga TO, Yates RM. In vitro and in vivo transfection of primary phagocytes via microbubble-mediated intraphagosomal sonoporation. J Immunol Methods 2011; 371:152-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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VanderVen BC, Hermetter A, Huang A, Maxfield FR, Russell DG, Yates RM. Development of a novel, cell-based chemical screen to identify inhibitors of intraphagosomal lipolysis in macrophages. Cytometry A 2010; 77:751-60. [PMID: 20653015 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Macrophages play a central role in tissue homeostasis and the immune system. Their primary function is to internalize cellular debris and microorganisms for degradation within their phagosomes. In this context, their capacity to process and sequester lipids such as triacylglycerides and cholesteryl esters makes them key players in circulatory diseases, such as atheroclerosis. To discover new inhibitors of lipolytic processing within the phagosomal system of the macrophage, we have developed a novel, cell-based assay suitable for high-throughput screening. We employed particles carrying a fluorogenic triglyceride substrate and a calibration fluor to screen for inhibitors of phagosomal lipolysis. A panel of secondary assays were employed to discriminate between lipase inhibitors and compounds that perturbed general phagosomal trafficking events. This process enabled us to identify a new structural class of pyrazole-methanone compounds that directly inhibit lysosomal and lipoprotein lipase activity.
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- Brian C VanderVen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA
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Generation of an oxidative burst within the phagosomes of neutrophils, dendritic cells and macrophages is an essential component of the innate immune system. To examine the kinetics of the oxidative burst in the macrophage phagosome, we developed two new assays using beads coated with oxidation-sensitive fluorochromes.These assays permitted quantification and temporal resolution of the oxidative burst within the phagosome. The macrophage phagosomal oxidative burst is short lived,with oxidation of bead-associated substrates reaching maximal activity within 30 min following phagocytosis.Additionally, the extent and rate of macrophage phagosomal substrate oxidation were subject to immunomodulation by activation with lipopolysaccharide and/or interferon-gamma.
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- Brian C VanderVen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Zaiss AK, Vilaysane A, Cotter MJ, Clark SA, Meijndert HC, Colarusso P, Yates RM, Petrilli V, Tschopp J, Muruve DA. Antiviral Antibodies Target Adenovirus to Phagolysosomes and Amplify the Innate Immune Response. J Immunol 2009; 182:7058-68. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Yates RM, Hermetter A, Russell DG. Recording phagosome maturation through the real-time, spectrofluorometric measurement of hydrolytic activities. Methods Mol Biol 2009; 531:157-71. [PMID: 19347317 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-396-7_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The efficient degradation of internalized particulate matter is a principal objective of the macrophage's phagosome. Assessment of the true hydrolytic capacity within the phagosomal lumen is often difficult as it is subject to many factors beyond recruitment of lysosomal hydrolases. Here we outline three assays that allow quantitative measurements of serine-cysteine protease, triglyceride lipase, and beta-galactosidase activities within the phagosomes of macrophages, in real time. The assays utilize ratio fluorometry between particle-associated fluorogenic substrates and calibration fluorochromes to yield internally controlled values that record rates of substrate hydrolysis. The methods described utilize a spectrofluorometer for fluorometric measurements from a population of macrophages. These assays, however, can be expanded to high-throughput or single cell formats. In addition, this approach can be applied to measure a wide variety of phagosomal hydrolytic properties with the design of suitable fluorogenic substrates.
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- Robin M Yates
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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The ultimate goal of phagosomal maturation is the delivery of internalized, particulate cargo to acidic, hydrolytically competent compartments capable of mediating its degradation. Here we outline in detail three fluorometric techniques that allow the study of phagosomal maturation in macrophages by quantifying functionally important features of the lumenal environment of the developing phagosome in real time. The first assay utilizes a particle-restricted, pH-sensitive fluorochrome to measure the acidification of the phagosome. The second reports on the development of the proteolytic capacity of the phagosome by following the hydrolysis of a fluorogenic, generic proteinase substrate. The third quantifies the accumulation of lysosomal constituents within the phagosome by measuring the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) efficiency between a particle-restricted, donor fluor and a fluid phase acceptor fluor that had been chased previously into lysosomes. The assays are described as population-based methodologies utilizing a spectrofluorometer but, alternatively, can be adapted readily to confocal-based technologies for single phagosomal measurements.
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- Robin M Yates
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Once across the barrier of the epithelium, macrophages constitute the primary defense against microbial invasion. For most microbes, the acidic, hydrolytically competent environment of the phagolysosome is sufficient to kill them. Despite our understanding of the trafficking events that regulate phagosome maturation, our appreciation of the lumenal environment within the phagosome is only now becoming elucidated through real-time functional assays. The assays quantify pH change, phagosome/lysosome fusion, proteolysis, lipolysis, and beta-galactosidase activity. This information is particularly important for understanding pathogens that successfully parasitize the endosomal/lysosomal continuum. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infects macrophages through arresting the normal maturation process of the phagosome, retaining its vacuole at pH 6.4 with many of the characteristics of an early endosome. Current studies are focusing on the transcriptional response of the bacterium to the changing environment in the macrophage phagosome. Manipulation of these environmental cues, such as preventing the pH drop to pH 6.4 with concanamycin A, abrogates the majority of the transcriptional response in the bacterium, showing that pH is the dominant signal that the bacterium senses and responds to. These approaches represent our ongoing attempts to unravel the discourse that takes place between the pathogen and its host cell.
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- Kyle Rohde
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- David G Russell
- Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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The phagosome is key to most macrophage functions. It is the site of degradation of particulate material, of bacterial killing and the generation of peptides for antigen presentation. Despite its role at the fulcrum of the innate and acquired immune systems, little is known about the physiology of this organelle in activated macrophages. In this study, we utilize fluorometric techniques to characterize functional alterations in the lumenal environment of the maturing phagosome following stimulation of macrophages with interferon-gamma and/or lipopolysaccharide. In addition to modulating the kinetics of phagosomal acidification, activation results in a phagosome with diminished hydrolytic activities that varies markedly with the activation status of the cell. Differential levels of proteolytic, lipolytic and beta-galactosidase activities were observed in the phagosome but not in the total lysosomal extract, indicating selective delivery of enzymes to the developing phagosome. Despite the suppression of hydrolytic activities observed in early phagosomes, late phagosomes exhibit an enhanced and protracted accumulation of lysosomal cargo. The data are consistent with limiting proteolysis in the early phagosome to maximize epitope generation and antigen presentation while sequestering the degradative capacity in the late phagolysosome.
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- Robin M Yates
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14863, USA
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Simpson KW, Dogan B, Rishniw M, Goldstein RE, Klaessig S, McDonough PL, German AJ, Yates RM, Russell DG, Johnson SE, Berg DE, Harel J, Bruant G, McDonough SP, Schukken YH. Adherent and invasive Escherichia coli is associated with granulomatous colitis in boxer dogs. Infect Immun 2006; 74:4778-92. [PMID: 16861666 PMCID: PMC1539603 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00067-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 02/06/2023] Open
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The mucosa-associated microflora is increasingly considered to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. This study explored the possibility that an abnormal mucosal flora is involved in the etiopathogenesis of granulomatous colitis of Boxer dogs (GCB). Colonic biopsy samples from affected dogs (n = 13) and controls (n = 38) were examined by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with a eubacterial 16S rRNA probe. Culture, 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing, and histochemistry were used to guide subsequent FISH. GCB-associated Escherichia coli isolates were evaluated for their ability to invade and persist in cultured epithelial cells and macrophages as well as for serotype, phylogenetic group, genome size, overall genotype, and presence of virulence genes. Intramucosal gram-negative coccobacilli were present in 100% of GCB samples but not controls. Invasive bacteria hybridized with FISH probes to E. coli. Three of four GCB-associated E. coli isolates adhered to, invaded, and replicated within cultured epithelial cells. Invasion triggered a "splash"-type response, was decreased by cytochalasin D, genistein, colchicine, and wortmannin, and paralleled the behavior of the Crohn's disease-associated strain E. coli LF 82. GCB E. coli and LF 82 were diverse in serotype and overall genotype but similar in phylogeny (B2 and D), in virulence gene profiles (fyuA, irp1, irp2, chuA, fepC, ibeA, kpsMII, iss), in having a larger genome size than commensal E. coli, and in the presence of novel multilocus sequence types. We conclude that GCB is associated with selective intramucosal colonization by E. coli. E. coli strains associated with GCB and Crohn's disease have an adherent and invasive phenotype and novel multilocus sequence types and resemble E. coli associated with extraintestinal disease in phylogeny and virulence gene profile.
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- Kenneth W Simpson
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, VMC2001, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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Yates RM, Russell DG. Phagosome Maturation Proceeds Independently of Stimulation of Toll-like Receptors 2 and 4. Immunity 2005; 23:409-17. [PMID: 16226506 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2005.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [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: 05/25/2005] [Revised: 09/09/2005] [Accepted: 09/14/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Toll-like receptors modulate many aspects of the innate immune response. Recent reports suggest that the maturation of phagosomes following particle uptake is modulated through signaling of Toll-like receptors. In the current study, the kinetics of phagosome maturation was evaluated quantitatively by ratio fluorometry to determine the lumenal pH of the phagosomes and a FRET-based technique to determine the degree of phagosome/lysosome fusion. Profiles generated for phagosomes containing experimental particles with or without the TLR ligands Pam3Cys-Ser-(Lys)4 or LPS failed to reveal a difference in maturation despite activating TLR-signaling pathways. Moreover, while macrophages defective in individual TLRs generated phagosome maturation profiles identical to wild-type macrophages, MyD88-deficient macrophages exhibited a marked depression in phagosome/lysosome fusion that appears independent of short-term TLR-mediated effects. The results demonstrate that the rate of maturation of phagosomes proceeds independently of TLR signaling pathways.
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- Robin M Yates
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Professional phagocytes function at the hinge of innate and acquired immune responses by internalizing particulate material that is digested and sampled within the phagosome of the cell. Despite intense interest, assays to measure phagosome maturation remain insensitive and few in number. In this current study, we describe three novel assays that quantify important biological properties of the phagosome as it matures. One assay exploits fluorescence resonance energy transfer to quantify mixing of phagocytosed particles carrying a donor fluor with an acceptor fluor loaded previously into the lysosomes as a fluid phase marker. Two additional assays describe the functional maturation of the phagosome as a hydrolytic compartment following the degradation of specifically designed peptide and triglyceride fluorogenic substrates. The peptide substrate is preferentially cleaved by cysteine proteinases, and its degradation reflects proteinase delivery and activation within the acidifying phagosome. The fluorescence emission of the triglyceride analogue profiles the kinetics of triglyceride lipase activity within the phagosome. The fluorescence profiles of all three assays are modulated by known inhibitors of phagosome maturation, demonstrating the veracity, sensitivity and versatility of the assays.
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- Robin M Yates
- Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN, USA
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