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PLoS Pathog ; 2(7): e76, 2006 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16895445

ABSTRACT

The efficient clearance of microbes by neutrophils requires the concerted action of reactive oxygen species and microbicidal components within leukocyte secretory granules. Rubrerythrin (Rbr) is a nonheme iron protein that protects many air-sensitive bacteria against oxidative stress. Using oxidative burst-knockout (NADPH oxidase-null) mice and an rbr gene knockout bacterial strain, we investigated the interplay between the phagocytic oxidative burst of the host and the oxidative stress response of the anaerobic periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis. Rbr ensured the proliferation of P. gingivalis in mice that possessed a fully functional oxidative burst response, but not in NADPH oxidase-null mice. Furthermore, the in vivo protection afforded by Rbr was not associated with the oxidative burst responses of isolated neutrophils in vitro. Although the phagocyte-derived oxidative burst response was largely ineffective against P. gingivalis infection, the corresponding oxidative response to the Rbr-positive microbe contributed to host-induced pathology via potent mobilization and systemic activation of neutrophils. It appeared that Rbr also provided protection against reactive nitrogen species, thereby ensuring the survival of P. gingivalis in the infected host. The presence of the rbr gene in P. gingivalis also led to greater oral bone loss upon infection. Collectively, these results indicate that the host oxidative burst paradoxically enhances the survival of P. gingivalis by exacerbating local and systemic inflammation, thereby contributing to the morbidity and mortality associated with infection.


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Bacterial Proteins/immunology , Bacteroidaceae Infections/immunology , Ferredoxins/immunology , Immunity, Mucosal/immunology , Oxidative Stress/immunology , Porphyromonas gingivalis/immunology , Respiratory Burst/immunology , Animals , Antioxidants/metabolism , Bacterial Proteins/genetics , Bacteroidaceae Infections/genetics , Bacteroidaceae Infections/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Female , Ferredoxins/deficiency , Ferredoxins/genetics , Hemerythrin , Humans , Immunity, Mucosal/genetics , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mice, Knockout , NADPH Oxidases/deficiency , NADPH Oxidases/genetics , Neutrophils/immunology , Neutrophils/metabolism , Oxidative Stress/genetics , Porphyromonas gingivalis/genetics , Porphyromonas gingivalis/metabolism , Respiratory Burst/genetics , Rubredoxins
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother ; 48(12): 4673-9, 2004 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15561843

ABSTRACT

Cathelicidin LL-37 is one of the few human bactericidal peptides with potent antistaphylococcal activity. In this study we examined the susceptibility of LL-37 to proteolytic degradation by two major proteinases produced by Staphylococcus aureus, a metalloproteinase (aureolysin) and a glutamylendopeptidase (V8 protease). We found that aureolysin cleaved and inactivated LL-37 in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Analysis of the generated fragments by mass spectroscopy revealed that the initial cleavage of LL-37 by aureolysin occurred between the Arg19-Ile20, Arg23-Ile24, and Leu31-Val32 peptide bonds, instantly annihilating the antibacterial activity of LL-37. In contrast, the V8 proteinase hydrolyzed efficiently only the Glu16-Phe17 peptide bond, rendering the C-terminal fragment refractory to further degradation. This fragment (termed LL-17-37) displayed antibacterial activity against S. aureus at a molar level similar to that of the full-length LL-37 peptide, indicating that the antibacterial activity of LL-37 resides in the C-terminal region. In keeping with LL-37 degradation by aureolysin, S. aureus strains that produce significant amounts of this metalloprotease were found to be less susceptible to LL-17-37 than strains expressing no aureolysin activity. Taken together, these data suggest that aureolysin production by S. aureus contributes to the resistance of this pathogen to the innate immune system of humans mediated by LL-37.


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Anti-Bacterial Agents/metabolism , Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism , Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism , Staphylococcus aureus/enzymology , Amino Acid Sequence , Bacterial Proteins , Blotting, Western , Colony-Forming Units Assay , Humans , Metalloendopeptidases/isolation & purification , Metalloendopeptidases/metabolism , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Molecular Sequence Data , Peptide Hydrolases/genetics , Peptide Hydrolases/isolation & purification , Serine Endopeptidases/isolation & purification , Serine Endopeptidases/metabolism , Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Cathelicidins
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