ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis has great public health impact with high rates of mortality and the only prophylactic measure for it is the Mycobacterium bovisbacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. The present study evaluated the release of cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1, tumour necrosis factor and IL-6] and chemokines [macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α and MIP-1β] by THP-1 derived macrophages infected with BCG vaccine obtained by growing mycobacteria in Viscondessa de Moraes Institute medium medium (oral) or Sauton medium (intradermic) to compare the effects of live and heat-killed (HK) mycobacteria. Because BCG has been reported to lose viability during the lyophilisation process and during storage, we examined whether exposing BCG to different temperatures also triggers differences in the expression of some important cytokines and chemokines of the immune response. Interestingly, we observed that HK mycobacteria stimulated cytokine and chemokine production in a different pattern from that observed with live mycobacteria.
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Humans , Chemokines , Macrophages/immunology , Microbial Viability/immunology , Mycobacterium bovis/classification , Cell Line , Cytokines , Interleukin-1 , Macrophages/classification , Macrophages/drug effects , Mycobacterium bovis/immunology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha , Vaccines, InactivatedABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Our group previously noted that HMGB1 release by urothelial carcinoma cells occurs as a consequence of bacillus Calmette-Guérin induced nonapoptotic cell death. Additional studies demonstrated that HMGB1 release in response to bacillus Calmette-Guérin is required for the in vivo tumor response to bacillus Calmette-Guérin. We evaluated the steps required for HMGB1 release by human urothelial carcinoma cells in response to bacillus Calmette-Guérin exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used the T24 and 253J human urothelial carcinoma cell lines. HMGB1 concentrations in cell culture supernatant with and without bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment served as the principal end point to assess the role of potentially involved variables. Specific techniques were used to determine the role of α5ß1 antigen receptor cross-linking, TLR signaling, inducible nitric oxide synthase expression/nitric oxide production, p21 expression, and bacillus Calmette-Guérin adherence, internalization and viability. RESULTS: Cross-linking of α5ß1 integrin or signaling through TLR2/4 did not contribute to HMGB1 release. Optimal HMGB1 release required bacillus Calmette-Guérin adherence and internalization. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin viability correlated with the magnitude of HMGB1 release. Inhibition of oxidative stress and p21 expression in response to bacillus Calmette-Guérin decreased the magnitude of HMGB1 release. CONCLUSIONS: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin induced nonapoptotic cell death and HMGB1 release occur as a consequence of a complex multistep process. Understanding the steps and mechanisms involved in the induced HMGB1 release would provide an opportunity for targeted strategies to improve bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment efficacy.
