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Infect Immun ; 71(4): 1864-71, 2003 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12654802

RESUMO

Reactive oxygen and nitrogen intermediates are important antimicrobial defense mechanisms of macrophages and other phagocytic cells. While reactive nitrogen intermediates have been shown to play an important role in tuberculosis control in the murine system, their role in human disease is not clearly established. Glutathione, a tripeptide and antioxidant, is synthesized at high levels by cells during reactive oxygen intermediate and nitrogen intermediate production. Glutathione has been recently shown to play an important role in apoptosis and to regulate antigen-presenting-cell functions. Glutathione also serves as a carrier molecule for nitric oxide, in the form of S-nitrosoglutathione. Previous work from this laboratory has shown that glutathione and S-nitrosoglutathione are directly toxic to mycobacteria. A mutant strain of Mycobacterium bovis BCG, defective in the transport of small peptides such as glutathione, is resistant to the toxic effect of glutathione and S-nitrosoglutathione. Using the peptide transport mutant as a tool, we investigated the role of glutathione and S-nitrosoglutathione in animal and human macrophages in controlling intracellular mycobacterial growth.


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Glutationa/fisiologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/microbiologia , Mycobacterium bovis/patogenicidade , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Macrófagos Peritoneais/microbiologia , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/genética , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Monócitos/microbiologia , Mycobacterium bovis/genética , Mycobacterium bovis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Óxido Nítrico Sintase/genética , Óxido Nítrico Sintase/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II
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