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Xenotransplantation ; 17(4): 274-87, 2010.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20723200

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection or reactivation has been linked to allograft rejection resulting from endothelial injury and immune activation. In pig-to-human xenotransplantation, currently investigated to circumvent the shortage of human organs in transplantation medicine, the porcine endothelium will inevitably be exposed to human pathogens such as HCMV. We investigated the susceptibility of porcine endothelial cells (pEC) to HCMV infection. METHODS: Immortalized porcine aortic (PEDSV15) and porcine microvascular bone-marrow derived EC (2A2) as well as a panel of primary pEC originated from different vascular beds were inoculated with the endotheliotropic (TB40/E) and the fibroblast propagated (TB40/F) HCMV strains at multiplicity of infection (MOI) ranging from 0.1 to 5. Viral replication kinetics, development of cytopathology and release of viral progeny were analyzed. RESULTS: All viral strains infected pEC with differences in both infection efficiency and kinetics of cytopathology. Moreover, differences in susceptibility of pEC derived from distinct vascular beds were observed. HCMV underwent a complete replication cycle in about 5% of the infected pEC. Comparing the permissiveness of pEC to human aortic EC (HAEC) revealed differences in strain susceptibility and lower rates of late antigen expression in pEC. Finally, HCMV-infected pEC released viral particles but with a lower efficiency than infected HAEC. CONCLUSIONS: Our data demonstrate that HCMV productively infects pEC, therefore finding strategies to render pEC resistant to HCMV infection will be of interest to reduce the potential risk carried by HCMV reactivation in xenotransplantation.


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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/fisiopatologia , Citomegalovirus/fisiologia , Células Endoteliais/virologia , Endotélio Vascular/citologia , Transplante Heterólogo , Animais , Antígenos Virais/metabolismo , Aorta/citologia , Aorta/virologia , Apoptose , Linhagem Celular , Endotélio Vascular/virologia , Humanos , Suínos , Transplante Heterólogo/efeitos adversos , Tropismo , Replicação Viral
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Cell Microbiol ; 10(5): 1166-80, 2008 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18241212

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The mammalian intestine is colonized by a dense bacterial community, called microbiota. The microbiota shields from intestinal infection (colonization resistance). Recently, we have shown that enteropathogenic Salmonella spp. can exploit inflammation to compete with the intestinal microbiota. The mechanisms explaining the enhanced pathogen growth in the inflamed intestine are elusive. Here, we analysed the function of bacterial flagella in the inflamed intestine using a mouse model for acute Salmonella Typhimurium enterocolitis. Mutations affecting flagellar assembly (Fla(-)) and chemotaxis (Che(-)) impaired the pathogen's fitness in the inflamed intestine, but not in the normal gut. This was attributable to a localized source of high-energy nutrients (e.g. galactose-containing glyco-conjugates, mucin) released as an element of the mucosal defence. Motility allows Salmonella Typhimurium to benefit from these nutrients and utilize them for enhanced growth. Thus, nutrient availability contributes to enhanced pathogen growth in the inflamed intestine. Strategies interfering with bacterial motility or nutrient availability might offer starting points for therapeutic approaches.


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Mucosa Intestinal/microbiologia , Salmonella typhimurium/fisiologia , Animais , Ceco/microbiologia , Flagelos/fisiologia , Galactose/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fator 88 de Diferenciação Mieloide/metabolismo , Óperon , Salmonelose Animal/microbiologia , Salmonella typhimurium/genética , Organismos Livres de Patógenos Específicos
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