22 research outputs found
Lipid mediators in innate immunity against tuberculosis: opposing roles of PGE2 and LXA4 in the induction of macrophage death
Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) induces a maladaptive cytolytic death modality, necrosis, which is advantageous for the pathogen. We report that necrosis of macrophages infected with the virulent Mtb strains H37Rv and Erdmann depends on predominant LXA4 production that is part of the antiinflammatory and inflammation-resolving action induced by Mtb. Infection of macrophages with the avirulent H37Ra triggers production of high levels of the prostanoid PGE2, which promotes protection against mitochondrial inner membrane perturbation and necrosis. In contrast to H37Ra infection, PGE2 production is significantly reduced in H37Rv-infected macrophages. PGE2 acts by engaging the PGE2 receptor EP2, which induces cyclic AMP production and protein kinase A activation. To verify a role for PGE2 in control of bacterial growth, we show that infection of prostaglandin E synthase (PGES)β/β macrophages in vitro with H37Rv resulted in significantly higher bacterial burden compared with wild-type macrophages. More importantly, PGESβ/β mice harbor significantly higher Mtb lung burden 5 wk after low-dose aerosol infection with virulent Mtb. These in vitro and in vivo data indicate that PGE2 plays a critical role in inhibition of Mtb replication
Bank earnings management and corporate governance
This study investigates the association of earnings management with audit committee characteristics
Critical Role of Mitochondrial Damage in Determining Outcome of Macrophage Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Development of dual-drug-loaded stealth nanocarriers for targeted and synergistic anti-lung cancer efficacy
Combination chemotherapy is widely exploited for suppressing drug resistance and achieving synergistic anticancer efficacy in the clinic. In this paper, the nanostructured targeting methotrexate (MTX) plus pemetrexed (PMX) chitosan nanoparticles (CNPs) were developed by modifying methoxy polye (thylene glycol) (mPEG), in which PEGylation CNPs was used as stealth nanocarriers (PCNPs) and MTX was employed as a targeting ligand and chemotherapeutic agent as well. Studies were undertaken on human lung adenocarcinoma epithelial (A549) and Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cell lines, revealing the anti-tumor efficacy of nanoparticle drug delivery system. The co-delivery nanoparticles (MTX-PMX-PCNPs) had well-dispersed with sustained release behavior. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) has been used to measure A549 cell viability and the research showed that MTX-PMX-PCNPs were much more effective than free drugs when it came to the inhibition of growth and proliferation. Cell cycle assay by flow cytometry manifested that the MTX-PMX-PCNPs exhibited stronger intracellular taken up ability than free drugs at the same concentration. In vivo anticancer effect results indicated that MTX-PMX-PCNPs exhibited a significantly prolong blood circulation, more tumoral location accumulation, and resulted in a robust synergistic anticancer efficacy in lung cancer in mice. The results clearly demonstrated that such unique synergistic anticancer efficacy of co-delivery of MTX and PMX via stealth nanocarriers, providing a prospective strategy for lung cancer treatment
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis blocks annexin-1 crosslinking and thus apoptotic envelope completion on infected cells to maintain virulence
Macrophages infected with attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain H37Ra become apoptotic, limiting bacterial replication and facilitating antigen presentation. Here, we demonstrate that cells infected with H37Ra became apoptotic after formation of an apoptotic envelope on their surface was complete. This process required exposure of phosphatidylserine on the cell surface followed by deposition of the phospholipid-binding protein annexin-1 and then transglutaminase-mediated crosslinking of annexin-1 via its N-terminal domain. In macrophages infected with virulent strain H37Rv, in contrast, the N-terminal domain of annexin-1 was removed by proteolysis thus preventing completion of the apoptotic envelope, which results in macrophage death by necrosis. Host defense of virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis thus occurs by failure to form the apoptotic envelope, which leads to macrophage necrosis and dissemination of infection in the lung
Enhancement of Antimycobacterial Activity of Macrophages by Stabilization of Inner Mitochondrial Membrane Potential
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Bcl-xL mediates RIPK3-dependent necrosis in M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages
Virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) triggers necrosis in host MΟ, which is essential for successful pathogenesis. Here we demonstrate that necrosis of Mtb-infected MΟ is dependent on the action of the cytosolic kinase Receptor Interacting Protein 3 (RIPK3) and the mitochondrial Bcl-2 family member protein B-cell lymphoma - extra large (Bcl-xL). RIPK3-deficient MΟ are able to better control bacterial growth in vitro and in vivo. Cytosolic RIPK3 translocates to the mitochondria where it promotes necrosis and blocks caspase 8-activation and apoptosis via Bcl-xL. Furthermore, necrosis is associated with stabilization of hexokinase II on the mitochondria as well as cyclophilin D-dependent mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). These events up-regulate the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to induce necrosis. Thus, in Mtb-infected MΟ mitochondria are an essential platform for induction of necrosis by activating RIPK3 function and preventing caspase 8 - activation