Cell-associated collagenolytic activity by group B streptococci.
AUTOR(ES)
Jackson, R J
RESUMO
Group B streptococci (GBS) are important pathogens in neonatal sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis. The ability of GBS to invade the collagen-rich amniotic membrane of the placenta has been shown in vitro. In the presence of GBS, the collagen fibrils of the amnion appear disordered, suggesting a role for GBS in premature rupture of membranes. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, Sephadex G-200 column chromatography, and gelatin zymograms were used in this study to characterize cell-associated collagenolytic activities of GBS. The synthetic peptide 2-furanacryloyl-Leu-Gly-Pro-Ala (FALGPA), which mimics the primary structure of collagen, was degraded by GBS USF704, a clinical isolate from the placenta of a septic newborn. Cells of GBS USF704 (9 x 10(7) CFU/ml) hydrolyzed 902 nmol of FALGPA over a 24-h period. As reported for zinc metalloenzymes such as collagenase, the hydrolysis of FALGPA by GBS was inhibited by addition of EDTA or 1,10-phenanthroline. Boiling of the cells resulted in loss of activity, while higher activity was observed with crude GBS cell lysates (hydrolysis of 970 nmol of FALGPA in 1.5 h). Antiserum raised against collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum was found to cross-react with cell-associated proteins produced by GBS and to inhibit GBS FALGPA hydrolysis. Twenty-five additional GBS clinical isolates were screened and found to have various levels of FALGPA hydrolytic activity. These observations suggest a cell-associated collagenolytic activity by GBS which may be involved in premature rupture of membranes and neonatal disease.
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