Encapsulated Streptococcus suis Inhibits Activation of Signaling Pathways Involved in Phagocytosis
AUTOR(ES)
Segura, Mariela
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Streptococcus suis capsular type 2 is an important zoonotic agent of meningitis. Previous studies reported that, in contrast to nonencapsulated mutants, encapsulated S. suis is able to resist phagocytosis. However, the mechanisms by which S. suis avoids phagocytosis are unknown. To elucidate the signaling pathway(s) involved in S. suis antiphagocytosis, we compared the ability of an encapsulated strain and its nonencapsulated mutant to induce the activation of Akt and protein kinase C (PKC), which are downstream kinases of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI-3K) pathway, known to be involved in the phagocytosis processes. The results demonstrated high levels of Akt and PKCα phosphorylation after infection of J774 macrophages with the nonencapsulated mutant, whereas the encapsulated strain showed reduced activation of PI-3K/Akt/PKCα signaling pathway, as well as several protein tyrosine events. These results correlated with the number of intracellular bacteria. Macrophages pretreated with specific PI-3K or PKC inhibitors showed reduced levels of Akt and PKCα phosphorylation, resulting in 50% reduction of phagocytosis. The role of phosphatases in the antiphagocytic mechanisms was evaluated by using phosphatase inhibitors, as well as SHP-1-deficient macrophages. Only in the absence of SHP-1 did the phagocytosis of encapsulated S. suis significantly increase, leading to Akt phosphorylation levels similar to those observed with the nonencapsulated strain, indicating activation of this important SH2 domain-containing tyrosine phosphatase by encapsulated S. suis. Finally, when purified S. suis capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was added to macrophages, no phosphorylation events were observed. In addition, CPS and encapsulated S. suis were able to inhibit the uptake of the nonencapsulated mutant. These results suggest the importance of CPS in the mechanisms, whereby S. suis downmodulates phagocytosis.
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