Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exoenzyme S Induces Transcriptional Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokines and Chemokines
AUTOR(ES)
Epelman, Slava
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of cystic fibrosis patients causes lung damage that is substantially orchestrated by cytokines. In this study, multi-gene probe analysis was used to characterize the ability of the P. aeruginosa mitogen, exoenzyme S, to induce proinflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines and chemokines. Exoenzyme S strongly induced transcription of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1α [IL-1α], IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MCP-1, RANTES, and I-309), modest transcription of immunoregulatory cytokines (IL-10 and IL-12p40), and weak transcription of Th1 cytokines (IL-2 and gamma interferon). The response occurred early and subsided without evolving over time. These data suggest that cells responding to exoenzyme S would rapidly express proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines that may contribute to pulmonary inflammation in cystic fibrosis.
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