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2. Intracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa persist and evade antibiotic treatment in a wound infection model.
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Pont, Stéphane, Nilly, Flore, Berry, Laurence, Bonhoure, Anne, Alford, Morgan A., Louis, Mélissande, Nogaret, Pauline, Bains, Manjeet, Lesouhaitier, Olivier, Hancock, Robert E. W., Plésiat, Patrick, and Blanc-Potard, Anne-Béatrice
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PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections , *BACTERIAL diseases , *SKIN infections , *PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa , *CYSTIC fibrosis - Abstract
Persistent bacterial infections evade host immunity and resist antibiotic treatments through various mechanisms that are difficult to evaluate in a living host. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a main cause of chronic infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and wounds. Here, by immersing wounded zebrafish embryos in a suspension of P. aeruginosa isolates from CF patients, we established a model of persistent infection that mimics a murine chronic skin infection model. Live and electron microscopy revealed persisting aggregated P. aeruginosa inside zebrafish cells, including macrophages, at unprecedented resolution. Persistent P. aeruginosa exhibited adaptive resistance to several antibiotics, host cell permeable drugs being the most efficient. Moreover, persistent bacteria could be partly re-sensitized to antibiotics upon addition of anti-biofilm molecules that dispersed the bacterial aggregates in vivo. Collectively, this study demonstrates that an intracellular location protects persistent P. aeruginosa in vivo in wounded zebrafish embryos from host innate immunity and antibiotics, and provides new insights into efficient treatments against chronic infections. Author summary: Chronic bacterial infections represent a major clinical issue due to their ability to escape the immune system and antibiotic treatments and our work provides major advances to track and tackle persistent bacterial infection in a living host. Using a zebrafish model of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from cystic fibrosis patients, our study reveals the contribution of intracellular P. aeruginosa to bacterial persistence in vivo, which is associated with protection from clearance by host and antibiotics. Conversely, our findings underline the importance of strategies efficiently targeting the protective intracellular niche of P. aeruginosa and show unprecedented opportunities provided by the zebrafish model for drug testing in the context of persistent infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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3. Genome-wide screen in human plasma identifies multifaceted complement evasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Medical Microbiology, MMB Research line 1, Infection & Immunity, Janet-Maitre, Manon, Pont, Stéphane, Masson, Frerich M., Sleiman, Serena, Trouillon, Julian, Robert-Genthon, Mylène, Gallet, Benoît, Dumestre-Perard, Chantal, Elsen, Sylvie, Moriscot, Christine, Bardoel, Bart W., Rooijakkers, Suzan H.M., Cretin, François, Attrée, Ina, Medical Microbiology, MMB Research line 1, Infection & Immunity, Janet-Maitre, Manon, Pont, Stéphane, Masson, Frerich M., Sleiman, Serena, Trouillon, Julian, Robert-Genthon, Mylène, Gallet, Benoît, Dumestre-Perard, Chantal, Elsen, Sylvie, Moriscot, Christine, Bardoel, Bart W., Rooijakkers, Suzan H.M., Cretin, François, and Attrée, Ina
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- 2023
4. Genome-wide screen in human plasma identifies multifaceted complement evasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Janet-Maitre, Manon, primary, Pont, Stéphane, additional, Masson, Frerich M., additional, Sleiman, Serena, additional, Trouillon, Julian, additional, Robert-Genthon, Mylène, additional, Gallet, Benoît, additional, Dumestre-Perard, Chantal, additional, Elsen, Sylvie, additional, Moriscot, Christine, additional, Bardoel, Bart W., additional, Rooijakkers, Suzan H. M., additional, Cretin, François, additional, and Attrée, Ina, additional
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- 2023
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5. Molecular features underlying Pseudomonas aeruginosa persistence in human plasma
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Janet-Maitre, Manon, primary, Pont, Stéphane, additional, Masson, Frerich, additional, Sleiman, Serena, additional, Trouillon, Julian, additional, Robert-Genthon, Mylène, additional, Gallet, Benoît, additional, Dumestre-Perard, Chantal, additional, Elsen, Sylvie, additional, Moriscot, Christine, additional, Bardoel, Bart, additional, Rooijakkers, Suzan, additional, Cretin, François, additional, and Attrée, Ina, additional
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- 2021
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6. Zebrafish Embryo Infection Model to Investigate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Interaction With Innate Immunity and Validate New Therapeutics
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Pont, Stéphane, primary and Blanc-Potard, Anne-Béatrice, additional
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- 2021
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7. An unusual community-acquired invasive and multi systemic infection due to ExoU-harboring Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain: Clinical disease and microbiological characteristics
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Elabbadi, Alexandre, Pont, Stéphane, Verdet, Charlotte, Plésiat, Patrick, Cretin, François, Voiriot, Guillaume, Fartoukh, Muriel, and Djibré, Michel
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- 2020
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8. Strategies employed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to withstand the innate immune system in human whole blood
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Pont, Stéphane, Biologie du Cancer et de l'Infection (BCI ), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Université Grenoble Alpes [2020-....], Ina Attree-Delic, and STAR, ABES
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[SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,Complement system ,Système du complément ,Virulence factors ,Tn-Seq ,Evaders ,Réponse immunitaire ,Facteurs de virulence ,Whole blood ,[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,Sang total ,Immune response ,[SDV.MP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology - Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen primarily affecting immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis patients. In addition to lung and urinary tract infections, Pa is often isolated from blood of bacteremic patients. Blood stream infections caused by this particular pathogen register with higher mortality rates compared to septicemia associated with other bacteria. Once in the circulation, Pa faces the innate immune system of the blood, however the strategies employed by this pathogen to escape killing by the complement system and circulating phagocytes have not been investigated in whole blood. In this work, we assessed the survival of a collection of six Pa strains in human whole blood. We found that rather than cytotoxicity toward circulating leukocytes, complement resistance is the main driver of survival in the blood. The origin, serotype of the isolate, as well as the nature of the toxins expressed by the strains did not affect their survival. We also discovered that complement-sensitive strains prevent their eradication through the generation of a minor subpopulation of ‘'evaders'', able to withstand complement-mediated lysis. Depending on the strain, between 0.0001 and 0.01% of the initial population survived in human plasma. The characterization of evaders showed that they harbor a transient persister-like phenotype, and are also observed in Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia multivorans, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Yersinia enterocolitica. Formation of evaders likely represent an efficient strategy for complement-sensitive bacteria to persist within the blood and disseminate through the host. Using a genome-wide screen of a transposon mutant library in human plasma (Tn-Seq), we identified new bacterial factors influencing the interplay between Pa and the complement system. We observed that bacteria negatively affected in de novo biotin and purine synthesis survive better in plasma than the parental strain. In addition, Tn-Seq identified an operon of three genes, that we named ‘'srg'' for ‘'serum resistant genes'' whose products are predicted to be membrane bound. SrgABC overexpression confers tolerance to plasma (1000 fold-increased survival compared to wt) and triggers an overproduction of alginates by the bacteria, suggesting complex interplay between bacterial membrane, exopolysaccharides and complement-mediated lysis., Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) est une bactérie à Gram négatif considérée comme pathogène opportuniste, principalement retrouvée chez les patients immunodéprimés ou atteint de mucoviscidose. Cette cause majeure d'infections nosocomiales est à l'origine de pathologies pulmonaires et urinaires, mais est également fréquemment isolée à partir du sang de patients atteints de bactériémies. Les infections sanguines causées par ce pathogène ont été montrées comme particulièrement mortelles par rapport aux septicémies associées à d'autres espèces bactériennes. Une fois entré dans la circulation, Pa doit faire face au système immunitaire inné du sang, cependant les stratégies employées par ce pathogène afin de résister au système du complément et aux cellules phagocytaires n'ont jamais été étudiées dans le sang total. Grâce à l'étude de la survie d'une collection de six souches de Pa dans le sang total humain, nous avons pu démontrer que plutôt que la cytotoxicité envers les leucocytes circulants, la résistance à la lyse par le complément est le principal moteur de la survie bactérienne. De plus, l'origine, le sérotype de l'isolat, ainsi que la nature des toxines exprimées par les différentes souches n'impactent pas leur survie dans cet environnement. Nous avons également découvert que les bactéries sensibles au complément étaient capables d'éviter une éradication totale, grâce à la formation d'une sous-population d'‘‘evaders'' résistante à l'action lytique du complément. Suivant la souche étudiée, cette population représente entre 0,0001 et 0,01% de la population initiale. Ces cellules rares présentent un phénotype transitoire proche des persisteurs, et ont également été observées chez Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia multivorans, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Yersinia enterocolitica. La formation d'‘‘evaders'' représente probablement une stratégie efficace permettant aux souches sensibles au complément de persister dans le sang et ainsi disséminer dans l'organisme. Grâce au criblage d'une banque de mutants de transposition en plasma humain (Tn-Seq), nous avons pu identifier de nouveau facteurs bactériens impliqués dans l'interaction entre Pa et le système du complément. Nous avons observé que des bactéries incapables de synthétiser leurs biotine et purines survivent mieux en plasma par rapport à la souche parentale. Egalement, le Tn-Seq nous a permis d'identifier un opéron de trois gènes, que nous avons nommé ‘'srg'' pour ‘'serum resistant genes'', dont les produits sont prédits comme étant localisés à la membrane. La surexpression des protéines SrgABC confère à la bactérie une survie accrue en plasma (augmentation d'un facteur 1000 par rapport à la souche sauvage), et induit une surproduction des alginates chez cette dernière, suggérant l'existence d'une interaction complexe entre la membrane bactérienne, la sécrétion d'exopolysacharides et l'action lytique du complément.
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- 2020
9. Bacterial behavior in human blood reveals complement evaders with some persister-like features
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Pont, Stéphane, primary, Fraikin, Nathan, additional, Caspar, Yvan, additional, Van Melderen, Laurence, additional, Attrée, Ina, additional, and Cretin, François, additional
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- 2020
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10. Inflammasome activation byPseudomonas aeruginosa'sExlApore‐forming toxin is detrimental for the host
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Bouillot, Stéphanie, primary, Pont, Stéphane, additional, Gallet, Benoit, additional, Moriscot, Christine, additional, Deruelle, Vincent, additional, Attrée, Ina, additional, and Huber, Philippe, additional
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- 2020
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11. Bacterial behavior in human blood reveals complement evaders with persister-like features
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Pont, Stéphane, primary, Fraikin, Nathan, additional, Caspar, Yvan, additional, Van Melderen, Laurence, additional, Attrée, Ina, additional, and Cretin, François, additional
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- 2020
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12. Stratégies employées par Pseudomonas aeruginosa afin de résister au système immunitaire inné dans le sang humain
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Pont, Stéphane, STAR, ABES, Biologie du Cancer et de l'Infection (BCI ), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire de Grenoble (IRIG), Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Direction de Recherche Fondamentale (CEA) (DRF (CEA)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Université Grenoble Alpes [2020-....], and Ina Attree-Delic
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[SDV.MP.VIR] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,Complement system ,Système du complément ,Virulence factors ,Tn-Seq ,Evaders ,Réponse immunitaire ,Facteurs de virulence ,Whole blood ,[SDV.MP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology ,[SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology ,Sang total ,Immune response ,[SDV.MP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology - Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen primarily affecting immunocompromised and cystic fibrosis patients. In addition to lung and urinary tract infections, Pa is often isolated from blood of bacteremic patients. Blood stream infections caused by this particular pathogen register with higher mortality rates compared to septicemia associated with other bacteria. Once in the circulation, Pa faces the innate immune system of the blood, however the strategies employed by this pathogen to escape killing by the complement system and circulating phagocytes have not been investigated in whole blood. In this work, we assessed the survival of a collection of six Pa strains in human whole blood. We found that rather than cytotoxicity toward circulating leukocytes, complement resistance is the main driver of survival in the blood. The origin, serotype of the isolate, as well as the nature of the toxins expressed by the strains did not affect their survival. We also discovered that complement-sensitive strains prevent their eradication through the generation of a minor subpopulation of ‘'evaders'', able to withstand complement-mediated lysis. Depending on the strain, between 0.0001 and 0.01% of the initial population survived in human plasma. The characterization of evaders showed that they harbor a transient persister-like phenotype, and are also observed in Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia multivorans, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Yersinia enterocolitica. Formation of evaders likely represent an efficient strategy for complement-sensitive bacteria to persist within the blood and disseminate through the host. Using a genome-wide screen of a transposon mutant library in human plasma (Tn-Seq), we identified new bacterial factors influencing the interplay between Pa and the complement system. We observed that bacteria negatively affected in de novo biotin and purine synthesis survive better in plasma than the parental strain. In addition, Tn-Seq identified an operon of three genes, that we named ‘'srg'' for ‘'serum resistant genes'' whose products are predicted to be membrane bound. SrgABC overexpression confers tolerance to plasma (1000 fold-increased survival compared to wt) and triggers an overproduction of alginates by the bacteria, suggesting complex interplay between bacterial membrane, exopolysaccharides and complement-mediated lysis., Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) est une bactérie à Gram négatif considérée comme pathogène opportuniste, principalement retrouvée chez les patients immunodéprimés ou atteint de mucoviscidose. Cette cause majeure d'infections nosocomiales est à l'origine de pathologies pulmonaires et urinaires, mais est également fréquemment isolée à partir du sang de patients atteints de bactériémies. Les infections sanguines causées par ce pathogène ont été montrées comme particulièrement mortelles par rapport aux septicémies associées à d'autres espèces bactériennes. Une fois entré dans la circulation, Pa doit faire face au système immunitaire inné du sang, cependant les stratégies employées par ce pathogène afin de résister au système du complément et aux cellules phagocytaires n'ont jamais été étudiées dans le sang total. Grâce à l'étude de la survie d'une collection de six souches de Pa dans le sang total humain, nous avons pu démontrer que plutôt que la cytotoxicité envers les leucocytes circulants, la résistance à la lyse par le complément est le principal moteur de la survie bactérienne. De plus, l'origine, le sérotype de l'isolat, ainsi que la nature des toxines exprimées par les différentes souches n'impactent pas leur survie dans cet environnement. Nous avons également découvert que les bactéries sensibles au complément étaient capables d'éviter une éradication totale, grâce à la formation d'une sous-population d'‘‘evaders'' résistante à l'action lytique du complément. Suivant la souche étudiée, cette population représente entre 0,0001 et 0,01% de la population initiale. Ces cellules rares présentent un phénotype transitoire proche des persisteurs, et ont également été observées chez Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia multivorans, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Yersinia enterocolitica. La formation d'‘‘evaders'' représente probablement une stratégie efficace permettant aux souches sensibles au complément de persister dans le sang et ainsi disséminer dans l'organisme. Grâce au criblage d'une banque de mutants de transposition en plasma humain (Tn-Seq), nous avons pu identifier de nouveau facteurs bactériens impliqués dans l'interaction entre Pa et le système du complément. Nous avons observé que des bactéries incapables de synthétiser leurs biotine et purines survivent mieux en plasma par rapport à la souche parentale. Egalement, le Tn-Seq nous a permis d'identifier un opéron de trois gènes, que nous avons nommé ‘'srg'' pour ‘'serum resistant genes'', dont les produits sont prédits comme étant localisés à la membrane. La surexpression des protéines SrgABC confère à la bactérie une survie accrue en plasma (augmentation d'un facteur 1000 par rapport à la souche sauvage), et induit une surproduction des alginates chez cette dernière, suggérant l'existence d'une interaction complexe entre la membrane bactérienne, la sécrétion d'exopolysacharides et l'action lytique du complément.
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- 2020
13. Bacterial behavior in human blood reveals complement evaders with some persister-like features.
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Pont, Stéphane, Fraikin, Nathan, Caspar, Yvan, Van Melderen, Laurence, Attrée, Ina, Cretin, François, Pont, Stéphane, Fraikin, Nathan, Caspar, Yvan, Van Melderen, Laurence, Attrée, Ina, and Cretin, François
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Bacterial bloodstream infections (BSI) are a major health concern and can cause up to 40% mortality. Pseudomonas aeruginosa BSI is often of nosocomial origin and is associated with a particularly poor prognosis. The mechanism of bacterial persistence in blood is still largely unknown. Here, we analyzed the behavior of a cohort of clinical and laboratory Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in human blood. In this specific environment, complement was the main defensive mechanism, acting either by direct bacterial lysis or by opsonophagocytosis, which required recognition by immune cells. We found highly variable survival rates for different strains in blood, whatever their origin, serotype, or the nature of their secreted toxins (ExoS, ExoU or ExlA) and despite their detection by immune cells. We identified and characterized a complement-tolerant subpopulation of bacterial cells that we named "evaders". Evaders shared some features with bacterial persisters, which tolerate antibiotic treatment. Notably, in bi-phasic killing curves, the evaders represented 0.1-0.001% of the initial bacterial load and displayed transient tolerance. However, the evaders are not dormant and require active metabolism to persist in blood. We detected the evaders for five other major human pathogens: Acinetobacter baumannii, Burkholderia multivorans, enteroaggregative Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Yersinia enterocolitica. Thus, the evaders could allow the pathogen to persist within the bloodstream, and may be the cause of fatal bacteremia or dissemination, in particular in the absence of effective antibiotic treatments., SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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- 2020
14. Evolution and host-specific adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Weimann, Aaron, Dinan, Adam M., Ruis, Christopher, Bernut, Audrey, Pont, Stéphane, Brown, Karen, Ryan, Judy, Santos, Lúcia, Ellison, Louise, Ukor, Emem, Pandurangan, Arun P., Krokowski, Sina, Blundell, Tom L., Welch, Martin, Blane, Beth, Judge, Kim, Bousfield, Rachel, Brown, Nicholas, Bryant, Josephine M., and Kukavica-Ibrulj, Irena
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- 2024
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15. Inflammasome activation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa's ExlA pore‐forming toxin is detrimental for the host.
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Bouillot, Stéphanie, Pont, Stéphane, Gallet, Benoit, Moriscot, Christine, Deruelle, Vincent, Attrée, Ina, and Huber, Philippe
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PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa , *PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections , *NLRP3 protein , *TOXINS , *INFLAMMATION , *TOLL-like receptors , *PROTEIN expression - Abstract
During acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, the inflammatory response is essential for bacterial clearance. Neutrophil recruitment can be initiated following the assembly of an inflammasome within sentinel macrophages, leading to activation of caspase‐1, which in turn triggers macrophage pyroptosis and IL‐1β/IL‐18 maturation. Inflammasome formation can be induced by a number of bacterial determinants, including Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) or pore‐forming toxins, or, alternatively, by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) via caspase‐11 activation. Surprisingly, previous studies indicated that a T3SS‐induced inflammasome increased pathogenicity in mouse models of P. aeruginosa infection. Here, we investigated the immune reaction of mice infected with a T3SS‐negative P. aeruginosa strain (IHMA879472). Virulence of this strain relies on ExlA, a secreted pore‐forming toxin. IHMA879472 promoted massive neutrophil infiltration in infected lungs, owing to efficient priming of toll‐like receptors, and thus enhanced the expression of inflammatory proteins including pro‐IL‐1β and TNF‐α. However, mature‐IL‐1β and IL‐18 were undetectable in wild‐type mice, suggesting that ExlA failed to effectively activate caspase‐1. Nevertheless, caspase‐1/11 deficiency improved survival following infection with IHMA879472, as previously described for T3SS+ bacteria. We conclude that the detrimental effect associated with the ExlA‐induced inflammasome is probably not due to hyperinflammation, rather it stems from another inflammasome‐dependent process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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16. An unusual community-acquired invasive and multi systemic infection due to ExoU-harboring Pseudomonas aeruginosastrain: Clinical disease and microbiological characteristics
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Elabbadi, Alexandre, Pont, Stéphane, Verdet, Charlotte, Plésiat, Patrick, Cretin, François, Voiriot, Guillaume, Fartoukh, Muriel, and Djibré, Michel
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Community-acquired Pseudomonas aeruginosainfections are rare. Most cases involve patients either with underlying immunosuppression or structural chronic lung diseases. We report here an atypical case of a severe community-acquired invasive infection due to a hypervirulent ExoU-producing strain, in an immunocompetent patient.
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- 2020
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