双歧杆菌粘附体外肠上皮细胞的钙信号传递的研究

本文采用钙荧光探剂 Ｆｌｕｏ—３／ＡＭ染色法,定量研究了双歧杆菌１０２７株、肠致病性大肠杆菌（ＥＰＥＣ）对体外肠上皮细胞Ｌｏｖｏ细胞株粘附的钙信号传递机制。结果表明,双歧杆菌１０２７株粘附可引起Ｌｏｖｏ细胞内Ｃａ~＋２随时间延长而梯度升高,但双歧杆菌１０２７株的作用远不如ＥＰＥＣ明显。同时发现双歧杆菌粘附引起Ｌｏｖｏ。细胞内Ｃａ~２＋升高主要源于细胞外Ｃａ~２＋内流所致,这与ＥＰＥＣ粘附引起宿主细胞内Ｃａ~２＋升高主要源于细胞内Ｃａ~２＋储池的Ｃａ~２＋释放不同。ＥＰＥＣ粘附引起宿主细胞内Ｃａ~２＋大幅度升高是其致病的重要信号传递基础;而双歧杆菌粘附仅引起宿主细胞内Ｃａ~２＋轻度升高,可能是其作为生理性细菌与肠上皮细胞和谐共生的信号传递基础。     

由蛋白质介导的双歧杆菌对体外培养肠上皮细胞的粘附

本文对双歧杆菌和体外肠上皮细胞系Ｌｏｖｏ细胞间的粘附进行了研究。结果表明,双歧杆菌能特异性地粘附于肠上皮细胞周围,并且具有浓度和时间效应;各株双歧杆菌的粘附力存在着差异,新分离株高于标准株,胰蛋白酶处理耗尽培养液上清可完全抑制其粘附;高温也能降低粘附力;而白蛋白对粘附无影响。提示,双歧杆菌粘附素可能是一种不耐热的蛋白质,主要存在于耗尽培养液上清中     

双歧杆菌粘附素受体的初步观察

本文研究了Ｌｏｖｏ细胞上双歧杆菌粘附素的受体。结果表明,过碘酸钠成或蛋白酶处理Ｌｏｖｏ细胞后,双歧杆菌对Ｌｏｖｏ细胞的粘附力明显降低,呈剂量效应。Ｄ一甘露糖能抑制两者的粘附;葡萄糖,乳糖,山梨糖,蔗糖及Ｄ一果糖不能抑制粘附。提示双歧杆菌粘附素受体是一种糖蛋白,可能与甘露糖有关。     

双歧杆菌对EPEC和ETEC粘附的竞争抑制作用

观察双歧杆菌与肠上皮细胞系Lovo 细胞粘附后对肠致病性大肠杆菌(EPEC)及产毒性大肠杆菌(ETEC)粘附的竞争性抑制作用。发现双歧杆菌能完全抑制EPEC与ETEC的粘附,这种作用可能是由于双歧杆菌的占位性保护机制,在空间上阻止了病原菌与Lovo细胞的进一步接近     

双歧杆菌粘附机制研究的进展

双歧杆菌是人体肠道最重要的生理性细菌 ,对宿主发挥生物屏障、营养、免疫、控制内毒素血症、抗肿瘤、抗衰老等生理作用。由于双歧杆菌粘附及定植于肠粘膜上皮细胞是其发挥作用的首要条件 ,而且生理性细菌的粘附可能参与了正常菌群生物屏障形成机制。因此有关双歧杆菌粘附的研究日益受到人们的重视。本文就这一方面的现状综述如下。1　一般特征1985羊 ,Cam p等用　 1 4 C- 油酸标记一株分叉双歧杆菌的脂磷壁酸 (L TA) ,然后用酚提取 L TA ,研究 L TA与人肠上皮细胞的粘附 ,他们发现双歧杆菌的 L TA与肠上皮细胞的粘附是特异的和可逆的…     

双歧杆菌的定植机制及其作用的研究进展

定植可被定义为微生物在身体特定部位长久存在而在正常情况下并不导致健康宿主病变,不同于感染,因为后者是指微生物在体内长期停留而有引起病变的可能.胃肠道是人体细菌定植最多的地方,胃肠道的细菌定植是一复杂的有多因素决定的过程,其特征是环境、食物、微生物和宿主相关因素动态作用的结果。双歧杆菌是人体肠道最重要的生理性细菌,对宿主发挥生物屏障、营养、免疫、抗肿瘤和改善人体代谢等多种生理作用。但是双歧杆菌定植于肠黏膜上皮细胞上是它发挥上述生理作用的前提,故有关双歧杆菌定植的研究正日益受到人们的关注。决定双歧杆菌能否在肠道中定植的条件有：一是双歧杆菌必须先与肠道细胞发生作用而粘附于肠道细胞上;二是粘附后的双歧杆菌进一步改变肠道环境而实现对肠道细胞的稳定粘附（定植）。     

实验性痴呆动物的肠道菌群和粘附性研究

用ＡＦ６４Ａ复制实验性痴呆动物模型,分析该动物的肠道菌群,并以双歧杆菌和大肠杆菌作为肠道菌的代表,初步探讨它们对实验性痴呆动物肠道粘膜上皮细胞表面的粘附特性。结果表明,实验性痴呆动物的肠道菌群是紊乱的,二种试验菌均能粘附到正常小鼠肠上皮细胞上,双歧杆菌的粘附率明显高于大肠杆菌,而双歧杆菌对实验性痴呆小鼠肠上皮细胞的粘附率明显低于对照组小鼠,大肠杆菌则相反。     

灭活的青春双歧杆菌对人大肠癌细胞的粘附

针对灭活的青春双歧杆菌DM850 4与人大肠癌CCL 2 2 9细胞之间的粘附现象及粘附机制进行研究。结果发现灭活的双歧杆菌具有与活菌相同的粘附定植能力 ,两者粘附于体外培养的肠上皮细胞均依赖于耗尽培养上清 (SCS)的存在。青春双歧杆菌粘附素有可能是存在于细胞壁中及分泌至SCS中的脂磷壁酸 (LTA)。LTA与细菌细胞壁耐热蛋白相互粘连 ,并且伸出胞壁之外。此外 ,肠上皮细胞表面的粘附素受体可能为糖类或糖蛋白。     

灭活的双歧杆菌对肠上皮细胞粘附及其影响因素的研究

目的 观察灭活的青春双歧杆菌对人大肠癌细胞系ＣＣＬ－２２９的粘附以及影响粘附的因素。方法 通过与双歧杆菌活菌比较,灭活的双歧杆菌同样能粘附于肠上皮细胞,并且耗尽培养上清有利于双歧杆菌粘附。结果 粘附具有显著的浓度效应;粘附效果与孵育环境的ｐＨ值有关;高温处理耗尽培养上清对粘附无明显影响。结论 灭活的双歧杆菌可能具有与活菌相同的生态效应。     

双歧杆菌的抗癌效应及其机制的初步研究

双歧杆菌是一种重要的革兰氏阳性无芽胞厌氧杆菌,是人类肠道正常菌群中的优势菌种。本文观察了在改变栖生环境的情况下,双歧杆菌作为生物反应调节剂发挥抗肿瘤作用及其对单核巨噬细胞的激活作用。６１５小鼠在腹腔或皮下接种肝癌Ｈ２２／Ｆ２３后,从第１天起每隔３天腹腔或皮下两种途径注射双歧杆菌进行治疗,结果表明在瘤内注射给药时显示显著的抑瘤作用。双歧杆菌激活的腹腔渗出细胞（ＰＥＣ）在形态学上表现为细胞表面积增大,细胞皱褶增多;在功能上则表现为杀瘤活性增强,激活的ＰＥＣ经Ｗｉｎｎａｓｓａｙ证明对肿瘤生长的早期或中期有明显的抑制作用,用ＭＴＴ比色法测定细胞毒进一步证实激活的ＰＥＣ在体外具有直接杀瘤作用。实验结果提示双歧杆菌激活单核一巨噬细胞是其发挥抗肿瘤作用的重要机制。由于该菌为生理性细菌,对宿主无致病性,所以其较目前已在临床上广泛应用的其它非特异性生物反应调节剂如ＯＫ４３２、卡介苗等可能更具优越性,值得深入研究。     

灭活的双歧杆菌对EPEC的黏附抑制作用

目的：研究灭活的青春双歧杆菌DMS8504对肠致病灶大肠埃希菌（EPEC）黏附抑制作用。方法：通过与活菌比较,观察灭活的双歧杆菌粘附于人大肠癌CCL－229细胞后对EPEC的黏附抑制作用。结果：用SCS或pH5.0新鲜BS肉汤悬浮的双歧杆菌能够安全抑制EPEC的黏附,而仅用SCS或pH5.0新鲜BS肉汤均不能抑制其黏附。     

The T3SS Effector EspT Defines a New Category of Invasive Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) Which Form Intracellular Actin Pedestals

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) strains are defined as extracellular pathogens which nucleate actin rich pedestal-like membrane extensions on intestinal enterocytes to which they intimately adhere. EPEC infection is mediated by type III secretion system effectors, which modulate host cell signaling. Recently we have shown that the WxxxE effector EspT activates Rac1 and Cdc42 leading to formation of membrane ruffles and lamellipodia. Here we report that EspT-induced membrane ruffles facilitate EPEC invasion into non-phagocytic cells in a process involving Rac1 and Wave2. Internalized EPEC resides within a vacuole and Tir is localized to the vacuolar membrane, resulting in actin polymerization and formation of intracellular pedestals. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time a pathogen has been shown to induce formation of actin comets across a vacuole membrane. Moreover, our data breaks the dogma of EPEC as an extracellular pathogen and defines a new category of invasive EPEC.     

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli outer membrane proteins induce changes in cadherin junctions of Caco-2 cells through activation of PKCalpha

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that adheres to human intestinal epithelial cells, resulting in watery, persistent diarrhoea. Despite the advances made in understanding EPEC-host cell interactions, the molecular mechanisms underlying watery diarrhoea have not been understood fully. Loss of transepithelial resistance and increased monolayer permeability by disruption of tight junctions has been implicated in this process. Apart from disruption of tight junctions, an important factor known to regulate monolayer permeability is E-cadherin and its interaction with beta-catenin, both of which constitute the adherens junctions. Our previous studies using HEp-2 cells demonstrated the morphological and cytoskeletal changes caused by cell-free outer membrane preparations (OMPs) of EPEC. In this study, we have shown that EPEC and its OMP induce significant changes in the adherens junctions of Caco-2 monolayers. We also observed significant phosphorylation of protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) in cells treated with either whole EPEC or its OMP. Immunoprecipitation of cell lysates with anti-E-cadherin and probing with phospho-PKCalpha monoclonal antibodies and anti-beta-catenins revealed that in these cells, phosphorylated PKCalpha is associated with cadherins, leading to the dissociation of the cadherin/beta-catenin complex. Immunofluorescence showed beta-catenins dissociated from the membrane-bound cadherins and redistributed into the cytoplasm. Expression of dominant negative PKCalpha reversed these effects caused by either whole EPEC or its OMP and also reduced the associated increase in monolayer permeability. It is possible that this mechanism may complement the earlier known pathways for loss of barrier function involving myosin light chain kinase activation and also may play a role in causing host cell death by apoptosis.     

Expression of SARS-coronavirus envelope protein in Escherichia coli cells alters membrane permeability

To promote viral entry, replication, release, and spread to neighboring cells, many cytolytic animal viruses encode proteins responsible for modification of host cell membrane permeability and for formation of ion channels in host cell membranes during their life cycles. In this study, we show that the envelope (E) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus can induce membrane permeability changes when expressed in Escherichia coli. E protein expressed in bacterial and mammalian cells under reducing conditions existed as monomers, but formed homodimer and homotrimer under non-reducing conditions. Site-directed mutagenesis studies revealed that two cysteine residues of the E protein were essential for oligomerization, leading to induction of membrane permeability. This is the first report demonstrating that a coronavirus-encoded protein could modify membrane permeability in E. coli cells.     

Phosphorylation of tyrosine 474 of the enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) Tir receptor molecule is essential for actin nucleating activity and is preceded by additional host modifications

The enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) Tir protein becomes tyrosine phosphorylated in host cells and displays an increase in apparent molecular mass. The interaction of Tir with the EPEC outer membrane protein, intimin, triggers actin nucleation beneath the adherent bacteria. The enterohaemorrhagic E. coli O157:H7 (EHEC) Tir molecule is not tyrosine phosphorylated. In this paper, Tir tyrosine phosphorylation is shown to be essential for actin nucleation activity, but not for the increase in apparent molecular mass observed in target cells. Tyrosine phosphorylation had no role in Tir molecular mass shift, indicating additional host modifications. Analysis of Tir intermediates indicates that tyrosine-independent modification functions to direct Tir's correct insertion from the cytoplasm into the host membrane. Deletion analysis identified Tir domains participating in translocation, association with the host membrane, modification and antibody recognition. Intimin was found to bind a 55-amino-acid region (TIBA) within Tir that topological and sequence analysis suggests is located in an extracellular loop. Homologous TIBA sequences exist in integrins, which also bind intimin. Collectively, this study provides definitive evidence for the importance of tyrosine phosphorylation for EPEC Tir function and reveals differences in the pathogenicity of EPEC and EHEC. The data also suggest a mechanism for Tir insertion into the host membrane, as well as providing clues to the mode of intimin-integrin interaction.     

Binding of intimin from enteropathogenic Escherichia coli to Tir and to host cells

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) induce characteristic attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on epithelial cells. This event is mediated, in part, by binding of the bacterial outer membrane protein, intimin, to a second EPEC protein, Tir (translocated intimin receptor), which is exported by the bacteria and integrated into the host cell plasma membrane. In this study, we have localized the intimin-binding domain of Tir to a central 107-amino-acid region, designated Tir-M. We provide evidence that both the amino- and carboxy-termini of Tir are located within the host cell. In addition, using immunogold labelling electron microscopy, we have confirmed that intimin can bind independently to host cells even in the absence of Tir. This Tir-independent interaction and the ability of EPEC to induce A/E lesions requires an intact lectin-like module residing at the carboxy-terminus of the intimin polypeptide. Using the yeast two-hybrid system and gel overlays, we show that intimin can bind both Tir and Tir-M even when the lectin-like domain is disrupted. These data provide strong evidence that intimin interacts not only with Tir but also in a lectin-like manner with a host cell intimin receptor.     

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) attachment to epithelial cells: exploiting the host cell cytoskeleton from the outside

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), a leading cause of human infantile diarrhoea, is the prototype for a family of intestinal bacterial pathogens that induce attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions on host cells. A/E lesions are characterized by localized effacement of the brush border of enterocytes, intimate bacterial attachment and pedestal formation beneath the adherent bacteria. As a result of some recent breakthrough discoveries, EPEC has now emerged as a fascinating paradigm for the study of host–pathogen interactions and cytoskeletal rearrangements that occur at the host cell membrane. EPEC uses a type III secretion machinery to attach to epithelial cells, translocating its own receptor for intimate attachment, Tir, into the host cell, which then binds to intimin on the bacterial surface. Studies of EPEC-induced cytoskeletal rearrangements have begun to provide clues as to the mechanisms used by this pathogen to subvert the host cell cytoskeleton and signalling pathways. These findings have unravelled new ways by which pathogenic bacteria exploit host processes from the cell surface and have shed new light on how EPEC might cause diarrhoea.     

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli EspF is targeted to mitochondria and is required to initiate the mitochondrial death pathway

Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is a causative agent of infant diarrhoea in developing countries. The EspF protein is the product of the espF gene found on the locus of enterocyte effacement, the key pathogenicity island carried by EPEC and enterohemorrhagic E. coli. EspF is injected from adherent EPEC into host cells via a type III secretion system and was previously shown to induce apoptotic cell death and to be required for disruption of host intestinal barrier function. In this work, we show by immunofluorescence and fractionation studies that EspF is targeted to host mitochondria. The N-terminal region of EspF serves as a mitochondrial import signal and, when expressed within cells, can target hybrid green fluorescent protein to mitochondria. Assessment of mitochondrial membrane potential in infected epithelial cells indicated that EspF plays a role in the mitochondrial membrane permeabilization induced by EPEC infection. Furthermore, EspF was associated with the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into the cytoplasm and with caspase-9 and caspase-3 cleavage. These findings indicate a role for EspF in initiating the mitochondrial death pathway.