FimH adhesin of Escherichia coli K1 type 1 fimbriae activates BV-2 microglia |
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Authors: | Lee Jongseok Shin Sooan Teng Ching-Hao Hong Suk Jin Kim Kwang Sik |
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Institution: | Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. |
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Abstract: | The generation of intense inflammation in the subarachnoid space in response to meningitis-causing bacteria contributes to brain dysfunction and neuronal injury in bacterial meningitis. Microglia, the major immune effector cells in the central nervous system (CNS), become activated by bacterial components to produce proinflammatory immune mediators. In this study, we showed that FimH adhesin, a tip component of type 1 fimbriae of meningitis-causing Escherichia coli K1, activated the murine microglial cell line, BV-2, which resulted in the production of nitric oxide and the release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha. Mitogen-activated protein kinases, ERK and p-38, and nuclear factor-kappaB were involved in FimH adhesin-mediated microglial activation. These findings suggest that FimH adhesin contributes to the CNS inflammatory response by virtue of activating microglia in E. coli meningitis. |
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Keywords: | Monocytes/macrophages Bacterial Nitric oxide Inflammation Signal transduction E Coli TNF-α Mitogen-activated protein kinases Nuclear factor-κB |
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