Pseudomonas aeruginosa-derived rhamnolipids subvert the host innate immune response through manipulation of the human beta-defensin-2 expression |
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Authors: | Dössel Jomtje Meyer-Hoffert Ulf Schröder Jens-Michael Gerstel Ulrich |
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Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, D-24105 Kiel, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a well‐known cause of infections especially in compromised patients. To neutralize this pathogen, the expression of antimicrobial factors in epithelial cells is crucial. In particular the human beta‐defensin hBD‐2 is especially active against P. aeruginosa. In this study, we identified rhamnolipids in P. aeruginosa culture supernatants that are able to prevent the pathogen‐induced hBD‐2 response in keratinocytes. The presence of rhamnolipids within the host cells and inhibition assays suggest that calcium‐regulated pathways and protein kinase C activation are impaired by rhamnolipids. In consequence, the induction of hBD‐2 in keratinocytes by P. aeruginosa‐derived flagellin as well as the host's own hBD‐2 mediator interleukin IL‐1β is inhibited. Strikingly, rhamnolipids did not affect the release of the proinflammatory mediator interleukin IL‐8 by flagellin. Thus, in addition to their function in establishment and persistence of P. aeruginosa infections, rhamnolipids can be engaged by P. aeruginosa for a targeted attenuation of the innate immunity to manage its survival and colonization on compromised epithelia. |
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