TNF-alpha production in the cornea in response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa challenge |
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Authors: | Cole N Bao S Willcox M Husband A J |
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Affiliation: | Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology, School of Optometry, University of New South Wales, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause ulcerative bacterial keratitis or contact lens-induced acute red eye (CLARE) in humans. The present study used a mouse model of ocular infection and inflammation to examine the relationship between TNF-alpha and inflammation in the cornea in response to challenge with either a strain of P. aeruginosa causing keratitis or a CLARE strain. Constitutive TNF-alpha mRNA was detected in the epithelium, mainly towards the periphery. After infection with the keratitis-inducing strain (6294), TNF-alpha expression was elevated four-fold by 24 h post-challenge. No detectable induction of TNF-alpha mRNA was seen with CLARE strain (Paer1) challenge at any time point. The TNF-alpha protein production detected by ELISA showed a corresponding pattern to the mRNA expression, which also correlated with pathological changes. These results suggest that invasive strains of P. aeruginosa create greater pathological changes as a result of elevated TNF-alpha production, which contributes to inflammation during keratitis in vivo. |
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