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Cell Immunol ; 401-402: 104828, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38759328

RESUMO

Renal fibrosis is a common pathway of chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression involving primary kidney injury and kidney diseases. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) mediate type 2 immune responses irrespective of antigen presentation and play a reno-protective role in kidney injury and disease. In the present study, we observed a decrease in kidney-resident ILC2s in CKD and found that enrichment of ILC2s in the kidney ameliorates renal fibrosis. In CKD kidney, ILC2s preferentially produced IL-13 over IL-5 in response to IL-33 stimulation, regardless of ST2L expression. Moreover, GATA3 expression was decreased in ILC2s, and T-bet+ ILC1s and RORγt+ ILC3s were increased in CKD kidney. Adoptive transfer of kidney ILC2s into adenine-induced CKD model mouse improved renal function and fibrosis. Renal fibroblasts cultured with IL33-activated kidney ILC2s suppressed myofibroblast trans-differentiation through Acta2 and Fn-1 regulation. These results suggest that kidney ILC2s prevent CKD progression via improvement of renal fibrosis. Our findings also suggest that ILC2s may contribute to the development of new therapeutic agents and strategies for tissue fibroses.


Assuntos
Adenina , Fibrose , Imunidade Inata , Rim , Linfócitos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Insuficiência Renal Crônica , Animais , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/imunologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/induzido quimicamente , Camundongos , Linfócitos/imunologia , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Adenina/farmacologia , Adenina/análogos & derivados , Rim/patologia , Rim/imunologia , Masculino , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Interleucina-33/metabolismo , Interleucina-13/metabolismo
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Lett Appl Microbiol ; 77(4)2024 Apr 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38521981

RESUMO

It is a problem that influenza virus infection increases susceptibility to secondary bacterial infection in lungs leading to lethal pneumonia. We previously reported that exopolysaccharides (EPS) derived from Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus OLL1073R-1 (OLL1073R-1) could prevent against influenza virus infection followed by secondary bacterial infection in vitro. Therefore, the present study assessed whether EPS derived OLL1073R-1 protects the alveolar epithelial barrier disfunction caused by influenza virus infection. After A549 cells treated with EPS or without EPS were infected influenza virus A/Puerto Rico/8/34 (IFV) for 12 h, the levels of tight junction genes expression and inflammatory genes expression were measured by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. As results, EPS treatment could protect against low-titer IFV infection, but not high-titer IFV infection, followed by suppression of the increased expression of inflammatory cytokine gene levels and recovery of the decrease in the expression level of ZO-1 gene that was caused by low-titer IFV infection, leading to an improvement trend in the barrier function. Our findings showed that EPS derived from OLL1073R-1 could inhibit low-titer IFV infection leading to maintenance of the epithelial barrier function through the suppression of inflammatory cytokine genes expression.


Assuntos
Infecções Bacterianas , Influenza Humana , Lactobacillus delbrueckii , Orthomyxoviridae , Humanos , Lactobacillus delbrueckii/genética , Lactobacillus delbrueckii/metabolismo , Junções Íntimas , Citocinas/genética , Citocinas/metabolismo
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Cytokine ; 157: 155963, 2022 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35868116

RESUMO

Renal fibrosis is a common pathway in the progression of various kidney diseases and injuries. Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) induces renal fibrosis, and immune responses profoundly affect its pathogenesis. Group2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are strongly activated by interleukin (IL) -33, which is a member of IL-1 family and recognize as alarmin. ILC2s quickly produce large amounts of type 2 cytokines including IL-5 and IL-13, which are involved in inflammation, tissue homeostasis, and wound healing. However, the relationship between renal fibrosis and ILC2s has been unclear. In the present study, we investigated the roles of the ILC2/L-33 axis in renal fibrosis using a UUO model. We found that kidney ILC2s decreased in UUO-affected kidneys compared with their counterpart kidneys despite IL-33 upregulation. There was no effect of reactive oxygen species or TGF-ß from reduced ILC2 caused by UUO. Pretreatment with IL-33 before UUO induced ILC2s and Tregs in kidneys and alleviated renal fibrosis. Furthermore, this protective effect was maintained even when CD4+T cells was depleted. These findings demonstrated that ILC2s play a predominant role in the suppressive function of renal fibrosis mediated by pretreatment with IL-33. In contrast, post-treatment with IL-33 after UUO increased ILC2s in kidneys but had no therapeutic effect on renal fibrosis. Our findings suggest that ILC2s have potential roles in the prevention of renal fibrosis and can serve as a therapeutic and diagnostic target.


Assuntos
Nefropatias , Obstrução Ureteral , Fibrose , Humanos , Imunidade Inata , Interleucina-33/metabolismo , Rim/metabolismo , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Obstrução Ureteral/metabolismo
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Biol Pharm Bull ; 42(12): 2095-2101, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31787724

RESUMO

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not trehangelin A (THG-A) is effective in treating the metabolic clinical condition caused by a high-fat diet. The body weight, epididymal adipose volume, alanine transaminase (ALT), total-cholesterol (T-CHO), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and glucose concentrations in serum increased in mice fed a high-fat diet compared to mice fed a control diet. On the other hand, adiponectin level in serum of mice fed a high-fat diet decreased compared to that of control mice. When mice fed a high-fat diet were intraperitoneally administered THG-A of 20 mg/kg three times per week, the levels of TG and glucose in serum were significantly reduced compared to those fed high-fat without THG-A. Interestingly, the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in serum were increased by THG-A administration in both mice fed a control diet and those fed high-fat diet. The decreased level of adiponectin by a high-fat diet was also recovered by THG-A treatment. The liver expression of mRNA from pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, were significantly increased in mice fed a high-fat diet compared to those fed a control diet. However, the increased IL-6 levels in mice fed a high-fat diet were significantly suppressed by THG-A treatment. Furthermore, the increased expression of TNF-α mRNA or COL1A2 mRNA by a high-fat diets tended to be decreased in mice treated with THG-A. These results show that THG-A treatment attenuates the progression of metabolic clinical conditions, suggesting its potential efficacy against obesity-related metabolic disorders.


Assuntos
Dieta Hiperlipídica , Trealose/análogos & derivados , Adiponectina/sangue , Animais , Glicemia/efeitos dos fármacos , Colágeno Tipo I/genética , Cadeia alfa 1 do Colágeno Tipo I , Insulina/sangue , Interleucina-1beta/genética , Interleucina-6/genética , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/metabolismo , Fígado/patologia , Cirrose Hepática/tratamento farmacológico , Cirrose Hepática/genética , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Trealose/farmacologia , Trealose/uso terapêutico , Triglicerídeos/sangue , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/genética
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Pediatr Int ; 61(12): 1227-1231, 2019 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31282599

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Breast milk (BM) is the best nutrition for very preterm infants (VPI), except when provided by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-seropositive mothers. Given that VPI are at high risk of developing a sepsis-like syndrome or cholestasis, methods for prevention of HCMV infection via BM have been investigated. Although Holder pasteurization (HP) is the gold standard, HP needs special instruments. Microwave (MW) is available anywhere, therefore, we performed this study to determine whether MW can be used for HCMV prevention. METHODS: Human cytomegalovirus Towne strain was added to formula, followed by heating procedure using HP or MW (at 500 W for 20, 30, 40, or 60 s). HFL-III cells were seeded in culture dishes. Aliquots of HCMV-milk samples after heating were inoculated onto susceptible cell monolayers. The number of plaques was counted to determine the viral titer. The determination of HCMV-DNA copies was also performed. RESULTS: Addition of HCMV for a viral load of 5.0 × 103 plaque-forming units (p.f.u.)/mL achieved 772 p.f.u./mL at baseline, with a decrease to 257 p.f.u./mL after MW radiation for 20 s. No plaque was detected after HP or MW for 30, 40, and 60 s. The temperature of the breast milk reached 60°C after MW radiation for 40 s. The number of HCMV-DNA copies did not change with MW. CONCLUSIONS: Microwave at 500 W for 40 s can be used as a prevention strategy for HCMV transmission. Further research including the loss of bioactive properties in BM is required prior to clinical application.


Assuntos
Infecções por Citomegalovirus/prevenção & controle , Doenças do Prematuro/prevenção & controle , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle , Micro-Ondas , Leite Humano/virologia , Aleitamento Materno , Células Cultivadas , Citomegalovirus , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/transmissão , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Doenças do Prematuro/virologia , Mães , Pasteurização , Carga Viral
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J Med Virol ; 88(9): 1487-96, 2016 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26864280

RESUMO

To investigate whether the administration of IL-12 is effective against influenza virus infection, mice were intranasally administered IL-12 for three consecutive days and then infected with a non-lethal dose of the influenza virus. The IL-12-treated mice were more resistant to the virus than control mice with respect to the remission of body weight loss, virus burden, pro-inflammatory cytokine production, and inflammatory cell infiltration in the lungs. The number of NK cells and the level of NK cell cytotoxicity significantly increased in the lungs of the mice treated with IL-12 before infection compared to that observed in control mice, leading to promptly eliminate the viral-infected cells. Unexpectedly, all of mice that received IL-12 treatment after being infected with a non-lethal dose of the virus died as a result of their high virus burden and pro-inflammatory cytokine production in the lungs. One possibility of the mechanisms was considered to be activation of myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC), which has immune suppressive function, in the lungs. Thus, IL-12 treatment has opposite effects depending on whether it is administered before or after infection. These results demonstrate the potential risks of immune modulating therapies such as administration of exogenous cytokine or neutralization of cytokine. J. Med. Virol. 88:1487-1496, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Assuntos
Influenza Humana/tratamento farmacológico , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Interleucina-12/administração & dosagem , Interleucina-12/efeitos adversos , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/prevenção & controle , Administração Intranasal , Animais , Citocinas/biossíntese , Citocinas/imunologia , Esquema de Medicação , Humanos , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/imunologia , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1/imunologia , Influenza Humana/imunologia , Influenza Humana/virologia , Interleucina-12/uso terapêutico , Células Matadoras Naturais/imunologia , Pulmão/virologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Células Supressoras Mieloides/imunologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/virologia
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J Biol Chem ; 289(22): 15621-30, 2014 May 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24755218

RESUMO

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease accompanied by alveolar bone resorption by osteoclasts. Porphyromonas gingivalis, an etiological agent for periodontitis, produces cysteine proteases called gingipains, which are classified based on their cleavage site specificity (i.e. arginine (Rgps) and lysine (Kgps) gingipains). We previously reported that Kgp degraded osteoprotegerin (OPG), an osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor secreted by osteoblasts, and enhanced osteoclastogenesis induced by various Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands (Yasuhara, R., Miyamoto, Y., Takami, M., Imamura, T., Potempa, J., Yoshimura, K., and Kamijo, R. (2009) Lysine-specific gingipain promotes lipopolysaccharide- and active-vitamin D3-induced osteoclast differentiation by degrading osteoprotegerin. Biochem. J. 419, 159-166). Osteoclastogenesis is induced not only by TLR ligands but also by proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1ß, and IL-17A, in inflammatory conditions, such as periodontitis. Although Kgp augmented osteoclastogenesis induced by TNF-α and IL-1ß in co-cultures of mouse osteoblasts and bone marrow cells, it suppressed that induced by IL-17A. In a comparison of proteolytic degradation of these cytokines by Kgp in a cell-free system with that of OPG, TNF-α and IL-1ß were less susceptible, whereas IL-17A and OPG were equally susceptible to degradation by Kgp. These results indicate that the enhancing effect of Kgp on cytokine-induced osteoclastogenesis is dependent on the difference in degradation efficiency between each cytokine and OPG. In addition, elucidation of the N-terminal amino acid sequences of OPG fragments revealed that Kgp primarily cleaved OPG in its death domain homologous region, which might prevent dimer formation of OPG required for inhibition of receptor activator of nuclear factor κB ligand. Collectively, our results suggest that degradation of OPG by Kgp is a crucial event in the development of osteoclastogenesis and bone loss in periodontitis.


Assuntos
Adesinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Infecções por Bacteroidaceae/metabolismo , Cisteína Endopeptidases/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/citologia , Osteoprotegerina/metabolismo , Periodontite/metabolismo , Porphyromonas gingivalis/enzimologia , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Animais não Endogâmicos , Células da Medula Óssea/citologia , Células da Medula Óssea/metabolismo , Diferenciação Celular/fisiologia , Células Cultivadas , Cisteína Endopeptidases Gingipaínas , Humanos , Interleucina-17/metabolismo , Interleucina-1beta/metabolismo , Camundongos , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Osteoblastos/citologia , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Osteoclastos/metabolismo , Ligante RANK/metabolismo , Receptor Ativador de Fator Nuclear kappa-B/metabolismo , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/metabolismo
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Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes ; 16: 2855-2864, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37744699

RESUMO

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether NKT cells play an important role in preventing or exacerbating diseases caused by high-fat diet (HFD) using CD1d-knockout (KO) mice which lack NKT cells. Methods: Five-week-old male Balb/c (wild-type; WT) or CD1dKO mice were fed with control-diet (CTD) or HFD for 16 weeks. Results: The present study revealed four main findings. First, CD1dKO mice were susceptible to obesity caused by HFD in comparison to WT mice. Second, clinical conditions of fatty liver caused by HFD were comparable between CD1dKO mice and WT mice. Third, HFD-fed WT mice showed high levels of serum biochemical markers, involved in lipid metabolisms, in comparison to WT mice fed a CTD. Notably, the serum concentrations of ALT, T-CHO, TG and HDL-C in CD1dKO mice fed a HFD were almost comparable to those of CD1dKO mice fed a CTD. Fourth, the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ, low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), CD36 of epididymal adipose tissue enhanced and proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type (PCSK) 9 in serum decreased. Conclusion: NKT cells were responsible for protection against HFD-induced obesity. However, CD1dKO mice were resistant to serum biochemical marker abnormalities after HFD feeding. One possible explanation is that the epididymal adipose tissue of CD1dKO mice could take up greater amounts of excess lipids in serum in comparison to WT mice.

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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 1867, 2023 02 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36725898

RESUMO

Hypoxia-inducible factor-prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PHD) inhibitors are therapeutic agents for renal anemia that work through HIF2-mediated upregulation of erythropoietin (EPO) and have also been reported to suppress renal fibrosis. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) have been proven to be involved in the pathogenesis of fibrosis in various organs, including the kidney. However, the relationship between the HIF pathway, renal fibrosis, and kidney ILC2s remains unclear. In the present study, we found that HIF activation by HIF-PHD inhibitors suppressed type 2 cytokine production from kidney ILC2s. The enhanced HIF pathway downregulated the IL-33 receptor ST2L on ILC2s, and phosphorylation of downstream p38 MAPK was attenuated. M2 macrophages that promote renal fibrosis were polarized by ILC2 supernatants, but reduced cytokine production from ILC2s treated with HIF-PHD inhibitors suppressed this polarization. Our findings suggest that HIF-PHD inhibitors are potential therapeutic agents for renal fibrosis that are mediated by the alteration of ILC2 function.


Assuntos
Eritropoetina , Prolina Dioxigenases do Fator Induzível por Hipóxia , Nefropatias , Inibidores de Prolil-Hidrolase , Humanos , Eritropoetina/metabolismo , Fibrose , Prolina Dioxigenases do Fator Induzível por Hipóxia/antagonistas & inibidores , Prolina Dioxigenases do Fator Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo , Imunidade Inata , Rim/metabolismo , Nefropatias/metabolismo , Linfócitos/metabolismo , Prolil Hidroxilases/metabolismo , Inibidores de Prolil-Hidrolase/farmacologia , Ativação de Macrófagos
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Microbiol Spectr ; : e0234123, 2023 Sep 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37754566

RESUMO

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a member of Herpesviridae. It has been reported that HCMV is reactivated in the breast milk of HCMV-seropositive lactating women. As we have reported various aspects of the roles of indigenous microbiota, its role in the murine CMV (MCMV) reactivation was examined in this study. MCMV was latently infected in the salivary gland, mammary tissues, and colon in the pregnant mice. When the salivary gland, mammary tissues, and colon were removed 5 days after delivery, MCMV reactivation of latent infection in each organ was confirmed by the detection of MCMV IE1 mRNA using reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. MCMV reactivation was observed in 100% of the mice during pregnancy. Next, for the elimination of intestinal microbiota, the pregnant mice were treated with low-dose or high-dose non-absorbable antibiotics. Although the numbers of aerobe/anaerobe in cecal content in low-dose antibiotic-treated mice were comparable to those in untreated controls, high-dose antibiotic treatment decreased the number of aerobe/anaerobe microbes from ca.9.0 Log10 to ca.3.0 Log10 (cfu/g). However, it could not be confirmed in 16S rRNA analysis that specific bacterial phylum or genus was eliminated by this high-dose treatment. Interestingly, MCMV reactivation was also observed in 100% of low-dose antibiotic-treated mice, whereas, in high-dose antibiotic-treated mice, MCMV reactivation was not observed in the salivary gland or colon. MCMV IE1 mRNA was detected only in 33% of the mammary tissues of those high-dose-treated mice. These results suggest that the indigenous microbiota played a crucial role in the reactivation of latent infection. IMPORTANCE Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection via breast milk is a serious problem for very preterm infants such as developing a sepsis-like syndrome, cholestasis, or bronchopulmonary dysplasia, among others. It has been reported that HCMV is reactivated in the breast milk of HCMV-seropositive lactating women. In this study, the roles of indigenous microbiota in the murine CMV (MCMV) reactivation were examined using a mouse model. In MCMV latently infected mice, MCMV reactivation was observed in 100% of the mice during pregnancy. For the elimination of intestinal microbiota, MCMV-latent mice were treated with non-absorbable antibiotics. After delivery, MCMV reactivation was not observed in antibiotic-treated mice. This result suggested that the indigenous microbiota played a crucial role in the reactivation of latent infection.

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Am J Perinatol ; 29(5): 377-82, 2012 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22307845

RESUMO

Breast milk (BM) is the main source of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. We examined whether the number of HCMV DNA copies in BM is related to HCMV infection in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. We identified 11 pairs of VLBW infants and mothers. BM samples were collected every week until 10 weeks postpartum. Urine samples were collected from the infants within 1 week, at 6 to 8 weeks, at discharge, and whenever HCMV infection was suspected. HCMV DNA in BM was positive in 7 of 11 mothers and reached a peak at 4 to 5 weeks postpartum. Of the 11, 5 infants were determined to be infected from positive HCMV DNA in the urine, despite the fact that BM was used after being frozen. Of the five, four infected infants exhibited symptoms between 35 and 60 days of age. Symptomatic infants had longer stays and slower weight gain. The HCMV infection rate is high in very preterm infants. A new strategy to prevent HCMV infection other than freezing should therefore be established.


Assuntos
Infecções por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/transmissão , Citomegalovirus/genética , DNA Viral/análise , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Leite Humano/virologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas , Tempo de Internação , Masculino , Gravidez , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/virologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase em Tempo Real , Aumento de Peso
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Obes Res Clin Pract ; 14(4): 360-367, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32620362

RESUMO

The present study investigated whether or not the oral administration of trehangelin-A (THG-A) is effective for metabolic disorders caused by a high-fat diet, as we previously showed that the intraperitoneal administration of THG-A improved metabolic disorders caused by a high-fat diet. Mice received a control diet or high-fat diet for eight weeks. Concurrently, mice were orally administered 0.2 ml/mouse phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or 1 or 10 mg/0.2 ml/mouse of THG-A once daily during the experiment. The weight gain caused by a high-fat diet was significantly suppressed by oral THG-A compared to a high-fat diet without THG-A. In addition, at eight weeks after starting the diet, the increased plasma total-cholesterol (T-CHO) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels caused by a high-fat diet were significantly reduced by 10 mg/mouse THG-A and tended to attenuated by 1 mg/mouse THG-A. The LDL receptor and CYP7A1 mRNA expression in liver associated with lipid metabolism for reducing plasma LDL-C levels was significantly enhanced by oral THG-A. In contrast, oral THG-A exerted no marked effects on mice fed the control diet. The dysbiosis of a high-fat diet fed mice, which is in the form of an increased Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes ratio, also recovered, and the high-fat diet induced decreased levels of Bacteroides and Akkermansia genera, which are beneficial microbiota against metabolic disorders, were also restored by oral THG-A. These results indicate that oral THG-A administration acts on metabolic disorders by improving the lipid metabolism and restoring beneficial microbiota to resolve high-fat diet induced dysbiosis.


Assuntos
Dieta Hiperlipídica , Microbioma Gastrointestinal , Metabolismo dos Lipídeos , Doenças Metabólicas , Microbiota , Substâncias Protetoras , Trealose/análogos & derivados , Administração Oral , Animais , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Substâncias Protetoras/farmacologia , Trealose/farmacologia
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Biochem Biophys Rep ; 21: 100722, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31909227

RESUMO

Norovirus infection cause epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis in patients. The immune mechanisms responsible for the clearance of virus are not completely understood. We examined whether NKT cells are effective against norovirus infection using CD1d KO mice. The body weights of 4-weeks-old CD1d KO mice that were infected with murine norovirus-S7 (MNV-S7) were significantly lower than those of non-infected CD1d KO mice. On the other hand, the body weights of infected WT mice were comparable to those of non-infected WT mice. Correspondingly, CD1d KO mice had an almost 1000-fold higher MNV-S7 burden in the intestine after infection in comparison to WT mice. The mechanism responsible for the insufficient MNV-S7 clearance in CD1d KO mice was attributed to reduced IFN-γ production early during MNV-S7 infection. In addition, the markedly impaired IL-4 production in CD1d KO mice resulted in an impaired MNV-S7-specific secretory IgA production after MNV-S7 infection which is associated with mucosal immunity. Thus, the present results provide evidence that NKT cells play an essential role in MNV-S7 clearance.

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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 365(2): 310-5, 2008 Jan 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17996193

RESUMO

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), the major tea catechin, is known as a potent anti-microbial and anti-tumor compound. The effects of EGCg on host defense mechanisms against Listeria monocytogenes infection were examined in vitro using mouse peritoneal exudate cells. The study showed that EGCg inhibited the intracellular growth of L. monocytogenes in macrophages. The enhancement of in vitro anti-L. monocytogenes activity by EGCg is not due to the modulation of reactive oxygen intermediates or the production of reactive nitrogen intermediates but due to the inhibition of its escaping from the phagosome into cytosolic space. Anti-L. monocytogenes of EGCg is through the inhibition of hemolytic and cholesterol-binding activity of listeriolysin O, which usually disrupts the phagosomal membrane in the escaping phase of L. monocytogenes.


Assuntos
Catequina/análogos & derivados , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Listeria monocytogenes/efeitos dos fármacos , Listeria monocytogenes/fisiologia , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/microbiologia , Animais , Antibacterianos/administração & dosagem , Catequina/administração & dosagem , Células Cultivadas , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Listeria monocytogenes/citologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C3H
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J Med Microbiol ; 56(Pt 8): 1042-1046, 2007 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17644710

RESUMO

Catechin, a constituent of tea, possesses various bioactivities. In particular, the most abundant catechin in tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), which has an anti-inflammatory effect. In the present study, the usability of EGCg for osteomyelitis treatment was examined. Osteomyelitis is a difficult disease to cure, partly due to bone lysis caused by infected osteoblasts. Since bone lysis is promoted by proinflammatory cytokines and the receptor activator of NF-kappaB ligand (RANKL), osteoblasts were infected with Staphylococcus aureus and the effect of EGCg on the production of cytokines was examined. It was found that the production of interleukin 6 and RANKL was suppressed in the osteoblasts treated with EGCg, which indicated an inflammation suppression effect of EGCg in osteomyelitis treatment.


Assuntos
Catequina/análogos & derivados , Osteoblastos/metabolismo , Inibidores de Proteases/farmacologia , Ligante RANK/metabolismo , Infecções Estafilocócicas/metabolismo , Staphylococcus aureus , Animais , Catequina/farmacologia , Citocinas/efeitos dos fármacos , Citocinas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Osteoblastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Osteoblastos/imunologia , Osteoblastos/microbiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/imunologia
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J Med Microbiol ; 55(Pt 5): 505-510, 2006 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16585635

RESUMO

Among bacterial haemolysins, cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) produced by various Gram-positive bacteria are known to exhibit a lethal activity in mice. In this study, recombinant CDCs of streptolysin O, pneumolysin, ivanolysin O, listeriolysin O and several listeriolysin O mutants were constructed and the relationship between cytolytic activity and the lethal activity of each recombinant protein in mice was examined. Specific activity for cytolysis was determined by a quantitative haemolytic assay. Each protein was injected intravenously into mice and the lethal activity was evaluated by measuring the time until death of the mice. The four full-length CDC proteins exhibited lethal activity and their activities were highly proportional to their cytolytic activities. Inhibition of haemolytic activity resulted in the loss of lethal activity and non-haemolytic mutants of listeriolysin O did not exhibit any lethal activity. These data clearly indicate that the lethal effect of CDC proteins is dependent on the cytolytic activity.


Assuntos
Bactérias Gram-Positivas/patogenicidade , Proteínas Hemolisinas/toxicidade , Animais , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Proteínas de Bactérias/toxicidade , Toxinas Bacterianas/genética , Toxinas Bacterianas/toxicidade , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Eritrócitos , Feminino , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/genética , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/toxicidade , Proteínas Hemolisinas/genética , Camundongos , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Proteínas Recombinantes/toxicidade , Ovinos , Estreptolisinas/genética , Estreptolisinas/toxicidade , Análise de Sobrevida , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Fatores de Virulência/toxicidade
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Virology ; 499: 23-29, 2016 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27632562

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The immunological mechanisms of secondary bacterial infection followed by influenza virus infection were examined. When mice were intranasally infected with influenza virus A and then infected with P. aeruginosa at 4 days after viral infection, bacterial clearance in the lung significantly decreased compared to that of non-viral infected mice. Neutrophils from viral infected mice showed impaired digestion and/or killing of phagocytized bacteria due to reduced myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity. G-CSF production in the lungs of viral infected mice was lower than that of non-viral infected mice after secondary bacterial infection. When viral infected mice were injected with G-CSF before secondary bacterial infection, the MPO activity of viral infected mice restored to the same level as that of non-infected mice. Bacteria clearance in viral infected mice was also recovered by G-CSF administration. Thus, neutrophil dysfunction caused by influenza virus is attributed to insufficient G-CSF production, which induces a secondary bacterial infection.


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Coinfecção , Fator Estimulador de Colônias de Granulócitos/biossíntese , Vírus da Influenza A/imunologia , Neutrófilos/imunologia , Neutrófilos/metabolismo , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/metabolismo , Pneumonia Bacteriana/etiologia , Animais , Carga Bacteriana , Citocinas/biossíntese , Feminino , Mediadores da Inflamação/metabolismo , Vírus da Influenza A Subtipo H1N1/imunologia , Camundongos , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/complicações , Infecções por Orthomyxoviridae/virologia , Peroxidase/metabolismo , Fagocitose/imunologia , Pneumonia Bacteriana/metabolismo , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/imunologia , Risco
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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther ; 7(2): 242-53, 2016 May 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27158540

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AIM: To investigate whether oral tolerance is inducible during the active phase of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis. METHODS: Colitis was induced in 6- to 8-wk-old female BALB/c mice by the administration of 2% DSS. To induce oral tolerance, mice that received water with DSS [DSS (+)] and mice that received autoclaved water [DSS (-)] were intragastrically (i.g.) administered ovalbumin (OVA) as a tolerogen before systemic challenge with OVA. Following this, serum levels of OVA-specific IgE antibodies were measured. In mice with active colitis, CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) cell and B10 cell frequencies were evaluated using flow cytometry. Cytokine mRNA expression profiles were evaluated by reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Regardless of the presence of DSS colitis, OVA-specific immunoglobulin E concentrations were significantly reduced in mice that were i.g. administered OVA compared to mice that were i.g. administered PBS [DSS (+): 4.4 (4.2-9.5) ng/mL vs 83.9 (66.1-123.2) ng/mL, P < 0.01; DSS (-): 27.7 (0.1-54.5) ng/mL vs 116.5 (80.6-213.6) ng/mL, P < 0.01]. These results demonstrated that oral tolerance was induced in both the presence and absence of colitis. In the spleen and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), the frequencies of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) cells and B10 cells, both of which are associated with oral tolerance, did not significantly change. In the spleen, interferon-γ mRNA expression significantly decreased in mice with colitis [DSS (+): 0.42 (0.31-0.53) vs DSS (-): 1.00 (0.84-1.39), P < 0.01]. The expression levels of other cytokines did not significantly change. CONCLUSION: Oral tolerance is inducible during active DSS colitis. The stability of regulatory cell populations in the spleen and MLN in colitis might correlate with these results.

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J Virol Methods ; 208: 160-5, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25110117

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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common cause of infection-related congenital abnormalities in neonates and the leading cause of non-hereditary sensorineural hearing loss in childhood. In addition, the number of low-birth-weight infants has recently increased, especially in Japan, in association with an increasing frequency of postnatal CMV infections transferred through raw breast milk. The increase in the number of congenital CMV and postnatal CMV infections in low-birth-weight infants requires rapid detection at the bedside in order to ensure a correct diagnosis and provide early anti-viral therapy. In this report, a simplified smart amplification (SMAP) method was developed to detect CMV in the urine of neonates. This method does not require DNA extraction, and the DNA amplification procedure is performed under isothermal conditions. Therefore, it takes only 60 min to detect CMV in a urine sample, and CMV DNA was rapidly detectable in symptomatic infants. In brief, this SMAP-based assay provides a simple, rapid and efficient method for detecting human CMV at the bedside.


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Infecções por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Citomegalovirus/isolamento & purificação , Técnicas de Diagnóstico Molecular/métodos , Técnicas de Amplificação de Ácido Nucleico/métodos , Urina/virologia , Pré-Escolar , Infecções por Citomegalovirus/virologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Japão , Fatores de Tempo
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Microbiology (Reading) ; 153(Pt 7): 2250-2258, 2007 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17600069

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Listeriolysin O (LLO), a member of the cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC) family, is a major virulence factor of Listeria monocytogenes and contributes to bacterial escape from intracellular killing of macrophages. LLO is activated under weakly acidic conditions; however, the molecular mechanism of this pH-dependent expression of cytolytic activity of LLO is poorly understood. In this study, CDCs including LLO, ivanolysin O (ILO), seeligeriolysin O (LSO), pneumolysin (PLY), streptolysin O (SLO) and perfringolysin O (PFO) were prepared as recombinant proteins and examined for their functional changes after treatment under various pH conditions. Haemolytic and membrane cholesterol-binding activities were not affected in PLY, SLO and PFO at any pH examined. By contrast, all the Listeria-derived cytolysins, LLO, ILO and LSO, were active only at an acidic pH and rapidly inactivated under neutral or alkaline conditions. Once inactivated, LLO could not be reactivated even by a downward pH shift. The hydrophobicity of LLO treated at neutral or alkaline pH was increased. These data suggested that the pH-dependent loss of cytolytic activity appeared to be due to irreversible structural changes of domain 4 that resulted in the loss of target membrane cholesterol binding.


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Toxinas Bacterianas/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Citotoxinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Choque Térmico/metabolismo , Proteínas Hemolisinas/metabolismo , Listeria monocytogenes/metabolismo , Animais , Colesterol/metabolismo , Citotoxinas/imunologia , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/fisiologia , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Listeria monocytogenes/patogenicidade
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