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Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol ; 61(2): 198-208, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30741559

RESUMO

We established a murine model of multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-elicited chronic granulomatous disease that bears similarities to human sarcoidosis pathology, including alveolar macrophage deficiency of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ). Because lymphocyte reactivity to mycobacterial antigens has been reported in sarcoidosis, we hypothesized that addition of mycobacterial ESAT-6 (early secreted antigenic target protein 6) to MWCNT might exacerbate pulmonary granulomatous pathology. MWCNTs with or without ESAT-6 peptide 14 were instilled by the oropharyngeal route into macrophage-specific PPARγ-knockout (KO) or wild-type mice. Control animals received PBS or ESAT-6. Lung tissues, BAL cells, and BAL fluid were evaluated 60 days after instillation. PPARγ-KO mice receiving MWCNT + ESAT-6 had increased granulomas and significantly elevated fibrosis (trichrome staining) compared with wild-type mice or PPARγ-KO mice that received only MWCNT. Immunostaining of lung tissues revealed elevated fibronectin and Siglec F expression on CD11c+ infiltrating alveolar macrophages in the presence of MWCNT + ESAT-6 compared with MWCNT alone. Analyses of BAL fluid proteins indicated increased levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-ß and the TGF-ß pathway mediator IL-13 in PPARγ-KO mice that received MWCNT + ESAT-6 compared with wild-type or PPARγ-KO mice that received MWCNT. Similarly, mRNA levels of matrix metalloproteinase 9, another requisite factor for TGF-ß production, was elevated in PPARγ-KO mice by MWCNT + ESAT-6. Analysis of ESAT-6 in lung tissues by mass spectrometry revealed ESAT-6 retention in lung tissues of PPARγ-KO but not wild-type mice. These data indicate that PPARγ deficiency promotes pulmonary ESAT-6 retention, exacerbates macrophage responses to MWCNT + ESAT-6, and intensifies pulmonary fibrosis. The present findings suggest that the model may facilitate understanding of the effects of environmental factors on sarcoidosis-associated pulmonary fibrosis.


Assuntos
Antígenos de Bactérias/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/farmacologia , Macrófagos Alveolares/metabolismo , PPAR gama/deficiência , Fibrose Pulmonar/microbiologia , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/microbiologia , Animais , Lavagem Broncoalveolar , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar , Antígenos CD11/metabolismo , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Fibronectinas/metabolismo , Fibrose/metabolismo , Inflamação , Pulmão/patologia , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Massas , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Nanotubos de Carbono/química , PPAR gama/genética , Fibrose Pulmonar/genética , Sarcoidose Pulmonar/patologia
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PLoS Biol ; 14(2): e1002368, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26844991

RESUMO

Both scientists and the public would benefit from improved communication of basic scientific research and from integrating scientists into education outreach, but opportunities to support these efforts are limited. We have developed two low-cost programs--"Present Your PhD Thesis to a 12-Year-Old" and "Shadow a Scientist"--that combine training in science communication with outreach to area middle schools. We assessed the outcomes of these programs and found a 2-fold benefit: scientists improve their communication skills by explaining basic science research to a general audience, and students' enthusiasm for science and their scientific knowledge are increased. Here we present details about both programs, along with our assessment of them, and discuss the feasibility of exporting these programs to other universities.


Assuntos
Comunicação , Relações Comunidade-Instituição , Pesquisa , Estudantes , Humanos
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Appl Environ Microbiol ; 68(3): 1137-45, 2002 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11872461

RESUMO

A new family of insecticidal crystal proteins was discovered by screening sporulated Bacillus thuringiensis cultures for oral activity against western corn rootworm (WCR) larvae. B. thuringiensis isolates PS80JJ1, PS149B1, and PS167H2 have WCR insecticidal activity attributable to parasporal inclusion bodies containing proteins with molecular masses of ca. 14 and 44 kDa. The genes encoding these polypeptides reside in apparent operons, and the 14-kDa protein open reading frame (ORF) precedes the 44-kDa protein ORF. Mutagenesis of either gene in the apparent operons dramatically reduced insecticidal activity of the corresponding recombinant B. thuringiensis strain. Bioassays performed with separately expressed, biochemically purified 14- and 44-kDa polypeptides also demonstrated that both proteins are required for WCR mortality. Sequence comparisons with other known B. thuringiensis insecticidal proteins failed to reveal homology with previously described Cry, Cyt, or Vip proteins. However, there is evidence that the 44-kDa polypeptide and the 41.9- and 51.4-kDa binary dipteran insecticidal proteins from Bacillus sphaericus are evolutionarily related. The 14- and 44-kDa polypeptides from isolates PS80JJ1, PS149B1, and PS167H2 have been designated Cry34Aa1, Cry34Ab1, and Cry34Ac1, respectively, and the 44-kDa polypeptides from these isolates have been designated Cry35Aa1, Cry35Ab1, and Cry35Ac1, respectively.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Toxinas Bacterianas , Besouros , Endotoxinas/metabolismo , Controle Biológico de Vetores , Zea mays , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Animais , Bacillus thuringiensis/genética , Bacillus thuringiensis/metabolismo , Toxinas de Bacillus thuringiensis , Proteínas de Bactérias/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Sequência de Bases , Besouros/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Endotoxinas/química , Endotoxinas/genética , Proteínas Hemolisinas , Dados de Sequência Molecular , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Zea mays/parasitologia
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