Molecular mimicry in Campylobacter jejuni: role of the lipo-oligosaccharide core oligosaccharide in inducing anti-ganglioside antibodies.
FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol
; 50(1): 27-36, 2007 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-17374131
ABSTRACT
Campylobacter jejuni is recognized as the most common identifiable pathogen associated with the development of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute autoimmune-mediated disease affecting the peripheral nervous system. The immune response to ganglioside-like structures in lipo-oligosaccharides (LOSs) of certain C. jejuni strains is thought to cross-react with human nerve gangliosides and induce GBS. To study the involvement of LOSs in the pathogenesis of Campylobacter-induced GBS, we created truncated LOS molecules by inactivating the waaF gene in a GBS-associated isolate of C. jejuni. Gas Chromatography-MS analysis of the waaF mutant LOSs revealed a marked reduction in sugar content, including sialic acid and galactose. GM1 and GD1a-like mimicry was not detected in the waaF mutant by Western blot analysis with cholera toxin B and anti-GD1a antibodies. Mice immunized with the waaF mutant failed to develop anti-GM1 or anti-GD1a antibodies. The waaF mutant also showed reduced adherence to and invasion of INT-407 cells. The results indicate that the LOS of C. jejuni HB93-13 is essential for adherence and invasion as well as for anti-ganglioside antibody induction.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oligossacarídeos
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Infecções por Campylobacter
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Campylobacter jejuni
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Mimetismo Molecular
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Gangliosídeos
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Glucosiltransferases
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Anticorpos Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article