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The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns and immune-compromised adults. The pore-forming toxin (PFT) β hemolysin/cytolysin (βh/c) is a major virulence factor for GBS, which is generally attributed to its cytolytic functions. Here we show βh/c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400567/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22829768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002812 |
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author | Bebien, Magali Hensler, Mary E. Davanture, Suzel Hsu, Li-Chung Karin, Michael Park, Jin Mo Alexopoulou, Lena Liu, George Y. Nizet, Victor Lawrence, Toby |
author_facet | Bebien, Magali Hensler, Mary E. Davanture, Suzel Hsu, Li-Chung Karin, Michael Park, Jin Mo Alexopoulou, Lena Liu, George Y. Nizet, Victor Lawrence, Toby |
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description | Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns and immune-compromised adults. The pore-forming toxin (PFT) β hemolysin/cytolysin (βh/c) is a major virulence factor for GBS, which is generally attributed to its cytolytic functions. Here we show βh/c has immunomodulatory properties on macrophages at sub-lytic concentrations. βh/c-mediated activation of p38 MAPK drives expression of the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine IL-10, and inhibits both IL-12 and NOS2 expression in GBS-infected macrophages, which are critical factors in host defense. Isogenic mutant bacteria lacking βh/c fail to activate p38-mediated IL-10 production in macrophages and promote increased IL-12 and NOS2 expression. Furthermore, targeted deletion of p38 in macrophages increases resistance to invasive GBS infection in mice, associated with impaired IL-10 induction and increased IL-12 production in vivo. These data suggest p38 MAPK activation by βh/c contributes to evasion of host defense through induction of IL-10 expression and inhibition of macrophage activation, a new mechanism of action for a PFT and a novel anti-inflammatory role for p38 in the pathogenesis of invasive bacterial infection. Our studies suggest p38 MAPK may represent a new therapeutic target to blunt virulence and improve clinical outcome of invasive GBS infection. |
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spelling | pubmed-34005672012-07-24 The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity Bebien, Magali Hensler, Mary E. Davanture, Suzel Hsu, Li-Chung Karin, Michael Park, Jin Mo Alexopoulou, Lena Liu, George Y. Nizet, Victor Lawrence, Toby PLoS Pathog Research Article Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in human newborns and immune-compromised adults. The pore-forming toxin (PFT) β hemolysin/cytolysin (βh/c) is a major virulence factor for GBS, which is generally attributed to its cytolytic functions. Here we show βh/c has immunomodulatory properties on macrophages at sub-lytic concentrations. βh/c-mediated activation of p38 MAPK drives expression of the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive cytokine IL-10, and inhibits both IL-12 and NOS2 expression in GBS-infected macrophages, which are critical factors in host defense. Isogenic mutant bacteria lacking βh/c fail to activate p38-mediated IL-10 production in macrophages and promote increased IL-12 and NOS2 expression. Furthermore, targeted deletion of p38 in macrophages increases resistance to invasive GBS infection in mice, associated with impaired IL-10 induction and increased IL-12 production in vivo. These data suggest p38 MAPK activation by βh/c contributes to evasion of host defense through induction of IL-10 expression and inhibition of macrophage activation, a new mechanism of action for a PFT and a novel anti-inflammatory role for p38 in the pathogenesis of invasive bacterial infection. Our studies suggest p38 MAPK may represent a new therapeutic target to blunt virulence and improve clinical outcome of invasive GBS infection. Public Library of Science 2012-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC3400567/ /pubmed/22829768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002812 Text en Bebien et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bebien, Magali Hensler, Mary E. Davanture, Suzel Hsu, Li-Chung Karin, Michael Park, Jin Mo Alexopoulou, Lena Liu, George Y. Nizet, Victor Lawrence, Toby The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title | The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title_full | The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title_fullStr | The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title_full_unstemmed | The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title_short | The Pore-Forming Toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin Triggers p38 MAPK-Dependent IL-10 Production in Macrophages and Inhibits Innate Immunity |
title_sort | pore-forming toxin β hemolysin/cytolysin triggers p38 mapk-dependent il-10 production in macrophages and inhibits innate immunity |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3400567/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22829768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002812 |
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