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Pseudomonas aeruginosa MucD protease mediates keratitis by inhibiting neutrophil recruitment and promoting bacterial survival. 2014

Yuji Mochizuki, and Takashi Suzuki, and Naoko Oka, and Yuan Zhang, and Yasuhito Hayashi, and Naoki Hayashi, and Naomasa Gotoh, and Yuichi Ohashi
Department of Ophthalmology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Toon, Ehime, Japan.

OBJECTIVE Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading pathogen of blinding keratitis worldwide. In this study, the role of the serine protease in the pathogenesis of P. aeruginosa keratitis in the mouse cornea was investigated by comparing the parent and rescue strains. METHODS Cornea of C57BL/6 mice were infected with P. aeruginosa strain PAO1, serine protease (MucD protease or PA3535) mutants (ΔmucD or ΔPA3535), or a complemented strain. Corneal virulence was evaluated by determining clinical scores and bacterial enumeration. A myeloperoxidase assay was performed to determine the number of polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells infiltrating the cornea. An ELISA was used to quantify inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in the cornea. RESULTS The clinical score and bacterial numbers in eyes infected with ΔmucD were significantly lower than in those infected with PAO1, ΔPA3535, or the MucD rescue strain after 48 hours (P < 0.001). A larger number of infiltrating PMN cells was observed in eyes infected with ΔmucD at 12 and 24 hours, compared with eyes infected with PAO1. IL-1β, KC, and MIP2 levels were higher in eyes infected with ΔmucD than in those infected with PAO1 after 12 hours. CONCLUSIONS The MucD protease suppressed IL-1β, KC, and MIP2 during the early stages of the infection and inhibited neutrophil recruitment in the cornea. Therefore, the MucD protease contributes significantly to the pathogenesis of keratitis. MucD protease plays a critical role in the establishment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis by facilitating evasion of the immune response.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D007634 Keratitis Inflammation of the cornea. Keratitides
D008810 Mice, Inbred C57BL One of the first INBRED MOUSE STRAINS to be sequenced. This strain is commonly used as genetic background for transgenic mouse models. Refractory to many tumors, this strain is also preferred model for studying role of genetic variations in development of diseases. Mice, C57BL,Mouse, C57BL,Mouse, Inbred C57BL,C57BL Mice,C57BL Mice, Inbred,C57BL Mouse,C57BL Mouse, Inbred,Inbred C57BL Mice,Inbred C57BL Mouse
D009504 Neutrophils Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. LE Cells,Leukocytes, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils,Neutrophil Band Cells,Band Cell, Neutrophil,Cell, LE,LE Cell,Leukocyte, Polymorphonuclear,Neutrophil,Neutrophil Band Cell,Neutrophil, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil
D011550 Pseudomonas aeruginosa A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria commonly isolated from clinical specimens (wound, burn, and urinary tract infections). It is also found widely distributed in soil and water. P. aeruginosa is a major agent of nosocomial infection. Bacillus aeruginosus,Bacillus pyocyaneus,Bacterium aeruginosum,Bacterium pyocyaneum,Micrococcus pyocyaneus,Pseudomonas polycolor,Pseudomonas pyocyanea
D011552 Pseudomonas Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus PSEUDOMONAS. Infections, Pseudomonas,Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection,Infection, Pseudomonas,Pseudomonas Infection,Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections
D003315 Cornea The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Corneas
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D005260 Female Females

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