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Helicobacter pylori outer membrane vesicles protect the pathogen from reactive oxygen species of the respiratory burst

Lekmeechai, Sujinna LU ; Su, Yu Ching LU ; Brant, Marta LU ; Alvarado-Kristensson, Maria LU ; Vallström, Anna ; Obi, Ikenna ; Arnqvist, Anna and Riesbeck, Kristian LU orcid (2018) In Frontiers in Microbiology 9(SEP).
Abstract

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) play an important role in the persistence of Helicobacter pylori infection. Helicobacter OMVs carry a plethora of virulence factors, including catalase (KatA), an antioxidant enzyme that counteracts the host respiratory burst. We found KatA to be enriched and surface-associated in OMVs compared to bacterial cells. This conferred OMV-dependent KatA activity resulting in neutralization of H2O2 and NaClO, and rescue of surrounding bacteria from oxidative damage. The antioxidant activity of OMVs was abolished by deletion of KatA. In conclusion, enrichment of antioxidative KatA in OMVs is highly important for efficient immune evasion.

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H. pylori, KatA, Outer membrane vesicles, Oxidative burst, Reactive oxygen species
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Frontiers in Microbiology
volume
9
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SEP
article number
1837
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Frontiers Media S. A.
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  • pmid:30245670
  • scopus:85053053080
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1664-302X
DOI
10.3389/fmicb.2018.01837
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English
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  author       = {{Lekmeechai, Sujinna and Su, Yu Ching and Brant, Marta and Alvarado-Kristensson, Maria and Vallström, Anna and Obi, Ikenna and Arnqvist, Anna and Riesbeck, Kristian}},
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  keywords     = {{H. pylori; KatA; Outer membrane vesicles; Oxidative burst; Reactive oxygen species}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{09}},
  number       = {{SEP}},
  publisher    = {{Frontiers Media S. A.}},
  series       = {{Frontiers in Microbiology}},
  title        = {{Helicobacter pylori outer membrane vesicles protect the pathogen from reactive oxygen species of the respiratory burst}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01837}},
  doi          = {{10.3389/fmicb.2018.01837}},
  volume       = {{9}},
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