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PapG-dependent adherence breaks mucosal inertia and triggers the innate host response

Bergsten, Göran LU ; Samuelsson, Martin LU ; Wullt, Björn LU ; Leijonhufvud, Irene LU ; Fischer, Hans LU and Svanborg, Catharina LU (2004) In Journal of Infectious Diseases 189(9). p.1734-1742
Abstract
Mucosal pathogens differ from normal flora constituents in that they provoke a host response that upsets mucosal integrity. We investigated whether the elaboration of discrete adherence factors is sufficient to break the inertia of the mucosal barrier. PapG-mediated adherence was selected as an example, because P fimbrial expression characterizes uropathogenic Escherichia coli and because adherence starts the attack on the mucosal barrier. Patients were inoculated intravesically with transformed nonvirulent E. coli strains expressing functional P fimbriae (E. coli pap(+)) or mutant fimbriae lacking the adhesin (E. coli DeltapapG). E. coli pap(+) was shown to activate the innate host response, and adherent gfp(+) bacteria were observed on... (More)
Mucosal pathogens differ from normal flora constituents in that they provoke a host response that upsets mucosal integrity. We investigated whether the elaboration of discrete adherence factors is sufficient to break the inertia of the mucosal barrier. PapG-mediated adherence was selected as an example, because P fimbrial expression characterizes uropathogenic Escherichia coli and because adherence starts the attack on the mucosal barrier. Patients were inoculated intravesically with transformed nonvirulent E. coli strains expressing functional P fimbriae (E. coli pap(+)) or mutant fimbriae lacking the adhesin (E. coli DeltapapG). E. coli pap(+) was shown to activate the innate host response, and adherent gfp(+) bacteria were observed on excreted uroepithelial cells. E. coli DeltapapG failed to trigger a response and was nonadhesive. We conclude that PapG-mediated adherence breaks mucosal inertia in the human urinary tract by triggering innate immunity and propose that this activation step differentiates asymptomatic carriage from infection. (Less)
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1734 - 1742
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1537-6613
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10.1086/383278
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  author       = {{Bergsten, Göran and Samuelsson, Martin and Wullt, Björn and Leijonhufvud, Irene and Fischer, Hans and Svanborg, Catharina}},
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  title        = {{PapG-dependent adherence breaks mucosal inertia and triggers the innate host response}},
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