Probiotic potential of commercial dairy-associated protective cultures: in vitro and in vivo protection against Listeria monocytogenes infection

2021 ◽  
pp. 110699
Author(s):  
Sulaiman F. Aljasir ◽  
Dennis J. D'Amico
2017 ◽  
Vol 214 (7) ◽  
pp. 1973-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Becattini ◽  
Eric R. Littmann ◽  
Rebecca A. Carter ◽  
Sohn G. Kim ◽  
Sejal M. Morjaria ◽  
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Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that causes septicemia, meningitis and chorioamnionitis and is associated with high mortality. Immunocompetent humans and animals, however, can tolerate high doses of L. monocytogenes without developing systemic disease. The intestinal microbiota provides colonization resistance against many orally acquired pathogens, and antibiotic-mediated depletion of the microbiota reduces host resistance to infection. Here we show that a diverse microbiota markedly reduces Listeria monocytogenes colonization of the gut lumen and prevents systemic dissemination. Antibiotic administration to mice before low dose oral inoculation increases L. monocytogenes growth in the intestine. In immunodeficient or chemotherapy-treated mice, the intestinal microbiota provides nonredundant defense against lethal, disseminated infection. We have assembled a consortium of commensal bacteria belonging to the Clostridiales order, which exerts in vitro antilisterial activity and confers in vivo resistance upon transfer into germ free mice. Thus, we demonstrate a defensive role of the gut microbiota against Listeria monocytogenes infection and identify intestinal commensal species that, by enhancing resistance against this pathogen, represent potential probiotics.


1997 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 4267-4272 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Jouen-Beades ◽  
E Paris ◽  
C Dieulois ◽  
J F Lemeland ◽  
V Barre-Dezelus ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 5677-5683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Hirose ◽  
Hirohiko Suzuki ◽  
Hitoshi Nishimura ◽  
Akio Mitani ◽  
Junji Washizu ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Exogenous interleukin-15 (IL-15) stimulates intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (i-IEL) from mice to proliferate and produce gamma interferon (IFN-γ) in vitro. To determine whether endogenous IL-15 is involved in activation of i-IEL during intestinal infection, we examined IL-15 synthesis by intestinal epithelial cells (i-EC) after infection with Listeria monocytogenes in rats. In in vitro experiments, invasion of L. monocytogenes into IEC-6 cells, a rat small intestine epithelial cell line, evidently induced IL-15 mRNA expression coincident with nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) activation, which is essential for IL-15 gene expression. IL-15 synthesis was detected in rat i-EC on day 1 after an oral inoculation of L. monocytogenes in vivo. The numbers of T-cell receptor (TCR) γδ+ T cells, NKR.P1+cells, and CD3+ CD8+ αα cells in i-IEL were significantly increased on day 1 after oral infection. The i-IEL from infected rats produced larger amounts of IFN-γ upon stimulation with immobilized anti-TCR γδ or anti-NKR.P1 monoclonal antibodies. These results suggest that IL-15 produced by i-EC may stimulate significant fractions of i-IEL to produce IFN-γ at an early phase of oral infection with L. monocytogenes.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_2) ◽  
pp. 118-118
Author(s):  
J Rocha ◽  
C Sun ◽  
M Glogauer ◽  
D Philpott

Abstract Background Variants of the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are associated with an increased susceptibility to Parkinson disease but also Crohn’s disease (CD). Aims The present research is designed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the role of LRRK2 in immune system modulation, and how dysfunction of this pathway may lead to the development of CD. Methods WT and LRRK2-deficient neutrophil were infected with Gram-positive Bacteria (Listeria monocytogenes-LM) in a gentamicin protection assays and colony-forming unit assessment will determine the competence of LRRK2 deficient cells for bacterial phagocytosis as well as killing capacity). To examine how LRRK2 is involved in the generation of ROS during the respiratory burst, we will first examine if neutrophil from LRRK2-KO mice have altered ROS generation upon infection with LM and addition of PMA. We evaluate in vitro the ability of neutrophils from LRRK2-KO versus WT mice to transmigrate in vitro in a transwell assay using fMLP as a chemattractant. Also, we investigate the peritoneal cells (by FACS analysis) after injection of different microbial stimuli including FK105 (NOD1 ligand), MDP (NOD2 ligand) and LPS (TLR4 ligand) and anti-cd3 model of ielitis. Results We found that LRRK2 KO mice have a defect in migration of neutrophils to the peritoneal cavity after injection of different microbial stimuli including FK10565 (NOD1 ligand), MDP (NOD2 ligand) and LPS (TLR4 ligand). Neutrophils from LRRK2 mice were compromised in their ability to transmigrate in vitro in a transwell assay using fMLP as a chemoattractant. Chemotaxis was also compromised. In parallel, we designed experiments to examine reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in response to infection of myeloid cells with bacteria. Neutrophils from LRRK2 KO mice infected with Listeria monocytogenes were less able to restrict bacteria growth compared to WT cells. Consistent with these findings, cells from LRRK2 KO mice produced lower levels of ROS following bacterial infection. In order to determine whether myeloid cell migration is compromised in vivo during inflammation, we performed experiments in WT and KO mice looking at different models of ileitis/colitis. Conclusions With this work we will further characterize the role of LRRK2 in intestinal homeostasis and mucosal barrier maintenance, including how its deficiency may predispose an individual to developing CD. Funding Agencies CAG, CIHR


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando E. T. Cunha ◽  
Maria I. C. Ferreira ◽  
Rafael S. Cruz ◽  
Maria J. G. Ferreira ◽  
Clarissa M. Aquino ◽  
...  

Este trabalho reporta o potencial antibacteriano in vitro e toxicológico in vivo das folhas do jambo (Syzygium malaccense) frente a zebrafish (Danio rerio) adulto (ZFa). As folhas de jambo foram submetidas a desidratação (35 ± 2°C) por 24 horas, trituração e posterior extração de metabólitos por decocção, infusão e maceração com água destilada. Os extratos obtidos foram liofilizados e submetidos a análise de atividade antibacteriana in vitro frente a Gram-negativas (Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Salmonella Enteritidis IAL 1132) e Gram-positivas (Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 e Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 27664), bem como ao potencial toxicológico in vivo frente ao ZFa. O extrato obtido por infusão se mostrou mais promissor, pois apresentou concentração mínima bactericida (CMB) e concentração mínima inibitória (CMI) com maior potencial frente às gram- positivas (CMB - 6,25 e CMI - 6,25 mg/ml), bem como às gram-negativas (CMB - 25,0 e 3,125 e CMI - 3,125 mg/ml). Todos os extratos testados não se mostraram tóxicos frente ao zebrafish adulto e não alteraram o sistema locomotor dos mesmos. Desta forma, conclui-se que o extrato aquoso das folhas do jambo vermelho (Syzygium malaccense) obtido por infusão é seguro e pode ser utilizado como conservante natural com maior ação antibacteriana. Este trabalho nos conduz a novos estudos de isolamento e caracterização de princípios bioativos.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifeng Zhang ◽  
Fabien Thery ◽  
Nicholas C. Wu ◽  
Emma K. Luhmann ◽  
Olivier Dussurget ◽  
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AbstractISG15 is an interferon-stimulated, ubiquitin-like protein, with anti-viral and anti-bacterial activity. Here, we map the endogenous in vivo ISGylome in the liver following Listeria monocytogenes infection by combining murine models of reduced or enhanced ISGylation with quantitative proteomics. Our method identifies 930 ISG15 sites in 434 proteins and also detects changes in the host ubiquitylome. The ISGylated targets are enriched in proteins which alter cellular metabolic processes, including upstream modulators of the catabolic and antibacterial pathway of autophagy. Computational analysis of substrate structures reveals that a number of ISG15 modifications occur at catalytic sites or dimerization interfaces of enzymes. Finally, we demonstrate that animals and cells with enhanced ISGylation have increased basal and infection-induced autophagy through the modification of mTOR, WIPI2, AMBRA1, and RAB7. Taken together, these findings ascribe a role of ISGylation to temporally reprogram organismal metabolism following infection through direct modification of a subset of enzymes in the liver.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallab Ghosh ◽  
Yan Zhou ◽  
Quentin Richardson ◽  
Darren E. Higgins

AbstractListeria monocytogenes is an intracellular pathogen responsible for listeriosis, a foodborne disease that can lead to life-threatening meningitis. The 2011 L. monocytogenes cantaloupe outbreak was among the deadliest foodborne outbreaks in the United States. We conducted in vitro and in vivo infection analyses to determine whether strains LS741 and LS743, two clinical isolates from the cantaloupe outbreak, differ significantly from the common laboratory strain 10403S. We showed that LS741 and LS743 exhibited increased virulence, characterized by higher colonization of the brain and other organs in mice. Assessment of cellular immune responses to known CD8+ T cell antigens was comparable between all strains. However, pre-existing immunity to 10403S did not confer protection in the brain against challenge with LS741. These studies provide insights into the pathogenesis of clinical isolates linked to the 2011 cantaloupe outbreak and also indicate that currently utilized laboratory strains are imperfect models for studying L. monocytogenes pathogenesis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gen Li ◽  
Guizhen Wang ◽  
Meng Li ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Hongtao Liu ◽  
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