Serum IgG Antibody to Outer Membrane Antigens of Pseudomonas cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis

1988 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. 934-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. C. Aronoff ◽  
R. C. Stern
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Pseudomonas Cepacia ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Serum Igg ◽  
Membrane Antigens

scholarly journals Anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibody detection in patients with bronchiectasis without cystic fibrosis

Thorax ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 669-674
Author(s):  
E Caballero ◽  
M-E Drobnic ◽  
M-T Pérez ◽  
J-M Manresa ◽  
A Ferrer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Outer Membrane Proteins ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Individual Bands ◽  
Diagnostic Usefulness ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

BACKGROUNDPseudomonas aeruginosa is a frequent cause of infection in patients with bronchiectasis. Differentiation between non-infected patients and those with different degrees of P aeruginosainfection could influence the management and prognosis of these patients. The diagnostic usefulness of serum IgG antibodies againstP aeruginosa outer membrane proteins was determined in patients with bronchiectasis without cystic fibrosis.METHODSFifty six patients were classified according to sputum culture into three groups: group A (n=18) with no P aeruginosain any sample; group B (n=18) with P aeruginosa alternating with other microorganisms; and group C (n=20) with P aeruginosa in all sputum samples. Each patient had at least three sputum cultures in the 6 months prior to serum collection. Detection of antibodies was performed by Western blot and their presence against 20 protein bands (10–121 kd) was assessed.RESULTSAntibodies to more than four bands in total or to five individual bands (36, 26, 22, 20 or 18 kd) differentiated group B from group A, while antibodies to a total of more than eight bands or to 10 individual bands (104, 69, 63, 56, 50, 44, 30, 25, 22, 13 kd) differentiated group C from group B. When discordant results between the total number of bands and the frequency of P aeruginosa isolation were obtained, the follow up of patients suggested that the former, in most cases, predicted chronic P aeruginosacolonisation.CONCLUSIONIn patients with bronchiectasis the degree of P aeruginosa infection can be determined by the number and type of outer membrane protein bands indicating which serum antibodies are present.

scholarly journals Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses multiple receptors for adherence to laminin during infection of the respiratory tract and skin wounds

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Paulsson ◽  
Yu-Ching Su ◽  
Tamara Ringwood ◽  
Fabian Uddén ◽  
Kristian Riesbeck
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Heparin Binding ◽  
Surface Receptors ◽  
Binding Domains ◽  
Laminin Receptors ◽  
Multiple Receptors ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Tract Infections

AbstractPseudomonas aeruginosa efficiently adheres to human tissues, including the lungs and skin, causing infections that are difficult to treat. Laminin is a main component of the extracellular matrix, and in this study we defined bacterial laminin receptors on P. aeruginosa. Persistent clinical P. aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis, wounds or catheter-related urinary tract infections bound more laminin compared to blood isolates. Laminin receptors in the outer membrane were revealed by 2D-immunblotting, and the specificities of interactions were confirmed with ELISA and biolayer interferometry. Four new high-affinity laminin receptors were identified in the outer membrane; EstA, OprD, OprG and PA3923. Mutated bacteria devoid of these receptors adhered poorly to immobilized laminin. All bacterial receptors bound to the heparin-binding domains on LG4 and LG5 of the laminin alpha chain as assessed with truncated laminin fragments, transmission electron microscopy and inhibition by heparin. In conclusion, P. aeruginosa binds laminin via multiple surface receptors, and isolates from lungs of cystic fibrosis patients bound significantly more laminin compared to bacteria isolated from the skin and urine. Since laminin is abundant in both the lungs and skin, we suggest that laminin binding is an important mechanism in P. aeruginosa pathogenesis.

scholarly journals Nucleotide sequence analysis of a gene from Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia encoding an outer membrane lipoprotein involved in multiple antibiotic resistance.

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Burns ◽  
C D Wadsworth ◽  
J J Barry ◽  
C P Goodall
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Open Reading Frame ◽  
Pseudomonas Cepacia ◽  
Multiple Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Outer Membrane Lipoprotein ◽  
Membrane Lipoprotein ◽  
Antibiotic Efflux

Antibiotic-resistant Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia is an important etiologic agent of nosocomial and cystic fibrosis infections. The primary resistance mechanism which has been reported is decreased outer membrane permeability. We previously reported the cloning and characterization of a chloramphenicol resistance determinant from an isolate of B. cepacia from a patient with cystic fibrosis that resulted in decreased drug accumulation. In the present studies we subcloned and sequenced the resistance determinant and identified gene products related to decreased drug accumulation. Additional drug resistances encoded by the determinant include resistances to trimethoprim and ciprofloxacin. Sequence analysis of a 3.4-kb subcloned fragment identified one complete and one partial open reading frame which are homologous with two of three components of a potential antibiotic efflux operon from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (mexA-mexB-oprM). On the basis of sequence data, outer membrane protein analysis, protein expression systems, and a lipoprotein labelling assay, the complete open reading frame encodes an outer membrane lipoprotein which is homologous with OprM. The partial open reading frame shows homology at the protein level with the C terminus of the protein product of mexB. DNA hybridization studies demonstrated homology of an internal mexA probe with a larger subcloned fragment from B. cepacia. The finding of multiple antibiotic resistance in B. cepacia as a result of an antibiotic efflux pump is surprising because it has long been believed that resistance in this organism is caused by impermeability to antibiotics.

scholarly journals Genome-Wide Study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outer Membrane Protein Immunogenicity Using Self-Assembling Protein Microarrays

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
pp. 4877-4886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wagner R. Montor ◽  
Jin Huang ◽  
Yanhui Hu ◽  
Eugenie Hainsworth ◽  
Susan Lynch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Protein Microarray ◽  
Adaptive Immune Response ◽  
Humoral Response ◽  
Protein Microarrays ◽  
Effective Vaccine

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa is responsible for potentially life-threatening infections in individuals with compromised defense mechanisms and those with cystic fibrosis. P. aeruginosa infection is notable for the appearance of a humoral response to some known antigens, such as flagellin C, elastase, alkaline protease, and others. Although a number of immunogenic proteins are known, no effective vaccine has been approved yet. Here, we report a comprehensive study of all 262 outer membrane and exported P. aeruginosa PAO1 proteins by a modified protein microarray methodology called the nucleic acid-programmable protein array. From this study, it was possible to identify 12 proteins that trigger an adaptive immune response in cystic fibrosis and acutely infected patients, providing valuable information about which bacterial proteins are actually recognized by the immune system in vivo during the natural course of infection. The differential detections of these proteins in patients and controls proved to be statistically significant (P < 0.01). The study provides a list of potential candidates for the improvement of serological diagnostics and the development of vaccines.

scholarly journals Immunogenicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa outer membrane antigens examined by crossed immunoelectrophoresis.

1983 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
J S Lam ◽  
L M Mutharia ◽  
R E Hancock ◽  
N Høiby ◽  
K Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Outer Membrane ◽  
Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis ◽  
Membrane Antigens
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