M. tuberculosisのヘパリン結合ヘマグルチニンは,肺外伝播のために必要である
1Unité INSERM U447, Institut Pasteur de Lille, 1 rue du Prof. Calmette, F-59019 Lille Cedex, France.
Nature
|July 13, 2001
まとめ
ヘパリン結合ヘマグルチニンアデシン (HBHA) は,Mycobacterium tuberculosisの肺以外の臓器への拡散に不可欠です. HBHAを標的とする抗体は,結核に対する免疫防御を強化する可能性があります.
科学分野:
- 微生物学 微生物学とは
- 免疫学 免疫学とは
- パトジェネシス (病原生)
背景:
- 結核 (TB) は,Mycobacterium tuberculosisによって引き起こされる,世界的に主要な感染症による死因です.
- 結核の感染は通常,肺から始まり,他の組織に広がる可能性があります.
- 毒性の要因は知られているが,肺外結核の拡散と特に関連しているものはありません.
研究 の 目的:
- Mycobacterium tuberculosisの肺外伝播に関与する毒性の要因を特定する.
- ミコバクテリアの病原性におけるヘパリン結合性ヘマグルチニンアデシン (HBHA) の役割を調査する.
主な方法:
- M. tuberculosisとMycobacterium bovisのhbhA遺伝子の遺伝子破壊 バチル・カルメット・ゲーリン (BCG). バチル・カルメット・ゲーリン (BCG).
- 変異株の相互作用と表皮細胞およびマクロファージのような細胞の相互作用を評価する.
- ミュータント株の鼻内投与後のマウスのと肺のコロニー化を評価する.
- マイコバクテリアの拡散に対する抗HBHA抗体の効果を試験する.
主要な成果:
- hbhA遺伝子の破壊は,上皮細胞とのミコバクテリアの相互作用を損なうが,マクロファージは損なわない.
- hbhA変異株は,鼻内感染後のマウスの臓コロニー化が著しく減少したことを示した.
- 野生型のM.結核を抗HBHA抗体で塗布すると,拡散が減少します.
結論:
- ヘパリン結合ヘマグルチニンアデシン (HBHA) は,M. tuberculosisの肺外伝染において重要な役割を果たしています.
- HBHAのようなアデシンによって促進される非ファゴサイト細胞との相互作用は,結核病原性において重要である.
- HBHAを標的にする抗体の反応は,結核に対する保護免疫に寄与する可能性があります.
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