Publication: Caspase-4 Mediates Restriction of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells
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2020-02-20
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10985522
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Mahidol University
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Infection and immunity. Vol.88, No.3 (2020)
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Chanya Srisaowakarn, Matsayapan Pudla, Marisa Ponpuak, Pongsak Utaisincharoen Caspase-4 Mediates Restriction of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells. Infection and immunity. Vol.88, No.3 (2020). doi:10.1128/IAI.00868-19 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/53693
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Caspase-4 Mediates Restriction of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Human Alveolar Epithelial Cells
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Copyright © 2020 American Society for Microbiology. Melioidosis is an infectious disease with a high mortality rate responsible for community-acquired sepsis in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. The causative agent of this disease is Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Gram-negative bacterium that resides in soil and contaminated natural water. After entering into host cells, the bacteria escape into the cytoplasm, which has numerous cytosolic sensors, including the noncanonical inflammatory caspases. Although the noncanonical inflammasome (caspase-11) has been investigated in a murine model of B. pseudomallei infection, its role in humans, particularly in lung epithelial cells, remains unknown. We, therefore, investigated the function of caspase-4 (ortholog of murine caspase-11) in intracellular killing of B. pseudomallei The results showed that B. pseudomallei induced caspase-4 activation at 12 h postinfection in human alveolar epithelial A549 cells. The number of intracellular B. pseudomallei bacteria was increased in the absence of caspase-4, suggesting its function in intracellular bacterial restriction. In contrast, a high level of caspase-4 processing was observed when cells were infected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) mutant B. pseudomallei The enhanced bacterial clearance in LPS-mutant-infected cells is also correlated with a higher degree of caspase-4 activation. These results highlight the susceptibility of the LPS mutant to caspase-4-mediated intracellular bacterial killing.