Interaction of Escherichia coli and macrophages: alteration by treatment of bacteria with beta-lactam antibiotics.
Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A
; 266(1-2): 116-26, 1987 Aug.
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Antibiotics are known to exert an influence on the host-parasite relationship either by impairment of immunocompetent cells or by alteration of the bacterium, such as changes of surface properties or the production of toxins. The main problem in investigating the effect of antibiotics on the surface properties of bacteria consists in morphological changes of bacteria (round cell or filament formation) after treatment e.g. with beta-lactam antibiotics. These changes of morphology lead to problems in the comparison of such bacterial forms with untreated organisms. Therefore, in this study outer membrane vesicles from bacteria were used as a model to investigate the effect of antibiotics on the surface properties of Escherichia coli with regard to the interaction with mouse peritoneal macrophages tested by chemiluminescence reaction. It could be shown that these membrane vesicles induce a luminol dependent chemiluminescence response. Treatment of E. coli with different beta-lactams lead to an increase of the stimulating properties. The relative effectiveness of certain antibiotics depended on the particular E. coli strain. Analysis of the different adhesions involved in the stimulation of macrophages revealed that only mannose-sensitive adhesins were increased after treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics. No stimulation of the membrane-bound NAD(P)H-oxidase could be found following the reaction with outer membrane vesicles. Even the treatment of bacteria with antibiotics did not evoke such a reaction.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escherichia coli
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Macrófagos
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Antibacterianos
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A
Año:
1987
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Alemania