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ArticleBMC immunology2014

Human blood monocytes support persistence, but not replication of the intracellular pathogen C. pneumoniae.

Tanja Buchacher, Herbert Wiesinger-Mayr, Klemens Vierlinger, Beate M Rüger, Gerold Stanek, Michael B Fischer, Viktoria Weber

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Article in BMC immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tanja BuchacherChristian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Therapy Approaches in Sepsis, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria. tanja.buchacher@donau-uni.ac.at.
Herbert Wiesinger-MayrAustrian Institute of Technology, Molecular Medicine, Vienna, Austria. herbert.wiesinger-Mayr@ait.ac.at.
Klemens VierlingerAustrian Institute of Technology, Molecular Medicine, Vienna, Austria. klemens.vierlinger@ait.ac.at.
Beate M RügerDepartment of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. beate.rueger@meduniwien.ac.at.
Gerold StanekInstitute for Hygiene and Applied Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. gerold.stanek@meduniwien.ac.at.
Michael B FischerDepartment of Blood Group Serology and Transfusion Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. michael.fischer@donau-uni.ac.at.
Viktoria WeberChristian Doppler Laboratory for Innovative Therapy Approaches in Sepsis, Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria. viktoria.weber@donau-uni.ac.at.
Medical University of Vienna · ATAustrian Institute of Technology · ATUniversität für Weiterbildung Krems · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntracellular pathogens have devised various mechanisms to subvert the host immune response in order to survive and replicate in host cells. Here, we studied the infection of human blood monocytes with the intracellular pathogen C. pneumoniae and the effect on cytokine and chemokine profiles in comparison to stimulation with LPS.

resultsMonocytes purified from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by negative depletion were infected with C. pneumoniae. While immunofluorescence confirmed the presence of chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the cytoplasm of infected monocytes, real-time PCR did not provide evidence for replication of the intracellular pathogen. Complementary to PCR, C. pneumoniae infection was confirmed by an oligonucleotide DNA microarray for the detection of intracellular pathogens. Raman microspectroscopy revealed different molecular fingerprints for infected and non-infected monocytes, which were mainly due to changes in lipid and fatty acid content. Stimulation of monocytes with C. pneumoniae or with LPS induced similar profiles of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin (IL)-6, but higher levels of IL-1β, IL-12p40 and IL-12p70 for C. pneumoniae which were statistically significant. C. pneumoniae also induced release of the chemokines MCP-1, MIP-1α and MIP-1β, and CXCL-8, which correlated with TNF-α secretion.

conclusionInfection of human blood monocytes with intracellular pathogens triggers altered cytokine and chemokine pattern as compared to stimulation with extracellular ligands such as LPS. Complementing conventional methods, an oligonucleotide DNA microarray for the detection of intracellular pathogens as well as Raman microspectroscopy provide useful tools to trace monocyte infection.

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Chlamydophila InfectionsChlamydophila pneumoniaeCytokinesHumansMonocytesCytokines

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PMCPMC4268907
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