PMID- 23250951 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130418 LR - 20211021 IS - 1098-5522 (Electronic) IS - 0019-9567 (Print) IS - 0019-9567 (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Mar TI - The B subunit of an AB5 toxin produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi up-regulates chemokines, cytokines, and adhesion molecules in human macrophage, colonic epithelial, and brain microvascular endothelial cell lines. PG - 673-83 LID - 10.1128/IAI.01043-12 [doi] AB - The principal function of bacterial AB5 toxin B subunits is to interact with glycan receptors on the surfaces of target cells and mediate the internalization of holotoxin. However, B subunit-receptor interactions also have the potential to impact cell signaling pathways and, in so doing, contribute to pathogenesis independently of the catalytic (toxic) A subunits. Various Salmonella enterica serovars, including Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, encode an AB5 toxin (ArtAB), the A subunit of which is an ADP-ribosyltransferase related to the S1 subunit of pertussis toxin. However, although the A subunit is able to catalyze ADP-ribosylation of host G proteins, a cytotoxic phenotype has yet to be identified for the holotoxin. We therefore examined the capacity of the purified B subunit (ArtB) from S. Typhi to elicit cytokine, chemokine, and adhesion molecule responses in human macrophage (U937), colonic epithelial (HCT-8) cell, and brain microvascular endothelial cell (HBMEC) lines. Secretion of the chemokines monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) was increased in all three tested cell lines, with macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha), MIP-1beta, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) also significantly increased in U937 cells. ArtB also upregulated the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and IL-6 in HBMECs and HCT-8 cells, but not in U937 cells, while intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) was upregulated in HCT-8 and U937 cells and vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) was upregulated in HBMECs. Thus, ArtB may contribute to pathogenesis independently of the A subunit by promoting and maintaining a strong inflammatory response at the site of infection. FAU - Wang, Hui AU - Wang H AD - Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. FAU - Paton, James C AU - Paton JC FAU - Herdman, Brock P AU - Herdman BP FAU - Rogers, Trisha J AU - Rogers TJ FAU - Beddoe, Travis AU - Beddoe T FAU - Paton, Adrienne W AU - Paton AW LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121217 PL - United States TA - Infect Immun JT - Infection and immunity JID - 0246127 RN - 0 (Bacterial Toxins) RN - 0 (Cytokines) RN - 0 (Protein Subunits) SB - IM MH - Bacterial Toxins/chemistry/*toxicity MH - Brain/blood supply MH - Cell Adhesion/physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cytokines/genetics/*metabolism MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Endothelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Epithelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/immunology MH - Humans MH - Intestinal Mucosa/cytology MH - Macrophages/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Protein Subunits/chemistry/metabolism MH - Salmonella typhi/*metabolism PMC - PMC3584882 EDAT- 2012/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2013/04/20 06:00 PMCR- 2013/09/01 CRDT- 2012/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/04/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IAI.01043-12 [pii] AID - 01043-12 [pii] AID - 10.1128/IAI.01043-12 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Immun. 2013 Mar;81(3):673-83. doi: 10.1128/IAI.01043-12. Epub 2012 Dec 17.