PMID- 25916988 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150825 LR - 20181113 IS - 1098-5522 (Electronic) IS - 0019-9567 (Print) IS - 0019-9567 (Linking) VI - 83 IP - 7 DP - 2015 Jul TI - Dynamic Virus-Bacterium Interactions in a Porcine Precision-Cut Lung Slice Coinfection Model: Swine Influenza Virus Paves the Way for Streptococcus suis Infection in a Two-Step Process. PG - 2806-15 LID - 10.1128/IAI.00171-15 [doi] AB - Swine influenza virus (SIV) and Streptococcus suis are common pathogens of the respiratory tract in pigs, with both being associated with pneumonia. The interactions of both pathogens and their contribution to copathogenesis are only poorly understood. In the present study, we established a porcine precision-cut lung slice (PCLS) coinfection model and analyzed the effects of a primary SIV infection on secondary infection by S. suis at different time points. We found that SIV promoted adherence, colonization, and invasion of S. suis in a two-step process. First, in the initial stages, these effects were dependent on bacterial encapsulation, as shown by selective adherence of encapsulated, but not unencapsulated, S. suis to SIV-infected cells. Second, at a later stage of infection, SIV promoted S. suis adherence and invasion of deeper tissues by damaging ciliated epithelial cells. This effect was seen with a highly virulent SIV subtype H3N2 strain but not with a low-virulence subtype H1N1 strain, and it was independent of the bacterial capsule, since an unencapsulated S. suis mutant behaved in a way similar to that of the encapsulated wild-type strain. In conclusion, the PCLS coinfection model established here revealed novel insights into the dynamic interactions between SIV and S. suis during infection of the respiratory tract. It showed that at least two different mechanisms contribute to the beneficial effects of SIV for S. suis, including capsule-mediated bacterial attachment to SIV-infected cells and capsule-independent effects involving virus-mediated damage of ciliated epithelial cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. FAU - Meng, F AU - Meng F AD - Institute for Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Wu, N H AU - Wu NH AD - Institute for Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Nerlich, A AU - Nerlich A AD - Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Herrler, G AU - Herrler G AD - Institute for Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. FAU - Valentin-Weigand, P AU - Valentin-Weigand P AD - Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany P.valentin@tiho-hannover.de. FAU - Seitz, M AU - Seitz M AD - Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150427 PL - United States TA - Infect Immun JT - Infection and immunity JID - 0246127 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Coinfection MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Epithelial Cells/pathology MH - Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/growth & development MH - Lung/microbiology/*pathology/virology MH - Models, Theoretical MH - Orthomyxoviridae Infections/complications/*pathology MH - Pneumonia, Bacterial/complications/*pathology MH - Pneumonia, Viral/complications/*pathology MH - Streptococcal Infections/complications/*pathology MH - Streptococcus suis/growth & development MH - Swine MH - Time Factors PMC - PMC4468551 EDAT- 2015/04/29 06:00 MHDA- 2015/08/26 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2015/04/29 06:00 PHST- 2015/02/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/04/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/04/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/04/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/08/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - IAI.00171-15 [pii] AID - 00171-15 [pii] AID - 10.1128/IAI.00171-15 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Infect Immun. 2015 Jul;83(7):2806-15. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00171-15. Epub 2015 Apr 27.