Journal
MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS
Volume 41, Issue 4-5, Pages 183-192Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2006.07.005
Keywords
Burkholderia cepacia complex; lung epithelial cells; tight junctions; bacterial invasion; translocation
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In order to investigate the mechanisms by which Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bee) strains cross the epithelial barrier of the lung and cause septicaemia in a subgroup of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients, the invasiveness of four Bee species have been examined in three lung epithelial cells: A549, 16HBE14o- and Calu-3. The latter two cell lines form polarised monolayers when grown on filters. Invasion of both cell lines by B. multivorans strains was reduced when the cells were grown as tight monolayers compared unpolarised cells, suggesting basolateral receptors are required for the process. In contrast, four B. cenocepacia strains showed comparable invasion of both cell lines irrespective of culture model. All four species of Bee reduced the TER of Calu-3 monotayers. However, while B. cepacia, B. multivorans and B. stabilis strains readily translocated across the epithelial monolayer, B. cenocepacia translocation was slower. Both B. multivorans and B. cenocepacia altered expression of ZO-1 in Calu-3 cells, but not E-cadherin. Overall, the findings that Bee strains from four species, which differ greatly in their virulence, have the potential to disrupt tight junctions and to translocate across the epithelium, demonstrates this effect is not exclusive to the most virulent species. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available