期刊
TOXINS
卷 3, 期 2, 页码 120-133出版社
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/toxins3020120
关键词
alpha-toxin; Bcl-3; protein synthesis
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [Bu 819/5-2]
- National Institutes of Health [HL66277, HL91754, HL90870]
- American Heart Association [0625098Y, 09BGIA2250381]
The frequency and severity of bacteremic infections has increased over the last decade and bacterial endovascular infections (i.e., sepsis or endocarditis) are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Bacteria or secreted bacterial products modulate platelet function and, as a result, affect platelet accumulation at sites of vascular infection and inflammation. However, whether bacterial products regulate synthetic events in platelets is not known. In the present study, we determined if prolonged contact with staphylococcal alpha-toxin signals platelets to synthesize B-cell lymphoma (Bcl-3), a protein that regulates clot retraction in murine and human platelets. We show that alpha-toxin induced alpha(IIb)beta(3)-dependent aggregation (EC50 2.98 mu g/mL +/- 0.64 mu g/mL) and, over time, significantly altered platelet morphology and stimulated de novo accumulation of Bcl-3 protein in platelets. Adherence to collagen or fibrinogen also increased the expression of Bcl-3 protein by platelets. alpha-toxin altered Bcl-3 protein expression patterns in platelets adherent to collagen, but not fibrinogen. Pretreatment of platelets with inhibitors of protein synthesis or the mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) decreased Bcl-3 protein expression in alpha-toxin stimulated platelets. In conclusion, Staphylococcus aureus-derived alpha-toxin, a pore forming exotoxin, exerts immediate (i.e., aggregation) and prolonged (i.e., protein synthesis) responses in platelets, which may contribute to increased thrombotic events associated with gram-positive sepsis or endocarditis.
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