Yersinia pseudotuberculosis disrupts intestinal barrier integrity through hematopoietic TLR-2 signaling.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION(2012)
Abstract
Intestinal barrier function requires intricate cooperation between intestinal epithelial cells and immune cells. Enteropathogens are able to invade the intestinal lymphoid tissue known as Peyer's patches (PPs) and, disrupt the integrity of the intestinal barrier. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of this process are poorly understood. In mice infected with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, we found that PP barrier dysfunction is dependent on the Yersinia virulence plasmid and the expression of TLR-2 by hematopoietic cells, but not by intestinal epithelial cells. Upon TLR-2 stimulation, Y. pseudotuberculosis-infected monocytes activated caspase-1 and produced IL-1 beta. In turn, IL-1 beta increased NF-kappa B and myosin light chain kinase activation in intestinal epithelial cells, thus disrupting the intestinal barrier by opening the tight junctions. Therefore, Y. pseudotuberculosis subverts intestinal barrier function by altering the interplay between immune and epithelial cells during infection.
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Key words
enzyme activation,caspase 1,nf kappa b,signal transduction,myosin light chain kinase,caco 2 cells
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