[Secretory Acid Phosphatase of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Inhibits the Autophagy of Murine Macrophages].

Objective To investigate the effect of secretory acid phosphatase as a virulence factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (SapM) on the autophagy of murine macrophages. Methods GFP-LC3-Raw264.7 cells were treated with SapM, wortmannin, or starvation. Then the formation of autophagosomes was observed under a fluorescence microscope. The level of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) II was detected using Western blotting. After chloroquine was added in the SapM-treated cells, LC3II level was again tested by Western blotting. Results Both starvation and SapM increased the number of GFP-LC3 puncta and the level of LC3 II. There was no further increase of LC3 II level in SapM-treated cells after chloroquine addition. Conclusion SapM can block autophagosome-lysosome fusion and inhibit autophagy of murine macrophages.