Role of EspB in Experimental Human Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection
AUTOR(ES)
Tacket, Carol O.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), a leading cause of diarrhea among infants in developing countries, induces dramatic alterations in host cell architecture that depend on a type III secretion system. EspB, one of the proteins secreted and translocated to the host cytoplasm via this system, is required for numerous alterations in host cell structure and function. To determine the role of EspB in virulence, we conducted a randomized, double-blind trial comparing the ability of wild-type EPEC and an isogenic ΔespB mutant strain to cause diarrhea in adult volunteers. Diarrhea developed in 9 of 10 volunteers who ingested the wild-type strain but in only 1 of 10 volunteers who ingested the ΔespB mutant strain. Marked destruction of the microvillous brush border adjacent to adherent organisms was observed in a jejunal biopsy from a volunteer who ingested the wild-type strain but not from two volunteers who ingested the ΔespB mutant strain. Humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to EPEC antigens were stronger among recipients of the wild-type strain. In addition, four of the volunteers who ingested the wild-type strain had lymphoproliferative responses to EspB. These results demonstrate that EspB is a critical virulence determinant of EPEC infections and suggest that EspB contributes to an immune response.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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