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このアッセイの重要な部分は、Sの適切な濃度を追加していますのセクション3.1.7と3.1.12でのサリバリウスと肺炎球菌。濃度をOD測定値を用いて推定しているが、プレートを次の日にカウントされるまで正確な接種物が決定されていません。この理由から、我々は、対数中期を識別し、ODによって濃度を推定するのを補助するためのアッセイで使用されるすべての細菌株についての...

肺炎連鎖球菌 （肺炎球菌）は、肺炎、中耳炎、髄膜炎などの感染症を引き起こす可能性グラム陽性細菌である。これは、低所得国の子供たちと、毎年1 5歳未満の子供の推定80万死亡の原因の病気の主要な原因である。肺炎球菌は、しばしば幼児の鼻咽頭に運ばれる。この植民地は一般的に無症候性と考えられていますが、肺炎球菌感染症に先行し、ヒト集団2中の細菌のための貯蔵所として機能します。肺炎球菌共役ワクチン接種は、効果的なワクチン内に含まれる血清型のキャリッジを低減します。しかし、そこに90以上の肺炎球菌血清型があり、ワクチン接種はワクチン血清型の排除がnonvaccine血清型3に起因するキャリッジと病気の上昇が続いていることにより、血清型の交換、につながることができます。また、一部の高リスク集団において、肺炎球菌植民地化は、多くの場合、前に最初のワクチン用量4,5の投与と、非常に人生の早い段階で発生します。最近では、プロバイオティクスの使用は、肺炎球菌のコロニー形成を阻害する6,7 -付加的な戦略として提案されている。 インビトロ付着アッセイは、肺炎球菌付着8,9を調べるために使用されてきた。これらのアッセイは、肺炎球菌付着10上のプロバイオティックラクトバチルス·ラムノサス GG（LGG）の影響を調査するために適応されている。 LGGおよび他の乳酸菌に加えて、 ストレプトコッカス·サリバリウス 、口腔の一般的な居住者は、潜在的なインビトロおよび11 に肺炎球菌および他の呼吸器病原体を阻害する能力のコロニー形成への気道のための潜在的なプロバイオティクスとして研究されている- 13。ここで紹介するプロトコルは、S.の効果を調査するために使用される接着アッセイを記載肺炎球菌付着に対するサリバリウス K12ヒト上皮細胞株CCL-23へ。成長および付着特性は単離物10,14間で実質的に変化し得るように、アッセイで使用する前に、肺炎球菌分離株は、付着力を評価した。肺炎球菌やブドウの成長曲線サリバリウスを、光学密度（OD、 図1）（コロニー形成単位またはCFU / ml）を中間対数相と推定濃度を決定した。それは、それぞれのアッセイで使用する前に隔離するための生菌数とODにより成長を調べることをお勧めします。このアッセイは、標準的な組織培養施設及び設備を有する任意の実験室で行うことができる。このプロトコルでは、S.の3用量の効果サリバリウス前Sの付着に対する肺炎球菌のほかに1時間投与肺炎球菌 PMP843、鼻咽頭スワブから派生した血清型19Fキャリッジ分離株は、検査されます。付着性肺炎球菌を定量化するには、2つの異なる方法が提示されています。抑止する血液寒天上で平板鉱山生菌数、およびDNA抽出および定量PCRによる肺炎球菌15 LYTA遺伝子の検出。基本的な接着アッセイプロトコルは容易に異なる用量又はプロバイオティクスの投与時間を試験するために修飾することができ、また、他の細菌株又は種を用いることができる。

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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:264px;">Minimum Essential Media (MEM)</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">SH30244.01</td>
			<td style="width:377px;"> </td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:264px;">Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td>SH30084.03</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">T-75 Flask</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Nunc</td>
			<td>156472</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">CCL-23 cells</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">ATCC</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">CCL-23</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Trypsin</td>
			<td>Life Technologies</td>
			<td>15090046</td>
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			<td height="23" style="height:23px;width:264px;">24-well cell culture plate</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Nunc</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">142475</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Horse blood agar (HBA) plates</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Oxoid</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">PP2001</td>
			<td>Sheep blood agar plates also acceptable</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Todd-Hewitt Broth</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Oxoid</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">CM0189</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Yeast Extract</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Beckton Dickinson</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">212750</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Digitonin</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">D141-100MG</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Disposable cuvettes</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Kartell</td>
			<td>1938</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Heparin</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Pfizer</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">2112105</td>
			<td>comes in sterile ampules at 5,000IU/5mL </td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">sterile spreader</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Technoplas</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">S10805050</td>
			<td style="width:377px;">alternatively, a glass spreader can be dipped in 96% ethanol and flame sterilized before each use</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Lysozyme</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">L6876</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Mutanolysin</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">M9901</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Proteinase K</td>
			<td>Qiagen</td>
			<td>19133</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">SDS 20% solution</td>
			<td>Ambion </td>
			<td style="width:147px;">AM9820</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">RNase A</td>
			<td>Qiagen</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">19101</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">QIAamp DNA mini-kit (250)</td>
			<td>Qiagen</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">51306</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">LytA F primer</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">Custom made</td>
			<td>5&#39; -&#62; 3&#39; sequence ACGCAATCTAGCAGATGAAGCA</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">LytA R primer</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">Custom made</td>
			<td>5&#39; -&#62; 3&#39; sequence TCGTGCGTTTTAATTCCAGCT</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">LytA probe</td>
			<td>Eurogentec</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">Custom made</td>
			<td colspan="2">5&#39; -&#62; 3&#39; sequence Cy5-TGCCGAAAACGCTTGATACAGGGAG-BHQ3, alternative fluorophores can be used</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Nuclease free water</td>
			<td>Ambion</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">AM9906</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Brilliant III Ultra Fast QPCR mastermix</td>
			<td>Agilent Technologies </td>
			<td style="width:147px;">600880</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;">Thermo-Fast 96 Detection plate </td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">AB-1100</td>
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			<td height="42" style="height:42px;width:264px;">Ultra clear qPCR cap strips</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Thermo Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:147px;">AB-0866</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:264px;">Mx3005 QPCR System</td>
			<td style="width:155px;">Agilent Technologies </td>
			<td style="width:147px;">401449</td>
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investigating the effects of probiotics on pneumococcal colonization using an in vitro adherence assay

鼻咽頭の上皮層への肺炎球菌 （肺炎球菌）の付着が植民地になることができます。 インビトロ接着アッセイは、細胞上皮する肺炎球菌の付着を研究するために使用することができ、肺炎や中耳炎などの肺炎球菌感染症のための前提条件と考えられている単層および、そのようなプロバイオティクスの使用など電位介入を調査するために、肺炎球菌のコロニー形成を阻害すること。ここで説明するプロトコルは、（時にはHEp-2細胞とも呼ばれる）は、ヒト上皮細胞株CCL-23への肺炎球菌の付着に対するプロバイオティックストレプトコッカス·サリバリウスの効果を調査するために使用される。上皮細胞および細菌細胞の1）準備、細胞単層上皮への細菌の2）に加え、3）生菌数（段階希釈およびプレーティング）による接着性の肺炎球菌の検出または定量的リアルタイムPCR（定量PCR：アッセイは、3つの主要な手順が含まれます）。このTEChniqueは比較的簡単であり、組織培養のセットアップ以外の特殊な装置を必要としません。このアッセイは、他のプロバイオティック種および/または肺炎球菌のコロニー形成の潜在的な阻害剤を試験するために使用することができ、容易に肺炎球菌の付着および侵入に関する他の科学的問題に対処するために修飾することができる。

これ肺炎球菌（ 肺炎球菌 PMP843、植民地19F分離株）の代表的な実験からの結果は、Sの添加後、CCL-23細胞を1時間に追加されましたサリバリウス 、および肺炎球菌の付着を表2に示した生菌数とLYTA定量PCRの両方によって定量した。結果数に正規化細菌の絶対数（CFU / mlとして提示）と％付着の両方のための2つの方法間で一致していた一人で肺炎球菌を含む?...

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Investigating the Effects of Probiotics on Pneumococcal Colonization Using an In Vitro Adherence Assay

インビトロでの付着アッセイは、細胞単層上皮するような肺炎球菌のコロニー形成を阻害するためのプロバイオティクスの使用のような潜在的な介入を調査するために、肺炎連鎖球菌の付着を研究するために使用することができる。

使用肺炎球菌植民に対するプロバイオティクスの影響を調査<em&gt;体外</em&gt;接着アッセイ

Adherence of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) to the epithelial lining of the nasopharynx can result in colonization and is considered a ...

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Investigating the Effects of Probiotics on Pneumococcal Colonization Using an In Vitro Adherence Assay

12.5K ビュー.  Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.  インビトロでの付着アッセイは、細胞単層上皮するような肺炎球菌のコロニー形成を阻害するためのプロバイオティクスの使用のような潜在的な介入を調査するために、肺炎連鎖球菌の付着を研究するために使用することができる。 

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In vitro Biofilm Formation in an 8-well Chamber Slide

The chronic nature of many diseases is attributed to the formation of bacterial biofilms which are recalcitrant to traditional antibiotic therapy. Biofilms are community-associated bacteria attached to a surface and encased in a matrix. The role of the extracellular matrix is multifaceted, including facilitating nutrient acquisition, and offers significant protection against environmental stresses (e.g. host immune responses). In an effort to acquire a better understanding as to how the bacteria within a biofilm respond to environmental stresses we have used a protocol wherein we visualize bacterial biofilms which have formed in an 8-well chamber slide. The biofilms were stained with the BacLight Live/Dead stain and examined using a confocal microscope to characterize the relative biofilm size, and structure under varying incubation conditions. Z-stack images were collected via confocal microscopy and analyzed by COMSTAT. This protocol can be used to help elucidate the mechanism and kinetics by which biofilms form, as well as identify components that are important to biofilm structure and stability.

In vitro Biofilm Formation in an 8-well Chamber Slide

This article describes the procedure for the formation and visualization of a bacterial biofilm grown within an 8-well chamber slide

8ウェルチャンバースライドを用いたin vitro のバイオフィルム形成における

The chronic nature of many diseases is attributed to the formation of bacterial biofilms which are recalcitrant to traditional antibiotic therapy. ...

免疫・感染学

A Microplate Assay to Assess Chemical Effects on RBL-2H3 Mast Cell Degranulation: Effects of Triclosan without Use of an Organic Solvent

Mast cells play important roles in allergic disease and immune defense against parasites. Once activated (e.g. by an allergen), they degranulate, a process that results in the exocytosis of allergic mediators. Modulation of mast cell degranulation by drugs and toxicants may have positive or adverse effects on human health. Mast cell function has been dissected in detail with the use of rat basophilic leukemia mast cells (RBL-2H3), a widely accepted model of human mucosal mast cells3-5. Mast cell granule component and the allergic mediator &#946;-hexosaminidase, which is released linearly in tandem with histamine from mast cells6, can easily and reliably be measured through reaction with a fluorogenic substrate, yielding measurable fluorescence intensity in a microplate assay that is amenable to high-throughput studies1. Originally published by Naal et al.1, we have adapted this degranulation assay for the screening of drugs and toxicants and demonstrate its use here.
Triclosan is a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent that is present in many consumer products and has been found to be a therapeutic aid in human allergic skin disease7-11, although the mechanism for this effect is unknown. Here we demonstrate an assay for the effect of triclosan on mast cell degranulation. We recently showed that triclosan strongly affects mast cell function2. In an effort to avoid use of an organic solvent, triclosan is dissolved directly into aqueous buffer with heat and stirring, and resultant concentration is confirmed using UV-Vis spectrophotometry (using &#949;280 = 4,200 L/M/cm)12. This protocol has the potential to be used with a variety of chemicals to determine their effects on mast cell degranulation, and more broadly, their allergic potential.

Mast cell degranulation, the release of allergic mediators, is important in allergy, asthma, and parasite defense. Here we demonstrate techniques1 for assessing effects of drugs and toxicants on degranulation, methodology recently utilized to exhibit the powerful inhibitory effect of antibacterial agent triclosan2.

RBL-2H3マスト細胞脱顆粒に対する化学的影響を評価するために、マイクロプレートアッセイ：有機溶剤を使用せずに、トリクロサンの影響

Mast cells play important roles in allergic disease and immune defense against parasites. Once activated (e.g. by an allergen), they degranulate, a ...

In Vitro Assay to Evaluate the Impact of Immunoregulatory Pathways on HIV-specific CD4 T Cell Effector Function

T cell exhaustion is a major factor in failed pathogen clearance during chronic viral infections. Immunoregulatory pathways, such as PD-1 and IL-10, are upregulated upon this ongoing antigen exposure and contribute to loss of proliferation, reduced cytolytic function, and impaired cytokine production by CD4 and CD8 T cells. In the murine model of LCMV infection, administration of blocking antibodies against these two pathways augmented T cell responses. However, there is currently no in vitro assay to measure the impact of such blockade on cytokine secretion in cells from human samples. Our protocol and experimental approach enable us to accurately and efficiently quantify the restoration of cytokine production by HIV-specific CD4 T cells from HIV infected subjects.
Here, we depict an in vitro experimental design that enables measurements of cytokine secretion by HIV-specific CD4 T cells and their impact on other cell subsets. CD8 T cells were depleted from whole blood and remaining PBMCs were isolated via Ficoll separation method. CD8-depleted PBMCs were then incubated with blocking antibodies against PD-L1 and/or IL-10R&#945; and, after stimulation with an HIV-1 Gag peptide pool, cells were incubated at 37 &#176;C, 5% CO2. After 48 hr, supernatant was collected for cytokine analysis by beads arrays and cell pellets were collected for either phenotypic analysis using flow cytometry or transcriptional analysis using qRT-PCR. For more detailed analysis, different cell populations were obtained by selective subset depletion from PBMCs or by sorting using flow cytometry before being assessed in the same assays. These methods provide a highly sensitive and specific approach to determine the modulation of cytokine production by antigen-specific T-helper cells and to determine functional interactions between different populations of immune cells.

In Vitro Assay to Evaluate the Impact of Immunoregulatory Pathways on HIV-specific CD4 T Cell Effector Function

We developed an in vitro assay to investigate the role of immunoregulatory pathways in the regulation of cytokine secretion by HIV-specific CD4 T cells.

インビトロアッセイで HIV特異的CD4 T細胞エフェクター機能に対する免疫調節経路の影響を評価する

T cell exhaustion is a major factor in failed pathogen clearance during chronic viral infections. Immunoregulatory pathways, such as PD-1 and IL-10, are ...

Following in Real Time the Impact of Pneumococcal Virulence Factors in an Acute Mouse Pneumonia Model Using Bioluminescent Bacteria

Pneumonia is one of the major health care problems in developing and industrialized countries and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in knowledge of this illness, the availability of intensive care units (ICU), and the use of potent antimicrobial agents and effective vaccines, the mortality rates remain high1. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading pathogen of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and one of the most common causes of bacteremia in humans. This pathogen is equipped with an armamentarium of surface-exposed adhesins and virulence factors contributing to pneumonia and invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). The assessment of the in vivo role of bacterial fitness or virulence factors is of utmost importance to unravel S. pneumoniae pathogenicity mechanisms. Murine models of pneumonia, bacteremia, and meningitis are being used to determine the impact of pneumococcal factors at different stages of the infection. Here we describe a protocol to monitor in real-time pneumococcal dissemination in mice after intranasal or intraperitoneal infections with bioluminescent bacteria. The results show the multiplication and dissemination of pneumococci in the lower respiratory tract and blood, which can be visualized and evaluated using an imaging system and the accompanying analysis software.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading pathogen causing severe community-acquired pneumonia and responsible for over 2&#160;million deaths worldwide. The impact of bacterial factors implicated in fitness or virulence can be monitored in real-time in an acute mouse pneumonia or bacteremia model using bioluminescent bacteria.

生物発光細菌を使用してリアルタイムに急性肺炎のマウスモデルにおける肺炎球菌の毒性因子の影響を以下の

Pneumonia is one of the major health care problems in developing and industrialized countries and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. ...

Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae Using the Quellung Reaction

There are over 90 different capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus). As well as being a tool for understanding pneumococcal epidemiology, capsular serotyping can provide useful information for vaccine efficacy and impact studies.&#160;The Quellung reaction is the gold standard method for pneumococcal capsular serotyping. The method involves testing a pneumococcal cell suspension with pooled and specific antisera directed against the capsular polysaccharide. The antigen-antibody reactions are observed microscopically. The protocol has three main steps: 1) preparation of a bacterial cell suspension, 2) mixing of cells and antisera on a glass slide, and 3) reading the Quellung reaction using a microscope. The Quellung reaction is reasonably simple to perform and can be applied wherever a suitable microscope and antisera are available.

Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae Using the Quellung Reaction

The Quellung reaction is the gold standard technique for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae. This technique utilizes a microscope and specific pneumococcal antisera and is commonly used in reference and research laboratories worldwide.

の莢血清型<em&gt;肺炎球菌</em&gt;膨張反応を使用して、

There are over 90 different capsular serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus). As well as being a tool for understanding pneumococcal ...

Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Latex Agglutination

Latex agglutination reagents are widely used in microbial diagnosis, identification and serotyping. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide. Current vaccines target the pneumococcal capsule, and there are over 90 capsular serotypes. Serotyping pneumococcal isolates is therefore important for assessing the impact of vaccination programs and for epidemiological purposes. The World Health Organization has recommended latex agglutination as an alternative method to the &#8216;gold standard&#8217; Quellung test for serotyping pneumococci. Latex agglutination is a relatively simple, quick and inexpensive method; and is therefore suitable for resource-poor settings as well as laboratories with high-volume workloads. Latex agglutination reagents can be prepared in-house utilizing commercially-sourced antibodies that are passively attached to latex particles. This manuscript describes a method of production and quality control of latex agglutination reagents, and details a sequential testing approach which is time- and cost-effective. 
This method of production and quality control may also be suitable for other testing purposes.

Capsular Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Latex Agglutination

Latex agglutination testing is a simple, rapid and inexpensive method for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae, and has also been widely applied in diagnostic microbiology. This manuscript describes the in-house production of latex agglutination reagents, quality control procedures and the application of this technique to pneumococcal serotyping.

の莢膜血清型<em&gt;肺炎球菌</em&gt;ラテックス凝集による

Latex agglutination reagents are widely used in microbial diagnosis, identification and serotyping. Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a major ...

Using the Overlay Assay to Qualitatively Measure Bacterial Production of and Sensitivity to Pneumococcal Bacteriocins

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the highly diverse polymicrobial community of the nasopharynx where it must compete with resident organisms. We have shown that bacterially produced antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins) dictate the outcome of these competitive interactions. All fully-sequenced pneumococcal strains harbor a bacteriocin-like peptide (blp) locus. The blp locus encodes for a range of diverse bacteriocins and all of the highly conserved components needed for their regulation, processing, and secretion. The diversity of the bacteriocins found in the bacteriocin immunity region (BIR) of the locus is a major contributor of pneumococcal competition. Along with the bacteriocins, immunity genes are found in the BIR and are needed to protect the producer cell from the effects of its own bacteriocin. The overlay assay is a quick method for examining a large number of strains for competitive interactions mediated by bacteriocins. The overlay assay also allows for the characterization of bacteriocin-specific immunity, and detection of secreted quorum sensing peptides. The assay is performed by pre-inoculating an agar plate with a strain to be tested for bacteriocin production followed by application of a soft agar overlay containing a strain to be tested for bacteriocin sensitivity. A zone of clearance surrounding the stab indicates that the overlay strain is sensitive to the bacteriocins produced by the pre-inoculated strain. If no zone of clearance is observed, either the overlay strain is immune to the bacteriocins being produced or the pre-inoculated strain does not produce bacteriocins. To determine if the blp locus is functional in a given strain, the overlay assay can be adapted to evaluate for peptide pheromone secretion by the pre-inoculated strain. In this case, a series of four lacZ-reporter strains with different pheromone specificity are used in the overlay.

Competition in Streptococcus pneumoniae is mediated by bacteriocins, small antimicrobial peptides with inhibitory activity towards pneumococcus and other related species.&#160; Here we describe an optimized bacterial overlay assay that allows for the characterization of bacteriocin activity and inhibitory spectrum, bacteriocin-specific immunity, and detection of secreted quorum sensing peptides.

定性的にオーバーレイアッセイを使用すると、肺炎球菌バクテリオシンに対する細菌の産生と感度を測定します

Streptococcus pneumoniae colonizes the highly diverse polymicrobial community of the nasopharynx where it must compete with resident organisms.  We have ...

An In Vitro Model of the Blood-brain Barrier Using Impedance Spectroscopy: A Focus on T Cell-endothelial Cell Interaction

Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical step in the development of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal model experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). This process is characterized by the transmigration of activated T cells across brain endothelial cells (ECs), the main constituents of the BBB. However, the consequences on brain EC function upon interaction with such T cells are largely unknown. Here we describe an assay that allows for the evaluation of primary mouse brain microvascular EC (MBMEC) function and barrier integrity during the interaction with T cells over time. The assay makes use of impedance cell spectroscopy, a powerful tool for studying EC monolayer integrity and permeability, by measuring changes in transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) and cell layer capacitance (Ccl). In direct contact with ECs, stimulated but not na&#239;ve T cells are capable of inducing EC monolayer dysfunction, as visualized by a decrease in TEER and an increase in Ccl. The assay records changes in EC monolayer integrity in a continuous and automated fashion. It is sensitive enough to distinguish between different strengths of stimuli and levels of T cell activation and it enables the investigation of the consequences of a targeted modulation of T cell-EC interaction using a wide range of substances such as antibodies, pharmacological reagents and cytokines. The technique can also be used as a quality control for EC integrity in in vitro T-cell transmigration assays. These applications make it a versatile tool for studying BBB properties under physiological and pathophysiological conditions.

An In Vitro Model of the Blood-brain Barrier Using Impedance Spectroscopy: A Focus on T Cell-endothelial Cell Interaction

Here, we describe an in vitro murine model of the blood-brain barrier that makes use of impedance cell spectroscopy, with a focus on the consequences on endothelial cell integrity and permeability upon interaction with activated T cells.

アン<em&gt;インビトロ</em&gt;インピーダンス分光法を用いた血液脳関門のモデル：T細胞 - 内皮細胞の相互作用に焦点を当て

Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical step in the development of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal ...

Flow Cytometric Analysis of Particle-bound Bet v 1 Allergen in PM10

Flow cytometry is a method widely used to quantify suspended solids such as cells or bacteria in a size range from 0.5 to several tens of micrometers in diameter. In addition to a characterization of forward and sideward scatter properties, it enables the use of fluorescent labeled markers like antibodies to detect respective structures. Using indirect antibody staining, flow cytometry is employed here to quantify birch pollen allergen (precisely Bet v 1)-loaded particles of 0.5 to 10 &#181;m in diameter in inhalable particulate matter (PM10, particle size &#8804;10 &#181;m in diameter). PM10 particles may act as carriers of adsorbed allergens possibly transporting them to the lower respiratory tract, where they could trigger allergic reactions.
So far the allergen content of PM10 has been studied by means of enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and scanning electron microscopy. ELISA measures the dissolved and not the particle-bound allergen. Compared to scanning electron microscopy, which can visualize allergen-loaded particles, flow cytometry may additionally quantify them. As allergen content of ambient air can deviate from birch pollen count, allergic symptoms might perhaps correlate better with allergen exposure than with pollen count. In conjunction with clinical data, the presented method offers the opportunity to test in future experiments whether allergic reactions to birch pollen antigens are associated with the Bet v 1 allergen content of PM10 particles &#62;0.5 &#181;m.

Here, we present a protocol to quantify allergen-loaded particles by flow cytometry. Ambient particulate matter particles may act as carriers of adsorbed allergens. We show here that flow cytometry, a method widely used to characterize suspended solids &#62;0.5 &#181;m in diameter, can be used to measure these allergen-loaded particles.

PM10における粒子結合のBet V 1アレルゲンのフローサイトメトリー分析

Flow cytometry is a method widely used to quantify suspended solids such as cells or bacteria in a size range from 0.5 to several tens of micrometers in ...

Visualizing the Effects of Sputum on Biofilm Development Using a Chambered Coverglass Model

Biofilms consist of groups of bacteria encased in a self-secreted matrix. They play an important role in industrial contamination as well as in the development and persistence of many health related infections. One of the most well described and studied biofilms in human disease occurs in chronic pulmonary infection of cystic fibrosis patients. When studying biofilms in the context of the host, many factors can impact biofilm formation and development. In order to identify how host factors may affect biofilm formation and development, we used a static chambered coverglass method to grow biofilms in the presence of host-derived factors in the form of sputum supernatants. Bacteria are seeded into chambers and exposed to sputum filtrates. Following 48 hr of growth, biofilms are stained with a commercial biofilm viability kit prior to confocal microscopy and analysis. Following image acquisition, biofilm properties can be assessed using different software platforms. This method allows us to visualize key properties of biofilm growth in presence of different substances including antibiotics.

This protocol describes the visualization of biofilm development following exposure to host-factors using a slide chamber model. This model allows for direct visualization of biofilm development as well as analysis of biofilm parameters using computer software programs.

チェンカバーガラスモデルを用いたバイオフィルム開発に関する痰の効果を可視化

Biofilms consist of groups of bacteria encased in a self-secreted matrix. They play an important role in industrial contamination as well as in the ...