Name: intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection for investigating roles of streptococcus suis biofilms in meningitis in a mouse infection model
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This work was supported by grants from the National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFD0500102]; the National Natural Science Foundation of China [31572544]; the State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology [SKLVEB2016KFKT005]; the Shanghai Agriculture Applied Technology Development Program, China [G2016060201].

The mouse infection experiments were approved by the Laboratory Animal Monitoring Committee of Jiangsu Province, China and performed in the Laboratory Animal Center of Nanjing Agricultural University (Permit number: SYXK (Su) 2017-0007).
1. Preparation of Bacteria
Note: S. suis serotype 2 virulent strain P1/7 was isolated from a diseased pig with meningitis19. Strain P1/7 was grown in Todd-Hewitt broth (THB, formula per liter of THB: H...

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The intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection described here has obvious advantages over other routes of infection. It allows investigators to study the host-bacterium interaction and the effect of bacterial components on host immune responses directly in the brain, which mimic bacterial entrance into the central nervous system. Thus, this route of infection can be extended for investigating the mechanisms of meningitis caused by other bacteria. In addition, it can also be used to test the efficacy of drugs against ...

Streptococcus suis (S. suis) is a major bacterial pathogen of pigs worldwide, causing severe diseases including meningitis, pneumonia, septicaemia, endocarditis, and arthritis1. It is also an emerging zoonotic agent. So far, it has been reported that nine serotypes can cause infection in humans, including serotypes 2, 4, 5, 9, 14, 16, 21, 24, and 312,3,4. In humans and pigs, meningitis is one of the major clinical signs of S. suis infections. In Vietnam and Thailand, S. suis is the major cause of meningitis in adults5. Microbial biofilms are microorganisms that adhere to each other and are concentrated at an interface; they are essential for bacterial virulence, survival in diverse environments, and antibiotic resistance5. Biofilms are typically surrounded by an extracellular matrix that generally contains polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA6. The latter is able to elicit host inflammatory responses and cytokine production7. Biofilm formation has been reported to be involved in streptococcal meningitis in previous studies. Biofilms contribute to Streptococcus agalactiae meningitis in a tilapia fish model and biofilm formation has been revealed within brain tissues and around meningeal surfaces in vivo through intra-abdominal inoculation8. During meningitis, Streptococcus pneumoniae is in a biofilm-like state and bacteria in such a biofilm state were more effective in inducing meningitis in a mouse infection model9. In addition, in our previous study, the biofilm state associated with S. suis in mouse brain contributes to bacterial virulence by survival analysis10. However, direct evidence for biofilm involvement in S. suis meningitis requires further investigation.
Animal models of S. suis infection have been developed in mice using the intraperitoneal (i.p.)11, intranasal (i.n.)12, intravenous (i.v.)13, and the intracisternal (i.c.) routes of infection14,15,16. However, the i.p., i.n., and i.v. routes of infection are not suitable for studying the roles of S. suis surface components in meningitis directly in the brain. These include extracellular matrix from biofilms. Although the i.c. inoculation was used for S. suis infection, the precise injection site has not been described in those papers. In contrast, the stereotaxic coordinates of the injection site for intracranial subarachnoidal inoculation has clearly been described in a previous study17. This allowed easy recognition of the inoculation point and more simplistic experimental protocol. In addition, the intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection mimics bacterial entrance into the central nervous system from the sinuses or the middle ear17, and the relationship between the middle ear and meningitis caused by S. suis has been demonstrated by Madsen et al18. Moreover, by applying the intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection in mice, we have demonstrated that S. suis small RNA rss04 contributes to meningitis in our previous study10.
In the present study, the intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection was used in mice to investigate the roles of biofilms in S. suis meningitis. Mice were infected with planktonic cells or biofilm state cells of S. suis by this route of infection. Histopathological analysis and increased mRNA expression of TLR2 and cytokines from brain tissue of mice injected with biofilm state cells clearly indicated that S. suis biofilm contributes to meningitis.

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intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection for investigating roles of streptococcus suis biofilms in meningitis in a mouse infection model

Streptococcus suis is not only a major bacterial pathogen of pigs worldwide but also an emerging zoonotic agent. In humans and pigs, meningitis is a major manifestation of S. suis infections. A suitable infection model is an essential tool to understand the mechanisms of diseases caused by pathogens. Several routes of infection in mice have been developed to study the pathogenesis of S. suis infection. However, the intraperitoneal, intranasal, and intravenous routes of infection are not suitable for studying the roles of S. suis surface components in meningitis directly in the brain, such as the extracellular matrix from biofilms. Although intracisternal inoculation has been used for S. suis infection, the precise injection site has not been described. Here, the intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection was described in a mouse model to investigate the roles of biofilms in S. suis meningitis. S. suis planktonic cells or biofilm state cells were directly injected into the subarachnoid space of mice through the injection site located 3.5 mm rostral from the bregma. Histopathological analysis and increased mRNA expression of TLR2 and cytokines of the brain tissue from mice injected with biofilm state cells clearly indicated that S. suis biofilm plays definitive roles in S. suis meningitis. This route of infection has obvious advantages over other routes of infection, allowing the study of the host-bacterium interaction. Furthermore, it permits the effect of bacterial components on host immune responses directly in the brain to be assessed, and mimics bacterial entrance into the central nervous system. This route of infection can be extended for investigating the mechanisms of meningitis caused by other bacteria. In addition, it can also be used to test the efficacy of drugs against bacterial meningitis.

SEM analysis was performed to examine biofilm formation under the experimental conditions. As shown in Figure 1, there is a significant difference in biofilm formation between planktonic cells (Figure 1A) and biofilm state cells (Figure 1B). SEM analysis showed that biofilm bacteria were in clumps and multiple layers and they were encased in the extracellular matrix,...

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Intracranial Subarachnoidal Route of Infection for Investigating Roles of Streptococcus suis Biofilms in Meningitis in a Mouse Infection Model

Here, we describe the intracranial subarachnoidal route of infection in mice to study roles of biofilms in Streptococcus suis meningitis. This infection model is also suitable for studying the pathogenesis of other bacterial meningitis and the efficacy of new drugs against bacterial meningitis.

Intracranial Subarachnoidal Route of Infection for Investigating Roles of Streptococcus suis Biofilms in Meningitis in a Mouse Infection Model

Streptococcus suis is not only a major bacterial pathogen of pigs worldwide but also an emerging zoonotic agent. In humans and pigs, meningitis is a major ...

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