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2. Identification of autophagy receptors for the Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli
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Alison Da Silva, Guillaume Dalmasso, Anaïs Larabi, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Elisabeth Billard, Nicolas Barnich, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) ,autophagy ,Crohn’s disease ,p62 ,NDP52 ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
IntroductionCrohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, of which the etiology involves genetic, environmental and microbial factors. Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) and polymorphisms in autophagy-related genes have been implicated in CD etiology. Autophagy is a key process for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis, which allows the degradation of damaged cytoplasmic components and pathogens via lysosome. We have shown that a functional autophagy is necessary for AIEC clearance. Here, we aimed at identifying the autophagy receptor(s) responsible to target AIEC to autophagy for degradation.MethodsThe levels of autophagy receptors p62, NDP52, NBR1, TAX1BP1 and Optineurin were knocked down in human intestinal epithelial cells T84 using siRNAs. The NDP52 knock-out (KO) and p62 KO HeLa cells, as well as NDP52 KO HeLa cells expressing the wild-type NDP52 or the mutated NDP52Val248Ala protein were used.Results and discussionWe showed that, among the tested autophagy receptors (p62, NDP52, NBR1, TAX1BP1 and Optineurin), diminished expression of p62 or NDP52 increased the number of the clinical AIEC LF82 strain inside epithelial cells. This was associated with increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Moreover, p62 or NDP52 directly colocalized with AIEC LF82 and LC3, an autophagy marker. As the NDP52Val248Ala polymorphism has been associated with increased CD susceptibility, we investigated its impact on AIEC control. However, in HeLa cell and under our experimental condition, no effect of this polymorphism neither on AIEC LF82 intracellular number nor on pro-inflammatory cytokine production was observed. Together, our results suggest that p62 and NDP52 act as autophagy receptors for AIEC recognition, controlling AIEC intracellular replication and inflammation.
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- 2024
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3. Corrigendum: From helping to regulating – A transcriptomic profile of Ifng+ Il10+ Il21+Cd4+ Th1 cells indicates their role in regulating inflammation during experimental trypanosomosis
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Stefan Magez, and Magdalena Radwanska
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Trypanosomosis ,CD4 T cell ,Th1 Cells ,Treg - regulatory T cell ,IFN-γ ,IL-10 ,Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,RC955-962 - Published
- 2024
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4. Corrigendum: Tipping the balance between erythroid cell differentiation and induction of anemia in response to the inflammatory pathology associated with chronic trypanosome infections
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Magdalena Radwanska, and Stefan Magez
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trypanosomosis ,tissue resident macrophages ,extramedullary erythropoiesis ,immunopathology ,lactic acidosis ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Published
- 2024
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5. From helping to regulating – A transcriptomic profile of Ifng+ Il10+ Il21+ Cd4+ Th1 cells indicates their role in regulating inflammation during experimental trypanosomosis
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Stefan Magez, and Magdalena Radwanska
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Trypanosomosis ,CD4 T cell ,Th1 Cells ,Treg - regulatory T cell ,IFN-γ ,IL-10 ,Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,RC955-962 - Abstract
IntroductionTrypanosoma evansi parasite infections cause a chronic animal wasting disease called Surra, and cases of atypical Human Trypanosomosis (aHT). In experimental models, T. evansi infections are hallmarked by the early onset of excessive inflammation. Therefore, balancing the production of inflammatory cytokines by anti-inflammatory IL-10 is crucial for prolonged survival.MethodsTo improve the understanding of trypanosomosis induced immunopathology, we used scRNA-seq data from an experimental chronic T. evansi infection mouse model, resembling natural infection in terms of disease characteristics. Results and discussionFor the first time, obtained results allowed to assess the transcriptomic profile and heterogeneity of splenic CD4+ T cell subsets, during a trypanosome infection. Here, the predominant subpopulation of T cells was represented by Tbx21(T-bet)+Ccr5+ Id2+ type 1 helper T cells (Th1), followed by Icos+ Cxcr5+Follicular T helper cells (Tfh) and very minor fraction of Il2ra(CD25)+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs). Interestingly, the profile of Th1 cells shows that besides Ifng, these cells express high levels of Il10 and Il21, coding for anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines. This coincides with the elevated expression of key genes involved in IL-10 and IL-21 secretion pathway such as Stat1 and Stat3, as well as the transcriptional factors Prdm1 (Blimp 1), and Maf (c-Maf). In contrast, there is virtually no IL-10 transcription detected in the Treg population. Finally, differential gene expression and gene ontology analysis of infection-induced Ifng+ Il10+ Il21+ Th1 cells highlights their suppressive function on T cell activation, differentiation and INF-γ production itself. This indicates that during trypanosome infections, the Ifng+ Il10+ Il21+ Th1 cells, rather than Tregs, assume an immune regulatory role that is needed for dampening inflammation.
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- 2023
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6. Tipping the balance between erythroid cell differentiation and induction of anemia in response to the inflammatory pathology associated with chronic trypanosome infections
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Magdalena Radwanska, and Stefan Magez
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Trypanosomosis ,tissue resident macrophages ,extramedullary erythropoiesis ,immunopathology ,lactic acidosis ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Infection caused by extracellular single-celled trypanosomes triggers a lethal chronic wasting disease in livestock and game animals. Through screening of 10 Trypanosoma evansi field isolates, exhibiting different levels of virulence in mice, the current study identifies an experimental disease model in which infection can last well over 100 days, mimicking the major features of chronic animal trypanosomosis. In this model, despite the well-controlled parasitemia, infection is hallmarked by severe trypanosomosis-associated pathology. An in-depth scRNA-seq analysis of the latter revealed the complexity of the spleen macrophage activation status, highlighting the crucial role of tissue resident macrophages (TRMs) in regulating splenic extramedullary erythropoiesis. These new data show that in the field of experimental trypanosomosis, macrophage activation profiles have so far been oversimplified into a bi-polar paradigm (M1 vs M2). Interestingly, TRMs exert a double-sided effect on erythroid cells. On one hand, these cells express an erythrophagocytosis associated signature. On another hand, TRMs show high levels of Vcam1 expression, known to support their interaction with hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). During chronic infection, the latter exhibit upregulated expression of Klf1, E2f8, and Gfi1b genes, involved in erythroid differentiation and extramedullary erythropoiesis. This process gives rise to differentiation of stem cells to BFU-e/CFU-e, Pro E, and Baso E subpopulations. However, infection truncates progressing differentiation at the orthochromatic erythrocytes level, as demonstrated by scRNAseq and flow cytometry. As such, these cells are unable to pass to the reticulocyte stage, resulting in reduced number of mature circulating RBCs and the occurrence of chronic anemia. The physiological consequence of these events is the prolonged poor delivery of oxygen to various tissues, triggering lactic acid acidosis and the catabolic breakdown of muscle tissue, reminiscent of the wasting syndrome that is characteristic for the lethal stage of animal trypanosomosis.
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- 2022
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7. Exosomes transfer miRNAs from cell-to-cell to inhibit autophagy during infection with Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive E. coli
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Anaïs Larabi, Guillaume Dalmasso, Julien Delmas, Nicolas Barnich, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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crohn’s disease ,aiec ,exosomes ,mirna ,autophagy ,Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,RC799-869 - Abstract
Adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC), which abnormally colonize the intestinal mucosa of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, are able to adhere to and invade intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), survive and replicate within macrophages and induce a pro-inflammatory response. AIEC infection of IECs induces secretion of exosomes that increase AIEC replication in exosome-receiving IECs and macrophages. Here, we investigated the mechanism underlying the increased AIEC replication in cells receiving exosomes from AIEC-infected cells. Exosomes released by uninfected human intestinal epithelial T84 cells (Exo-uninfected) or by T84 cells infected with the clinical AIEC LF82 strain (Exo-LF82), the nonpathogenic E. coli K12 strain (Exo-K12) or the commensal E. coli HS strain (Exo-HS) were purified and used to stimulate T84 cells. Stimulation of T84 cells with Exo-LF82 inhibited autophagy compared with Exo-uninfected, Exo-K12 and Exo-HS. qRT-PCR analysis revealed increased levels of miR-30c and miR-130a in Exo-LF82 compared to Exo-uninfected, Exo-K12 and Exo-HS. These miRNAs were transferred via exosomes to recipient cells, in which they targeted and inhibited ATG5 and ATG16L1 expression and thereby autophagy response, thus favoring AIEC intracellular replication. Inhibition of these miRNAs in exosome-donor cells infected with AIEC LF82 abolished the increase in miR-30c and miR-130a levels in the released Exo-LF82 and in Exo-LF82-receiving cells, thus suppressing the inhibitory effect of Exo-LF82 on ATG5 and ATG16L1 expression and on autophagy-mediated AIEC clearance in Exo-LF82-receiving cells. Our study shows that upon AIEC infection, IECs secrete exosomes that can transfer specific miRNAs to recipient IECs, inhibiting autophagy-mediated clearance of intracellular AIEC.
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- 2020
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8. Single-cell transcriptome profiling and the use of AID deficient mice reveal that B cell activation combined with antibody class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation do not benefit the control of experimental trypanosomosis.
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Robin B Guevarra, Stefan Magez, and Magdalena Radwanska
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Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes are extracellular protozoan parasites causing infections in a wide range of mammalian hosts, with Trypanosoma evansi having the widest geographic distribution, reaching territories far outside Africa and occasionally even Europe. Besides causing the animal diseases, T. evansi can cause atypical Human Trypanosomosis. The success of this parasite is attributed to its capacity to evade and disable the mammalian defense response. To unravel the latter, we applied here for the first time a scRNA-seq analysis on splenocytes from trypanosome infected mice, at two time points during infection, i.e. just after control of the first parasitemia peak (day 14) and a late chronic time point during infection (day 42). This analysis was combined with flow cytometry and ELISA, revealing that T. evansi induces prompt activation of splenic IgM+CD1d+ Marginal Zone and IgMIntIgD+ Follicular B cells, coinciding with an increase in plasma IgG2c Ab levels. Despite the absence of follicles, a rapid accumulation of Aicda+ GC-like B cells followed first parasitemia peak clearance, accompanied by the occurrence of Xbp1+ expressing CD138+ plasma B cells and Tbx21+ atypical CD11c+ memory B cells. Ablation of immature CD93+ bone marrow and Vpreb3+Ly6d+Ighm+ expressing transitional spleen B cells prevented mature peripheral B cell replenishment. Interestingly, AID-/- mice that lack the capacity to mount anti-parasite IgG responses, exhibited a superior defense level against T. evansi infections. Here, elevated natural IgMs were able to exert in vivo and in vitro trypanocidal activity. Hence, we conclude that in immune competent mice, trypanosomosis associated B cell activation and switched IgG production is rapidly induced by T. evansi, facilitating an escape from the detrimental natural IgM killing activity, and resulting in increased host susceptibility. This unique role of IgM and its anti-trypanosome activity are discussed in the context of the dilemma this causes for the future development of anti-trypanosome vaccines.
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- 2021
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9. Deciphering the Relationship Between Cycloheximides Structures and Their Different Biological Activities
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Jae Deok Kim, Vinit Raj, In Min Hwang, Nan Hee Yu, Ae Ran Park, Jung Seob Choi, Jintae Lee, and Jin-Cheol Kim
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antifungal activity ,cycloheximides ,phytotoxicity ,molecular docking ,streptomyces ,Microbiology ,QR1-502 - Abstract
Streptomyces species are the most important sources of antibacterial, antifungal, and phytotoxic metabolites. In this study, cycloheximide (CH) and acetoxycycloheximide (ACH) were isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. JCK-6092. The antifungal and phytotoxic activities of the two compounds (CH and ACH) and a cycloheximide derivative, hydroxycycloheximide (HCH), were compared. CH exhibited the strongest antagonistic activity against all the true fungi tested, followed by ACH and HCH. However, both CH and ACH displayed similar mycelial growth inhibitory activities against several phytopathogenic oomycetes, and both were more active than that of HCH. Disparate to antifungal ability, ACH showed the strongest phytotoxic activity against weeds and crops, followed by HCH and CH. ACH caused chlorophyll content loss, leaf electrolytic leakage, and lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner. Its phytotoxicity was stronger than that of glufosinate-ammonium but weaker than that of paraquat in the in vitro experiments. CH and its derivatives are well-known protein synthesis inhibitors; however, the precise differences between their mechanism of action remain undiscovered. A computational study revealed effects of CHs on the protein synthesis of Pythium ultimum (oomycetes), Magnaporthe oryzae (true fungus), and Capsicum annum (plant) and deciphered the differences in their biological activities on different targets. The binding energies and conformation stabilities of each chemical molecule correlated with their biological activities. Thus, molecular docking study supported the experimental results. This is the first comparative study to suggest the ribosomal protein alteration mechanisms of CHs in plants and fungi and to thus show how the protein inhibitory activities of the different derivatives are altered using molecular docking. The correlation of structures features of CHs in respect to bond formation with desired protein was revealed by density functional theory. Overall collective results suggested that CHs can be used as lead molecules in the development of more potent fungicides and herbicides molecules.
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10. The History of Anti-Trypanosome Vaccine Development Shows That Highly Immunogenic and Exposed Pathogen-Derived Antigens Are Not Necessarily Good Target Candidates: Enolase and ISG75 as Examples
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Stefan Magez, Zeng Li, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Pieter Van Wielendaele, Magdalena Radwanska, Jakub Began, Sebastian Zoll, and Yann G.-J. Sterckx
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trypanosomosis ,vaccination ,enolase ,ISG75 ,Medicine - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes comprise a group of extracellular anthroponotic and zoonotic parasites. The only sustainable method for global control of these infection is through vaccination of livestock animals. Despite multiple reports describing promising laboratory results, no single field-applicable solution has been successful so far. Conventionally, vaccine research focusses mostly on exposed immunogenic antigens, or the structural molecular knowledge of surface exposed invariant immunogens. Unfortunately, extracellular parasites (or parasites with extracellular life stages) have devised efficient defense systems against host antibody attacks, so they can deal with the mammalian humoral immune response. In the case of trypanosomes, it appears that these mechanisms have been perfected, leading to vaccine failure in natural hosts. Here, we provide two examples of potential vaccine candidates that, despite being immunogenic and accessible to the immune system, failed to induce a functionally protective memory response. First, trypanosomal enolase was tested as a vaccine candidate, as it was recently characterized as a highly conserved enzyme that is readily recognized during infection by the host antibody response. Secondly, we re-addressed a vaccine approach towards the Invariant Surface Glycoprotein ISG75, and showed that despite being highly immunogenic, trypanosomes can avoid anti-ISG75 mediated parasitemia control.
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- 2021
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11. African Trypanosomosis Obliterates DTPa Vaccine-Induced Functional Memory So That Post-Treatment Bordetella pertussis Challenge Fails to Trigger a Protective Recall Response
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Magdalena Radwanska, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, and Stefan Magez
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trypanosomosis ,treatment ,DTPa ,Bordetella pertussis ,Medicine - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes are extracellular parasites causing anthroponotic and zoonotic infections. Anti-parasite vaccination is considered the only sustainable method for global trypanosomosis control. Unfortunately, no single field applicable vaccine solution has been successful so far. The active destruction of the host’s adaptive immune system by trypanosomes is believed to contribute to this problem. Here, we show that Trypanosome brucei brucei infection results in the lasting obliteration of immunological memory, including vaccine-induced memory against non-related pathogens. Using the well-established DTPa vaccine model in combination with a T. b. brucei infection and a diminazene diaceturate anti-parasite treatment scheme, our results demonstrate that while the latter ensured full recovery from the T. b. brucei infection, it failed to restore an efficacious anti-B. pertussis vaccine recall response. The DTPa vaccine failure coincided with a shift in the IgG1/IgG2a anti-B. pertussis antibody ratio in favor of IgG2a, and a striking impact on all of the spleen immune cell populations. Interestingly, an increased plasma IFNγ level in DTPa-vaccinated trypanosome-infected mice coincided with a temporary antibody-independent improvement in early-stage trypanosomosis control. In conclusion, our results are the first to show that trypanosome-inflicted immune damage is not restored by successful anti-parasite treatment.
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12. Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli Induce the Formation of Invasive Carcinomas in a Chronic Inflammation-Associated Mouse Model
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Laurène Salesse, Cécily Lucas, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Pierre Sauvanet, Alexandra Rezard, Philip Rosenstiel, Christelle Damon-Soubeyrand, Nicolas Barnich, Catherine Godfraind, Guillaume Dalmasso, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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colorectal cancer ,microbiota ,colibactin-producing E. coli ,autophagy ,toxin ,Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens ,RC254-282 - Abstract
Background: Escherichia coli producing the genotoxin colibactin (CoPEC or colibactin-producing E. coli) abnormally colonize the colonic mucosa of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We previously showed that deficiency of autophagy in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) enhances CoPEC-induced colorectal carcinogenesis in ApcMin/+ mice. Here, we tested if CoPEC trigger tumorigenesis in a mouse model lacking genetic susceptibility or the use of carcinogen. Methods: Mice with autophagy deficiency in IECs (Atg16l1∆IEC) or wild-type mice (Atg16l1flox/flox) were infected with the CoPEC 11G5 strain or the mutant 11G5∆clbQ incapable of producing colibactin and subjected to 12 cycles of DSS treatment to induce chronic colitis. Mouse colons were used for histological assessment, immunohistochemical and immunoblot analyses for DNA damage marker. Results: 11G5 or 11G5∆clbQ infection increased clinical and histological inflammation scores, and these were further enhanced by IEC-specific autophagy deficiency. 11G5 infection, but not 11G5∆clbQ infection, triggered the formation of invasive carcinomas, and this was further increased by autophagy deficiency. The increase in invasive carcinomas was correlated with enhanced DNA damage and independent of inflammation. Conclusions: CoPEC induce colorectal carcinogenesis in a CRC mouse model lacking genetic susceptibility and carcinogen. This work highlights the role of (i) CoPEC as a driver of CRC development, and (ii) autophagy in inhibiting the carcinogenic properties of CoPEC.
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- 2021
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13. Yersiniabactin Siderophore of Crohn’s Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli Is Involved in Autophagy Activation in Host Cells
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Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Tiphanie Faïs, Sébastien Massier, Caroline Chevarin, Emilie Vazeille, Nicolas Barnich, Julien Delmas, and Richard Bonnet
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Crohn’s disease ,AIEC ,autophagy ,HIF-1alpha ,siderophore ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Background: Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) have been implicated in the etiology of Crohn’s disease. The AIEC reference strain LF82 possesses a pathogenicity island similar to the high pathogenicity island of Yersinia spp., which encodes the yersiniabactin siderophore required for iron uptake and growth of the bacteria in iron-restricted environment. Here, we investigated the role of yersiniabactin during AIEC infection. Methods: Intestinal epithelial T84 cells and CEABAC10 transgenic mice were infected with LF82 or its mutants deficient in yersiniabactin expression. Autophagy was assessed by Western blot analysis for p62 and LC3-II expression. Results: Loss of yersiniabactin decreased the growth of LF82 in competitive conditions, reducing the ability of LF82 to adhere to and invade T84 cells and to colonize the intestinal tract of CEABAC10 mice. However, yersiniabactin deficiency increased LF82 intracellular replication. Mechanistically, a functional yersiniabactin is necessary for LF82-induced expression of HIF-1α, which is implicated in autophagy activation in infected cells. Conclusion: Our study highlights a novel role for yersiniabactin siderophore in AIEC–host interaction. Indeed, yersiniabactin, which is an advantage for AIEC to growth in a competitive environment, could be a disadvantage for the bacteria as it activates autophagy, a key host defense mechanism, leading to bacterial clearance.
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- 2021
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14. Developing Professional Capacity for Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Teaching in Vietnam: Tensions and Responses
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Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Xuesong Gao, Trang Hong Hoang, and Sue Starfield
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In this paper, we report on an international collaborative project designed to address the professional development needs of Vietnamese teachers for the implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). We collected data on a group of CLIL Vietnamese teachers and leaders through online interviews. Drawing on Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT), the paper illuminates how CLIL teachers, as the subject of the professional learning (PL) system, utilized tools to develop their capacity for CLIL teaching against the backdrop of various sociocultural factors that regulate this learning process. The analysis helped us to identify various challenges facing CLIL teachers' PL. These challenges arose from an absence of an effective learning system mostly related to contextual obstacles and widespread misconceptions, even among the leaders and CLIL trainers, about the nature of CLIL. This study contributes suggestions to enhance the quality of PL for CLIL teachers, which is a pressing issue for the successful implementation of CLIL in the context of Vietnam and beyond.
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- 2024
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15. Differential miRNA-Gene Expression in M Cells in Response to Crohn’s Disease-Associated AIEC
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Anaïs Larabi, Laurène Salesse, Charlotte Cordonnier, Lucie Etienne-Mesmin, Nicolas Barnich, Guillaume Dalmasso, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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Crohn disease ,Adherent-invasive E. coli ,M cells ,MicroRNAs ,Transcriptomic analysis ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC), which abnormally colonize the ileal mucosa of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients, are able to invade intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and translocate through M cells overlying Peyer’s patches. The levels of microRNA (miRNA) and gene expression in IECs and M cells upon AIEC infection have not been investigated. Here, we used human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 monolayers and an in vitro M-cell model of AIEC translocation to analyze comprehensive miRNA and gene profiling under basal condition and upon infection with the reference AIEC LF82 strain. Our results showed that AIEC LF82 translocated through M cells but not Caco-2 monolayers. Both differential gene expression and miRNA profile in M cells compared to Caco-2 cells were obtained. In addition, AIEC infection induces changes in gene and miRNA profiles in both Caco-2 and M cells. In silico analysis showed that certain genes dysregulated upon AIEC infection were potential targets of AIEC-dysregulated miRNAs, suggesting a miRNA-mediated regulation of gene expression during AIEC infection in Caco-2, as well as M cells. This study facilitates the discovery of M cell-specific and AIEC response-specific gene-miRNA signature and enhances the molecular understanding of M cell biology under basal condition and in response to infection with CD-associated AIEC.
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- 2020
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16. Emerging Role of Exosomes in Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Anaïs Larabi, Nicolas Barnich, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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exosomes ,bacterial infection ,immune response ,inflammatory bowel disease ,vaccine ,Cytology ,QH573-671 - Abstract
To communicate with each other, cells release exosomes that transfer their composition, including lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, to neighboring cells, thus playing a role in various pathophysiological processes. During an infection with pathogenic bacteria, such as adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC) associated with Crohn disease, exosomes secreted by infected cells can have an impact on the innate immune responses of surrounding cells to infection. Furthermore, inflammation can be amplified via the exosomal shuttle during infection with pathogenic bacteria, which could contribute to the development of the associated disease. Since these vesicles can be released in various biological fluids, changes in exosomal content may provide a means for the identification of non-invasive biomarkers for infectious and inflammatory bowel diseases. Moreover, evidence suggests that exosomes could be used as vaccines to prime the immune system to recognize and kill invading pathogens, and as therapeutic components relieving intestinal inflammation. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on the role of exosomes in bacterial infections and highlight their potential use as biomarkers, vaccines and conveyers of therapeutic molecules in inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- 2020
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17. Immunization with the H5N1 Recombinant Vaccine Candidate Induces High Protection in Chickens against Vietnamese Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strains
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Hang Thi Thu Hoang, Chi Hung Nguyen, Ngan Thi Thuy Nguyen, An Dang Pham, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Thanh Hoa Le, Hanh Xuan Tran, Ha Hoang Chu, and Nam Trung Nguyen
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avian influenza ,HPAI ,recombinant strain ,reverse genetics ,vaccine ,Medicine - Abstract
Vietnam is one of the countries most affected worldwide by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, which caused enormous economic loss and posed threats to public health. Over nearly two decades, with the antigenic changes in the diversified H5Ny viruses, the limited protective efficacy of the available vaccines was encountered. Therefore, it is necessary to approach a technology platform for the country to accelerate vaccine production that enables quick response to new influenza subtypes. This study utilized a powerful reverse genetics technique to successfully generate a recombinant H5N1 vaccine strain (designated as IBT-RG02) containing two surface proteins (haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA)) from the HPAI H5N1 (A/duck/Vietnam/HT2/2014(H5N1)) of the dominant clade 2.3.2.1c in Vietnam during 2012–2014. Importantly, the IBT-RG02 vaccine candidate has elicited high antibody titres in chickens (geometric mean titre (GMT) of 6.42 and 6.92, log2 on day 14 and day 28 p.i., respectively). To test the efficacy, immunized chickens were challenged with the circulating virulent strains. As results, there was a high protection rate of 91.6% chickens against the virulent A/DK/VN/Bacninh/NCVD-17A384/2017 of the same clade and a cross-protection of 83.3% against A/duck/TG/NAVET(3)/2013 virus of clade 1.1. Our promising results showed that we can independently master the reverse genetics technology for generation of highly immunogenic vaccine candidates, and henceforth, it is a timely manner to reformulate avian influenza virus vaccines against variable H5 clade HPAI viruses in Vietnam.
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18. Microbiota, Inflammation and Colorectal Cancer
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Cécily Lucas, Nicolas Barnich, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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colorectal cancer ,intestinal microbiota ,inflammation ,genotoxins ,host-pathogen interaction ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Colorectal cancer, the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, is a multifactorial disease involving genetic, environmental and lifestyle risk factors. In addition, increased evidence has established a role for the intestinal microbiota in the development of colorectal cancer. Indeed, changes in the intestinal microbiota composition in colorectal cancer patients compared to control subjects have been reported. Several bacterial species have been shown to exhibit the pro-inflammatory and pro-carcinogenic properties, which could consequently have an impact on colorectal carcinogenesis. This review will summarize the current knowledge about the potential links between the intestinal microbiota and colorectal cancer, with a focus on the pro-carcinogenic properties of bacterial microbiota such as induction of inflammation, the biosynthesis of genotoxins that interfere with cell cycle regulation and the production of toxic metabolites. Finally, we will describe the potential therapeutic strategies based on intestinal microbiota manipulation for colorectal cancer treatment.
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19. Feedback as a Tool in Practicum-Based Learning to Teach: A 'Gift' Given or a 'Shared' Practice?
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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Feedback is widely viewed as a powerful tool, yet a challenging professional undertaking, in initial teacher education. This paper explored how feedback was used to mediate pre-service teachers' (PSTs') learning, in the form of a qualitative study that illuminates both the perspectives of HEI tutors, school mentors and PSTs and the actual feedback provision process taking place in an EFL practicum in Vietnam. Data revealed a diversity of ways through which feedback was provided by mentors. Most prominent seemed to be that of 'detailed' but 'authoritative' feedback, the latter denoting a transmission approach whereby mentors were positioned as 'knowledge givers' and PSTs as 'knowledge receivers'. Drawing on the reflective practitioner perspective, the paper, however, argues that in a Confucian-influenced culture where PSTs might be accustomed to the 'listener' role like Vietnam, the monological feedback could be an effective supplement to the dialogical, reflective feedback widely advocated in Western contexts.
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- 2023
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20. Microbiota modulate host gene expression via microRNAs.
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Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Yutao Yan, Hamed Laroui, Moiz A Charania, Saravanan Ayyadurai, Shanthi V Sitaraman, and Didier Merlin
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Microbiota are known to modulate host gene expression, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are importantly implicated in many cellular functions by post-transcriptionally regulating gene expression via binding to the 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) of the target mRNAs. However, a role for miRNAs in microbiota-host interactions remains unknown. Here we investigated if miRNAs are involved in microbiota-mediated regulation of host gene expression. Germ-free mice were colonized with the microbiota from pathogen-free mice. Comparative profiling of miRNA expression using miRNA arrays revealed one and eight miRNAs that were differently expressed in the ileum and the colon, respectively, of colonized mice relative to germ-free mice. A computational approach was then employed to predict genes that were potentially targeted by the dysregulated miRNAs during colonization. Overlapping the miRNA potential targets with the microbiota-induced dysregulated genes detected by a DNA microarray performed in parallel revealed several host genes that were regulated by miRNAs in response to colonization. Among them, Abcc3 was identified as a highly potential miRNA target during colonization. Using the murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cell line, we demonstrated that mmu-miR-665, which was dysregulated during colonization, down-regulated Abcc3 expression by directly targeting the Abcc3 3'-UTR. In conclusion, our study demonstrates that microbiota modulate host microRNA expression, which could in turn regulate host gene expression.
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21. Ste20-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) regulated transcriptionally by hyperosmolarity is involved in intestinal barrier function.
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Yutao Yan, Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Tracy S Obertone, Shanthi V Sitaraman, and Didier Merlin
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
The Ste20-related protein proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) plays important roles in cellular functions such as cell differentiation and regulation of chloride transport, but its roles in pathogenesis of intestinal inflammation remain largely unknown. Here we report significantly increased SPAK expression levels in hyperosmotic environments, such as mucosal biopsy samples from patients with Crohn's disease, as well as colon tissues of C57BL/6 mice and Caco2-BBE cells treated with hyperosmotic medium. NF-kappaB and Sp1-binding sites in the SPAK TATA-less promoter are essential for SPAK mRNA transcription. Hyperosmolarity increases the ability of NF-kappaB and Sp1 to bind to their binding sites. Knock-down of either NF-kappaB or Sp1 by siRNA reduces the hyperosmolarity-induced SPAK expression levels. Furthermore, expression of NF-kappaB, but not Sp1, was upregulated by hyperosmolarity in vivo and in vitro. Nuclear run-on assays showed that hyperosmolarity increases SPAK expression levels at the transcriptional level, without affecting SPAK mRNA stability. Knockdown of SPAK expression by siRNA or overexpression of SPAK in cells and transgenic mice shows that SPAK is involved in intestinal permeability in vitro and in vivo. Together, our data suggest that SPAK, the transcription of which is regulated by hyperosmolarity, plays an important role in epithelial barrier function.
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22. Butyrate transcriptionally enhances peptide transporter PepT1 expression and activity.
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Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Yutao Yan, Laetitia Charrier-Hisamuddin, Shanthi V Sitaraman, and Didier Merlin
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
BackgroundPepT1, an intestinal epithelial apical di/tripeptide transporter, is normally expressed in the small intestine and induced in colon during chronic inflammation. This study aimed at investigating PepT1 regulation by butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid produced by commensal bacteria and accumulated inside inflamed colonocyte.ResultsWe found that butyrate treatment of human intestinal epithelial Caco2-BBE cells increased human PepT1 (hPepT1) promoter activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner, with maximal activity observed in cells treated with 5 mM butyrate for 24 h. Under this condition, hPepT1 promoter activity, mRNA and protein expression levels were increased as assessed by luciferase assay, real-time RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. hPepT1 transport activity was accordingly increased by approximately 2.5-fold. Butyrate did not alter hPepT1 mRNA half-life indicating that butyrate acts at the transcriptional level. Molecular analyses revealed that Cdx2 is the most important transcription factor for butyrate-induced increase of hPepT1 expression and activity in Caco2-BBE cells. Butyrate-activated Cdx2 binding to hPepT1 promoter was confirmed by gel shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation. Moreover, Caco2-BBE cells overexpressing Cdx2 exhibited greater hPepT1 expression level than wild-type cells. Finally, treatment of mice with 5 mM butyrate added to drinking water for 24 h increased colonic PepT1 mRNA and protein expression levels, as well as enhanced PepT1 transport activity in colonic apical membranes vesicles.ConclusionsCollectively, our results demonstrate that butyrate increases PepT1 expression and activity in colonic epithelial cells, which provides a new understanding of PepT1 regulation during chronic inflammation.
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23. Ecto-phosphorylation of CD98 regulates cell-cell interactions.
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Guillaume Dalmasso, Yutao Yan, Tracy S Obertone, Shanthi V Sitaraman, and Didier Merlin
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Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Ecto-phosphorylation plays an important role in many cellular functions. The transmembrane glycoprotein CD98 contains potential phosphorylation sites in its extracellular C-terminal tail. We hypothesized that extracellular signaling through ecto-protein kinases (ePKs) might lead to ecto-phosphorylation of CD98 and influence its multiple functions, including its role in cell-cell interactions. Our results show that recombinant CD98 was phosphorylated in vitro by ePKs from Jurkat cells and by the commercial casein kinase 2 (CK2). Alanine substitutions at serines-305/307/309 or serines-426/430 attenuated CK2-mediated CD98 phosphorylation, suggesting that these residues are the dominant phosphorylation sites for CK2. Furthermore, CD98 expressed in the basolateral membranes of intestinal epithelial Caco2-BBE cells was ecto-phosphorylated by Jurkat cell-derived ePKs and ecto-CK2 was involved in this process. Importantly, cell attachment studies showed that the ecto-phosphorylation of CD98 enhanced heterotypic cell-cell interactions and that the extracellular domain of CD98, which possesses the serine phosphorylation sites, was crucial for this effect. In addition, phosphorylation of recombinant CD98 increased its interactions with Jurkat and Caco2-BBE cells, and promoted cell attachment and spreading. In conclusion, here we demonstrated the ecto-phosphorylation of CD98 by ePKs and its functional importance in cell-cell interactions. Our findings reveal a novel mechanism involved in regulating the multiple functions of CD98 and raise CD98 as a promising target for therapeutic modulations of cell-cell interactions.
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24. Identification of autophagy receptors for the Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli.
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Da Silva, Alison, Dalmasso, Guillaume, Larabi, Anaïs, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Billard, Elisabeth, Barnich, Nicolas, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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CROHN'S disease ,AUTOPHAGY ,ESCHERICHIA coli ,INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases ,HELA cells - Abstract
Introduction: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, of which the etiology involves genetic, environmental and microbial factors. Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) and polymorphisms in autophagy-related genes have been implicated in CD etiology. Autophagy is a key process for the maintenance of cellular homeostasis, which allows the degradation of damaged cytoplasmic components and pathogens via lysosome. We have shown that a functional autophagy is necessary for AIEC clearance. Here, we aimed at identifying the autophagy receptor(s) responsible to target AIEC to autophagy for degradation. Methods: The levels of autophagy receptors p62, NDP52, NBR1, TAX1BP1 and Optineurin were knocked down in human intestinal epithelial cells T84 using siRNAs. The NDP52 knock-out (KO) and p62 KO HeLa cells, as well as NDP52 KO HeLa cells expressing the wild-type NDP52 or the mutated NDP52
Val248Ala protein were used. Results and discussion: We showed that, among the tested autophagy receptors (p62, NDP52, NBR1, TAX1BP1 and Optineurin), diminished expression of p62 or NDP52 increased the number of the clinical AIEC LF82 strain inside epithelial cells. This was associated with increased pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Moreover, p62 or NDP52 directly colocalized with AIEC LF82 and LC3, an autophagy marker. As the NDP52Val248Ala polymorphism has been associated with increased CD susceptibility, we investigated its impact on AIEC control. However, in HeLa cell and under our experimental condition, no effect of this polymorphism neither on AIEC LF82 intracellular number nor on pro-inflammatory cytokine production was observed. Together, our results suggest that p62 and NDP52 act as autophagy receptors for AIEC recognition, controlling AIEC intracellular replication and inflammation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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25. From helping to regulating - A transcriptomic profile of Ifng+ Il10+ Il21+ Cd4+ Th1 cells indicates their role in regulating inflammation during experimental trypanosomosis.
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Magez, Stefan, and Radwanska, Magdalena
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26. Feedback as a tool in practicum-based learning to teach: A ‘Gift’ given or a ‘Shared’ practice?
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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Education - Published
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27. Tipping the balance between erythroid cell differentiation and induction of anemia in response to the inflammatory pathology associated with chronic trypanosome infections.
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Radwanska, Magdalena, and Magez, Stefan
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CELL differentiation ,CHRONIC wasting disease ,INFLAMMATION ,HEMATOPOIETIC stem cells ,PATHOLOGY - Abstract
Infection caused by extracellular single-celled trypanosomes triggers a lethal chronic wasting disease in livestock and game animals. Through screening of 10 Trypanosoma evansi field isolates, exhibiting different levels of virulence in mice, the current study identifies an experimental disease model in which infection can last well over 100 days, mimicking the major features of chronic animal trypanosomosis. In this model, despite the well-controlled parasitemia, infection is hallmarked by severe trypanosomosis-associated pathology. An indepth scRNA-seq analysis of the latter revealed the complexity of the spleen macrophage activation status, highlighting the crucial role of tissue resident macrophages (TRMs) in regulating splenic extramedullary erythropoiesis. These new data show that in the field of experimental trypanosomosis, macrophage activation profiles have so far been oversimplified into a bi-polar paradigm (M1 vs M2). Interestingly, TRMs exert a double-sided effect on erythroid cells. On one hand, these cells express an erythrophagocytosis associated signature. On another hand, TRMs show high levels of Vcam1 expression, known to support their interaction with hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). During chronic infection, the latter exhibit upregulated expression of Klf1, E2f8, and Gfi1b genes, involved in erythroid differentiation and extramedullary erythropoiesis. This process gives rise to differentiation of stem cells to BFUe/CFU-e, Pro E, and Baso E subpopulations. However, infection truncates progressing differentiation at the orthochromatic erythrocytes level, as demonstrated by scRNAseq and flow cytometry. As such, these cells are unable to pass to the reticulocyte stage, resulting in reduced number of mature circulating RBCs and the occurrence of chronic anemia. The physiological consequence of these events is the prolonged poor delivery of oxygen to various tissues, triggering lactic acid acidosis and the catabolic breakdown of muscle tissue, reminiscent of the wasting syndrome that is characteristic for the lethal stage of animal trypanosomosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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28. Inhibition of Oomycetes by the Mixture of Maleic Acid and Copper Sulfate
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Jehyeong Yeon, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Mee Kyung Sang, Jin-Cheol Kim, Ae Ran Park, Hanna Gwak, and Jiwon Kim
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Phytophthora ,Copper Sulfate ,Maleic acid ,Bordeaux mixture ,Maleates ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Copper sulfate ,Plant Science ,Biology ,Copper ,Plant disease ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Plant Diseases ,Nuclear chemistry - Abstract
Since the protective activity of the Bordeaux mixture against plant disease caused by oomycetes was discovered, copper compounds have been used for more than a century as an effective plant protection strategy. However, the application of excessive copper can cause adverse effects through long-term heavy metal accumulation in soils. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new strategies to reduce or replace copper in pesticides based on organic and low-input farming systems. Organic acids are eco-friendly. In this study, we tested the antifungal and anti-oomycete activity of maleic acid (MA) and copper sulfate (CS) against 13 plant pathogens. Treatment with a mixture of MA and CS showed strong anti-oomycetes activity against Phytophthora xcambivora, P. capsici, and P. cinnamomi. Moreover, the concentration of CS in the activated mixture of MA and CS was lower than that in the activated CS only, and the mixture showed synergy or partial synergy effects on the anti-oomycete activity. Application of a wettable powder formulation of MA and CS mixture (MCS 30WP; 26.67% MA and 3.33% CS) had excellent protective activity in pot experiments with control values of 73% Phytophthora blight on red pepper, 91% damping-off on cucumber, and 84% Pythium blight on creeping bentgrass, which are similar to those of the CS wettable powder formulation (6.67% CS) containing two times the CS content of MCS 30WP. These observations suggest that the synergistic effect of the MA and CS combination is a sustainable alternative for effective management of destructive oomycete diseases.
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29. African Trypanosomiasis
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Stefan Magez, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Magdalena Radwanska, Chandra Parija, Subhash, Chaudhury, Abhijit, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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African trypanosomiasis is caused by salivarian trypanosomes that are extracellular parasites affecting humans, livestock and game animals around the world. There are only three salivarian trypanosomes that can infect humans. Both Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense cause human African trypanosomosis (HAT) or ‘sleeping sickness’.Trypanosoma evansi is the third salivarian trypanosome that has been identified in several human patients. As for the zoonotic nature of trypanosomiasis, only T. b. rhodesiense fits the narrow definition of this classification, with the main parasite reservoir for this human pathogen found in animals. For T. b. gambiense the classification is more complex, as these trypanosomes belong either to a rather homogenous collection of ‘Group 1’ parasites or a more heterogeneous ‘Group 2’ cluster. Here, the definition of zoonosis would apply to the Group 2 trypanosomes, while Group 1 gambiense parasites are anthroponotic. T. evansi, the third salivarian trypanosome, occasionally cause atypical human trypanosomosis (aHT). This form of trypanosomiasis has so far only been reported outside Africa.
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30. Competency Improvement for Functional Department Managers in Universities Satisfying Job Description Requirements
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Thanh Thi Nghiem, Loc Thi My Nguyen, Thuan Van Pham, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, and Khuyen Thi Mai
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- 2022
31. Authentic Assessment in Teaching at High Schools in Vietnam
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Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Binh Van To, Hien Thu Thi Le, Khoa Tien Cao, and Hieu Quang Tran
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32. Application of Blended Learning in Teaching and Learning at High Schools in Vietnam
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Hien Thu Thi Le, Ngoc Lan Thi Nguyen, Trang Thu Nguyen, Nhi Thi Nguyen, and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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33. The Growing Problem of Radiologist Shortage: Vietnam’s Perspectives.
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Luu Dang Vu, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Trang Ngoc Nguyen, and Thong Minh Pham
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34. Application Analytic Hierarchical Process (AHP) in Setting up Local Community Urban Environmental Quality of Life Index in a Developed Metropolitan Area in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Thu Thi Minh Nguyen, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Doan Quang Tri, and Tuan Doan
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Municipal solid waste ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Analytic hierarchy process ,General Medicine ,General Chemistry ,Urban area ,Metropolitan area ,Local community ,Social group ,Quality (business) ,Environmental planning ,Environmental quality ,media_common - Abstract
Evaluation of the quality of the living environment, especially urban areas, is a broad category. It includes both the quality of the surrounding natural envi-ronment, the spatial perception, and the emotional linkage between humans and the surrounding environment. This study was conducted to determine the main environmental quality factors selected by people in the urban area of District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. By surveying local residents and the environ-mental officers at the ward level People’s Committees, the research applied the Analytic Hierarchical Process method to calculate the important level of the introduced environmental quality indicators. The results of the two groups of people were quite similar, and the highest scored indicator groups are the surrounding environmental quality including soil, water, and air. Landscape, odor, and solid waste factors were not appreciated by the residents as they are not the biggest issues at the site. The results of this study, therefore, are ex-pected to be an important reference for policymakers and environmental managers in formulating plans and strategies for protection and improvement of the living environmental quality in the area.
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35. All-trans Retinoic Acid Induces Expression and Secretion of Carboxypeptidase D in THP-1 Cells
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Jae Young Kim and Hang Thi Thu Nguyen
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chemistry.chemical_compound ,Carboxypeptidase D ,Chemistry ,All trans ,Retinoic acid ,medicine ,THP1 cell line ,Secretion ,Inflammation ,General Medicine ,medicine.symptom ,Molecular biology - Published
- 2020
36. Exosomes transfer miRNAs from cell-to-cell to inhibit autophagy during infection with Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive E. coli
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Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Nicolas Barnich, Anaïs Larabi, Julien Delmas, OUERTANI, jeannette, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH), and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
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0301 basic medicine ,Cell ,Autophagy-Related Proteins ,[SDV.BBM.BM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,Bacterial Adhesion ,Autophagy-Related Protein 5 ,0302 clinical medicine ,Intestinal mucosa ,Crohn Disease ,Intestinal Mucosa ,ATG16L1 ,Escherichia coli Infections ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Gastroenterology ,food and beverages ,3. Good health ,aiec ,Infectious Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,crohn’s disease ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Intracellular ,Research Paper ,mirna ,Microbiology (medical) ,autophagy ,ATG5 ,macromolecular substances ,exosomes ,Biology ,Microbiology ,Cell Line ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,Animals ,Humans ,Secretion ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,Autophagy ,fungi ,Biological Transport ,Epithelial Cells ,[SDV.BBM.BM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,[SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology ,Microvesicles ,carbohydrates (lipids) ,MicroRNAs ,enzymes and coenzymes (carbohydrates) ,030104 developmental biology ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,[SDV.MP.BAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology - Abstract
Adherent-invasive E. coli (AIEC), which abnormally colonize the intestinal mucosa of Crohn's disease (CD) patients, are able to adhere to and invade intestinal epithelial cells (IECs), survive and replicate within macrophages and induce a pro-inflammatory response. AIEC infection of IECs induces secretion of exosomes that increase AIEC replication in exosome-receiving IECs and macrophages. Here, we investigated the mechanism underlying the increased AIEC replication in cells receiving exosomes from AIEC-infected cells. Exosomes released by uninfected human intestinal epithelial T84 cells (Exo-uninfected) or by T84 cells infected with the clinical AIEC LF82 strain (Exo-LF82), the nonpathogenic E. coli K12 strain (Exo-K12) or the commensal E. coli HS strain (Exo-HS) were purified and used to stimulate T84 cells. Stimulation of T84 cells with Exo-LF82 inhibited autophagy compared with Exo-uninfected, Exo-K12 and Exo-HS. qRT-PCR analysis revealed increased levels of miR-30c and miR-130a in Exo-LF82 compared to Exo-uninfected, Exo-K12 and Exo-HS. These miRNAs were transferred via exosomes to recipient cells, in which they targeted and inhibited ATG5 and ATG16L1 expression and thereby autophagy response, thus favoring AIEC intracellular replication. Inhibition of these miRNAs in exosome-donor cells infected with AIEC LF82 abolished the increase in miR-30c and miR-130a levels in the released Exo-LF82 and in Exo-LF82-receiving cells, thus suppressing the inhibitory effect of Exo-LF82 on ATG5 and ATG16L1 expression and on autophagy-mediated AIEC clearance in Exo-LF82-receiving cells. Our study shows that upon AIEC infection, IECs secrete exosomes that can transfer specific miRNAs to recipient IECs, inhibiting autophagy-mediated clearance of intracellular AIEC.
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37. Full-duplex cooperative NOMA system under impacts of residual SI and MAI
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Hang-Thi-Thu Nguyen, Xuan Nam Tran, and Thuy Nguyen
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Noma ,Decode and forward ,business.industry ,Computer science ,ComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKS ,Telecommunications link ,medicine ,Data_CODINGANDINFORMATIONTHEORY ,Electrical and Electronic Engineering ,medicine.disease ,business ,Residual ,Computer network - Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the performance of a downlink cooperative non-orthogonal multiple access (C-NOMA) system with full-duplex decode-and-forward relaying, where a NOMA user with better ch...
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38. Factors affecting community participation in an e-waste recycling program
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Thi Thanh Thuy Phan, Van Viet Nguyen, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Chun Hung Lee, Hong Thi Thu Nguyen, and Rern Jay Hung
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Environmental Engineering ,Waste Management and Disposal - Published
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39. The History of Anti-Trypanosome Vaccine Development Shows That Highly Immunogenic and Exposed Pathogen-Derived Antigens Are Not Necessarily Good Target Candidates: Enolase and ISG75 as Examples
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Zeng Li, Pieter Van Wielendaele, Yann G.-J. Sterckx, Sebastian Zoll, Magdalena Radwanska, Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Stefan Magez, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Jakub Began, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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Microbiology (medical) ,trypanosomosis ,PROTEIN ,Parasitemia ,METABOLISM ,ISG75 ,EVANSI ,Article ,BRUCEI ENOLASE ,BLOOD-STREAM STAGE ,Immune system ,Antigen ,VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN ,INFECTION ,medicine ,Immunology and Allergy ,Biology ,AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES ,Molecular Biology ,Pathogen ,TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,biology ,Biology and Life Sciences ,ARMS-RACE ,medicine.disease ,vaccination ,Virology ,enolase ,Vaccination ,Chemistry ,Infectious Diseases ,chemistry ,biology.protein ,Medicine ,Human medicine ,Antibody ,Glycoprotein ,Engineering sciences. Technology ,Vaccine failure - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes comprise a group of extracellular anthroponotic and zoonotic parasites. The only sustainable method for global control of these infection is through vaccination of livestock animals. Despite multiple reports describing promising laboratory results, no single field-applicable solution has been successful so far. Conventionally, vaccine research focusses mostly on exposed immunogenic antigens, or the structural molecular knowledge of surface exposed invariant immunogens. Unfortunately, extracellular parasites (or parasites with extracellular life stages) have devised efficient defense systems against host antibody attacks, so they can deal with the mammalian humoral immune response. In the case of trypanosomes, it appears that these mechanisms have been perfected, leading to vaccine failure in natural hosts. Here, we provide two examples of potential vaccine candidates that, despite being immunogenic and accessible to the immune system, failed to induce a functionally protective memory response. First, trypanosomal enolase was tested as a vaccine candidate, as it was recently characterized as a highly conserved enzyme that is readily recognized during infection by the host antibody response. Secondly, we re-addressed a vaccine approach towards the Invariant Surface Glycoprotein ISG75, and showed that despite being highly immunogenic, trypanosomes can avoid anti-ISG75 mediated parasitemia control.
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40. African Trypanosomosis Obliterates DTPa Vaccine-Induced Functional Memory So That Post-Treatment Bordetella pertussis Challenge Fails to Trigger a Protective Recall Response
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Stefan Magez, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Magdalena Radwanska, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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0301 basic medicine ,Bordetella pertussis ,trypanosomosis ,030106 microbiology ,Immunology ,MECHANICAL TRANSMISSION ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Immune system ,VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN ,Drug Discovery ,Medicine ,IMMUNE-RESPONSE ,DTPa ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Pharmacology ,CONGOLENSE ,biology ,Zoonotic Infection ,treatment ,business.industry ,BRUCEI-GAMBIENSE ,Biology and Life Sciences ,NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA ,ARMS-RACE ,Acquired immune system ,biology.organism_classification ,IMMUNIZATION ,EVANSI INFECTION ,Vaccination ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION ,biology.protein ,Pertussis vaccine ,Antibody ,business ,Vaccine failure ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes are extracellular parasites causing anthroponotic and zoonotic infections. Anti-parasite vaccination is considered the only sustainable method for global trypanosomosis control. Unfortunately, no single field applicable vaccine solution has been successful so far. The active destruction of the host’s adaptive immune system by trypanosomes is believed to contribute to this problem. Here, we show that Trypanosome brucei brucei infection results in the lasting obliteration of immunological memory, including vaccine-induced memory against non-related pathogens. Using the well-established DTPa vaccine model in combination with a T. b. brucei infection and a diminazene diaceturate anti-parasite treatment scheme, our results demonstrate that while the latter ensured full recovery from the T. b. brucei infection, it failed to restore an efficacious anti-B. pertussis vaccine recall response. The DTPa vaccine failure coincided with a shift in the IgG1/IgG2a anti-B. pertussis antibody ratio in favor of IgG2a, and a striking impact on all of the spleen immune cell populations. Interestingly, an increased plasma IFNγ level in DTPa-vaccinated trypanosome-infected mice coincided with a temporary antibody-independent improvement in early-stage trypanosomosis control. In conclusion, our results are the first to show that trypanosome-inflicted immune damage is not restored by successful anti-parasite treatment.
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41. Compliance of education journals in Vietnam with the minimum criteria to be indexed in the ASEAN Citation Index and Scopus
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Trung Tien Nguyen, Trung Tran, Hien Thi Thu Le, Loc Thi My Nguyen, Thanh Thi Nghiem, Cuong Huu Nguyen, Hang Thi-Thu Nguyen, and Thuy Phuong La
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Editorial policies ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Science (General) ,Communication ,Citation index ,Publications ,Scopus ,Health Informatics ,Compliance (psychology) ,Financial support ,Q1-390 ,Vietnam ,Political science ,Family medicine ,medicine - Abstract
This study aimed at elucidating the present situation of scholarly journals published in Vietnam according to the minimum criteria to be indexed in the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) and Scopus, with the goal of suggesting development strategies for scholarly journals in Vietnam. From the 387 journals accredited by the Vietnamese State Council for Professorship, 13 education journals were arbitrarily selected, and their compliance with the five minimum criteria for the ACI (peer review, timeliness, abstracts in English, references in Roman script, and a website in English) and the six minimum criteria for Scopus (peer review, timeline, abstracts in English, references in Roman characters, Electronic International Standard Serial Number [ISSN], and publication ethics) were assessed. Two of the 13 journals were eligible to be indexed in the ACI, while none fulfilled the minimum criteria to be indexed in Scopus. An urgent task for the editors of those journals is to establish an informative journal homepage in English that provides basic information on the journal. Then, an Electronic ISSN can be obtained from the ISSN International Center. Furthermore, the following steps are suggested for journal promotion: establishment of appropriate editorial policies and publication ethics procedures, improvement of research integrity, enhancement of the journals’ reputation in the international scientific community, and improvement of the online publishing system by adopting a journal manuscript management system. To achieve those goals, financial support from the Vietnamese government will be invaluable.
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42. Investigation of Allopurinol binding mechanism to allele HLA-A*33:03 by using Molecular Dynamics simulation
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Oanh P. Pham, Hien T.T. Lai, Duong B. Tran, Linh T. P. Le, Anh Thi Van Nguyen, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, and Toan T. Nguyen
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History ,Computer Science Applications ,Education - Abstract
Allopurinol (ALP), a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, is an FDA-approved urate-lowering medication used to treat Gout, prevent tumor lysis syndrome, and prevent recurrent calcium nephrolithiasis in hyperuricosuria patients. However, it has been known as a common cause of severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions (SCAR) including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), hypersensitivity syndrome/drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (HSS/DRESS), especially in patients carrying the Human Leukocyte Antigens allele HLA-B*58:01, which is more prevalent in Asian population. However, although patients do not carry the HLA-B*58:01 allele, they still exhibit allopurinol-induced SCAR. Surprisingly, a large number of these patients have the HLA-A*33:03 allele. In this research, we investigated the binding of ALP to the HLA-A*33:03 structure using Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation. Our results showed that the complex of HLA-A*33:03 and ALP was stable after 100000 ps simulation time. ALP had strong interactions with three important residues locating in the active site of HLA-A*33:03, which include the seven amino acid residues Val 76, Asp 77, Leu 81, Ile 95, Gln 96, Asp 116, and Tyr 123. This data suggests that ALP has strong binding affinity for this allele. Thus, in addition to HLA-B*58:01, HLA-A*33:03 may be a potential screening marker before prescribing Allopurinol for Gout treatment.
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43. Deciphering the Relationship Between Cycloheximides Structures and Their Different Biological Activities
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Ae Ran Park, In Min Hwang, Jintae Lee, Nan Hee Yu, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Jin-Cheol Kim, Jae Deok Kim, Jung Seob Choi, and Vinit Raj
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Microbiology (medical) ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,phytotoxicity ,Cycloheximide ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Microbiology ,Streptomyces ,lcsh:Microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,medicine ,cycloheximides ,streptomyces ,Mycelium ,Original Research ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,antifungal activity ,food and beverages ,Acetoxycycloheximide ,molecular docking ,biology.organism_classification ,In vitro ,0104 chemical sciences ,Pythium ultimum ,Fungicide ,Mechanism of action ,Biochemistry ,chemistry ,medicine.symptom - Abstract
Streptomyces species are the most important sources of antibacterial, antifungal, and phytotoxic metabolites. In this study, cycloheximide (CH) and acetoxycycloheximide (ACH) were isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. JCK-6092. The antifungal and phytotoxic activities of the two compounds (CH and ACH) and a cycloheximide derivative, hydroxycycloheximide (HCH), were compared. CH exhibited the strongest antagonistic activity against all the true fungi tested, followed by ACH and HCH. However, both CH and ACH displayed similar mycelial growth inhibitory activities against several phytopathogenic oomycetes, and both were more active than that of HCH. Disparate to antifungal ability, ACH showed the strongest phytotoxic activity against weeds and crops, followed by HCH and CH. ACH caused chlorophyll content loss, leaf electrolytic leakage, and lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner. Its phytotoxicity was stronger than that of glufosinate-ammonium but weaker than that of paraquat in the in vitro experiments. CH and its derivatives are well-known protein synthesis inhibitors; however, the precise differences between their mechanism of action remain undiscovered. A computational study revealed effects of CHs on the protein synthesis of Pythium ultimum (oomycetes), Magnaporthe oryzae (true fungus), and Capsicum annum (plant) and deciphered the differences in their biological activities on different targets. The binding energies and conformation stabilities of each chemical molecule correlated with their biological activities. Thus, molecular docking study supported the experimental results. This is the first comparative study to suggest the ribosomal protein alteration mechanisms of CHs in plants and fungi and to thus show how the protein inhibitory activities of the different derivatives are altered using molecular docking. The correlation of structures features of CHs in respect to bond formation with desired protein was revealed by density functional theory. Overall collective results suggested that CHs can be used as lead molecules in the development of more potent fungicides and herbicides molecules.
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44. Yersiniabactin siderophore of Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli Is Involved in autophagy activation in host cells
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Nicolas Barnich, Sébastien Massier, Richard Bonnet, Emilie Vazeille, Guillaume Dalmasso, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Tiphanie Faïs, Julien Delmas, Caroline Chevarin, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (CRNH A), Direction de la recherche clinique et de l’innovation [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand-CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service de Bactériologie [CHU Clermont-Ferrand], CHU Gabriel Montpied [Clermont-Ferrand], Service d'Hépatologie Gastro-entérologie [CHU Clermont-Ferrand], CHU Estaing [Clermont-Ferrand], Infection Inflammation et Interaction Hôtes Pathogènes [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (3IHP ), Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (CNR), CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Ministere de la Recherche et de la Technologie, Inserm, INRAE, Association Francois Aupetit, ANR-16-IDEX-0001,CAP 20-25,CAP 20-25(2016), and European Project: 12420,FP7-PEOPLE-IIF-2008
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0301 basic medicine ,Crohn’s disease ,Siderophore ,autophagy ,siderophore ,Mutant ,Yersinia ,medicine.disease_cause ,Yersiniabactin ,Catalysis ,Microbiology ,lcsh:Chemistry ,Inorganic Chemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,0302 clinical medicine ,MESH: Phenols/metabolism ,medicine ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Molecular Biology ,Escherichia coli ,Spectroscopy ,MESH: Escherichia coli Infections/Complications ,MESH: Escherichia coli/pathogenicity ,biology ,Organic Chemistry ,Autophagy ,HIF-1alpha ,MESH: autophagy ,MESH: intestinal mucosa/physiopathology ,[SDV.MHEP.HEG]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Hépatology and Gastroenterology ,General Medicine ,MESH: Thiazoles/metabolism ,MESH: Crohn Disease/etiology ,biology.organism_classification ,Pathogenicity island ,Computer Science Applications ,030104 developmental biology ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,chemistry ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Bacteria ,AIEC - Abstract
International audience; Background: Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) have been implicated in the etiology of Crohn’s disease. The AIEC reference strain LF82 possesses a pathogenicity island similar to the high pathogenicity island of Yersinia spp., which encodes the yersiniabactin siderophore required for iron uptake and growth of the bacteria in iron-restricted environment. Here, we investigated the role of yersiniabactin during AIEC infection. Methods: Intestinal epithelial T84 cells and CEABAC10 transgenic mice were infected with LF82 or its mutants deficient in yersiniabactin expression. Autophagy was assessed by Western blot analysis for p62 and LC3-II expression. Results: Loss of yersiniabactin decreased the growth of LF82 in competitive conditions, reducing the ability of LF82 to adhere to and invade T84 cells and to colonize the intestinal tract of CEABAC10 mice. However, yersiniabactin deficiency increased LF82 intracellular replication. Mechanistically, a functional yersiniabactin is necessary for LF82-induced expression of HIF-1α, which is implicated in autophagy activation in infected cells. Conclusion: Our study highlights a novel role for yersiniabactin siderophore in AIEC–host interaction. Indeed, yersiniabactin, which is an advantage for AIEC to growth in a competitive environment, could be a disadvantage for the bacteria as it activates autophagy, a key host defense mechanism, leading to bacterial clearance.
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45. Single-cell transcriptome profiling and the use of AID deficient mice reveal that B cell activation combined with antibody class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation do not benefit the control of experimental trypanosomosis
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Magdalena Radwanska, Stefan Magez, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Robin B. Guevarra, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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B Cells ,Physiology ,Quantitative Parasitology ,AUTOIMMUNITY ,Antibodies, Protozoan ,Parasitemia ,Lymphocyte Activation ,Biochemistry ,Mice ,White Blood Cells ,Medical Conditions ,Spectrum Analysis Techniques ,Animal Cells ,Immune Physiology ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Biology (General) ,Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays ,AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES ,Cytidine Deaminase/physiology ,Mice, Knockout ,Protozoans ,B-Lymphocytes ,Immune System Proteins ,biology ,Eukaryota ,B-Lymphocytes/immunology ,Flow Cytometry ,ACQUIRED-IMMUNITY ,Immunoglobulin Isotypes ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Memory B Cells/immunology ,Spectrophotometry ,Female ,Cytophotometry ,Antibody ,Single-Cell Analysis ,Cellular Types ,Research Article ,EXPRESSION ,Trypanosomiasis/genetics ,Trypanosoma ,QH301-705.5 ,Immune Cells ,Immunology ,Somatic hypermutation ,Spleen ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Microbiology ,SYSTEMIC ,Antibodies ,Immune system ,Memory B Cells ,Trypanosomiasis ,Virology ,VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN ,Cytidine Deaminase ,Genetics ,medicine ,C-MYC ,Parasitic Diseases ,Animals ,Antibody-Producing Cells ,Immunoassays ,Molecular Biology ,B cell ,Blood Cells ,Antibodies, Protozoan/immunology ,Single-Cell Analysis/methods ,Organisms ,NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Proteins ,Cell Biology ,Trypanosoma evansi ,RC581-607 ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Molecular biology ,Immunoglobulin Class Switching ,Parasitic Protozoans ,EVANSI INFECTION ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Immunoglobulin class switching ,GERMINAL-CENTERS ,Mutation ,biology.protein ,Immunoglobulin Isotypes/immunology ,Trypanosoma/genetics ,Immunologic Techniques ,MARGINAL ZONE ,Parasitology ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,Transcriptome - Abstract
Salivarian trypanosomes are extracellular protozoan parasites causing infections in a wide range of mammalian hosts, with Trypanosoma evansi having the widest geographic distribution, reaching territories far outside Africa and occasionally even Europe. Besides causing the animal diseases, T. evansi can cause atypical Human Trypanosomosis. The success of this parasite is attributed to its capacity to evade and disable the mammalian defense response. To unravel the latter, we applied here for the first time a scRNA-seq analysis on splenocytes from trypanosome infected mice, at two time points during infection, i.e. just after control of the first parasitemia peak (day 14) and a late chronic time point during infection (day 42). This analysis was combined with flow cytometry and ELISA, revealing that T. evansi induces prompt activation of splenic IgM+CD1d+ Marginal Zone and IgMIntIgD+ Follicular B cells, coinciding with an increase in plasma IgG2c Ab levels. Despite the absence of follicles, a rapid accumulation of Aicda+ GC-like B cells followed first parasitemia peak clearance, accompanied by the occurrence of Xbp1+ expressing CD138+ plasma B cells and Tbx21+ atypical CD11c+ memory B cells. Ablation of immature CD93+ bone marrow and Vpreb3+Ly6d+Ighm+ expressing transitional spleen B cells prevented mature peripheral B cell replenishment. Interestingly, AID-/- mice that lack the capacity to mount anti-parasite IgG responses, exhibited a superior defense level against T. evansi infections. Here, elevated natural IgMs were able to exert in vivo and in vitro trypanocidal activity. Hence, we conclude that in immune competent mice, trypanosomosis associated B cell activation and switched IgG production is rapidly induced by T. evansi, facilitating an escape from the detrimental natural IgM killing activity, and resulting in increased host susceptibility. This unique role of IgM and its anti-trypanosome activity are discussed in the context of the dilemma this causes for the future development of anti-trypanosome vaccines., Author summary Trypanosoma evansi parasites can infect mammals, occasionally also humans, by evading the humoral immune response. In this study, cellular and transcriptomic profiling reveals that T. evansi induces rapid activation of mature splenic B cells, followed by differentiation into Aicda+ GC-like B cells, Tbx21+ atypical memory B cells and Sdc1+Xbp1+ plasma B cells. The process triggers early-stage Ighg2c expression in Follicular B cells. Simultaneous ablation of the bone marrow early B cell lineage prevents B cell replenishment, causing loss of the host’s parasitemia control capacity. Surprisingly, AID-/- mice lacking anti-parasite IgGs, exhibit a superior defense level against T. evansi infections, with elevated natural IgMs being able to exert trypanocidal activity. Hence, we conclude that in immune competent mice, trypanosomosis associated B cell Aicda activation and IgG2c production is rapidly induced by T. evansi in order to evade natural IgM mediated killing, resulting in increased host susceptibility.
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46. Immunization with the H5N1 Recombinant Vaccine Candidate Induces High Protection in Chickens against Vietnamese Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Strains
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An Dang Pham, Ngan Thi Thuy Nguyen, Chi Hung Nguyen, Nam Trung Nguyen, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Ha Hoang Chu, Hang Thi Thu Hoang, Thanh Hoa Le, and Hanh Xuan Tran
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0301 basic medicine ,H5N1 vaccine ,040301 veterinary sciences ,Immunology ,Virulence ,lcsh:Medicine ,HPAI ,medicine.disease_cause ,Virus ,0403 veterinary science ,03 medical and health sciences ,reverse genetics ,vaccine ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Pharmacology (medical) ,Pharmacology ,biology ,Communication ,lcsh:R ,virus diseases ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,recombinant strain ,Virology ,Reverse genetics ,Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Immunization ,biology.protein ,avian influenza ,Antibody ,Neuraminidase - Abstract
Vietnam is one of the countries most affected worldwide by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, which caused enormous economic loss and posed threats to public health. Over nearly two decades, with the antigenic changes in the diversified H5Ny viruses, the limited protective efficacy of the available vaccines was encountered. Therefore, it is necessary to approach a technology platform for the country to accelerate vaccine production that enables quick response to new influenza subtypes. This study utilized a powerful reverse genetics technique to successfully generate a recombinant H5N1 vaccine strain (designated as IBT-RG02) containing two surface proteins (haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA)) from the HPAI H5N1 (A/duck/Vietnam/HT2/2014(H5N1)) of the dominant clade 2.3.2.1c in Vietnam during 2012–2014. Importantly, the IBT-RG02 vaccine candidate has elicited high antibody titres in chickens (geometric mean titre (GMT) of 6.42 and 6.92, log2 on day 14 and day 28 p.i., respectively). To test the efficacy, immunized chickens were challenged with the circulating virulent strains. As results, there was a high protection rate of 91.6% chickens against the virulent A/DK/VN/Bacninh/NCVD-17A384/2017 of the same clade and a cross-protection of 83.3% against A/duck/TG/NAVET(3)/2013 virus of clade 1.1. Our promising results showed that we can independently master the reverse genetics technology for generation of highly immunogenic vaccine candidates, and henceforth, it is a timely manner to reformulate avian influenza virus vaccines against variable H5 clade HPAI viruses in Vietnam.
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47. Autophagy of Intestinal Epithelial Cells Inhibits Colorectal Carcinogenesis Induced by Colibactin-Producing Escherichia coli in Apc Mice
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Laurène Salesse, Mathilde Bonnet, Catherine Godfraind, Denis Pezet, Cécily Lucas, Nicolas Barnich, Anaïs Larabi, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, My Hanh Thi Hoang, Pierre Sauvanet, Guillaume Dalmasso, Johan Gagnière, Philip Rosenstiel, Richard Bonnet, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Laboratoire de Neuropathologie, Université Catholique de Louvain = Catholic University of Louvain (UCL)-Clinique Saint-Luc, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Digestive Surgery, University Medical Hospital, Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Kiel University, CCSD, Accord Elsevier, and ANR-16-IDEX-0001,CAP 20-25,CAP 20-25(2016)
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0301 basic medicine ,Carcinogenesis ,Colon ,DNA repair ,DNA damage ,Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Protein ,ATG5 ,Autophagy-Related Proteins ,Mice, Transgenic ,Biology ,[SDV.BBM.BM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Autophagy ,Escherichia coli ,Animals ,Humans ,Intestinal Mucosa ,RNA, Small Interfering ,ATG16L1 ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Cell Proliferation ,Hepatology ,Gastroenterology ,Epithelial Cells ,[SDV.BBM.BM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,HCT116 Cells ,[SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology ,3. Good health ,Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ,Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ,Disease Models, Animal ,030104 developmental biology ,Real-time polymerase chain reaction ,Gene Knockdown Techniques ,Polyketides ,Colonic Neoplasms ,Host-Pathogen Interactions ,Cancer research ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Tumor necrosis factor alpha ,[SDV.MP.BAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology ,Peptides ,HeLa Cells - Abstract
Background & Aims Colibactin-producing Escherichia coli (CoPEC) colonize the colonic mucosa of a higher proportion of patients with vs without colorectal cancer (CRC) and promote colorectal carcinogenesis in susceptible mouse models of CRC. Autophagy degrades cytoplasmic contents, including intracellular pathogens, via lysosomes and regulates intestinal homeostasis. We investigated whether inhibiting autophagy affects colorectal carcinogenesis in susceptible mice infected with CoPEC. Methods Human intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) (HCT-116) were infected with a strain of CoPEC (11G5 strain) isolated from a patient or a mutant strain that does not produce colibactin (11G5ΔclbQ). Levels of ATG5, ATG16L1, and SQSTM1 (also called p62) were knocked down in HCT-116 cells using small interfering RNAs. ApcMin/+ mice and ApcMin/+ mice with IEC-specific disruption of Atg16l1 (ApcMin/+/Atg16l1ΔIEC) were infected with 11G5 or 11G5ΔclbQ. Colonic tissues were collected from mice and analyzed for tumor size and number and by immunohistochemical staining, immunoblot, and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction for markers of autophagy, DNA damage, cell proliferation, and inflammation. We analyzed levels of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) encoding proteins involved in autophagy in colonic mucosal tissues from patients with sporadic CRC colonized with vs without CoPEC by quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results Patient colonic mucosa with CoPEC colonization had higher levels of mRNAs encoding proteins involved in autophagy than colonic mucosa without these bacteria. Infection of cultured IECs with 11G5 induced autophagy and DNA damage repair, whereas infection with 11G5ΔclbQ did not. Knockdown of ATG5 in HCT-116 cells increased numbers of intracellular 11G5, secretion of interleukin (IL) 6 and IL8, and markers of DNA double-strand breaks but reduced markers of DNA repair, indicating that autophagy is required for bacteria-induced DNA damage repair. Knockdown of ATG5 in HCT-116 cells increased 11G5-induced senescence, promoting proliferation of uninfected cells. Under uninfected condition, ApcMin/+/Atg16l1ΔIEC mice developed fewer and smaller colon tumors than ApcMin/+ mice. However, after infection with 11G5, ApcMin/+/Atg16l1ΔIEC mice developed more and larger tumors, with a significant increase in mean histologic score, than infected ApcMin/+ mice. Increased levels of Il6, Tnf, and Cxcl1 mRNAs, decreased level of Il10 mRNA, and increased markers of DNA double-strand breaks and proliferation were observed in the colonic mucosa of 11G5-infected ApcMin/+/Atg16l1ΔIEC mice vs 11G5-infected ApcMin/+ mice. Conclusion Infection of IECs and susceptible mice with CoPEC promotes autophagy, which is required to prevent colorectal tumorigenesis. Loss of ATG16L1 from IECs increases markers of inflammation, DNA damage, and cell proliferation and increases colorectal tumorigenesis in 11G5-infected ApcMin/+ mice. These findings indicate the importance of autophagy in response to CoPEC infection, and strategies to induce autophagy might be developed for patients with CRC and CoPEC colonization.
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48. Establishment of a Standardized Vaccine Protocol for the Analysis of Protective Immune Responses During Experimental Trypanosome Infections in Mice
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Magdalena, Radwanska, Hang Thi Thu, Nguyen, Sangphil, Moon, Emmanuel, Obishakin, and Stefan, Magez
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To date, trypanosomosis control in humans and animals is achieved by a combination of parasitological screening and treatment. While this approach has successfully brought down the number of reported T. b. gambiense Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT) cases, the method does not offer a sustainable solution for animal trypanosomosis (AT). The main reasons for this are (i) the worldwide distribution of AT, (ii) the wide range of insect vectors involved in transmission of AT, and (iii) the existence of a wildlife parasite reservoir that can serve as a source for livestock reinfection. Hence, in order to control livestock trypanosomosis the only viable long-term solution is an effective antitrypanosome vaccination strategy. Over the last decades, multiple vaccine approaches have been proposed. Despite repeated reports of promising experimental approaches, none of those made it to a field applicable vaccine format. This failure can in part be attributed to flaws in the experimental design that favor a positive laboratory result. This chapter provides a vaccine protocol that should allow for a proper outcome prediction in experimental anti-AT vaccine approaches.
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49. Establishment of a Standardized Vaccine Protocol for the Analysis of Protective Immune Responses During Experimental Trypanosome Infections in Mice
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Emmanuel Tumininu Obishakin, Magdalena Radwanska, Sangphil Moon, Stefan Magez, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Michels, P, Ginger, M, Zilberstein, D, Department of Bio-engineering Sciences, and Cellular and Molecular Immunology
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0301 basic medicine ,Protocol (science) ,business.industry ,030106 microbiology ,Biology ,Laboratory results ,law.invention ,Vaccination ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,Transmission (mechanics) ,Immune system ,law ,Immunology ,Livestock ,business ,Outcome prediction - Abstract
To date, trypanosomosis control in humans and animals is achieved by a combination of parasitological screening and treatment. While this approach has successfully brought down the number of reported T. b. gambiense Human African Trypanosomosis (HAT) cases, the method does not offer a sustainable solution for animal trypanosomosis (AT). The main reasons for this are (i) the worldwide distribution of AT, (ii) the wide range of insect vectors involved in transmission of AT, and (iii) the existence of a wildlife parasite reservoir that can serve as a source for livestock reinfection. Hence, in order to control livestock trypanosomosis the only viable long-term solution is an effective antitrypanosome vaccination strategy. Over the last decades, multiple vaccine approaches have been proposed. Despite repeated reports of promising experimental approaches, none of those made it to a field applicable vaccine format. This failure can in part be attributed to flaws in the experimental design that favor a positive laboratory result. This chapter provides a vaccine protocol that should allow for a proper outcome prediction in experimental anti-AT vaccine approaches.
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50. New insights into the interplay between autophagy, gut microbiota and inflammatory responses in IBD
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Anaïs Larabi, Hang Thi Thu Nguyen, Nicolas Barnich, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Ministere de la Recherche et de la Technologie Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm) UMR1071 INRA (USC 2018) French National Research Agency European Union FP7 People Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, ANR-16-IDEX-0001,CAP 20-25,CAP 20-25(2016), OUERTANI, jeannette, CAP 20-25 - - CAP 20-252016 - ANR-16-IDEX-0001 - IDEX - VALID, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte - Clermont Auvergne (M2iSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA)-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne), Ministere de la Recherche et de la Technologie Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm) UMR1071INRA (USC 2018) French National Research AgencyEuropean Union FP7 People Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, and ANR: 16-IDEX-0001,CAP 20-25,CAP 20-25 (I-Site)(2017)
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0301 basic medicine ,intestinal microbiota ,XBP1 ,Review ,Biology ,[SDV.BBM.BM] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,digestive system ,inflammatory bowel diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,NOD2 ,Autophagy ,Animals ,Humans ,Protein kinase A ,Molecular Biology ,Mechanistic target of rapamycin ,ATG16L1 ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,Inflammation ,030102 biochemistry & molecular biology ,intestinal homeostasis ,[SDV.BBM.BM]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Molecular biology ,Cell Biology ,BECN1 ,Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress ,[SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology ,immune responses ,Gastrointestinal Microbiome ,3. Good health ,Cell biology ,Intestines ,030104 developmental biology ,Death-Associated Protein Kinase 1 ,biology.protein ,microbial infection ,[SDV.MP.BAC] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology ,Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins ,MAP1LC3B - Abstract
One of the most significant challenges of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research is to understand how alterations in the symbiotic relationship between the genetic composition of the host and the intestinal microbiota, under impact of specific environmental factors, lead to chronic intestinal inflammation. Genome-wide association studies, followed by functional studies, have identified a role for numerous autophagy genes in IBD, especially in Crohn disease. Studies using in vitro and in vivo models, in addition to human clinical studies have revealed that autophagy is pivotal for intestinal homeostasis maintenance, gut ecology regulation, appropriate intestinal immune responses and anti-microbial protection. This review describes the latest researches on the mechanisms by which dysfunctional autophagy leads to disrupted intestinal epithelial function, gut dysbiosis, defect in anti-microbial peptide secretion by Paneth cells, endoplasmic reticulum stress response and aberrant immune responses to pathogenic bacteria. A better understanding of the role of autophagy in IBD pathogenesis may provide better sub-classification of IBD phenotypes and novel approaches for disease management. Abbreviations: AIEC: adherent-invasive Escherichia coli; AMPK: AMP-activated protein kinase; ATF6: activating transcription factor 6; ATG: autophagy related; Atg16l1[ΔIEC] mice: mice with Atg16l1 depletion specifically in intestinal epithelial cells; Atg16l1[HM] mice: mice hypomorphic for Atg16l1 expression; BCL2: B cell leukemia/lymphoma 2; BECN1: beclin 1, autophagy related; CALCOCO2: calcium binding and coiled-coil domain 2; CASP: caspase; CD: Crohn disease; CGAS: cyclic GMP-AMP synthase; CHUK/IKKA: conserved helix-loop-helix ubiquitous kinase; CLDN2: claudin 2; DAPK1: death associated protein kinase 1; DCs: dendritic cells; DSS: dextran sulfate sodium; EIF2A: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2A; EIF2AK: eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase; ER: endoplasmic reticulum; ERBIN: Erbb2 interacting protein; ERN1/IRE1A: ER to nucleus signaling 1; FNBP1L: formin binding protein 1-like; FOXP3: forkhead box P3; GPR65: G-protein coupled receptor 65; GSK3B: glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IECs: intestinal epithelial cells; IFN: interferon; IL: interleukin; IL10R: interleukin 10 receptor; IRGM: immunity related GTPase M; ISC: intestinal stem cell; LAMP1: lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1; LAP: LC3-associated phagocytosis; MAP1LC3B: microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 beta; LPS: lipopolysaccharide; LRRK2: leucine-rich repeat kinase 2; MAPK: mitogen-activated protein kinase; MHC: major histocompatibility complex; MIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MIR/miRNA: microRNA; MTMR3: myotubularin related protein 3; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; MYD88: myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88; NLRP3: NLR family, pyrin domain containing 3; NOD2: nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing 2; NPC: Niemann-Pick disease type C; NPC1: NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1; OMVs: outer membrane vesicles; OPTN: optineurin; PI3K: phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PRR: pattern-recognition receptor; PTPN2: protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 2; PTPN22: protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 22 (lymphoid); PYCARD/ASC: PYD and CARD domain containing; RAB2A: RAB2A, member RAS oncogene family; RELA: v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian); RIPK2: receptor (TNFRSF)-interacting serine-threonine kinase 2; ROS: reactive oxygen species; SNPs: single nucleotide polymorphisms; SQSTM1: sequestosome 1; TAX1BP1: Tax1 binding protein 1; Th: T helper 1; TIRAP/TRIF: toll-interleukin 1 receptor (TIR) domain-containing adaptor protein; TLR: toll-like receptor; TMEM173/STING: transmembrane protein 173; TMEM59: transmembrane protein 59; TNF/TNFA: tumor necrosis factor; Treg: regulatory T; TREM1: triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1; UC: ulcerative colitis; ULK1: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase 1; WT: wild-type; XBP1: X-box binding protein 1; XIAP: X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis.
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