Affiliation:
1. Life Science School, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
2. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Conservation and Utilization of Special Biological Resources in Western China, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
Abstract
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae, Mp) is an intracellular pathogen that causes pneumonia, tracheobronchitis, pharyngitis, and asthma in humans and can infect and survive in the host cells leading to excessive immune responses. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) from host cells carry components of pathogens to recipient cells and play a role in intercellular communication during infection. However, there is limited knowledge on whether EVs derived from M. pneumoniae-infected macrophages play as intercellular messengers and functional mechanisms. In this study, we establish a cell model of M. pneumoniae-infected macrophages that continuously secrete EVs to further asses their role as intercellular messengers and their functional mechanisms. Based on this model, we determined a method for isolating the pure EVs from M. pneumoniae-infected macrophages, which employs a sequence of operations, including differential centrifugation, filtering, and ultracentrifugation. We identified EVs and their purity using multiple methods, including electron microscopy, nanoparticle tracking analysis, Western blot, bacteria culture, and nucleic acid detection. EVs from M. pneumoniae-infected macrophages are pure, with a 30–200 nm diameter. These EVs can be taken up by uninfected macrophages and induce the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 through the nuclear factor (NF)-κB, and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) signals pathway. Moreover, the expression of inflammatory cytokines induced by EVs relies on TLR2-NF-κB/JNK signal pathways. These findings will help us better understand a persistent inflammatory response and cell-to-cell immune modulation in the context of M. pneumoniae infection.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Research and Practice Project of Postgraduate Education and Teaching Reform in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
NingXia Natural Science Foundation
The Fourth Batch of Ningxia Youth Talents Supporting Program
Ningxia Colleges and university Science and Technology Research Project
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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