Affiliation:
1. Departments of Medicine and
2. Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center Research Service, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
3. Cell Biology and
Abstract
In this study, we investigate the interaction between surfactant protein A (SP-A) and a live, mucoid strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and identify a mechanism of clearance of this organism by alveolar macrophages.125I-labeled SP-A bound live, but not heat-killed, P. aeruginosaorganisms in a concentration-dependent manner. Unlabeled SP-A bound live bacteria, protein isolated from whole organisms, and specific proteins of the P. aeruginosa outer membrane. The binding of SP-A to P. aeruginosa and outer membrane components was inhibited by either EDTA or mannose. Phagocytosis assays with fluorescent microscopy demonstrated that the percentage of macrophages with internalized FITC-labeled P. aeruginosa was increased 1.8-fold (19 vs. 35%) by pretreating the live bacteria with SP-A. This finding was confirmed by direct visualization of ingested bacteria by electron microscopy. Adhering macrophages to SP-A-coated surfaces attenuated the increased uptake of P. aeruginosa pretreated with SP-A, suggesting that SP-A acts as an opsonin to stimulate macrophage phagocytosis of this strain of P. aeruginosa.
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Cell Biology,Physiology (medical),Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Physiology
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