The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis
<p style="text-align:justify;"> Background NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobacteric...
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| author | Lala, S Dheda, K Chang, J Huggett, J Kim, L Johnson, M Rook, G Keshav, S Zumla, A |
| author_facet | Lala, S Dheda, K Chang, J Huggett, J Kim, L Johnson, M Rook, G Keshav, S Zumla, A |
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| description | <p style="text-align:justify;"> Background NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobactericidal mechanisms. TNF-α synthesis is markedly reduced in MTB-antigen stimulated-mononuclear cells expressing mutant NOD2 proteins. NOD2 agonists also induce resistance to apoptosis, and may thus facilitate the survival of MTB in infected macrophages. To further define a role for NOD2 in disease pathogenesis, we analysed NOD2 transcriptional responses in pulmonary leucocytes and mononuclear cells harvested from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).<br/><br/> <b>Methods:</b> We analysed NOD2 mRNA expression by real-time polymerase chain-reaction in alveolar lavage cells obtained from 15 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and their matched controls. We compared NOD2 transcriptional responses, in peripheral leucocytes, before and after anti-tuberculous treatment in 10 patients. In vitro, we measured NOD2 mRNA levels in MTB-antigen stimulated-mononuclear cells.<br/><br/> <b>Results:</b> No significant differences in NOD2 transcriptional responses were detected in patients and controls. In some patients, however, NOD2 expression was markedly increased and correlated with toll-like-receptor 2 and 4 expression. In whole blood, NOD2 mRNA levels increased significantly after completion of anti-tuberculosis treatment. NOD2 expression levels did not change significantly in mononuclear cells stimulated with mycobacterial antigens in vitro.<br/><br/> <b>Conclusion:</b> There are no characteristic NOD2 transcriptional responses in PTB. Nonetheless, the increased levels of NOD2 expression in some patients with severe tuberculosis, and the increases in expression levels within peripheral leucocytes following treatment merit further studies in selected patient and control populations. </p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8854017e-0bb8-4406-8378-d162bf866e7e2022-03-26T22:16:28ZThe pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosisJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8854017e-0bb8-4406-8378-d162bf866e7eEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordBioMed Central2007Lala, SDheda, KChang, JHuggett, JKim, LJohnson, MRook, GKeshav, SZumla, A <p style="text-align:justify;"> Background NOD2, an intracellular pathogen recognition sensor, modulates innate defences to muropeptides derived from various bacterial species, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Experimentally, NOD2 attenuates two key putative mycobactericidal mechanisms. TNF-α synthesis is markedly reduced in MTB-antigen stimulated-mononuclear cells expressing mutant NOD2 proteins. NOD2 agonists also induce resistance to apoptosis, and may thus facilitate the survival of MTB in infected macrophages. To further define a role for NOD2 in disease pathogenesis, we analysed NOD2 transcriptional responses in pulmonary leucocytes and mononuclear cells harvested from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).<br/><br/> <b>Methods:</b> We analysed NOD2 mRNA expression by real-time polymerase chain-reaction in alveolar lavage cells obtained from 15 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and their matched controls. We compared NOD2 transcriptional responses, in peripheral leucocytes, before and after anti-tuberculous treatment in 10 patients. In vitro, we measured NOD2 mRNA levels in MTB-antigen stimulated-mononuclear cells.<br/><br/> <b>Results:</b> No significant differences in NOD2 transcriptional responses were detected in patients and controls. In some patients, however, NOD2 expression was markedly increased and correlated with toll-like-receptor 2 and 4 expression. In whole blood, NOD2 mRNA levels increased significantly after completion of anti-tuberculosis treatment. NOD2 expression levels did not change significantly in mononuclear cells stimulated with mycobacterial antigens in vitro.<br/><br/> <b>Conclusion:</b> There are no characteristic NOD2 transcriptional responses in PTB. Nonetheless, the increased levels of NOD2 expression in some patients with severe tuberculosis, and the increases in expression levels within peripheral leucocytes following treatment merit further studies in selected patient and control populations. </p> |
| spellingShingle | Lala, S Dheda, K Chang, J Huggett, J Kim, L Johnson, M Rook, G Keshav, S Zumla, A The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title | The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full | The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_short | The pathogen recognition sensor, NOD2, is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_sort | pathogen recognition sensor nod2 is variably expressed in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis |
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