2020
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Utilizes Host-Derived Itaconate to Redirect Its Metabolism to Promote Biofilm Formation
Riquelme SA, Liimatta K, Wong Fok Lung T, Fields B, Ahn D, Chen D, Lozano C, Sáenz Y, Uhlemann AC, Kahl BC, Britto CJ, DiMango E, Prince A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Utilizes Host-Derived Itaconate to Redirect Its Metabolism to Promote Biofilm Formation. Cell Metabolism 2020, 31: 1091-1106.e6. PMID: 32428444, PMCID: PMC7272298, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost immune responseImmune responseDownregulation of lipopolysaccharidesIntractable pneumoniaPseudomonas aeruginosaInfected lungsChronic infectionImmune clearanceHuman airwaysImmunostimulatory propertiesMyeloid cellsHigh mortalityAirwayInfectionOpportunistic bacteriaLipopolysaccharideAeruginosaBiofilm formationResponsePneumoniaLungTherapyMortalityClearanceUpregulation
2019
CFTR-PTEN–dependent mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection
Riquelme SA, Lozano C, Moustafa AM, Liimatta K, Tomlinson KL, Britto C, Khanal S, Gill SK, Narechania A, Azcona-Gutiérrez JM, DiMango E, Saénz Y, Planet P, Prince A. CFTR-PTEN–dependent mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infection. Science Translational Medicine 2019, 11 PMID: 31270271, PMCID: PMC6784538, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarboxy-LyasesColony Count, MicrobialCystic FibrosisCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorHCT116 CellsHumansHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitImmunityInterleukin-1betaLungMice, Inbred C57BLMiddle AgedMitochondriaOxidantsOxidative StressPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsPTEN PhosphohydrolaseReactive Oxygen SpeciesSuccinatesConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorImmune-responsive gene 1Fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorEffect of PTENTransmembrane conductance regulatorPlasma membraneChromosome 10Reactive oxygen speciesConductance regulatorTumor suppressorTensin homologGene 1Mitochondrial functionMitochondrial activityAnti-inflammatory host responsesCell proliferationOxygen speciesPTENMyeloid cellsCFTR dysfunctionMetabolic defectsHost responseActivity contributesHomologComplexes