NDLI: Interactions of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Adherent Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

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Author	Simons, Mark P. Nauseef, William M. Apicella, Michael A.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes severe exudative urethritis. The exudates from infected individuals contain large numbers of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) with ingested gonococci. The fate of N. gonorrhoeae within PMN has been a topic of debate for years. In this study, we examined the interactions of N. gonorrhoeae with PMN adherent to surfaces as a system that better models events during clinical disease. Using chemiluminescence to measure reactive oxygen species (ROS), we found that N. gonorrhoeae stimulated PMN to produce a respiratory burst. Different kinetics were seen when PMN were stimulated with opsonized zymosan particles. In addition, ROS were produced predominantly inside the PMN in response to gonococci. Laser scanning confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that N. gonorrhoeae rapidly associated with PMN under these experimental conditions and was internalized. Some gonococci were cleared in the first 30 to 60 min after phagocytosis, but a majority of the population persisted for 6 h after phagocytosis. Quantification of viable organisms showed that a significant portion of the population resisted killing. The viability of this subpopulation remained unchanged for 2 h after phagocytosis. A significant increase of viable gonococci from 1 to 6 h was also observed, suggesting intracellular replication. Four different N. gonorrhoeae strains demonstrated the same capacity to resist PMN-mediated killing, whereas Escherichia coli was rapidly killed by PMN under the same conditions. Taken together, these findings suggest that a subpopulation of N. gonorrhoeae resists killing and replicates within PMN phagosomes in spite of NADPH oxidase activation.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.4.1971-1977.2005
Starting Page	1971
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10985522
e-ISSN	10985522
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	73
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	2005-04-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Parasitology Immunology Microbiology

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