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Induction of Serine Protease Inhibitor 9 by Mycobacterium tuberculosis Inhibits Apoptosis and Promotes Survival of Infected Macrophages.
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PMID:  22090449     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Our recent microarray analysis of infected human alveolar macrophages (AMs) found serine protease inhibitor 9 (PI-9) to be the most prominently expressed of a cluster of apoptosis-associated genes induced by virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the current study, we show that induction of PI-9 occurs within hours of infection with M. tuberculosis H37Rv and is maintained through 7 days of infection in both AMs and blood monocytes. Inhibition of PI-9 by small inhibitory RNA decreased M. tuberculosis-induced expression of the antiapoptotic molecule Bcl-2 and resulted in a corresponding increase in production of caspase 3, a terminal effector molecule of apoptosis. Further, PI-9 small inhibitory RNA mediated a significant reduction in the subsequent survival of M. tuberculosis within AMs. Thus PI-9 induction within human mononuclear phagocytes by virulent M. tuberculosis serves to protect these primary targets of infection from elimination by apoptosis and thereby promotes intracellular survival of the organism.
Authors:
Zahra Toossi; Mianda Wu; Roxana Rojas; Barbara Kalsdorf; Htin Aung; Christina S Hirsch; Jessica Walrath; Angela Wolbink; Marieke van Ham; Richard F Silver
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of infectious diseases     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1537-6613     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413675     Medline TA:  J Infect Dis     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Divisions of Infectious Diseases.
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