Surface antigen exposure by bismuth dimercaprol suppression of Klebsiella pneumoniae capsular polysaccharide

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Domenico, P
Tomas, JM
Merino, S
Rubires, X
Cunha, BA
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[1] Winthrop Univ Hosp, Div Infect Dis, Mineola, NY 11501 USA
[2] Univ Barcelona, Dept Microbiol, E-08071 Barcelona, Spain
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10.1128/IAI.67.2.664-669.1999
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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The bacterial capsule is an important virulence determinant in animal and plant disease, Bacterial capsule and slime can be inhibited by bismuth compounds, especially when complexed with lipophilic thiol chelators, Bismuth dimercaprol (BisBAL) at 1 ppm of Bi3+ repressed Klebsiella pneumoniae capsule expression in defined medium by nearly 90%, which exposed subsurface structures. The phagocytic index for BisBAL-treated bacteria increased from <10 to 360 bacteria per 100 neutrophils in the presence of complement and anticapsular or anti-O antigen antiserum. BisBAL treatment also enhanced the reactivity of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for the O1-antigen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or the LPS core in a dose-dependent manner as indicated by the results of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. When anti-Ol MAb was used, the reactivity increased significantly for fully encapsulated O1:K1 or O1:K2 cells but not for O1:K- cells. Deposition of C3b also increased significantly for BisBAL-treated O1:K1 or O1:K2 cells but not for O1:K- cells. Survival of a serum-sensitive strain was <0.1% when nonimmune human serum absorbed with O1:K1 cells was used and 107% when BisBAL-treated cells were used for absorption. Outer membrane proteins were also more accessible on the surface of K. pneumoniae after BisBAL treatment. Thus, at subinhibitory levels, BisBAL inhibited capsule expression, which promoted phagocytosis, enhanced the reactivity of specific antibodies for LPS O antigen, LPS core epitopes, or outer-membrane proteins, and enhanced complement interaction with encapsulated K. pneumoniae, By unmasking bacterial surface structures and enhancing the immune system reactivity to bacteria, bismuth thiols may prove useful as adjuncts for vaccination.
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