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. 1988 Apr;56(4):815–822. doi: 10.1128/iai.56.4.815-822.1988

Type 1 fimbriate Escherichia coli stimulates a unique pattern of degranulation by human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

R Steadman 1, N Topley 1, D E Jenner 1, M Davies 1, J D Williams 1
PMCID: PMC259375  PMID: 2894361

Abstract

Uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli bearing mannose-sensitive (type 1) fimbriae promote a unique pattern of degranulation from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Significant quantities of the primary (1 degree) and tertiary (3 degree) granule markers, neutral protease-myeloperoxidase and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase, respectively, were released by PMN in a dose- and time-dependent manner when stimulated by these defined bacterial strains. Organisms bearing mannose-resistant (P) fimbriae promoted release of only the secondary (2 degree) granule marker, vitamin B12-binding protein. When this pattern of degranulation was compared to that produced by PMN in response to a variety of soluble and particulate stimuli, only the calcium ionophore A23187 similarly triggered 1 degree and 3 degree granule marker release. All the other stimuli tested--zymosan, serum-treated and unopsonized; n-formylmethionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine; and phorbol myristate acetate--promoted release of only the 2 degree granule marker. These results demonstrate selectivity of PMN degranulation in response to a number of transmembrane signals. In addition, the capacity of E. coli to promote PMN degranulation is dependent on its phenotypic fimbrial expression, a surface characteristic which correlates significantly with its relative surface hydrophobicity as measured by binding to octyl Sepharose. Those bacteria demonstrating the greatest hydrophobicity were capable of triggering discharge of all three granule marker proteins. Thus, the mannose-sensitive fimbriae of uropathogenic E. coli may contribute significantly to their potential pathophysiologic role in renal scarring.

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