Bacterial Intracellular Pathogens Flashcards
What are the cons of intracellular survival?
- Must overcome host barriers
- Must modulate innate immunity
- Must modulate cell-mediated immunity
- Must overcome bactericidal stress
What are the pros of intracellular survival?
- Gain access to a protected / nutritious environment -> has a lot of carbon sources
- Some protection from the immune response
- Have time to adapt and modify the environment in the cell
How are intracellular pathogens grouped?
- Facultative intracellular pathogens vs. obligate intracellular pathogens
- Growth and survival in phagocytic cells after phagocytosis vs. growth and survival in non-phagocytic cells through induced uptake
Name some examples of facultative intracellular pathogens
- Salmonella sp.
- Legionella
- Shigella sp. -> dysentry
- Yersinia sp. -> plague / gastroenteritis
Name some examples of obligate intracellular pathogens
- Mycobacterium sp.
- Chlamydia sp. -> pneumonia / genital infections
Name some examples of bacteria that grow and survive in phagocytic cells
- Salmonella -> typhoid fever / gastroenteritis
- Listeria monocytogenes -> listeriosis
- Mycobacterium sp. -> TB / leprosy
- Legionella pneumophila -> legionnaires disease
Name some examples of bacteria that grow and survive in non-phagocytic cells
- Salmonella -> will infect gut epithelial cells
- Shigella
- Listeria
Describe the appearance of macrophages
Large mononuclear cells with granular cytoplasm
Where are Kupffer cells found?
Liver
Where are alveolar macrophages found?
Lungs
Where are osteoclasts found?
Bone
Where are microglia found?
Brain
What do macrophages require for activation?
IFN gamma
Where do macrophages migrate after killing?
Lymph nodes
Describe the appearance of neutrophils
Small with multilobed nucleus and granular cytoplasm
What do neutrophils do after killing?
Die at the site by apoptosis
What receptors do macrophages express for bacterial constituents?
- Mannose receptor
- LPS receptor
- Glucan receptor
What type of bacteria does the LPS receptor detect?
Used for gram negative bacteria
What happens when bacteria bind to macrophage receptors?
- Initiates the release of cytokines and small lipid mediators of inflammation -> particularly if TLR4 is bound
- Internalisation of pathogen into the phagosome
- Acidification of the phagosome
- Fusion of the phagosome with lysosomes / granules containing antimicrobial compounds to form the phagolysosome
- Oxygen and nitrogen species are generated
What pH does the phagosome reach when acidified?
3.5 - 4
What do TLRs recognise?
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs)
What does TLR binding on macrophages result in?
Cytokine production and cellular activation