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L9 Shigella Flashcards

1
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What disease does the Shigella toxin cause?

A

Dysentery

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2
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How does the Shigella toxin cause dysentery?

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Invasion, A-B toxin, T3SS

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3
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What is another name for Shigellosis?

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Bacillary dysentery

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4
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Shigella (genus) sonnei/ flexneri/ boydii/ dysenteriae features?

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Gram negative
Rod-shaped
Non-motile
>90% related to E. coli

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5
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What is dysentery characterised by?

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Diarrhoea with blood & mucous

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6
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Does dysentery usually progress to septicaemia?

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No

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7
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How is Shigella transmitted?

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Via water & food

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8
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Is Shigella highly infectious?

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Yes (ID50 of 100-200)

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9
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True or False: Humans are the only known natural host for Shigella

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True

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10
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Are there antibiotic-resistant strains of Shigella?

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Yes

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11
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Is there a vaccine for Shigella?

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No

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12
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Describe the pathogenesis of Shigella

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  1. Attachment: adhesins not identified but may involve the produce of ipaD & ipaB genes
  2. Invasion: rearrangement of host cell actin filaments → induced phagocytosis (unusual for epithelial cells)
  3. Growth: activated by pH drop, cells escape from vesicle & grow rapidly in cytoplasm (may be mediated by ipaB)
  4. Spread (a consequence of actin rearrangement)
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13
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Pathogenicity of Shigella is associated with what?

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The presence of a large virulence plasmid

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14
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Which cells do Shigella not adhere to?

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Polarised cells

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What is the Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS)?

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A protein needle-like complex that functions as a bacterial delivery system to inject bacterial proteins (effectors) directly from the bacterial cytoplasm into the host cytosol

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16
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Effector proteins from T3SS interfere with?

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Host signalling pathways

17
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Examples of pathogenic bacteria with a T3SS?

A

Shigella, Salmonella, EPEC, EHEC, Yersinia

18
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How does Shigella use the T3SS?

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Shigella flexneri uses T3SS to gain entrance to host cell. Carries needle-like structures on its surface that make initial contact with host cell & form a pore in its plasma membrane. Shigella then injects proteins that interact with the actin cytoskeleton.

19
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As well as mediating invasion, what other function does T3SS allow Shigella to do?

A

Kill macrophages - gains entry via M cells, delivered to macrophages.
Effectors secreted by T3SS injected into macrophage, ruptures phagosome, releases Shigella which kills the macrophage by pyroptosis. Shigella releases different proteins later to invade epithelial cells

20
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Is Shigella motile?

A

No, but it can polymerise host actin to move within and between cells (force generated this way can lead to strong, rapid movement)

21
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What can confirm entry and spread of Shigella?

A

Plaque assay

22
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Features of the Shiga toxin?

A
  • A family of toxins with 2 major types (Stx1, Stx2)
  • Operon located on a phage (i.e. mobile)
  • Only produced by S. dysenteriae (& some E. coli)
  • Complex A-B toxin: 1 A (stxA1 or A2), 5 identical B (stxB1 or B2)
23
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Which toxin is the Shiga toxin very similar in structure to and how?

A

Very similar in structure to the Cholera toxin, in that it has a pentameric ring of B subunits with associated A, which is cleaved into A1 & A2 domains held together by a S-S bridge, but different sequence

24
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When is the Shiga toxin released?

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During cell lysis

25
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To what do the B subunits of the Shiga toxin bind?

A 
Globotriosyl ceramide (Gb3) 
(Followed by endocytosis & nicking to introduce the A subunit)
26
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What is the main target of the Shiga toxin?

A

Small blood vessels in intestine, kidney & lungs

27
Q

Following Shigellosis GI infection, what two sequelae can occur?

A

Reiter’s Syndrome

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

28
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Symptoms of Reiter’s Syndrome?

A

Joint pain, eye irritation, painful urination, inflammation almost autoimmune-level disorders

29
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Roughly what percentage of people infected with Shigella flexneri will develop Reiter’s Syndrome?

A

3%

30
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HUS can occur after what?

A

S. dysenteriae type 1 infection

31
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What is HUS characterised by?

A

Blood clots in lungs
Convulsions may occur in children (rapid temp. elevation or metabolic alterations)
Associated with production of Shiga toxin

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