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ArticleCellular microbiology2020

Cytolethal distending toxin-induced release of interleukin-1β by human macrophages is dependent upon activation of glycogen synthase kinase 3β, spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) and the noncanonical inflammasome.

Bruce J Shenker, Lisa M Walker, Zeyed Zekavat, David M Ojcius, Pei-Rong Huang, Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia

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Article in Cellular microbiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Involvement of the pyroptosis-HMGB1 axis in systemic diseases.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  3. Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  5. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2023
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  6. International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  7. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bruce J ShenkerDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3081-311X
Lisa M WalkerDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Zeyed ZekavatDepartment of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
David M OjciusDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1461-4495
Pei-Rong HuangCenter for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kathleen Boesze-BattagliaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USChang Gung University · TWStem Cell Technology (Taiwan) · TWUniversity of the Pacific · US

Funding

BACTERIA &LYMPHOCYTE SUPPRESSION IN PERIODONTITISR01DE006014 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SHENKER, BRUCE J · 1985 to 2021
$8.6M
A. Actinomycetemcomitans Cdt Induces Pro-Inflammatory Innate Immune ResponsesR01DE023071 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI BOESZE-BATTAGLIA, KATHLEEN, SHENKER, BRUCE J · 2013 to 2024
$4.6M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE006014NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE023071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytolethal distending toxins (Cdt) are a family of toxins produced by several human pathogens which infect mucocutaneous tissue and induce inflammatory disease. We have previously demonstrated that the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans Cdt induces a pro-inflammatory response from human macrophages which involves activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. We now demonstrate that in addition to activating caspase-1 (canonical inflammasome), Cdt treatment leads to caspase-4 activation and involvement of the noncanonical inflammasome. Cdt-treated cells exhibit pyroptosis characterised by cleavage of gasdermin-D (GSDMD), release of HMGB1 at 24 hr and LDH at 48 hr. Inhibition of either the canonical (caspase-1) or noncanonical (caspase-4) inflammasome blocks both Cdt-induced release of IL-1β and induction of pyroptosis. Analysis of upstream events indicates that Cdt induces Syk phosphorylation (activation); furthermore, blockade of Syk expression and inhibition of pSyk activity inhibit both Cdt-induced cytokine release and pyroptosis. Finally, we demonstrate that increases in pSyk are dependent upon Cdt-induced activation of GSK3β. These studies advance our understanding of Cdt function and provide new insight into the virulence potential of Cdt in mediating the pathogenesis of disease caused by Cdt-producing organisms such as A. actinomycetemcomitans.

Indexed as

Bacterial ToxinsCaspase 1Caspases, InitiatorCytokinesGasderminsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHMGB1 ProteinHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophagesPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisSyk KinaseTHP-1 CellsBacterial ToxinsCASP4 protein, humanCaspase 1Caspases, InitiatorCytokinescytolethal distending toxincytolethal distending toxin, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitansGasderminsGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSDMD protein, humanHMGB1 ProteinIL1B protein, humanInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphate-Binding ProteinsSyk KinaseSYK protein, humanAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitansinflammasomemechanism of actionmicrobial-cell interactiontoxins

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PMID32068949
PMCPMC7282984
OpenAlexW3008402211

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