Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B, protein A, and lipoteichoic acid stimulations in nasal polyps

  • J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Jan;121(1):110-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.08.059.
Joke Patou  1 ,  Philippe Gevaert ,  Thibaut Van Zele ,  Gabriele Holtappels ,  Paul van Cauwenberge ,  Claus Bachert
Affiliations
  • 1. Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. [email protected]
PMID: 17980412 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.08.059
Abstract

Background: Increasing evidence points toward a modifying role of Staphylococcus aureus and its products in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cytokine and mediator production after stimulation with S aureus-derived proteins enterotoxin B, protein A, and lipoteichoic acid in nasal polyp and control inferior turbinate tissue.

Methods: Tissue fragments were stimulated with RPMI (negative control), enterotoxin B, protein A, and lipoteichoic acid for 30 minutes and 24 hours. Supernatants were measured by multiplex for proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1beta, TNF-alpha) and T-cell and subset-related cytokines (IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13). Histamine, TGF-beta1, cysteinyl Leukotrienes, and prostaglandin D(2) were analyzed by ELISA.

Results: Thirty minutes of protein A stimulation resulted in a significant increase of histamine, Leukotrienes, and prostaglandin D(2). Enterotoxin B stimulation over a period of 24 hours induced a significant increase of IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 in both groups, with this increase significantly higher in nasal polyps compared with controls.

Conclusion: We here show that S aureus products have various effects on mucosal tissues: surface protein A induces mast cell degranulation, whereas enterotoxins induce the release of cytokines, with a T(H)2-skewed pattern in nasal polyps, supporting the stimulatory role of superantigens in the development of this inflammatory disease.

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