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Immunomodulatory effects of commensal bacteria-derived membrane vesicles
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Constitutive secretion of extracellular membrane vesicles is a common feature of cells from all domains of life including Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. Although the contribution of gram negative bacterial outer membrane vesicles in disease pathogenesis has been extensively studied, whether commensal bacteria constitutively secrete such vesicles is still unknown. Given the importance of microbiota as regulators of immune homeostasis, we aimed to assess the immunomodulatory properties of extracellular vesicles secreted from 5 different human commensal bacteria isolates in comparison to E.coli derived outer membrane vesicles (MVs). AFM microscopy, dynamic light scattering and zeta potential measurements revealed that commensal-derived membrane vesicles (MVs) were 50- 300 nm in diameter and had high negative charge densities (-40 mV). Mouse spleen cells stimulated with commensal derived MVs secreted lower levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IFN and TNF) and higher levels of IL-10 when compared to E.coli derived MVs. Similarly, commensal derived MVs failed to stimulate the maturation of antigen presenting cells. Mice immunized with an inactivated viral vaccine against the foot and mouth disease virus showed suppressed FMD-specific IgG2a response when the vaccine contained MVs derived from commensals but not from E.coli. These results indicate that human commensal bacteria-derived membrane vesicles can have powerful immunomodulatory effects and can have potential therapeutic applications as novel anti-inflammatory agents.
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Immune response
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Membranes (Biology).
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Bacteria.
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Vaccines.
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E. Alpdündar, “Immunomodulatory effects of commensal bacteria-derived membrane vesicles,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2013.