Experimental model of infection with non-toxigenic strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and development of septic arthritis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-235

  Puliti, Manuela ^a   Von Hunolstein, Christina ^b   Marangi, Maurizio ^a   Bistoni, Francesco ^a   Tissi, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; JOINTS; MALE; MICE;

EID: 32044452710     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46135-0     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Afghani, B. & Stutman, H. A. (1993). Bacterial arthritis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Pediatr Infect Dis J 12, 881-882.
2. Alexander, D. (1984). Splenic abscess caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Clin Pediatr 23, 591-592.
3. Appelbaum, P. C. & Dossett, J. H. (1982). Arthritis caused by unidentified gram-positive rods in a child with acute lymphocytic leukemia. J Clin Microbiol 15, 525-527.
4. Barakett, V., Morel, G., Lesage, D. & Petit, J. C. (1993). Septic arthritis due to a non-toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae subspecies mitis. Clin Infect Dis 17, 520-521.
5. Belko, J., Wessel, D. L. & Malley, R. (2000). Endocarditis caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J 19, 159-163.
6. Bertuccini, L., Baldassarri, L. & von Hunolstein, C. (2004). Internalization of non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae by cultured human respiratory epithelial cells. Microb Pathog 37, 111-118.
7. Damade, R., Pouchot, J., Delacroix, I., Boussougant, Y. & Vinceneux, P. (1993). Septic arthritis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Clin Infect Dis 16, 446-447.
8. de Oliveira Moreira, L., Andrade, A. F. B., Vale, M. D. & 7 other authors (2003). Effects of iron limitation on adherence and cell surface carbohydrates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains. Appl Environ Microbiol 69, 5907-5913.
9. Funke, G., Altwegg, M., Frommel, L. & von Graevenitz, A. A. (1999). Emergence of related nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biotype mitis strains in Western Europe. Emerg Infect Dis 5, 477-480.
10. Fuseler, J. W., Conner, E. M., Davis, J. M., Wolf R. E. & Grisham, M. V. (1997). Cytokine and nitric oxide production in the acute phase of bacterial cell wall-induced arthritis. Inflammation 21, 113-131.
11. Galazka, A. (2000). The changing epidemiology of diphtheria in the vaccine era. J Infect Dis 181 (Suppl. 1), S2-S9.
12. Green, J., Schotland, S., Sella, Z. & Kleeman, C. R. (1994). Interleukin-6 attenuates agonist-mediated calcium mobilization in murine osteoblastic cells. J Clin Invest 93, 2340-2350.
13. Guran, P., Mollaret, H. H., Chatelain, R., Gropman, M., Prigent, F. & Beal, G. (1979). Arthrite purulent à bacille diphtérique atoxinogène. Arch Fr Pediatr 36, 926-929 (in French).
14. Ito, A., Itoh, Y., Sasaguri, Y., Morimatsu, M. & Mori, Y. (1992). Effects of interleukin-6 on the metabolism of the connective tissue components in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts. Arthritis Rheum 35, 1197-1201.
15. Josefsson, E., Hartford, O., O'Brien, L., Patti, J. M. & Foster, T. (2001). Protection against experimental Staphylococcus aureus arthritis by vaccination with clumping factor A, a novel virulence determinant. J Infect Dis 184, 1572-1580.
16. Mattos-Guaraldi, A. L. & Formiga, L. C. D. (1998). Bacteriological properties of a sucrose-fermenting Corynebacterium diphtheriae strain isolated from a case of endocarditis. Curr Microbiol 37, 156-158.
17. Mattos-Guaraldi, A. L., Formiga, L. C. D. & Pereira, G. A. (2000). Cell surface components and adhesion in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Microbes Infect 2, 1507-1512.
18. Mattos-Guaraldi, A. L., Formiga, L. C., Camello, T. C., Pereira, G. A., Hirata, R., Jr & Halpern, M. (2001). Corynebacterium diphtheriae threats in cancer patients. Rev Argent Microbiol 33, 96-100.
19. Nietfeld, J. J., Wilbrink, B., Helle, M., van Roy, J. L., den Otter, W., Swaak, A. J. & Huber-Bruning, O. (1990). Interleukin-1 -induced interleukin-6 is required for the inhibition of proteoglycan synthesis by interleukin-1 in human articular cartilage. Arthritis Rheum 33, 1695-1701.
20. Nilsson, I. M., Hartford, O., Foster, T. & Tarkowski, A. (1999). Alpha-toxin and gamma-toxin jointly promote Staphylococcus aureus virulence in murine septic arthritis. Infect Immun 67, 1045-1049.
21. Osiri, M., Ruxrungtham, K., Nookhai, S., Ohmoto, Y. & Deesomchok, U. (1998). IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in synovial fluid of patients with non-gonococcal septic arthritis. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 16, 155-160.
22. Patey, O., Bimet, F., Riegel, P. & 8 other authors (1997). Clinical and molecular study of Corynebacterium diphtheriae systemic infections in France. J Clin Microbiol 35, 441-445.
23. Poilane, I., Fawaz, F., Nathanson, M., Cruaud, P., Martin, T., Collignon, A. & Gaudelus, J. (1995). Corynebacterium diphtheriae osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent child: a case report. Eur J Pediatr 154, 381-383.
24. Puliti, M., von Hunolstein, C., Bistoni, F., Mosci, P., Orefici, G. & Tissi, L. (2000). Influence of interferon-y administration in the severity of experimental group B streptococcal arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 43, 2678-2696.
25. Saragea, A., Maximescu, P. & Meiter, E. (1979). Microbiological methods used in clinical and epidemiological investigations. Methods Microbiol 13, 62-176.
26. Tarkowski, A., Bokarewa, M., Collins, L. V. & 7 other authors (2002). Current status of pathogenetic mechanisms in staphylococcal arthritis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 217, 125-132.
27. Tiley, S. M., Kociuba, K. R., Heron, L. G. & Munro, R. (1993). Infective endocarditis due to nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. report of seven cases and review. Clin Infect Dis 16, 271-275.
28. Tissi, L., Puliti, M., Barluzzi, R., Orefici, G., von Hunolstein, C. & Bistoni, F. (1999). Role of tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-6 in a mouse model of group B streptococcal arthritis. Infect Immun 67, 4545-4550.
29. Verdrengh, M. & Tarkowski, A. (1997). Role of neutrophils in experimental septicemia and septic arthritis induced by Staphylococcus aureus. Infect Immun 65, 2517-2521.
30. von Hunolstein, C., Alfarone, G., Scopetti, F. & 10 other authors (2003). Molecular epidemiology and characteristics of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans strains isolated in Italy during the 1990s. J Med Microbiol 52, 181-188.
31. Wilson, A. P. R. T. (1995). The return of Corynebacterium diphtheriae: the rise of non-toxigenic strains. J Hosp Infect 30 (Suppl.), 306-312.