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Effect of α-Hemolysin Producing E. coli in Two Different Mouse Strains in a DSS Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Version 1 : Received: 19 November 2020 / Approved: 20 November 2020 / Online: 20 November 2020 (09:14:48 CET)

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Mirsepasi-Lauridsen, H.C.; Struve, C.; Petersen, A.M.; Krogfelt, K.A. Effect of α-Hemolysin Producing E. coli in Two Different Mouse Strains in a DSS Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1971. Mirsepasi-Lauridsen, H.C.; Struve, C.; Petersen, A.M.; Krogfelt, K.A. Effect of α-Hemolysin Producing E. coli in Two Different Mouse Strains in a DSS Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1971.

Abstract

Background: Phylogroup B2 Escherichia coli have been associated with Ulcerative Colitis (UC). In this study, we aimed to compare colonization with the UC-associated E. coli p19A in different mice strains, to investigate the role of alpha hemolysin in a UC mouse model. Methods: In this study, Sigirr -/- and C57BL/6 mice were chosen, and UC was induced by adding Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS) to the drinking water. The mice were pre-treated with ciprofloxacin. p19A expressing luminescence and GFP, alpha-hemolysin knock out p19A-∆hlyI II, and non-pathogenic lab E. coli DH10B were cultured in LB broth, and orally gavaged into the mice. Colonization with p19A WT was visualized using an in-vivo imaging system. Results: p19A WT colonized the colon, ileum, Peyer’s patches, liver, and spleen of infected C57BL/6 and Sigirr -/- mice. A total of 99% of the p19A WT infected C57BL/6 mice and 29% of the p19A WT infected Sigirr -/- mice survived to the 4th post infection day. Conclusion: UC-associated E. coli p19A WT colonized the intestines of DSS-treated mice and caused extra-intestinal infection. Hemolysin is an important factor in this pathogenesis, since isogenic hemolysin mutants did not cause the same inflammation.

Keywords

inflammatory-bowel-disease; Sigirr -/- mice; C57BL/6-mice; Escherichia coli; alpha hemolysin

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology

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