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Dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis using a bioengineered 3-dimensional model

Dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis using a bioengineered 3-dimensional model
Dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis using a bioengineered 3-dimensional model
Cell biology differs between traditional cell culture and 3-dimensional (3-D) systems, and is modulated by the extracellular matrix. Experimentation in 3-D presents challenges, especially with virulent pathogens. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills more humans than any other infection and is characterised by a spatially organised immune response and extracellular matrix remodelling. We developed a 3-D system incorporating virulent mycobacteria, primary human blood mononuclear cells and collagen-alginate matrix to dissect the host-pathogen interaction. Infection in 3-D led to greater cellular survival and permitted longitudinal analysis over 21 days. Key features of human tuberculosis develop, and extracellular matrix integrity favours the host over the pathogen. We optimised multiparameter readouts to study emerging therapeutic interventions: cytokine supplementation, host-directed therapy and immunoaugmentation. Each intervention modulates the host-pathogen interaction, but has both beneficial and harmful effects. This methodology has wide applicability to investigate infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and develop novel drug regimes and vaccination approaches.
Tezera, Liku B.
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Bielecka, Magdalena
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Reichmann, Michaela
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Batty, Alex
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Tocheva, Annie
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Marshall, Ben G.
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Tebruegge, Marc
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Jayasinghe, Suwan N.
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Mansour, Salah
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Elkington, Paul
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Tezera, Liku B.
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Chancellor, Andrew
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Reichmann, Michaela
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Tocheva, Annie
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Jogai, Sanjay
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Marshall, Ben G.
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Tebruegge, Marc
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Mansour, Salah
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Tezera, Liku B., Bielecka, Magdalena, Chancellor, Andrew, Reichmann, Michaela, Al Shammari, Basim, Brace, Patience, Batty, Alex, Tocheva, Annie, Jogai, Sanjay, Marshall, Ben G., Tebruegge, Marc, Jayasinghe, Suwan N., Mansour, Salah and Elkington, Paul (2017) Dissection of the host-pathogen interaction in human tuberculosis using a bioengineered 3-dimensional model. eLife, 6, [e21283]. (doi:10.7554/eLife.21283).

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Cell biology differs between traditional cell culture and 3-dimensional (3-D) systems, and is modulated by the extracellular matrix. Experimentation in 3-D presents challenges, especially with virulent pathogens. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) kills more humans than any other infection and is characterised by a spatially organised immune response and extracellular matrix remodelling. We developed a 3-D system incorporating virulent mycobacteria, primary human blood mononuclear cells and collagen-alginate matrix to dissect the host-pathogen interaction. Infection in 3-D led to greater cellular survival and permitted longitudinal analysis over 21 days. Key features of human tuberculosis develop, and extracellular matrix integrity favours the host over the pathogen. We optimised multiparameter readouts to study emerging therapeutic interventions: cytokine supplementation, host-directed therapy and immunoaugmentation. Each intervention modulates the host-pathogen interaction, but has both beneficial and harmful effects. This methodology has wide applicability to investigate infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and develop novel drug regimes and vaccination approaches.

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Accepted/In Press date: 5 January 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 7 January 2017
Published date: 7 January 2017
Organisations: Clinical & Experimental Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 404532
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/404532
PURE UUID: 7e84d873-f59d-4f9a-8e37-39705bff2ebc
ORCID for Michaela Reichmann: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3015-9827
ORCID for Salah Mansour: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-734X
ORCID for Paul Elkington: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0390-0613

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Date deposited: 11 Jan 2017 12:15
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:40

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Contributors

Author: Liku B. Tezera
Author: Magdalena Bielecka
Author: Andrew Chancellor
Author: Michaela Reichmann ORCID iD
Author: Basim Al Shammari
Author: Patience Brace
Author: Alex Batty
Author: Annie Tocheva
Author: Sanjay Jogai
Author: Ben G. Marshall
Author: Marc Tebruegge
Author: Suwan N. Jayasinghe
Author: Salah Mansour ORCID iD
Author: Paul Elkington ORCID iD

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