Beyond Inflammation: Role of Pyroptosis Pathway Activation by Gram-Negative Bacteria and Their Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) in the Interaction with the Host Cell

Overview

Journal Cells

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Biophysics
Cell Biology
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Nov 8

PMID 39513865

Authors

Silvia Caterina Resta

Flora Guerra

Adelfia Tala

Cecilia Bucci

Pietro Alifano

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Abstract

Pyroptosis is a gasdermin-mediated pro-inflammatory programmed cell death that, during microbial infections, aims to restrict the spreading of bacteria. Nevertheless, excessive pyroptosis activation leads to inflammation levels that are detrimental to the host. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) present in bacteria and outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) can trigger pyroptosis pathways in different cell types with different outcomes. Moreover, some pathogens have evolved virulence factors that directly interfere with pyroptosis pathways, like YopM and IpaH7.8. Other virulence factors, such as those of , , , and affect pyroptosis pathways indirectly with important differences between pathogenic and commensal species of the same family. These pathogens deserve special attention because of the increasing antimicrobial resistance of and the high prevalence of and , and the life-threatening diseases caused by and . While inflammation due to macrophage pyroptosis has been extensively addressed, the effects of activation of pyroptosis pathways on modulation of cell cytoskeleton and cell-cell junctions in epithelia and endothelia and on the bacterial crossing of epithelial and endothelial barriers have only been partly investigated. Another important point is the diverse consequences of pyroptosis pathways on calcium influx, like activation of calcium-dependent enzymes and mitochondria dysregulation. This review will discuss the pyroptotic pathways activated by Gram-negative bacteria and their OMVs, analyzing the differences between pathogens and commensal bacteria. Particular attention will also be paid to the experimental models adopted and the main results obtained in the different models. Finally, strategies adopted by pathogens to modulate these pathways will be discussed with a perspective on the use of pyroptosis inhibitors as adjuvants in the treatment of infections.

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