Host lysolipid differentially modulates virulence factor expression and antimicrobial susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

McSorley, J. C., MacFadyen, A. C., Kerr, L. and Tucker, N. P. (2022) Host lysolipid differentially modulates virulence factor expression and antimicrobial susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology, 168(7), 001179. (doi: 10.1099/mic.0.001179) (PMID:35796718)

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Abstract

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) occurs naturally in inflammatory exudates and has previously been shown to increase the susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to β-lactam antibiotics whilst concomitantly reducing accumulation of the virulence factors pyoverdine and elastase. Here it is demonstrated that LPA can also exert inhibitory effects upon pyocyanin production in P. aeruginosa , as well as influencing susceptibility to a wide range of chemically diverse non β-lactam antimicrobials. Most strikingly, LPA markedly antagonizes the effect of the polycationic antibiotics colistin and tobramycin at a concentration of 250 µg ml−1 whilst conversely enhancing their efficacy at the lower concentration of 8.65 µg ml−1, approximating the maximal physiological concentrations found in inflammatory exudates. Transcriptomic responses of the virulent strain UCBPP-PA14 to LPA were analysed using RNA-sequencing along with BioLog phenoarrays and whole cell assays in attempts to delineate possible mechanisms underlying these effects. The results strongly suggest involvement of LPA-induced carbon catabolite repression together with outer-membrane (OM) stress responses whilst raising questions about the effect of LPA upon other P. aeruginosa virulence factors including type III secretion. This could have clinical relevance as it suggests that endogenous LPA may, at concentrations found in vivo, differentially modulate antibiotic susceptibility of P. aeruginosa whilst simultaneously regulating expression of virulence factors, thereby influencing host–pathogen interactions during infection. The possibility of applying exogenous LPA locally as an enhancer of select antibiotics merits further investigation.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:Work in NPT’s lab has been supported by Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council grants BB/K019600/1, BB/V509243/1 and BB/ S507106/1 and Chief Scientists Office grant TCS/16/24.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:MacFadyen, Dr Alison
Authors: McSorley, J. C., MacFadyen, A. C., Kerr, L., and Tucker, N. P.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
Journal Name:Microbiology
Publisher:Microbiology Society
ISSN:1350-0872
ISSN (Online):1465-2080
Published Online:07 July 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
First Published:First published in Microbiology 168(7): 001179
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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