Primary interaction of an intracellular bacterium with its host cell is initiated by activation of multiple signaling pathways in response to bacterium recognition itself or as cellular responses to stress induced by the bacterium. The leading molecules in these processes are cell surface membrane receptors as well as cytosolic pattern recognition receptors recognizing pathogen-associated molecular patterns or damage-associated molecular patterns induced by the invading bacterium. In this review, we demonstrate possible sequences of events leading to recognition of Francisella tularensis, present findings on known mechanisms for manipulating cell responses to protect Francisella from being killed, and discuss newly published data from the perspective of early stages of host-pathogen interaction.

• Klíčová slova
• Francisella tularensis, innate immune recognition, intracellular replication, phagocytosis, signaling pathways,
• MeSH
• alarminy genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• bakteriální proteiny genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• fagocytóza genetika   MeSH
• Francisella tularensis genetika   imunologie   patogenita   MeSH
• interakce hostitele a patogenu genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• makrofágy imunologie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• PAMP struktury imunologie   metabolismus   MeSH
• přirozená imunita * MeSH
• receptory buněčného povrchu genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• receptory rozpoznávající vzory genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• regulace genové exprese MeSH
• signální transdukce MeSH
• tularemie genetika   imunologie   mikrobiologie   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• alarminy MeSH
• bakteriální proteiny MeSH
• PAMP struktury MeSH
• receptory buněčného povrchu MeSH
• receptory rozpoznávající vzory MeSH

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of the potentially lethal disease tularemia. Due to a low infectious dose and ease of airborne transmission, Francisella is classified as a category A biological agent. Despite the possible risk to public health, there is no safe and fully licensed vaccine. A potential vaccine candidate, an attenuated live vaccine strain, does not fulfil the criteria for general use. In this review, we will summarize existing and new candidates for live attenuated and subunit vaccines.

• MeSH
• bakteriální vakcíny imunologie   MeSH
• Francisella tularensis imunologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• objevování léků trendy   MeSH
• tularemie imunologie   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• přehledy MeSH
• Názvy látek
• bakteriální vakcíny MeSH

Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis is a highly virulent intracellular bacterial pathogen, causing the disease tularemia. However, a safe and effective vaccine for routine application against F. tularensis has not yet been developed. We have recently constructed the deletion mutants for the DsbA homolog protein (ΔdsbA/FSC200) and a hypothetical protein IglH (ΔiglH/FSC200) in the type B F. tularensis subsp. holarctica FSC200 strain, which exerted different protection capacity against parental virulent strain. In this study, we further investigated the immunological correlates for these different levels of protection provided by ΔdsbA/FSC200 and ΔiglH/FSC200 mutants. Our results show that ΔdsbA/FSC200 mutant, but not ΔiglH/FSC200 mutant, induces an early innate inflammatory response leading to strong Th1-like antibody response. Furthermore, vaccination with ΔdsbA/FSC200 mutant, but not with ΔiglH/FSC200, elicited protection against the subsequent challenge with type A SCHU S4 strain in mice. An immunoproteomic approach was used to map a spectrum of antigens targeted by Th1-like specific antibodies, and more than 80 bacterial antigens, including novel ones, were identified. Comparison of tularemic antigens recognized by the ΔdsbA/FSC200 post-vaccination and the SCHU S4 post-challenge sera then revealed the existence of 22 novel SCHU S4 specific antibody clones.

• Klíčová slova
• antibody response, cytokines, immunoproteomics, protection, tularemia,
• MeSH
• atenuované vakcíny aplikace a dávkování   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• bakteriální vakcíny aplikace a dávkování   genetika   imunologie   MeSH
• cytokiny metabolismus   MeSH
• faktory virulence nedostatek   MeSH
• Francisella tularensis klasifikace   enzymologie   imunologie   MeSH
• modely nemocí na zvířatech MeSH
• myši inbrední BALB C MeSH
• proteindisulfidisomerasy nedostatek   MeSH
• Th1 buňky imunologie   MeSH
• tularemie imunologie   prevence a kontrola   MeSH
• tvorba protilátek * MeSH
• zkřížená ochrana * MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Check Tag
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• zvířata MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
• Názvy látek
• atenuované vakcíny MeSH
• bakteriální vakcíny MeSH
• cytokiny MeSH
• faktory virulence MeSH
• proteindisulfidisomerasy MeSH