Abstract:
:Virulence is the relative capacity of a pathogenic microorganism to cause damage in susceptible host cells such as those found in airway passages and the gut. In this study, the effect of clinical bacterial isolates on the monolayer integrity of cultured human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549) was evaluated using the Electric Cell-Substrate Impedance Sensing (ECIS) system. ECIS is a morphological biosensor which records electrical properties of cell-covered microelectrodes in an AC circuit including impedance (ohm), resistance (ohm), and capacitance (μFarad). In the current study, fluctuations in the electrical properties of cell-covered microelectrodes reflect dynamic changes in cell morphology resulting from disrupted cell monolayers following exposure to bacteria. Using the ECIS system, real-time changes of cell morphology and disruption of monolayer integrity of cell-cultures in vitro were revealed for A549 cells infected with either Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ESBL Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), or Enterococcus (VRE). We determined empirically that the optimal signal response was obtained for resistance (ohm) measurements at 4000 hertz. Following infection of A549 cells, the data revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa resulted in little change in microelectrode resistance (ohm @4 kHz) as compared to pathogen-free controls within the first 12 h. In contrast, E. coli, MRSA, and VRE caused significant changes in electrode resistance (ohm @4 kHz) values in the infected cells compared to controls over the first 5 h. Resistance (ohm @4 kHz) changes were also observed in cell monolayers infected with different bacterial concentrations for all isolates over 24 h. The highest concentration of bacteria caused the measured resistance (ohm @4 kHz) to drop faster than its' immediate lower concentration, suggesting a dose-dependent effect. Compared to live bacteria, cells exposed to heat-killed bacteria did not show significant changes in resistance (ohm @4 kHz) over 48 h post-exposure. Functionally, cytokine responses were different between cells treated with live and heat-killed bacteria. Of note, live bacteria induced IFNγ, IL-13, and IL-1β production in A549 cells, whereas heat-killed bacteria induced IL-8 production suggesting a differential interaction with cells that could reveal the underlying causes of resistance (ohm @4 kHz) changes. Our findings indicate that ECIS provides a means to quantify, automate, and measure bacterial virulence, which may have broader implications governing the course of treatment compared to traditional methods alone.
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J Microbiol Methodsjournal_title
Journal of microbiological methodsauthors
Nahid MA,Campbell CE,Fong KSK,Barnhill JC,Washington MAdoi
10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105833subject
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2020-02-01 00:00:00pages
105833eissn
0167-7012issn
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S0167-7012(19)30258-1journal_volume
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