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A pilot study to show that asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections alter the foreskin epithelial proteome

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العنوان: A pilot study to show that asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections alter the foreskin epithelial proteome
المؤلفون: Nyaradzo T. L. Chigorimbo-Murefu, Matthys Potgieter, Sonwabile Dzanibe, Zikhona Gabazana, Gershom Buri, Aditya Chawla, Bokani Nleya, Abraham J. Olivier, Rushil Harryparsad, Bridget Calder, Shaun Garnett, Lungile Maziya, David A. Lewis, Heather Jaspan, Doug Wilson, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Nicola Mulder, Jonathan Blackburn, Linda-Gail Bekker, Clive M. Gray
المصدر: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 13 (2022)
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022.
سنة النشر: 2022
المجموعة: LCC:Microbiology
مصطلحات موضوعية: asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection, foreskin, foreskin proteome, HIV susceptibility, gene ontology enrichment analysis, Microbiology, QR1-502
الوصف: There is limited data on the role of asymptomatic STIs (aSTIs) on the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition in the male genital tract (MGT). The impact of foreskin removal on lowering HIV acquisition is well described, but molecular events leading to HIV acquisition are unclear. Here, in this pilot study, we show that asymptomatic urethral infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) significantly impacts the foreskin proteome composition. We developed and optimized a shotgun liquid chromatography coupled tandem mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics approach and utilized this on foreskins collected at medical male circumcision (MMC) from 16 aSTI+ men and 10 age-matched STI- controls. We used a novel bioinformatic metaproteomic pipeline to detect differentially expressed (DE) proteins. Gene enrichment ontology analysis revealed proteins associated with inflammatory and immune activation function in both inner and outer foreskin from men with an aSTI. Neutrophil activation/degranulation and viral-evasion proteins were significantly enriched in foreskins from men with aSTI, whereas homotypic cell–cell adhesion proteins were enriched in foreskin tissue from men without an aSTI. Collectively, our data show that asymptomatic urethral sexually transmitted infections result in profound alterations in epithelial tissue that are associated with depletion of barrier integrity and immune activation.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1664-302X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.928317/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.928317
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/b8d07edb4fab4debb36db34c662f5786
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.b8d07edb4fab4debb36db34c662f5786
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:1664302X
DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.928317