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The development of a model system for studying chloride ion transport in the epithelial cells of patients with cystic fibrosis
Pecková, Kateřina ; Bořek Dohalská, Lucie (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Božena (referee)
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect in the CFTR protein, whose main function is chloride transport across epithelial cells. The measurement of CFTR ability to transport chloride is considered a good, and perhaps, the only practical method to assess its activity. In this thesis, the transport of chloride ions across the CFTR channel was studied using airway epithelial cell lines of healthy patients (NuLi-1) and patients with cystic fibrosis (CuFi-1). A fluorescent method using a fluorescent chloride-sensitive probe N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-6-methoxyquinolinium (MQAE) was chosen and optimized. This compound is providing fluorescence in the blue part of the spectrum and has the greatest sensitivity to chloride ions. In the development of an optimal method two approaches of chloride transport measurement were used. In the first experiment the secretion of the chloride ions to the buffer containing MQAE was measured. In the second one the dye had to be loaded into cells before performing experiment. Then, the MQAE fluorescence quenched by intracellular chloride was monitored by a change in the fluorescence intensity of the probe. The second method was considered as a usefull and more reproducible to study chloride transport across cell membranes. Moreover, the influence of the CFTR modulator...
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Isolation of bacterial flagellin as an immunogen for the preparation of antibodies for cystic fibrosis patients
Supová, Veronika ; Hodek, Petr (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Božena (referee)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by CFTR gene mutation. The consequence of this mutation is an improper function of the chloride channel consisting of CFTR protein. Due to this abnormality, the transport of chloride ions is either reduced or inhibited completely, which leads to a mucus secretion. Mucus is mostly created in the lungs and it is the ideal environment for pathogenic bacteria like Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an aerobic, gram-negative conditioned pathogen occurring in patients with weakened immunity such as patients with CF, who are often hospitalized. PA has one polar flagellum which contains filament composed of a protein called flagellin. The flagellum is one of the most important virulence factors of PA bacteria. This thesis focused on the isolation of flagellin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa flagella. The isolated flagellin will serve as an antigen for the preparation of prophylactic antibodies for CF patients. The isolation of flagellin was carried out by four methods using combinations of precipitation and centrifugation. The published methods were optimized to achieve the isolation of flagellin. Final samples and intermediates were analyzed by SDS-electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gel and the presence of flagellin was verified...
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Use of chicken antibodies against PAIIL lectin for prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in patients with cystic fibrosis
Kubíčková, Božena ; Hodek, Petr (advisor) ; Anzenbacherová, Eva (referee) ; Eckschlager, Tomáš (referee)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the relatively common inherited diseases caused by a mutation in the gene encoding for CFTR protein, which forms a chloride channel that significantly affects ion homeostasis and the associated fluid management of the cell. This disease mainly affects the respiratory and digestive systems, being the most life-threatening in the respiratory tract. Patients with CF suffer from frequent and recurrent respiratory infections that lead to the development of chronic inflammation and gradual destruction of lung tissue. These lung infections, which are caused mostly by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. At present, antibiotics are used in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, but new methods of antibacterial therapy need to be found to overcome the development of resistance. In addition to active immunization of CF patients against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, their passive immunization with specific chicken antibodies directed against this pathogen offers promising possibilities. This dissertation thesis is aimed to verify the prophylactic potential of hen IgY antibodies against the virulence factor Pseudomonas aeruginosa - lectin PAIIL, and to further develop an experimental...
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Development of antibacterial antibodies for cystic fibrosis patients
Vašková, Michaela ; Hodek, Petr (advisor) ; Nosková, Libuše (referee)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the CFTR gene (CF transmembrane conductance regulator). These mutations result in absent or defective CFTR chloride channel function. The susceptibility to bacterial respiratory infections due to the accumulation of thickened mucus and altered glycosylation in lungs is typical for this disease. Bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a major cause of these infections. Among other virulent factors, the pathogenicity of these bacteria is caused by fucose-specific PA-IIL lectin which plays a role as an adhesin. The effect of anti-PA-IIL egg yolk antibodies and multivalent fucose-based PA-IIL inhibitors on PA adherence to lung epithelial cells was studied in this work. Chicken antibodies were isolated from egg yolks before and after immunization with antigen PA-IIL. Specific anti-PA-IIL antibodies were obtained by affinity chromatography using a column with an immobilized PA-IIL. Reactivity of IgY was verified by ELISA. The presence of PA-IIL in the bacterial culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAK, ST 1763) and the ability of antibodies to recognize this bacterial lectin were verified by Western blotting followed by immunodetection. Appropriate culture conditions have also been found for the expression of this lectin. The...
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The development of a model system for studying chloride ion transport in the epithelial cells of patients with cystic fibrosis
Pecková, Kateřina ; Bořek Dohalská, Lucie (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Božena (referee)
Cystic fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect in the CFTR protein, whose main function is chloride transport across epithelial cells. The measurement of CFTR ability to transport chloride is considered a good, and perhaps, the only practical method to assess its activity. In this thesis, the transport of chloride ions across the CFTR channel was studied using airway epithelial cell lines of healthy patients (NuLi-1) and patients with cystic fibrosis (CuFi-1). A fluorescent method using a fluorescent chloride-sensitive probe N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl)-6-methoxyquinolinium (MQAE) was chosen and optimized. This compound is providing fluorescence in the blue part of the spectrum and has the greatest sensitivity to chloride ions. In the development of an optimal method two approaches of chloride transport measurement were used. In the first experiment the secretion of the chloride ions to the buffer containing MQAE was measured. In the second one the dye had to be loaded into cells before performing experiment. Then, the MQAE fluorescence quenched by intracellular chloride was monitored by a change in the fluorescence intensity of the probe. The second method was considered as a usefull and more reproducible to study chloride transport across cell membranes. Moreover, the influence of the CFTR modulator...
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Chicken antibodies - tool for passive immunization of Cystic fibrosis patients
Hadrabová, Jana ; Hodek, Petr (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Božena (referee)
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a congenital disease which affects respiratory and gastrointestinal system. It is the autosomal recessive disorder and it arises from the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) gene mutation. The CFTR is an ion channel for chloride ions transmission. If its function is limited, the pulmonary mucus becomes dense and microorganisms are able to infect the lungs and grow effectively. Most common and dangerous bacteria in CF patients lungs is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Antibiotics are used as the first therapy, but the bacteria becomes resistant against them. The chronic inflammation arises and it proceeds to the pulmonary tissue destruction (fibrosis). New methods of CF patients therapy are searched especially because of antibiotics resistance. The promising approach could be the passive immunization with chicken antibodies specific against Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors. The IgY solution is suitable to be converted to aerosol by nebuliser and the patient could inhale that. As the IgY immunoglobuline can be an inflammatory substance when inhaled, it should be tested what causes in healthy lungs. The Wistar rat was used as a suitable experimental model. At first the chicken antibodies were isolated, then the Fab fragment was prepared by digestion. The...
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