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The role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species on apoptosis and necroptosis state of macrophages derived from active pulmonary tuberculosis patients

Abstract

Objective

The role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) species in tuberculosis (TB) infection in human is still questioned. The aim of this study was to determine whether M. tuberculosis and M. bovis is associated with apoptosis and necroptosis by measuring the expression of specific signaling pathways components (Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD) and receptor interacting protein 3 (RIP3)), and the level of apoptosis.

Results

We recruited 30 patients with pulmonary TB; 24 patients were infected with M. tuberculosis Beijing strain and six patients with M. bovis BCG strain. M. tuberculosis-infected patients were more likely to have severe lung damage compared to those infected with M. bovis (odds ratio [OR] 7.60; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07–54.09). M. tuberculosis infection was associated with lower expression of FADD and lower apoptosis level of macrophages compared to M. bovis. No significant different of RIP3 between MTBC species groups. In conclusion, M. tuberculosis Beijing strain was associated with severe pulmonary damage, inhibited FADD expression and reduced apoptosis level of macrophages derived from pulmonary TB patients. This suggests that the M. tuberculosis Beijing strain is potentially to be used as determinant of disease progressivity and tissue damage in TB cases.

Introduction

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) continues to significantly impact public health and is associated with one million deaths of tuberculosis (TB) cases annually worldwide [1]. Ability of M. tuberculosis to establish disease is entirely depend on macrophage deaths during infection. Pulmonary macrophages are critical component of the primary innate immune response that have various functions in immune surveillances, removal of cellular debris, microbial clearance, and in resolution of inflammation [2]. There are two pathways of macrophage deaths, apoptosis and necroptosis, that are developed as host antimicrobial defenses in the early TB infection; both of them are programmed cell death [3]. These mechanisms are triggered by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα), oxidative stress, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and other factors [4]. Apoptosis is characterized by signaling cell through Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD), a crucial protein that is associated with death receptors (DRs) [5]. Necroptosis can be induced if apoptotic signaling is inhibited through formation of receptor interacting protein 3 (RIP3) [6, 7].

MTBC comprises of many members including M. tuberculosis, M. africanum, M. canettii, M. bovis, M. microti, M. orygis, M. caprae, M. pinnipedii, M. suricattae and M. mungi) [8]. These members have different cellular components, the ability of human-to-human transmission, and severity of disease [9]. M. bovis lacks of trehalose-containing glycolipids on its cell walls that could affect the virulence and adaptability within the host cells. The genetic analysis showed that the loss of trehalose-containing glycolipids was related to disturbance surface-exposed acyltrehaloses such sulfatides (SLs), diacyltrehaloses (DATs), triacyltrehaloses (TATs) and pentacyltrehaloses (PATs) and the phoPR component signaling system [10, 11]. In M. tuberculosis, this PhoPR system plays a role in the regulation of cell wall complex lipid biosynthesis and the secretion of EsxA/ESAT-6 for modulating the immune response [12]. Reduced this signaling system in M. bovis has been linked to less virulence in humans [11]. Another study showed that MTBC species with dominant PhoP gene expression are hypervirulent and resistant to tuberculosis drugs [13].The role of MTBC species have been proven in various animal models [14], but still be questioned in human [9]. Although some species have 99.9% similarity of nucleotide sequences, they have different abilities to induce macrophages death [15]. Apoptosis and necroptosis play the important roles in innate immune responses against pathogens [16] and are crucial in TB infection [17, 18]. In vitro studies showed that the apoptosis of BCG-infected monocytes by the exogenous drug was associated with a reduction of bacillary viability while necrosis was not associated with reduction of BCG viability [19, 20]. Another study found that if apoptosis was predominated during a TB infection the bacteria were potentially to be cleared [21]. M tuberculosis Beijing strain with high virulent inhibits apoptosis, and triggers necroptosis because it evades the immune system, induces the necrosis, lyses of the cellular components, and induces the parenchymal destruction and therefore is associated with severe TB [22]. The aim of this study was to assess the role of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis on the state of apoptotic and necroptosis of macrophages isolated from TB patients.

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Method

Study setting and patients

Between June and October 2017, a cross-sectional study was conducted. Confirmed new pulmonary TB cases were recruited from Tuberculosis Clinic at Soewandhie Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia. Bacteriological confirmation was conducted by sputum acid fast staining and GeneXpert MTB/RIF test (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA). For the study purpose, the patients underwent fiber optic bronchoscopy to collect bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and the macrophages were collected from the BALF. Patients with HIV co-infection, diabetes mellitus, renal abnormality, heart diseases, immune response disorders such as lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, non-TB pulmonary diseases, and those who previously received anti-TB treatment were excluded. All samples were tested to identify MTBC species using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting two specific genes: RD9 and TbD1.

Assessment of pulmonary damage

The degree of pulmonary damage was classified using the NICE Scoring System based on the total lesions in six lung areas [23]. This system assessed four components: the nodule (N), the infiltration or consolidation (I), the cavity (C), and the ectasis (E) based on chest radiograph of three areas of each lung (i.e. six areas of both lungs). For each area, the possible scores were 1 to 4 indicating the lung damage area of 0–25%, > 25%– ≤ 50%, > 50%– ≤ 75% and > 75%, respectively. The pulmonary damage was then categorized as mild if the total score was 8 or less and severe if the total score was more than 8.

Samples collection and macrophages isolation

BAL was performed using 10 ml of saline solution as described previously [24]. The BALF was centrifuged at 2500 rpm for 15 min, the supernatant was discarded, and cells were resuspended to a cell count of 4 × 105 cells/ml with RPMI 1640 medium. The total cell count was measured using hemocytometer.

FADD and RIP3 expression by immunocytochemical staining

Pellet cells derived from the centrifugation were applied to glass slides and then washed with PBS three times for 10 min. Permeabilization was performed with a CA-630-0.5% Igepal solution (Sigma Aldrich, Saint Louis, MO, USA). H2O2 0.3% was then added and incubated for 10 min before was washed with PBS. The slides were incubated with anti-human monoclonal antibody FADD or RIP3 followed manufacturer’s protocol (Santa Cruz, Oregon, OR, USA). The quantification of the protein expression was conducted according to the previous study [25].

Apoptosis assay

The level of apoptosis in infected macrophages was determined by using the Tunel Assay apoptosis kit per manufacturer’s protocol (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA). Tunel assay was performed with terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase enzymes to determine the fragmentation of DNA. The level of apoptosis was measured based on the previous study [26].

MTBC Species identification and sequence confirmation

The detection of MTBC species was conducted from the BALF. Briefly, DNA was extracted using DNeasy® Blood & Tissue kit (Ambion Inc., Austin, TX, USA). Amplification of gene-specific M. tuberculosis was conducted using RD9 primers (F: 5′-GTGTAGGTCAGCCCCATCC-3′, I: 5-CAATGTTTGTTGCGCTGC-3′, R: 5′-GCTACCCTCGACCAAGTGTT-3′), while M. bovis was identified using TbD1 primers (F: 5′-AGTGACTGGCCTGGTCAAAC-3′, R: 5′-GAGCTCTGTGCGACGTTATG-3′) [27, 28]. The conditions for PCR assays were set up for 30 s at 94 °C (denaturation), followed by 35 cycles of denaturation (94 °C, 30 s), annealing (56 °C, 1 s), and extension (72 °C, 10 min). The confirmation of the strain was conducted by sequencing nine and two of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis samples, respectively and the homology analysis was conducted using Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST).

Statistical analysis

Associations between MTBC species and the degree of lung damage including for each subset of NICE component were assessed using Chi squared test. To compare the level of apoptosis, FADD, and RIP3 of macrophages between M. tuberculosis and M. bovis groups, the Man-Whitney test was employed. For all analyses, significance was assessed at α = 0.05.

Results

Characteristics of patients

Forty new active pulmonary TB patients were successfully diagnosed and met the inclusion criteria and 30 patients were willing to participate and underwent the BAL procedure. Among 30 patients, majority of them (81.37%) were female and more than half (16/30, 53.3%) aged between 21 and 40 years old (Table 1). Majority of the patients (75%) were working as laborer and five patients (16.6%) were working as cow slaughters. Based on clinical symptoms, 90%, 86%, 56% and of the patients had anorexia, experienced weight loss, and had persistent fever, respectively. Only 36.6% of patients had low hemoglobin level and 30.0% had low oxygen saturation.

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics between M. tuberculosis Beijing strain and M. bovis BCG strain

Detection of MTBC species

Based on RD9 gene amplification, 24 (80.0%) M. tuberculosis were identified and nine of them were sequenced for the confirmation. The isolates had 99–100% sequence similarity with the M. tuberculosis Beijing strain 2014 PNGD (Accession no CP022704.2). Six (20.0%) M. bovis were identified and two isolates were sequenced. All of them had 100% sequence similarity with M. bovis BCG strain (Accession no CP033311.1).

Association between MTBC species and lung damage

MTBC species had no association with three NICE components (i.e. the presence of nodule, the infiltrate or consolidation, and the cavity of the lungs) (Table 2). Ectasis, however, was more frequent in M. tuberculosis (OR: 10.0; 95% CI 1.34–74.51). M. tuberculosis was identified in 19 (90.50%) patients with severe lung damage. There was a significant association between M. tuberculosis and severe lung tissue damage, OR: 7.60; 95% CI 1.07–54.09, p = 0.028 (Table 2).

Table 2 Severity of pulmonary damage between M. tuberculosis Beijing strain and M. bovis BCG strain

Association between MTBC species and FADD, RIP3, and apoptosis

Our data indicated that the level of FADD was lower in M tuberculosis group compared to M. bovis, 0.208 ± 1.020 vs. 0.667 ± 1.032 cells with p = 0.046 (see Fig. 1a, b). The level of RIP3 expression was not different between M tuberculosis group and M. bovis (0.333 ± 0.702 vs 0.500 ± 0.836, p = 0.551). Data from Tunel assay indicated that the level of apoptosis in macrophages derived from M tuberculosis group was significantly lower compared to M. bovis group, 0.875 ± 1.676 vs. 2.500 ± 3.331, p = 0.049 (Fig. 1c, d).

Fig. 1
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FADD expression (a, b) and apoptosis (c, d) of macrophages derived from active pulmonary tuberculosis patients infected with M. bovis BCG strain (a, c) and M. tuberculosis Beijing strain (b, d)

Discussion

The outcome and the disease progression of MTBC species infection are varied; exposure to this mycobacterium can be rapidly cleared by innate immunity or direct progression to active TB. Active TB also has a range of presentations and each form is associated with diverse host responses to the pathogen. Studies have provided evidence that different MTBC species is associated with different virulent [29,30,31] and would affect host–pathogen interactions [32]. Phenotypic comparisons between M. tuberculosis and M. bovis have been limited to animal studies, which suggested that M. bovis is likely less virulent [9, 33, 34]. In the present study, 80.0% of TB cases caused by M. tuberculosis and inhibited the cell signaling to apoptosis execution. The previous studies have reported that high virulent M. tuberculosis inhibited apoptosis in TB-cases [35, 36]. Virulent M. tuberculosis H37Rv and Erdman for example inhibited apoptosis stronger compared to non-virulent M. bovis BCG strain, H37Ra, and M. kansaii on human alveolar macrophages of healthy nonsmoking volunteers [36]. Other studies found that M. tuberculosis inhibited and suppressed apoptosis of host macrophages on THP-1 [37, 38] and J774 cell lines [39].

Data from the present study identified that infection of macrophages with M. tuberculosis was associated with a lower level of FADD compared to M. bovis infection. FADD is an adapter protein to bind caspase 8 and caspase 10 precursors and is simultaneously activated and mediated cell signals with caspases 3, 6, and 7 to induce apoptosis [40]. This suggests that M. tuberculosis is able to inhibit signaling of caspases to execute the apoptosis. A study showed that low FADD expression triggered the necrosis [41] and the necroptosis [42]. Altogether, these explain, in part, the finding of present study that M. tuberculosis infection was significantly associated with severe lung damage.

In conclusion, our preeliminary data suggest that M. tuberculosis is associated with more severe lung damage compared to M. bovis infection. M. tuberculosis also inhibits FADD expression and reduces the apoptosis level.

Study limitation

This was a cross-sectional study at a single health center and included small number of pulmonary TB patients determined to be infected predominantly with M. tuberculosis Beijing strains. Therefore, our study was underpowered, which lessened its internal validity. In this study, the FADD expression was used which may not be the best marker for propensity towards apoptosis or necrosis. Therefore, validation using other standard approaches such as caspase-activity and RIP3 phosphorylation is warrant. Finally, we did not assess the necrosis state of the cells and further study to analysis the role of MTBC species on necrosis is therefore also important.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

BALF:

Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid

CI:

Confidence interval

DRs:

Death receptors

FADD:

Fas-associated protein with death domain

LPS:

Lipopolysaccharide

MTBC:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

OR:

Odds ratio

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

RIP3:

Receptor interacting protein 3

TB:

Tuberculosis

TNFα:

Tumor necrosis factor alpha

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Yanti, B., Mulyadi, M., Amin, M. et al. The role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species on apoptosis and necroptosis state of macrophages derived from active pulmonary tuberculosis patients. BMC Res Notes 13, 415 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-020-05256-2

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