Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system

IntroductionCutibacterium acnes is a commensal skin bacterium that is involved in bone prosthesis infections (BPIs) and presents low-grade clinical symptoms. C. acnes has been thought to escape the immune system at bone sites.Material and methodsOur study was carried out on a laboratory strain and t...

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Main Authors: Léa Thoraval, Min Tang-Fichaux, Christine Guillaume, Jennifer Varin-Simon, Claire Dumortier, Johan Sergheraert, Fabien Lamret, Mélanie Bonhomme, Frédéric Laurent, Jérôme Josse, Sophie C. Gangloff, Céline Mongaret, Fany Reffuveille, Frédéric Velard
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author Léa Thoraval
Min Tang-Fichaux
Christine Guillaume
Jennifer Varin-Simon
Claire Dumortier
Johan Sergheraert
Fabien Lamret
Mélanie Bonhomme
Frédéric Laurent
Jérôme Josse
Sophie C. Gangloff
Céline Mongaret
Fany Reffuveille
Frédéric Velard
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Min Tang-Fichaux
Christine Guillaume
Jennifer Varin-Simon
Claire Dumortier
Johan Sergheraert
Fabien Lamret
Mélanie Bonhomme
Frédéric Laurent
Jérôme Josse
Sophie C. Gangloff
Céline Mongaret
Fany Reffuveille
Frédéric Velard
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description IntroductionCutibacterium acnes is a commensal skin bacterium that is involved in bone prosthesis infections (BPIs) and presents low-grade clinical symptoms. C. acnes has been thought to escape the immune system at bone sites.Material and methodsOur study was carried out on a laboratory strain and two BPI-related clinical strains, one of which surprisingly induced clinical symptoms of inflammation in the patient. We investigated the ability of these C. acnes strains to trigger in vitro human primary neutrophils (PMN) response through inflammatory mediators measurements (antibody arrays, ELISA, RT-qPCR, zymography) and activation status assessment (flow cytometry), and to induce in vivo PMN recruitment from the bloodstream in mice air-pouch model. PMN-mediated inflammation was also studied in an original in vitro model mimetic of an infected bone site that combine titanium alloy, human primary osteoblasts, human primary neutrophils and C. acnes strains.ResultsWe demonstrated for the first time that both C. acnes planktonic and biofilm cultures, triggered an effective immune response by neutrophils in vitro and their recruitment in vivo. This host response was enhanced when using a strain from a patient with inflammatory signs. In an original infected prosthesis mimetic model, osteoblasts and neutrophils were able to detect C. acnes, but their response to the clinical C. acnes inflammatory strain decreased.ConclusionThis work provides the first evidence showing that the immune cell response to pathogenic C. acnes may be tuned by nonimmune cells at the infected site, such as osteoblasts, which may promote bacterial persistence.
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spelling doaj-art-408e6ef96f3e4def80f36e118262ac0d2025-08-20T02:05:21ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242024-11-011510.3389/fimmu.2024.14687091468709Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune systemLéa Thoraval0Min Tang-Fichaux1Christine Guillaume2Jennifer Varin-Simon3Claire Dumortier4Johan Sergheraert5Fabien Lamret6Mélanie Bonhomme7Frédéric Laurent8Jérôme Josse9Sophie C. Gangloff10Céline Mongaret11Fany Reffuveille12Frédéric Velard13Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CHU Reims, BIOS, Pôle de Médecine Bucco-Dentaire, UFR Odontologie, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceCentre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Université de Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Lyon, FranceCentre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Université de Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Lyon, FranceCentre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI), Université de Lyon, Inserm, U1111, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, Lyon, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, UFR Pharmacie, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, CHU Reims, BIOS, Service Pharmacie, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, UFR Pharmacie, Reims, FranceUniversité de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, BIOS, Reims, FranceIntroductionCutibacterium acnes is a commensal skin bacterium that is involved in bone prosthesis infections (BPIs) and presents low-grade clinical symptoms. C. acnes has been thought to escape the immune system at bone sites.Material and methodsOur study was carried out on a laboratory strain and two BPI-related clinical strains, one of which surprisingly induced clinical symptoms of inflammation in the patient. We investigated the ability of these C. acnes strains to trigger in vitro human primary neutrophils (PMN) response through inflammatory mediators measurements (antibody arrays, ELISA, RT-qPCR, zymography) and activation status assessment (flow cytometry), and to induce in vivo PMN recruitment from the bloodstream in mice air-pouch model. PMN-mediated inflammation was also studied in an original in vitro model mimetic of an infected bone site that combine titanium alloy, human primary osteoblasts, human primary neutrophils and C. acnes strains.ResultsWe demonstrated for the first time that both C. acnes planktonic and biofilm cultures, triggered an effective immune response by neutrophils in vitro and their recruitment in vivo. This host response was enhanced when using a strain from a patient with inflammatory signs. In an original infected prosthesis mimetic model, osteoblasts and neutrophils were able to detect C. acnes, but their response to the clinical C. acnes inflammatory strain decreased.ConclusionThis work provides the first evidence showing that the immune cell response to pathogenic C. acnes may be tuned by nonimmune cells at the infected site, such as osteoblasts, which may promote bacterial persistence.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1468709/fullinflammationCutibacterium acnesbiofilmbone and joint infectionhuman primary neutrophils
spellingShingle Léa Thoraval
Min Tang-Fichaux
Christine Guillaume
Jennifer Varin-Simon
Claire Dumortier
Johan Sergheraert
Fabien Lamret
Mélanie Bonhomme
Frédéric Laurent
Jérôme Josse
Sophie C. Gangloff
Céline Mongaret
Fany Reffuveille
Frédéric Velard
Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
Frontiers in Immunology
inflammation
Cutibacterium acnes
biofilm
bone and joint infection
human primary neutrophils
title Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
title_full Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
title_fullStr Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
title_full_unstemmed Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
title_short Cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
title_sort cutibacterium acnes strains associated with bone prosthesis infections cannot evade the host immune system
topic inflammation
Cutibacterium acnes
biofilm
bone and joint infection
human primary neutrophils
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1468709/full
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