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After the deletion of pbpA, LS4828 pbpA grew more slowly and to a lower density than the parent strain (Fig. S5). This growth defect was more pronounced in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth than in Mueller-Hinton II (MHII) broth and resulted in a visible change in the morphology of the cells (Fig. S6). The susceptibilities of LS4828 pbpA are shown in Table 2. The deletion did not impact the MIC susceptibilities to the beta lactams tested when compared to the parent strain. Disc susceptibility assay results were consistent with the broth susceptibility findings. The introduction of plasmid-borne JH2-2 or LS4828 pbpA into LS4828 pbpA had a minimal impact on the susceptibilities to beta-lactams (Table 2).

Our data establish that PBP2B does not appreciably contribute to elevated beta-lactam MICs in LS4828. We were unable to demonstrate any significant differences between the affinities for the fluorescent beta-lactam Bocillin FL of the PBP2Bs from LS4828 and the susceptible strain JH2-2. Competition experiments between Bocillin FL and ampicillin also revealed no difference. It was curious that LS4828 PBP2B was produced in larger quantities than in the other strains examined. However, overexpression seems to have no impact on the elevated MICs. We were able to delete the pbpA gene from LS4828, with minimal consequences for in vitro susceptibility to beta-lactams, leading us to conclude that PBP2B does not contribute to the elevated MICs observed in LS4828.

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Observed synergy with dual beta-lactams against E. faecalis was first described by Mainardi and colleagues with amoxicillin plus cefotaxime against two strains, including JH2-2 (14). Our results confirm synergy for ampicillin and ceftriaxone therapy against this strain. We have also determined alternative synergistic beta-lactam combinations with ceftriaxone plus piperacillin-tazobactam, ertapenem, imipenem, and meropenem against this strain. Additionally, we have shown that the following beta-lactams have synergy with ceftaroline against JH2-2: penicillin, ampicillin, ertapenem, and meropenem. Unlike ertapenem and meropenem combinations, the imipenem-including regimens did not demonstrate consistent synergy, which we do not have an explanation for and which requires further research. This is noteworthy since the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) infective endocarditis guidelines state that imipenem is the most active carbapenem against E. faecalis (13). The lack of penicillin-ceftriaxone synergy for all strains is concerning as penicillin often replaces ampicillin in clinical practice due to the instability of ampicillin once reconstituted (15, 24, 25). For JH2-2, penicillin demonstrated synergy with ceftaroline, but this was not observed for the other strains. Bacteriostatic activity was observed for penicillin plus ceftaroline against L2068 for 0.5 MIC, which was due to the activity of ceftaroline alone. The observed repeated synergies of ceftriaxone or ceftaroline with either meropenem or ertapenem against a penicillin-susceptible strain and an elevated-penicillin-MIC strain warrant further exploration.

The least susceptible E. faecalis strain, LS4828, showed no synergism with any combinations. Additionally, the MBCs for this strain, except for ceftaroline, were unattainable due to higher than chemically stable drug concentrations. The elevated MICs of LS4828 may be attributed to it producing roughly six times the amount of PBP4 and nearly five times the amount of PBP2B compared to the susceptible strains as well as having two point mutations with amino acid substitutions (V223I and A617T) and a deletion of an adenine located in the predicted pbp4 promoter sequence compared to JH2-2 (1). Enterococcal tolerance to the bactericidal activity of beta-lactam antibiotics remains a largely unexplained phenomenon, but it often has little, if any, correlation with susceptibility. The tolerance of LS4828 to dual-beta-lactam combinations despite relatively modest increases in MICs (depending on the assay) is of concern in clinical practice if tolerance is a predictor of clinical failure. A recent prospective study found that patients with PRASEF bacteremia treated with ampicillin- or piperacillin-based regimens were observed to have higher mortality rates than patients with penicillin-susceptible E. faecalis bacteremia (18).

A potential limitation of this study is the small number of strains examined and that the amino acid substitution found in LS4828 is not one commonly found in PRASEF strains. This limitation is mitigated by the promoter region deletion found in both LS4828 and L2068, which is quite common among E. faecalis strains that are reported to be resistant and are confirmed to impact MICs (37). Moreover, the literature involving amino acid substitutions in PBP4 is largely associative, with very few instances where the mutation associated with resistance is causative (38). Finally, by drawing an analogy to beta-lactamases, which evolved from PBPs, it is not unreasonable to assume that the therapeutic effect of an antibiotic will correlate with MICs more than with the specifics of amino acid substitutions. As such, we believe that our data provide a reasonable approximation of the likely response of other E. faecalis strains with similar MICs.

Geordon Avery-Cooper, B.Sc. (Guelph)

The regulation of integrin expression/signalling by TGFbeta, and its possible role in apoptosis of normal murine mammary gland cells.

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Divya Karsanji, B.Sc.H. (Waterloo)

Investigation of the p38 Mitogen activated protein kinase(MAPK) pathway in TGF-beta mediated apoptosis through the non-canonical Par6 pathway.

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Sonja Zours, B.Sc.H. (Guelph)

In vitro characterization of endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EnMT) in response to transforming growth factor-beta (TGF) and its potential involvement in angiogenesis.

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Abstract: The present study is aimed at investigating the effectsof the exogenous estrogen 17[beta]-estradiol (E2) on odontoblasticdifferentiation in human dental pulp cells (HDPCs) immotalized with hTERTgene and their molecular mechanism. Proliferation was detected by BrdU assay,and odontoblast differentiation induction was evaluated by the expression ofdentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), dentin sialoprotein (DSP) and dentinmatrix protein1 (DMP1), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity andmineralization. Estrogen receptor-[alpha] (ER-[alpha]), c-Src, andmitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) were examined and their inhibitorswere used to determine the roles on odontogenic induction. E2 significantlypromoted the HDPC proliferation, which was mediated by extracellularsignal-related kinase 1/2. E2 upregulated DSPP, DSP, and DMP1 as theodontogenic differentiation markers and enhanced ALP activity andmineralization. E2 increased phosphorylation of ER-[alpha] and fulvestrant,an ER downregulator, significantly downregulated DSPP, DMP1, and DSP inducedby E2. Moreover, E2 treatment activated c-Src and MAPKs upon odontogenicinduction, whereas chemical inhibition of c-Src and MAPKs decreasedexpression of DSPP, DMP1, and DSP and mineralization augmented by E2.Moreover, fulvestrant reduced E2-induced phosphorylation of c-Src and MAPKand inhibition of c-Src by PP2 attenuated activation of MAPKs duringE2-induced odontoblastic differentiation. Taken together, these resultsindicated that E2 stimulates odontoblastic differentiation of HDPCs viacoordinated regulation of ER-[alpha], c-Src, and MAPK signaling pathways,which may play a key role in the regeneration of dentin.

Many estrogenic actions are initially mediated by estrogenreceptors (ERs) in the nucleus, which function as ligand-activatedtranscription factors to regulate the expression of estrogen-responsiveelements (ERE) and to associate with membranes in various cells (Falkensteinet al. 2000; Toran-Allerand 2004). Two of these receptors, ER-[alpha] andER-[beta], are expressed mainly in the breast, ovary, and uterus but are alsowidely expressed in other tissues. Homozygous deletion of the ER-[alpha] genein mice results in decreases in longitudinal bone growth, cortical bonedensity, and bone formation, suggesting that ER-[alpha] plays a critical rolein promoting overall bone growth (Korach et al. 1996; Lindberg et al. 2002).Although ERs are expressed in odontoblasts, endothelial cells, and Schwanncells of human pulp tissue, little is known about their biologicalsignificance in terms of odontogenic differentiation in HDPCs.

HDPCs were immortalized by transfection with the telomerasecatalytic subunit hTERT gene (Kitagawa et al. 2007). Cells were cultured ina-MEM supplemented with 10% FBS and 1% penicillin-streptomycin in ahumidified atmosphere of 5% C[O.sub.2] at 37 [degrees]C. For thedifferentiation and mineralization experiments, cells were cultured inodontogenic differentiation induction medium (DIM) that included 100[micro]mol/L of ascorbic acid and 10 mmol/L of [beta]-glycerophosphate. E2 asan estrogenic agent was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).

Galluzzo, P., Rastelli, C., Bulzomi, P., Acconcia, F., Pallottini,V., and Marino, M. 2009. 17beta-Estradiol regulates the first steps ofskeletal muscle cell differentiation via ER-alpha-mediated signals. Am. J.Physiol. Cell Physiol. 297(5): C1249-C1262. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00188.2009.PMID:19726745.

Li, Y., Yan, M., Wang, Z., Zheng, Y., Li, J., Ma, S., et al. 2014.17beta-Estradiol promotes the odonto/osteogenic differentiation of stem cellsfrom apical papilla via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. Stem CellRes. Ther. 5(6):125-137. doi:10.1186/scrt515. PMID:25403930.

In patients on regular HD PWV markedly increased and there was several-fold elevation in the interrelated bone-specific proteins (OC, OP, OPG). PWV was found to be independently associated only with OC (beta:-0.25, p < 0.029) and age (r = 0.411,p < 0.000), but risk factors for arterial calcification had significant impact on OC (systolic blood pressure, hsCRP, BMI), OPG (age, BMI) and OP (LDL-cholesterol). be457b7860