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. 2024 Dec;48(6):3727-3742.
doi: 10.1007/s11259-024-10526-6. Epub 2024 Sep 9.

Minthostachys verticillata essential oil modulates cytokine synthesis and Staphylococcus aureus internalization in MAC-T cells at least through TLR4/MyD88/NFkB pathway

Sofía Arsaute  1   2 , Elina Beatriz Reinoso  1   2 , María Eugenia Cecchini  1   2 , Melina Vanesa Moliva  1   2 , Ivana Dalila Montironi  1   2 , Laura Noelia Cariddi  3   4
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Minthostachys verticillata essential oil modulates cytokine synthesis and Staphylococcus aureus internalization in MAC-T cells at least through TLR4/MyD88/NFkB pathway

Sofía Arsaute et al. Vet Res Commun. 2024 Dec.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the activation pathway(s) triggered by Minthostachys verticillata essential oil (EO) in bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T) challenged with a strain of bovine Staphylococcus aureus. MAC-T cells were stimulated with EO, S. aureus or pre-treated with EO and then challenged with S. aureus. Cytokine's release was measured by ELISA. The mRNA for TLR2, TLR4, NOD2, MyD88 and NFκB was quantified by RT-qPCR. S. aureus adherence and internalization was also evaluated. MAC-T cells stimulated with S. aureus synthesized high levels of IL-1ß and IL-6 were kept up to 48 h, while IL-4 levels were not altered. Cells pre-treated with EO for 2 and 6 h and then challenged with S. aureus showed a significant increase of IL-1β and IL-6. However, in these cells, a decrease in IL-1ß and IL-6 levels and an increase of IL-4 values was observed from 24 h. No significant increase in the expression levels of TLR2 or NOD2 was detected in all stimulated cells. However, the expression of TLR4, MyD88 and NFκB was increased in cells stimulated with S. aureus at 2 and 6 h as well as in cells pre-treated with EO between 2 and 6 h and then challenged with S. aureus. The NFκB expression levels was similar to control at 24 h in all stimulated cells, although pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and TLR4 and MyD88 expression levels remained high in cells stimulated with S. aureus. This results suggested the activation of other pathways independent of MyD88 by the pathogen that involucrated the activation of others transcription factors. Pre-treatment with EO during 2, 6 and 24 h did not affect S. aureus adherence but decreased its internalization. In conclusion, pre-treatment with EO increased the IL-1β and IL-6 synthesis during the first hours post-challenged with S. aureus up-regulating TLR4/MyD88/NFκB pathway. Furthermore, EO increased the IL-4 levels from 6 to 24 h down-regulating the NFκB and possibly other transcription factors activated by the pathogen, which decreased its internalization into MAC-T cells.

Keywords: Bovine mastitis; Contagious pathogens; Essential oils; Immunomodulation; Innate immunity.

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