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Arthritis and rheumatism · 2008

Protective effects of plasmin(ogen) in a mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced arthritis.

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Guo Yongzhi, Li Jinan, Hagström Elin, Ny Tor

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OBJECTIVE: To assess the functional roles of plasmin in a murine model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced bacterial arthritis.

METHODS: Bacterial arthritis was induced in plasminogen-deficient (Plg(-/-)) and wild-type (Plg(+/+)) littermates by local injection of 1 x 10(6) colony-forming units of S aureus into the knee joints. Human plasminogen was administered to Plg(-/-) mice on days 0-7 or days 7-14. Antibiotic treatment was administered to Plg(-/-) mice on days 7-14. Bacteria counts and histologic, immunohistochemical, and Western blot analyses were performed.

RESULTS: In Plg(+/+) mice, S aureus counts had declined within 2 days, and by day 28 the bacteria had been completely eliminated. However, S aureus was still detectable in all injected joints from Plg(-/-) mice, and bacteria counts were 27 times higher than the amount injected on day 0. The extent of macrophage and neutrophil recruitment to the infected joints was comparable for Plg(+/+) and Plg(-/-) mice on days 1, 7, and 14. The activation of these inflammatory cells appeared to be impaired in Plg(-/-) mice, however. Treatment of Plg(-/-) mice with antibiotic (cloxacillin) resulted in successful killing of the bacteria, but the necrotic tissue remained in the infected joints. When human plasminogen was given intravenously to Plg(-/-) mice daily for 7 days, bacterial clearance was greatly improved as compared with their untreated counterparts, and the amount of necrotic tissue in the joint cavity was dramatically reduced. The expression of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and IL-10 was higher in Plg(+/+) mice than in Plg(-/-) mice during bacterial arthritis.

CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that plasmin plays a pluripotent role in protecting against S aureus-induced arthritis by activating inflammatory cells, killing bacteria, removing necrotic tissue, and enhancing cytokine expression.

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