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*The ''tadA'' gene is though to be an important regulator for expression of the ''flp'' gene cluster.
*The ''tadA'' gene is though to be an important regulator for expression of the ''flp'' gene cluster.
*Flp1, Flp2, and Flp3 are suspected to play a role in forming pili on the cellular surface of ''H. ducreyi''.
*Flp1, Flp2, and Flp3 are suspected to play a role in forming pili on the cellular surface of ''H. ducreyi''.
*''In vitro'', animal and human models demonstrate that Flps are necessary for ''H. ducreyi'' to form microcolonies, which enables pathogenesis.<ref name="SpinolaFortney2003"></ref>
*''In vitro'', animal, and human models demonstrate that Flps are necessary for ''H. ducreyi'' to form microcolonies, which enables pathogenesis.<ref name="SpinolaFortney2003"></ref>


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Pathophysiology

Transmission

  • Chancroid may develop after transmission of class I or class II of the bacterium Haemophilus ducreyi through sexual contact.[1]
  • A class I gentically distinct subclade strain of H. ducreyi may serve as the etiologic agent of non-sexually transmitted skin ulcers.[2][3]

Pathogenesis

  • H. ducreyi enters the skin through breaks in the epithelium.
  • H. ducreyi produces 3 fimbrialike proteins (Flp), Flp1, Flp2, and Flp3 that help the bacteria adhere to subcutaneous epithelial cells and fibroblasts.[4][5]
  • H. ducreyi recruits inflammatory cells to the infected area and induces secretion of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) from epithelial cells. IL-8 induces neutrophils and macrophages to form abscesses, which may cause the presentation of erythematous papules which progress into intradermal pustules.[5][6][7]
  • Ulcers develop after secretion of the virulence factor H. ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin (HdCDT), which causes necrosis of myeloid and epithelial cells.[7]
  • It is presumed that iron plays an essential role in chancroid pathogenesis.[5]
  • H. ducreyi has the ability to avoid phagocytosis.[7]

Virulence Factors

  • H. Ducreyi produces and secretes 2 major virulence factors: fimbrialike protein (Flp) and H. ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin (HdCDT).
Flp:
  • A 12.8 kb Flp operon regulates the expression of 3 fimbrialike proteins, Flp1, Flp2, and Flp3 in a type IV secretion system. These proteins have been demonstrated to play an important role in adherence to fibroblasts and pathogenesis of chancroid.[4]
HdCDT:[8]
  • HdCDT is a tripartite protein complex consisting of CdtA, CdtB, and CdtC subunits, all of which are required to produce the active form of the toxin.
  • HdCDT activates DNase, inducing DNA double-stranded breaks that result in cellular responses similar to that of ionizing radiation.
  • The effect of HdCDT is cell type-specific.
  • In epithelial cells and fibroblasts, DNA damage activates ATM kinases, which activate RhoA GTPase leading to induction of actin stress fibers and cell distention.
  • RhoA activation is not detected in lymphocytes.

Adhesion

  • The tadA gene is though to be an important regulator for expression of the flp gene cluster.
  • Flp1, Flp2, and Flp3 are suspected to play a role in forming pili on the cellular surface of H. ducreyi.
  • In vitro, animal, and human models demonstrate that Flps are necessary for H. ducreyi to form microcolonies, which enables pathogenesis.[4]

References

  1. Chancroid. MedlinePlus (Decemner 2, 2015). https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000635.htm Accessed January 6, 2015.
  2. Marks M, Chi KH, Vahi V, Pillay A, Sokana O, Pavluck A; et al. (2014). "Haemophilus ducreyi associated with skin ulcers among children, Solomon Islands". Emerg Infect Dis. 20 (10): 1705–7. doi:10.3201/eid2010.140573. PMC 4193279. PMID 25271477.
  3. Gaston JR, Roberts SA, Humphreys TL (2015). "Molecular phylogenetic analysis of non-sexually transmitted strains of Haemophilus ducreyi". PLoS One. 10 (3): e0118613. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118613. PMC 4361675. PMID 25774793.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Spinola, S. M.; Fortney, K. R.; Katz, B. P.; Latimer, J. L.; Mock, J. R.; Vakevainen, M.; Hansen, E. J. (2003). "Haemophilus ducreyi Requires an Intact flp Gene Cluster for Virulence in Humans". Infection and Immunity. 71 (12): 7178–7182. doi:10.1128/IAI.71.12.7178-7182.2003. ISSN 0019-9567.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Abeck D, Johnson AP (1992). "Pathophysiological concept of Haemophilus ducreyi infection (chancroid)". Int J STD AIDS. 3 (5): 319–23. PMID 1391058.
  6. Chancroid. Wikipedia (July 16, 2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chancroid Accessed on January 6, 2016.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chancroid in Emergency Medicine. Medscape (February 12, 2014). http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/781520-overview#a5 Accessed January 8, 2016.
  8. Frisan, Teresa; Cortes-Bratti, Ximena; Chaves-Olarte, Esteban; Stenerlow, Bo; Thelestam, Monica (2003). "The Haemophilus ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin induces DNA double-strand breaks and promotes ATM-dependent activation of RhoA". Cellular Microbiology. 5 (10): 695–707. doi:10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00311.x. ISSN 1462-5814.


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