Lakhtin M.V., Afanasiev S.S., Lakhtin V.M., Aleshkin V.A.

G.N. Gabrichevsky Research Institute for Epidemology & Microbiology, Russia.

ORGAN TYPE FUNCTIONING OF MUCOSAL OPENED CAVITIES OF ORGANISM

      Resume. On the basis of own data conception and its general positions of functioning of mucosal opened cavities of organism as mucosal organ were proposed. Conception and strategies based on it can be useful for development of  bioconstructions in medical biotechnology as well as for prognostic and diagnostic goals in medical microbiology.

Key words: mucosal organ, mucosal barrier, biotope, microbiocenosis, glycoconjugates, recognition, antimicrobials, synbiotic system.

      The functioning of mucosal opened cavities of organism as its mucosal organ (MO) includes the following general characteristics. 1. Universality of structure-functional organization of mucus, individuality of biotope mucus, tropism of local mucus, state of locally changeable mucus in on duty regime. 2. Phenotypes of local MO depend on relationships between probiotic and relatively pathogenic compartments of biotope. 3. Mucus as MO is characterized by space organization (3D-architectures) of host cells and microbiocenosis. Such complex organization of MO is programmed by evolutionary and involutionary mechanisms including biorhythmic assembling-disassembling (periodical abruption and changing of mucus; inducing biosynthesis and degradation). 4. MO reveals itself as multifunctional organ possessed different adaptive network properties (MO as trapped, delivering, adjuvant, stabilizing, preventive, vaccinating, therapeutically reacting in replies on stress, opened for cofunctioning to communications of quorum sensing and cross-talking, tuned/ correcting in processes of recognition/ isolation/ conservation/ elimination/ prolongation of protection in regime of retaining/ keeping of functioning of on duty reverse relationships). 5. Main structures of MO are ranged as hierarchically synchronized in direct supervising supported with opposite relationships: MO—Mucosal layer (external, intermediate, inner)—Cell barrier—Epithelial cell surface—Membrane mucins. It takes play multilevel regulation of mucosal barrier. 6. MO orders mucosal and cellular barrier for localization, submission, fixation and inactivation of pathogens, exclusion of distribution of pathogens all over organism, prevention of cellular transformation of epithelial cells into cancer cells. 7. It takes play coupled network revealing of antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral and antitumor activities of MO. 8. Sensitivity of eukaryotic pathogens (yeast like intermediators between bacterial compositions and associates of microbiocenosis and tissues of the host biotope) serves one of important indicators of antitumor potential of MO.

 9. In case of appearance of tumor like cells possessing decreased level of differentiation, MO functions in accordance of strategy of “reversible compensation” when changed mucosal surrounding medium and cell decor are rebuilt in direction of original healthy status (images of normally functioned MO) that prevents amplification of tumor like cells and further development of tumors. 10. MO serves the library/ catalog/ memory and source of spectra of MGC, as well as diagnostic indicator and sensor accumulator/ amplifier of tumor antigenic signals. 11. MO is used for delivery, depositing and further release of therapeutic agents (therapeutic antibodies against tumor antigens, agents of suppression of other negative biomarkers). 12. Recognition by mucus and local binding to molecular-cellular targets within MO passes by natural ways in on duty regime involving participation of super lectin systems (SLS) involving LS of probiotic microbes and mucin type glycoconjugates (MGC). Such SLS influence organization (net of pores of regulated size, permeability) and regulation of functioning MO. 13. SLS (alone or in complexes to MGC) adapt architecture of MO for delivery of MGC, their retaining and further release by portions (system SLS-MO as adjuvant). SLS support antipathogenic control within MO. 14. SLS initiate, stabilize, support and conserve microbiocenoses of healthy status of biotope. 15. Mucosal biotopes of MO function as synbiotic biotopes (synbiotopes). 16. Diversity of MGC provides latitude of adaptive replies of MO on stress. The choice of panels of MGC depends on mucosal biotope type, current healthy status of individual and diagnosis of patient. 17. On duty network of SLS-MGC increases potential of MO against viral and other inducers of tumors; supports MO as source of therapeutic GC and their cascades. 18. MO and its microbiocenosis function as communicative “bodies” at the level of exchange with signals as well as at supracellular hierarchic levels involving SLS.

      Aforementioned above conception of MO can be applied for choice adequate strategy against pathogens, for diagnostics and prognostics in medical microbiology as well as for bioconstructing in medical biotechnology.

      Strategies, tactics, proposals, methodological aspects and prospects of application of SLS and MGC in respect of functioning MO [1-9, completed].

1. Adequacy of chosen model system “LS of probiotic bacteria in polyacrylamide gel [LSPB-PAG]—Mucin glycoconjugates-PA [MGC-PA]” in respect of MO (its mucosal layer, cell surface mucins and epithelial membranes).

2. It is of reason to use probiotic combinations of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria because of lactobacilli stimulate bifidobacteria (the reverse influence is possible). In addition, LSPB (lectins of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria: LL and LB) as imitators of probiotic cell activities can be used together with PB (providing support of balance, resistance and reliability of molecular-cellular recognition processes in synbiotopes of MO).

2. As a result of delivered LSPB into biotope, construction LSPB—MO will increase structure-functional conservation and stability of healthy status of biotope, its resistance to changes in surroundings (for example, in respect of appearance and amplification of pathogenic microbes and viruses, àppearance of pathogen-induced tumor like cells, their associates and tissues).

3. Exogenic delivery of constructed MO based on LSPB“ into problem biotope will promote exchange MO and altered mucus (as in case of mucus saturated with MGC from surroundings) and allows redistribution of events to support healthy status of biotope (for example, vaginal and rectal).

4. MO as directed multipotent affine architecture under distant control involving chosen complexes LSPB—MGC. Delivery of construction LSPB—(Chosen panel of GC) into MO will increase not only current state of biotope but also allow using construction as source of addressed antimicrobial and antiviral preparations and vaccine ingredients which are based on participation of MGC. For example, sulfated GC reveal activity against human immunedeficit virus (HIV) and chitosans (soluble imitators of chitin) as carriers of therapeutic effectors themselves contribute to sum of antimicrobial actions.

     Construction LSPB—(Chosen panel of MGC) as supporting biotope will increase synbiotic action of MO and vary target-dependent effectiveness of delivered therapeutic antibodies (Ab), antigens, enzymes, antibiotics and bacteriophages into biotope.

5. Other strategies of using MO are based on non-cellular/ free LSPB. Antimicrobial strategies of MO using LSPB can include the following dominating synergistic combinations of lactobacillar and bifidobacterial lectins (LL and BL): a) against pathogenic yeast like fungi (Candida albicans, BL > LL) and pathogenic Gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, LL > BL); b) anti-C.albicans-cascade “Acidic BL—Alkaline LL”; c) anti-C. albicans-combinations of LSPB and phytolectins, BL and azoles. Advantages of such system combinations are in non-dependence on the presence of PB (PB need special conditions for supporting their survival including the absence of a lot of types of antibiotics and other antimicrobials). Disadvantages are inability to use PB-barrier within MO; the lack of biotope uninterrupted  and quick delivery of LSPB produced by local potential PB. 

6. Mutual cofunctioning of Ab-independent network LSPB—MGC together with on duty complement system using C3- and C4-subsystems of protection against pathogens (in normal states and upon systemic diseases).

      Conclusion.

      Aforementioned conception, strategies and results indicate importance and reality of prospects of LSPB and MGC in supporting antipathogenic and antitumor resistance of MO synbiotopes (intestinal, urogenital, others). Some new methodological proposals to increase mucosal immunity of organism are presented. Conception underlines the main principles of balanced application of LSPB in constructing MO resistant to stress signals Proposed strategies also indicate prospects of development of MO constructions for therapy of system and other chronic diseases. Conception and strategies are important for modeling and testing elements/ constituents/ ingredients of MO. Ïðåäëàãàåìàÿ êîíöåïöèÿ âàæíà äëÿ äàëüíåéøåãî ðàçâèòèÿ ýêñïåðèìåíòàëüíûõ ïîäõîäîâ ê áèîìåäèöèíñêîé èíæåíåðèè. Super systems LSPB—MGC reveal universal approach to additional Ab-independed protection in organism. Such SLS complete known protection systems such as complement, receptor lectins, cytokines, defensins, others.  

      References

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2. Lakhtin M., Aleshkin V., Lakhtin V., Afanasiev S.,  Pozhalostina L., Pospelova V. (2010). Probiotic lactobacillus and bifidobacterial lectins against Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus clinical strains: New class of pathogen biofilm destructors. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins (2), 186-196, DOI: 10.1007/s12602-010-9046-3.

3. Lakhtin M., Lakhtin V., Aleshkin A., Bajrakova A., Afanasiev S., Aleshkin V. (2012) Lectin systems imitating probiotics: Potential for biotechnology and medical microbiology. In: Rigobelo EC, editor. Probiotics 2012. New York: InTech, 417–432.

4. Lakhtin V.M., Lakhtin M.V., Bajrakova A.L., Afanasiev S.S., Aleshkin V.A. (2013) Candida albicans: New Aspects of Pathogenicity, Interaction to Antifungals, Biofilms and Preventive Anti-Candida Strategies. In: Dietrich L A and Friedmann T S, editors. Candida albicans: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 145-152.

5. Lakhtin M.V., Lakhtin V.M., Afanasiev S.S., Bajrakova A.L., Aleshkin V.A., Afanasiev M.S., Karaulov A.V., Korsun V.F. (2014) Human Healthy Status Supported by Probiotic Systems Recognizing Glycoconjugates: One more Strategy of Supporting Healthy Biotope. European Science and Technology [Text] : materials of the IX international research and practice conference, Munich, December 24th – 25th, 2014 / publishing office Vela Verlag Waldkraiburg – Munich – Germany, 414-422.     

6. Lakhtin M., Lakhtin V., Afanasiev S., Bajrakova A., Aleshkin V.  Conception of On Duty Molecular-Cellular Probiotic Lectins Systems in Human Stabilized Microcenosis Biotope // BioSpectrum. - 2015. – Issue: VAAM Conference Proceedings. – P. 195.

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8. Lakhtin M.V., Lakhtin V.M., Afanasiev S.S., Karaulov A.V.,  Bajrakova A.L., Aleshkin V.A., Afanasiev M.S. (2016)  Synbiotope – basis against fungal-bacterial pathogens: New anti-Candida strategies (in Russian) // Advances in Medical Mycology. 2016. Vol. 15: 243-246.