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An investigation of the mechanism of destruction by mammalian immune cells of azidelabeled Helicobacter pylori Jennifer Helble, class of 2014 Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative bacterial species that colonizes the gastric tract of over 50% of the world’s population and is one of the leading causes of gastric cancer and peptic ulcers.1 As with many other species of bacteria, certain H. pylori strains have started to build up antibiotic resistance to current treatment methods.1 Thus, there is an essential need for alternative therapeutics to slow the infection rate around the world. H. pylori pathogenesis is directly linked to its ability to glycosylate proteins.2 These glycoproteins are not present in mammalian cells, and are therefore viable targets for selectively labeling H. pylori in a mammalian host. A technique called metabolic oligosaccharide engineering (MOE) can be used to label only H. pylori glycoproteins by using an unnatural sugar that mammalian cells are unable to process.2 Once H. pylori’s glycoproteins have been labeled using this unnatural sugar, they can be linked to an immune stimulant such that the introduction of antibodies and mammalian immune effector cells allow for the destruction of the bacteria.3 This summer, I set out to optimize this approach by investigating varying concentrations of azido-sugar and phosphine warhead. Effectiveness of eradication was determined using a livedead assay, which essentially stains live cells green and dead cells red. The live versus dead cell populations were then counted using an instrument called a flow cytometer, which detects cellular fluorescence. Data generated from the instrument were further analyzed for the percentage of dead cells. My results indicate that there were no significant differences between the original conditions (as used by the Dube lab previously) and the various experimental conditions I explored. Thus, I concluded the original conditions used for prior experiments were appropriate for future experiments. In addition to attempting to optimize the killing conditions of H. pylori, I also set out to investigate the exact immune system mechanism of destruction of the bacteria. There are two possible immune-mediated ways by which H. pylori cell death can occur: antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) and antibody-dependent cell mediated phagocytosis (ADCP). ADCC has been previously shown to be a valid mechanism of destruction but leads to short term immunity.3 The presence of ADCP has yet to be determined, but if found to occur, could lead to long-term immunity and prevention against future infections. Unfortunately, due to complications with the ADCP assay, I have not yet determined if this mechanism of destruction occurs. Faculty Mentor: Danielle Dube Funded by the Kibbe Science Fellowship References 1. McColl, K. E. L. (2010) Helicobacter pylori Infection. New England Journal of Medicine 362, 1597-1604. 2. Dube, D. H., Champasa, K., and Wang, B. (2011) Chemical tools to discover and target bacterial glycoproteins. Chemical Communications 47, 87-101. 3. Kaewsapsak, P., Esonu, O., and Dube, D. H. (2013) Recruiting the Host's Immune System to Target Helicobacter pylori's Surface Glycans. ChemBioChem 14, 721-726.