Resveratrol role in Staphylococcus aureus-induced corneal inflammation

Pathog Dis. 2013 Jul;68(2):61-4. doi: 10.1111/2049-632X.12046. Epub 2013 Jun 3.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of trans-resveratrol on Staphylococcus aureus-induced keratitis. Rabbit corneas (intact corneas, abraded corneas and abraded corneas exposed to inactivated S. aureus strains) were placed in an ex vivo culture model. The abraded corneas exposed to S. aureus were divided into two 1-h-treatment sub-groups: corneas treated with trans-resveratrol and corneas treated with vehicle. The tissues were examined by immunohistochemical analyses and quantitative real-time RT-PCR to determine whether resveratrol could reduce TLR2-mediated recognition of S. aureus on epithelial cells and, if so, whether this reduction repressed the expression of inflammatory cytokines. The results demonstrated that resveratrol treatment effectively downregulated cell surface TLR2 on cells stimulated by S. aureus and reduced the expression of interleukin-8 gene. In addition, the corneal culture model tested, which is simple and reproducible, could be an alternative to in vivo animal testing for the development of novel specific therapies.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage*
  • Cornea / immunology
  • Cornea / pathology
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Interleukin-8 / biosynthesis
  • Keratitis / drug therapy*
  • Keratitis / microbiology*
  • Rabbits
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Resveratrol
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Stilbenes / administration & dosage*
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 / biosynthesis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Interleukin-8
  • Stilbenes
  • Toll-Like Receptor 2
  • Resveratrol