Natural Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Is Associated With Distinct Differences in Cervicovaginal Metabolites.
Natural Clearance of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Is Associated With Distinct Differences in Cervicovaginal Metabolites.
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沙眼衣原体感染的自然清除与宫颈阴道代谢物的明显差异相关。
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10.1093/infdis/jiad155
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发表时间:
2023
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Geisler,WilliamM
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Jordan,StephenJ;Wilson,Landon;Ren,Jie;Gupta,Kanupriya;Barnes,Stephen;Geisler,WilliamM
BackgroundNatural clearance ofChlamydia trachomatisin women occurs in the interval between screening and treatment. In vitro, interferon-γ (IFN-γ)–mediated tryptophan depletion results inC. trachomatisclearance, but whether this mechanism occurs in vivo remains unclear. We previously found that women who naturally clearedC. trachomatishad lower cervicovaginal levels of tryptophan and IFN-γ compared to women with persisting infection, suggesting IFN-γ–independent pathways may promoteC. trachomatisclearance.MethodsCervicovaginal lavages from 34 women who did (n = 17) or did not (n = 17) naturally clearC. trachomatiswere subjected to untargeted high-performance liquid chromatography mass-spectrometry to identify metabolites and metabolic pathways associated with natural clearance.ResultsIn total, 375 positively charged metabolites and 149 negatively charged metabolites were annotated. Compared to women with persisting infection,C. trachomatisnatural clearance was associated with increased levels of oligosaccharides trehalose, sucrose, melezitose, and maltotriose, and lower levels of indoline and various amino acids. Metabolites were associated with valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis pathways.ConclusionsThe cervicovaginal metabolome in women who did or did not naturally clearC. trachomatisis distinct. In women who clearedC. trachomatis, depletion of various amino acids, especially valine, leucine, and isoleucine, suggests that amino acids other than tryptophan impactC. trachomatissurvival in vivo.