We used isogenic mutant strains that were deficient or over-expressed capsule to study the function of the alginate exopolysaccharide in the interaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with the human airway epithelial cells (AEC) in the presence or absence of surfactant protein A (SP-A). SP-A prevented the invasion of AEC by alginate-producing P. aeruginosa strains because of a direct effect on the AEC. Monoclonal antibodies to CKAP4/P63, the principal SP-A-binding receptor on AEC, or inhibition of its expression using specific siRNA reduced the invasion of both highly encapsulated and poorly encapsulated strains, but not the invasion of the acapsular mutant. Treatment of AEC with SP-A, monoclonal antibodies to CKAP4/P63, or CKAP4/P63-specific siRNA decreased the binding of purified alginate exopolysaccharide to AEC. Alginate binding to AEC reduced SP-A release by these cells. Because the alginate exopolysaccharide is surface-exposed, levels of SP-A may be crucial to modulate the interaction of P. aeruginosa with AEC.
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