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Vylkova S, Nayyar N, Li W, Edgerton M. Human beta-defensins kill Candida albicans in an energy-dependent and salt-sensitive manner without causing membrane disruption. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 51:154-61. [PMID: 17074797 PMCID: PMC1797696 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00478-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human beta-defensin 2 (hBD-2) and hBD-3 have potent fungicidal activity in the micromolar range. Although little is known about their mechanism of action against Candida species, some similarities to the antifungal mechanism of salivary peptide histatin 5 (Hst 5) seem to exist. Since hBD-2 and hBD-3 have been reported to cause direct disruption of target cell membranes, we compared the effects of hBD-2 and hBD-3 on Candida albicans membrane integrity. Incubation of calcein-loaded C. albicans cells with a dose of hBD-2 lethal for 90% of the strains tested (LD(90)) resulted in a maximal dye efflux of only 10.3% +/- 2.8% at 90 min, similar to that induced by Hst 5. In contrast, an LD(90) of hBD-3 more than doubled calcein release from cells yet did not result in more than 24% of total release, showing that neither peptide caused gross membrane damage. As for Hst 5, killing of C. albicans cells by hBD-2 and hBD-3 was salt sensitive; however, Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) inhibited hBD-2 but not hBD-3 fungicidal activity. Pretreatment of C. albicans cells with sodium azide resulted in significantly decreased ATP release and susceptibility of cells to hBD-2 and hBD-3. However, hBD-3 killing was partially restored at concentrations of > or =0.8 microM, showing energy-independent mechanisms at higher doses. C. glabrata resistance to Hst 5, hBD-2, and hBD-3 is not a result of loss of expression of cell wall Ssa proteins. The candidacidal effects of hBD-2-hBD-3 and Hst 5-hBD-2 were additive, while the index of interaction between Hst 5 and hBD-3 was 0.717 (P < 0.05). Thus, the candidacidal action of hBD-2 shows many similarities to that of Hst 5 in terms of salt sensitivity, ion selectivity, and energy requirements while hBD-3 exhibits biphasic concentration-dependent mechanisms of candidacidal action complementary to those of Hst 5.
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- Slavena Vylkova
- Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Svendsen IE, Lindh L, Arnebrant T. Adsorption behaviour and surfactant elution of cationic salivary proteins at solid/liquid interfaces, studied by in situ ellipsometry. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2006; 53:157-66. [PMID: 17029761 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2006.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2006] [Revised: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Adsorption of the cationic salivary proteins lactoferrin, lactoperoxidase, lysozyme and histatin 5 to pure (hydrophilic) and methylated (hydrophobized) silica surfaces was investigated by in situ ellipsometry. Effects of concentration (</=10 microgml(-1), for lysozyme </=200 microgml(-1)) and dependence of surface wettability, as well as adsorption kinetics and elutability of adsorbed films by buffer and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) solutions were investigated. Results showed that the amounts adsorbed decreased in the order lactoferrin>/=lactoperoxidase>lysozyme>/=histatin 5. On hydrophilic silica, the adsorption was most likely driven by electrostatic interactions, which resulted in adsorbed amounts of lactoferrin that indicated the formation of a monolayer with both side-on and end-on adsorbed molecules. For lactoperoxidase the adsorbed amounts were somewhat higher than an end-on monolayer, lysozyme adsorption showed amounts corresponding to a side-on monolayer, and histatin 5 displayed adsorbed amounts in the range of a side-on monolayer. On hydrophobized substrata, the adsorption was also mediated by hydrophobic interactions, which resulted in lower adsorbed amounts of lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase; closer to side-on monolayer coverage. For both lysozyme and histatin 5 the adsorbed amounts were the same as on the hydrophilic silica. The investigated proteins exhibited fast adsorption kinetics, and the initial kinetics indicated mass transport controlled behaviour at low concentrations on both types of substrates. Buffer rinsing and SDS elution indicated that the proteins in general were more tightly bound to the hydrophobized surface compared to hydrophilic silica. Overall, the surface activity of the investigated proteins implicates their importance in the salivary film formation.
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- Ida E Svendsen
- Biomedical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health and Society, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden.
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Hannig C, Willenbücher S, Becker K, Mahony C, Attin T. Recovery of peroxides in saliva during home bleaching - influence of smoking. J Oral Rehabil 2006; 33:533-41. [PMID: 16774513 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2005.01579.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED The study aimed at determining hydrogen peroxide recovery in saliva during use of different home bleaching products by smokers and non-smokers. Peroxide recovery was evaluated with respect to the safe level reported in the literature. Determination of peroxide levels in saliva was performed with peroxidase, phenol and 4-aminoantipyrin in a photometric method. Four different bleaching regimens were used by 10 smokers and 10 non-smokers: Whitestrips, Vivastyle (tray-based) and two paint-on products (Crest Night Effects, Colgate Simply White). Whole saliva was collected and total amount of peroxide (mg) released during the 60 min bleaching period was determined: Colgate Simply White: 2.67 +/-0.88 (non-smokers); 2.66 +/- 1.17 (smokers); Crest Night Effects: 0.23 +/- 0.13 (non-smokers); 0.25 +/-0.16 (smokers); Vivastyle: 2.47 +/- 0.82 (non-smokers), 2.44 +/- 1.31 (smokers); Whitestrips: 1.39 +/- 0.62 (non-smokers), 2.02 +/- 1.86 (smokers). In terms of amount of peroxide kg(-1) body weight the bleaching systems led to a single exposure of 0.004-0.046 mg kg(-1), which is distinctly less than safe daily dose of 0.26 mg kg(-1) day(-1), if calculated for a small person (58 kg). The criterion smoker versus non-smokers had no influence on peroxide levels in the oral cavity. CONCLUSION Smoking did not appear to impact the anti-oxidant defence capacity of the oral cavity with respect to degrading peroxides released from bleaching products. Significantly lower amounts of peroxides were detected in saliva during application of the paint-on product Crest Nights Effects compared with the other bleaching systems.
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- C Hannig
- Department of Operative Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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Helmerhorst EJ, Venuleo C, Sanglard D, Oppenheim FG. Roles of cellular respiration, CgCDR1, and CgCDR2 in Candida glabrata resistance to histatin 5. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:1100-3. [PMID: 16495279 PMCID: PMC1426449 DOI: 10.1128/aac.50.3.1100-1103.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Histatin 5, a human salivary protein with broad-spectrum antifungal activity, is remarkably ineffective against Candida glabrata. Fluconazole resistance in this fungus is due in most cases to upregulation of CgCDR efflux pumps. We investigated whether the distinct resistance of C. glabrata to histatin 5 is related to similar mechanisms.
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- Eva J Helmerhorst
- Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston University, 700 Albany St., CABR W-201, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA.
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Yao C, Li X, Murdiastuti K, Kosugi-Tanaka C, Akamatsu T, Kanamori N, Hosoi K. Lipopolysaccharide-induced elevation and secretion of interleukin-1beta in the submandibular gland of male mice. Immunology 2005; 116:213-22. [PMID: 16162270 PMCID: PMC1817826 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2005.02212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2004] [Revised: 04/21/2005] [Accepted: 05/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (400 microg/kg body weight) induced the expression of mRNAs of inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in the submandibular gland (SMG) of C3H/HeN mice but not that of C3H/HeJ mice, a mutant strain for Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4(-) mutant). The mRNA levels of these cytokines in the SMG of the wild-type mice increased as early as 3 hr after injection, peaked at 3-6 hr, and had decreased again by 24 hr. In this study, we particularly focused on IL-1beta, and induction by this endotoxin was investigated in detail. Denervation of the superior cervical trunk and chorda tympani nerve did not diminish the LPS-induced elevation of IL-1beta mRNA in the SMG, indicating the irrelevance of the central nervous system in this induction. TLR-4 mRNA and protein were shown to be strongly expressed in the SMG, suggesting the direct action of LPS on this gland. IL-1beta proteins were localized in the secretory granules of granular convoluted tubular (GCT) cells, and their molecular weights in the gland were 17.5 and 20 kDa. IL-1beta of the same size appeared in the saliva 6 hr after LPS injection in C3H/HeN but not in C3H/HeJ mice. The present study thus suggests that IL-1beta, an inflammation cytokine, is induced and secreted into the saliva in response to endotoxin injected intraperitoneally.
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- Chenjuan Yao
- Department of Molecular Oral Physiology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima-shi, Tokushima, Japan
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The acquired pellicle is a biofilm, free of bacteria, covering oral hard and soft tissues. It is composed of mucins, glycoproteins and proteins, among which are several enzymes. This review summarizes the present state of research on enzymes and their functions in the dental pellicle. Theoretically, all enzymes present in the oral cavity could be incorporated into the pellicle, but apparently enzymes are adsorbed selectively onto dental surfaces. There is clear evidence that enzymes are structural elements of the pellicle. Thereby they exhibit antibacterial properties but also facilitate bacterial colonization of dental hard tissues. Moreover, the immobilized enzymes are involved in modification and in homeostasis of the salivary pellicle. It has been demonstrated that amylase, lysozyme, carbonic anhydrases, glucosyltransferases and fructosyltransferase are immobilized in an active conformation in the pellicle layer formed in vivo. Other enzymes, such as peroxidase or transglutaminase, have been investigated in experimental pellicles. Despite the depicted impact of enzymes on the formation and function of pellicle, broader knowledge on their properties in the in vivo-formed pellicle is required. This might be beneficial in the development of new preventive and diagnostic strategies.
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- Christian Hannig
- Department of Operative Dentistry, Preventive Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Brennan MT, Bahrani-Mougeot F, Fox PC, Kennedy TP, Hopkins S, Boucher RC, Lockhart PB. The role of oral microbial colonization in ventilator-associated pneumonia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 98:665-72. [PMID: 15583538 DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2004.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The present article reviews the association between microbial colonization of the oral cavity and the lungs in critically ill patients that develop ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. The risk factors and microorganisms associated with VAP are presented. The role of oral colonization of VAP-associated pathogens (VAP-AP) in the development of VAP is examined. We explore the potential factors involved in oral colonization of VAP-AP, which are atypical bacteria for the oral cavity. Strategies for the prevention or moderation of oral colonization of VAP-AP have had limited success. We need a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of VAP in order to reduce the morbidity, mortality, and cost from this common complication in ICU medicine and surgery.
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- Michael T Brennan
- Department of Oral Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA.
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Baev D, Rivetta A, Vylkova S, Sun JN, Zeng GF, Slayman CL, Edgerton M. The TRK1 potassium transporter is the critical effector for killing of Candida albicans by the cationic protein, Histatin 5. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:55060-72. [PMID: 15485849 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411031200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The principal feature of killing of Candida albicans and other pathogenic fungi by the catonic protein Histatin 5 (Hst 5) is loss of cytoplasmic small molecules and ions, including ATP and K(+), which can be blocked by the anion channel inhibitor 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid. We constructed C. albicans strains expressing one, two, or three copies of the TRK1 gene in order to investigate possible roles of Trk1p (the organism's principal K(+) transporter) in the actions of Hst 5. All measured parameters (Hst 5 killing, Hst 5-stimulated ATP efflux, normal Trk1p-mediated K(+) ((86)Rb(+)) influx, and Trk1p-mediated chloride conductance) were similarly reduced (5-7-fold) by removal of a single copy of the TRK1 gene from this diploid organism and were fully restored by complementation of the missing allele. A TRK1 overexpression strain of C. albicans, constructed by integrating an additional TRK1 gene into wild-type cells, demonstrated cytoplasmic sequestration of Trk1 protein, along with somewhat diminished toxicity of Hst 5. These results could be produced either by depletion of intracellular free Hst 5 due to sequestered binding, or to cooperativity in Hst 5-protein interactions at the plasma membrane. Furthermore, Trk1p-mediated chloride conductance was blocked by 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid in all of the tested strains, strongly suggesting that the TRK1 protein provides the essential pathway for ATP loss and is the critical effector for Hst 5 toxicity in C. albicans.
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- Didi Baev
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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LeClair EE. Four reasons to consider a novel class of innate immune molecules in the oral epithelium. J Dent Res 2004; 82:944-50. [PMID: 14630892 DOI: 10.1177/154405910308201202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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An expanding number of innate immune molecules occupy the "epithelial frontier". This review introduces a recently recognized class of mammalian proteins with similarity to PLUNC (palate, lung and nasal epithelium clone), which is itself related to the host defense protein BPI (bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein). Four emerging lines of evidence unite the PLUNC-like proteins: conserved genetic structure, epithelial expression, three-dimensional protein similarity, and a physiological response to injury or inflammation. By analogy to known proteins of the innate immune system, an emerging hypothesis for this family is that they act as sensors of Gram-negative bacteria in the oral cavity, among other areas.
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- E E LeClair
- Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, USA.
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Viejo-Díaz M, Andrés MT, Fierro JF. Modulation of in vitro fungicidal activity of human lactoferrin against Candida albicans by extracellular cation concentration and target cell metabolic activity. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 48:1242-8. [PMID: 15047526 PMCID: PMC375254 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.4.1242-1248.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The anti-Candida activity of the innate defense protein human lactoferrin was investigated. Lactoferrin displayed a clear fungicidal effect against Candida albicans only under low-strength conditions. This candidacidal activity was inversely correlated with the extracellular concentration of the monovalent cations and was prevented by Na(+) and K(+) (> or 30 mM) and by divalent cations (Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) at > or 4 mM). A slight cellular release of K(+), cytosolic acidification, and a change in the membrane potential were observed in C. albicans cells treated with lactoferrin, suggesting that this protein directly or indirectly interacts with the cytoplasmic membrane. Mitochondrial inhibitors (carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, 2,4-dinitrophenol, azide, and antimycin) as well as anaerobic conditions significantly reduced the killing effect of lactoferrin. These results suggest that low-strength conditions and the cellular metabolic state may modulate the candidacidal activity of human lactoferrin.
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- Mónica Viejo-Díaz
- Department of Functional Biology (Microbiology), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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Wunder D, Dong J, Baev D, Edgerton M. Human salivary histatin 5 fungicidal action does not induce programmed cell death pathways in Candida albicans. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 48:110-5. [PMID: 14693527 PMCID: PMC310185 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.1.110-115.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salivary histatins (Hsts) are potent candidacidal proteins that induce a nonlytic form of cell death in Candida albicans accompanied by loss of mean cell volume, cell cycle arrest, and elevation of intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Since these phenotypes are often markers of programmed cell death and apoptosis, we investigated whether other classical markers of apoptosis, including generation of intracellular ROS and protein carbonyl groups, chromosomal fragmentation (laddering), and cytochrome c release, are found in Hst 5-mediated cell death. Increased intracellular levels of ROS in C. albicans were detected in cells both following exogenous application of Hst 5 and following intracellular expression of Hst 5. However, Western blot analysis failed to detect specifically increased protein carbonylation in Hst 5-treated cells. There was no evidence of chromosomal laddering and no cytochrome c release was observed following treatment of C. albicans mitochondria with Hst 5. Superoxide dismutase enzymes of C. albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae provide essential protection against oxidative stress; therefore, we tested whether SOD mutants have increased susceptibility to Hst 5, as expected if ROS mediate fungicidal effects. Cell survival of S. cerevisiae SOD1/SOD2 mutants and C. albicans SOD1 mutants following Hst 5 treatment (31 micro M) was indistinguishable from the survival of wild-type cells treated with Hst 5. We conclude that ROS may not play a direct role in fungicidal activity and that Hst 5 does not initiate apoptosis or programmed cell death pathways.
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- David Wunder
- Department of Oral Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Baev D, Rivetta A, Li XS, Vylkova S, Bashi E, Slayman CL, Edgerton M. Killing of Candida albicans by human salivary histatin 5 is modulated, but not determined, by the potassium channel TOK1. Infect Immun 2003; 71:3251-60. [PMID: 12761106 PMCID: PMC155775 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.6.3251-3260.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Salivary histatin 5 (Hst 5), a potent toxin for the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans, induces noncytolytic efflux of cellular ATP, potassium, and magnesium in the absence of cytolysis, implicating these ion movements in the toxin's fungicidal activity. Hst 5 action on Candida resembles, in many respects, the action of the K1 killer toxin on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and in that system the yeast plasma membrane potassium channel, Tok1p, has recently been reported to be a primary target of toxin action. The question of whether the Candida homologue of Saccharomyces Tok1p might be a primary target of Hst 5 action has now been investigated by disruption of the C. albicans TOK1 gene. The resultant strains (TOK1/tok1) and (tok1/tok1) were compared with wild-type Candida (TOK1/TOK1) for relative ATP leakage and killing in response to Hst 5. Patch-clamp measurements on Candida protoplasts were used to verify the functional deletion of Tok1p and to provide its first description in Candida. Tok1p is an outwardly rectifying, noisily gated, 40-pS channel, very similar to that described in Saccharomyces. Knockout of CaTOK1 (tok1/tok1) completely abolishes the currents and gating events characteristic of Tok1p. Also, knockout (tok1/tok1) increases residual viability of Candida after Hst 5 treatment to 27%, from 7% in the wild type, while the single allele deletion (TOK1/tok1) increases viability to 18%. Comparable results were obtained for Hst-induced ATP efflux, but quantitative features of ATP loss suggest that wild-type TOK1 genes function cooperatively. Overall, very substantial killing and ATP efflux are produced by Hst 5 treatment after complete knockout of wild-type TOK1, making clear that Tok1p channels are not the primary site of Hst 5 action, even though they do play a modulating role.
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- Didi Baev
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, USA
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Akao N, Tomoda M, Hayashi E, Suzuki R, Shimizu-Suganuma M, Shichinohe K, Fujita K. Cerebellar ataxia due to Toxocara infection in Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus. Vet Parasitol 2003; 113:229-37. [PMID: 12719137 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(03)00079-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We assessed the usefulness of gerbils as an experimental model for neurologic toxocarosis. Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, infected with Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati (1000 eggs/gerbil) showed progressive neurologic disorders from 50 days after infection in T. canis-infected gerbils or from 120 days after infection in T. cati-infected gerbils. The incidence of the onset was 6 of the 13 gerbils (49%) in the T. canis-gerbils and 5 of the 7 gerbils (71%) in the T. cati-gerbils. Histopathologically, the cerebellum was the most affected in both groups. We observed loss of Purkinje cells, glial nerve fibers, and nerve sheaths. We also found foci consisting of aggregated macrophages scattered in the white matter of the cerebellum. The affected gerbils showed ataxia and ultimately died of cachexia. Our findings suggest that irreversible neurologic toxocarosis in gerbils can be induced by infection with either T. canis or T. cati.
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- Nobuaki Akao
- Section of Environmental Parasitology, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima 1-5-45, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
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Idzko M, Panther E, Bremer HC, Sorichter S, Luttmann W, Virchow CJ, Di Virgilio F, Herouy Y, Norgauer J, Ferrari D. Stimulation of P2 purinergic receptors induces the release of eosinophil cationic protein and interleukin-8 from human eosinophils. Br J Pharmacol 2003; 138:1244-50. [PMID: 12711624 PMCID: PMC1573766 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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1. Extracellular nucleotides are the focus of increasing attention for their role as extracellular mediators since they are released into the extracellular environment in a regulated manner and/or as a consequence of cell damage. 2. Here, we show that human eosinophils stimulated with different nucleotides release eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and the chemokine interleukin 8 (IL-8), and that release of these two proteins has a different nucleotide requirement. 3. Release of ECP was triggered in a dose-dependent manner by ATP, UTP and UDP, but not by 2'-&3'-o-(4-benzoyl-benzoyl)adenosine 5'-triphosphate (BzATP), ADP and alpha,beta-methylene adenosine 5' triphosphate (alpha,beta-meATP). Release of IL-8 was triggered by UDP, ATP, alpha,beta-meATP and BzATP, but not by UTP or ADP. Pretreatment with pertussis toxin abrogated nucleotide-stimulated ECP but not IL-8 release. 4. Release of IL-8 stimulated by BzATP was fully blocked by the P2X(7) blocker KN-62, while release triggered by ATP was only partially inhibited. IL-8 secretion due to UDP was fully insensitive to KN-62 inhibition. 5. Priming of eosinophils with GM-CSF increased IL-8 secretion irrespectively of the nucleotide used as a stimulant. 6. It is concluded that extracellular nucleotides trigger secretion of ECP by stimulating a receptor of the P2Y subfamily (possibly P2Y(2)), while, on the contrary, nucleotide-stimulated secretion of IL-8 can be due to activation of both P2Y (P2Y(6)) and P2X (P2X(1) and P2X(7)) receptors.
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- Marco Idzko
- Department of Pneumology, University of Freiburg, D-79104 Freiburg i. Br., Germany.
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