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Almeida NLM, Peralta LCF, Pontes FML, Rinaldo D, Porto VC, Lara VS. Anti-Candida activity and biocompatibility of silver nanoparticles associated with denture glaze: a new approach to the management of denture stomatitis. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024; 69:1229-1246. [PMID: 38652435 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-024-01161-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The association of silver nanoparticles (AgNps) to sealant agent Palaseal® can be a promising alternative for complete denture wearers who may develop denture stomatitis (DS). The study aimed to evaluate the anti-Candida and biocompatible potential of silver nanoparticles synthesized by three routes associated with denture glaze to prevent and/or treat oral candidiasis. Surface acrylic resin specimens were treated with different associations of glaze with AgNps (VER+AgUV, VER+AgTurk and VER+AgGm). As controls, specimens were treated with glaze+nystatin (VER+Nyst), glaze only (VER) or submerged in PBS (PBS). Afterwards, Candida albicans biofilm was developed for 24 h, 15 d and 30 d. Subsequently, the biofilm was quantified by CFU/mL, XTT assay and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Fibroblasts were submitted to conditioned medium with the same associations for 24, 48 and 72 h and LIVE/DEAD® viability test was carried out. Regardless of the period, there was a significant reduction (p < 0.01) of viable fungal cells load, as well as inhibition of fungal metabolic activity, in specimens treated with glaze+AgNps associations, compared to VER and PBS. The anti-Candida effects of the associations were similar to the VER+Nyst group, with emphasis on VER+AgGm, which showed the highest percentage values of non-viable fungal cells maintained over time. The associations did not prove toxicity to fibroblasts. The AgNps exerted antimicrobial activity against C. albicans biofilms and are biocompatible. The most effective results were achieved with the association of glaze+silver nanoparticles synthesized by the green chemistry method (AgGm), proving to be an innovative alternative in the management of DS.
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- Nara Lígia Martins Almeida
- Department of Surgery, Stomatology, Pathology and Radiology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Bauru, 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Bauru 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Brazil
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- Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Bauru 17012-901, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Stomatology, Pathology and Radiology, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo (USP), Bauru, 17012-901, Brazil.
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Jørgensen MR. Pathophysiological microenvironments in oral candidiasis. APMIS 2024. [PMID: 38571459 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Oral candidiasis (OC), a prevalent opportunistic infection of the oral mucosa, presents a considerable health challenge, particularly in individuals with compromised immune responses, advanced age, and local predisposing conditions. A considerable part of the population carries Candida in the oral cavity, but only few develop OC. Therefore, the pathogenesis of OC may depend on factors other than the attributes of the fungus, such as host factors and other predisposing factors. Mucosal trauma and inflammation compromise epithelial integrity, fostering a conducive environment for fungal invasion. Molecular insights into the immunocompromised state reveal dysregulation in innate and adaptive immunity, creating a permissive environment for Candida proliferation. Detailed examination of Candida species (spp.) and their virulence factors uncovers a nuanced understanding beyond traditional C. albicans focus, which embrace diverse Candida spp. and their strategies, influencing adhesion, invasion, immune evasion, and biofilm formation. Understanding the pathophysiological microenvironments in OC is crucial for the development of targeted therapeutic interventions. This review aims to unravel the diverse pathophysiological microenvironments influencing OC development focusing on microbial, host, and predisposing factors, and considers Candida resistance to antifungal therapy. The comprehensive approach offers a refined perspective on OC, seeking briefly to identify potential therapeutic targets for future effective management.
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- Mette Rose Jørgensen
- Section of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Odontology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Muszalska-Kolos I, Dwiecki PM. Searching for Conjugates as New Structures for Antifungal Therapies. J Med Chem 2024. [PMID: 38470824 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The progressive increase in fungal infections and the decrease in the effectiveness of current therapy explain research on new drugs. The synthesis of compounds with proven antifungal activity, favorable physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties affecting their pharmaceutical availability and bioavailability, and limiting or eliminating side effects has become the goal of many studies. The publication describes the directions of searching for new compounds with antifungal activity, focusing on conjugates. The described modifications include, among others, azoles or amphotericin B in combination with fatty acids, polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers. The benefits of these combinations in terms of activity, mechanism of action, and bioavailability were indicated. The possibilities of creating or using nanoparticles, "umbrella" conjugates, siderophores (iron-chelating compounds), and monoclonal antibodies were also presented. Taking into account the role of vaccinations in prevention, the scope of research related to developing a vaccine protecting against fungal infections was also indicated.
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- Izabela Muszalska-Kolos
- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3, 60-806 Poznan, Poland
- Pharmaceutical Company "Ziołolek" Sp. z o.o., Starolecka 189, 61-341 Poznan, Poland
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Wang J, Shen J, Chen D, Liao B, Chen X, Zong Y, Wei Y, Shi Y, Liu Y, Gou L, Zhou X, Cheng L, Ren B. Secretory IgA reduced the ergosterol contents of Candida albicans to repress its hyphal growth and virulence. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2024; 108:244. [PMID: 38421461 PMCID: PMC10904422 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-024-13063-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Candida albicans, one of the most prevalent conditional pathogenic fungi, can cause local superficial infections and lethal systemic infections, especially in the immunocompromised population. Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) is an important immune protein regulating the pathogenicity of C. albicans. However, the actions and mechanisms that sIgA exerts directly against C. albicans are still unclear. Here, we investigated that sIgA directs against C. albicans hyphal growth and virulence to oral epithelial cells. Our results indicated that sIgA significantly inhibited C. albicans hyphal growth, adhesion, and damage to oral epithelial cells compared with IgG. According to the transcriptome and RT-PCR analysis, sIgA significantly affected the ergosterol biosynthesis pathway. Furthermore, sIgA significantly reduced the ergosterol levels, while the addition of exogenous ergosterol restored C. albicans hyphal growth and adhesion to oral epithelial cells, indicating that sIgA suppressed the growth of hyphae and the pathogenicity of C. albicans by reducing its ergosterol levels. By employing the key genes mutants (erg11Δ/Δ, erg3Δ/Δ, and erg3Δ/Δ erg11Δ/Δ) from the ergosterol pathway, sIgA lost the hyphal inhibition on these mutants, while sIgA also reduced the inhibitory effects of erg11Δ/Δ and erg3Δ/Δ and lost the inhibition of erg3Δ/Δ erg11Δ/Δ on the adhesion to oral epithelial cells, further proving the hyphal repression of sIgA through the ergosterol pathway. We demonstrated for the first time that sIgA inhibited C. albicans hyphal development and virulence by affecting ergosterol biosynthesis and suggest that ergosterol is a crucial regulator of C. albicans-host cell interactions. KEY POINTS: • sIgA repressed C. albicans hyphal growth • sIgA inhibited C. albicans virulence to host cells • sIgA affected C. albicans hyphae and virulence by reducing its ergosterol levels.
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- Jiannan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
- Department of Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Doron I, Kusakabe T, Iliev ID. Immunoglobulins at the interface of the gut mycobiota and anti-fungal immunity. Semin Immunol 2023; 67:101757. [PMID: 37003056 PMCID: PMC10192079 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2023.101757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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The dynamic and complex community of microbes that colonizes the intestines is composed of bacteria, fungi, and viruses. At the mucosal surfaces, immunoglobulins play a key role in protection against bacterial and fungal pathogens, and their toxins. Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) is the most abundantly produced antibody at the mucosal surfaces, while Immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotypes play a critical role in systemic protection. IgA and IgG antibodies with reactivity to commensal fungi play an important role in shaping the mycobiota and host antifungal immunity. In this article, we review the latest evidence that establishes a connection between commensal fungi and B cell-mediated antifungal immunity as an additional layer of protection against fungal infections and inflammation.
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- Itai Doron
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA; The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA; The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Division, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA; The Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA; Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis Program, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Černáková L, Rodrigues CF. Microbial interactions and immunity response in oral Candida species. Future Microbiol 2020; 15:1653-1677. [PMID: 33251818 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2020-0113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Oral candidiasis are among the most common noncommunicable diseases, related with serious local and systemic illnesses. Although these infections can occur in all kinds of patients, they are more recurrent in immunosuppressed ones such as patients with HIV, hepatitis, cancer or under long antimicrobial treatments. Candida albicans continues to be the most frequently identified Candida spp. in these disorders, but other non-C. albicans Candida are rising. Understanding the immune responses involved in oral Candida spp. infections is a key feature to a successful treatment and to the design of novel therapies. In this review, we performed a literature search in PubMed and WoS, in order to examine and analyze common oral Candida spp.-bacteria/Candida-Candida interactions and the host immunity response in oral candidiasis.
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- Lucia Černáková
- Department of Microbiology & Virology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology & Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
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Millet N, Solis NV, Swidergall M. Mucosal IgA Prevents Commensal Candida albicans Dysbiosis in the Oral Cavity. Front Immunol 2020; 11:555363. [PMID: 33193324 PMCID: PMC7642201 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.555363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The fungus Candida albicans colonizes the oral mucosal surface of 30–70% of healthy individuals. Due to local or systemic immunosuppression, this commensal fungus is able to proliferate resulting in oral disease, called oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC). However, in healthy individuals C. albicans causes no harm. Unlike humans mice do not host C. albicans in their mycobiome. Thus, oral fungal challenge generates an acute immune response in a naive host. Therefore, we utilized C. albicans clinical isolates which are able to persist in the oral cavity without causing disease to analyze adaptive responses to oral fungal commensalism. We performed RNA sequencing to determine the transcriptional host response landscape during C. albicans colonization. Pathway analysis revealed an upregulation of adaptive host responses due to C. albicans oral persistence, including the upregulation of the immune network for IgA production. Fungal colonization increased cross-specific IgA levels in the saliva and the tongue, and IgA+ cells migrated to foci of fungal colonization. Binding of IgA prevented fungal epithelial adhesion and invasion resulting in a dampened proinflammatory epithelial response. Besides CD19+ CD138− B cells, plasmablasts, and plasma cells were enriched in the tongue of mice colonized with C. albicans suggesting a potential role of B lymphocytes during oral fungal colonization. B cell deficiency increased the oral fungal load without causing severe OPC. Thus, in the oral cavity B lymphocytes contribute to control commensal C. albicans carriage by secreting IgA at foci of colonization thereby preventing fungal dysbiosis.
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- Nicolas Millet
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States.,Institute for Infection and Immunity, The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States.,Institute for Infection and Immunity, The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States.,Institute for Infection and Immunity, The Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, United States.,David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Di Mambro T, Guerriero I, Aurisicchio L, Magnani M, Marra E. The Yin and Yang of Current Antifungal Therapeutic Strategies: How Can We Harness Our Natural Defenses? Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:80. [PMID: 30804788 PMCID: PMC6370704 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Fungal infections have aroused much interest over the last years because of their involvement in several human diseases. Immunocompromission due to transplant-related therapies and malignant cancer treatments are risk factors for invasive fungal infections, but also aggressive surgery, broad-spectrum antibiotics and prosthetic devices are frequently associated with infectious diseases. Current therapy is based on the administration of antifungal drugs, but the occurrence of resistant strains to the most common molecules has become a serious health-care problem. New antifungal agents are urgently needed and it is essential to identify fungal molecular targets that could offer alternatives for development of treatments. The fungal cell wall and plasma membrane are the most important structures that offer putative new targets which can be modulated in order to fight microbial infections. The development of monoclonal antibodies against new targets is a valid therapeutic strategy, both to solve resistance problems and to support the immune response, especially in immunocompromised hosts. In this review, we summarize currently used antifungal agents and propose novel therapeutic approaches, including new fungal molecular targets to be considered for drug development.
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- Tomas Di Mambro
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy.,Diatheva s.r.l., Cartoceto, Italy
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- Takis s.r.l., Rome, Italy.,Veterinary Immunotherapy and Translational Research, Rome, Italy
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- Takis s.r.l., Rome, Italy.,Veterinary Immunotherapy and Translational Research, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy.,Diatheva s.r.l., Cartoceto, Italy
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- Takis s.r.l., Rome, Italy.,Veterinary Immunotherapy and Translational Research, Rome, Italy
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van der Wielen PA, Holmes AR, Cannon RD. Secretory component mediates Candida albicans binding to epithelial cells. Oral Dis 2017; 22:69-74. [PMID: 26577981 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Revised: 11/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Candida albicans attaches to oral surfaces via a number of mechanisms including adherence mediated by salivary components adsorbed to the C. albicans cell surface. Our goal was to identify the salivary molecules involved. MATERIALS AND METHODS Biotinylated salivary polypeptides that were bound by C. albicans were detected in extracts from washed, saliva-treated yeast cells by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electroblot or immunoblot transfer analysis and purified by electroelution. Purified material was tested for the ability to promote the adherence of radiolabelled C. albicans yeast cells to cultured epithelial monolayers. RESULTS Three of the polypeptides bound by C. albicans cells were identified as components of secretory IgA, including secretory component. Using non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, we demonstrated that secretory component could be detected in its free form in saliva, and was bound by yeast cells. Secretory component which was purified by electroelution from non-denaturing PAGE-separated saliva, without detectable complete IgA, promoted adherence of yeast cells to cultured epithelial monolayers in a dose-dependent fashion. CONCLUSION These results indicate that despite the inhibitory effect on adherence of IgA specific to C. albicans, IgA components, in particular secretory component, also promote binding to cultured epithelial monolayers.
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- P A van der Wielen
- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Sir John Walsh Research Institute, University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Salvatori O, Puri S, Tati S, Edgerton M. Innate Immunity and Saliva in Candida albicans-mediated Oral Diseases. J Dent Res 2016; 95:365-71. [PMID: 26747422 DOI: 10.1177/0022034515625222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The oral cavity is a unique niche where Candida albicans infections occur in immunocompetent as well as immunosuppressed individuals. Here we critically review the significance of human innate immune response in preventing oral candidiasis. One important line of defense against oropharyngeal candidiasis is the oral microbiota that prevents infection by competing for space and nutrients as well as by secreting antagonistic molecules and triggering local inflammatory responses. C. albicans is able to induce mucosal defenses through activation of immune cells and production of cytokines. Also, saliva contains various proteins that affect C. albicans growth positively by promoting mucosal adherence and negatively through immune exclusion and direct fungicidal activity. We further discuss the role of saliva in unifying host innate immune defenses against C. albicans as a communicating medium and how C. albicans overgrowth in the oral cavity may be a result of aberrations ranging from microbial dysbiosis and salivary dysfunction to epithelial damage. Last we underscore select oral diseases in which C. albicans is a contributory microorganism in immune-competent individuals.
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- O Salvatori
- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
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Oncul B, Karakis D, Dogruman Al F. The effect of two artificial salivas on the adhesion of Candida albicans to heat-polymerized acrylic resin. J Adv Prosthodont 2015; 7:93-7. [PMID: 25932306 PMCID: PMC4414952 DOI: 10.4047/jap.2015.7.2.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Xerostomia can diminish the quality of life, leads to changes in normal chemical composition of saliva and oral microbiata, and increases the risk for opportunistic infections, such as Candida albicans. Various artificial salivas have been considered for patients with xerostomia. However, the knowledge on the antifungal and antiadhesive activity of artificial saliva substitutes is limited. The aim of the present study was to evaluate influence of two artificial salivas on the adhesion of Candida albicans to the polymethylmethacrylate disc specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two commercial artificial salivas (Saliva Orthana and Biotene Oral Balance Gel) were selected. 45 polymethylmethacrylate disc specimens were prepared and randomly allocated into 3 groups; Saliva Orthana, Biotene-Oral Balance gel and distilled water. Specimens were stored in the artificial saliva or in the sterile distilled water for 60 minutes at 37℃. Then they were exposed to yeast suspensions including Candida albicans. Yeast cells were counted using ×40 magnification under a light microscope and data were analysed. RESULTS Analysis of data indicated statistically significant difference in adhesion of Candida albicans among all experimental groups (P=.000). Findings indicated that Saliva Orthana had higher adhesion scores than the Biotene Oral Balance gel and distilled water (P<.05). CONCLUSION In comparison of Saliva Orthana, the use of Biotene Oral Balance Gel including lysozyme, lactoferrin and peroxidase may be an appropriate treatment method to prevent of adhesion of Candida albicans and related infections in patients with xerostomia.
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- Burcin Oncul
- Department of Prosthodontics, Tepebasi Oral and Dental Health Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Mishra NN, Ali S, Shukla PK. A monoclonal antibody against 47.2 kDa cell surface antigen prevents adherence and affects biofilm formation of Candida albicans. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 31:11-21. [PMID: 25325986 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-014-1760-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Candida albicans is an opportunistic dimorphic pathogen that exists in both planktonic and biofilm phases causing deep-rooted infections in mainly immunocompromised patients. Antibodies are believed to play anti-Candida activity by different mechanisms, like inhibition of adhesion and neutralization of virulence-related antigens. Inhibition of adhesion is one of the important strategies to prevent Candida infections and biofilm formation. In this study, monoclonal antibody (MAb 7D7) against C. albicans biofilm cell surface antigen (47.2 kDa) was generated to determine the changes in adherence and viability of C. albicans. In this regard XTT assay was carried out in 30, 60, 90 min and 48 h (maturation time) time points using MAb 7D7 and it (MAb 7D7) was found to be effective against adhesion and the formation of C. albicans biofilm on polystyrene as well as monolayer of human epithelial cells (HeLa). This result may also prove to be a valuable addition to the reagents available to study C. albicans cell surface dynamics and interaction of the fungus with host cells.
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- Nripendra Nath Mishra
- Medical Mycology Lab, Division of Microbiology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, 226 031, India
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Gonçalves e Silva CR, Oliveira LDD, Leão MVP, Jorge AOC. Candida spp. adherence to oral epithelial cells and levels of IgA in children with orthodontic appliances. Braz Oral Res 2014; 28:28-32. [PMID: 25000599 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242013005000031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Adhesion and colonization of the oral cavity by Candida albicans is an initial step in candidosis. Orthodontic and other oral appliances seem to favor candidal presence. The aim of this work was to compare the presence of Candida species in saliva, their adherence to oral epithelial cells, and the levels of anti–C. albicans IgA in children with or without orthodontic appliances. This study included 30 children 5 to 12 years old (9.1 ± 1.7 years old) who were users of removable orthodontic devices for at least 6 months and 30 control children of similar ages (7.7 ± 1.5 years old). The presence of yeast species in the saliva was evaluated by microbiological methods. Candida species were identified using phenotypic methods. Anti–C. albicans IgA levels in saliva were analyzed by ELISA. The yeasts adhering to oral epithelial cells were assessed by exfoliative cytology. No statistically significant differences were observed for saliva yeast counts and anti–C. albicans IgA levels between the studied groups. Children with orthodontic devices exhibited more yeast cells adhering to oral epithelial cells and a higher percentage of non-albicans species relative to the control group. In conclusion, orthodontic appliances may favor the adherence of Candida to epithelial cells but do not influence the presence of these yeasts in saliva, and the levels of anti–C. albicans IgA do not correlate with yeast adherence or presence of Candida in the oral cavity
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Cavalcanti IMG, Silva WJD, Lucena SCD, Pousa CC, Del Bel Cury AA. Influence of substratum position and acquired pellicle on Candida albicans biofilm. Braz Oral Res 2014; 27:369-75. [PMID: 23780496 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-83242013005000020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the substratum position and the saliva acquired pellicle (AP) on Candida albicans biofilm development. Poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) disks were fabricated and randomly allocated to experimental groups: HNP (disks placed in a horizontal position and uncoated by pellicle), VNP (disks placed in a vertical position and uncoated by pellicle), HCP (disks placed in a horizontal position and coated by pellicle), and VCP (disks placed in a vertical position and coated by pellicle). Disks were placed in a 24-well plate and a suspension of 107 cells/mL of Candida albicans was added to each well for biofilm development. The plates were aerobically incubated at 35°C. The biofilms were evaluated at 1.5 (adhesion time point), 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours. The number of viable cells was quantified in terms of the colony-forming units per milliliter (CFU/mL). Metabolic activity was measured by the XTT assay. The biofilm structure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. The data were analyzed by three-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's test, with significance set at 5%. The vertical groups showed less biofilm formation and lower metabolic activity than the horizontal groups (p<0.05). Significant differences in cell viability and metabolic activity were observed between the adhesion and other time points (p<0.05), but these variables were not affected by the presence of the pellicle (p>0.05). It can be concluded that the substratum position influenced biofilm development.
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- Indira Moraes Gomes Cavalcanti
- Univ of Campinas-UNICAMP, Piracicaba Dental School, Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Shin K, Yun Y, Yi S, Lee HG, Cho JC, Suh KD, Lee J, Park J. Biofilm-forming ability of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from human skin. J Dermatol Sci 2013; 71:130-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2012] [Revised: 02/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Elguezabal N, Maza JL, Moragues MD, Pontón J. Monoclonal antibody-mediated inhibition of adhesion of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to human epithelial cells. Eur J Oral Sci 2009; 117:474-8. [PMID: 19627362 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2009.00642.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the role of whole saliva, four saliva-derived preparations, and six monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), directed against components of the cell wall of Candida albicans, on the adhesion of C. albicans and Candida dubliniensis to human epithelial cells (HEC). C. albicans serotype A NCPF 3153 and C. albicans serotype B ATCC 90028 showed higher adhesion to HEC than C. dubliniensis NCPF 3949. Pooled whole saliva was more efficient than salivary secretory immunoglobulin A, partially purified by chromatography, at inhibiting the adhesion of C. albicans serotype A NCPF 3153 to HEC. Monoclonal antibodies C7, 14-8, and 26G7 were the most potent inhibitors of adhesion. Our results show that mAbs can mimic the inhibition of adhesion of C. albicans to HEC that is mediated by human saliva.
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- Natalia Elguezabal
- Department of Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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Dass CL, Walsh MF, Seo S, Shiratsuchi H, Craig DH, Basson MD. Irrigant divalent cation concentrations influence bacterial adhesion. J Surg Res 2009; 156:57-63. [PMID: 19577252 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical wounds are frequently contaminated by microbes, but rarely become infected if the bacterial burden is low, and irrigation is used to reduce contamination. Wound fluids are low in calcium and high in magnesium. We hypothesized that manipulating irrigant divalent cation concentrations might influence bacterial adhesion. METHODS Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were stained with fluorescent calcein AM before plating onto fibroblast monolayers, collagen I, or uncoated bacteriologic plastic. After 1 h, wells were washed with HEPES-buffered pH-balanced sterile water without or with 5 mM CaCl(2), 5 mM MgCl(2), or 1 mM EDTA+EGTA, and the remaining adherent bacteria were assayed fluorometrically. RESULTS Supplementing the irrigation with magnesium or chelators increased but calcium-supplemented irrigation reduced bacterial adhesion to collagen or fibroblasts. Nonspecific electrostatic bacterial adhesion to uncoated plastic was unaffected by calcium. CONCLUSION Bacterial adhesion to mammalian cells and matrix proteins is influenced by divalent cations, and pathogenic bacteria may be adapted to adhere under the low calcium high magnesium conditions in wounds. Although these results await confirmation for other bacteria, and in vivo validation and safety-testing, they suggest that supplementing wound irrigation with 5 mM CaCl(2) may reduce bacterial adhesion and subsequent wound infection.
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- Clarissa L Dass
- Department of Surgery, Michigan State University and the John D Dingell VAMC, Lansing, MI 48912, USA
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Lawaf S, Azizi A. Candida albicans Adherence to Glass Ionomer Restorative Dental Material. J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects 2009; 3:52-5. [PMID: 23230482 PMCID: PMC3517285 DOI: 10.5681/joddd.2009.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2008] [Accepted: 04/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background and aims
It is believed that adherence of Candida albicans to oral surfaces is a critical event in the coloni-zation and development of oral diseases such as candida-associated denture stomatitis. Although there is considerable infor-mation about the adherence of Candida albicans to buccal epithelial cells and prosthetic materials, there is very little infor-mation available about the adherence of Candida albicans to glass ionomer materials. The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of Candida albicans adherence to glass ionomer restorative material.
Materials and methods
In this experimental study adherence of Candida albicans strains was studied with and without human whole saliva. First, glass ionomer fragments were prepared; then yeast cells were inoculated and incubated with differ-ent incubation times. After incubation, the fragments were removed from the wells and stained with 0.1% calcofluor white. Adhesion was quantified by counting the total number of cells at 40, 80 and 120 minutes. The analysis of variance and Stu-dent's test were used to assess the significance of differences between the means.
Results
In the absence of saliva, the adherence of Candida albicans showed an increase, reaching a maximum at the end of the experiment (120 minutes). However, in the presence of saliva, the adherence of Candida albicans to glass ionomer significantly decreased.
Conclusion The presence of human whole saliva is an important factor in the adherence of Candida albicans to glass ion-omer restorative material.
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- Shirin Lawaf
- Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ahwaz Jundi Shapoor University of Medical science, Ahvaz, Iran
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Pereira-Cenci T, Del Bel Cury AA, Crielaard W, Ten Cate JM. Development of Candida-associated denture stomatitis: new insights. J Appl Oral Sci 2009; 16:86-94. [PMID: 19089197 PMCID: PMC4327625 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-77572008000200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Despite therapeutic progress, opportunistic oral fungal infectious diseases have increased in prevalence, especially in denture wearers. The combination of entrapment of yeast cells in irregularities in denture-base and denture-relining materials, poor oral hygiene and several systemic factors is the most probable cause for the onset of this infectious disease. Hence colonization and growth on prostheses by Candida species are of clinical importance. The purpose of this review is to critically discuss several key factors controlling the adhesion of Candida species which are relevant to denture-associated stomatitis. Although there is some consensus on the role of surface properties, studies on several other factors, as the use of denture liners, salivary properties and yeast-bacterial interactions, have shown contradictory findings. A comprehensive fundamental understanding is hampered by conflicting findings due to the large variations in experimental protocols, while other factors have never been thoroughly studied. Surface free energy and surface roughness control the initial adherence, but temporal changes have not been reported. Neither have in vivo studies shown if the substratum type is critical in dictating biofilm accumulation during longer periods in the oral environment. The contribution of saliva is unclear due to factors like variations in its collection and handling. Initial findings have disclosed that also bacteria are crucial for the successful establishment of Candida in biofilms, but the clinical significance of this observation is yet to be confirmed. In conclusion, there is a need to standardize experimental procedures, to bridge the gap between laboratory and in vivo methodologies and findings and – in general – to thoroughly investigate the factors that modulate the initial attachment and subsequent colonization of denture-base materials and the oral mucosa of patients subjected to Candida infections. Information on how these factors can be controlled is required and this may help to prevent the disease. The societal impact of such information is significant given the magnitude of the candidosis problem worldwide.
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- Tatiana Pereira-Cenci
- Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Dental School of Piracicaba, University of Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Quindós G, Villar-Vidal M, Eraso E. Actividad de la micafungina contra las biopelículas de Candida. Rev Iberoam Micol 2009; 26:49-55. [DOI: 10.1016/s1130-1406(09)70008-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Factors affecting the prevalence of yeasts in the oral cavity of patients with diabetes mellitus. J Mycol Med 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Elguezabal N, Maza JL, Dorronsoro S, Pontón J. Whole Saliva has a Dual Role on the Adherence of Candida albicans to Polymethylmetacrylate. Open Dent J 2008; 2:1-4. [PMID: 19088875 PMCID: PMC2581527 DOI: 10.2174/1874210600802010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Adhesion of Candida albicans to acrylic of dental prostheses or to salivary macromolecules adsorbed on their surface is believed to be a critical event in the development of denture stomatitis. In previous studies our group has shown that adhesion of C. albicans germ tubes to polystyrene is decreased by saliva whereas C. albicans yeast cells adhesion to the same material is enhanced. The results presented in this study confirm this dual role played by whole saliva, since it decreased the adhesion of germ tubes but increased the adhesion of yeast cells to polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA). These effects mediated by whole saliva do not seem to be related to an inhibition of the germination of C. albicans, since similar levels of filamentation were observed in presence and absence of saliva. These results may give new insights into the conflicting role of saliva in the adhesion of C. albicans to acrylic resins of dental prostheses.
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- N Elguezabal
- Department of Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del PaísVasco, Spain
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Tronchin G, Pihet M, Lopes-Bezerra LM, Bouchara JP. Adherence mechanisms in human pathogenic fungi. Med Mycol 2008; 46:749-72. [DOI: 10.1080/13693780802206435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Manfredi M, Merigo E, Salati A, Conti S, Savi A, Polonelli L, Bonanini M, Vescovi P. In vitro candidacidal activity of a synthetic killer decapeptide (KP) against Candida albicans cells adhered to resin acrylic discs. J Oral Pathol Med 2007; 36:468-71. [PMID: 17686004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0714.2007.00561.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: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oral Candida spp., and C. albicans in particular, are considered as important aetiological agents in the pathogenesis of denture-induced stomatitis. Several studies have reported that C. albicans is able to easily adhere to different medical devices, such as vascular and urinary catheters or acrylic denture surfaces, and that adhesion is a fundamental step in the initial pathogenic process of colonization and further possible infection. Recently, a synthetic decapeptide (KP) derived from the sequence of a single-chain recombinant anti-idiotypic antibody, acting as a functional internal image of a microbicidal, broad spectrum yeast killer toxin, has been reported to kill in vitro C. albicans cells and to exert a therapeutic activity against experimental mucosal and systemic candidiasis. METHODS The aim of this study was to evaluate, through a CFU assay, the candidacidal activity of KP on sanded acrylic resin discs, previously colonized by C. albicans cells. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS At 100 microg/ml KP showed over 90% of killing activity on C. albicans cells adhered to resin discs, when compared with a scramble peptide used as control. The results of this study suggest a potential effect of KP on C. albicans cells adhered on the surface of resin materials, such as prosthetic dentures.
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- M Manfredi
- Sezione di Odontostomatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze-Otorino-Odonto-Oftalmologiche e Cervico-Facciali, Università di Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Moura JS, da Silva WJ, Pereira T, Del Bel Cury AA, Rodrigues Garcia RCM. Influence of acrylic resin polymerization methods and saliva on the adherence of four Candida species. J Prosthet Dent 2006; 96:205-11. [PMID: 16990072 DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2006.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM There is limited information on the role of polymerization methods and saliva on the adherence of pathogenic Candida species, with the exception of the adherence of Candida albicans to acrylic resins and the relation of this to surface roughness and surface free energy, which appear to play a major role in the initial phases of microorganism adhesion. PURPOSE This study evaluated the influence of polymerization methods and human whole saliva on the adherence of Candida species to acrylic resin surfaces. MATERIAL AND METHODS Acrylic resin specimens (n=256) measuring 2.5 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm were heat (Classico) or microwave (OndaCryl) polymerized and evaluated for surface roughness using a profilometer, and for surface free energy by measuring the contact angle of a sessile drop of water. For the adherence assay, specimens of each acrylic resin were divided by lottery into 8 groups, according to whether they were exposed to human saliva or not (control), and to 1 of the 4 following suspensions: C albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida dubliniensis, or Candida glabrata (1 to 5 x 10(6) cells/mL). Adhered yeasts were counted using an optical microscope at x400 magnification. Data were analyzed by 3-way ANOVA and the Tukey honestly significant difference test (alpha=.05). RESULTS No statistical difference was found for roughness (P=.156), whereas higher surface free-energy values were found for the heat-polymerized acrylic resin (P=.0013). The overall adherence of Candida species was significantly decreased by human saliva (P<.001). CONCLUSION Within the limitations of this study, saliva was capable of reducing the adherence of Candida species, whereas roughness and free energy did not influence the adherence rates. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS As growth on surfaces is a natural part of the Candida lifestyle, its colonization in denture users may be expected. The presence of human whole saliva, however, decreased the overall yeast adherence to the acrylic resin surface, whereas surface roughness and free energy did not interfere with the adherence of Candida species.
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- Juliana Silva Moura
- School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Blanco MT, Morales JJ, Lucio L, Pérez-Giraldo C, Hurtado C, Gómez-García AC. Modification of adherence to plastic and to human buccal cells of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by a subinhibitory concentration of itraconazole. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 21:69-72. [PMID: 16390344 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-302x.2005.00260.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Exposure to subinhibitory concentrations of antifungal agents can influence the adherence of Candida spp. to the host cell. In this study the adherence of Candida albicans ATCC 10231 and Candida dubliniensis CECT 11455 to plastic and to human buccal epithelial cells was evaluated following pre-exposure to 0.5 x minimum inhibitory capacity (MIC) of itraconazole and compared with the corresponding cellular surface hydrophobicity. The yeasts were grown in Sabouraud broth or RPMI-1640 with itraconazole (0.5 x MIC) for 24-26 h at 37 degrees C and the drug was then removed. The adhesion capacity to plastic was studied by turbidimetry in a polystyrene microtiter plate. The adhesion of the yeast to buccal epithelial cells was determined using microscopy techniques. The cellular surface hydrophobicity levels were determined by the microbial adhesion hydrocarbons test. Pre-exposure to itraconazole decreased plastic adherence and cellular surface hydrophobicity in both species when grown in RPMI. When C. albicans was grown in Sabouraud broth, it was nonhydrophobic and did not adhere and therefore no change was detected with the antibiotic. Itraconazole increased adherence to buccal epithelial cells in both species and media studied, as compared to controls without antifungal agents. To study the effects of these antifungal agents on pathogenicity mechanisms, it will be necessary to standardize the methodology for evaluation to determine their in vivo therapeutic efficacy.
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- M T Blanco
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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Jin Y, Samaranayake LP, Samaranayake Y, Yip HK. Biofilm formation of Candida albicans is variably affected by saliva and dietary sugars. Arch Oral Biol 2004; 49:789-98. [PMID: 15308423 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2004.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The pathogenesis of both superficial and systemic candidiasis is closely dictated by properties of the yeast biofilms. Despite extensive investigations on bacterial biofilms, the characteristics of candidal biofilms, and various factors affecting this process remain to be determined. Therefore we examined the effect of human whole saliva and dietary sugars, glucose and galactose on the adhesion and biofilm formation of Candida albicans. Biofilms of C. albicans isolate 192 887 g were developed on polystyrene, flat-bottomed 96-well microtiter plates and monitored using ATP bioluminescence and tetrazolium (XTT) reduction assays as well as the conventional colony forming unit (CFU) evaluation. Our data showed that both the ATP and the XTT assays strongly correlated with the CFU assay (ATP versus CFU: r = 0.994, P = 0.006; XTT versus CFU: r = 0.985, P = 0.015). Compared with a glucose-supplemented (100 mM) medium, galactose containing (500 mM) medium generated consistently lower levels of both candidal adhesion and biofilm formation (all P < 0.05), but a higher pace of biofilm development over time (96 h). Whist the presence of an immobilised saliva coating had little effect on either the candidal adhesion or biofilm formation, the addition of saliva to the incubation medium quantitatively affected biofilm formation especially on day 3 and 4, without any significant effect on yeast adhesion. To conclude, biofilm formation of C. albicans within the oral milieu appears to be modulated to varying extents by dietary and salivary factors and, further investigations are required to elucidate these complex interactions.
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- Ye Jin
- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Oral Biosciences, 5/F, Prince Philip Dental Hospital 34, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Pinto MR, de Sá ACM, Limongi CL, Rozental S, Santos ALS, Barreto-Bergter E. Involvement of peptidorhamnomannan in the interaction of Pseudallescheria boydii and HEp2 cells. Microbes Infect 2004; 6:1259-67. [PMID: 15555531 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2004] [Accepted: 07/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pseudallescheria boydii is an emerging fungal pathogen that has a worldwide distribution. Virulence mechanisms of P. boydii are largely unknown. We studied the interaction between P. boydii and HEp2 cells and demonstrated that conidia of P. boydii attached to, and were ingested by, HEp2 cells in a time-dependent process. After 2 h of interaction, the conidia produced a germ-tube like projection, which was able to penetrate the epithelial cell membrane. Recently, our group characterized a peptidorhamnomannan (PRM) antigen on the cell surface of P. boydii. In order to better understand the role played by this surface glycoconjugate during cell adhesion and endocytosis, inhibition assays were performed using intact PRM and anti-PRM polyclonal antibody. When HEp2 cells were pre-treated with whole PRM molecule, the adhesion and endocytic indices were, respectively, 50% and 60% lower than in non-treated epithelial cells. Moreover, when the conidial cells were pre-incubated with anti-PRM antibodies, the adherence and endocytosis processes were inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. As PRM influenced the conidia P. boydii-HEp2 cell interaction, we also performed inhibition assays in order to observe which PRM moieties could be involved in this process. Treatment of PRM with proteinase K promoted a slight inhibition of adhesion. However, the de-O-glycosylated PRM molecule as well as the monosaccharide mannose was able to efficiently inhibit the adhesion and endocytic processes. In addition, our results indicate for the first time that P. boydii PRM binds to a polypeptide of 25 kDa on the HEp2 cell surface.
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- Marcia R Pinto
- Departamento de Microbiologia Geral, Instituto de Microbiologia Professor Paulo de Góes, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Bloco I, Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil
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Elguezabal N, Maza JL, Pontón J. Inhibition of adherence of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to a resin composite restorative dental material by salivary secretory IgA and monoclonal antibodies. Oral Dis 2004; 10:81-6. [PMID: 14996277 DOI: 10.1046/j.1354-523x.2003.00969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The attachment of Candida to oral surfaces is a crucial step in the colonization of the oral cavity and the eventual development of oral diseases caused by this microorganism. Inhibition of adhesion is one of the strategies currently studied to prevent Candida infections. The main objective of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of the human salivary components on the adherence of Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis to Herculite, a widely used resin composite restorative dental material. We have also investigated the influence on the adherence of three monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against C. albicans cell wall antigens. DESIGN The adhesion of three strains of C. albicans and one strain of C. dubliniensis was studied by a visual method after incubating the fungus and the resin in presence and in absence of human whole saliva, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and three mAbs directed against C. albicans cell wall surface antigens. RESULTS Adherence of C. albicans was inhibited by whole saliva (41.7%), salivary sIgA (55.7%) and the salivary components that bind to the cell wall (36.7%). Whole saliva significantly reduced the adhesion of C. dubliniensis to Herculite to 45.3% of the control level. Saliva previously adsorbed with fungal cells or sIgA depleted saliva had no effect on adherence. An inhibition in the adhesion of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis to Herculite similar to that shown by whole saliva was also observed when mAbs C7 and 26G7 were used. However, mAb 21E6 increased adhesion of all the strains to Herculite. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that sIgA, as well as whole saliva, are important in blocking adherence of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis to Herculite and that this effect can be reproduced with mAbs directed against the cell wall surface of C. albicans.
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- N Elguezabal
- Department of Inmunología, Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
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Henriques M, Azeredo J, Oliveira R. Adhesion of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis to acrylic and hydroxyapatite. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2003.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Moragues MD, Omaetxebarria MJ, Elguezabal N, Sevilla MJ, Conti S, Polonelli L, Pontón J. A monoclonal antibody directed against a Candida albicans cell wall mannoprotein exerts three anti-C. albicans activities. Infect Immun 2003; 71:5273-9. [PMID: 12933874 PMCID: PMC187351 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.9.5273-5279.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Antibodies are believed to play a role in the protection against Candida albicans infections by a number of mechanisms, including the inhibition of adhesion or germ tube formation, opsonization, neutralization of virulence-related enzymes, and direct candidacidal activity. Although some of these biological activities have been demonstrated individually in monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), it is not clear if all these anti-C. albicans activities can be displayed by a single antibody. In this report, we characterized a monoclonal antibody raised against the main target of salivary secretory immunoglobulin A in the cell wall of C. albicans, which exerts three anti-C. albicans activities: (i) inhibition of adherence to HEp-2 cells, (ii) inhibition of germination, and (iii) direct candidacidal activity. MAb C7 reacted with a proteinic epitope from a mannoprotein with a molecular mass of >200 kDa predominantly expressed on the C. albicans germ tube cell wall surface as well as with a number of antigens from Candida lusitaniae, Cryptococcus neoformans, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Scedosporium prolificans. MAb C7 caused a 31.1% inhibition in the adhesion of C. albicans to HEp-2 monolayers and a 55.3% inhibition in the adhesion of C. albicans to buccal epithelial cells, produced a 38.5% decrease in the filamentation of C. albicans, and exhibited a potent fungicidal effect against C. albicans, C. lusitaniae, Cryptococcus neoformans, A. fumigatus, and S. prolificans, showing reductions in fungal growth ranging from 34.2 to 88.7%. The fungicidal activity showed by MAb C7 seems to be related to that reported by antibodies mimicking the activity of a killer toxin produced by the yeast Pichia anomala, since one of these MAbs also reacted with the C. albicans mannoprotein with a molecular mass of >200 kDa. Results presented in this study support the concept of a family of microbicidal antibodies that could be useful in the treatment of a wide range of microbial infections when used alone or in combination with current antimicrobial agents.
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- María D Moragues
- Departamento de Enfermería I, Universidad del País Vasco, E-48080 Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain
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Kamagata-Kiyoura Y, Abe S, Yamaguchi H, Nitta T. Detachment activity of human saliva in vitro for Candida albicans cells attached to a plastic plate. J Infect Chemother 2003; 9:215-20. [PMID: 14513388 DOI: 10.1007/s10156-003-0248-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2002] [Accepted: 04/16/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The effects of human saliva on Candida albicans attached to plastic plates were investigated. C. albicans cells were cultured for attachment to the bottoms of the wells of a 96-well plate, and saliva preparations collected from healthy adults were then added to each well. After various periods of incubation, the number of Candida cells attached to the bottom of each well was measured by the crystal violet staining method. The results showed that, when incubated with human saliva (final concentration, 10% or higher) for 3 h, Candida cells that were attached to the plates became detached from the wells. For characterization of the detachment factor(s), the saliva was divided into three fractions by ultrafiltration. The detachment activity recovered in fractions with molecular weights of 50 K or higher. When the saliva was heated at 100 degrees C for 20 min, its ability to detach Candida cells completely disappeared. When the saliva was treated with 0.025% trypsin, the detachment activity decreased by 57%. These findings suggested that human saliva contains factors for detachment of Candida cells, which are considered to be proteins with molecular weights of 50 K or higher.
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- Yusuke Kamagata-Kiyoura
- Department of Oral Bacteriology, Ohu University School of Dentistry, 31-1 Misumido, Koriyama, Fukushima 963-8611, Japan.
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Maza JL, Elguezabal N, Prado C, Ellacuría J, Soler I, Pontón J. Candida albicans adherence to resin-composite restorative dental material: influence of whole human saliva. ORAL SURGERY, ORAL MEDICINE, ORAL PATHOLOGY, ORAL RADIOLOGY, AND ENDODONTICS 2002; 94:589-92. [PMID: 12424453 DOI: 10.1067/moe.2002.126024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Attachment of Candida albicans to oral surfaces is believed to be a critical event in the colonization of the oral cavity and in the development of oral diseases such as Candida-associated denture stomatitis. Although there is considerable information about the adhesion of C albicans to buccal epithelial cells and prosthetic materials, there is very little information about the adhesion of C albicans to composite restorative materials. The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of adhesion of C albicans to a resin-composite restorative material (Herculite). METHODS The adhesion of 2 strains of C albicans, a germinative and a germ tube-deficient mutant, was studied by a visual method after incubating the fungus and the resin with and without human whole saliva. RESULTS In absence of saliva, the adhesion of the C albicans germinative isolate to the resin showed an increase in parallel with the germination, reaching a maximum at the end of the experiment (120 minutes). However, no significant differences were observed in the adhesion of the agerminative mutant during the period of time studied. In the presence of saliva, the adhesion of both isolates to the resin was significantly lowered. CONCLUSION Germination and the presence of human whole saliva are important factors in the adhesion of C albicans to the resin-composite restorative material Herculite.
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- José Luis Maza
- Department of Estomatología, Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universidad del País Vasco, Vizcaya, Spain.
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Holmes AR, Bandara BMK, Cannon RD. Saliva promotes Candida albicans adherence to human epithelial cells. J Dent Res 2002; 81:28-32. [PMID: 11824413 DOI: 10.1177/002203450208100107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Adhesion of Candida cells to oral surfaces is an initial event in pathogenesis. Since specific immobilized salivary components mediate the binding of Candida albicans to hydroxyapatite, we hypothesized that saliva may also promote adherence to oral epithelia via a similar mechanism. In an in vitro model, C. albicans ATCC 10261 yeast cells adhered in a saturable manner to monolayers of three cultured human epithelial cell lines (A549, HEp-2, and HET-1A). The addition of whole saliva to the assay promoted the binding of C. albicans to all cell lines in a dose-dependent manner, but pre-incubation of the epithelial cells with pooled whole saliva had no effect on subsequent adherence. Pre-incubation of the yeast cells with pooled whole saliva, however, significantly enhanced (by up to 120%, P < 0.05) binding to epithelial cell monolayers, and pooled saliva that had been pre-incubated with C. albicans yeast cells was defective in promoting yeast adherence. There was a negative correlation (r = 0.68, P < 0.005) between specific IgA titers against whole cells of C. albicans and adherence-promoting activities for individual saliva samples. The adhesion-inhibitory effect of specific anti-C. albicans IgA was reversed by depletion of IgA from saliva by affinity chromatography. Factors in whole saliva, therefore, bound to the yeast cells, counter the C. albicans-specific salivary IgA inhibitory effect on adhesion and promote the adherence of C. albicans yeast cells to cultured epithelial cells.
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- A R Holmes
- Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Navarro-García F, Sánchez M, Nombela C, Pla J. Virulence genes in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2001; 25:245-68. [PMID: 11250036 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2001.tb00577.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In recent years, the incidence of fungal infections has been rising all over the world. Although the amount of research in the field of pathogenic fungi has also increased, there is still a need for the identification of reliable determinants of virulence. In this review, we focus on identified Candida albicans genes whose deletant strains have been tested in experimental virulence assays. We discuss the putative relationship of these genes to virulence and also outline the use of new different systems to examine the precise effect in virulence of different genes.
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- F Navarro-García
- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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