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Sendid B, Cornu M, Cordier C, Bouckaert J, Colombel JF, Poulain D. From ASCA breakthrough in Crohn's disease and Candida albicans research to thirty years of investigations about their meaning in human health. Autoimmun Rev 2024; 23:103486. [PMID: 38040100 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2023.103486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) are human antibodies that can be detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay involving a mannose polymer (mannan) extracted from the cell wall of the yeast S. cerevisiae. The ASCA test was developed in 1993 with the aim of differentiating the serological response in two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The test, which is based on the detection of anti-oligomannosidic antibodies, has been extensively performed worldwide and there have been hundreds of publications on ASCA. The earlier studies concerned the initial diagnostic indications of ASCA and investigations then extended to many human diseases, generally in association with studies on intestinal microorganisms and the interaction of the micro-mycobiome with the immune system. The more information accumulates, the more the mystery of the meaning of ASCA deepens. Many fundamental questions remain unanswered. These questions concern the heterogeneity of ASCA, the mechanisms of their generation and persistence, the existence of self-antigens, and the relationship between ASCA and inflammation and autoimmunity. This review aims to discuss the gray areas concerning the origin of ASCA from an analysis of the literature. Structured around glycobiology and the mannosylated antigens of S. cerevisiae and Candida albicans, this review will address these questions and will try to clarify some lines of thought. The importance of the questions relating to the pathophysiological significance of ASCA goes far beyond IBD, even though these diseases remain the preferred models for their understanding.
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- Boualem Sendid
- INSERM U1285, CNRS UMR 8576, Glycobiology in Fungal Pathogenesis and Clinical Applications, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie-Génétique, Institut de Microbiologie, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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- INSERM U1285, CNRS UMR 8576, Glycobiology in Fungal Pathogenesis and Clinical Applications, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie-Génétique, Institut de Microbiologie, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- INSERM U1285, CNRS UMR 8576, Glycobiology in Fungal Pathogenesis and Clinical Applications, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France; Pôle de Biologie-Pathologie-Génétique, Institut de Microbiologie, Service de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CNRS UMR 8576, Computational Molecular Systems Biology, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- INSERM U1285, CNRS UMR 8576, Glycobiology in Fungal Pathogenesis and Clinical Applications, Université de Lille, F-59000 Lille, France.
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Yang X, Zeng J, Yu X, Wang Z, Wang D, Zhou Q, Bai T, Xu Y. PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 facilitate early diagnosis and pathogen classifications in bloodstream infection. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2023; 22:103. [PMID: 37986183 PMCID: PMC10662675 DOI: 10.1186/s12941-023-00653-4] [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: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the diagnosis of bloodstream infection (BSI), various inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukins (IL), white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil percentage (NE%), platelet count (PLT), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) have been extensively utilized. However, their specific roles in distinguishing BSI from local bacterial infection (LBI) and in classifying BSI pathogens remain uncertain. METHODS A historical cohort study was conducted, involving the enrollment of 505 patients with BSI and 102 patients with LBI. To validate the reliability of the clinical data obtained from this cohort, mouse models of BSI were utilized. RESULTS Our findings revealed that patients with BSI had significantly higher levels of inflammatory markers, including CRP, PCT, IL-6, IL-10, WBC, NE%, and ESR, compared to those with LBI (p < 0.05). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that CRP, PCT, IL-6, IL-10, ESR and NE% exhibited excellent diagnostic efficacy for BSI. Additionally, we observed significant differences in CRP, PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 levels between patients with BSI caused by Gram-positive bacteria (GP-BSI) and Gram-negative bacteria (GN-BSI), but no significant variations were found among specific bacterial species. Furthermore, our study also found that CRP, PCT, and IL-10 have good discriminatory ability for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), but they show no significant diagnostic efficacy for other multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In our mouse model experiments, we observed a remarkable increase in PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 levels in mice with GN-BSI compared to those with GP-BSI. CONCLUSION Our study has confirmed that PCT, IL-6, and IL-10 are efficient biomarkers for distinguishing between BSI and LBI. Furthermore, they can be utilized to classify BSI pathogens and differentiate between VRE and vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus. These findings are extremely valuable for clinicians as they enable timely initiation of empiric antibiotic therapies and ultimately lead to improved clinical outcomes for patients with BSI.
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- Xianggui Yang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Stomatology, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Medical College and the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Carlson SL, Mathew L, Savage M, Kok K, Lindsay JO, Munro CA, McCarthy NE. Mucosal Immunity to Gut Fungi in Health and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:1105. [PMID: 37998910 PMCID: PMC10672531 DOI: 10.3390/jof9111105] [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: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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The gut microbiome is a diverse microbial community composed of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that plays a major role in human health and disease. Dysregulation of these gut organisms in a genetically susceptible host is fundamental to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While bacterial dysbiosis has been a predominant focus of research for many years, there is growing recognition that fungal interactions with the host immune system are an important driver of gut inflammation. Candida albicans is likely the most studied fungus in the context of IBD, being a near universal gut commensal in humans and also a major barrier-invasive pathogen. There is emerging evidence that intra-strain variation in C. albicans virulence factors exerts a critical influence on IBD pathophysiology. In this review, we describe the immunological impacts of variations in C. lbicans colonisation, morphology, genetics, and proteomics in IBD, as well as the clinical and therapeutic implications.
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- Sean L. Carlson
- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London E1 1BB, UK
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3FX, UK
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- Centre for Immunobiology, The Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, UK
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Stuckey PV, Santiago-Tirado FH. Fungal mechanisms of intracellular survival: what can we learn from bacterial pathogens? Infect Immun 2023; 91:e0043422. [PMID: 37506189 PMCID: PMC10501222 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00434-22] [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: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Fungal infections represent a major, albeit neglected, public health threat with serious medical and economic burdens globally. With unacceptably high mortality rates, invasive fungal pathogens are responsible for millions of deaths each year, with a steadily increasing incidence primarily in immunocompromised individuals. The poor therapeutic options and rise of antifungal drug resistance pose further challenges in controlling these infections. These fungal pathogens have adapted to survive within mammalian hosts and can establish intracellular niches to promote survival within host immune cells. To do that, they have developed diverse methods to circumvent the innate immune system attack. This includes strategies such as altering their morphology, counteracting macrophage antimicrobial action, and metabolic adaptation. This is reminiscent of how bacterial pathogens have adapted to survive within host cells and cause disease. However, relative to the great deal of information available concerning intracellular bacterial pathogenesis, less is known about the mechanisms fungal pathogens employ. Therefore, here we review our current knowledge and recent advances in our understanding of how fungi can evade and persist within host immune cells. This review will focus on the major fungal pathogens, including Cryptococcus neoformans, Candida albicans, and Aspergillus fumigatus, among others. As we discover and understand the strategies used by these fungi, similarities with their bacterial counterparts are becoming apparent, hence we can use the abundant information from bacteria to guide our studies in fungi. By understanding these strategies, new lines of research will open that can improve the treatments of these devastating fungal diseases.
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- Peter V. Stuckey
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
- Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
- Warren Center for Drug Discovery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Aroffu M, Manca ML, Pedraz JL, Manconi M. Liposome-based vaccines for minimally or noninvasive administration: an update on current advancements. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2023; 20:1573-1593. [PMID: 38015659 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2288856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Vaccination requires innovation to provide effective protection. Traditional vaccines have several drawbacks, which can be overcome with advanced technologies and different administration routes. Over the past 10 years, a significant amount of research has focussed on the delivery of antigens into liposomes due to their dual role as antigen-carrying systems and vaccine adjuvants able to increase the immunogenicity of the carried antigen. AREAS COVERED This review encompasses the progress made over the last 10 years with liposome-based vaccines designed for minimally or noninvasive administration, filling the gaps in previous reviews and providing insights on composition, administration routes, results achieved, and Technology Readiness Level of the most recent formulations. EXPERT OPINION Liposome-based vaccines administered through minimally or noninvasive routes are expected to improve efficacy and complacency of vaccination programs. However, the translation from lab-scale production to large-scale production and collaborations with hospitals, research centers, and companies are needed to allow new products to enter the market and improve the vaccination programs in the future.
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- Matteo Aroffu
- Department of Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- Biomedical Research Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- BioAraba, NanoBioCel research Group, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Department of Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Weiner A. [Tunnel or damage? Fungal pathogens coming into the light]. Med Sci (Paris) 2023; 39:328-330. [PMID: 37094264 DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2023041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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- Allon Weiner
- ATIP-Avenir équipe Dynamics, structure and molecular biology of fungal invasion, Sorbonne université, Inserm U1135, CNRS, Centre d'immunologie et des maladies infectieuses, Cimi, 75013 Paris, France
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Wang K, Auzane A, Overmyer K. The immunity priming effect of the Arabidopsis phyllosphere resident yeast Protomyces arabidopsidicola strain C29. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:956018. [PMID: 36118213 PMCID: PMC9478198 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.956018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The phyllosphere is a complex habitat for diverse microbial communities. Under natural conditions, multiple interactions occur between host plants and phyllosphere resident microbes, such as bacteria, oomycetes, and fungi. Our understanding of plant associated yeasts and yeast-like fungi lags behind other classes of plant-associated microbes, largely due to a lack of yeasts associated with the model plant Arabidopsis, which could be used in experimental model systems. The yeast-like fungal species Protomyces arabidopsidicola was previously isolated from the phyllosphere of healthy wild-growing Arabidopsis, identified, and characterized. Here we explore the interaction of P. arabidopsidicola with Arabidopsis and found P. arabidopsidicola strain C29 was not pathogenic on Arabidopsis, but was able to survive in its phyllosphere environment both in controlled environment chambers in the lab and under natural field conditions. Most importantly, P. arabidopsidicola exhibited an immune priming effect on Arabidopsis, which showed enhanced disease resistance when subsequently infected with the fungal pathogen Botrytis cinerea. Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), camalexin, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid signaling pathways, but not the auxin-signaling pathway, was associated with this priming effect, as evidenced by MAPK3/MAPK6 activation and defense marker expression. These findings demonstrate Arabidopsis immune defense priming by the naturally occurring phyllosphere resident yeast species, P. arabidopsidicola, and contribute to establishing a new interaction system for probing the genetics of Arabidopsis immunity induced by resident yeast-like fungi.
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Bekić M, Radanović M, Đokić J, Tomić S, Eraković M, Radojević D, Duka M, Marković D, Marković M, Ismaili B, Bokonjić D, Čolić M. Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Healthy and Inflamed Human Gingiva Respond Differently to Porphyromonas gingivalis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073510. [PMID: 35408871 PMCID: PMC8998418 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (GMSCs) have been shown to play an important role in periodontitis. However, how P. gingivalis, one of the key etiological agents of the disease, affects healthy (H)- and periodontitis (P)-GMSCs is unknown. To address this problem, we established 10 H-GMSC and 12 P-GMSC lines. No significant differences in morphology, differentiation into chondroblasts and adipocytes, expression of characteristic MSCS markers, including pericyte antigens NG2 and PDGFR, were observed between H- and P-GMSC lines. However, proliferation, cell size and osteogenic potential were higher in P-GMSCs, in contrast to their lower ability to suppress mononuclear cell proliferation. P. gingivalis up-regulated the mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1, GRO-α, RANTES, TLR-2, HIF-1α, OPG, MMP-3, SDF-1, HGF and IP-10 in P-GMSCs, whereas only IL-6, MCP-1 and GRO-α were up-regulated in H-GMSCs. The expression of MCP-1, RANTES, IP-10 and HGF was significantly higher in P-GMSCs compared to H-GMSCs, but IDO1 was lower. No significant changes in the expression of TLR-3, TLR-4, TGF-β, LAP, IGFBP4 and TIMP-1 were observed in both types of GMSCs. In conclusion, our results suggest that P-GMSCs retain their pro-inflammatory properties in culture, exhibit lower immunosuppressive potential than their healthy counterparts, and impaired regeneration-associated gene induction in culture. All these functions are potentiated significantly by P. gingivalis treatment.
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- Marina Bekić
- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.B.); (S.T.); (M.M.)
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- Medical Faculty Foča, University of East Sarajevo, 73300 Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina; (M.R.); (D.B.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia; (J.Đ.); (D.R.)
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- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.B.); (S.T.); (M.M.)
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- Clinic for Stomatology, Medical Faculty of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, 11154 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.E.); (M.D.)
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11042 Belgrade, Serbia; (J.Đ.); (D.R.)
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- Clinic for Stomatology, Medical Faculty of the Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, 11154 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.E.); (M.D.)
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11118 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.B.); (S.T.); (M.M.)
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, International Balkan University, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia;
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- Medical Faculty Foča, University of East Sarajevo, 73300 Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina; (M.R.); (D.B.)
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- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; (M.B.); (S.T.); (M.M.)
- Medical Faculty Foča, University of East Sarajevo, 73300 Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina; (M.R.); (D.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +381-11-2619525
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Jannuzzi GP, de Almeida JRF, Paulo LNM, de Almeida SR, Ferreira KS. Intracellular PRRs Activation in Targeting the Immune Response Against Fungal Infections. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:591970. [PMID: 33194839 PMCID: PMC7606298 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.591970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The immune response against fungal infections is complex and exhibits several factors involving innate elements that participate in the interaction with the fungus. The innate immune system developed pattern recognition receptors that recognize different pathogen-associated molecular patterns present both on the surface of the fungi cell wall and on their genetic material. These receptors have the function of activating the innate immune response and regulating a subsequent adaptive immune response. Among pattern recognition receptors, the family of Toll-like receptors and C-type lectin receptors are the best described and characterized, they act directly in the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns expressed on the wall of the fungus and consequently in directing the immune response. In recent years, the role of intracellular pattern recognition receptors (TLR3, TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9) has become increasingly important in the pathophysiology of some mycoses, as paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, aspergillosis, and candidiasis. The recognition of nucleic acids performed by these receptors can be essential for the control of some fungal infections, as they can be harmful to others. Therefore, this review focuses on highlighting the role played by intracellular pattern recognition receptors both in controlling the infection and in the host's susceptibility against the main fungi of medical relevance.
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- Grasielle Pereira Jannuzzi
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas do Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil
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Wyczanska M, Lange-Sperandio B. DAMPs in Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction. Front Immunol 2020; 11:581300. [PMID: 33117389 PMCID: PMC7575708 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.581300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are released from tubular and interstitial cells in the kidney after unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO). DAMPs are recognized by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which mediate the initiation of an immune response and the release of inflammatory cytokines. The animal model of UUO is used for various purposes. UUO in adult mice serves as a model for accelerated renal fibrosis, which is a hallmark of progressive renal disease. UUO in adult mice enables to study cell death, inflammation, and extracellular matrix deposition in the kidney. Neonatal UUO is a model for congenital obstructive nephropathies. It studies inflammation, apoptosis, and interstitial fibrosis in the neonatal kidney, when nephrogenesis is still ongoing. Following UUO, several DAMPs as well as DAMP receptors are upregulated. In adult UUO, soluble uric acid is upregulated and activates the NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, which promotes fibrosis, apoptosis, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) injury. Further DAMPs associated with UUO are uromodulin, members of the IL-1 family, and necrotic cell DNA, all of which promote sterile inflammation. In neonatal UUO, the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) is highly upregulated. RAGE is a ligand for several DAMPs, including high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) and S100 proteins, which play an important role in renal fibrosis. Additionally, necroptosis is an important mechanism of cell death, besides apoptosis, in neonatal UUO. It is highly inflammatory due to release of cytokines and specific DAMPs. The release and recognition of DAMPs initiate sterile inflammation, which makes them good candidates to develop and improve diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in renal fibrosis and congenital obstructive nephropathies.
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- Maja Wyczanska
- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. v. Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dr. v. Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany
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Sun Y, Duan B, Chen H, Xu X. A Novel Strategy for Treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Targeting Delivery of Methotrexate through Glucan Particles. Adv Healthc Mater 2020; 9:e1901805. [PMID: 32092235 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201901805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been a difficult task in the medical field. There is a great clinical need for more effective treatments for IBD. Herein, a targeted oral delivery system of yeast glucan particles (YGPs) carrying a clinically used anti-inflammatory drug methotrexate (MTX) to the inflamed sites in IBD mice for therapy is reported. In the findings, MTX is effectively loaded into YGPs through re-precipitation followed by gelation reaction of alginate to obtain the composite YGPs/MTX, which are internalized into RAW264.7 macrophage cells through dectin-1 and CR3 receptors. Furthermore, YGPs/MTX can suppress the proliferation of macrophage cells efficiently, leading to down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by lipopolysaccharides. Additionally, YGPs accumulate in the inflammation site of colitis mice, enabling YGPs/MTX to target the inflammatory site, significantly improve the efficacy of MTX, and reduce the cytotoxicity of MTX. Therefore, the YGPs-based drug delivery system provides a new strategy for MTX application in the clinical treatment of IBD.
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- Ying Sun
- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular SciencesWuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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Dectin-1 rs3901533 and rs7309123 Polymorphisms Increase Susceptibility to Pulmonary Invasive Fungal Disease in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia from a Chinese Han Population. Curr Med Sci 2019; 39:906-912. [PMID: 31845221 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-019-2122-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study aimed to assess whether genetic variants of dendritic cell-associated C-type lectine-1 (Dectin-1), Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (MyD88) influence the susceptibility to pulmonary invasive fungal disease (IFD) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) from a Chinese Han population. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of Dectin-1 (rs16910526, rs3901533, and rs7309123), TLR2 (rs5743708), TLR4 (rs4986790 and rs4986791) and MyD88 (rs4988453 and rs4988457) in the genomic DNA of 172 adult AML patients were genotyped. Pulmonary IFD was diagnosed as proven or probable according to the 2008 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) consensus guidelines. SNPs that were significant in the univariate analysis were further analyzed using the multiple logistic regression analysis to determine their association with the occurrence of pulmonary IFD. The mRNA expression of Dectin-1 was detected according to the genotype by quantitative realtime PCR (qRT-PCR), and the correlation of this expression with the occurrence of pulmonary IFD in AML patients was analyzed. Two Dectin-1 intron SNPs (rs3901533 and rs7309123) were found to be significantly associated with the susceptibility to pulmonary IFD in AML patients in a Chinese Han population. Significant associations were noted between pulmonary IFD and Dectin-1 rs3901533 dominant model (G/T+G/G vs. T/T, OR: 2.158; 95% CI: 1.109-4.2, P=0.02), Dectin-1 rs3901533 G allele (OR: 2.201; 95% CI: 1.206-4.019, P=0.01), or Dectin-1 rs7309123 C allele (OR: 1.919; 95% CI: 1.047-3.518, P=0.03). There were no significant associations between pulmonary IFD and the remaining Dectin-1 SNPs (rs16910526), TLR2 (rs5743708), TLR4 (rs4986790 and rs4986791) or MyD88 (rs4988453 and rs4988457). In conclusion, two Dectin-1 SNPs (rs3901533 and rs7309123) are associated with increased susceptibility to pulmonary IFD in AML patients in a Chinese Han population.
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Jiang HH, Zhang YJ, Sun YZ, Qi RQ, Chen HD, Gao XH. Cell wall mannoprotein of Candida albicans polarizes macrophages and affects proliferation and apoptosis through activation of the Akt signal pathway. Int Immunopharmacol 2019; 72:308-321. [PMID: 31005041 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2019.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Candida albicans is a commensal fungus that associates with human hosts. Under normal circumstances this interaction does not produce any severe life-threatening disease, as macrophages of the innate immune system will result in its clearance. However, disorders may arise in immunosuppressed individuals. To understand the bioactivity of Candida albicans cell wall polysaccharides, which represent an important component of its function, mannoprotein from this fungus was extracted, purified and analyzed. Mannoprotein with α-(1,2) and α-(1,6) linkages was investigated with use of HPLC and NMR. Co-incubation of mannoprotein with macrophages resulted in a mannoprotein with the potential to polarize macrophages to M1 and promote phagocytosis/microbial killing ability thus increasing the clearance of pathogens through Akt2. Moreover, mannoprotein within the cell wall promoted cell proliferation and inhibited apoptosis by activation of the Akt signaling pathway. Collectively, α-(1,6)(1,2)-mannoprotein, one of the five polysaccharides extracted from the cell wall of Candida albicans, demonstrates immune-enhancing effects by activation of the Akt signaling pathway. These findings provide important new insights into the biological effects of polysaccharides on macrophages. Such information can then serve as the foundation for the development of novel anti-fungal medications.
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- Hang-Hang Jiang
- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China; Key Lab of Dermatology, Ministry of Education and Public Health, National joint Engineering Research Center for Theranostics of Immunological Skin Diseases, Shenyang 110001, PR China.
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Muñoz JF, Delorey T, Ford CB, Li BY, Thompson DA, Rao RP, Cuomo CA. Coordinated host-pathogen transcriptional dynamics revealed using sorted subpopulations and single macrophages infected with Candida albicans. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1607. [PMID: 30962448 PMCID: PMC6453965 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09599-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The outcome of fungal infections depends on interactions with innate immune cells. Within a population of macrophages encountering Candida albicans, there are distinct host-pathogen trajectories; however, little is known about the molecular heterogeneity that governs these fates. Here we developed an experimental system to separate interaction stages and single macrophage cells infected with C. albicans from uninfected cells and assessed transcriptional variability in the host and fungus. Macrophages displayed an initial up-regulation of pathways involved in phagocytosis and proinflammatory response after C. albicans exposure that declined during later time points. Phagocytosed C. albicans shifted expression programs to survive the nutrient poor phagosome and remodeled the cell wall. The transcriptomes of single infected macrophages and phagocytosed C. albicans displayed a tightly coordinated shift in gene expression co-stages and revealed expression bimodality and differential splicing that may drive infection outcome. This work establishes an approach for studying host-pathogen trajectories to resolve heterogeneity in dynamic populations. The outcomes of the interactions between individual host cells and pathogens are heterogeneous. Here, the authors assess transcriptional variability in both host and pathogen during infection of macrophages with the fungus Candida albicans, using sorted subpopulations and single macrophages.
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- José F Muñoz
- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA.,Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA. .,Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
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Schirbel A, Shouval DS, Hebecker B, Hube B, Sturm A, Werner L. Intestinal epithelial cells and T cells differentially recognize and respond toCandida albicansyeast and hypha. Eur J Immunol 2018; 48:1826-1837. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201847586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Anja Schirbel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charité Campus Mitte; Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Germany
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital; Sheba Medical Center; Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Infection Biology; Hans Knoell Institute; Jena Germany
- Aberdeen Fungal Group, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology; University of Aberdeen
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Infection Biology; Hans Knoell Institute; Jena Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University; Jena Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charité Campus Mitte; Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology; DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend. Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Charité; Berlin Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Charité Campus Mitte; Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Germany
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital; Sheba Medical Center; Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine; Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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Micafungin Enhances the Human Macrophage Response to Candida albicans through β-Glucan Exposure. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2018; 62:AAC.02161-17. [PMID: 29483123 DOI: 10.1128/aac.02161-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Micafungin belongs to the antifungal family of echinocandins, which act as noncompetitive inhibitors of the fungal cell wall β-1,3-d-glucan synthase. Since Candida albicans is the most prevalent pathogenic fungus in humans, we study the involvement of micafungin in the modulation of the inflammatory response developed by human tissue macrophages against C. albicans The MIC for micafungin was 0.016 μg/ml on the C. albicans SC5314 standard strain. Micafungin induced a drastic reduction in the number of exponential SC5314 viable cells, with the fungicidal effect being dependent on the cellular metabolic activity. Notably, micafungin also caused a structural remodelling of the cell wall, leading to exposure of the β-glucan and chitin content on the external surface. At the higher doses used (0.05 μg/ml), the antifungal also induced the blowing up of budding yeasts. In addition, preincubation with micafungin before exposure to human tissue macrophages enhanced the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-17A (IL-17A), and IL-10 cytokines. Our results strongly suggest that in C. albicans treatment with micafungin, in addition to having the expected toxic antifungal effect, it potentiates the immune response, improving the interaction and activation of human macrophages, probably through the unmasking of β-glucans on the cell wall surface.
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Dos Santos AG, Mendes ÉA, de Oliveira RP, Faria AMC, de Sousa AO, Pirovani CP, de Araújo FF, de Carvalho AT, Costa MC, Assis Santos D, Montoya QV, Rodrigues A, Dos Santos JL. Trichoderma asperelloides Spores Downregulate dectin1/2 and TLR2 Receptors of Mice Macrophages and Decrease Candida parapsilosis Phagocytosis Independent of the M1/M2 Polarization. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1681. [PMID: 28936201 PMCID: PMC5594820 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The intensive use of pesticides to control pests in agriculture has promoted several issues relating to environment. As chemical pesticides remain controversial, biocontrol agents originating from fungi could be an alternative. Among them, we highlight biocontrol agents derived from the fungi genus Trichoderma, which have been documented in limiting the growth of other phytopathogenic fungus in the roots and leaves of several plant species. An important member of this genus is Trichoderma asperelloides, whose biocontrol agents have been used to promote plant growth while also treating soil diseases caused by microorganisms in both greenhouses and outdoor crops. To evaluate the safety of fungal biological agents for human health, tests to detect potentially adverse effects, such as allergenicity, toxicity, infectivity and pathogenicity, are crucial. In addition, identifying possible immunomodulating properties of fungal biocontrol agents merits further investigation. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of T. asperelloides spores in the internalization of Candida parapsilosis yeast by mice phagocytes, in order to elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanism of this interaction, as a model to understand possible in vivo effects of this fungus. For this, mice were exposed to a fungal spore suspension through-intraperitoneal injection, euthanized and cells from the peripheral blood and peritoneal cavity were collected for functional, quantitative and phenotypic analysis, throughout analysis of membrane receptors gene expression, phagocytosis ability and cells immunophenotyping M1 (CCR7 and CD86) and M2 (CCR2 and CD206). Our analyses showed that phagocytes exposed to fungal spores had reduced phagocytic capacity, as well as a decrease in the quantity of neutrophils and monocytes in the peripheral blood and peritoneal cavity. Moreover, macrophages exposed to T. asperelloides spores did not display the phenotypic profile M1/M2, and had reduced expression of pattern recognition receptors, such as TLR2, dectin-1 and dectin-2, all involved in the first line of defense against clinically important yeasts. Our data could infer that T. asperelloides spores may confer susceptibility to infection by C. parapsilosis.
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- Andréa G Dos Santos
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia e Biotecnologia de Microrganismos, Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéus, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéus, Brazil
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- Grupo Integrado de Pesquisas em Biomarcadores, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo CruzBelo Horizonte, Brazil.,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sanidade e Produção Animal nos Trópicos, Universidade de UberabaUberaba, Brazil
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- Grupo Integrado de Pesquisas em Biomarcadores, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo CruzBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Belo HorizonteBelo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual de São PauloRio Claro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Microbiologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual de São PauloRio Claro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Santa CruzIlhéus, Brazil
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Kowalewska B, Zorena K, Szmigiero-Kawko M, Wąż P, Myśliwiec M. High Interleukin-12 Levels May Prevent an Increase in the Amount of Fungi in the Gastrointestinal Tract during the First Years of Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. DISEASE MARKERS 2016; 2016:4685976. [PMID: 28127111 PMCID: PMC5227302 DOI: 10.1155/2016/4685976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The objective of the research was to investigate serum levels of interleukin-12 (IL12) in relation to percentage of yeast-like fungi colonies residing in the gastrointestinal tract in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The study involved 83 children and adolescents, including 53 T1DM patients and 30 healthy control subjects. In the studied population biochemical tests were performed and yeast-like fungi were identified in the faeces. Moreover, IL12 absorbance was measured and measurements of Candida albicans IgG and IgM antibodies were performed with microplate reader ChroMate 4300 (Awareness Technology, Inc., USA) at wavelength λ = 450 nm. In the group of T1DM children and adolescents with disease duration ≤ 2 years, high levels of IL12 were found with lower percentage of yeast-like fungal colonies versus T1DM patients with disease duration > 2 years and ≤5 years, as well as versus T1DM patients with disease duration > 5 years. Additionally, serum levels of IL12 were found to be decreasing by 18.1 pg/ml with each year of diabetes duration. IL12 serum levels were also found to be decreasing by 52.9 pg/ml with each 1% increase in HbA1c. We suggest that high IL12 levels can inhibit infection with yeast-like fungi colonizing the gastrointestinal tract in children and adolescents with T1DM. Further studies are needed to confirm the antifungal activity of IL12.
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- Beata Kowalewska
- Department of Tropical Medicine and Epidemiology, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Immunobiology and Environment Microbiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Clinics of Paediatrics, Diabetology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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Mehta RS, Rezvani K. Immune reconstitution post allogeneic transplant and the impact of immune recovery on the risk of infection. Virulence 2016; 7:901-916. [PMID: 27385018 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1208866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Infection is the leading cause of non-relapse mortality after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). This occurs as a result of dysfunction to the host immune system from the preparative regimen used prior to HCT, combined with a delay in reconstitution of the donor-derived immune system after HCT. In this article, we elaborate on the process of immune reconstitution post-HCT that begins with the innate system and is followed by recovery of adaptive immunity. Simultaneously, we describe how the tempo of immune reconstitution influences the risk of various infections. We explain some of the key differences in immune reconstitution and the consequent risk of infections in recipients of peripheral blood stem cell, bone marrow or umbilical cord blood grafts. Other factors that impact on immune recovery are also highlighted. Finally, we allude to various strategies that are being tested to enhance immune reconstitution post-HCT.
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- Rohtesh S Mehta
- a Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis , MN , USA
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- b Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy , MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston , TX , USA
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Agustinho DP, de Oliveira MA, Tavares AH, Derengowski L, Stolz V, Guilhelmelli F, Mortari MR, Kuchler K, Silva-Pereira I. Dectin-1 is required for miR155 upregulation in murine macrophages in response to Candida albicans. Virulence 2016; 8:41-52. [PMID: 27294852 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1200215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The commensal fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a leading cause of lethal systemic infections in immunocompromised patients. One of the main mechanisms of host immune evasion and virulence by this pathogen is the switch from yeast form to hyphal growth morphologies. Micro RNAs (miRNAs), a small regulatory non-coding RNA, has been identified as an important part of the immune response to a wide variety of pathogens. In general, miRNAs act by modulating the intensity of inflammatory responses. miRNAs act by base-paring binding to specific sequences of target mRNAs, generally causing their silencing through mRNA degradation or translational repression. To study the impact of C. albicans cell morphology upon host miRNA expression, we investigated the differential modulation of 9 different immune response-related miRNAs in primary murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) exposed to either yeasts or hyphal forms of Candida albicans. Here, we show that the different growth morphologies induce distinct miRNA expression patterns in BMDMs. Interestingly, our data suggest that the C-Type lectin receptor Dectin-1 is a major PRR that orchestrates miR155 upregulation in a Syk-dependent manner. Our results suggest that PRR-mediating signaling events are key drivers of miRNA-mediated gene regulation during fungal pathogenesis.
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- Daniel Paiva Agustinho
- a Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- a Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- b Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Imunologia Aplicada, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- a Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- c Department of Molecular Genetics , Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- a Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- d Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas , Laboratório de Neurofarmacologia, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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- c Department of Molecular Genetics , Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- a Departamento de Biologia Celular , Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade de Brasília , Brasília , DF , Brasil
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Costa TBD, Morais NGD, Pedrosa ALF, De Albuquerque SDCG, De Castro MCAB, Pereira VRA, Cavalcanti MDP, De Castro CMMB. Neonatal malnutrition programs the oxidant function of macrophages in response to Candida albicans. Microb Pathog 2016; 95:68-76. [PMID: 27001703 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Revised: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Experimental maternal nutrition restriction models are used to investigate short or long-term consequences of nutritional deficiency on puppies' growth. By assuming that the immune function is directly related to host's nutritional status, the current study aims to investigate the effects of neonatal malnutrition on oxidative stress and on the cell death of the alveolar macrophage after in vitro infection by Candida albicans. Wistar rats were suckled by mothers fed on diets containing 17% protein (Nourished group) or 8% protein (Malnourished group) in the current assay. Both groups received the standard diet used in the vivarium until adulthood, after weaning. The results showed that the offspring from mothers fed on low-protein diet presented lower body weight from 5 days of life on. Their low weight remained until adulthood when it was compared to that of rats in the nourished group. Superoxide and nitric oxide production was lower in malnourished animals and it was accompanied by low inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression levels in systems in which the alveolar macrophages were challenged by immunogenic stimulus. No significant differences were observed in comparisons performed between the nourished and malnourished groups in any of the analyzed cell viability (apoptosis/necrosis) parameters. The fungal inoculum-stimulated system induced higher oxidative stress and cell death by necrosis. The current study demonstrated that dietary restriction during lactation alters the oxidant function of alveolar macrophages in puppies; It happens from the gene transcription step to the release of mediators, thus compromising the host's defenses against Candida albicans. It raises the possibility that Candida albicans may cease to be a commensal fungus to become a pathogen in offspring that have suffered nutritional deficiency during critical developmental periods, due to impaired immune responses.
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- Thacianna Barreto Da Costa
- Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil; Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil.
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- College of Medicine, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, Avenida José de Sá Maniçoba - Centro, Petrolina, Pernambuco, 56304-917, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Immunology, Aggeu Magalhães Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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- Department of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil; Keizo Asami Laboratory of Immunopathology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brazil
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El-Kirat-Chatel S, Dufrêne YF. Nanoscale adhesion forces between the fungal pathogen Candida albicans and macrophages. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2016; 1:69-74. [PMID: 32260605 DOI: 10.1039/c5nh00049a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The development of fungal infections is tightly controlled by the interaction of fungal pathogens with host immune cells. While the recognition of specific fungal cell wall components by immune receptors has been widely investigated, the molecular forces involved are not known. In this Communication, we show the ability of single-cell force spectroscopy to quantify the specific adhesion forces between the fungal pathogen Candida albicans and macrophages. The Candida-macrophage adhesion force is strong, up to ∼3000 pN, and corresponds to multiple cumulative bonds between lectin receptors expressed on the macrophage membrane and mannan carbohydrates on the fungal cell surface. Adhesion force signatures show constant force plateaus, up to >100 μm long, reflecting the extraction of elongated tethers from the macrophage membrane, a phenomenon which may increase the duration of intercellular adhesion. Adhesion strengthens with time, suggesting that the macrophage membrane engulfs the pathogen quickly after initial contact, leading to its internalization. The force nanoscopy method developed here holds great promise for understanding and controlling the early stages of microbe-immune interactions.
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- Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel
- Institute of Life Sciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 4-5, bte L7.07.06, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Initiation of phospholipomannan β-1,2 mannosylation involves Bmts with redundant activity, influences its cell wall location and regulates β-glucans homeostasis but is dispensable for Candida albicans systemic infection. Biochimie 2016; 120:96-104. [PMID: 26427558 PMCID: PMC7614791 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi synthesize glycosphingolipids, which have a crucial role in growth and viability. Glycosphingolipids also contribute to fungal-associated pathogenesis. The opportunistic yeast pathogen Candida albicans synthesizes phospholipomannan (PLM), which is a glycosphingolipid of the mannosylinositol phosphorylceramide family. Through its lipid and glycan moieties, PLM contributes to the initial recognition of the yeast, causing immune system disorder and persistent fungal disease through activation of host signaling pathways. The lipid moiety of PLM activates the deregulation signaling pathway involved in yeast phagocytosis whereas its glycan moiety, composed of β-1,2 mannosides (β-Mans), participates to inflammatory processes through a mechanism involving Galectin-3. Biosynthesis of PLM β-Mans involves two β-1,2 mannosyltransferases (Bmts) that initiate (Bmt5) and elongate (Bmt6) the glycan chains. After generation of double bmtsΔ mutants, we show that Bmt5 has redundant activity with Bmt2, which can replace Bmt5 in bmt5Δ mutant. We also report that PLM is located in the inner layer of the yeast cell wall. PLM seems to be not essential for systemic infection of the yeast. However, defect of PLM β-mannosylation increases resistance of C. albicans to inhibitors of β-glucans and chitin synthesis, highlighting a role of PLM in cell wall homeostasis.
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IL-34 Suppresses Candida albicans Induced TNFα Production in M1 Macrophages by Downregulating Expression of Dectin-1 and TLR2. J Immunol Res 2015; 2015:328146. [PMID: 26146640 PMCID: PMC4469762 DOI: 10.1155/2015/328146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Candida albicans is a fungus that is an opportunistic pathogen of humans. Normally, C. albicans exists as a harmless commensal and does not trigger inflammatory responses by resident macrophages in skin mucosa, which may be caused by a tolerance of skin macrophage to C. albicans. IL-34 is a recently discovered cytokine, constitutively expressed by keratinocytes in the skin. IL-34 binds to the receptor of M-CSF, thereby stimulating tissue macrophage maturation and differentiation. Resident macrophages exhibit phenotypic plasticity and may transform into inflammatory M1 macrophages for immunity or anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages for tissue repair. M1 macrophages produce higher levels of inflammatory cytokines such as TNFα in response to C. albicans stimulation. In this study, it was demonstrated that IL-34 attenuated TNFα production by M1 macrophages challenged with heat killed Candida (HKC). The molecular mechanism of IL-34 mediated suppression of HKC induced TNFα production by M1 macrophages was by the inhibition of M1 macrophage expression of key C. albicans pattern recognition receptors (PPRs), namely, Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and Dectin-1. The results of this study indicated that constitutive IL-34 expressed by skin keratinocytes might suppress resident macrophage responses to C. albicans colonisation by maintaining low levels TLR2 and Dectin-1 expression by macrophages.
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Physiopathologie des candidoses invasives. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-015-1069-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Swidergall M, van Wijlick L, Ernst JF. Signaling domains of mucin Msb2 in Candida albicans. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2015; 14:359-70. [PMID: 25636320 PMCID: PMC4385809 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00264-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Candida albicans adapts to the human host by environmental sensing using the Msb2 signal mucin, which regulates fungal morphogenesis and resistance characteristics. Msb2 is anchored within the cytoplasmic membrane by a single transmembrane (TM) region dividing it into a large N-terminal exodomain, which is shed, and a small cytoplasmic domain. Analyses of strains carrying deleted Msb2 variants revealed an exodomain segment required for cleavage, shedding, and all functions of Msb2. Phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) Cek1 was regulated by three distinct regions in Msb2: in unstressed cells, N-terminal sequences repressed phosphorylation, while its induction under cell wall stress required the cytoplasmic tail (C-tail) and sequences N-terminally flanking the TM region, downstream of the proposed cleavage site. Within the latter Msb2 region, overlapping but not identical sequences were also required for hyphal morphogenesis, basal resistance to antifungals, and, in unstressed cells, downregulation of the PMT1 transcript, encoding protein O-mannosyltransferase-1. Deletion of two-thirds of the exodomain generated a truncated Msb2 variant with a striking ability to induce hyperfilamentous growth, which depended on the presence of the Msb2-interacting protein Sho1, the MAP kinase Cek1, and the Efg1 transcription factor. Under cell wall stress, the cytoplasmic tail relocalized partially to the nucleus and contributed to regulation of 117 genes, as revealed by transcriptomic analyses. Genes regulated by the C-tail contained binding sites for the Ace2 and Azf1 transcription factors and included the ALS cell wall genes. We concluded that Msb2 fulfills its numerous functions by employing functional domains that are distributed over its entire length.
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- Marc Swidergall
- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany Manchot Graduate School, Molecules of Infection II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany Manchot Graduate School, Molecules of Infection II, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Tapia-Abellán A, Ruiz-Alcaraz AJ, Antón G, Miras-López M, Francés R, Such J, Martínez-Esparza M, García-Peñarrubia P. Regulatory role of PI3K-protein kinase B on the release of interleukin-1β in peritoneal macrophages from the ascites of cirrhotic patients. Clin Exp Immunol 2015; 178:525-36. [PMID: 25080058 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Great effort has been paid to identify novel targets for pharmaceutical intervention to control inflammation associated with different diseases. We have studied the effect of signalling inhibitors in the secretion of the proinflammatory and profibrogenic cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β in monocyte-derived macrophages (M-DM) obtained from the ascites of cirrhotic patients and compared with those obtained from the blood of healthy donors. Peritoneal M-DM were isolated from non-infected ascites of cirrhotic patients and stimulated in vitro with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and heat-killed Candida albicans in the presence or absence of inhibitors for c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK1), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K). The IL1B and CASP1 gene expression were evaluated by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The expression of IL-1β and caspase-1 were determined by Western blot. IL-1β was also assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in cell culture supernatants. Results revealed that MEK1 and JNK inhibition significantly reduced the basal and stimulated IL-1β secretion, while the p38 MAPK inhibitor had no effect on IL-1β levels. On the contrary, inhibition of PI3K increased the secretion of IL-1β from stimulated M-DM. The activating effect of PI3K inhibitor on IL-1β release was mediated mainly by the enhancement of the intracellular IL-1β and caspase-1 content release to the extracellular medium and not by increasing the corresponding mRNA and protein expression levels. These data point towards the role of MEK1 and JNK inhibitors, in contrast to the PI3K-protein kinase B inhibitors, as potential therapeutic tools for pharmaceutical intervention to diminish hepatic damage by reducing the inflammatory response mediated by IL-1β associated with liver failure.
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- A Tapia-Abellán
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular (B) e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum', IMIB-Arrixaca, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Vargas G, Rocha JDB, Oliveira DL, Albuquerque PC, Frases S, Santos SS, Nosanchuk JD, Gomes AMO, Medeiros LCAS, Miranda K, Sobreira TJP, Nakayasu ES, Arigi EA, Casadevall A, Guimaraes AJ, Rodrigues ML, Freire-de-Lima CG, Almeida IC, Nimrichter L. Compositional and immunobiological analyses of extracellular vesicles released by Candida albicans. Cell Microbiol 2014; 17:389-407. [PMID: 25287304 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2013] [Revised: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The release of extracellular vesicles (EV) by fungal organisms is considered an alternative transport mechanism to trans-cell wall passage of macromolecules. Previous studies have revealed the presence of EV in culture supernatants from fungal pathogens, such as Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Sporothrix schenckii, Malassezia sympodialis and Candida albicans. Here we investigated the size, composition, kinetics of internalization by bone marrow-derived murine macrophages (MO) and dendritic cells (DC), and the immunomodulatory activity of C. albicans EV. We also evaluated the impact of EV on fungal virulence using the Galleria mellonella larvae model. By transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering, we identified two populations ranging from 50 to 100 nm and 350 to 850 nm. Two predominant seroreactive proteins (27 kDa and 37 kDa) and a group of polydispersed mannoproteins were observed in EV by immunoblotting analysis. Proteomic analysis of C. albicans EV revealed proteins related to pathogenesis, cell organization, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, response to stress, and several other functions. The major lipids detected by thin-layer chromatography were ergosterol, lanosterol and glucosylceramide. Short exposure of MO to EV resulted in internalization of these vesicles and production of nitric oxide, interleukin (IL)-12, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and IL-10. Similarly, EV-treated DC produced IL-12p40, IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha. In addition, EV treatment induced the up-regulation of CD86 and major histocompatibility complex class-II (MHC-II). Inoculation of G. mellonella larvae with EV followed by challenge with C. albicans reduced the number of recovered viable yeasts in comparison with infected larvae control. Taken together, our results demonstrate that C. albicans EV were immunologically active and could potentially interfere with the host responses in the setting of invasive candidiasis.
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- Gabriele Vargas
- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Elluru SR, Kaveri SV, Bayry J. The protective role of immunoglobulins in fungal infections and inflammation. Semin Immunopathol 2014; 37:187-97. [PMID: 25404121 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-014-0466-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 11/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Increased incidence of fungal infections in the immunocompromised individuals and fungi-mediated allergy and inflammatory conditions in immunocompetent individuals is a cause of concern. Consequently, there is a need for efficient therapeutic alternatives to treat fungal infections and inflammation. Several studies have demonstrated that antibodies or immunoglobulins have a role in restricting the fungal burden and their clearance. However, based on the data from monoclonal antibodies, it is now evident that the efficacy of antibodies in fungal infections is dependent on epitope specificity, abundance of protective antibodies, and their isotype. Antibodies confer protection against fungal infections by multiple mechanisms that include direct neutralization of fungi and their antigens, inhibition of growth of fungi, modification of gene expression, signaling and lipid metabolism, causing iron starvation, inhibition of polysaccharide release, and biofilm formation. Antibodies promote opsonization of fungi and their phagocytosis, complement activation, and antibody-dependent cell toxicity. Passive administration of specific protective monoclonal antibodies could also prove to be beneficial in drug resistance cases, to reduce the dosage and associated toxic symptoms of anti-fungal drugs. The longer half-life of the antibodies and flexibilities to modify their structure/forms are additional advantages. The clinical data obtained with two monoclonal antibodies should incite interests in translating pre-clinical success into the clinics. The anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory role of antibodies in fungal inflammation could be exploited by intravenous immunoglobulin or IVIg.
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- Sri Ramulu Elluru
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Rizzetto L, De Filippo C, Cavalieri D. Richness and diversity of mammalian fungal communities shape innate and adaptive immunity in health and disease. Eur J Immunol 2014; 44:3166-81. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201344403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/23/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Lisa Rizzetto
- Research and Innovation Centre; Fondazione Edmund Mach; San Michele all'Adige TN Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre; Fondazione Edmund Mach; San Michele all'Adige TN Italy
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- Research and Innovation Centre; Fondazione Edmund Mach; San Michele all'Adige TN Italy
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Masking of β(1-3)-glucan in the cell wall of Candida albicans from detection by innate immune cells depends on phosphatidylserine. Infect Immun 2014; 82:4405-13. [PMID: 25114110 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01612-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The virulence of Candida albicans in a mouse model of invasive candidiasis is dependent on the phospholipids phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Disruption of the PS synthase gene CHO1 (i.e., cho1Δ/Δ) eliminates PS and blocks the de novo pathway for PE biosynthesis. In addition, the cho1Δ/Δ mutant's ability to cause invasive disease is severely compromised. The cho1Δ/Δ mutant also exhibits cell wall defects, and in this study, it was determined that loss of PS results in decreased masking of cell wall β(1-3)-glucan from the immune system. In wild-type C. albicans, the outer mannan layer of the wall masks the inner layer of β(1-3)-glucan from exposure and detection by innate immune effector molecules like the C-type signaling lectin Dectin-1, which is found on macrophages, neutrophils, and dendritic cells. The cho1Δ/Δ mutant exhibits increases in exposure of β(1-3)-glucan, which leads to greater binding by Dectin-1 in both yeast and hyphal forms. The unmasking of β(1-3)-glucan also results in increased elicitation of TNF-α from macrophages in a Dectin-1-dependent manner. The role of phospholipids in fungal pathogenesis is an emerging field, and this is the first study showing that loss of PS in C. albicans results in decreased masking of β(1-3)-glucan, which may contribute to our understanding of fungus-host interactions.
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Fabre E, Hurtaux T, Fradin C. Mannosylation of fungal glycoconjugates in the Golgi apparatus. Curr Opin Microbiol 2014; 20:103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2014.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2014] [Revised: 04/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Yáñez A, Goodridge HS, Gozalbo D, Gil ML. TLRs control hematopoiesis during infection. Eur J Immunol 2013; 43:2526-33. [PMID: 24122753 DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Recent research has shown that (i) Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists drive hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) to proliferate and differentiate along the myeloid lineage in vitro, and (ii) direct TLR-mediated stimulation of HSPCs also promotes macrophage differentiation in vivo following infection. These new insights demonstrate that TLR signaling in HSPCs, in addition to other TLR-dependent mechanisms, can contribute to HSPC expansion and myeloid differentiation after infection. Evidence is, therefore, mounting that direct TLR-induced programming of hematopoiesis plays a key role in host defense by rapidly replenishing the innate immune system with the cells needed to deal with pathogens.
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- Alberto Yáñez
- Regenerative Medicine Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Research Division of Immunology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Gerard R, Sendid B, Colombel JF, Poulain D, Jouault T. An immunological link betweenCandida albicanscolonization and Crohn’s disease. Crit Rev Microbiol 2013; 41:135-9. [DOI: 10.3109/1040841x.2013.810587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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El-Kirat-Chatel S, Beaussart A, Alsteens D, Sarazin A, Jouault T, Dufrêne YF. Single-molecule analysis of the major glycopolymers of pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeast cells. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:4855-4863. [PMID: 23615555 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr00813d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Most microbes are coated with carbohydrates that show remarkable structural variability and play a crucial role in mediating microbial-host interactions. Understanding the functions of cell wall glycoconjugates requires detailed knowledge of their molecular organization, diversity and heterogeneity. Here we use atomic force microscopy (AFM) with tips bearing specific probes (lectins, antibodies) to analyze the major glycopolymers of pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeast cells at molecular resolution. We show that non-ubiquitous β-1,2-mannans are largely exposed on the surface of native cells from pathogenic Candida albicans and C. glabrata, the former species displaying the highest glycopolymer density and extensions. We also find that chitin, a major component of the inner layer of the yeast cell wall, is much more abundant in C. albicans. These differences in molecular properties, further supported by flow cytometry measurements, may play an important role in strengthening cell wall mechanics and immune interactions. This study demonstrates that single-molecule AFM, combined with immunological and fluorescence methods, is a powerful platform in fungal glycobiology for probing the density, distribution and extension of specific cell wall glycoconjugates. In nanomedicine, we anticipate that this new form of AFM-based nanoglycobiology will contribute to the development of sugar-based drugs, immunotherapeutics, vaccines and diagnostics.
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- Sofiane El-Kirat-Chatel
- Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Life Sciences, Croix du Sud, 1, bte L7.04.01., B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Tapia-Abellán A, Ruiz-Alcaraz AJ, Hernández-Caselles T, Such J, Francés R, García-Peñarrubia P, Martínez-Esparza M. Role of MAP kinases and PI3K-Akt on the cytokine inflammatory profile of peritoneal macrophages from the ascites of cirrhotic patients. Liver Int 2013; 33:552-60. [PMID: 23331611 DOI: 10.1111/liv.12072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS Several new approaches targeting inflammation associated with different diseases are in clinical development. OBJECTIVE To explore the role played by MAPK and PI3K-Akt pathways on the release of cytokines in monocyte-derived macrophages (M-DM) obtained from the ascites of cirrhotic patients to identify novel targets for pharmaceutical intervention to prevent hepatic damage. METHODS M-DM were isolated from the ascites of cirrhotic patients and stimulated in vitro with LPS and heat-killed Candida albicans in the presence or absence of the inhibitors for MEK1, p38 MAPK, JNK and PI3K. The MAPK phosphorylation levels were determined by Western Blot. Cell culture supernatants were assayed by ELISA for TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10. RESULTS The release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α at baseline was more effectively reduced by the MAPK inhibitors, while the basal IL-10 anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion was only and strongly (90.3%) affected by the PI3K inhibitor. The incubation of peritoneal M-DM in the presence of LPS and C. albicans increased the release of IL-6, TNF-α and IL-10. LPS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines secretion was more sensitive to MAPK inhibitors, whereas that induced by C. albicans was more susceptible to inhibition of PI3K. Finally, inhibition of PI3K almost completely suppressed the secretion of IL-10 in stimulated M-DM. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that pro-inflammatory cytokines release in M-DM from this clinical setting strongly depends on the MAPK signalling pathways, differs depending on the microbial stimulus added and confirms the prominent role of the PI3K-Akt pathway in the modulation of IL-10-mediated anti-inflammatory function.
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- Ana Tapia-Abellán
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Molecular (B) e Inmunología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Megías J, Maneu V, Salvador P, Gozalbo D, Gil ML. Candida albicans stimulates in vivo differentiation of haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells towards macrophages by a TLR2-dependent signalling. Cell Microbiol 2013; 15:1143-53. [PMID: 23279268 DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are expressed by haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), and may play a role in haematopoiesis in response to pathogens during infection. We have previously demonstrated that (i) inactivated yeasts of Candida albicans induce in vitro differentiation of HSPCs towards the myeloid lineage, and (ii) soluble TLR agonists induce in vivo their differentiation towards macrophages. In this work, using an in vivo model of HSPCs transplantation, we report for the first time that HSPCs sense C. albicans in vivo and subsequently are directed to produce macrophages by a TLR2-dependent signalling. Purified lineage-negative cells (Lin(-)) from bone marrow of C57BL/6 mice (CD45.2 alloantigen) were transplanted into B6Ly5.1 mice (CD45.1 alloantigen), which were then injected with viable or inactivated C. albicans yeasts. Transplanted cells were detected in the spleen and in the bone marrow of recipient mice, and they differentiate preferentially to macrophages, both in response to infection or in response to inactivated yeasts. The generation of macrophages was dependent on TLR2 but independent of TLR4, as transplanted Lin(-) cells from TLR2(-/-) mice did not give rise to macrophages, whereas Lin(-) cells from TLR4(-/-) mice generated macrophages similarly to control cells. Interestingly, the absence of TLR2, or in a minor extent TLR4, gives Lin(-) cells an advantage in transplantation assays, as increases the percentage of transplanted recovered cells. Our results indicatethat TLR-mediated recognition of C. albicans by HSPCs may help replace and/or increase cells that constitute the first line of defence against the fungus, and suggest that TLR-mediated signalling may lead to reprogramming early progenitors to rapidly replenishing the innate immune system and generate the most necessary mature cells to deal with the pathogen.
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- Javier Megías
- Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain
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Jacobsen ID, Wilson D, Wächtler B, Brunke S, Naglik JR, Hube B. Candida albicans dimorphism as a therapeutic target. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2012; 10:85-93. [PMID: 22149617 DOI: 10.1586/eri.11.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The ability to switch between yeast and hyphal growth forms (dimorphism) is one of the most discussed and best investigated virulence attributes of the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. Both morphological forms seem to be important for virulence and have distinct functions during the different stages of disease development, including adhesion, invasion, damage, dissemination, immune evasion and host response. In this review, we will provide an overview of the known and potential roles of C. albicans dimorphism and will discuss the potential benefit of drugs that can inhibit the morphological transition.
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- Ilse D Jacobsen
- Department of Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology-Hans Knoell Institute Jena, Beutenbergstraße 11a, D-07745, Jena, Germany
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Damiens S, Poissy J, François N, Salleron J, Jawhara S, Jouault T, Poulain D, Sendid B. Mannose-binding lectin levels and variation during invasive candidiasis. J Clin Immunol 2012; 32:1317-23. [PMID: 22833166 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-012-9748-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The high morbi-mortality associated with invasive candidiasis (IC) is a persistent problem in hospitals. Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays a role in innate immunity through its interaction with mannosylated molecules of Candida albicans. A correlation between MBL deficiency and vulvovaginal candidiasis or peritonitis has been reported. We investigated circulating MBL levels and their evolution during the course of IC. Sixty-eight patients with proven IC, 82 hospitalized patients (HP) without evidence of infection, and 70 healthy subjects (HS) were studied in order to examine the relationship between serum MBL and IC. Serum MBL levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). MBL levels were significantly higher in IC patients than in HP and HS (p < 0.0001, p < 0.0055, respectively). A change in MBL concentrations was observed during the course of IC, with a dramatic decrease during the 2 days before positive blood culture sampling. This decrease was concomitant with the presence of high levels of circulating mannan (Mn). Like MBL levels, anti-mannan antibodies (AMn) increased after the mannanemia/blood culture period. These findings suggest a possible role of MBL during the early stage of IC. The mechanisms that regulate these observations in terms of effect and consequences on innate and adaptive immunity and the prognosis of IC require further investigation.
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Alvarez-Rueda N, Albassier M, Allain S, Deknuydt F, Altare F, Le Pape P. First human model of in vitro Candida albicans persistence within granuloma for the reliable study of host-fungi interactions. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40185. [PMID: 22768252 PMCID: PMC3387014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Backgound The balance between human innate immune system and Candida albicans virulence signaling mechanisms ultimately dictates the outcome of fungal invasiveness and its pathology. To better understand the pathophysiology and to identify fungal virulence-associated factors in the context of persistence in humans, complex models are indispensable. Although fungal virulence factors have been extensively studied in vitro and in vivo using different immune cell subsets and cell lines, it is unclear how C. albicans survives inside complex tissue granulomas. Methodology/Principal Finding We developed an original model of in vitro human granuloma, reproducing the natural granulomatous response to C. albicans. Persistent granulomas were obtained when the ratio of phagocytes to fungi was high. This in vitro fungal granuloma mimics natural granulomas, with infected macrophages surrounded by helper and cytotoxic T lymphocytes. A small proportion of granulomas exhibited C. albicans hyphae. Histological and time-lapse analysis showed that C. albicans blastoconidia were located within the granulomas before hyphae formation. Using staining techniques, fungal load calculations, as well as confocal and scanning electron microscopy, we describe the kinetics of fungal granuloma formation. We provide the first direct evidence that C. albicans are not eliminated by immunocompetent cells inside in vitro human granulomas. In fact, after an initial candicidal period, the remaining yeast proliferate and persist under very complex immune responses. Conclusions/Significance Using an original in vitro model of human fungal granuloma, we herein present the evidence that C. albicans persist and grow into immunocompetent granulomatous structures. These results will guide us towards a better understanding of fungal invasiveness and, henceforth, will also help in the development of better strategies for its control in human physiological conditions.
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- Nidia Alvarez-Rueda
- Département de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155– IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes, France
- * E-mail: (PLP); (NAR)
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- Département de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155– IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes, France
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- CRCNA, Inserm U892, CNRS 6299, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- CRCNA, Inserm U892, CNRS 6299, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Département de Parasitologie et de Mycologie Médicale, Université de Nantes, Nantes Atlantique Universités, EA1155– IICiMed, Faculté de Pharmacie de Nantes, France
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France
- * E-mail: (PLP); (NAR)
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Baroni A, Buommino E, De Gregorio V, Ruocco E, Ruocco V, Wolf R. Structure and function of the epidermis related to barrier properties. Clin Dermatol 2012; 30:257-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2011.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Reales-Calderón JA, Martínez-Solano L, Martínez-Gomariz M, Nombela C, Molero G, Gil C. Sub-proteomic study on macrophage response to Candida albicans unravels new proteins involved in the host defense against the fungus. J Proteomics 2012; 75:4734-46. [PMID: 22342486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In previous proteomic studies on the response of murine macrophages against Candida albicans, many differentially expressed proteins involved in processes like inflammation, cytoskeletal rearrangement, stress response and metabolism were identified. In order to look for proteins important for the macrophage response, but in a lower concentration in the cell, 3 sub-cellular extracts were analyzed: cytosol, organelle/membrane and nucleus enriched fractions from RAW 264.7 macrophages exposed or not to C. albicans SC5314 for 3 h. The samples were studied using DIGE technology, and 17 new differentially expressed proteins were identified. This sub-cellular fractionation permitted the identification of 2 mitochondrion proteins, a membrane receptor, Galectin-3, and some ER related proteins, that are not easily detected in total cell extracts. Besides, the study of different fractions allowed us to detect, not only total increase in Galectin-3 protein amount, but its distinct allocation along the interaction. The identified proteins are involved in the pro-inflammatory and oxidative responses, immune response, unfolded protein response and apoptosis. Some of these processes increase the host response and others could be the effect of C. albicans resistance to phagocytosis. Thus, the sub-proteomic approach has been a very useful tool to identify new proteins involved in macrophage-fungus interaction. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Translational Proteomics.
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Slesiona S, Gressler M, Mihlan M, Zaehle C, Schaller M, Barz D, Hube B, Jacobsen ID, Brock M. Persistence versus escape: Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus fumigatus employ different strategies during interactions with macrophages. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31223. [PMID: 22319619 PMCID: PMC3272006 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Invasive bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (IBPA) is a life-threatening disease in immunocompromised patients. Although Aspergillus terreus is frequently found in the environment, A. fumigatus is by far the main cause of IBPA. However, once A. terreus establishes infection in the host, disease is as fatal as A. fumigatus infections. Thus, we hypothesized that the initial steps of disease establishment might be fundamentally different between these two species. Since alveolar macrophages represent one of the first phagocytes facing inhaled conidia, we compared the interaction of A. terreus and A. fumigatus conidia with alveolar macrophages. A. terreus conidia were phagocytosed more rapidly than A. fumigatus conidia, possibly due to higher exposure of β-1,3-glucan and galactomannan on the surface. In agreement, blocking of dectin-1 and mannose receptors significantly reduced phagocytosis of A. terreus, but had only a moderate effect on phagocytosis of A. fumigatus. Once phagocytosed, and in contrast to A. fumigatus, A. terreus did not inhibit acidification of phagolysosomes, but remained viable without signs of germination both in vitro and in immunocompetent mice. The inability of A. terreus to germinate and pierce macrophages resulted in significantly lower cytotoxicity compared to A. fumigatus. Blocking phagolysosome acidification by the v-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin increased A. terreus germination rates and cytotoxicity. Recombinant expression of the A. nidulans wA naphthopyrone synthase, a homologue of A. fumigatus PksP, inhibited phagolysosome acidification and resulted in increased germination, macrophage damage and virulence in corticosteroid-treated mice. In summary, we show that A. terreus and A. fumigatus have evolved significantly different strategies to survive the attack of host immune cells. While A. fumigatus prevents phagocytosis and phagolysosome acidification and escapes from macrophages by germination, A. terreus is rapidly phagocytosed, but conidia show long-term persistence in macrophages even in immunocompetent hosts.
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- Silvia Slesiona
- Microbial Biochemistry and Physiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
- Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Microbial Biochemistry and Physiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Infection Biology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Biomolecular Chemistry, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
- Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany
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- Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
- * E-mail: (IDJ); (MB)
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- Microbial Biochemistry and Physiology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, Hans Knoell Institute, Jena, Germany
- * E-mail: (IDJ); (MB)
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Szafranski-Schneider E, Swidergall M, Cottier F, Tielker D, Román E, Pla J, Ernst JF. Msb2 shedding protects Candida albicans against antimicrobial peptides. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002501. [PMID: 22319443 PMCID: PMC3271078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Msb2 is a sensor protein in the plasma membrane of fungi. In the human fungal pathogen C. albicans Msb2 signals via the Cek1 MAP kinase pathway to maintain cell wall integrity and allow filamentous growth. Msb2 doubly epitope-tagged in its large extracellular and small cytoplasmic domain was efficiently cleaved during liquid and surface growth and the extracellular domain was almost quantitatively released into the growth medium. Msb2 cleavage was independent of proteases Sap9, Sap10 and Kex2. Secreted Msb2 was highly O-glycosylated by protein mannosyltransferases including Pmt1 resulting in an apparent molecular mass of >400 kDa. Deletion analyses revealed that the transmembrane region is required for Msb2 function, while the large N-terminal and the small cytoplasmic region function to downregulate Msb2 signaling or, respectively, allow its induction by tunicamycin. Purified extracellular Msb2 domain protected fungal and bacterial cells effectively from antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) histatin-5 and LL-37. AMP inactivation was not due to degradation but depended on the quantity and length of the Msb2 glycofragment. C. albicans msb2 mutants were supersensitive to LL-37 but not histatin-5, suggesting that secreted rather than cell-associated Msb2 determines AMP protection. Thus, in addition to its sensor function Msb2 has a second activity because shedding of its glycofragment generates AMP quorum resistance. Microbial pathogens are attacked by antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) produced by the human host. AMPs kill pathogens and recruit immune cells to the site of infection. In defense, the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans continuously cleaves and secretes a glycoprotein fragment of the surface protein Msb2, which protects against AMPs. The results suggest that shed Msb2 allows fungal colonies to persist and avoid inflammatory responses caused by AMPs. Msb2 shedding and its additional role in stabilizing the fungal cell wall may be considered as novel diagnostic tools and targets for antifungal action.
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department Biologie, Molekulare Mykologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Sugita R, Hata E, Miki A, Andoh R, Umeda C, Takemura N, Sonoyama K. Gut Colonization by Candida albicans Inhibits the Induction of Humoral Immune Tolerance to Dietary Antigen in BALB/c Mice. BIOSCIENCE OF MICROBIOTA, FOOD AND HEALTH 2012; 31:77-84. [PMID: 24936353 PMCID: PMC4034285 DOI: 10.12938/bmfh.31.77] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We previously observed that gut colonization by Candida albicans
promoted serum antibody response to orally administered ovalbumin in mice. We therefore
postulated that C. albicans affects oral tolerance induction. The present
study tested this idea. BALB/c mice were intragastrically administered with either
C. albicans (1 × 107) or vehicle, and the colonization was
confirmed by weekly fecal cultures. Mice were further divided into two subgroups and
intragastrically administered with either ovalbumin (20 mg) or vehicle for five
consecutive days. Thereafter, all mice were intraperitoneally immunized with ovalbumin in
alum. In mice without C. albicans inoculation, ovalbumin feeding prior to
immunization significantly suppressed the increase in ovalbumin-specific IgE, IgG1 and
IgG2a in sera, suggesting oral tolerance induction. In C.
albicans-inoculated mice, however, the antibody levels were the same between
ovalbumin- and vehicle-fed mice. In contrast, ovalbumin feeding significantly suppressed
cellular immune responses, as evidenced by reduced proliferation of splenocytes
restimulated by ovalbumin ex vivo, in both C.
albicans-inoculated and uninoculated mice. Ex vivo
supplementation with neither heat-killed C. albicans nor the culture
supernatant of C. albicans enhanced the production of ovalbumin-specific
IgG1 in splenocytes restimulated by the antigen. These results suggest that gut
colonization by C. albicans inhibits the induction of humoral immune
tolerance to dietary antigen in mice, whereas C. albicans may not
directly promote antibody production. We therefore propose that C.
albicans gut colonization could be a risk factor for triggering food allergy in
susceptible individuals.
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- Ryusuke Sugita
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Kita 9 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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Candida albicans cell wall glycosylation may be indirectly required for activation of epithelial cell proinflammatory responses. Infect Immun 2011; 79:4902-11. [PMID: 21930756 DOI: 10.1128/iai.05591-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oral epithelial cells discriminate between the yeast and hyphal forms of Candida albicans via the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. This occurs through phosphorylation of the MAPK phosphatase MKP1 and activation of the c-Fos transcription factor by the hyphal form. Given that fungal cell wall polysaccharides are critical in host recognition and immune activation in myeloid cells, we sought to determine whether β-glucan and N- or O-glycosylation was important in activating the MAPK/MKP1/c-Fos hypha-mediated response mechanism and proinflammatory cytokines in oral epithelial cells. Using a series of β-glucan and N- and O-mannan mutants, we found that N-mannosylation (via Δoch1 and Δpmr1 mutants) and O-mannosylation (via Δpmt1 and Δmnt1 Δmnt2 mutants), but not phosphomannan (via a Δmnn4 mutant) or β-1,2 mannosylation (via Δbmt1 to Δbmt6 mutants), were required for MKP1/c-Fos activation, proinflammatory cytokine production, and cell damage induction. However, the N- and O-mannan mutants showed reduced adhesion or lack of initial hypha formation at 2 h, resulting in little MKP1/c-Fos activation, or restricted hypha formation/pseudohyphal formation at 24 h, resulting in minimal proinflammatory cytokine production and cell damage. Further, the α-1,6-mannose backbone of the N-linked outer chain (corresponding to a Δmnn9 mutant) may be required for epithelial adhesion, while the α-1,2-mannose component of phospholipomannan (corresponding to a Δmit1 mutant) may contribute to epithelial cell damage. β-Glucan appeared to play no role in adhesion, epithelial activation, or cell damage. In summary, N- and O-mannosylation defects affect the ability of C. albicans to induce proinflammatory cytokines and damage in oral epithelial cells, but this may be due to indirect effects on fungal pathogenicity rather than mannose residues being direct activators of the MAPK/MKP1/c-Fos hypha-mediated immune response.
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Candida albicans induces selective development of macrophages and monocyte derived dendritic cells by a TLR2 dependent signalling. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24761. [PMID: 21935459 PMCID: PMC3174213 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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As TLRs are expressed by haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs), these receptors may play a role in haematopoiesis in response to pathogens during infection. We have previously demonstrated that in in vitro defined conditions inactivated yeasts and hyphae of Candida albicans induce HSPCs proliferation and differentiation towards the myeloid lineage by a TLR2/MyD88 dependent pathway. In this work, we showed that C. albicans invasive infection with a low virulence strain results in a rapid expansion of HSPCs (identified as LKS cells: Lin− c-Kit+ Sca-1+ IL-7Rα−), that reach the maximum at day 3 post-infection. This in vivo expansion of LKS cells in TLR2−/− mice was delayed until day 7 post- infection. Candidiasis was, as expected, accompanied by an increase in granulopoiesis and decreased lymphopoiesis in the bone marrow. These changes were more pronounced in TLR2−/− mice correlating with their higher fungal burden. Accordingly, emigration of Ly6Chigh monocytes and neutrophils to spleen was increased in TLR2−/− mice, although the increase in macrophages and inflammatory macrophages was completely dependent on TLR2. Similarly, we detected for the first time, in the spleen of C. albicans infected control mice, a newly generated population of dendritic cells that have the phenotype of monocyte derived dendritic cells (moDCs) that were not generated in TLR2−/− infected mice. In addition, C. albicans signalling through TLR2/MyD88 and Dectin-1 promotes in vitro the differentiation of Lin− cells towards moDCs that secrete TNF-α and are able to kill the microorganism. Therefore, our results indicate that during infection C. albicans can directly stimulate progenitor cells through TLR2 and Dectin-1 to generate newly formed inflammatory macrophages and moDCs that may fulfill an essential role in defense mechanisms against the pathogen.
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Pukkila-Worley R, Ausubel FM, Mylonakis E. Candida albicans infection of Caenorhabditis elegans induces antifungal immune defenses. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002074. [PMID: 21731485 PMCID: PMC3121877 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Candida albicans yeast cells are found in the intestine of most humans, yet this opportunist can invade host tissues and cause life-threatening infections in susceptible individuals. To better understand the host factors that underlie susceptibility to candidiasis, we developed a new model to study antifungal innate immunity. We demonstrate that the yeast form of C. albicans establishes an intestinal infection in Caenorhabditis elegans, whereas heat-killed yeast are avirulent. Genome-wide, transcription-profiling analysis of C. elegans infected with C. albicans yeast showed that exposure to C. albicans stimulated a rapid host response involving 313 genes (124 upregulated and 189 downregulated, ∼1.6% of the genome) many of which encode antimicrobial, secreted or detoxification proteins. Interestingly, the host genes affected by C. albicans exposure overlapped only to a small extent with the distinct transcriptional responses to the pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus, indicating that there is a high degree of immune specificity toward different bacterial species and C. albicans. Furthermore, genes induced by P. aeruginosa and S. aureus were strongly over-represented among the genes downregulated during C. albicans infection, suggesting that in response to fungal pathogens, nematodes selectively repress the transcription of antibacterial immune effectors. A similar phenomenon is well known in the plant immune response, but has not been described previously in metazoans. Finally, 56% of the genes induced by live C. albicans were also upregulated by heat-killed yeast. These data suggest that a large part of the transcriptional response to C. albicans is mediated through “pattern recognition,” an ancient immune surveillance mechanism able to detect conserved microbial molecules (so-called pathogen-associated molecular patterns or PAMPs). This study provides new information on the evolution and regulation of the innate immune response to divergent pathogens and demonstrates that nematodes selectively mount specific antifungal defenses at the expense of antibacterial responses. Despite being a part of the normal flora of healthy individuals, Candida albicans is the most common fungal pathogen of humans and can cause infections that are associated with staggeringly high mortality rates. Here we devise a model for the study of the host immune response to C. albicans infection using the nematode C. elegans. We found that infection with the yeast form of C. albicans induces rapid and robust transcriptional changes in C. elegans. Analyses of these differentially regulated genes indicate that the nematode mounts antifungal defenses that are remarkably distinct from the host responses to pathogenic bacteria and that the nematode recognizes components possessed by heat-killed C. albicans to initiate this response. Interestingly, during infection with a pathogenic fungus, the nematode downregulates antibacterial immune response genes, which may reflect an evolutionary tradeoff between bacterial and fungal defense.
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- Read Pukkila-Worley
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (FMA); (EM)
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- * E-mail: (FMA); (EM)
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Martinez-Esparza M, Tapia-Abellan A, Vitse-Standaert A, Garcia-Penarrubia P, Arguelles JC, Poulain D, Jouault T. Glycoconjugate expression on the cell wall of tps1/tps1 trehalose-deficient Candida albicans strain and implications for its interaction with macrophages. Glycobiology 2011; 21:796-805. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwr007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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