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Bain JM, Alonso MF, Childers DS, Walls CA, Mackenzie K, Pradhan A, Lewis LE, Louw J, Avelar GM, Larcombe DE, Netea MG, Gow NAR, Brown GD, Erwig LP, Brown AJP. Immune cells fold and damage fungal hyphae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2020484118. [PMID: 33876755 PMCID: PMC8053999 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2020484118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Innate immunity provides essential protection against life-threatening fungal infections. However, the outcomes of individual skirmishes between immune cells and fungal pathogens are not a foregone conclusion because some pathogens have evolved mechanisms to evade phagocytic recognition, engulfment, and killing. For example, Candida albicans can escape phagocytosis by activating cellular morphogenesis to form lengthy hyphae that are challenging to engulf. Through live imaging of C. albicans-macrophage interactions, we discovered that macrophages can counteract this by folding fungal hyphae. The folding of fungal hyphae is promoted by Dectin-1, β2-integrin, VASP, actin-myosin polymerization, and cell motility. Folding facilitates the complete engulfment of long hyphae in some cases and it inhibits hyphal growth, presumably tipping the balance toward successful fungal clearance.
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- Judith M Bain
- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Microscopy and Histology Facility, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, 6500HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department for Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Johnson-Johnson Innovation, Europe, Middle East and Africa Innovation Centre, London W1G 0BG, United Kingdom
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- Aberdeen Fungal Group, Institute of Medical Sciences, Foresterhill, AB25 2ZD Aberdeen, United Kingdom;
- Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, EX4 4QD Exeter, United Kingdom
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Murthy PK. Strategies to Control Human Lymphatic Filarial Infection: Tweaking Host’s Immune System. Curr Top Med Chem 2019; 19:1226-1240. [DOI: 10.2174/1568026619666190618110613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human lymphatic filariasis (LF), a parasitic infection caused by the nematodes Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, and transmitted by mosquito, results in a debilitating disease commonly identified as ‘elephantiasis’. LF affects millions of people in India and several other tropical and sub-tropical countries imposing a huge economic burden on governments due to disability associated loss of man-hours and for disease management. Efforts to control the infection by WHO’s mass drug administration (MDA) strategy using three antifilarials diethylcarbamazine, albendazole and ivermectin are only partly successful and therefore, there is an immediate need for alternative strategies. Some of the alternative strategies being explored in laboratories are: enhancing the immune competence of host by immunomodulation, combining immunomodulation with antifilarials, identifying immunoprophylactic parasite molecules (vaccine candidates) and identifying parasite molecules that can be potential drug targets. This review focuses on the advances made in this direction.
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- Puvvada Kalpana Murthy
- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow 226 007, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Khan ZK, Manglani A, Shukla PK, Puri A, Saxena RP, Tandon JS. Immunomodulatory Effect of Plant Extracts and Iridoid Glucosides from Nyctanthes arbortristis Against Systemic Candidiasis in Mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/13880209509065382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Z. K. Khan
- Divisions of Medical Mycology, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Divisions of Medical Mycology, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Divisions of Medical Mycology, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Divisions of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Divisions of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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- Divisions of Medicinal Chemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, P. Box 173, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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Sharma P, Singh N, Garg R, Haq W, Dube A. Efficacy of human beta-casein fragment (54-59) and its synthetic analogue compound 89/215 against Leishmania donovani in hamsters. Peptides 2004; 25:1873-81. [PMID: 15501518 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2003] [Revised: 06/15/2004] [Accepted: 06/17/2004] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The characteristic feature of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the profound impairment of immune system of the infected host, which contributes significantly to the partial success of antileishmanial chemotherapy. Since in VL, cure is the combinatorial effect of drug and immune status of the host, the rationale approach towards antileishmanial chemotherapy would be to potentiate the immune functioning of the host to extract desired results. Towards this direction several rationally designed analogues of human beta-casein fragment (54-59) were evaluated for their ability to stimulate the non-specific resistance in hamsters against Leishmania donovani infection. By virtue of being derived from the food protein casein derivatives may be devoid of unwanted side effects associated with the substances of microbial origin, e.g. muramyl dipeptide (MDP). Out of this one peptide Val-Glu-Gly-Ile-Pro-Tyr (compound 89/215) had been reported to have such activity. In this communication, the prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of the peptide along with its natural sequence has been evaluated in detail against experimental VL in hamsters. Their use as an adjunct to chemotherapy was also explored. Human beta-casein fragment, compound 89/215 and MDP were tested in vivo at various dose levels wherein compound 89/215 showed superiority over MDP at 3 mg/kg x 2 given intraperitoneally (i.p.). Compound 89/215 sensitized peritoneal macrophages acquired considerable resistance and only 24% of the cells were found infected in comparison to control peritoneal macrophages where 76.4% of the cells were found infected. Similarly, the efficacy of sodium antimony gluconate (SAG) in hamsters pretreated with compound 89/215 enhanced significantly (P < 0.001). This peptide also exhibited considerably good therapeutic efficacy when evaluated either alone or in combination with SAG in established infection of L. donovani.
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- Preeti Sharma
- Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Post Box No. 173, Lucknow 226001, India
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Ramos-Ligonio A, López-Monteon A, Talamás-Rohana P, Rosales-Encina JL. Recombinant SSP4 protein from Trypanosoma cruzi amastigotes regulates nitric oxide production by macrophages. Parasite Immunol 2004; 26:409-18. [PMID: 15752118 DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00729.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Acute infection with Trypanosoma cruzi is characterized by immunosuppression mediated by T cells and macrophages (Mphis). Nitric oxide (NO) production during the initial phase of acute infection might participate in the clearance of parasites by Mphis, whereas its overproduction during the late phase of acute infection would account for the immunosuppression observed. Trypanosoma cruzi molecules that might regulate the host responses have not been fully identified. Here, we demonstrate that active immunization with MBP::SSP4, a recombinant protein derived from a surface antigen specific of T. cruzi amastigotes (TcSSP4), was able to stimulate Ab production (IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b). On the other hand, MBP::SSP4 was able to stimulate NO production by peritoneal Mphis from BALB/c mice and Mphis from the J774 cell line. This effect was also observed at the level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) detected by Western Blot. Furthermore, MBP::SSP4 was also shown to induce the expression of IL-1alpha, IL-6, IL-12, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha in normal animals, and IL-10 in immunized animals. In addition the protein MBP::SSP4 was able to bind to the surface of PMphis and J774 Mphis. These results suggest that TcSSP4 could modulate Mphi NO production and this may represent a mechanism participating in the immunoregulatory processes during Chagas' disease.
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- A Ramos-Ligonio
- Departamento de Patología Experimental, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N., México D.F. 07360, México
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Gupta S, Srivastava VML, Puri A, Pandey D, Haq W. Adjunct Effect of Immunostimulating Hexapeptide Analogous to Human Beta‐Casein Fragment (54–59) to Sodium Stibogluconate Against Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 2004; 26:425-34. [PMID: 15518175 DOI: 10.1081/iph-200026895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a major public health problem in many tropical countries of the world. The available chemotherapeutics require parenteral administration and have other limitations like cost, toxicity, variable efficacy or restricted supplies. There is no effective treatment for immunosuppressed patients with leishmaniasis- HIV co-infection. Hence, new therapies, that are effective when treatment with the currently available drugs fails, must be developed. One of the major strategies for effective and safe treatment of leishmaniasis and other infectious diseases, in the last decade, involves the use of immunomodulators as adjunct to chemotherapy. In this context, we studied the immunomodulatory activity of a hexapeptide Val-Glu-Pro-Ile-Gly-Tyr (CDRI compound 89-215) corresponding to (54-59) fragment of human beta-casein in mice and its efficacy in adjunct chemotherapy with SSG using L. donovani/hamster model. The hexapeptide was found to enhance both humoral and CMI responses. In animal model the hexapeptide per se showed no antileishmanial activity. However, when given alongwith suiboptimal dose of SSG, it enhanced the efficacy of SSG from 24% to 80%. The activity was very close to the efficacy (85%) recorded for curative dose of SSG. Adjunct chemotherapy with immunomodulator in visceral leishmaniasis appears to be a fruitful preposition.
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- Suman Gupta
- Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
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Lakshmi V, Pandey K, Puri A, Saxena RP, Saxena KC. Immunostimulant principles from Curculigo orchioides. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2003; 89:181-184. [PMID: 14611880 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(03)00160-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Curculigo orchioides Gaerten belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae. The rhizomes of the plants are used for the treatment of decline in strength, jaundice and asthma. Its methanolic extract has been shown to enhance phagocytic activity of macrophages. Present studies have led to the isolation of two phenolic glycosides and a purified glycoside fraction. These were studied for their effect on macrophage migration index (MMI), haemagglutination (HA) titre, plaque forming cell (PFC), PHA-induced blast transformation of lymphocytes (BTL) and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH). Significant immunostimulant activity was found in purified glycoside-rich fraction isolated from the ethyl acetate extract. The exact structure of the active glycoside is yet to be determined. The enhancement of HA titre and PFC count on one hand and that of DTH response on the other indicates that glycoside fraction stimulates both humoral and Cell-mediated immune responses. Glycoside fraction stimulates immune response by acting both on macrophages and the lymphocytes.
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- V Lakshmi
- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, India
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Dutta RC, Puri A, Anand N. Immunomodulatory potential of hydrophobic analogs of Rigin and their role in providing protection against Plasmodium berghei infection in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2001; 1:843-55. [PMID: 11379040 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(01)00021-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Here, we report the immunomodulating potential of N-palmitoyl-amino-ethyl-rigin amide (PR) and N-cholestanyl-amino-ethyl-rigin amide (CR), the two new structural analogs of rigin (an IgG-derived tetrapeptide). Their activity profiles are compared with native tuftsin (NT) and/or N-palmitoyl-amino-ethyl-tuftsin amide (PT) taken as positive control. To explore the possibility of their use as targeting molecules, they are incorporated into the liposome bilayer and, subsequently, interacted with macrophages in an in vitro study. The new analogs of rigin with the hydrophobicity introduced at the C-terminus are found to considerably improve both the cell-mediated and the humoral immune responses in mice. However, unlike tuftsin and its analog, which mainly activate polymorphonuclear leukocytes and macrophages, the rigin analogs appear to manifest their response more through lymphocytes. When administered prophylactically to a group of mice, at the dose of 100 micrograms/0.5 ml/mouse/day for 2 days (i.v.), followed by a challenge presented with 1 x 10(6) rbcs parasitised with Plasmodium berghei on day 0, substantial reduction in parasitaemia and rate of mortality is observed. This led to increase the median survival time (MST) of the treated group in comparison to the control group. The response is found to be more prominent in CR-treated mice possibly because of the presence of steroid moiety, which is likely to have more productive interaction with cell membranes. Incorporation of these peptides into the bilayer of liposomes does not alter the permeability behavior of vesicles and, in fact, enhances their uptake by the macrophages in an in vitro study. The effect, however, is dependent on both, the concentration of peptide liposomes and the time of incubation. Present study, thus, establishes the possible use of these analogs not only as adjuvant in chemotherapy, but also as a prophylactic supplement to boost the natural immune status. The activity response of rigin analogs is manifested through lymphocytes, they can also find use in the chemotherapy of diseases, like leishmaniasis, tuberculosis and leprosy, where macrophage activity is either tamed or impaired by pathogens.
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- R C Dutta
- Division of Membrane Biology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226 001, India.
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Puri A, Sahai R, Singh KL, Saxena RP, Tandon JS, Saxena KC. Immunostimulant activity of dry fruits and plant materials used in indian traditional medical system for mothers after child birth and invalids. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2000; 71:89-92. [PMID: 10904150 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(99)00181-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Products of certain plants given to mothers after child birth or to invalids were studied for immunostimulant activity using the macrophage migration index (MMI) as a parameter of macrophage activation and cell-mediated immunity and haemagglutinating antibody (HA) titres and plaque-forming cell (PFC) counts as parameters of humoral immunity. Feeding of Prunus amygdalus (Almond(1)) and Buchanania lanzan (Chirronji(1)) significantly stimulated both CMI and humoral immunity in BALB/c mice as evidenced by the enhancement of MMI, HA titres, and PFC counts. Euryale ferox (Tel makhana(1)), Phoenix dactylifera (Chhohara(1)) and Zingiber officinale (Sonth(1)), however, stimulated humoral immunity to a greater extent than CMI. The observation provides scientific basis for feeding the products of above plants to mothers after child birth and to invalids with a relatively poor immune status.
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- A Puri
- Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, -226 001, Lucknow, India
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Barua CC, Gupta PP, Patnaik GK, Misra-Bhattacharya S, Goel RK, Kulshrestha DK, Dubey MP, Dhawan BN. Immunomodulatory effect of albizzia lebbeck. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2000; 38:161-166. [PMID: 21214455 DOI: 10.1076/1388-0209(200007)3831-sft161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The immunomodulatory effect of the bark of Albizzia lebbeck (Sirisha) was evaluated by studying humoral and cell mediated immune responses. The hot aqueous extract and its butanolic fraction were administered once daily for one week in mice, immunised previously with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). At the dose levels tested (6.25, 12.5 and 25 mg/kg, p.o.), A. lebbeck treated mice developed higher serum antibody titres compared to the vehicle treated group and the effect was comparable to the standard drug muramyl dipeptide (MDP). Delayed type hypersensitivity response was suppressed in SRBC immunised mice treated with A. lebbeck extract. The macrophage migration index remained unaltered in both mice and rats. These results are discussed in the light of possible immunopotentiating effects of A. lebbeck.
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Tripathi DM, Gupta N, Lakshmi V, Saxena KC, Agrawal AK. Antigiardial and immunostimulatory effect of Piper longum on giardiasis due to Giardia lamblia. Phytother Res 1999; 13:561-5. [PMID: 10548746 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199911)13:7<561::aid-ptr479>3.0.co;2-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Piper longum fruit, used in traditional remedies as well as in the Ayurvedic system of medicine against intestinal disorders, was tested for its efficacy against experimental infection of Giardia lamblia in mice. On in vitro test, an aqueous extract of P. longum fruit powder (PF) at 250 microg/mL and its ethanol extract at 125 microg/mL showed 100% giardicidal activity. A low order activity was found in the n-butanol extract. Further fractionation in hexane and chloroform resulted in a total loss of activity. The survival of-trophozoites in mice at 900 mg/kg body weight was 11.12 in PF, 8. 54 in aqueous extract, 5.81 in ethanol extract. The antigiardial activity of PF in hexane, chloroform and n-butanol soluble fractions was comparable to the drug-untreated control (47.63). Piper longum possessed a demonstrable immunostimulatory activity, both specific and nonspecific, as evident from the standard test parameters such as haemagglutination titre (HA), plaque forming cell (PFC) counts, macrophage migration index (MMI) and phagocytic index (PI). A maximum effect was found at 225 mg/kg body weight in mice. The effect was marginally reduced at higher doses of 450 and 900 mg/kg or the lower dose of 112.5 mg/kg.
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- D M Tripathi
- Division of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, P.O. Box 173, Lucknow - 226001, India
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Saksena R, Deepak D, Khare A, Sahai R, Tripathi LM, Srivastava VM. A novel pentasaccharide from immunostimulant oligosaccharide fraction of buffalo milk. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1999; 1428:433-45. [PMID: 10434063 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(99)00089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A processed oligosaccharide mixture of buffalo milk induced significant stimulation of antibody, delayed-type hypersensitivity response to sheep red blood cells in BALB/c mice. This also stimulated non-specific immune response of the animals measured in terms of macrophage migration index. A novel pentasaccharide has been isolated from the oligosaccharide containing fraction having immunostimulant activity of buffalo milk. This compound was isolated by a combination of gel filtration chromatography, silica gel column chromatography of derivatised oligosaccharides while the homogeneity was confirmed by high performance liquid chromatography. The results of structural analyses, i.e. proton nuclear magnetic resonance, fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry, chemical transformations and degradations are consistent with the following structure: GlcNAcbeta(1-->3)Galbeta(1-->4)GlcNAcbeta(1-->3)Gal beta(1-->4)Glc
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- R Saksena
- Department of Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 226 007, India
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Mathad VT, Raj K, Bhaduri AP, Sahai R, Puri A, Tripathi LM, Srivastava VM. Studies on the profile of immunostimulant activities of modified iridoid glycosides. Bioorg Med Chem 1998; 6:605-11. [PMID: 9629474 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(98)00011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- V T Mathad
- Medicinal Chemistry Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Agarwal AK, Tripathi DM, Sahai R, Gupta N, Saxena RP, Puri A, Singh M, Misra RN, Dubey CB, Saxena KC. Management of giardiasis by a herbal drug 'Pippali Rasayana': a clinical study. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1997; 56:233-236. [PMID: 9201614 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(97)00037-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Pippali Rasayana (PR), an Indian ayurvedic drug prepared from Palash (Butea monosperma (Lamk) Kuntze; Leguminaceae) and Pippali (Piper longum L.; Piperaceae), was administered at a dose of 1 g p.o. three times daily for a period of 15 days to patients (25 treated, 25 placebo controls) suffering from giardiasis with clinical signs and symptoms, and stools positive for trophozoites/cysts of Giardia lamblia. After 15 days of drug treatment there was a complete disappearance of G. lamblia (trophozoites/cysts) from the stools of 23 out of 25 patients. General signs and symptoms of ill health and abdominal discomfort, presence of mucus, pus cells and RBCs were significantly reduced. There was a marked improvement in the clinical and haematological profile of the patients. Spontaneous recovery in 20% cases was recorded in placebo controls.
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- A K Agarwal
- Central Drug Research Institute, Division of Microbiology, Lucknow, India
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Sahai R, Puri A, Saxena RP, Saran R, Haq W, Kundu B, Mathur KB. Synthesis and immunostimulant activity of novel analogs of human casein fragment (54-59). Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1996; 18:511-28. [PMID: 8933167 DOI: 10.3109/08923979609052751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Structural analogs of the hexapeptide sequence 54-59 (A) human casein, reported to stimulate immune response, were synthesized and evaluated for immunostimulant activity. Hexapeptide 91/409 (C), 90/649 (D) and 91/361 (E) stimulated higher antibody titre and delayed type of hyper-sensitivity (DTH) response than the natural casein hexapeptide in BALB/c mice-sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and guinea pig-ovalbumin models. These peptides also induced higher stimulation of non-specific immune response as evidenced by increase in macrophage migration index (MMI), phagocytosis of (14C) lecuine labelled Escherchia coli, incorporation of (14C)-glucosamine in peritoneal macrophages and proliferative response of mouse thymocytes. Significant suppression on the course of Plasmodium berghei infection was also observed on day 4, in the animals treated with hexapeptidse C and D.
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- R Sahai
- Department of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Pal A, Gupta S, Katiyar J, Puri A, Sahai R, Saxena R. Alterations in the immune response of golden hamsters during the course of Leishmania donovani infection and after treatment with sodium stibogluconate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0888-0786(95)97894-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Burek B, Hrsak I. In vitro modulation of preleukemic AKR mouse macrophage function by bacterial immunomodulators. Immunol Lett 1995; 45:185-8. [PMID: 7558172 DOI: 10.1016/0165-2478(95)00002-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Spleen macrophages from 1- and 4-month-old preleukemic AKR mice were stimulated in vitro with the bacterial immunomodulators lipopolysaccharide (LPS), peptidoglycan monomer (PGM) and muramyl dipeptide (MDP), in order to study their migration ability and mitochondrial enzyme activity. Macrophages from 1-month-old AKR mice, characterized by higher functional activity, failed to demonstrate any changes in the parameters studied after in vitro stimulation with the employed compounds. Conversely, the depressed macrophage function, spontaneously developed in 4-month-old AKR mice, most probably related to the preleukemic state, improved significantly and to about the same extent with all three immunomodulators.
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- B Burek
- Department of Experimental Biology and Medicine, Ruder Bosković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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Agarwal AK, Singh M, Gupta N, Saxena R, Puri A, Verma AK, Saxena RP, Dubey CB, Saxena KC. Management of giardiasis by an immuno-modulatory herbal drug Pippali rasayana. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1994; 44:143-146. [PMID: 7898121 DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(94)01181-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Pippali rasayana (PR), an Ayurvedic herbal medicine, prepared from Piper longum (Pippali) and Butea monosperma (Palash), and prescribed for the treatment of chronic dysentery and worm infestations was tested for anti-giardial and immuno-stimulatory activity in mice, infected with Giardia lamblia trophozoites. It produced up to 98% recovery from the infection. The rasayana had no killing effect on the parasite in vitro. It induced significant activation of macrophages as evidenced by increased macrophage migration index (MMI) and phagocytic activity. Enhancement of host resistance could be one of the possible mechanisms contributing towards the recovery of animals from the giardial infection.
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- A K Agarwal
- Division of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Garg HS, Bhandari SPS, Tripathi SC, Patnaik GK, Puri A, Saxena R, Saxena RP. Antihepatotoxic and immunostimulant properties of iridoid glycosides ofScrophularia koelzii. Phytother Res 1994. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2650080407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Puri A, Saxena R, Saxena RP, Saxena KC, Srivastava V, Tandon JS. Immunostimulant activity of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 1994; 42:31-7. [PMID: 8046941 DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(94)90020-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. (Oleaceae), a plant widely used in the traditional medicinal systems of India, has recently been reported to possess hepatoprotective, antileishmanial, antiviral and antifungal activities. In the present study strong stimulation of antigen specific and non-specific immunity, as evidenced by increases in humoral and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and in the macrophage migration index (MMI), has been demonstrated in mice fed with 50% ethanolic extract of seeds, flowers and leaves of this plant. Maximum activity was found in the seeds in which the active principle(s) appear to be mainly associated with lipids. In flowers and leaves, however, the major activity was found in the aqueous fraction of the 50% ethanol extract. The immunostimulant substance(s) found in N. arbor-tristis L. are likely to play a role in its antiamoebic, antileishmanial, antiviral and certain other activities.
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- A Puri
- Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Puri A, Rizvi SY, Haq W, Guru PY, Kundu B, Saxena RP, Shukla R, Mathur KB, Saxena KC. Immunostimulant activity of a novel lipopeptide and its protective action against Leishmania donovani. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1993; 15:539-56. [PMID: 8301018 DOI: 10.3109/08923979309019730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Novel lipopeptides 84/201 and 86/450 synthesized in this laboratory stimulated antibody and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to ovalbumin in guinea pigs. Lipopeptide 86/450 also stimulated antibody and DTH responses in albino mice and enhanced nonspecifically macrophage migration index (MMI), phagocytic activity and incorporation of [14C] glucosamine in peritoneal macrophages of the treated animals. Proliferative response of splenocytes from lipopeptide 86/450 treated animals was significantly higher than that from untreated controls. Peritoneal macrophages from lipopeptide 86/450 treated mice were less susceptible to Leishmania donovani promastigote invasion when co-cultured in vitro. The treated animals on challenge with L. donovani promastigote/amastigote showed 80 to 90% lower intake of infection than the control animals.
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- A Puri
- Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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Bondesson L, Nordlind K, Lidén S, Sundström E. Inhibiting effects of serotonin and serotonin antagonists on the migration of mononuclear leucocytes. Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 1993; 15:243-50. [PMID: 8349951 DOI: 10.3109/08923979309025997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The effect of serotonin and the serotonin antagonists ketanserin, methiotepine and ICS-205-930 on the migration of leucocytes was studied by using the sealed capillary migration technique. The migration of mononuclear leucocytes was inhibited by serotonin at 10(-4) and 10(-6)-10(-10)mol/l. An inhibition of the mononuclear leucocyte migration was also caused by ICS-205-930 at 10(-4)mol/l, ketanserin at 10(-4) and 10(-8)-10(-10)mol/l and methiotepine at 10(-4) and 10(-6)-10(-8)mol/l. No inhibiting effects of serotonin or the serotonin antagonists were found on the migration of polymorphonuclear leucocytes. Thus, both serotonin and serotonin antagonists may inhibit mononuclear leucocyte migration.
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- L Bondesson
- Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Sollner M, Kotnik V, Pecar S, Stace A, Simcic S, Povsic L, Herzog-Wraber B, Klampfer L, Ihan A, Grosman P. Apyrogenic synthetic desmuramyldipeptide, LK-409, with immunomodulatory properties. AGENTS AND ACTIONS 1993; 38:273-80. [PMID: 8213354 DOI: 10.1007/bf01976220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The synthesis and some immunological characteristics of a new desmuramyl dipeptide 7-oxooctanoyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (LK-409) are presented. The effects of this compound were compared with those of N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanyl-D-isoglutamine (MDP). The influence of LK-409 on the number of B and T cells in spleen and the number of peritoneal macrophages was studied; Jerne's plaque forming cells assay was performed to monitor the effect of B cell differentiation. The blast transformation of T cells stimulated with concanavalin A was used to detect the influences on T lymphocytes. The activation of macrophages was studied as well. In contrast to MDP, LK-409 was apyrogenic in the doses applied but had similar immunomodulatory properties. Tested immunological properties and the absence of pyrogenicity and low toxicity make LK-409 a candidate for an immunomodulatory drug and a model molecule suitable for studying and understanding the dual activity of the MDP and its analogues.
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- M Sollner
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
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