Lymphocyte Adhesion to Candida albicans
AUTOR(ES)
Forsyth, Christopher B.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Adherence of lymphocytes to the fungus is the first step in the direct lymphocyte-mediated antifungal effect against Candida albicans. In this study we identified macrophage-1 antigen (Mac-1) (CD11b/CD18, αM/β2) as the lymphocyte surface structure responsible for the adhesion of activated lymphocytes to the hyphal form of the fungus. Antibodies specific for epitopes of the α-subunit (CD11b) and the β2-subunit (CD18) of Mac-1 were shown to completely eliminate lymphocyte adhesion to C. albicans hyphae. Lymphocyte adhesion to C. albicans was also inhibited significantly by known ligands of Mac-1, including the extracellular matrix proteins laminin and fibrinogen, as well as engineered peptides containing arginine-glycine-aspartic acid sequences and the disintegrin echistatin. N-Acetyl-d-glucosamine and β-glucan, which inhibit Mac-1-mediated adhesion to the yeast, blocked lymphocyte adhesion to hyphae. NIH 3T3 fibroblast transfectants expressing human CD11b/CD18 bound to C. albicans, and their binding was inhibited by antibodies specific for CD11b/CD18. Finally, antibodies specific for CD11b/CD18 effectively inhibited the capacity of activated lymphocytes to have an antifungal effect against hyphae. Our results clearly identify Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) as the lymphocyte surface structure that mediates activated lymphocyte adhesion to C. albicans and the resultant antifungal effect of the lymphocytes.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=127679Documentos Relacionados
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