Participação das NETs (neutrophil extracellular traps) na atividade fungicida de neutrófilos humanos contra o Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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2014-02-17
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Pinelli, Tatiana Fernanda Bachiega [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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A paracoccidioidomicose é uma micose sistêmica causada pelo fungo dimófico Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, que é endêmico na América Latina. As células fagocitárias desempenham um papel importante durante a resposta imune inata contra o Pb, e se tornaram alvo de estudos neste sentido. Em especial, os neutrófilos são capazes de destruir microrganismos através de três mecanismos: fagocitose, seguida pela morte em fagolisossoma, secreção de agentes microbicidas e através do mais recente mecanismo descoberto, a netose, que consiste na liberação de redes extracelulares a partir dos neutrófilos (NETs), constituídas por proteínas granulares associadas a cromatina. Neste estudo demonstramos pela primeira vez que leveduras de P. brasiliensis induzem NETs in vitro principalmente através da ligação pelo receptor dectina-1 presente nos neutrófilos. Estas estruturas foram demonstrados através de microscopia eletrônica de varredura, e os componentes específicos das NETs: histona, elastase e DNA foram evidenciados a partir da microscopia eletrônica de imunofluorescência confocal. As leveduras foram capturadas pelas NETs, o que revelou um importante papel destas esrtruturas: impedir a disseminação do fungo. Além disso, o tratamento das co-culturas com DNAse, que degradou as NETs evidenciou aumento da sobrevivência do fungo, o que denota sua capacidade microbicida
Paracoccidiodomycosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which is endemic in Latin America. Since phagocytic cells play an important role during innate immune response against this fungus, we have studied the relationship between human neutrophils (PMNs) and P. brasiliensis, focusing on the effector mechanisms of these cells. Neutrophils can destroy microrganisms using at least 3 distint mechanisms: phagocytosis followed by destruction in a phagolysossome, secretion of antimicrobial molecules, and the more recently identified netosis, involving the release of neutrophil extracellular traps ( NETs) that are constituted by chromatin associated with different granule proteins with antimicrobial activities. Here, we showed for the first time, that yeast cells from P. brasiliensis strain 18 are able to induce the release of NETs in vitro, by binding to dectin-1 receptor on human neutrophils. These structures were evidenced by scanning electron microscopy, and specific NETs compounds such as histone and elastase were shown by confocal microscopy. Fungi were ensnared by NETs, denotting the role of these structures in confining infection, avoiding dissemination. In addition, disruption of NETs by treatment of cocultures with DNAse increased the fungi survival, evidencing their killing capacity
Paracoccidiodomycosis is a systemic mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, which is endemic in Latin America. Since phagocytic cells play an important role during innate immune response against this fungus, we have studied the relationship between human neutrophils (PMNs) and P. brasiliensis, focusing on the effector mechanisms of these cells. Neutrophils can destroy microrganisms using at least 3 distint mechanisms: phagocytosis followed by destruction in a phagolysossome, secretion of antimicrobial molecules, and the more recently identified netosis, involving the release of neutrophil extracellular traps ( NETs) that are constituted by chromatin associated with different granule proteins with antimicrobial activities. Here, we showed for the first time, that yeast cells from P. brasiliensis strain 18 are able to induce the release of NETs in vitro, by binding to dectin-1 receptor on human neutrophils. These structures were evidenced by scanning electron microscopy, and specific NETs compounds such as histone and elastase were shown by confocal microscopy. Fungi were ensnared by NETs, denotting the role of these structures in confining infection, avoiding dissemination. In addition, disruption of NETs by treatment of cocultures with DNAse increased the fungi survival, evidencing their killing capacity
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Fungicidas - Efeito fisiologico, Neutrofilos, Paracoccidioidomicose, Fungicides Physiological effect
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PINELLI, Tatiana Fernanda Bachiega. Participação das NETs (neutrophil extracellular traps) na atividade fungicida de neutrófilos humanos contra o Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. 2014. 45 f. Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, 2014.