Vargas Gabriele, Rocha Juliana D B, Oliveira Debora Leite, Albuquerque Priscila Costa, Frases Susana, Santos Suelen S, Nosanchuk Joshua Daniel, Gomes Andre Marco Oliveira, Medeiros Lia C A S, Miranda Kildare, Sobreira Tiago J P, Nakayasu Ernesto S, Arigi Emma A, Casadevall Arturo, Guimaraes Allan J, Rodrigues Marcio L, Freire-de-Lima Celio Geraldo, Almeida Igor C, Nimrichter Leonardo
Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Cell Microbiol. 2015 Mar;17(3):389-407. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12374. Epub 2014 Nov 22.
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.
真菌生物体释放细胞外囊泡(EV)被认为是大分子跨细胞壁转运的一种替代运输机制。先前的研究已经揭示在来自真菌病原体(如新型隐球菌、荚膜组织胞浆菌、巴西副球孢子菌、申克孢子丝菌、合轴马拉色菌和白色念珠菌)的培养上清液中存在EV。在此,我们研究了白色念珠菌EV的大小、组成、被骨髓来源的小鼠巨噬细胞(MO)和树突状细胞(DC)内化的动力学以及免疫调节活性。我们还使用大蜡螟幼虫模型评估了EV对真菌毒力的影响。通过透射电子显微镜和动态光散射,我们鉴定出两个群体,大小范围分别为50至100纳米和350至850纳米。通过免疫印迹分析在EV中观察到两种主要的血清反应性蛋白(27 kDa和37 kDa)以及一组多分散的甘露糖蛋白。白色念珠菌EV的蛋白质组学分析揭示了与发病机制、细胞组织、碳水化合物和脂质代谢、应激反应以及其他几种功能相关的蛋白质。通过薄层色谱检测到的主要脂质是麦角固醇、羊毛甾醇和葡糖神经酰胺。MO短期暴露于EV导致这些囊泡的内化以及一氧化氮、白细胞介素(IL)-12、转化生长因子-β(TGF-β)和IL-10的产生。同样,经EV处理的DC产生IL-12p40IL-10和肿瘤坏死因子-α。此外,EV处理诱导CD86和主要组织相容性复合体II类(MHC-II)的上调。用EV接种大蜡螟幼虫,随后用白色念珠菌攻击,与感染幼虫对照相比,回收的活酵母数量减少。综上所述,我们的结果表明白色念珠菌EV具有免疫活性,并可能在侵袭性念珠菌病的情况下干扰宿主反应。