Murine tissues exposed to cytotoxic drugs display altered patterns of Candida albicans adhesion.
AUTOR(ES)
López-Ribot, J L
RESUMO
An ex vivo adhesion assay was used to examine the binding of Candida albicans yeast cells to tissues from mice treated with cytotoxic drugs such as lipopolysaccharide and the clinically used anticancer drugs doxorubicin, cisplatin, and vincristine. No major differences were observed in binding of the fungal cells to liver and kidney tissues from treated or untreated animals. All drug-treated spleens displayed altered patterns of C. albicans adhesion compared with the control group, with yeast cells bound not only to the marginal zone but also to the white and red pulp. Immunostaining for macrophages, which are proposed as the site of normal adhesion, showed no apparent differences between the control and the experimental spleens that could account for the change in adhesion patterns. Scanning electron microscopy images suggested that yeast binding to the white pulp of treated tissue is mediated through fibers, perhaps extracellular matrix components exposed as result of the cytotoxic treatment. Exposure of new attachment sites for C. albicans in treated tissues may facilitate initiation of infection.
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