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Relationship between Candida albicans Virulence during Experimental Hematogenously Disseminated Infection and Endothelial Cell Damage In Vitro

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Sanchez, Angela A., Johnston, Douglas A., Myers, Carter, Edwards, John E., Mitchell, Aaron P., Filler, Scott G.·2004·Infection and Immunity

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Candida albicans must penetrate the endothelial cell lining of the vasculature to invade the deep tissues during a hematogenously disseminated infection. We compared 27 C. albicans mutants with their wild-type parent for their capacity to damage endothelial cells in vitro and cause a lethal infection in mice following tail vein inoculation. Of 10 mutants with significantly impaired capacity to damage endothelial cells, all had attenuated virulence. Therefore, the endothelial cell damage assay can be used as a screen to identify some virulence factors relevant to hematogenously disseminated candidiasis.

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  • C. albicans mutants with defects in the signal transduction pathways that govern hyphal formation have a significantly reduced capacity to invade both endothelial and oral epithelial cells in vitro.

    “We have found previously that C. albicans mutants with defects in the signal transduction pathways that govern hyphal formation have a significantly reduced capacity to invade both endothelial and oral epithelial cells in vitro [5][6][7].”

    From Als3 Is a Candida albicans Invasin That Binds to Cadherins and Induces Endocytosis by Host Cells (2007) · cites this paper as [6]

    The passage labeled Abstract says that mutants in hyphal-formation signaling pathways have impaired endothelial-cell damage and reports that two strains have reduced capacity to invade endothelial cells. It does not address invasion of oral epithelial cells, and its statement of reduced endothelial invasion does not specify statistical significance. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Host cell invasion and damage are likely critical virulence attributes of C. albicans because mutants with defects in these processes in vitro are highly likely to have attenuated virulence in experimental animal models of hematogenously disseminated or oropharyngeal candidiasis.

    “Host cell invasion and damage are likely critical virulence attributes of C. albicans because mutants with defects in these processes in vitro are highly likely to have attenuated virulence in experimental animal models of hematogenously disseminated or oropharyngeal candidiasis [5][6][7][8].”

    From Als3 Is a Candida albicans Invasin That Binds to Cadherins and Induces Endocytosis by Host Cells (2007) · cites this paper as [6]

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Authors
Sanchez, A. A., Johnston, D. A., Myers, C., Edwards, J. E., Mitchell, A. P., & Filler, S. G.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Los Angeles (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Filler, Scott G.
Venue
Infection and Immunity
Published
2004-01
Volume
72
Issue
1
Pages
598-601
ISSN
  • 0019-9567 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-5522
OpenAlex
W2133054734
Cited by
101
References
36
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Infection and Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (P01 AI-37194, R29AI040636, R01AI019990, R01AI050931, R01-AI19990, R01 AI 50931, P01AI037194)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (R01DE013974, R01 DE 13974)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000425, M01-RR00425)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Fungal Infections and Studies
Keywords
Candida albicans, virulence factors, endothelial injury, fungal mutants
MeSH terms
Animals, Candida albicans, Candidiasis, Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic, Endothelium, Vascular, Male, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mutation, Umbilical Cord, Virulence, Virulence Factors, Endothelial Cells, Mice

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