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Produção de prostaglandinas e leucotrienos por Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Authors: Biondo, Guilherme Augusto;

Produção de prostaglandinas e leucotrienos por Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Abstract

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, é o agente da paracoccidioidomicose, a micose profunda endêmica na América Latina. Produção de eicosanóides, como prostaglandinas e leucotrienos, durante as infecções fúngicas tem mostrado desempenhar um papel crítico na sobrevivência e/ou crescimento fúngico, bem como na modulação da resposta imune do hospedeiro. As células hospedeiras são uma fonte desses mediadores, porém outra fonte em potencial pode ser o próprio fungo. O objetivo do nosso estudo foi avaliar se cepas do P. brasiliensis com diferentes graus de virulência (Pb18, Pb265, BT79, Pb192) produzem, prostaglandina E2 (PGE2) e leucotrieno B4 (LTB4). Além disso, verificamos se P. brasiliensis pode usar fontes exógenas de ácido araquidônico (AA), bem como as vias metabólicas dependentes das enzimas cicloxigenase (COX) e lipoxigenase (5-LO), para a produção de PGE2 e LTB4, respectivamente. Finalmente, uma possível associação entre esses eicosanóides e a viabilidade do fungo também foi avaliada. Demonstramos, usando ensaios de Elisa, que todas as cepas de P. brasiliensis, independente do seu grau de virulência, produzem altos níveis de PGE2 e LTB4 após 4h cultura que foram reduzidos após 8h. No entanto, em ambos os tempos da cultura, foram detectados níveis mais elevados de eicosanóides, quando as culturas foram complementadas com uma fonte exógena de AA. Diferentemente, o tratamento com indometacina, um inibidor da COX, ou MK886, um inibidor da 5-LO, induz a uma redução nos níveis de PGE2 e LTB4, respectivamente, bem como a viabilidade do fungo. Os dados fornecem evidências de que P. brasiliensis tem a capacidade de metabolizar, tanto AA endógeno como exógeno por vias dependentes da COX e 5-LO enzimas que participam da produção de PGE2 e LTB4, respectivamente, que são indispensáveis para a sua viabilidade.

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, is the agent of paracoccidioidomycosis, the most prevalent deep mycosis in Latin America. Production of eicosanoids, such as prostaglandins and leukotrienes, during fungal infections is theorized to play a critical role on fungal survival and/or growth as well as on host immune response modulation. Host cells are one source of these mediators; however another potential source may be the fungal itself. The purpose of our study was to assess whether P. brasiliensis strains with different degree of virulence (Pb18, Pb265, PbBT79, Pb192) produce both, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4). Moreover, we asked if P. brasiliensis can use exogenous sources of arachidonic acid (AA), as well as metabolic pathways dependent on cyclooxygenase ( COX) and lipooxygenase (5-LO ) enzymes, for PGE2 and LTB4 production , respectively. Finally, a possible association between these eicosanoides and fungus viability was assessed. We have demonstrated, using Elisa assays, that all P. brasiliensis strains, independently of their virulence degree, produce high PGE2 and LTB4 levels on 4h culture that were reduced after 8 h. However, in both culture times, higher eicosanoides levels were detected when culture medium was supplemented with exogenous AA. Differently, treatment with indomethacin, a COX inhibitor, or MK886, a 5-LO inhibitor, induces a reduction on PGE2 and LTB4 levels, respectively, as well as in fungus viability. The data provide evidence that P. brasiliensis has the capacity to metabolize either endogenous or exogenous AA by pathways dependent on COX and 5-LO enzymes for producing PGE2 and LTB4, respectively, that are critical for its viability.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Pós-graduação em Doenças Tropicais - FMB

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Country
Brazil
Keywords

Prostaglandin, Microbiologia, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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