Morphogenesis ofCandida albicans in vivo

1964 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W.R. Mackenzie
Keyword(s):  
2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Abd-Alshaheed D. A.

This research included study the effect of garlic and onion plantsextracts(alcoholic and watery) in vitro in three different concentrations15%,25%,35% and in vivo in experimental white mice .Research wasperformed by three experiments, first one was conducted to studyeffectiveness of different concentration of alcoholic and watery garlicextract on growth of candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans invitro, showed that the effect of alcoholic extract on the growth of candidaalbicans was inhibitory,started from 0.4 mm to 0.1 mm compared withcontrol plats 4.2 mm ,where as the results of the effect on the growth ofCryptococcus neoformans showed more clearness and the inhibitionstarted from 0.6 to inhibit all the growth in plat in comparison withcontrol plats1.4 mm. While the effect of watery garlic extract showed lesseffect and the inhibition began from 0.5 mm to 0.2 mm for candidaalbicans , but the growth inhibition of Cryptococcus neoformans beganfrom 0.4 to 0.15 mm.The second experiment was the same as the firstexperiment , but using alcoholic and extracts onion , the growth ofcandida albicans inhibited by alcoholic exract from 0.6 mm to no growthin the plat , but the inhibition of Cryptococcus neoformans was startedfrom 0.5mm to 0.2 mm for alcoholic onion extract. While the wateryonion extract effect on the growth of candida albicans the inhibitionstarted from 1.6 mm to 1 mm ,but the inhibition of Cryptococcusneoformans was began from 1 mm to 0.3 mm.Third experiment was study the effect of crude garlic and onion alcoholicextract ointment 1% on experimental infection in mice , using 30experimental mice divided to 6 equal groups,each group include 5 mice*groups which infected with candida albicans treated :The group 1,2,3,expermrutly infected with candida albicans ,where asgroup 3,4,6 were infected with Cryptococcus neoformans for 1,2,3 group,treted with the ointment of alcoholic extract of garlic, group 2 treatedwith alcoholic extract ointment of onion, where as group 3 left with notreatment as a control group


1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (8) ◽  
pp. 4251-4255 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. L. Hoyer ◽  
J. Clevenger ◽  
J. E. Hecht ◽  
E. J. Ehrhart ◽  
F. M. Poulet

ABSTRACT A murine model of disseminated candidiasis was utilized to determine whether Candida albicans Als proteins are produced in vivo. The kidneys, spleen, heart, liver, and lungs were collected from mice inoculated with one of three C. albicans strains (SC5314, B311, or WO-1). Immunohistochemical analysis of murine tissues by using a rabbit polyclonal anti-Als serum indicated that Als proteins were produced by each C. albicans cell in the tissues examined. Patterns of staining with the anti-Als serum were similar among the C. albicansstrains tested. These data indicated that Als protein production was widespread in disseminated candidiasis and that, despite strain differences in ALS gene expression previously noted in vitro, Als protein production in vivo was similar among C. albicans strains. The extensive production of Als proteins in vivo and their presence on the C. albicans cell wall position these proteins well for a role in host-pathogen interaction.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Guinan ◽  
Shaohua Wang ◽  
Hariom Yadav ◽  
Shankar Thangamani

ABSTRACTCandida albicansis the fourth most common cause of systemic nosocomial infections, posing a significant risk in immunocompromised individuals. As the majority of systemicC. albicansinfections stem from endogenous gastrointestinal (GI) colonization, understanding the mechanisms associated with GI colonization is essential in the development of novel methods to preventC. albicans-related mortality. In this study, we investigated the role of microbial-derived short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) including acetate, butyrate, and propionate on growth, morphogenesis, and GI colonization ofC. albicans. Our results indicate that cefoperazone-treated mice susceptible toC. albicansinfection had significantly decreased levels of SCFAs in the cecal contents that correlate with a higher fungal load in the feces. Further, usingin vivoconcentration of SCFAs, we demonstrated that SCFAs inhibit the growth, germ tube, hyphae and biofilm development ofC. albicans in vitro. Collectively, results from this study demonstrate that antibiotic-induced decreases in the levels of SCFAs in the cecum enhances the growth and GI colonization ofC. albicans.


Author(s):  
S. Phyllis Steamer ◽  
Rosemarie L. Devine

The importance of radiation damage to the skin and its vasculature was recognized by the early radiologists. In more recent studies, vascular effects were shown to involve the endothelium as well as the surrounding connective tissue. Microvascular changes in the mouse pinna were studied in vivo and recorded photographically over a period of 12-18 months. Radiation treatment at 110 days of age was total body exposure to either 240 rad fission neutrons or 855 rad 60Co gamma rays. After in vivo observations in control and irradiated mice, animals were sacrificed for examination of changes in vascular fine structure. Vessels were selected from regions of specific interest that had been identified on photomicrographs. Prominent ultrastructural changes can be attributed to aging as well as to radiation treatment. Of principal concern were determinations of ultrastructural changes associated with venous dilatations, segmental arterial stenosis and tortuosities of both veins and arteries, effects that had been identified on the basis of light microscopic observations. Tortuosities and irregularly dilated vein segments were related to both aging and radiation changes but arterial stenosis was observed only in irradiated animals.


Author(s):  
E. J. Kollar

The differentiation and maintenance of many specialized epithelial structures are dependent on the underlying connective tissue stroma and on an intact basal lamina. These requirements are especially stringent in the development and maintenance of the skin and oral mucosa. The keratinization patterns of thin or thick cornified layers as well as the appearance of specialized functional derivatives such as hair and teeth can be correlated with the specific source of stroma which supports these differentiated expressions.


Author(s):  
M.J. Murphy ◽  
R.R. Price ◽  
J.C. Sloman

The in vitro human tumor cloning assay originally described by Salmon and Hamburger has been applied recently to the investigation of differential anti-tumor drug sensitivities over a broad range of human neoplasms. A major problem in the acceptance of this technique has been the question of the relationship between the cultured cells and the original patient tumor, i.e., whether the colonies that develop derive from the neoplasm or from some other cell type within the initial cell population. A study of the ultrastructural morphology of the cultured cells vs. patient tumor has therefore been undertaken to resolve this question. Direct correlation was assured by division of a common tumor mass at surgical resection, one biopsy being fixed for TEM studies, the second being rapidly transported to the laboratory for culture.


Author(s):  
H. Engelhardt ◽  
R. Guckenberger ◽  
W. Baumeister

Bacterial photosynthetic membranes contain, apart from lipids and electron transport components, reaction centre (RC) and light harvesting (LH) polypeptides as the main components. The RC-LH complexes in Rhodopseudomonas viridis membranes are known since quite seme time to form a hexagonal lattice structure in vivo; hence this membrane attracted the particular attention of electron microscopists. Contrary to previous claims in the literature we found, however, that 2-D periodically organized photosynthetic membranes are not a unique feature of Rhodopseudomonas viridis. At least five bacterial species, all bacteriophyll b - containing, possess membranes with the RC-LH complexes regularly arrayed. All these membranes appear to have a similar lattice structure and fine-morphology. The lattice spacings of the Ectothiorhodospira haloohloris, Ectothiorhodospira abdelmalekii and Rhodopseudomonas viridis membranes are close to 13 nm, those of Thiocapsa pfennigii and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis are slightly smaller (∼12.5 nm).


Author(s):  
Frederick A. Murphy ◽  
Alyne K. Harrison ◽  
Sylvia G. Whitfield

The bullet-shaped viruses are currently classified together on the basis of similarities in virion morphology and physical properties. Biologically and ecologically the member viruses are extremely diverse. In searching for further bases for making comparisons of these agents, the nature of host cell infection, both in vivo and in cultured cells, has been explored by thin-section electron microscopy.


Author(s):  
Raul I. Garcia ◽  
Evelyn A. Flynn ◽  
George Szabo

Skin pigmentation in mammals involves the interaction of epidermal melanocytes and keratinocytes in the structural and functional unit known as the Epidermal Melanin Unit. Melanocytes(M) synthesize melanin within specialized membrane-bound organelles, the melanosome or pigment granule. These are subsequently transferred by way of M dendrites to keratinocytes(K) by a mechanism still to be clearly defined. Three different, though not necessarily mutually exclusive, mechanisms of melanosome transfer have been proposed: cytophagocytosis by K of M dendrite tips containing melanosomes, direct injection of melanosomes into the K cytoplasm through a cell-to-cell pore or communicating channel formed by localized fusion of M and K cell membranes, release of melanosomes into the extracellular space(ECS) by exocytosis followed by K uptake using conventional phagocytosis. Variability in methods of transfer has been noted both in vivo and in vitro and there is evidence in support of each transfer mechanism. We Have previously studied M-K interactions in vitro using time-lapse cinemicrography and in vivo at the ultrastructural level using lanthanum tracer and freeze-fracture.


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