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AUTHOR
Gudrun Holland
Cellular interactions ofCandida albicanswith human oral epithelial cells and enterocytes
The human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans can cause systemic infections by invading epithelial barriers to gain access to the bloodstream. One of the main reservoirs of C. albicans is the gastrointestinal tract and systemic infections predominantly originate from this niche. In this study, we used scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy, adhesion, invasion and damage assays, fungal mutants and a set of fungal and host cell inhibitors to investigate the interactions of C. albicans with oral epithelial cells and enterocytes. Our data demonstrate that adhesion, invasion and damage by C. albicans depend not only on fungal morphology and activity, but also on the epithelial cell type an…
Candida albicansis able to use M cells as a portal of entry across the intestinal barrierin vitro
Candida albicans is the most frequent yeast responsible for systemic infections in humans. These infections mainly originate from the gastrointestinal tract where C. albicans can invade the gut epithelial barrier to gain access to the bloodstream. Along the gut, pathogens can use Microfold (M) cells as a portal of entry to cross the epithelial barrier. M cells are specialized cells mainly located in the follicule-associated epithelium of Peyer patches. In this study, we used scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy, adhesion and invasion assays and fungal mutants to investigate the interactions of C. albicans with M cells obtained in an established in vitro model whereby enterocyte-lik…
Les cellules M : une porte d’entrée pour le franchissement de la barrière intestinale par Candida albicans
Candida albicans est un pathogene opportuniste pouvant provoquer des infections systemiques chez des patients immunodeprimes. L’origine de ces infections est principalement d’origine endogene, notamment a partir du tractus gastro-intestinal, ou le champignon peut penetrer a travers la barriere epitheliale intestinale pour gagner ensuite la circulation sanguine. Au niveau de la muqueuse intestinale, les enterocytes forment une monocouche de cellules assurant l’integrite et l’impermeabilite du tissu digestif. Au niveau des plaques de Peyer notamment, les cellules Microfold (ou cellules M) sont associees aux enterocytes et jouent un role important dans l’homeostasie digestive. En effet, ces ce…