Search results for "CANDIDA"

Adaptation de Candida albicans dans les tissus humains: du commensalisme à la pathogénicité

2012

National audience; Candida albicans (C. albicans) est un micro-organisme eucaryote appartenant à la flore commensale des muqueuses de l’homme sain. Ce commensalisme résulte d’un équilibre entre la levure et les systèmes de défense de l’hôte. La rupture de cet équilibre chez un patient fragilisé (sujet infecté par le VIH, neutropénique, cancéreux, transplanté ou séjournant en service de réanimation) favorisera une colonisation intense des muqueuses, un envahissement de la barrière digestive et enfin la possibilité de dissémination hématogène. Les candidémies restent des infections graves puisque la mortalité directement attribuable à l’infection est estimée à 38%. Nos travaux ont d’abord por…

Suivi de biofilms monospécifiques et plurispécifiques de Candida sp. sur plaque d'acier inoxydable en fonction du temps de développement et de la tem…

2009

Etudes des mécanismes moleculaires et cellulaires intervenant au cours de l'interaction de Candidi albicans avec les cellules intestinales caco-2 : r…

2015

Recherche de critères phénotypiques et moléculaires discriminants des différentes espèces et sous-espèces du genre Pisum

2014

The Pisum genus presents a large genetic diversity, that makers difficult its taxonomic classification. The Center for Grain Legumes Genetic Resources holds 1800 pea accessions. Some of them are lacking passport data. Previous genotyping studies have identified SNP markers specific to wild Pisum pools. The main aim of my work was to conceive simple criteria in order to classify the unknown genotypes. Towards this goal, plants have been observed at the phenotypic level and their DNA were extracted for their characterisation using discriminating SNP markers. Furthermore, candidate genes of domestication were sequenced. Our results clearly showed distinctive traits between the P. sativum and P…

Etapes précoces des candidoses systémiques : Etude du rôle des cellules M au cours de l'interaction de Candida albicans avec la muqueuse digestive

2015

Candida albicans interaction with M cells in an in vitro model of the human intestinal Follicle Associated Epithelium (FAE)

2013

National audience; Candida albicans (C. albicans) is a microorganism belonging to the commensal flora of the intestinal, oral and vaginal mucosal surfaces in healthy humans. This commensalism results from a balance between the virulence factors of the yeast and defense mechanisms of the host. However, disturbance of this balance in a vulnerable patient may result in intense mucosal colonization that promotes invasion of epithelial cells, translocation across the intestinal epithelial barrier and, eventually hematogenous dissemination. A better understanding of the mechanisms by which C. albicans interacts with the intestinal mucosa will improve our knowledge of the physiopathology of dissem…

Enterocytes'tight junctions play a protective role in limiting invasion of Candida albicans into intestinal cells

2013

National audience; C. albicans is a commensal yeast of the mucous membranes in healthy humans that can also be responsible for disseminated candidiasis, mainly originating from the digestive tract in vulnerable patients. Deciphering the cellular and molecular mechanisms of the interaction of C. albicans with enterocytes is necessary to better understand the basis of commensalism and pathogenicity of the yeast and to improve the management of disseminated candidiasis. In intestinal epithelia, E-cadherin is constitutive of the Adherens Junctions localized just below the Tight Junctions (TJs) which ensure impermeability of the intestinal barrier. We hypothesized the absence of endocytosis of C…

Candida albicans-epithelial interactions: dissecting the roles of active penetration, induced endocytosis and host factors on the infection process

2012

International audience; Candida albicans frequently causes superficial infections by invading and damaging epithelial cells, but may also cause systemic infections by penetrating through epithelial barriers. C. albicans is a remarkable pathogen because it can invade epithelial cells via two distinct mechanisms: induced endocytosis, analogous to facultative intracellular enteropathogenic bacteria, and active penetration, similar to plant pathogenic fungi. Here we investigated the contributions of the two invasion routes of C. albicans to epithelial invasion. Using selective cellular inhibition approaches and differential fluorescence microscopy, we demonstrate that induced endocytosis contri…

Rbt1 Protein Domains Analysis in Candida albicans Brings Insights into Hyphal Surface Modifications and Rbt1 Potential Role during Adhesion and Biofi…

2013

Cell wall proteins are central to the virulence of Candida albicans. Hwp1, Hwp2 and Rbt1 form a family of hypha-associated cell surface proteins. Hwp1 and Hwp2 have been involved in adhesion and other virulence traits but Rbt1 is still poorly characterized. To assess the role of Rbt1 in the interaction of C. albicans with biotic and abiotic surfaces independently of its morphological state, heterologous expression and promoter swap strategies were applied. The N-terminal domain with features typical of the Flo11 superfamily was found to be essential for adhesiveness to polystyrene through an increase in cell surface hydrophobicity. A 42 amino acid-long domain localized in the central part o…

"Portée des obligations de transparence pesant sur le pouvoir adjudicateur à l'égard du candidat évincé"

2009

International audience