NDLI: Protective Efficacy of Antigenic Fractions in Mouse Models of Cryptococcosis

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Mansour, Michael K. Yauch, Lauren E. Rottman, James B. Levitz, Stuart M.
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	Infections due to the encapsulated fungus Cryptococcus neoformans are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with impaired T-cell function, particularly those with AIDS. Presumably then, T-cell responses to cryptococcal antigens are critical for protection against this ubiquitous fungus. To test the protective efficacy of these antigens as vaccine candidates, secreted cryptococcal antigens were separated by concanavalin A affinity chromatography into adherent (mannoprotein [MP]) and nonadherent (flowthrough [FT]) fractions, and the fractions were tested in murine models of disseminated cryptococcosis. Compared with adjuvant alone, C57BL/6 mice that received two inoculations of MP and FT exhibited prolonged survival and reduced brain and kidney fungal loads following intravenous challenge with C. neoformans strain B3501. MP-immunized animals had increased brain levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, gamma interferon, and interleukin-2. Histopathologic examination revealed that compared with organs from mice that received only adjuvant, MP-immunized mice were able to recruit a stronger cellular infiltrate in brain, kidney, and liver in response to cryptococcal infection. Conjugated O-linked glycans were necessary for optimal MP-mediated protection, because chemical O deglycosylation reduced the protective efficacy of MP immunization. FT and MP immunization protected B-cell-deficient, but not T-cell-deficient mice, suggesting that protection was T-cell mediated. CBA/J mice also benefited from immunization with FT and MP, although the benefits were more modest than those seen with C57BL/6 mice. Thus, both MP and FT fractions of C. neoformans contain components that protect mice from disseminated cryptococcosis, and this protection appears to be T-cell mediated.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.72.3.1746-1754.2004
Ending Page	1754
Page Count	9
Starting Page	1746
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00199567
e-ISSN	10985522
Journal	Infection and Immunity
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	72
Language	English
Publisher	American Society for Microbiology
Publisher Date	2004-03-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	American Society for Microbiology
Subject Keyword	Immunology Microbiology Parasitology Infectious Diseases Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Parasitology Immunology Microbiology

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