模拟失重对白假丝酵母菌增殖和毒性的影响

【背景】近年来研究发现,失重条件可对一些致病微生物的增殖和毒性产生影响,白假丝酵母菌(Candida albicans)是典型的条件性致病真菌,在太空环境和人体中普遍存在,研究失重条件下白假丝酵母菌的增殖和毒性意义重大。【目的】利用旋转细胞培养系统(Rotary cell culture system,RCCS)模拟失重环境对白假丝酵母菌进行连续传代培养,检测模拟失重环境对白假丝酵母菌增殖情况、毒性以及基因表达的变化。【方法】将白假丝酵母菌接种在旋转生物反应器(High aspect rotating vessel,HARV)中,利用旋转细胞培养系统连续传代培养14 d,然后对菌株进行增殖速率测定、不同pH条件下增殖能力测定、生物膜相对形成能力测定和细胞毒性和动物毒力测定;利用转录组测序技术找出差异表达基因,结合性状分析模拟失重可能对白假丝酵母菌增殖和毒力的影响。【结果】与对照组相比,模拟失重组白假丝酵母菌对数期提前,增殖速率加快,在适宜pH条件下的增殖能力普遍提高,但其生物膜形成能力相对减弱,对LoVo细胞和小鼠的毒性减弱;转录组测序发现,模拟失重组共有280个基因表达差异达1.5倍以上(P0.05),其中248个上调、32个下调。差异基因经基因功能注释(Gene ontology,GO)和京都基因及基因组百科全书(Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes,KEGG)富集分析发现,相关胞膜形成及细胞分裂基因表达上调,生物膜形成、细胞黏附及共生粘连宿主基因表达下调。【结论】模拟失重环境可引起白假丝酵母菌增殖和毒性水平发生变化,相关改变可为研究失重环境对微生物的影响提供参考。     

龙血素A对白色假丝酵母菌毒力因子ALS3、SAP4作用的体外研究

目的研究龙血素A对白色假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑菌作用,并初步研究龙血素A是否通过影响或干扰白色假丝酵母菌毒力因子的转录和表达实现的。方法建立白色假丝酵母菌生物膜体外模型,MTT法计算龙血素A对白色假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑制率;激光共聚焦观察龙血素A对不同时间白色假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑菌效果;RT-PCR技术检测药物作用下白色假丝酵母菌毒力因子表达水平的变化。结果随着药物浓度的增加,龙血素A对白色假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑菌作用增强。激光共聚焦观察显示龙血素A使白色假丝酵母菌生物膜内活菌死菌比例下降。RT-PCR结果表明龙血素A抑制了毒力因ALS3、SAP4的表达。结论龙血素A对白色假丝酵母菌生物膜有抑制作用,并在毒力因子ALS3、SAP4的表达过程中起到明显的抑制作用。     

白假丝酵母菌突变株ORF19.2500的功能研究

目的筛选50株白假丝酵母菌基因缺失菌,寻找出对白假丝酵母菌生物被膜形成相关基因,进一步探究白假丝酵母菌生物膜的致病机制。方法利用培养生物被膜的方法筛选50株基因缺失菌;利用XTT法验证所筛选出的白假丝酵母菌突变株ORF19.2500生物被膜形成缺陷;进一步观察ORF19.2500基因缺失菌生长、菌丝形成。结果用XTT法证明白假丝酵母菌突变株orf19.2500生物膜形成缺陷,且生长曲线和滴琼脂平板的方法均提示其生长速率减慢。在spider培养基上白假丝酵母菌突变株orf19.2500不能诱导菌丝形成,但在YPD+10%小牛血清则菌丝形成正常。结论白假丝酵母菌突变株orf19.2500可利用spider培养基缺陷而影响其酵母、菌丝二态性的转化,及其生物被膜的形成。     

大黄素对白假丝酵母菌抑菌作用的体外实验研究

目的研究大黄素对白假丝酵母菌的活性及其产生的生物膜的抑菌作用。方法将滴有不同浓度的大黄素药液的滤纸片放在长有白假丝酵母菌的固体培养基上,观察抑菌效果的区别。在体外建立白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,用浓度为2.500、1.250、0.625、0.312和0.165mg/mL的大黄素溶液分别作用于已建立好的白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,观察5个浓度的大黄素对白假丝酵母菌的抑菌效果。利用激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)观察各个浓度下的生物膜。结果随着大黄素浓度的增加,抑菌环直径增大,抑菌率升高。CLSM观察:大黄素作用于白假丝酵母菌生物膜,使生物膜活性降低。结论大黄素对白假丝酵母菌及其生物膜有抑制作用。     

伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对不同生长状态白假丝酵母菌抑菌作用的体外研究

目的探究伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对白假丝酵母菌游离状态及其生物膜状态的影响。方法采用NCCLS M27-A2酵母微量稀释法结合平板法测定蜂胶对游离状态下白假丝酵母菌的最小抑菌浓度(MIC)和最低杀菌浓度(MBC);玻片法在体外构建白假丝酵母菌生物膜模型,采用MTT法检测蜂胶对白假丝酵母菌生物膜状态下的最低生物膜清除浓度(MBEC)及抑制作用;激光共聚焦显微镜(CLSM)观察不同浓度蜂胶醇提取物对同一时间白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑菌效果,并进行红蓝荧光染色定量分析。结果伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对浮游白假丝酵母菌的MIC为4mg/mL,MBC为8mg/mL;伊犁黑蜂蜂胶对生物膜状态下白假丝酵母菌的MBEC为16mg/mL,随着药物浓度的增加抑菌性逐渐增大,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);CLSM观察,伊犁黑蜂蜂胶作用于白假丝酵母菌生物膜后可使生物膜内活菌比例降低,生物膜活性减弱,生物膜内实验菌死亡率随蜂胶浓度增加呈上升趋势,与阴性对照组比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论伊犁黑蜂蜂胶在体外对不同状态下的白假丝酵母菌均起到了明显的抑制作用。     

白假丝酵母菌滞留菌形成相关机制的研究进展

白假丝酵母菌属于临床侵袭性条件致病菌,可引起从浅表黏膜到危及生命的全身感染性疾病,其形成的生物膜是为生物膜内细胞提供结构支架和保护模式的结构化菌体群落,其产生的滞留菌是一种随机且对抗真菌药物高度耐受的细胞亚群。由于生物膜与滞留菌两种因素的存在,致使临床治疗侵袭性真菌感染时面临极大挑战,因此,研究白假丝酵母菌滞留菌形成机制对目前临床治疗侵袭性真菌感染具有重要意义。本文对白假丝酵母滞留菌形成的主要调控因素(生物膜的形成、氧化应激反应、蛋白酶系统、TOR-RAS-CAMP-PKA信号转导途径和菌种自身因素),以及滞留菌与临床疾病的相关性进行综述。     

土槿乙酸对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑制作用

目的 探讨土槿乙酸（pseudolaric acid B,PAB）对体外白假丝酵母菌生物膜的影响。方法 甲基四氮盐（XTT）法检测不同浓度PAB和AMB（两性霉素B）对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的抑制作用。血清芽管试验检测不同浓度PAB对芽管生成的影响。结果 PAB对白假丝酵母菌生物膜的SMIC50（抑制生物膜50%的药物浓度）为256~512 μg/mL;1024和512 μg/mL PAB对早期2 h生物膜的抑制率分别为（99.5±0.28）%和（97.1±0.38）%;512 μg/mL PAB对早期（2 h）、中期（8 h）及成熟期（24 h）生物膜的抑制率分别为（97.1±0.38）%、（90.4±0.32）%和（80.1±0.67）%;不同浓度PAB的血清芽管试验显示,64 μg/mL PAB可以完全抑制白假丝酵母菌的出芽生长,16 μg/mL PAB可以抑制83.5%的白假丝酵母菌出芽生长。结论 PAB对体外白假丝酵母菌生物膜有抑制作用,对白假丝酵母菌的出芽生长过程抑制作用显著。     

穿心莲内酯对白假丝酵母菌菌丝的影响

目的探讨中药有效成分穿心莲内酯（Andrographolide,AG）对白假丝酵母菌菌丝的影响。方法利用稀释涂布法观察AG对固体培养基上白假丝酵母菌菌落形态的影响;倒置显微镜观察AG对白假丝酵母菌芽管及菌丝形态的影响;采用xTT还原法评价AG对白假丝酵母菌菌丝活性的影响;采用实时荧光定量PCR（qRT—PCR）检测白假丝酵母菌菌丝形成相关基因SUN41、CSHl以及CaPDE2表达量变化。结果AG能影响白假丝酵母菌菌落的形态;倒置显微镜观察表明AG能够抑制白假丝酵母菌菌丝及芽管的形成;qRT-PCR检测显示AG能使SUN41和CSHl基因表达下调和使CaPDE2上调。结论穿心莲内酯可能通过影响SUN41、CSHl与CaPDE2基因的表达而抑制白假丝酵母菌菌丝的形成。     

不同培养基对白假丝酵母菌生物膜芽管形成的影响

目的评估不同培养基对产生物膜白假丝酵母菌芽管产生的影响。方法收集临床产生物膜的白假丝酵母菌20株,购买3株可以产生物膜的质控菌株。比较23株白假丝酵母菌在5种不同培养基(人血清、胰蛋白胨大豆肉汤、脑心浸液肉汤、RPMI 1640、NaHCO₃溶液)的出芽菌株数量和出芽率。结果在23株产生物膜的白假丝酵母菌中,人血清和脑心浸液肉汤培养基中23株(100.0％)全部产生芽管,NaHCO₃培养基18株(78.3％)、胰蛋白胨大豆肉汤培养基16株(69.6％)和RPMI 1640培养基15株(65.2％)。芽管生成试验阳性的白假丝酵母菌中,在5% CO₂培养条件下的酵母细胞出芽率更高(孵育2 h,出芽率78.0%),芽管长度更长。结论 脑心浸液肉汤可以代替人血清作为芽管试验的诱导剂,人血清(5% CO₂)可以促进芽管的生成以及延伸芽管的长度。     

海南岛4市县人群口腔假丝酵母菌分布情况的初步调查

目的：调查海南岛海口、三亚市、五指山市和保亭县四市县人群口腔假丝酵母菌的分布情况,为口腔假丝酵母菌分子生物学和遗传学特点研究提供基础资料。方法：分离出的假丝酵母菌经过菌落特征、制片乳酸酚棉蓝染色、芽管形成试验、厚膜孢子形成试验等初步鉴定,并用科玛嘉显色培养基培养确定。结果：海口、三亚市、五指山市和保亭县人群口腔假丝酵母菌总分离率为25．23％．其中白假丝酵母菌占54．48％,光滑假丝酵母菌占14．04％,热带假丝酵母菌占11．06％,克柔假丝酵母菌占9．36％。住院病人和健康人口腔假丝酵母菌的分离率分别为39．95％和11．61％,差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01）,结论：海南地区人群口腔假丝酵母菌的总分离率高于国内其它省份,分离出的假丝酵母菌以白假丝酵母菌为首位,病人口腔假丝酵母菌分离率明显高于健康人。     

Adherence and biofilm formation of non-Candida albicans Candida species

Most cases of candidosis have been attributed to Candida albicans, but recently non-C. albicans Candida species have been identified as frequent human pathogens. Candida pathogenicity has been attributed to several factors, including adhesion to medical devices and/or host cells, biofilm formation, and secretion of hydrolytic enzymes (proteases, phospholipases and haemolysins). Although 'new'Candida species are emerging, there is still a lack of information about their pathogenicity. This review discusses recent advances in our knowledge of Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis virulence factors, specifically those of adhesion and biofilm formation, which are key components in Candida pathogenicity.     

Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis: biology, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance

The incidence of infections caused by Candida species (candidosis) has increased considerably over the past three decades, mainly due to the rise of the AIDS epidemic, an increasingly aged population, higher numbers of immunocompromised patients and the more widespread use of indwelling medical devices. Candida albicans is the main cause of candidosis; however, non-C. albicans Candida (NCAC) species such as Candida glabrata, Candida tropicalis and Candida parapsilosis are now frequently identified as human pathogens. The apparent increased emergence of these species as human pathogens can be attributed to improved identification methods and also associated with the degree of diseases of the patients, the interventions that they were subjected and the drugs used. Candida pathogenicity is facilitated by a number of virulence factors, most importantly adherence to host surfaces including medical devices, biofilm formation and secretion of hydrolytic enzymes (e.g. proteases, phospholipases and haemolysins). Furthermore, despite extensive research to identify pathogenic factors in fungi, particularly in C. albicans, relatively little is known about NCAC species. This review provides information on the current state of knowledge on the biology, identification, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance of C. glabrata, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis.     

Eap1p, an adhesin that mediates Candida albicans biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo

Candida albicans is the leading cause of systemic fungal infections in immunocompromised humans. The ability to form biofilms on surfaces in the host or on implanted medical devices enhances C. albicans virulence, leading to antimicrobial resistance and providing a reservoir for infection. Biofilm formation is a complex multicellular process consisting of cell adhesion, cell growth, morphogenic switching between yeast form and filamentous states, and quorum sensing. Here we describe the role of the C. albicans EAP1 gene, which encodes a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored, glucan-cross-linked cell wall protein, in adhesion and biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo. Deleting EAP1 reduced cell adhesion to polystyrene and epithelial cells in a gene dosage-dependent manner. Furthermore, EAP1 expression was required for C. albicans biofilm formation in an in vitro parallel plate flow chamber model and in an in vivo rat central venous catheter model. EAP1 expression was upregulated in biofilm-associated cells in vitro and in vivo. Our results illustrate an association between Eap1p-mediated adhesion and biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo.     

Candida species: new insights into biofilm formation

Biofilms of Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida glabrata and Candida tropicalis are associated with high indices of hospital morbidity and mortality. Major factors involved in the formation and growth of Candida biofilms are the chemical composition of the medical implant and the cell wall adhesins responsible for mediating Candida-Candida, Candida-human host cell and Candida-medical device adhesion. Strategies for elucidating the mechanisms that regulate the formation of Candida biofilms combine tools from biology, chemistry, nanoscience, material science and physics. This review proposes the use of new technologies, such as synchrotron radiation, to study the mechanisms of biofilm formation. In the future, this information is expected to facilitate the design of new materials and antifungal compounds that can eradicate nosocomial Candida infections due to biofilm formation on medical implants. This will reduce dissemination of candidiasis and hopefully improve the quality of life of patients.     

白念珠菌生物被膜形成的遗传调控机制

白念珠菌是人体重要的条件性致病真菌。形态的多样性和可塑性是白念珠菌典型的生物学特征,这与它的致病性、宿主适应能力以及有性生殖过程密切相关。白念珠菌生物被膜(Biofilm)是由不同形态细胞(包括酵母型、菌丝和假菌丝)以及胞外基质组成的致密结构,也是毒性和耐药性形成的重要因子。生物被膜对抗真菌药物、宿主免疫系统和环境胁迫因子等都表现出较强的抵抗力和耐受性,是临床上病原真菌感染防治的重大挑战。随着基因表达谱和遗传操作技术的发展,白念珠菌生物被膜的形成及其耐药性的获得所依赖的遗传调控通路和分子调控机制越来越清楚。主要包括MAPK和cAMP介导的信号途径以及Bcr1和Tec1等因子介导的转录调控。此外,白念珠菌生物被膜的形成与形态转换和有性生殖之间存在密切的联系。文中综述了白念珠菌生物被膜形成的遗传调控机制,重点介绍了细胞壁相关蛋白、转录因子和交配型对该过程的调控以及生物被膜的耐药机制。     

Candida biofilms

In response to attachment to a surface, fungal cells produce biofilms, three-dimensional structures composed of cells surrounded by exopolymeric matrices. Surface attachment causes Candida albicans cells to enter a special physiological state in which they are highly resistant to antifungal drugs and express the drug efflux determinants CDR1, CDR2 and MDR1. C. albicans biofilms produced under different conditions differ in their cellular morphology and matrix content, which suggests that biofilms formed within a host, for example on indwelling medical devices, would also differ depending on the nature of the device and its location. The mechanisms by which surface attachment leads to biofilm formation are presently not understood.     

Variation of cell surface hydrophobicity and biofilm formation among genotypes of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis under antifungal treatment

Candida infections are frequently associated with formation of biofilms on artificial medical devices. This work studied variation of cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) and formation of biofilm in relation to Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis genotypes and an effect of some conventional antifungal agents on both CSH and biofilm. The 50 isolates of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis were classified into genotypes A, B, C, and D, genotype D being exclusively represented by C. dubliniensis. No significant differences between CSH of genotypes A and B and B and C were observed with respect to cultivation temperature 25 or 37 degrees C. Candida dubliniensis showed increased CSH in comparison with other C. albicans genotypes (p < 0.001) regardless of temperature used. Using XTT reduction assay and dry masses, genotypes B and C showed reduced ability to form biofilm in comparison with genotype A (p < 0.05) and C. dubliniensis (p < 0.001). Fluconazole reduced biofilm in C. albicans genotypes A, B, and C (p < 0.05) but not CSH. The opposite effect was observed in C. dubliniensis. Voriconazole effectively reduced both biofilm formation and CSH in all tested genotypes of C. albicans and C. dubliniensis (p < 0.05).     

Factors influencing adherence of Candida spp. to host tissues and plastic surfaces

Attachment of Candida spp. to host tissues and plastic surfaces is the first and a crucial step that initiates colonization by yeast cells and subsequent development of disseminated fungal infection. These infections are associated with high degree of morbidity, mortality and extra cost. Modern trends have focused not only on how best to treat but also on how to prevent Candida infections. To achieve this goal, the factors that influence the adherence of Candida spp. to biological and non biological surfaces have been studied. C. albicans adheres at a degree higher than that of the other Candida spp. and C. tropicalis adheres to a lesser extent. This may reflect the higher pathogenicity of C. albicans compared to the other Candida spp. Germinated C. albicans cells adhere to host tissue more readily than do yeast-phase. Sugars play an important role in the adherence of Candida spp. Overall, galactose was found to promote the adherence of Candida spp. to host tissues and plastic surfaces more than any other mono or disaccharide. Amino sugars on the other hand inhibit the adherence of the yeast cells. Divalent ions such as Ca2+ and Mg2+ promote the adherence of Candida spp. more than monovalent ions. Candida spp. express on their surface receptors, which interact with a wide variety of host proteins including fibrinogen, fibronectin, lamanin, and type I and IV collagen thus binding Candida spp. To glycoproteinaceous conditioning film at the blood-polymer interface. Coaggregation of Candida spp. with other bacteria promotes colonization of yeast cells to oral biofilm, host tissues, and to surfaces of the indwelling vascular catheters. These factors form the basis for the interference with the adherence of Candida spp.