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ArticleInfection and immunity2004

Glucuronoxylomannan, the major capsular polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans, inhibits the progression of group B streptococcal arthritis.

Luciana Tissi, Manuela Puliti, Francesco Bistoni, Paolo Mosci, Thomas R Kozel, Anna Vecchiarelli

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luciana TissiDepartment of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, Microbiology Section, University of Perugia, Via del Giochetto, 06122, Italy.
Manuela Puliti
Francesco Bistoni
Paolo Mosci
Thomas R Kozel
Anna Vecchiarelli
University of Perugia · ITUniversity of Nevada, Reno · US

Funding

Cryptococcal polysaccharide-phagocytosis inhibitionR01AI014209 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI KOZEL, THOMAS R · 1985 to 2009
$1.9M
CRYPTOCOCCAL POLYSACCHARIDE--PHAGOCYTOSIS INHIBITIONR37AI014209 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO · PI KOZEL, THOMAS R · 1995 to 2004
$1.5M
NIAID NIH HHS AI14209NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI014209NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI014209
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucuronoxylomannan (GXM), the principal constituent of the Cryptococcus neoformans capsule, modulates the inflammatory response of human monocytes in vitro. Here we examine the efficacy of GXM as a novel anti-inflammatory compound for use against experimental septic arthritis. Arthritis was induced in mice by the intravenous injection of 8 x 10(6) CFU of type IV group B streptococcus (GBS). GXM was administered intravenously in different doses (50, 100, or 200 microg/mouse) 1 day before and 1 day after bacterial inoculation. GXM treatment markedly decreased the incidence and severity of articular lesions. Histological findings showed limited periarticular inflammation in the joints of GXM-treated mice, confirming the clinical observations. The amelioration of arthritis was associated with a significant reduction in the local production of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1beta, macrophage inflammatory protein 1alpha (MIP-1alpha), and MIP-2 and an increase in systemic IL-10 levels. Moreover, peritoneal macrophages derived from GXM-treated mice and stimulated in vitro with heat-inactivated GBS showed a similar pattern of cytokine production. The present study provides evidence for the modulation of the inflammatory response by GXM in vivo and suggests a potential therapeutic use for this compound in pathologies involving inflammatory processes.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnimals, Outbred StrainsArthritis, InfectiousCryptococcus neoformansCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleMicePolysaccharidesSeverity of Illness IndexStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus agalactiaeTreatment OutcomeCytokinesglucuronoxylomannanPolysaccharides

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PMID15501766
PMCPMC523051
OpenAlexW2171242380

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