ArticleScientific reports2021
Antifungal activity of dendritic cell lysosomal proteins against Cryptococcus neoformans.
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- New approaches for cryptococcosis treatment and prevention-a systematic review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Phagosome maturation during fungal infection.Current opinion in microbiology · 2026Review
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- Research progress on immunometabolism and gut microbiota in cryptococcal meningitis: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Dendritic Cells: Multifunctional Roles in Host Defenses toJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Innate Pulmonary Phagocytes and Their Interactions with PathogenicJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Antifungal activity of eumelanin-inspired indoylenepheyleneethynylene againstFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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- Protective interaction of human phagocytic APC subsets withFrontiers in immunology · 2022Article
- Transcriptional Changes in Pulmonary Phagocyte Subsets Dictate the Outcome Following Interaction With The Fungal PathogenFrontiers in immunology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cryptococcal meningitis is a life-threatening disease among immune compromised individuals that is caused by the opportunistic fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Previous studies have shown that the fungus is phagocytosed by dendritic cells (DCs) and trafficked to the lysosome where it is killed by both oxidative and non-oxidative mechanisms. While certain molecules from the lysosome are known to kill or inhibit the growth of C. neoformans, the lysosome is an organelle containing many different proteins and enzymes that are designed to degrade phagocytosed material. We hypothesized that multiple lysosomal components, including cysteine proteases and antimicrobial peptides, could inhibit the growth of C. neoformans. Our study identified the contents of the DC lysosome and examined the anti-cryptococcal properties of different proteins found within the lysosome. Results showed several DC lysosomal proteins affected the growth of C. neoformans in vitro. The proteins that killed or inhibited the fungus did so in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the concentration of protein needed for cryptococcal inhibition was found to be non-cytotoxic to mammalian cells. These data show that many DC lysosomal proteins have antifungal activity and have potential as immune-based therapeutics.
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