Therapeutic vaccine using a monoclonal antibody against a 70-kDa glycoprotein in mice infected with highly virulent Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis

Sporotrichosis is a chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungi that comprise the Sporothrix complex. The latter are widely distributed in nature, developing a saprophytic mycelial form on plant debris and soil. Formerly, the S. schenckii species was thought to be the only species ca...

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Published in:Medical mycology (Oxford) 2015-01, Vol.53 (1), p.42-50
Main Authors: de Almeida, José Roberto Fogaça, Kaihami, Gilberto Hideo, Jannuzzi, Grasielle Pereira, de Almeida, Sandro Rogerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Structures - microbiology
Animals
Antibodies, Fungal - therapeutic use
Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use
Antigens, Fungal - immunology
Colony Count, Microbial
Disease Models, Animal
Glycoproteins - immunology
Immunotherapy - methods
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Sporothrix
Sporothrix - immunology
Sporothrix schenckii
Sporotrichosis - therapy
Treatment Outcome
Virulence Factors - immunology
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Summary:Sporotrichosis is a chronic granulomatous mycosis caused by the dimorphic fungi that comprise the Sporothrix complex. The latter are widely distributed in nature, developing a saprophytic mycelial form on plant debris and soil. Formerly, the S. schenckii species was thought to be the only species capable of causing sporotrichosis. However, in recent years, the existence of a group of highly genotypically and phenotypically variable species has been reported as etiologic agents of this mycosis. Recently, it has become important to study aspects such as virulence and the immune response against key members of the Sporothrix complex and to observe the presence of glycoprotein (gp) 70 and efficacy of the P6E7 monoclonal antibody against more virulent strains. The data presented here demonstrate that the strain isolated from a case of feline sporotrichosis, that is, strain 5110 (American Type Culture Collection MYA-4823) is the most virulent and the only one able to secrete gp70. This glycoprotein is apparently an important factor in the virulence of Sporothrix spp. because treatment with MAb P6E7 resulted in the reduction of fungal burden in the analyzed organs. Additional studies of the role of gp70 in modulating the immune response of the host are needed to understand the pathology of sporotrichosis.
ISSN:1369-3786
1460-2709
DOI:10.1093/mmy/myu049