Celecoxib improves host defense through prostaglandin inhibition during Histoplasma capsulatum infection.
Celecoxib improves host defense through prostaglandin inhibition during Histoplasma capsulatum infection.
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塞来昔布在荚膜组织胞浆菌感染期间通过抑制前列腺素来改善宿主防御。
DOI:
10.1155/2013/950981
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Faccioli,LúciaHelena
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作者:
Pereira,PriscillaAparecidaTartari;Trindade,BrunoCaetano;Secatto,Adriana;Nicolete,Roberto;Peres-Buzalaf,Camila;Ramos,SimoneGusmão;Sadikot,Ruxana;Bitencourt,ClaudiadaSilva;Faccioli,LúciaHelena
Prostaglandins act as mediators of inflammation and, similar to cytokines, function as immune modulators during innate and adaptive immune responses. Therefore, using a pharmacological inhibitor, celecoxib, we investigated the role of prostaglandins in host defense againstHistoplasma capsulatuminfection in C57BL/6 mice. Our results showed that treatment with celecoxib inhibited cyclooxygenase 2, reduced the total fungal burden, and reduced the concentration of PGE2, cytokines, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and mononuclear cells in the bronchoalveolar space and lung parenchyma. In addition, celecoxib treatment increased the synthesis of nitric oxide, IFN‐γ, LTB4, and the phagocytic capacity of alveolar macrophages. Moreover, celecoxib treatment increased the survival of mice after infection with a lethal inoculum ofH. capsulatum. These results suggest that prostaglandins alter the host immune response and play an important role in the pathogenesis of histoplasmosis. Thus, the inhibition of prostaglandins could be a valuable immunomodulatory strategy and antifungal therapy for histoplasmosis treatment.