A peptide derived from the highly conserved protein GAPDH is involved in tissue protection by different antifungal strategies and epithelial immunomodulation.
A peptide derived from the highly conserved protein GAPDH is involved in tissue protection by different antifungal strategies and epithelial immunomodulation.
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源自高度保守的蛋白质GAPDH的肽通过不同的抗真菌策略和上皮免疫调节参与组织保护。
DOI:
10.1038/jid.2012.254
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发表时间:
2013-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Schaller, Martin
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作者:
Wagener, Jeanette;Schneider, Josef J.;Baxmann, Susann;Kalbacher, Hubert;Borelli, Claudia;Nuding, Sabine;Kuechler, Robert;Wehkamp, Jan;Kaeser, Matthias D.;Maiaelander-Sanchez, Daniela;Braunsdorf, Christina;Hube, Bernhard;Schild, Lydia;Forssmann, Wolf-Georg;Korting, Hans-Christian;Liepke, Cornelia;Schaller, Martin
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) plays an important role in glycolysis but also in non-metabolic processes, including transcription activation and apoptosis. We report the isolation of an hGAPDH (2-32) fragment peptide from human placental tissue exhibiting antimicrobial activity. The peptide was internalized by cells of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans and initiated a rapid apoptotic mechanism, leading to killing of the fungus. Killing was dose-dependent, with 10 µg/ml (3.1 µM) and 100 µg/ml hGAPDH (2-32) depolarizing 45% and 90% of the fungal cells in a population, respectively. Experimental C. albicans infection induced epithelial hGAPDH (2-32) expression. Addition of the peptide significantly reduced the tissue damage as compared to untreated experimental infection. Secreted aspartic proteinases (Saps) activity of C. albicans was inhibited by the fragment at higher concentrations with an ED50 of 160 mg/l (50 μM) for Sap1p and 200 mg/l (63 μM) for Sap2p while Sap3 was not inhibited at all. Interestingly, hGAPDH (2-32) induced significant epithelial IL-8 and GM-CSF secretion and stimulated TLR4 expression at low concentrations independently of the presence of C. albicans without any toxic mucosal effects. In the future, the combination of different antifungal strategies, e.g. a conventional fungicidal with immunomodulatory effects and the inhibition of fungal virulence factors might be a promising treatment option.
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