Antimicrobial peptide-producing dermal preadipocytes defend against Candida albicans skin infection via the FGFR-MEK-ERK pathway.
Antimicrobial peptide-producing dermal preadipocytes defend against Candida albicans skin infection via the FGFR-MEK-ERK pathway.
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1011754
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2023-11
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Dermal fibroblasts (dFBs) defend against deep bacterial skin infections by differentiating into preadipocytes (pAds) that produce the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin; this differentiation is known as the dermal reactive adipogenesis response. However, the role of dFBs in fungal infection remains unknown. Here, we found that cathelicidin-producing pAds were present in high numbers in skin lesions from patients with cutaneous Candida granulomas. Second, we showed that dermal Candida albicans (C. albicans) infection in mice robustly triggered the dermal reactive adipogenesis response and induced cathelicidin expression, and inhibition of adipogenesis with pharmacological inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ (PPARγ) impaired skin resistance to C. albicans. In vitro, C. albicans products induced cathelicidin expression in pAds, and differentiating pAds markedly suppressed the growth of C. albicans by producing cathelicidin. Finally, we showed that C. albicans induced an antimicrobial response in pAds through the FGFR-MEK-ERK pathway. Together, our data reveal a previously unknown role of dFBs in the defense against skin infection caused by C. albicans. Candida albicans (C. albicans) is the pathogen that most commonly causes human fungal infections. It normally inhabits the skin surface, genital and/or intestinal mucosa of almost 30–70% healthy individuals. In certain instances, such as impairment of skin barrier integrity or immunosuppression, C. albicans can cause mucosal and cutaneous candidiasis. Here, we demonstrated the protective role of dermal fibroblasts against C. albicans skin infection, which is previously unknown. Firstly, we found that the number of cathelicidin-producing preadipocytes (pAds) increased in both human and mouse skin lesions infected with C. albicans, indicating that C. albicans infection triggers a dermal reactive adipogenesis response. Furthermore, we found inhibiting adipogenesis by administration of pharmacological inhibitors of peroxisome proliferator–activated receptor γ, or suppressing cathelicidin expression, impaired skin resistance to C. albicans. Finally, we showed that pAds produced cathelicidin through the FGFR-MEK-ERK pathway in response to C. albicans infection. Our results could provide new therapeutic strategies for the treatment of deep cutaneous candidiasis.
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3.6
作者:
Driskell RR;Jahoda CA;Chuong CM;Watt FM;Horsley V
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Horsley V
DOI:
10.1126/science.aam9949
发表时间:
2017-08-11
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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影响因子:
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