Serum cholesterol promotes the growth of Candida glabrata in the presence of fluconazole
Serum cholesterol promotes the growth of Candida glabrata in the presence of fluconazole
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氟康唑存在下血清胆固醇促进光滑念珠菌生长
DOI:
10.1007/s10156-012-0531-3
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发表时间:
2013
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Miyazaki Y
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作者:
Nagi M;Tanabe K;Nakayama H;Yamagoe S;Umeyama T;Oura T;Ohno H;Kajiwara S;Miyazaki Y
The pathogenic fungusCandida glabratais thought to utilize extracellular sterols during infection, but there have been few reports on the sterol uptake mechanisms of this fungus. The addition of serum promoted the growth ofC. glabratacells in the presence of the sterol inhibitor fluconazole, probably as the result of incorporation of cholesterol from serum. We demonstrated that lipoprotein-deficient serum, in which most of the cholesterol was eliminated, could not rescue the growth of fluconazole-treatedC. glabratacells, but it successfully promoted the expression of the sterol transporter geneAUS1. After supplementation of free cholesterol to lipoprotein-deficient serum, the serum was again competent to promote the growth of fluconazole-treatedC. glabrata. The serum-mediated growth rescue from fluconazole inhibition was observed in the nonpathogenic yeastSaccharomyces cerevisiaewhen it was followed by the activation of anaerobic sterol uptake. These results suggested that serum cholesterol was incorporated into yeast cells to compensate for sterol depletion when sterol uptake was activated. The uptake of serum cholesterol could support the growth ofC. glabratacells during bloodstream infections.