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Article: In-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from individuals with and without HIV infection and its attenuation by antimycotic agents

TitleIn-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from individuals with and without HIV infection and its attenuation by antimycotic agents
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Issue Date1996
PublisherSociety for General Microbiology. The Journal's web site is located at http://jmm.sgmjournals.org
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Journal Of Medical Microbiology, 1996, v. 44 n. 4, p. 311-316 How to Cite?
AbstractIn-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from patients with and without HIV infection (18 isolates from each group) was assessed by image analysis of a plate assay, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a substrate. The effect of sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of nystatin, amphotericin B, clotrimazole and miconazole on in-vitro proteinase production by these yeast isolates was also investigated. Proteinase production by C. albicans isolates from patients with HIV infection was significantly greater than production by those from individuals without infection. All 18 isolates from HIV-infected individuals produced proteinase, in comparison to 56% of isolates from uninfected individuals. Pre-exposure of C. albicans isolates (seven proteinase producers from each group) to 1/4 and 1/16 MICs of nystatin, amphotericin B, clotrimazole and miconazole resulted in decreased proteinase production in all isolates tested. However, after exposure to the four antimycotic agents, proteinase production was decreased to a significantly greater extent in isolates from uninfected individuals than in those with HIV disease. Furthermore, when the relative concentration effect of antimycotic agents on proteinase production was compared, C. albicans isolates from the HIV-free group demonstrated a salient dose-response relationship compared with the HIV-infected group. These results indicate that C. albicans from patients with HIV infection are significantly more proteolytic than those from individuals without the infection, and that polyenes and imidazoles curtail the proteolytic activity of all C. albicans isolates, albeit to a lesser extent in those from HIV-infected patients. It appears that HIV disease favours oral colonisation by more proteolytic C. albicans isolates, with resilient proteolytic activity.
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dc.contributor.authorWu, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorSamaranayake, LPen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCao, BYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T05:53:13Z-
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dc.date.issued1996en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Medical Microbiology, 1996, v. 44 n. 4, p. 311-316en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0022-2615en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIn-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from patients with and without HIV infection (18 isolates from each group) was assessed by image analysis of a plate assay, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a substrate. The effect of sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of nystatin, amphotericin B, clotrimazole and miconazole on in-vitro proteinase production by these yeast isolates was also investigated. Proteinase production by C. albicans isolates from patients with HIV infection was significantly greater than production by those from individuals without infection. All 18 isolates from HIV-infected individuals produced proteinase, in comparison to 56% of isolates from uninfected individuals. Pre-exposure of C. albicans isolates (seven proteinase producers from each group) to 1/4 and 1/16 MICs of nystatin, amphotericin B, clotrimazole and miconazole resulted in decreased proteinase production in all isolates tested. However, after exposure to the four antimycotic agents, proteinase production was decreased to a significantly greater extent in isolates from uninfected individuals than in those with HIV disease. Furthermore, when the relative concentration effect of antimycotic agents on proteinase production was compared, C. albicans isolates from the HIV-free group demonstrated a salient dose-response relationship compared with the HIV-infected group. These results indicate that C. albicans from patients with HIV infection are significantly more proteolytic than those from individuals without the infection, and that polyenes and imidazoles curtail the proteolytic activity of all C. albicans isolates, albeit to a lesser extent in those from HIV-infected patients. It appears that HIV disease favours oral colonisation by more proteolytic C. albicans isolates, with resilient proteolytic activity.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherSociety for General Microbiology. The Journal's web site is located at http://jmm.sgmjournals.orgen_HK
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dc.subject.meshAIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshAntifungal Agents - pharmacologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCandida albicans - drug effects - enzymologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCandidiasis, Oral - complications - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshCheilitis - complications - microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDose-Response Relationship, Drugen_HK
dc.subject.meshEndopeptidases - biosynthesisen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshImage Processing, Computer-Assisteden_HK
dc.titleIn-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from individuals with and without HIV infection and its attenuation by antimycotic agentsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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