Abstract
The genus Scedosporium is composed of clinically relevant fungal species, such as Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium apiospermum, and Scedosporium boydii. Surface molecules have been described that play crucial roles in fungi-macrophage interaction, and many of them are pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The present study aims to characterize peptidoglycans obtained from Scedosporium aurantiacum and Scedosporium minutisporum, a clinical and an environmental isolate, respectively, and compare their roles in pathogen-host interaction. Both molecules were characterized as peptidorhamnomannans (PRMs), similar to what has been already described for other Scedosporium species. Rabbit immune sera obtained by injecting whole cells from each species recognized both fungal cells and purified PRMs, suggesting that a cross-reaction occur between both fungi. Immunofluorescent microscopy revealed that PRMs are exposed on fungal surface. Prior incubation of purified molecules with immune sera before adding to cells led to loss of fluorescent, indicating that PRM is a major molecule recognized by immune sera. Fungi-macrophage interaction revealed that S. aurantiacum is able to survive more inside phagocytic cells than S. minutisporum, and PRM from both fungi plays a role in phagocytosis when the purified molecule is pre-incubated with macrophage. In addition, PRM induce nitric oxide release by macrophages. Our data indicate that PRM is an important PAMP exposed on fungal surface with the potential of immune modulation.
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