NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

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Autor(es): dc.creatorTavares, Aldo Henrique Fonseca Pacheco-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMagalhães, Kelly Grace-
Autor(es): dc.creatorAlmeida, Raquel Das Neves-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCorrea, Rafael-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBurgel, Pedro Henrique-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBocca, Anamélia Lorenzetti-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2021-10-14T17:24:34Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2021-10-14T17:24:34Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2017-06-26-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2017-06-26-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2013-12-05-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/23749-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002595-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/607216-
Descrição: dc.descriptionParacoccidioides brasiliensis is the etiologic agent of paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), the most prevalent systemic mycosis that is geographically confined to Latin America. The pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1b that is mainly derived from the activation of the cytoplasmic multiprotein complex inflammasome is an essential host factor against opportunistic fungal infections; however, its role in infection with a primary fungal pathogen, such as P. brasiliensis, is not well understood. In this study, we found that murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells responded to P. brasiliensis yeast cells infection by releasing IL-1b in a spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk), caspase-1 and NOD-like receptor (NLR) family member NLRP3 dependent manner. In addition, P. brasiliensis-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation was dependent on potassium (K+) efflux, reactive oxygen species production, phagolysosomal acidification and cathepsin B release. Finally, using mice lacking the IL- 1 receptor, we demonstrated that IL-1b signaling has an important role in killing P. brasiliensis by murine macrophages. Altogether, our results demonstrate that the NLRP3 inflammasome senses and responds to P. brasiliensis yeast cells infection and plays an important role in host defense against this fungus.-
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Direitos: dc.rightsCopyright: 2013 Tavares et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectParacoccidioides brasiliensis-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectMicoses-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectSistema imunológico-
Título: dc.titleNLRP3 inflammasome activation by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis-
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