title: [Exoenzymes of dermatophytes isolated from acute and chronic tinea].
abstract: The presence of five enzymes (deoxyribonuclease, elastase, lipase, caseinase and hemolysin) in 76 strains of dermatophytes 47 of Trichophyton rubrum, 10 of T. mentagrophytes, five of T. tonsurans, 10 of Microsporum canis and four of Epidermophyton floccosum) isolated from 30 cases of acute dermatophytosis and from 46 chronic ones was determined by a qualitative plate assay; in the same way, the presence of these five enzymes with the acute and chronic dermatophytosis was correlated. It was observed that three of the enzymes were produced by the strains with a meaningful frequency; deoxyribonuclease was produced by 84.2% of the strains; elastase by 82.9%; and lipase by 65.8%. In T. rubrum the DNase was produced in 100% of strains. DNase and elastase were related to fungi which caused acute or chronic dermatophytosis in 93.3/78.2% and 96.6/74% respectively. On the other hand, lipase was present in 76% of strains, the ones that caused the chronic infections.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: López-Martínez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manzano-Gayosso
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mier
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Méndez-Tovar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernández-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000032:analysis; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D004821:Epidermophyton / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008049:Lipase / Q000032:analysis; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; D008864:Microsporum / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase / Q000032:analysis; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D008049:Lipase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D010196:Pancreatic Elastase; D008666:Metalloendopeptidases; C030895:caseinase
vernacular_title: Exoenzimas de dermatofitos aislados de tiñas agudas y crónicas.