title: Immunoregulatory activity by daucosterol, a beta-sitosterol glycoside, induces protective Th1 immune response against disseminated Candidiasis in mice.
abstract: In the present study, we investigated immunomodulatory effect of daucosterol, a beta-sitosterol glycoside, against disseminated candidiasis caused by Candida albicans. Results showed that direct interaction of daucosterol with C. albicans yeast cells resulted in no growth-inhibition by in vitro susceptibility analysis. In contrast, mice given daucosterol (DS) intraperitoneally before intravenous challenge with live C. albicans yeast cells survived longer than DS-untreated control mice against disseminated candidiasis (P<0.05). By assessment of the fungal CFU in kidneys, DS-treated mice before the challenge developed about 81% fewer kidney CFU than untreated controls. This protection was removable by pretreatment of mice with anti-CD4+ antibody before the DS-treatment and challenge with the yeast. However, the protection was transferable by the CD4+ T cells from DS-treated mice not infected with the yeast. ELISA analysis revealed there were predominant production of IFNgamma and IL-2 cytokines as compared to IL-4, and IL-10 productions in DS-treated mice. By treatment of DS-given mice with anti-mouse IFNgamma, the protection was also abolished. Our studies show that DS protects mice against disseminated candidiasis by the CD4+ Th1 immune response.
authors.affiliation: Department of ImmunoMicrobiology, College of Pharmacy, Dongduk Women's University, 23-1 Wolgok-Dong, Sungbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-714, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jue-Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ju Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hye Sil
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Ju Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sam Sik
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yeong Shik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yongmoon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D027885:Astragalus propinquus / Q000737:chemistry; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D012855:Sitosterols; C011015:lyoniside