Melanized and non‐melanized multicellular form mutants of Wangiella dermatitidis in mice: mortality and histopathology studies
- 1 January 1992
- Vol. 35 (1-2) , 17-21
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.1992.tb00814.x
Abstract
Summary. One melanized (Mc3) and one non-melanized (Mc3W) multicellular form mutant of W. dermatitidis were compared with parental wild type in NYLAR mice. Each mutant grows as multicellular (muriform-like) forms in vitro at 37 °C and as yeasts at ≤ 30 °C. Yeast cells of all three strains were injected intravenously at concentrations of 1 times 104, 1 times 106, 1 times 107, 3 times 107 and 1 times 108 cells/mouse in groups of 10 mice. There was no virulence difference between wild type and Mc3, with 100% mortality obtained with each strain at ≥1 times 107 cells/mouse. In contrast, Mc3W was less virulent, with mortality being obtained only at 1 times 108 cells/mouse. Histopathological study of brains, lungs, livers and spleens of moribund mice revealed that both Mc3 and Mc3W persisted in tissue as muriform cells, and in some cases as yeast, pseudohyphal and hyphal forms. There was no major difference between Mc3 and Mc3W in terms of histopathological response. These data support the association between melanin and virulence in W. dermatitidis and provide a model for the study of muriform cells in vivo. Zusammenfassung. Eine Melanin-bildende (Mc3) und eine nicht Melanin-bildende (Mc3W) multizellulare Mutante von Wangiella dermatitidis wurde mit dem Elter-Wildstamm in NYLAR-Mausen gepruft. Jede Mutante wächst als multizellulare Form in vitro bei 37°C und als Hefeform bei ≥ 30°C. Hefezellen aller drei Stämme wurden intravenös in Konzentrationen von 1 × 104, 1 × 106, 1 × 107, 3 × 107 und 1 × 108 Zellen pro Maus in Gruppen von je 10 Mausen injiziert. Zwischen dem Wildtyp und dem Mc3-Typ wurden bei 100%iger Mortalitat mit dem Inokulum von ≥ 1 × 107 Zellen pro Maus keine Virulenzun-terschiede beobachtet. Der Mc3W-Stamm hinge-gen erwies sich mit Mortalitat nur bei 1 × 108 Zellen pro Maus als weniger virulent. Histopathologische Untersuchungen von Gehirn, Lunge, Leber und Milz moribunder Mäuse zeigten, daβ sowohl Mc3 wie Mc3W im Gewebe als muriforme Zellen persistierten, in einigen Fallen auch als Hefe-, Pseudohyphen- und Hyphenphase. In der Gewebsreaktion waren zwischen Mc3 und Mc3W keine wesentlichen Unterschiede zu erkennen, Die Befunde stutzen den Zusammenhang zwischen Melaninbildung und Virulenz bei Wangiella dermatitidis und stellen ein Modell zum Stu-dium muriformer Zellen in vivo dar.Keywords
This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
- Dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) Melanin and Its Relationship with Virulence in the Early Stages of PhaeohyphomycosisPublished by Springer Nature ,1991
- Melanin as a virulence factor in pathogenic fungiMycoses, 1990
- Mel-mutants ofWangiella dermatitidisin mice: evaluation of multiple mouse and fungal strainsMedical Mycology, 1989
- Comparative Histopathology of Dactylaria constricta, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Wangiella dermatitidis, and Xylohypha bantiana in Experimental Phaeohyphomycosis of the Central Nervous System.Mycoses, 1987
- Evidence for Pentaketide Melanin Biosynthesis in Dematiaceous Human Pathogenic FungiMycologia, 1987
- Pathogenicity and virulence of wild-type and melanin-deficientWangiella dermatitidisMedical Mycology, 1987
- Pentaketide metabolites of melanin synthesis in the dematiaceous fungus Wangiella dermatitidisArchiv für Mikrobiologie, 1984
- Critical Review of Human Isolates of Wangiella dermatitidisMycologia, 1984
- Infections Due to Wangiella dermatitidis in Humans: Report of the First Documented Case from the United States and a Review of the LiteratureClinical Infectious Diseases, 1983
- Induction and Ultrastructure of the Multicellular (Sclerotic) Morphology in Phialophora dermatitidisMycologia, 1976