Skin and pulmonary models using coated bentonite particles for the study of the inflammation evoked byParacoccidioides brasiliensisantigens in previously immunized mice
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 22 (6) , 477-486
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362178485380751
Abstract
Bentonite particles coated with polysaccharide antigen or crude soluble antigen of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis were injected intradermally or intravenously in mice. In control animals that were not pre-immunized with P. brasiliensis antigens, coated and uncoated bentonite caused minimal and nonspecific inflammation around the cutaneous injection site or around the bentonite thrombi in small lung vessels after intravenous injection. However, in mice previously immunized with P. brasiliensis antigens, the coated bentonite particles boosted the humoral and cellular immune responses to P. brasiliensis and evoked intense inflammatory reactions. Twelve days after intradermal injection, the inflammatory reaction around the bentonite was rich in neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes and plasma cells associated with young granulation tissue. In intravenously injected mice, the pulmonary inflammation was maximal at day 2, and was characterized by a florid neutrophilic and macrophagic cellular infiltration around bentonite thrombi; in some foci, there was incipient organization to mature granuloma. However, in both models, there was no formation of epithelioid granulomata, demonstrating that in paracoccidioidomycosis cellular immunity alone, without the presence of intact micro-organisms, may not be enough for the development of this type of granuloma. Particulas de bentonita marcadas com antígeno polisacárido o antígeno crudo soluble de Paracoccidioides brasiliensis fueron injectadas intradermicamente o intravenosamente en ratones. En animales controles, que no fueron premunizados com antígenos de P. brasiliensis, las partículas de bentonita marcadas y no marcadas causaron una inflamación mínima y no especifica alrededor del sítio cutáneo de injección o alrededor del trombo de bentonita en los pequeños vasos pulmonares después de la injección intravenosa. Sin embargo, en los ratones previamente inmunizados con antígenos de P. brasiliensis las partículas de bentonita marcadas amplificaron las respuestas inmunológicas celular e humoral a P. brasiliensis y produjeron una reacción inflamatoria intensa. Doce dias después de la injección intradérmica, la reacción inflamatoria alrededor de la bentonita, era rica en neutrófilos, macrófagos, linfocitos y células plasmáticas, asociadas a tejido de granulación joven. En los ratones injectados intravenosamente, la inflamación pulmonar, más intensa al segundo dia, fué caracterizada por una infiltración intensa de neutrófilos y macrófagos alrededor de los trombos de bentonita. En algunos focos, hubo una organización incipiente para granuloma maduro. No obstante, en ninguno de los dos modelos hubo formación de granuloma epitelióide, demostrando que en la paracoccidioidomicosis, la inmunidad celular aislada, sin presencia de microorganismos intactos, puede no ser suficiente para desenvolver este tipo de granuloma.Keywords
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