Effects of diethylstilbestrol and cyclophosphamide on the pathogenesis of experimentalCryptococcus neoformansinfections
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 22 (2) , 125-135
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362178485380201
Abstract
Treatment of mice with a single dose of cyclophosphamide 24 h before challenge with Cryptococcus neoformans increased host survival, whereas treatment with 10 daily exposures of cyclophosphamide, starting 2 days before challenge, markedly reduced survival in mice challenged on the second day of drug treatment. Treatment with 14 daily exposures of diethylstilbestrol before challenge with C. neoformans did not markedly affect host survival. A correlation was sought between the distribution of radiolabeled C. neoformans and host survival. Radiolabeled C. neoformans administered intravenously was cleared rapidly from the blood of naive mice and accumulated in the lungs, liver and kidney within 1 h. The radiolabeled yeasts were subsequently cleared from the lungs. The distribution of radiolabeled C. neoformans among organs was generally the same in control mice and mice treated with diethylstilbestrol or various cyclophosphamide regimens after 3 or 24 h. The distribution of C. neoformans measured as colony forming units was generally in agreement with results from radioactivity measurements for animals sacrificed 3 or 24 h after challenge. One week after challenge, C. neoformans colonies were grown from the brain, liver and kidneys. C. neoformans was found in the brain within 1 h after i.v. challenge, suggesting that the central nervous system disease in mice challenged i.v. resulted from a primary infection of the brain. Le traitement de souris par une dose unique de cyclophosphamide 24 h avant l'inoculation d'épreuve de Cryptococcus neoformans accroît la survie de l'hôte tandis qu'un traitement de 10 jours à la cyclo phosphamide, commençant 2 jours avant l'inoculation, réduit fortement la survie des souris. Un traitement quotidien de 14 jours par le diethylstilbestrol avant l'inoculation de C. neoformans n'affecte pas notamment la survie. Une corrélation est possible entre la distribution de C. neoformans marqué et la survie de l'hôte. Lorsque C. neoformans marqué est administré par voie intra-veineuse, il est rapidement éliminé du sang des souris sans prétraitement et il s'accumule dans les poumons, le foie et les reins dans l'heure qui suit. Après 3 h ou 24 h, la distribution de C. neoformans marqué dans les organes est en général la même chez les souris de contrôle et chez les souris traitées par le diéthylstilbestrol ou par diverses doses de cyclophosphamide. La distribution de C. neoformans, mesurée par le nombre de colonies en formation, est généralement en accord avec les mesures de la radioactivité des animaux sacrifiés 3 ou 4 h après l'épreuve. Une semaine après l'inoculation, des colonies de C. neoformans apparaissent à partir du cerveau, du foie et des reins. C. neoformans est trouvé dans le cerveau 1 h après l'inoculation par voie I.V. suggérant que la maladie du système nerveux central des souris inoculées I.V. résulte d'une infection primaire du cerveau.Keywords
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