Applications of Invertebrate Animal Models to Dimorphic Fungal Infections

Autor(es)

Singulani, Junya L. ^[1] ; Scorzoni, Liliana ^{[2, 1]} ; de Oliveira, Haroldo C. ^[1] ; Marcos, Caroline M. ^[1] ; Assato, Patricia A. ^[1] ; Fusco-Almeida, Ana Marisa ^[1] ; Mendes-Giannini, Maria Jose S. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Sch Pharmaceut Sci, BR-14800903 Araraquara, SP - Brazil

^[2] Sao Paulo State Univ UNESP, Inst Sci & Technol, BR-12245000 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF FUNGI; v. 4, n. 4 DEC 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 5

Resumo

Dimorphic fungi can be found in the yeast form during infection and as hyphae in the environment and are responsible for a large number of infections worldwide. Invertebrate animals have been shown to be convenient models in the study of fungal infections. These models have the advantages of being low cost, have no ethical issues, and an ease of experimentation, time-efficiency, and the possibility of using a large number of animals per experiment compared to mammalian models. Invertebrate animal models such as Galleria mellonella, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Acanthamoeba castellanii have been used to study dimorphic fungal infections in the context of virulence, innate immune response, and the efficacy and toxicity of antifungal agents. In this review, we first summarize the features of these models. In this aspect, the growth temperature, genome sequence, availability of different strains, and body characteristics should be considered in the model choice. Finally, we discuss the contribution and advances of these models, with respect to dimorphic fungi Paracoccidioides spp., Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix spp., and Talaromyces marneffei (Penicillium marneffei). (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 17/06658-9 - Plataforma para desenvolvimento de antifúngicos em sistema nanoestruturado lipídico visando eficácia e segurança em modelos animais alternativos
• Beneficiário: Junya de Lacorte Singulani
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 16/17048-4 - Sistema de dois componentes de transdução de sinais (TCST) como novo alvo para o delineamento de peptídeos antifúngicos
• Beneficiário: Caroline Maria Marcos
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/14023-8 - Uso de peptídeos com atividade anti-adesiva em Paracoccidoides spp. na terapêutica e profilaxia da paracoccidioidomicose
• Beneficiário: Haroldo Cesar de Oliveira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado