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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-8
pubmed:abstractText
The capsular polysaccharide glucuronoxylomannan (GXM) of Cryptococcus neoformans has been shown to interfere with neutrophil migration. Although several receptors have been implied to mediate this process, the structural perspectives are unknown. Here, we assess the contribution of 6-O-acetylation and xylose substitution of the (1-->3)-alpha-d-mannan backbone of GXM, the variable structural features of GXM, to the interference with neutrophil migration. We compare chemically deacetylated GXM and acetyl- or xylose-deficient GXM from genetically modified strains with wild-type GXM in their ability to inhibit the different phases of neutrophil migration. Additionally, we verify the effects of de-O-acetylation on neutrophil migration in vivo. De-O-acetylation caused a dramatic reduction of the inhibitory capacity of GXM in the in vitro assays for neutrophil chemokinesis, rolling on E-selectin and firm adhesion to endothelium. Genetic removal of xylose only marginally reduced the ability of GXM to reduce firm adhesion. In vivo, chemical deacetylation of GXM significantly reduced its ability to interfere with neutrophil recruitment in a model of myocardial ischemia (65% reduction vs a nonsignificant reduction in tissue myeloperoxidase, respectively). Our findings indicate that 6-O-acetylated mannose of GXM is a crucial motive for the inhibition of neutrophil recruitment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-1767
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
173
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7513-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Acetylation, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Antigens, Fungal, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Cell Migration Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Complement Activation, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Cryptococcus neoformans, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Myocardial Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Neutrophil Infiltration, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Polysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15585878-Xylose
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
O-acetylation of cryptococcal capsular glucuronoxylomannan is essential for interference with neutrophil migration.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't