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M I Zaslavskaia

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[A method for measuring the strength of adhesion of Candida albicans on epithelial cells].

A method on estimation of Candida albicans adhesion to epitheliocytes is proposed. The principle consists in the fact that while centrifuging epitheliocytes (1000 cycles/min, 10 min) with adhered Candida albicans through phycoll-verografin (1.077 g/cm3 density), Candida albicans cells having poor adhesion are separated from epitheliocytes trying to rise to the surface of phycoll-verografin. Candida albicans strongly adhered to epitheliocytes settle down to the bottom of test tube. In experiments with buccal epitheliocytes of healthy donors the number of strongly adhered Candida albicans ranged from 13% to 50% and they amounted to 37.0 +/- 7.8% on an average.

Candida albicans↗

[IgG- and C3-dependent adhesion of neutrophils in systems with allogeneic and xenogeneic ligands].

Interactions of human and rat neutrophils with allogenic and xenogeneic ligands were investigated. Human blood neutrophils reacted equally with human and rat IgG; IgG-dependent adhesion of rat neutrophils (from aseptic peritoneal exudate or blood) was observed only in allogenic system. C3-dependent reactions of neutrophils were observed both in allogenic and xenogeneic systems. The advantage of allogenic combinations in this case was reliable only for rat neutrophils. The relation of obtained results to structural and functional heterogeneity of receptors and ligands is discussed.

Animals↗

[Phenomenon of selective decrease of colonization (adherence) resistance in the system "Candida albicans-buccal epithelial cells"].

In the period of the exacerbation of bronchial asthma an increased adhesiveness (in vitro) of buccal epithelial cells to C. albicans was noted in most children under study (94.7%). This phenomenon was not observed in children with the exacerbation of gastroduodenitis. The characteristics of natural bacterial colonization of buccal epithelium were equally decreased in both groups of patients. These results are regarded as the consequence of the reactive involvement of the epithelium of mucoid tract in the processes destabilizing homeostasis.

Adolescent↗

[Influence of staphylococcal metabolites on adhesive reactions in the system "Candida albicans-buccal epitheliocytes"].

The influence of S. aureus and S. epidermitidis metabolites on the adhesive reactions in the system "C. albicans-buccal epitheliocytes" was studied. The study revealed that the treatment of C. albicans with S. aureus supernatants inhibited the adhesion of C. albicans to epitheliocytes, the degree of the inhibiting action of S. aureus supernatants in the system depending on their strain specificity. S. epidermitidis supernatants produced no adhesive effect. The irreversible decrease of the adhesive activity of C. albicans under the action of bacterial metabolites was, seemingly, the consequence of transformation of the receptor apparatus of C. albicans. At the same time S. aureus supernatants produced no essential influence on the adhesive potential and viability of buccal epitheliocytes.

Adolescent↗

[Reactivity of Candida albicans in the system of the alternative way of complement activation].

The neutrophil-stimulating activity of C. albicans before and after opsonization in the system of the alternative way of complement activation (AWCA) was studied. The study revealed that, in comparison with zymosan, C. albicans exhibited a considerably lower index of AWCA-dependent opsonic effect in reaction with neutrophils. This did not correlate with the capacity of substrates to activate the alternative cascade and with the intensity of phagocytosis. The suggestion on the involvement of C. albicans thermolabile cell-wall components into the negative regulation AWCA-dependent opsonic effect was substantiated.

Candida albicans↗

[Antiadhesive effect of the secretion of the oral cavity in the system "Candida albicans--buccal epitheliocytes"].

The influence of the oral cavity secretion on adhesive reactions in the system "C. albicans--buccal epitheliocytes" was studied. The treatment of C. albicans with natural saliva led to decrease of adhesive activity. The treatment of C. albicans with antibody absorbed saliva at different temperature conditions led to different changes of adhesion. This effect was determined by the action of temperature-dependent and temperature-independent factors, supposedly of enzymatic nature.

Absorption↗