Journal
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
Volume 47, Issue 3, Pages 259-267Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802244204
Keywords
interleukin-6; interleukin-10; monocytes; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
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- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP), Brazil [01/12418- 2]
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The effect of interleukin (IL)-6 on cytokine production was evaluated in human monocyte cultures infected with the virulent strain of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb18). Peripheral blood monocytes from healthy individuals were preincubated for 24 h with or without human recombinant IL-6, and then challenged with Pb18 for 4 h and 18 h. P. brasiliensis growth was assessed by viable fungi recovery from co-cultures after plating on BHI-agar. Moreover, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-), IL-6 and IL-10 production in supernatant cultures was determined by enzyme immunoassay (ELISA). Monocyte preincubation with IL-6, and challenged with Pb18 for 4 h, led to significantly higher fungi recovery compared to non-treated co-cultures. The pretreatment of monocytes with IL-6 induced an inhibitory effect on TNF- and IL-10 production during 18 h fungal infection. Otherwise, an autocrine stimulatory effect on IL-6 production was detected at 4 h and 18 h as represented by an elevation in IL-6 levels. The reduction in TNF- levels and stimulation of IL-6 production induced by previous IL-6 treatment might be responsible for a significant increase in fungal growth in human monocytes. The results suggest that IL-6, by exerting a modulatory effect on cytokines production, makes monocyte more permissive for fungal growth.
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