The synthetic peptide T11F (TCRVDHRGLTF), with sequence identical to a fragment of the constant region of human IgM, and most of its alanine-substituted derivatives proved to possess a significant candidacidal activity in vitro. In this study, the therapeutic efficacy of T11F, D5A, the derivative most active in vitro, and F11A, characterized by a different conformation, was investigated in Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Candida albicans. A single injection of F11A and D5A derivatives, in contrast with T11F, led to a significant increase in survival of larvae injected with a lethal inoculum of C. albicans cells, in comparison with infected animals treated with saline. Peptide modulation of host immunity upon C. albicans infection was determined by hemocyte analysis and larval histology, highlighting a different immune stimulation by the studied peptides. F11A, particularly, was the most active in eliciting nodule formation, melanization and fat body activation, leading to a better control of yeast infection. Overall, the obtained data suggest a double role for F11A, able to simultaneously target the fungus and the host immune system, resulting in a more efficient pathogen clearance.

Therapeutic effect of an antibody-derived peptide in a Galleria mellonella model of systemic candidiasis / Ottaviano, E.; Borghi, E.; Giovati, L.; Falleni, M.; Tosi, D.; Magliani, W.; Morace, G.; Conti, S.; Ciociola, T.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 22:20(2021), p. 10904.10904. [10.3390/ijms222010904]

Therapeutic effect of an antibody-derived peptide in a Galleria mellonella model of systemic candidiasis

Giovati L.
Investigation
;
Magliani W.
Supervision
;
Conti S.
Writing – Review & Editing
;
Ciociola T.
Conceptualization
2021-01-01

Abstract

The synthetic peptide T11F (TCRVDHRGLTF), with sequence identical to a fragment of the constant region of human IgM, and most of its alanine-substituted derivatives proved to possess a significant candidacidal activity in vitro. In this study, the therapeutic efficacy of T11F, D5A, the derivative most active in vitro, and F11A, characterized by a different conformation, was investigated in Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Candida albicans. A single injection of F11A and D5A derivatives, in contrast with T11F, led to a significant increase in survival of larvae injected with a lethal inoculum of C. albicans cells, in comparison with infected animals treated with saline. Peptide modulation of host immunity upon C. albicans infection was determined by hemocyte analysis and larval histology, highlighting a different immune stimulation by the studied peptides. F11A, particularly, was the most active in eliciting nodule formation, melanization and fat body activation, leading to a better control of yeast infection. Overall, the obtained data suggest a double role for F11A, able to simultaneously target the fungus and the host immune system, resulting in a more efficient pathogen clearance.
2021
Therapeutic effect of an antibody-derived peptide in a Galleria mellonella model of systemic candidiasis / Ottaviano, E.; Borghi, E.; Giovati, L.; Falleni, M.; Tosi, D.; Magliani, W.; Morace, G.; Conti, S.; Ciociola, T.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1422-0067. - 22:20(2021), p. 10904.10904. [10.3390/ijms222010904]
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