A comparative study on the production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes of C. albicans and non-albicans Candida species isolated from HIV+/AIDS patients and healthy individuals
Publish place: Current Medical Mycology، Vol: 8، Issue: 2
Publish Year: 1401
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Background and Purpose: Oropharyngeal candidiasis is the most prevalent opportunistic fungal infection in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as well as other immunodeficiency disorders, which is caused by various Candida species,mostly Candida albicans. Studies have shown that Candida isolates differ in their pathogenicity. These variations are attributed to virulence factors, host characteristics, and the target tissue. This study aimed to determine and compare the secretion of hydrolytic enzymes in C. albicans and non-albicans Candida species isolated from HIV+/AIDS patients and healthy individuals.Materials and Methods: Samples were taken from ۲۰۱ patients with HIV and ۱۱۸ healthy individuals. The samples were identified by macroscopic, phenotypic, and molecular methods, and virulence factors were subsequently measured. Statistical differences in enzymatic activity of various Candida isolates were calculated (P<۰.۰۰۰۱).Results: In total, ۹۵ samples (۴۷.۲۰%) from patients and ۴۶ samples (۳۸.۹۰%) from healthy individuals were positive for the growth of different Candida species. There were ۳۹ (۴۱.۱۰%) and ۳۶ (۷۸.۳۰%) C. albicans in patients and healthy individuals, respectively, as well as ۵۶ (۵۸.۹۰%) and ۱۰ (۲۱.۷۰%) non-albicans species in patients and healthy subjects, respectively. All the enzymes produced by Candida species enzymes were at low, medium, and high levels. Hemolysin activity in Candida species isolated from patients was significantly higher, compared to healthy individuals.Moreover, the activity of all C. albicans enzymes in patients was significantly higherthan other Candida species.Conclusion: The C. albicans isolated from HIV-positive individuals secreted higheramounts of exoenzymes, and can cause oropharyngeal candidiasis and become a sourceof candidiasis for the host.
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Mahnaz Fatahinia
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Health Research Institute and b- Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi
Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Centre, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Fatemeh Fathi
Department of Medical Mycology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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