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Human Beta-defensins: Differential Activity against Candidal Species and Regulation by Candida albicans

Z. Feng1, B. Jiang1, J. Chandra2, M. Ghannoum2, S. Nelson3 and A. Weinberg1,*

1 Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Periodontics, 3 Department of Community Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-4905, USA; and
2 Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA;

Correspondence: * corresponding author, axw47{at}po.cwru.

Oral epithelial cell-derived human beta-defensins-1, -2, and -3 participate in innate immune responses against Candida. We hypothesized that these peptides utilize several mechanisms for protection. Recombinant hBD-1 and -2 were produced with the use of an insect cell/baculovirus expression system, while rhBD-3 was expressed as a fusion protein in E. coli. RhBD-2 and -3 were more effective at killing the candidal species at low micromolar concentrations than was rhBD-1, except for C. glabrata. While this species was relatively resistant to rhBD fungicidal activity, its adherence to oral epithelial cells was strain-specifically inhibited by the rhBDs. C. albicans hyphae were important in regulating hBD2 and -3 mRNA expression in primary human oral epithelial cells. Confocal microscopy of rhBD-2-challenged C. albicans suggests disruption of the fungal membrane. Results support the hypothesis that hBDs control fungal colonization through hyphal induction, direct fungicidal activity, and inhibition of candidal adherence.

Key Words: beta-defensins • Candida • innate immunity • oral epithelial cells

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 84, No. 5, 445-450 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910508400509
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