In vitro modeling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection of the amphibian skin

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Autoři: Elin Verbrugghe ^aff001; Pascale Van Rooij ^aff001; Herman Favoreel ^aff002; An Martel ^aff001; Frank Pasmans ^aff001
Působiště autorů: Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium ^aff001; Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium ^aff002
Vyšlo v časopise: PLoS ONE 14(11)
Kategorie: Research Article
doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225224

Souhrn

The largest current disease-induced loss of vertebrate biodiversity is due to chytridiomycosis and despite the increasing understanding of the pathogenesis, knowledge unravelling the early host-pathogen interactions remains limited. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) zoospores attach to and invade the amphibian epidermis, with subsequent invasive growth in the host skin. Availability of an in vitro assay would facilitate in depth study of this interaction while reducing the number of experimental animals needed. We describe a fluorescent cell-based in vitro infection model that reproduces host-Bd interactions. Using primary keratinocytes from Litoria caerulea and the epithelial cell line A6 from Xenopus laevis, we reproduced different stages of host cell infection and intracellular growth of Bd, resulting in host cell death, a key event in chytridiomycosis. The presented in vitro models may facilitate future mechanistic studies of host susceptibility and pathogen virulence.

Klíčová slova:

Amphibians – Apoptosis – Cell cultures – Cell staining – Fluorescence microscopy – Fungal pathogens – Host cells – Host-pathogen interactions

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In vitro modeling of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection of the amphibian skin

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