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Cryptococcus neoformans-Infected Macrophages Release Proinflammatory Extracellular Vesicles: Insight into Their

Lei Zhang^1,2,3,4, Keming Zhang^1,2, Hang Li^1,2

¹Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.

|March 31, 2021

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Extracellular vesicles from Cryptococcus neoformans-infected macrophages reduce fungal load but shorten survival in mice. These vesicles prime naive macrophages for an inflammatory response, offering potential therapeutic targets for cryptomycosis.

Keywords:

Cryptococcus neoformans extracellular vesicles lipidomics metabolomics proteomics

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Area of Science:

Immunology
Cell Biology
Microbiology

Background:

Macrophages are critical in combating Cryptococcus neoformans infections.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) mediate intercellular communication.
The role of EVs from infected macrophages in Cryptococcus interaction is unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the function of EVs derived from C. neoformans-infected macrophages.
Determine the impact of these EVs on host immune response and fungal burden.
Characterize the molecular content and pathways modulated by these EVs.

Main Methods:

Isolation and characterization of EVs from infected macrophages.
In vivo studies in mice to assess fungal burden and survival.
In vitro experiments with naive macrophages.
Transcriptome, proteomic, lipidomic, and metabolomic analyses of EVs.

Main Results:

EVs from infected macrophages reduced fungal burdens in vivo but decreased host survival.
EVs induced an inflammatory phenotype in naive macrophages.
Transcriptome analysis revealed activation of immune pathways, including p53.
Multi-omics data indicated regulation of ECM receptor and phosphatidylcholine pathways.

Conclusions:

EVs from C. neoformans-infected macrophages represent a novel intermacrophage communication mechanism.
This communication primes distant macrophages, potentially enhancing resistance to infection.
Understanding these EVs may lead to new therapeutic strategies against cryptomycosis.