In vitro analysis of antiangiogenic activity of fungi isolated from clinical cases of equine keratomycosis.

Welch, P.M.; Gabal, M.; Betts, D.M.; Whelan, N.C.; Studer, M. E. (2000). In vitro analysis of antiangiogenic activity of fungi isolated from clinical cases of equine keratomycosis. Veterinary ophthalmology, 3(2-3), pp. 145-151. Blackwell Science 10.1046/j.1463-5224.2000.3230145.x

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OBJECTIVE: The goal of this project was to explore the possibility that fungal organisms produce metabolites that inhibit angiogenesis. Procedures Fungal cultures were obtained from cases of keratomycosis, grown in Sabouraud's dextrose broth, and sterile filtered for use in experiments. The Matrigel assay was used to screen the filtrate samples for antiangiogenic activity. Matrigel is a basement membrane matrix that supports the differentiation of human umbilical vein endothelial (HUVE) cells into a capillary-like network of tubules. HUVE cells were cultured using standard techniques and passaged at confluence, with all cells being used at passage 3-6. HUVE cells (40 000 cells) were pipetted into each well of a 24-well tissue-culture plate coated with Matrigel. An aliquot of fungal media filtrate was added to each well and the plates allowed to incubate for 18 h, at which time they were evaluated for tubule formation. RESULTS: Two fungal isolates showed inhibition of tubule formation. The addition of 100, 200 and 400 &mgr;L of the fungal media filtrate from the first isolate (Fusarium sp. 99A34574) produced a consistent and dose-dependent inhibition of tubule formation. The second isolate (Aspergillus sp. 271599) did not show inhibition of tubule formation with 100 or 200 &mgr;L added to the wells, however, it did show inhibition at 400 &mgr;L/well. The remaining three isolates did not cause inhibition at any concentration. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that certain fungal organisms produce metabolites that inhibit tubule formation in vitro, and that these metabolites may play a significant role in altering the host vascular response to fungal infections of the cornea.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic

UniBE Contributor:

Stengard, Michele

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1463-5216

Publisher:

Blackwell Science

Language:

English

Submitter:

Michele Stengard

Date Deposited:

20 Jun 2018 09:15

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:11

Publisher DOI:

10.1046/j.1463-5224.2000.3230145.x

PubMed ID:

11397297

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.112512

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/112512

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