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- Title
A Soluble Mannose Receptor Immunoadhesin Enhances Phagocytosis of Pneumocystis carinii by Human Polymorphonuclear LeukocytesIn Vitro.
- Authors
Stehle; Rogers; Harmsen; Ezekowitz
- Abstract
Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. In the normal host, P. carinii is susceptible to an array of first line host defense mechanisms that are operative in the lung. Alveolar macrophages play a central role in the clearance of inhaled organisms. The macrophage mannose receptor (MR) appears to be sufficient for P. carinii phagocytosis. In individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, MR expression on alveolar macrophages and P. carinii phagocytosis are decreased, however, Fc-receptor mediated phagocytosis remains intact. In this study, we demonstrate that a recombinant soluble MR immunoadhesin, consisting of the essential carbohydrate binding MR ectodomain and the Fc-region of human immunoglobulin (Ig)G1, binds P. carinii and leads to an 8.2-fold increased uptake of P. carinii by phagocytic cells. Our results suggest that the soluble MR immunoadhesin may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of P. carinii infections.
- Subjects
MANNOSE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PNEUMOCYSTIS carinii
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, 2000, Vol 52, Issue 2
- ISSN
0300-9475
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1365-3083.2000.00755.x