Adherence and Blocking of <i>Candida Albicans</i> to Cultured Vaginal Epithelial Cells: Treatments to Decrease Adherence

Hollmer, Cara; Essmann, Michael; Ault, Kevin; Larsen, Bryan

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/IDOG/2006/98218

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 098218 | https://doi.org/10.1155/IDOG/2006/98218

Adherence and Blocking of Candida Albicans to Cultured Vaginal Epithelial Cells: Treatments to Decrease Adherence

Cara Hollmer,^1,2Michael Essmann,^1,2Kevin Ault,^1,2and Bryan Larsen^1,2

Received10 Jan 2006

Revised29 Mar 2006

Accepted06 Apr 2006

Published29 Jun 2006

Abstract

Background. Pathogenesis of mucosal microorganisms depends on adherence to the tissues they colonize and infect. For Candida albicans, cell surface hydrophobicity may play a significant role in tissue binding ability. Methods. A continuous cell line of vaginal epithelial cells (VEC) was grown in keratinocyte serum-free medium (KSFM) with supplements and harvested by trypsinization. VEC were combined with yeast cells to evaluate adherence and inhibition of adherence. In this experimental setup, yeast stained with fluorescein isothiocyanate were allowed to attach to VEC and the resulting fluorescent VEC were detected by flow cytometry. Results. VEC were cultured and examined daily after plating and showed morphology similar to basal epithelial cells. Culture media supplemented with estradiol showed increased VEC proliferation initially (first 24 h) but cell morphology was not altered. Fluorescinated Candida cells bound effectively to the cultured VEC. Using fresh cells exposed to various preparations of K-Y, we showed that all formulations of the product reduced Candida binding to VEC by 25% to 50%. While VEC were generally harvested for use in experiments when they were near confluent growth, we allowed some cultures to grow beyond that point and discovered that cells allowed to become overgrown or stressed appeared to bind yeast cells more effectively. Conclusion. Flow cytometry is a useful method for evaluating binding of stained yeast cells to cultured VEC and has demonstrated that commercially available products have the ability to interfere with the process of yeast adherence to epithelial cells.

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