Direct interactions of human lymphocytes with the yeast-like organism, Cryptococcus neoformans

The Journal of Clinical Investigation
J W MurphyS C Wong

Abstract

Lymphocytes, especially CD4+ T cells, are essential for clearance of the yeast-like organism Cryptococcus neoformans from the infected host. The mechanism(s) by which the lymphocytes facilitate elimination of cryptococci has not been elucidated. It is generally thought, however, that lymphocytes reactive with C. neoformans indirectly function by production of lymphokines to enhance clearance of the organism by natural effector cells such as macrophages. In the present study, we assessed the ability of freshly isolated human lymphocytes to interact directly with C. neoformans and to limit the growth of the organism in vitro. We found that large granular lymphocytes (LGL) as well as T cells bound to cryptococcal cells when the lymphocytes were mixed with the cryptococcal cells at a 2:1 ratio. The physical binding interactions of the two lymphocyte populations were different. LGL attached to the cryptococcal cells by many microvilli; T lymphocytes associated with the yeast through broad areas of membrane attached to the cryptococcal cell surface. The two types of lymphocyte interactions did not result in phagocytosis but resulted in direct inhibition of cryptococcal growth, making these lymphocyte interactions with cryptococci dis...Continue Reading

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