| publication name | In vitro and in vivo effectiveness of egg yolk antibody against Candida albicans (anti-CA IgY). |
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| Authors | El-Sayed Moustafa Ibrahim, A.K.M. Shofiqur Rahman, Rie Isoda, Kouji Umeda, Nguyen Van Sa, Yoshikatsu Kodama |
| year | 2008 |
| keywords | C. albicans; IgY; Oral candidiasis |
| journal | Vaccine |
| volume | 26 |
| issue | 17 |
| pages | 2073-2080 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
We prepared anti-Candida albicans antibody in chicken egg yolk (anti-CA IgY) and investigated its in vitro and in vivo effectiveness. Anti-CA IgY significantly reduced the adherence capacity of C. albicans to FaDu cells (human pharynx carcinoma cells) in a dose-dependent manner. The protective efficacy of anti-CA IgY was investigated in experimentally induced oral candidiasis in immunosuppressed mice. Oral administration of anti-CA IgY significantly reduced the number of C. albicans and the scores of the tongue lesions. Moreover, anti-CA IgY reduced the colonization of C. albicans in mice organs. These results indicate that anti-CA IgY has a protective effect against the oral candidiasis of experimentally infected mice and reduces the dissemination of C. albicans. Putting together, these results indicate that anti-CA IgY is effective against C. albicans. This effect might be due to the blocking of the binding of C. albicans to the host cells. Therefore, anti-CA IgY might be considered as a prophylactic immunotherapy or possibly an adjunctive antifungal therapy.