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Chemistry and Biology of Angiitis Inducer, Candida albicans Water‐Soluble Mannoprotein‐β‐Glucan Complex (CAWS)
Author(s) -
Ohno Naohito
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2003.tb03409.x
Subject(s) - candida albicans , limulus , inducer , extracellular , glucan , microbiology and biotechnology , beta glucan , biochemistry , biological activity , toxicity , biology , lysozyme , chemistry , in vitro , paleontology , organic chemistry , gene
Deep mycoses have been clearly demonstrated to release β‐glucans into the blood. Structure of the β‐glucan was, at least in part, suggested to be a mannoprotein β‐glucan complex (CAWS) as assessed by biochemical and immunochemical analyses of the extracellular macromolecular fraction of Candida albicans . Half clearance time of i.v. administered CAWS was about 30 min in mice. In addition to the reactivity with limulus G‐test, CAWS was found to exhibit various biological activities, such as cytokine synthesis by leukocyte, platelet aggregation, lethal toxicity, enhancement of side effect of indomethacin, induction of coronary arteritis in mice, and so on. In this review, the chemical properties and biological activities of CAWS are discussed.