ABSTRACT
Endophytic fungi inhabit the interior of plants without causing apparent harm to them and constitute an alternative for the control of human pathogens, since they can synthesize bioactive compounds. The plant Piper hispidum Sw. has several medicinal properties and harbors a diversity of endophytes. In this present study, four endophytic fungi from P. hispidum were used for obtaining crude ethyl acetate extracts that were tested against Enterococcus hirae, Escherichia coli, Micrococcus luteus, Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus, using cup plate technique. The obtainment resulted in crude ethyl acetate extracts with a final concentration between 19.9 and 61.4 mg/ml. the antibacterial tests presented satisfactory results, where the pathogenic bacteria were inhibited by the four extracts tested, except for E. hirae that was inhibited by two extracts. Means of inhibition halos ranged from 9.42±0.63 to 14.08±1.70 mm. Analysis of variance showed that the extract produced by endophyte Lasiodiplodia theobromae was the most effective against all bacteria except for S. typhi, which was more inhibited by the extract of an endophyte from Diaporthales order. Therefore, this study indicates that endophytes from medicinal plant P. hispidum could be potential sources of antibacterial substances, with emphasis on L. theobromae.
ABSTRACT
La implicación de los hongos en las reacciones alérgicas se conoce desde hace mucho tiempo. Más de 80 géneros de hongos se han asociado con síntomas de alergias del tracto respiratorio. Se resume la clasificación taxonómica de los géneros de hongos que más se han relacionado con enfermedades alérgicas respiratorias y el mecanismo fisiopatológico de daño al huésped causado por hongos en asma, rinitis, sinusitis, micosis pulmonares y pneumonitis por hipersensibilidad, y se presentan las bases de la nomenclatura de los determinantes alergénicos fúngicos según su caracterización bioquímica. El uso de alérgenos recombinantes de hongos permite aclarar el perfil alergénico que presentan algunos pacientes polisensibilizados y reconocer la sensibilización a alérgenos potencialmente peligrosos, como es el caso de alérgenos alimentarios, e identificar la presencia de éstos en diversas fuentes; además, sirven para estudiar la reactividad cruzada entre alérgenos de la misma especie o de otras especies, y con éstos podría superarse la limitación de los extractos fúngicos convencionales los cuales son muy variables en cuanto a potencia y contenido alergénico. Se comentan la complejidad y las indicaciones de la inmunoterapia específica para desensibilización de pacientes hiperreactivos a hongos alergénicos. (AU)
The involvement of fungi in allergic reactions has been known for a long time. More than 80 genera of fungi have been associated with symptoms of respiratory allergies. This review summarize the taxonomic classification of genera of fungi that have been linked to the most prevalent allergic diseases and also commented the pathophysiological mechanisms of damage to the host caused by fungi in asthma, rhinitis sinusitis and pulmonary fungal hypersensitivity pneumonitis and presents the bases of nomenclature of fungal allergenic determinants according to their biochemical characterization. The use of recombinant allergens helps clarify the profile fungal allergen present in some patients polysensitized and recognize their presence in various sources. This also serves well to study cross-reactivity between allergens of the same species or other species. With the use of recombinant allergens could overcome the limitation of the conventional fungal extracts which are very variable in terms of potency and allergen content. We comment of the complexity and indications of specific immunotherapy for desensitization of hyperreactive patients to allergenic fungi. (AU)