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Propolis increases neutrophils response against Candida albicans through the increase of reactive oxygen species.

Nayara Cristina Alves de Lima, Bianca Altrao Ratti, Patrícia de Souza Bonfim Mendonça, Gilson Murata, Raphaela Regina Araujo Pereira, Celso Vataru Nakamura, Marcia Edilaine Lopes Consolaro, Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski, Elaine Hatanaka, Marcos Luciano Bruschi, Sueli de Oliveira Silva
Future Microbiology 2018 Februrary
AIM: To investigate whether Brazilian green propolis improves the immune response against recurrent form isolate recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC) caused by Candida albicans by increasing neutrophil oxidative burst.

MATERIALS & METHODS: We evaluated oxidant species production, oxygen consumption, microbicidal activity and myeloperoxidase activity in neutrophils previously treated with propolis and activated with different isolates of C. albicans (RVVC), vulvovaginal candidiasis, asymptomatic isolates and the reference strain.

RESULTS: Propolis significantly increased oxidant species production, oxygen consumption, microbicidal activity and myeloperoxidase activity of neutrophils against different isolates of C. albicans including RVVC isolate that are considered resistant to the microbicidal activity of neutrophils.

CONCLUSION: Brazilian green propolis may increase neutrophil burst oxidative response to RVVC leading to an efficient removal of C. albicans.

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