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Cooper PJ, Guderian RH, Proaño R, Taylor DW. The pathogenesis of chorioretinal disease in onchocerciasis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 13:94-8. [PMID: 15275111 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-4758(97)01005-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The pathogenesis of onchocercal chorioretinopathy is poorly understood. In this article, Philip Cooper, Ronald Guderian, Roberto Proaño and David Taylor discuss the important clinical, histological and epidemiological features of the resulting lesions that cause blindness, and review the numerous mechanisins that have been put forward to explain its pathogenesis. The pathogenesis of anterior segment disease, particulary sclerosing keratitis, has been reviewed in depth previously(1) and will not be discussed here.
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- P J Cooper
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 4, Room 126, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Foster J, Ganatra M, Kamal I, Ware J, Makarova K, Ivanova N, Bhattacharyya A, Kapatral V, Kumar S, Posfai J, Vincze T, Ingram J, Moran L, Lapidus A, Omelchenko M, Kyrpides N, Ghedin E, Wang S, Goltsman E, Joukov V, Ostrovskaya O, Tsukerman K, Mazur M, Comb D, Koonin E, Slatko B. The Wolbachia genome of Brugia malayi: endosymbiont evolution within a human pathogenic nematode. PLoS Biol 2005; 3:e121. [PMID: 15780005 PMCID: PMC1069646 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 443] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Accepted: 02/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Complete genome DNA sequence and analysis is presented for Wolbachia, the obligate alpha-proteobacterial endosymbiont required for fertility and survival of the human filarial parasitic nematode Brugia malayi. Although, quantitatively, the genome is even more degraded than those of closely related Rickettsia species, Wolbachia has retained more intact metabolic pathways. The ability to provide riboflavin, flavin adenine dinucleotide, heme, and nucleotides is likely to be Wolbachia's principal contribution to the mutualistic relationship, whereas the host nematode likely supplies amino acids required for Wolbachia growth. Genome comparison of the Wolbachia endosymbiont of B. malayi (wBm) with the Wolbachia endosymbiont of Drosophila melanogaster (wMel) shows that they share similar metabolic trends, although their genomes show a high degree of genome shuffling. In contrast to wMel, wBm contains no prophage and has a reduced level of repeated DNA. Both Wolbachia have lost a considerable number of membrane biogenesis genes that apparently make them unable to synthesize lipid A, the usual component of proteobacterial membranes. However, differences in their peptidoglycan structures may reflect the mutualistic lifestyle of wBm in contrast to the parasitic lifestyle of wMel. The smaller genome size of wBm, relative to wMel, may reflect the loss of genes required for infecting host cells and avoiding host defense systems. Analysis of this first sequenced endosymbiont genome from a filarial nematode provides insight into endosymbiont evolution and additionally provides new potential targets for elimination of cutaneous and lymphatic human filarial disease. Analysis of this Wolbachia genome, which resides within filarial parasites, offers insight into endosymbiont evolution and the promise of new strategies for the elimination of human filarial disease
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- Jeremy Foster
- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 2National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 2National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 4Parasite Genomics, Institute for Genomic ResearchRockville, MarylandUnited States of America
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- 4Parasite Genomics, Institute for Genomic ResearchRockville, MarylandUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 3Integrated Genomics, ChicagoIllinoisUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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- 2National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of MedicineNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MarylandUnited States of America
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- 1Molecular Parasitology Division, New England BiolabsBeverly, MassachusettsUnited States of America
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Hise AG, Gillette-Ferguson I, Pearlman E. The role of endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria in filarial disease. Cell Microbiol 2004; 6:97-104. [PMID: 14706096 DOI: 10.1046/j.1462-5822.2003.00350.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this review, we describe the pathogenic role of Wolbachia endosymbiotic bacteria in filarial diseases, focusing on the host innate immune responses to filarial and Wolbachia products. A description of the host pathogen recognition and early inflammatory responses including TLR4-mediated signalling, chemokine and cytokine responses and inflammatory cell recruitment is provided from human studies and from animal models of filarial disease. Finally, the impact of the discovery and characterization of Wolbachia on filarial research and treatment programmes is discussed.
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- A G Hise
- Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine, W-137, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4983, USA
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Higazi TB, Pearlman E, Whikehart DR, Unnasch TR. Angiogenic activity of an Onchocerca volvulus Ancylostoma secreted protein homologue. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2003; 129:61-8. [PMID: 12798507 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(03)00094-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Angiogenesis is an important step in the development of ocular onchocercaisis. In previous studies, it has been demonstrated that Onchocerca volvulus homologues of the Ancylostoma secreted protein family have pronounced angiogenic activity. The overall goal of the current study was to determine if this angiogenic effect is exerted through a direct or indirect mechanism. These studies focused on one member of this family, OvASP-2, as this protein is expressed in microfilaria, the stage of the parasite that causes ocular onchocercaisis. Clones encoding truncated and full length open reading frames were expressed as fusion proteins with Escherichia coli maltose binding protein (MBP), and angiogenic activity was compared in vitro and in vivo with MBP alone. Truncated constructs expressing only the first 105 amino acids of OvASP-2 were as active as the full length protein in inducing new blood vessel formation. The full length fusion protein did not stimulate proliferation or production of vascular endothelial growth factor in vascular endothelial cells in vitro, indicating that OvASP-2 does not directly stimulate angiogenesis. Sequence analysis demonstrated that the gene encoding OvASP-2 contained five introns. Sequence comparisons of the genomic loci from West African blinding and non-blinding strains of O. volvulus revealed that some polymorphism existed among the various isolates tested. However, none of these polymorphisms could be used to differentiate the parasite strains, suggesting that qualitative variation in OvASP-2 could not explain the difference in ocular pathogenic potential of the two parasite strains.
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- Tarig B Higazi
- Division of Geographic Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, BBRB 203, 1530 3rd Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35294-2170, USA
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Hall LR, Diaconu E, Patel R, Pearlman E. CXC chemokine receptor 2 but not C-C chemokine receptor 1 expression is essential for neutrophil recruitment to the cornea in helminth-mediated keratitis (river blindness). JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 166:4035-41. [PMID: 11238651 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.166.6.4035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Infiltration of neutrophils and eosinophils into the mammalian cornea can result in loss of corneal clarity and severe visual impairment. To identify mediators of granulocyte recruitment to the corneal stroma, we determined the relative contribution of chemokine receptors CXC chemokine receptor (CXCR)-2 (IL-8R homologue) and CCR1 using a murine model of ocular onchocerciasis (river blindness) in which neutrophils and eosinophils migrate from peripheral vessels to the central cornea. CXCR2(-/-) and CCR1(-/-) mice were immunized s.c. and injected into the corneal stroma with Ags from the parasitic helminth Onchocerca volvulus. We found that production of macrophage-inflammatory protein (MIP)-2, KC, and MIP-1 alpha was localized to the corneal stroma, rather than to the epithelium, which was consistent with the location of neutrophils in the cornea. CCR1 deficiency did not inhibit neutrophil or eosinophil infiltration to the cornea or development of corneal opacification. In marked contrast, neutrophil recruitment to the corneas of CXCR2(-/-) mice was significantly impaired (p < 0.0001 compared with control, BALB/c mice) with only occasional neutrophils detected in the central cornea. Furthermore, CXCR2(-/-) mice developed only mild corneal opacification compared with BALB/c mice. These differences were not due to impaired KC and MIP-2 production in the corneal stroma of CXCR2(-/-) mice, which was similar to BALB/c mice. Furthermore, although MIP-1 alpha production was lower in CXCR2(-/-) mice than BALB/c mice, eosinophil recruitment to the cornea was not impaired. These observations demonstrate the critical role for CXCR2 expression in neutrophil infiltration to the cornea and may indicate a target for immune intervention in neutrophil-mediated corneal inflammation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Helminth/biosynthesis
- Cell Movement/genetics
- Cell Movement/immunology
- Chemokine CCL4
- Chemokine CXCL1
- Chemokine CXCL2
- Chemokines/biosynthesis
- Chemokines, CC/biosynthesis
- Chemokines, CC/metabolism
- Chemokines, CXC
- Cornea/immunology
- Cornea/metabolism
- Cornea/parasitology
- Cornea/pathology
- Corneal Opacity/genetics
- Corneal Opacity/immunology
- Corneal Opacity/parasitology
- Cytokines/biosynthesis
- Eosinophils/immunology
- Eosinophils/metabolism
- Epithelium, Corneal/immunology
- Epithelium, Corneal/metabolism
- Epithelium, Corneal/parasitology
- Immunoglobulin G/biosynthesis
- Keratitis/genetics
- Keratitis/immunology
- Keratitis/parasitology
- Keratitis/pathology
- Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Neutrophil Infiltration/immunology
- Onchocerca volvulus/immunology
- Onchocerciasis, Ocular/genetics
- Onchocerciasis, Ocular/immunology
- Onchocerciasis, Ocular/pathology
- Receptors, CCR1
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/deficiency
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/deficiency
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/genetics
- Receptors, Interleukin-8B/physiology
- Stromal Cells/immunology
- Stromal Cells/metabolism
- Stromal Cells/parasitology
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- L R Hall
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Pearlman E, Hall LR. Immune mechanisms in Onchocerca volvulus-mediated corneal disease (river blindness). Parasite Immunol 2000; 22:625-31. [PMID: 11123754 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2000.00345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Infection with the parasitic nematode Onchocerca volvulus can lead to severe visual impairment and blindness. In an effort to characterize the molecular basis for the inflammatory response in the cornea, we have developed a murine model for O. volvulus-mediated keratitis in which parasite antigens are injected into the corneal stroma of sensitized mice. This model reproduces the two main clinical features of human disease, corneal opacification and neovascularization. Histological analysis of corneas from these mice reveals a biphasic recruitment of neutrophils and eosinophils to the central cornea, along with a small, but persistent number of CD3+ cells. In this review, we present evidence that production of antigen-specific T cell and antibody responses are essential for development of O. volvulus keratitis, and we propose a sequence of molecular and cellular events that lead to migration of inflammatory cells to the cornea and to loss of corneal clarity.
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- E Pearlman
- Departments of Medicine and Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Makunde WH, Salum FM, Massaga JJ, Alilio MS. Clinical and parasitological aspects of itching caused by onchocerciasis in Morogoro, Tanzania. ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 2000. [DOI: 10.1080/00034983.2000.11813604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Tawe W, Pearlman E, Unnasch TR, Lustigman S. Angiogenic activity of Onchocerca volvulus recombinant proteins similar to vespid venom antigen 5. Mol Biochem Parasitol 2000; 109:91-9. [PMID: 10960168 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(00)00231-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although the mechanisms underlying the host inflammatory response in ocular onchocerciasis have been examined, the role of particular parasite proteins in this process remains largely unexplored. Recently, it was found that one of the most abundant expressed sequence tags in Onchocerca volvulus infective larvae encoded a protein with similarities to a component of vespid venom. This clone was designated O. volvulus Activation associated Secreted Protein -1 (Ov-asp-1). We report the characterization of three members of a family of proteins, designated the Ov-ASP family, of which Ov-ASP-1 is a member. Sequence based and phylogenetic analyses suggest that these proteins form a filarial specific protein family related to both the vespid venom antigen 5 and the vertebrate CRISP/Tpx family of proteins. The three members of the Ov-ASP family exhibit distinct patterns of expression in the life cycle of O. volvulus. Genomic Southern blot analyses indicate that several genes encoding sequences related to the Ov-asp family are present in the genome of O. volvulus. Recombinant proteins expressed from full length cDNAs encoding two members of the Ov-asp family were found to induce an angiogenic response after injection into corneas of naive mice, and vessel formation was associated with only minor inflammatory cell infiltration. These data suggest that Ov-ASP proteins may directly induce an angiogenic response and may therefore contribute to corneal neovascularization in onchocercal keratitis.
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- W Tawe
- Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York, NY, USA
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Chippaux JP, Boussinesq M, Fobi G, Lafleur C, Audugé A, Banos MT, Ngosso A, Prod'hon J. Effect of repeated ivermectin treatments on ocular onchocerciasis: evaluation after six to eight doses. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 1999; 6:229-46. [PMID: 10544338 DOI: 10.1076/opep.6.4.229.4185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In 26 villages (1987 population 12,302), hyperendemic for savanna onchocerciasis in North Cameroon, ivermectin was distributed annually between 1987/89 and 1995. Each year until 1992, ophthalmologic examinations were performed before treatment. A final examination was made in 1995. The effects of ivermectin on ocular onchocerciasis were assessed by following (a) the ophthalmologic indices in three cohorts of males recruited before treatment in 1987, 1988 and 1989, who were treated and examined annually, and (b) the indices recorded yearly in the cross-section of males aged 15-19 years. The indices in 1995 from patients who had received up to eight doses were compared with those calculated before treatment in individuals of similar age. In the cohorts, the prevalences of microfilariae in the anterior chamber (MFAC) and of punctate keratitis (PK) recorded in 1995 were markedly reduced; there was a non-significant decrease in sclerosing keratitis (SK), and a significant worsening in the fundus indices in the cohorts. The cross-sectional analysis showed significant decreases in the prevalences of MFAC, PK and SK, and a significant increase in the mean visual acuity; there was no significant change in any fundus index. The findings suggest that repeated ivermectin treatment does not prevent the appearance of initial retinal lesions or the worsening of existing retinal lesions.
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- J P Chippaux
- IRD (ex-ORSTOM) Centre Pasteur Unit, Centre Pasteur, France
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The finding that the intracellular bacteria of filarial nematodes are related to the Wolbachia symbionts of arthropods has generated great interest. Here, Mark Taylor and Achim Hoerauf review recent studies by several groups on the structure, distribution and phylogeny of these endosymbionts, and discuss the potential role for these bacteria in filarial disease and as a target for chemotherapy.
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- M J Taylor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK L3 5QA.
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Onchocerciasis is a major cause of blindness. Although the World Health Organization has been successful in reducing onchocerciasis as a public health problem in parts of West Africa, there remain an estimated 17 million people infected with Onchocerca volvulus, the parasite that causes this disease. Ocular pathology can be manifested in any part of the eye, although disease manifestations are frequently characterized as either posterior or anterior eye disease. This review focuses on onchocerca-mediated keratitis that results from an inflammatory response in the anterior portion of the eye and summarizes what is currently known about human disease. This review also describes studies with experimental models that have been established to determine the immunological mechanisms underlying interstitial keratitis. The pathogenesis of keratitis is thought to be due to the host inflammatory response to degenerating parasites in the eye; therefore, the primary clinical symptoms of onchocercal keratitis (corneal opacification and neovascularization) are induced after injection of soluble O. volvulus antigens into the corneal stroma. Experimental approaches have demonstrated an essential role for sensitized T helper cells and shown that cytokines can regulate the severity of keratitis by controlling recruitment of inflammatory cells into the cornea. Chemokines are also important in inflammatory cell recruitment to the cornea, and their role in onchocerciasis is being examined. Further understanding of the molecular basis of the development of onchocercal keratitis may lead to novel approaches to immunologically based intervention.
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- L R Hall
- Departments of Medicine and Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Pearlman E, Diaconu E, Hazlett FE, Merriweather A, Unnasch TR. Identification of an epitope of a recombinant Onchocerca volvulus protein that induces corneal pathology. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1997; 89:123-35. [PMID: 9297706 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-6851(97)00112-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ocular onchocerciasis results from immune recognition of parasite proteins released into the eye by degenerating microfilariae. Previous studies have shown that pathology similar to human ocular onchocerciasis can be induced in sensitized mice by intracorneal injection with Onchocerca volvulus antigens. In the current study, we used this murine model to map the segments of O. volvulus protein disulfide isomerase (OvPDI) associated with the development of corneal pathology. Subclones of OvPDI were constructed encompassing one or more predicted T cell epitopes. Keratitis was induced in BALB/c mice after subcutaneous immunizations with OvPDI, followed by intracorneal challenge of OvPDI constructs. Truncated OvPDI proteins containing amino acids 450-481 of OvPDI were found to induce keratitis, whereas constructs that did not include this region did not induce corneal pathology. Consistent with this observation, two peptides derived from the 450-481 region stimulated T cell proliferation to a greater degree than control carrier protein. DNA sequence analysis of cDNAs encoding OvPDI from blinding and non-blinding strains of O. volvulus indicated no differences in the primary amino acid sequence of the 450-481 domain. Immunization of animals with OvPDI induced antibodies recognizing a 55 kDa host protein, identical to the predicted molecular weight of the mouse PDI homologue. Together, these data implicate specific antigenic epitopes of OvPDI in the development of O. volvulus mediated corneal pathology.
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- E Pearlman
- Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Bardenstein DS, Lass JH, Kazura JW, Pearlman E. Pleomorphism of stromal eosinophils in murine experimental onchocercal keratitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 1997; 5:157-63. [PMID: 9326760 DOI: 10.3109/09273949709116890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Onchocercal keratitis (river blindness) is one of the leading worldwide causes of blindness. Light microscopic analysis of human specimens and corneal tissue from experimental models has implicated the eosinophil as an important cell in the inflammatory response. Our previous studies in experimental murine onchocercal keratitis have demonstrated that the inflammatory infiltrate is composed primarily of eosinophils displaying ring shaped or bilobed nuclei. However, a number of cells were not characterizable by light microscopy, presumably due to mechanical distortion. To more fully characterize the inflammatory cell infiltrate, we examined corneal specimens by transmission electron microscopy. In addition to typical eosinophils with bilobed and ring shaped nuclei, this approach revealed cells with variable nuclear morphology and cell shape which contained the dense cored granules characteristic of eosinophils. Hence, the degree of pleomorphism of eosinophils is broader than appreciated and underscores the importance of this cell in experimental murine onchocercal keratitis.
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- D S Bardenstein
- Department of Ophthalmology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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