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Kumari D, Perveen S, Sharma R, Singh K. Advancement in leishmaniasis diagnosis and therapeutics: An update. Eur J Pharmacol 2021; 910:174436. [PMID: 34428435 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2021.174436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is regarded as a neglected tropical disease by World Health Organization (WHO) and is ranked next to malaria as the deadliest protozoan disease. The primary causative agents of the disease comprise of diverse leishmanial species sharing clinical features ranging from skin abrasions to lethal infection in the visceral organs. As several Leishmania species are involved in infection, the role of accurate diagnosis becomes pivotal in adding new dimensions to anti-leishmanial therapy. Diagnostic methods must be fast, reliable, easy to perform, highly sensitive, and specific to differentiate among similar parasitic diseases. Herein, we present the conventional and recent approaches impended for the disease diagnosis and their sensitivity, specificity, and clinical application in parasite detection. Furthermore, we have also elaborated various new methods to cure leishmaniasis, which include host-directed therapies, drug repurposing, nanotechnology, and combinational therapy. This review addresses novel techniques and innovations in leishmaniasis, which can aid in unraveling new strategies to fight against the deadly infection.
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- Diksha Kumari
- Infectious Diseases Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Infectious Diseases Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Infectious Diseases Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Infectious Diseases Division, CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, 180001, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Zanetti ADS, Sato CM, Longhi FG, Ferreira SMB, Espinosa OA. Diagnostic accuracy of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays to detect anti-Leishmania antibodies in patients with American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis: a systematic review. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2019; 61:e42. [PMID: 31432991 PMCID: PMC6710007 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201961042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
American Tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an infectious disease caused by
several species of Leishmania . Even though the direct
detection of parasites has low sensitivity, it is still the gold standard for
the laboratory diagnosis of ATL. Recent studies have shown promising results of
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays ( ELISAs) using recombinant
antigens. The aim of this study is to compare the accuracy of ELISAs using novel
antigens with the standard ELISA based on soluble antigens of
Leishmania (SLA) to diagnose ATL. Studies that analyzed
patients with ATL and studies that evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of ELISAs
using novel antigens and SLA were included. The Fourteen studies from PubMed,
Regional Portal of the Virtual Health Library (BVS), Brazilian Society of
Dermatology, Virtual Health Library (IBECS), Literature in the Health Sciences
in Latin America and the Caribbean (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and
Retrieval System Online (Medline), Elsevier Embase, Cochrane Library, The
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and Cumulative Index
to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) were included. The novel ELISA
antigens showed a high sensitivity (93.8%-100%) and specificity (82.5-100%), a
better diagnostic performance than SLA-based ELISAs (1-97.4% and 57.5-100%,
respectively). Only 10 studies analyzed cross-reactions in serum samples from
patients with Chagas disease, and only two studies reported a percentage of
cross-reactivity. In this systematic review, the novel ELISA antigens showed
better sensitivity and specificity with respect to SLA-based ELISAs. However, a
meta-analysis should be performed to confirm this finding.
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- Andernice Dos Santos Zanetti
- Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Centro Brasileiro para o Cuidado à Saúde Informado por Evidências, Centro de Excelência do Instituto Joanna Briggs, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.,Centro Brasileiro para o Cuidado à Saúde Informado por Evidências, Centro de Excelência do Instituto Joanna Briggs, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Universidade de Cuiabá, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ambiente e Saúde, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Medicina, Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Walsh P, Brochado MJF, Vernal S, Machado AR, Turatti A, de Paula NA, Donadi EA, Roselino AM. Relationship between pemphigus and American tegumentary leishmaniasis: insights from serological and genetic profiles. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2018; 111:345-353. [PMID: 29237064 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trx065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Antibodies against Leishmania peptides (Lbr-peps) and desmogleins (Dsgs) have been reported in pemphigus foliaceus (PF) and leishmaniasis patients, respectively. We aimed to compare serological and genetic features in a Brazilian region endemic for American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) and pemphigus. Methods Commercial anti-Dsg ELISA and in-house ELISA with Lbr-peps were used to determine the serological profile, in addition to immunoblotting (IB) and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) assays. HLA-DRB1 and -DQA1/DQB1 alleles were characterized by PCR combined with sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (PCR-SSOP). The serological and genetic profiles were compared using 78 PF, 62 pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and 58 ATL patients against 163 and 1592 healthy controls, respectively. Results Some ATL patients showed positive results for anti-Dsg1 and/or anti-Dsg3 antibodies. They also revealed 130, 160 and/or 230 kDa epidermal peptides in IB. Moreover, some ATL samples exhibited pemphigus or a bullous pemphigoid pattern in IIF. ELISA and IB assays showed Lbr-peps in pemphigus patients. HLA-DQA1*01 and -DQA1*01:02 were protective and susceptibility alleles for ATL, respectively, but the opposite for pemphigus. Conclusions Anti-Dsgs in ATL may represent epiphenomena. Anti-Lbr-pep antibodies in pemphigus suggest a previous infection. A differential association of the HLA profile may contribute to the lack of co-association between pemphigus and ATL.
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- Priscilla Walsh
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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- Division of Immunology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 14049-900, São Paulo
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Garde E, Ramírez L, Corvo L, Solana JC, Martín ME, González VM, Gómez-Nieto C, Barral A, Barral-Netto M, Requena JM, Iborra S, Soto M. Analysis of the Antigenic and Prophylactic Properties of the Leishmania Translation Initiation Factors eIF2 and eIF2B in Natural and Experimental Leishmaniasis. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:112. [PMID: 29675401 PMCID: PMC5895769 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Different members of intracellular protein families are recognized by the immune system of the vertebrate host infected by parasites of the genus Leishmania. Here, we have analyzed the antigenic and immunogenic properties of the Leishmania eIF2 and eIF2B translation initiation factors. An in silico search in Leishmania infantum sequence databases allowed the identification of the genes encoding the α, β, and γ subunits and the α, β, and δ subunits of the putative Leishmania orthologs of the eukaryotic initiation factors F2 (LieIF2) or F2B (LieIF2B), respectively. The antigenicity of these factors was analyzed by ELISA using recombinant versions of the different subunits. Antibodies against the different LieIF2 and LieIF2B subunits were found in the sera from human and canine visceral leishmaniasis patients, and also in the sera from hamsters experimentally infected with L. infantum. In L. infantum (BALB/c) and Leishmania major (BALB/c or C57BL/6) challenged mice, a moderate humoral response against these protein factors was detected. Remarkably, these proteins elicited an IL-10 production by splenocytes derived from infected mice independently of the Leishmania species employed for experimental challenge. When DNA vaccines based on the expression of the LieIF2 or LieIF2B subunit encoding genes were administered in mice, an antigen-specific secretion of IFN-γ and IL-10 cytokines was observed. Furthermore, a partial protection against murine CL development due to L. major infection was generated in the vaccinated mice. Also, in this work we show that the LieIF2α subunit and the LieIF2Bβ and δ subunits have the capacity to stimulate IL-10 secretion by spleen cells from naïve mice. B-lymphocytes were identified as the major producers of this anti-inflammatory cytokine. Taking into account the data found in this study, it may be hypothesized that these proteins act as virulence factors implicated in the induction of humoral responses as well as in the production of the down-regulatory IL-10 cytokine, favoring a pathological outcome. Therefore, these proteins might be considered markers of disease.
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- Esther Garde
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Parasitology Unit, LeishmanCeres Laboratory, Veterinary Faculty, University of Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-FIOCRUZ, Salvador, Brazil
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- Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz-FIOCRUZ, Salvador, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
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- Immunobiology of Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Vascular Biology and Inflammation, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Health Research Institute (imas12), Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, Spain
- *Correspondence: Salvador Iborra
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid, Spain
- Manuel Soto
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Kesper N, Teixeira MMG, Lindoso JAL, Barbieri CL, Umezawa ES. Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata exoantigens can discriminate human cases of visceral leishmaniasis from American tegumentary leishmaniasis ones. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2017; 59:e1. [PMID: 28380110 PMCID: PMC5441150 DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946201759001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Exoantigens (exo) from Leptomonas seymouri and Crithidia fasciculata were used in an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), showing 100% reactivity with sera from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases, and no reactivity with American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) ones. Our results have indicated that these exoantigens can be applied in the discrimination of VL and ATL cases.
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- Norival Kesper
- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Departamento de Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Instituto Emilio Ribas de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, São Paulo, Brazil
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Field Validation of SYBR Green- and TaqMan-Based Real-Time PCR Using Biopsy and Swab Samples To Diagnose American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in an Area Where Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis Is Endemic. J Clin Microbiol 2016; 55:526-534. [PMID: 27927916 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01954-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The precise diagnosis of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) is an essential task due to the disease's associated morbidity. A noninvasive, extremely sensitive, and highly specific exam is critical, particularly for mucosal leishmaniasis (ML), in which a low parasite quantity is expected. We aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of swab and biopsy sample analysis using SYBR Green- and TaqMan-based real-time PCR (qPCR) assays with that of a composite reference standard consisting of the Montenegro skin test, serology, histopathology, smears, culture, and conventional PCR. In total, 55 patients with ATL (ML, 18 patients; cutaneous leishmaniasis [CL], 37 patients) and 36 patients without ATL were studied. qPCR analysis of swabs was more accurate when using SYBR Green (87.88%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 77.86 to 93.73 patients) than when using TaqMan (78.79%; 95% CI, 67.49 to 86.92%) (P = 0.031). SYBR Green (84.72%; 95% CI, 74.68 to 91.25%) was also more accurate than TaqMan (73.61%; 95% CI, 62.42 to 82.41%) for biopsy samples (P = 0.008). All qPCR methods were 100% specific. Swabs and biopsy specimens had similar sensitivity when using the same chemistry (P = 0.125 for SYBR Green and P = 0.625 for TaqMan). Moreover, qPCR achieved better performance than most existing techniques used for the diagnosis of ATL and also detected the Leishmania parasite in a greater proportion of patients than the associated histopathology, smear, culture, and conventional PCR techniques did. Swabs therefore represent a useful diagnostic tool because they not only are noninvasive but also can achieve an accuracy similar to that of biopsy samples. The high accuracy of SYBR Green-based qPCR may also reduce the requirement for associated parasitological tests for ATL diagnosis.
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