Antibodies against Schistosoma japonicum lactate dehydrogenase B enhance enzyme active

Lactate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase: Potential antiparasitic targets for drug development studies

Parasitic diseases remain a major public health concern for humans, claiming millions of lives annually. Although different treatments are required for these diseases, drug usage is limited due to the development of resistance and toxicity, which necessitate alternative therapies. It has been shown in the literature that parasitic lactate dehydrogenases (LDH) and malate dehydrogenases (MDH) have unique pharmacological selective and specificity properties compared to other isoforms, thus highlighting them as viable therapeutic targets involved in aerobic and anaerobic glycolytic pathways. LDH and MDH are important therapeutic targets for invasive parasites because they play a critical role in the progression and development of parasitic diseases. Any strategy to impede these enzymes would be fatal to the parasites, paving the way to develop and discover novel antiparasitic agents. This review aims to highlight the importance of parasitic LDH and MDH as therapeutic drug targets in selected obligate apicoplast parasites. To the best of our knowledge, this review presents the first comprehensive review of LDH and MDH as potential antiparasitic targets for drug development studies.

Expression of lactate dehydrogenase is induced during hypoxia via HIF-1 in the mud crab Scylla paramamosain

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a key enzyme involved in anaerobic metabolism in most organisms. In the present study, we determined the structure and function of LDH sequence in Scylla paramamosain (SpLDH) by gene cloning, expression and RNA interference techniques in order to explore the genetic characteristics of LDH and its relationship with HIF-1 during hypoxia. The full-length cDNA was 1453 bp with an open reading frame (ORF) of 996 bp, and encoded a polypeptide of 332 amino acids. Homology analysis showed that the SpLDH gene is highly similar to arthropods. The SpLDH transcript increased after hypoxia in all tested tissues. The silencing of HIF-1 blocked the increase in LDH mRNA and activity, which were induced by hypoxia in gill and muscle tissues. Our results indicated that SpLDH expression was regulated transcriptionally by HIF-1.