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Xie Y, Zhou X, Chen L, Zhang Z, Wang C, Gu X, Wang T, Peng X, Yang G. Cloning and characterization of a novel sigma-like glutathione S-transferase from the giant panda parasitic nematode, Baylisascaris schroederi. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:44. [PMID: 25613998 PMCID: PMC4311449 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0629-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Baylisascaris schroederi, an intestinal nematode of the giant panda, is the cause of the often fatal disease, baylisascariasis. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are versatile enzymes that can affect parasite survival and parasite-host interactions and, are therefore, potential targets for the development of diagnostic tests and vaccines. Methods In this study, we identified a full-length cDNA that encoded a novel, secretory sigma-like GST (Bsc-GSTσ) from a B. schroederi-omic dataset. Following cloning and sequencing, sequence and structural analyses and comparative modeling were performed using online-bioinformatics and proteomics tools. The recombinant Bsc-GSTσ (rBsc-GSTσ) protein was prokaryotically expressed and then used to detect antigenicity and reactivity using immunoblotting assays. In addition, the native protein in female adult B. schroederi was located via immunofluorescence techniques, while the preliminary ELISA-based serodiagnostic potential of rBsc-GSTσ was assessed in native and infected mouse sera. Results Bsc-GSTσ contained a 621-bp open reading frame that encoded a polypeptide of 206 amino acids with two typical sigma GST domain profiles, including a GST_N_Sigma_like at the N-terminus and a GST_C_Sigma_like at the C-terminus. The presence of an N-terminal signal sequence indicated that Bsc-GSTσ was a secretory protein. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analyses showed that Bsc-GSTσ was a nematode-specific member of the Sigma class GSTs and shared the closest genetic distance with its homologue in Ascaris suum. Further comparative structure analyses indicated that Bsc-GSTσ possessed the essential structural motifs (e.g., βαβαββα) and the consensus secondary or tertiary structure that is typical for other characterized GSTσs. Immunolocalization revealed strong distributions of native Bsc-GSTσ in the body hypodermis, lateral chords, gut epithelium, gut microvilli, oviduct epithelium, and ovaries of adult female worms, similar to its homologue in A. suum. Building on good immunogenic properties, rBsc-GSTσ-based ELISA exhibited a sensitivity of 79.1% and a specificity of 82.0% to detect anti-B. schroederi IgG antibodies in the sera of experimentally infected mice. Conclusion This study presents a comprehensive demonstration of sequence and structural-based analysis of a new, secretory sigma-like GST from a nematode, and its good serodiagnostic performance suggests that rBsc-GSTσ has the potential to detect B. schroederi and, therefore, could be used to develop an ELISA-based serological test to diagnose baylisascariasis in giant pandas.
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- Yue Xie
- Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- Centre for Animal Diseases Control and Prevention, Dachuan Animal Husbandry Bureau, Dazhou, 623000, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, 610081, China.
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- China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda, Wolong, 623006, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Life and Basic Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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- Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, China.
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Pelayo V, García-Hernández P, Puente P, Rodero M, Cuébllar C. Seroprevalence of anti-Gymnorhynchus gigas (Trypanorhyncha, Gymnorhynchidae) antibodies in a Spanish population. J Parasitol 2009; 95:778-80. [PMID: 19206995 DOI: 10.1645/ge-1894.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2008] [Accepted: 01/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The somatic products released from ingested larvae of Gymnorhynchus gigas parasitizing fish induce a Th2 response capable of causing allergic disorders. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the prevalence of anti-Gymnorhynchus gigas antibodies in a Spanish population and established a possible relationship with fish consumption habits. We studied 305 residents in Madrid, with neither clinical symptoms suggestive of gastrointestinal or allergic disorders, nor pathologies related to ingestion of fish that could cause disease. Specific antibody levels were measured by ELISA: 11.8%, 20%, 15.7%, 21%, and 7.5% of the total studied sera were IgA, Ig's, IgG, IgM, and IgE positive, respectively. Seropositivity was not more prevalent among fresh fish consumers and did not increase with frequency of fish consumption. IgE values were lower in the group that never ingested smoked fish. Anti-G. gigas antibody levels were higher in the group that reported frequent consumption of marinated fish. The use of cooking methods with the least heating efficacy (frying, or frying in batter, and microwaving) did not affect seropositivity percentages among consumers. Infection with live plerocercoids is not necessary for seropositivity, and the antibody production, in this case, is due to the absorption of antigens from the parasite following the digestion process. The human health risks of allergic reactions due to parasite antigens remain active after freezing the fish.
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- V Pelayo
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Cuéllar del Hoyo C, Rodero Martínez M, Bolás Fernández F, Martínez Fernández A. The Effects of Polypodium leucotomos Extract on the Specific Antibody Production Patterns in BALB/c Mice Immunized with Third Stage Larvae Antigens of Anisakis simplex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.3.153.13292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- C. Cuéllar del Hoyo
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Espana
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Espana
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Espana
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- Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Espana
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The aim of this study was to determine if the plerocercoid larvae of Gymnorhynchus gigas, a common cestode of the ray’s bream (Brama raii), possess antigenic compounds potentially capable of provoking anaphylactic episodes. A murine experimental model, using BALB/c mice, was developed to study the humoral immune response induced by G. gigas extracts. A highly specific humoral immune response was detected and cross-reactions were not observed between parasite and host antigens. The presence of IgM and IgG3 levels suggest the presence of thymus-independent antigens in the parasitic extract. The IgG antibody class showed the highest levels, with the IgG1 the predominant subclass. These IgG1 levels are in accordance with the supposed presence of a type I allergic reaction after the ingestion of G. gigas plerocercoids parasitizing fish, as well as inducing anaphylaxia in fish. These results indicate that somatic products released from ingested larvae of G. gigas could induce the development of a Th2 response capable of causing allergic disorders.
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Perteguer MJ, Aguila C, Fenoy S, Guillén JL, Cuéllar C. Cross-reactivity induced by Anisakis simplex and Toxocara canis in mice. J Helminthol 2007; 77:331-4. [PMID: 14627450 DOI: 10.1079/joh2003196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AbstractThe aim of this study was to verify whether cross-reactivity appeared between Toxocara canis and Anisakis simplex in an experimental rodent model. No cross-reactions were detected using sera from mice infected with T. canis eggs. When responses obtained against T. canis ES antigen using sera from BALB/c and C57BL/10 mice infected with T. canis eggs were compared with those obtained by testing sera from mice infected with one A. simplex L3, an increase in cross-reactions was observed using the C57BL/10 strain.
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- M J Perteguer
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Nakamura-Uchiyama F, Tokunaga Y, Suzuki A, Akao N, Hiromatsu K, Hitomi S, Nawa Y. A case of Ascaris suum visceral larva migrans diagnosed by using A. suum larval excretory-secretory (ES) antigen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 38:221-4. [PMID: 16500788 DOI: 10.1080/00365540500348952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A 42-y-old female presented with common cold-like symptoms. Laboratory data showed mild liver dysfunction together with peripheral blood eosinophilia. She was suspected of having a helminthic infection, however parasite eggs or larvae were not detected by repeated stool examinations. Eventually she transpired to have a high IgG antibody titer against excretory-secretary (ES) antigen of Ascaris suum larvae, but not of Toxocara canis larvae, suggesting that she had been suffering from visceral larva migrans (VLM) caused by A. suum. Her sickness improved without any treatment. Current results clearly highlight the usefulness of ES antigens derived from larvae of A. suum for the fine discrimination of VLM caused by A. suum and by T. canis. Application of A. suum derived ES antigens as a diagnostic tool may reveal the distinctive clinical features of VLM caused by A. suum.
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- Fukumi Nakamura-Uchiyama
- Parasitic Diseases Unit, Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan.
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Fan CK, Su KE. Cross-reactions with Ascaris suum antigens of sera from mice infected with A. suum, Toxocara canis, and Angiostrongylus cantonensis. Parasitol Int 2004; 53:263-71. [PMID: 15468534 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2004.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ascaris suum larval excretory-secretory (AsES) antigen and larval (AsLA) as well as adult somatic antigen (AsAA) which were thought to be possibly helpful in the diagnosis of visceral larva migrans (VLM) due to A. suum infection were investigated in the present study. Serum taken from mice orally inoculated with approximately 250 embryonated eggs of A. suum or Toxocara canis, or 40 third-stage larvae of Angiostrongylus cantonensis were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using the AsES antigen, AsLA or AsAA at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks post infection (WPI). The titer of serum IgG from mice infected with A. suum increased from 1 WPI and a peak at 4 WPI was observed when it reached approximately three times the level of uninfected control mice. Thereafter, it decreased gradually but remained high as found from 6 to 8 WPI. No cross-reactions of heterologous serum IgG against AsES antigen was observed, whereas heterologous serum IgM exhibited significant cross-reactions to AsES antigen. Cross-reactivities to AsLA and AsAA by heterologous serum IgG as well as IgM antibodies were also observed in the trial. Altogether, the AsES antigen apparently seemed to be superior to the other two somatic antigens when used in the diagnosis of A. suum-induced VLM with serum IgG as tested by ELISA. Moreover, it was the first report to test the possibly antigenic cross-reactivity between A. suum and A. cantonensis.
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- Chia-Kwung Fan
- Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250 Wu-Hsin Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan, ROC.
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Fan CK, Lin YH, Hung CC, Su KE. Experimental Ocular Toxocariasis in Mice Infected with Long-term-maintained Embryonated Eggs of Toxocara canis. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70164-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Perteguer MJ, Cuéllar C, Guillén JL, Aguila C, Fenoy S, Chivato T, Laguna R. Cross-reactivity between Anisakis simplex sensitization and visceral larva migrans by Toxocara canis. Acta Trop 2003; 89:85-9. [PMID: 14636986 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-706x(03)00201-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this work was to study cross-reactivity in the diagnosis of two related ascaridosis. Nineteen patients diagnosed with recidivous acute urticaria (RAU) caused by Anisakis simplex and 26 patients diagnosed with visceral larva migrans (VLM) caused by Toxocara canis were studied employing commercial diagnostic kits and "in house" assay kits. Cross-reactivity observed was greater when using "in house" assay kits, suggesting that T. canis excretory-secretory antigens were not only recognized by antibodies from patients with RAU but with greater intensity compared to the A. simplex excretory-secretory antigens.
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- M J Perteguer
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Romasanta A, Romero JL, Arias M, Sánchez-Andrade R, López C, Suárez JL, Díaz P, Díez-Baños P, Morrondo P, Paz-Silva A. Diagnosis of parasitic zoonoses by immunoenzymatic assays--analysis of cross-reactivity among the excretory/secretory antigens of Fasciola hepatica, Toxocara canis, and Ascaris suum. Immunol Invest 2003; 32:131-42. [PMID: 12916704 DOI: 10.1081/imm-120022974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Several parasitic infections such fasciolosis, toxocariosis or ascariosis are important zoonoses. During the infection with Fasciola hepatica, Toxocara canis and Ascaris suum, an important intraorganic phase in their hosts takes place, releasing antigens responsible for a humoral immune response, which enables the diagnosis of that parasitosis. A study to identify the existence of cross-reactivity among the excretory/ secretory antigens of F. hepatica, T. canis and A. suum was developed. One group of Sprague-Dawley rats was infected with 20 metacercariae of F. hepatica and another group remained uninfected as control. By means of an Indirect-ELISA, the rat humoral immune response (IgG and IgM) against the excretory/secretory antigens of F. hepatica was analysed and measured for cross reactivity with T. canis and A. suum. IgM cross-reaction was mainly observed in the first 10 weeks post-infection. IgG cross-reaction was observed throughout the study, and was maximal at the 2-3 weeks and 3-6 weeks post-infection, which corresponds to the intraorganic migratory phase of these parasites. The western-blot showed that the rat IgG recognised three proteins of 190, 160 and 33 kDa in the antigens from F. hepatica, T. canis and A. suum. The existence of cross-reactivity among these antigens seems to demonstrate also the presence of structural similarities, such as tegumental proteins. These results should be consider when immunoassay probes are used in the diagnosis of parasitic infections.
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- A Romasanta
- Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Lugo, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain
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Fan CK, Lin YH, Du WY, Su KE. Infectivity and pathogenicity of 14-month-cultured embryonated eggs of Toxocara canis in mice. Vet Parasitol 2003; 113:145-55. [PMID: 12695039 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(03)00046-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Infectivity and pathogenicity to mice of embryonated eggs of Toxocara canis, that had been maintained in 2% formalin for 14 months at 4 degrees C, were evaluated by immunological and pathological assessment at 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 42 and 67 weeks post-infection (WPI). On each date, three infected mice and two age-matched uninfected mice were sacrificed for serum collection and histological processing of the liver, lungs, musculature, and brain. Infectivity assessment by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) revealed that the overall immunological pattern of infected mice tended to be towards the Th2 type response. Serum IgG1 antibody titers in infected mice were significantly higher than that of the uninfected control mice throughout the trial (P<0.05). On the other hand, no significant difference in titers of IgG3 antibody, an indicator for the Th1 type response, was observed between the infected and control mice, except at eight WPI (P<0.05). Pathogenicity was assessed semiquantitatively by comparing the mean number or diameter of inflammatory foci as well as histopathological changes in the liver, musculature, brain, or lungs of the infected mice and the control mice. Each hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained tissue section slide was examined under 100x magnification and 15 random fields were counted. Degree of inflammatory injury among the four organs was scored and categorized into four levels: normal (0), mild (1+), moderate (2+), and severe (3+). An index of inflammatory injury (mean score of experimental group/mean score of 10 control groups of 20 uninfected mice) of 2-3 is considered as moderate to severe, 1-2 as mild to moderate, and 0-1 as normal to mild. Histopathological changes were moderate to severe in the liver and lungs, mild to moderate in the musculature, and only normal to mild in the brain throughout the trial. It is noteworthy that apocrine-like change in epithelial cells of the bile duct was observed in most of the infected mice from eight WPI onward. Furthermore, larvae trapped by organized granulomas were found in soft tissue near the musculature at 12, 20, and 28 WPI. Altogether, not only were the infectivity and pathogenicity of the 14-month-cultured T. canis embryonated eggs retained, the hatched larvae were also capable of eliciting some special pathological changes in the murine host.
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- Chia-Kwung Fan
- Division of Parasitology, Institute of Microbiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Jen-Ai Road, Section 1, Taipei 100, Taiwan, ROC
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Cuéllar C, Fenoy S, del Aguila C, Guillén JL. Isotype specific immune responses in murine experimental toxocariasis. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2001; 96:549-53. [PMID: 11391430 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762001000400018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this work, a murine experimental model of toxocariasis has been developed in BALB/c, C57BL/10 and C3H murine strains orally inoculated with 4,000 Toxocara canis embryonated eggs, in order to investigate the isotype-specific immune responses against excretory-secretory antigens from larvae. T. canis specific IgG+M, IgM, IgG, IgA, IgG1, IgG2a and IgG3 were tested by ELISA. The dynamics of the specific immunoglobulins (IgG+IgM) production showed a contrasting profile regarding the murine strain. Conversely to the results obtained with the IgM isotype, the IgG antibody class showed similar patterns to those obtained with IgG+IgM antibodies, only in the case of the BALB/c strain, being different and much higher than the obtained with IgG+IgM antibodies, when the C3H murine strain was used. The antibodies IgG+IgM tested in BALB/c and C57BL/10 were both of the IgM and IgG isotypes. Conversely, in the C3H strain only IgG specific antibody levels were detected. The IgG1 subclass responses showed a similar profile in the three murine strains studied, with high values in BALB/c, as in the case of the IgG responses.
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- C Cuéllar
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
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Cuéllar C, Perteguer MJ, Rodero M. Presence of IL-4-like molecules in larval excretory-secretory products and crude extracts from Anisakis simplex. Scand J Immunol 2001; 53:483-8. [PMID: 11309156 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2001.00905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Acute symptoms of anisakidosis are caused by a type I allergic reaction in the gastrointestinal wall with elevated specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of interleukin (IL)-4 in the larval antigens of Anisakis simplex. We detected concentrations of IL-4 in pg/ml when larval excretory--secretory products and crude extract from A. simplex were investigated by ELISA. Specific antibodies were obtained by immunization of rabbits with mouse IL-4 and tested in ELISA against A. simplex antigens obtaining higher values of optical density, that were confirmed by western blot analysis. The absorption of these sera with A. simplex antigen resulted in a 70--80% inhibition of antigen binding when retested in ELISA. We demonstrated that A. simplex antigens react with antibodies raised against vertebrate IL-4. The results obtained by us support the hypothesis that A. simplex shares several epitopes with IL-4, important for the Th2 response development in human anisakiasis, where the parasite may modulate the Th1--Th2 dichotomy for its own benefit by mucosal inflammation control in an attempt to avoid the larval expelling.
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- C Cuéllar
- Parasitology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.
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Yamasaki H, Araki K, Lim PK, Zasmy N, Mak JW, Taib R, Aoki T. Development of a highly specific recombinant Toxocara canis second-stage larva excretory-secretory antigen for immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:1409-13. [PMID: 10747116 PMCID: PMC86454 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1409-1413.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The specificity of the recombinant Toxocara canis antigen developed for the immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis was compared with that of the excretory-secretory antigen from T. canis second-stage larvae (TES) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A total of 153 human serum samples from patients infected with 20 different helminths, including 11 cases of toxocariasis, were examined. No false-negative reactions were observed for the toxocariasis cases. When the TES was used at concentrations of 0.5 and 0.125 microg/ml, cross-reactions were observed in 79 (55.6%) and 61 (43.0%) of 142 cases, respectively. In contrast, when the recombinant antigen was tested at a concentration of 0.5 microg/ml, cross-reactions were observed in 19 (13.4%) of 142 cases. At a concentration of 0.125 microg/ml, however, the cross-reaction rate decreased sharply to only 2.1%, corresponding to 3 of 142 cases. The cross-reactions occurred with one case each of gnathostomiasis, paragonimiasis with Paragonimus miyazakii, and spirometriasis, in which high antibody titers were detected. In addition, the recombinant antigen showed negative reactions with serum samples from patients infected with Ascaris and hookworms, which are the most common parasites in the world. These findings are also supported by experiments with animals infected with Ascaris and hookworm. From these results, the recombinant antigen is highly specific for toxocariasis and may provide more reliable diagnostic results than other methods.
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- H Yamasaki
- Department of Parasitology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Perteguer MJ, Cuéllar C. Isotype-specific immune responses in murine experimental anisakiasis. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1998; 45:603-10. [PMID: 9916551 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1998.tb00833.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A murine experimental model of anisakiasis has been developed in BALB/c and C57BL/10 mice orally inoculated with an Anisakis simplex living third stage larva (L3) in order to investigate isotype-specific immune responses against excretory-secretory (ES) products and crude extracts (CE) from L3. Specific antibody production showed similar patterns against both ES and CE antigens with higher levels against the latter. The dynamics of the production showed the earliest responses in BALB/c, in which antibodies were principally of the immunoglobulin (Ig)M isotype. Responses to the IgG1 subclass were mainly produced in the C57BL/10 strain. Levels of IgG2a were practically undetectable. With sera from C57BL/10 mice high levels of the IgG2b isotype were detected. A slight IgG3 response was only detected against the CE antigen in the C57BL/10 strain by the end of the experiment and IgA responses were very low. Humoral responses against A. simplex antigens are different depending on individual characteristics and thymus-independent epitopes might be represented into A. simplex antigens and their stimuli could be different regarding the murine strain used.
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- M J Perteguer
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
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Akao N, Chu AE, Tsukidate S, Fujita K. A rapid and sensitive screening kit for the detection of anti-Toxocara larval ES antibodies. Parasitol Int 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(97)00027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Six different immunisation regimes were used in an attempt to elevate the concentration of ovine IgE. The response was measured by a passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) test. These regimes included infection with Ascaris suum and the combination of infection and parenteral administration of Ascaris antigens and ovalbumin in adjuvants. The regime producing the highest titre of IgE was the combination of Ascaris infection with parenteral administration of Ascaris extract in Bordetella pertussis. This regime consistently produced a transient high titre (1:1280-1:2560) of serum IgE 9-12 days after immunisation. The response to ovalbumin was transient and the maximum PCA titre obtained was 1:10.
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- H Yilmaz
- University of Istanbul, Veterinary Faculty, Department of Microbiology, Avcilar, Turkey
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Dennis RD, Baumeister S, Smuda C, Lochnit C, Waider T, Geyer E. Initiation of chemical studies on the immunoreactive glycolipids of adult Ascaris suum. Parasitology 1995; 110 ( Pt 5):611-23. [PMID: 7596644 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000065331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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There is a general lack of basic information concerning one class of glycoconjugate, the glycolipids, from parasitic nematodes. As the prototype, the neutral glycolipid fraction derived from adult males of Ascaris suum was investigated as to its chromatographic, differential chemical staining, antigenic and chemical properties. The thin-layer chromatography-resolved neutral fraction glycolipids could be classified into components of fast and slow migrating band groups. Immunoreactivity was restricted to the latter as detected by IgG and IgM anti-neutral fraction glycolipid antibody levels in serial infection sera of mice. Similarities of chromatography, antigenicity and serological cross-reactivity have been extended to the neutral glycolipid fractions of other parasitic nematodes: Litomosoides carinii and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis. Chemical, differential chemical staining and enzymatic analyses identified the Ascaris suum antigenic, slow migrating band group of components as amphoteric glycosphingolipids, and not the originally hypothesized glycoglycerolipids or glycosylphosphatidylinositols, that contained typical neutral monosaccharide constituents and a zwitterionic phosphodiester linkage, most probably phosphocholine. Glycosphingolipid-immunoreactivity is eliminated on cleavage of the zwitterionic phosphodiester linkage by hydrofluoric acid treatment.
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- R D Dennis
- Allgemeine und Medizinische Parasitologie, FB Biologie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
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Cuéllar C, Fenoy S, Guillén JL. Cross-reactions of sera from Toxascaris leonina and Ascaris suum infected mice with Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina and Ascaris suum antigens. Int J Parasitol 1995; 25:731-9. [PMID: 7657459 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(94)00187-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The ELISA method using larval ES products and homogenized Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina and Ascaris suum adult worms extract, was used to determine the possible cross-reactions in BALB/c and C57BL/10 mice inoculated with embryonated eggs or adult worms extract of T. leonina of T. leonina or A. suum in single and multiple doses. When we used sera of mice infected with embryonated eggs of T. leonina against different heterologous Ag, no cross-reactions against T. canis ES and A. suum ES Ag were observed using a single dose. Similarly, in multiple doses no response against T. canis ES Ag was observed. In mice inoculated with adult worms extract of T. leonina cross-reactions with T. canis ES and A. suum ES Ag did not occur. Sera from BALB/c mice infected with embryonated eggs of A. suum, was tested using ES Ag from both A. suum and T. canis and no reactions were observed. This fact confirmed the resistance of this murine strain to A. suum embryonated eggs. When we used sera of susceptible C57BL/10 mice infected against different heterologous Ag, we observed no cross-reactions against T. canis ES Ag. In the case of both BALB/c and C57BL/10 and C57BL/10 mice immunized with a single dose of A. suum adult crude extract no cross-reactions were seen against ES T. canis Ag and with sera from C57BL/10 mice against ES T. leonina. These facts confirmed the specificity of the ES T. canis Ag.
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- C Cuéllar
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España
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Martin Hernandez R, Cuellar Del Hoyo C, Olmeda Garcia AS, Rodríguez Rodríguez JA. Immunological response in rabbits infested with Rhipicephalus sanguineus. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 1994; 8:238-244. [PMID: 7949315 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1994.tb00505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In order to clarify the importance of humoral antibody in host resistance to ticks, in the present work we studied the immunological response of rabbits infested with larvae, nymphs or adults of Rhipicephalus sanguineus, using extracts of eggs (EE), larvae (LE), nymphs (NE), male salivary glands (MSGE), male midguts (MME), female salivary glands (FSGE) and female midguts (FME). When serum from rabbits infested with larvae or nymphs was tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, no reactions were observed with any of the extracts including the homologous LE or NE. In sera from rabbits infested with adult ticks, the reactions were observed in both homologous (MSGE, MME, FSGE and FME) and heterologous (EE, LE and NE) system. However, differences were seen regarding the type of antigen used. When the experiment was carried out using extracts from adults higher responses were found. With FSGE and FME antigens, antibody levels were systematically higher than those observed when MSGE and MME were used.
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- R Martin Hernandez
- Departamento de Patología Animal I (Sanidad Animal), Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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