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Purinergic signaling in schistosomal infection. Biomed J 2016; 39:316-325. [PMID: 27884378 PMCID: PMC6138794 DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2016.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 06/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Human schistosomiasis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by blood fluke worms belonging to the genus Schistosoma. Health metrics indicate that the disease is related to an elevated number of years lost-to-disability and years lost-to-life. Schistosomiasis is an intravascular disease that is related to a Th1 and Th2 immune response polarization, and the degree of polarization affects the outcome of the disease. The purinergic system is composed of adenosine and nucleotides acting as key messenger molecules. Moreover, nucleotide-transforming enzymes and cell-surface purinergic receptors are obligatory partners of this purinergic signaling. In mammalian cells, purinergic signaling modulates innate immune responses and inflammation among other functions; conversely purinergic signaling may also be modulated by inflammatory mediators. Moreover, schistosomes also express some enzymes of the purinergic system, and it is possible that worms modulate host purinergic signaling. Current data obtained in murine models of schistosomiasis support the notion that the host purinergic system is altered by the disease. The dysfunction of adenosine receptors, metabotropic P2Y and ionotropic P2X7 receptors, and NTPDases likely contributes to disease morbidity.
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The presence of teleost-type angiotensin components in lamprey buccal gland suggests a role in endocrine mimicry. Biochimie 2012; 94:637-48. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2011.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2011] [Accepted: 09/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cheng YL, Song WJ, Liu WQ, Lei JH, Mo HM, Ruppel A, Li YL. The effects of T cell deficiency on the development of worms and granuloma formation in mice infected with Schistosoma japonicum. Parasitol Res 2008; 102:1129-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-0880-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/07/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Loverde PT, Osman A, Hinck A. Schistosoma mansoni: TGF-beta signaling pathways. Exp Parasitol 2007; 117:304-17. [PMID: 17643432 PMCID: PMC2149906 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2007] [Revised: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Schistosome parasites have co-evolved an intricate relationship with their human and snail hosts as well as a novel interplay between the adult male and female parasites. We review the role of the TGF-beta signaling pathway in parasite development, host-parasite interactions and male-female interactions. The data to date support multiple roles for the TGF-beta signaling pathway throughout schistosome development, in particular, in the tegument which is at the interface with the host and between the male and female schistosome, development of vitelline cells in female worms whose genes and development are regulated by a stimulus from the male schistosome and embryogenesis of the egg. The human ligand TGF-beta1 has been demonstrated to regulate the expression of a schistosome target gene that encodes a gynecophoric canal protein in the schistosome worm itself. Studies on signaling in schistosomes opens a new era for investigation of host-parasite and male-female interactions.
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- Philip T Loverde
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
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Quinn GAP, Heymans R, Rondaj F, Shaw C, de Jong-Brink M. Schistosoma mansoni dermaseptin-like peptide: structural and functional characterization. J Parasitol 2006; 91:1340-51. [PMID: 16539015 DOI: 10.1645/ge-540r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Analysis of the Schistosoma mansoni peptidome for immunomodulatory molecules by solvent extraction and reverse-phase HPLC revealed a 27-amino-acid residue peptide from an extract of cercariae. Using matrix-assisted, laser desorption-ionization, time-of-flight mass spectrometry, the peptide yielded a protonated molecular ion [M + H]+ of m/z 2789. The unequivocal sequence was deduced by automated Edman degradation as: DLWNSIKDMAAAAGRAALNAVTGMVNQ. The peptide exhibited an 80.76% identity with dermaseptin 3.1 from the leaf frog Agalychnis annae, and was therefore named Schistosoma mansoni dermaseptin-like peptide (SmDLP). Immunocytochemical staining using a primary antidermaseptin B2 antibody located SmDLP in acetabular glands of cercariae, in and around schistosomula, and in adult worms and their eggs. Dot-blotting confirmed its presence in extracts (cercariae and worms) and excretion/secretion (E/S) products (transforming cercariae and eggs). This was corroborated by use of a MALDI-ToF spectra database of E/S products from cercariae. Functional characterization of the peptide indicated that SmDLP had typical amphipathic antimicrobial peptide properties, i.e., the ability to lyse human erythrocytes causing a decrease in the levels of nitric oxide produced by monocytic cells. This last function strongly suggests that SmDLP plays a vital role in the parasite's immunoevasion strategy. The possibility that schistosomes acquired this gene from amphibians has been discussed by constructing a phylogenetic tree.
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- Gerry A P Quinn
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
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Neves RH, Costa-Silva M, Martinez EM, Branquinho TB, de Oliveira RMF, Lenzi HL, Gomes DC, Machado-Silva JR. Phenotypic plasticity in adult worms of Schistosoma mansoni (Trematoda:Schistosomatidae) evidenced by brightfield and confocal laser scanning microscopies. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2004; 99:131-6. [PMID: 15250464 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000200003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A comparative morphometric study was performed to identify host-induced morphological alterations in Schistosoma mansoni adult worms. A wild parasite population was obtained from a naturally infected rodent (Nectomys squamipes) and then recovered from laboratory infected C3H/He mice. Furthermore, allopatric worm populations maintained for long-term under laboratory conditions in Swiss Webster mice were passed on to N. squamipes. Suckers and genital system (testicular lobes, uterine egg, and egg spine) were analyzed by a digital system for image analysis. Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) showed details of the genital system (testicular lobes, vitelline glands, and ovary) and the tegument just below the ventral sucker. Significant morphological changes (p < 0.05) were detected in male worms in all experimental conditions, with no significant variability as assessed by CLSM. Significant changes (p < 0.05) were evident in females from the wild population related to their ovaries and vitelline glands, whereas allopatric females presented differences only in this last character. We conclude that S. mansoni worms present the phenotypic plasticity induced by modifications in the parasite's microenvironment, mainly during the first passage under laboratory conditions.
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- Renata Heisler Neves
- Disciplina de Parasitologia, Departamento de Patologia e Laboratórios, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Prof. Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, 20551-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasila
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Schistosome parasites are muticellular eucaryotic organisms with a complex life cycle that involves mammalian and snail hosts. Unlike other trematode parasites, schistosomes (along with the Didymozoidae) have evolved separate sexes or dioecy. Sex is determined by a chromosomal mechanism. The dioecious state created an opportunity for the sexes to play a role in schistosome evolution that has resulted in an interesting interplay between the sexes. The classical observation, made more than 50 years ago, is that female schistosomes do not develop unless a male worm is present. Studies up through the 1990s focused on dissecting the role of the sexes in mate attraction, mate choice, mating behavior, female growth, female reproductive development, egg production, and other sex-evolved functions. In the mid-1980s, studies began to address the molecular events of male–female interactions. The classic morphological observation that female schistosomes do not complete reproductive development unless a male worm is present has been redefined in molecular terms. The male by an unknown mechanism transduces a signal that regulates female gene expression in a stage-, tissue-, and temporal-specific manner. A number of female-specific genes have been identified, along with signaling pathways and nuclear receptors, that play a role in female reproductive development. In addition, a number of host factors such as cytokines have also been demonstrated to affect adult male and female development and egg production. This review focuses on the biological interactions of the male and female schistosome and the role of parasite and host factors in these interactions as they contribute to the life cycle of Schistosoma mansoni.
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Saule P, Adriaenssens E, Delacre M, Chassande O, Bossu M, Auriault C, Wolowczuk I. Early variations of host thyroxine and interleukin-7 favor Schistosoma mansoni development. J Parasitol 2002; 88:849-55. [PMID: 12435119 DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0849:evohta]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Schistosoma mansoni induces, in the vertebrate host, cutaneous production of interleukin-7 (IL-7), which is beneficial for parasite establishment and development. Infection of mice deficient in IL-7 expression leads to parasite dwarfism. Because similar findings were previously described in hypothyroid mice, this study aimed to elucidate the potential link between IL-7 and thyroid hormones (THs), using several models including hypo- and hyperthyroid mice, modified either transiently or constitutively. Mice treated with thyroxine led to increased worm numbers and development of giant worms, whereas an iodine-deficient diet reduced parasite maturation, egg laying, and liver pathology. Conversely, mice genetically deficient for either of the nuclear TH receptors displayed normal worm development despite modifications in hormone levels, suggesting that thyroxine action is mediated through host receptors. In addition, no modification of antibody titers has been evidenced in thyroxine-treated mice, whereas antibody levels were altered in transgenic animals. These observations suggest that the immune system is not likely to be involved in the modifications of parasite development reported in this study. Interestingly, concomitant treatment with IL-7 and thyroxine had a synergistic effect, leading to recovery of very large worms, thus raising questions about the complexity of interactions between IL-7 and metabolic hormones.
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- Pasquine Saule
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR 8527, Institut de Biologie de Lille, France.
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Egan MA, Israel ZR. The use of cytokines and chemokines as genetic adjuvants for plasmid DNA vaccines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s1529-1049(02)00051-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Ross AG, Sleigh AC, Li Y, Davis GM, Williams GM, Jiang Z, Feng Z, McManus DP. Schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: prospects and challenges for the 21st century. Clin Microbiol Rev 2001; 14:270-95. [PMID: 11292639 PMCID: PMC88974 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.14.2.270-295.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Schistosomiasis japonica is a serious communicable disease and a major disease risk for more than 30 million people living in the tropical and subtropical zones of China. Infection remains a major public health concern despite 45 years of intensive control efforts. It is estimated that 865,000 people and 100,250 bovines are today infected in the provinces where the disease is endemic, and its transmission continues. Unlike the other schistosome species known to infect humans, the oriental schistosome, Schistosoma japonicum, is a true zoonotic organism, with a range of mammalian reservoirs, making control efforts extremely difficult. Clinical features of schistosomiasis range from fever, headache, and lethargy to severe fibro-obstructive pathology leading to portal hypertension, ascites, and hepatosplenomegaly, which can cause premature death. Infected children are stunted and have cognitive defects impairing memory and learning ability. Current control programs are heavily based on community chemotherapy with a single dose of the drug praziquantel, but vaccines (for use in bovines and humans) in combination with other control strategies are needed to make elimination of the disease possible. In this article, we provide an overview of the biology, epidemiology, clinical features, and prospects for control of oriental schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China.
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- A G Ross
- Australian Centre for International and Tropical Health and Nutrition, The Queensland Institute of Medical Research, and the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
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Roye O, Delacre M, Williams IR, Auriault C, Wolowczuk I. Cutaneous interleukin-7 transgenic mice display a propitious environment to Schistosoma mansoni infection. Parasite Immunol 2001; 23:133-40. [PMID: 11240904 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2001.00365.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Interleukin (IL)-7 is produced early in Schistosoma mansoni-infected human and murine skin and was recently shown to favour parasite development. In the present work, we investigated the participation of keratinocyte-derived IL-7 in this process. Keratinocytes are the predominant cellular constituents of the epidermis and the first tissue encountered by the parasite when it infects the vertebrate host. We therefore infected IL-7 cutaneous transgenic mice and compared several parasitological and immunological parameters to those of infected littermate controls. In transgenic mice, an increased number of total adult worms was observed while egg number and female fecundity remained unchanged. Additionally, transgenic animals displayed a more intensive hepatic fibrosis. In parallel, infected IL-7 transgenic animals showed a dominant Th2-type humoral response towards egg antigens. The results presented here confirm and reinforce the key role play by IL-7 in S. mansoni-vertebrate host interplay, beginning with keratinocyte-derived IL-7.
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- O Roye
- CNRS UMR 8527, Institut de Biologie de Lille, Lille, France
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Salzet M, Capron A, Stefano GB. Molecular crosstalk in host-parasite relationships: schistosome- and leech-host interactions. PARASITOLOGY TODAY (PERSONAL ED.) 2000; 16:536-40. [PMID: 11121852 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-4758(00)01787-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The host-parasite relationship is based on subtle interplay between parasite survival strategies and host defense mechanisms. In this context, parasites often use the same or similar immune signaling molecules and/or molecular mimicry to escape host immunosurveillance. Both processes represent an adaptive strategy to ensure host immunocompatibility. This bidirectional communication between parasites and their hosts includes the renin-angiotensin, opioid and opiate systems. Here, Michel Salzet, André Capron and George Stefano review recent work on the interaction of common signaling mechanisms in schistosomes, leeches and their host.
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- M Salzet
- Laboratoire d'Endocrinologie des Annélides, UPRES-A CNRS 8017, SN3, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, Cédex, France.
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