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Babu SK, Sahoo DR, Mohanta PP, Naik PK. Exploring the antifilarial potential of an important medicinal plant Typhonium trilobatum (L. Schoot): Isolation, characterization, and structural elucidation of bioactive compounds against Brugia malayi. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 326:117858. [PMID: 38346526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY RELEVANCE The plant Typhonium trilobatum has been utilized in traditional medicine for the treatment of many ailments, including parasitic infections. Recent examinations indicate that the bioactive substances from this plant may have antiparasitic activities against Brugia malayi, which have not been determined. PURPOSE The parasitic nematodes Brugia malayi, Brugia timori, and Wuchereria bancrofti causing lymphatic filariasis, remain a significant challenge to global public health. Given the ongoing nature of this enduring menace, the current research endeavours to examine the efficacy of an important medicinal plant, Typhonium trilobatum. METHODS Different extracts of the T. trilobatum tubers were evaluated for their antiparasitic activity. The most prominent extract was subjected to Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) followed by Column Chromatography for isolating bioactive molecules. The major compounds were isolated and characterized based on different spectroscopic techniques (FTIR, NMR and HRMS). Further, the antiparasitic activity of the isolated compounds was evaluated against B. malayi and compared with clinically used antifilarial drugs like Diethylcarbamazine and Ivermectin. RESULTS The methanolic extract of the tuber exhibited significant antiparasitic activity compared to the other extracts. The bioactive molecules isolated from the crude extract were identified as Linoleic acid and Palmitic acid. Antiparasitic activity of both the compounds has been performed against B. malayi and compared with clinically used antifilarial drugs, Ivermectin and DEC. The IC50 value of Linoleic acid was found to be 6.09 ± 0.78 μg/ml after 24 h and 4.27 ± 0.63 μg/ml after 48 h, whereas for Palmitic acid the value was 12.35 ± 1.09 μg/ml after 24 h and 8.79 ± 0.94 μg/ml after 48 h. The IC50 values of both the molecules were found to be similar to the standard drug Ivermectin (IC50 value of 11.88 ± 1.07 μg/ml in 24 h and 2.74 ± 0.43 μg/ml in 48 h), and much better compared to the DEC (IC50 values of 194.2 ± 2.28 μg/ml in 24 h and 101.8 ± 2.06 μg/ml in 48 h). Furthermore, it has been observed that both the crude extracts and the isolated compounds do not exhibit any detrimental effects on the J774.A.1 macrophage cell line. CONCLUSION The isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds present in the methanolic tuber extract of Typhonium trilobatum were explored. Moreover, the antimicrofilarial activity of the crude extracts and its two major compounds were determined using Brugia malayi microfilarial parasites without any significant side effects.
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- Swaraj Kumar Babu
- Centre of Excellence in Natural Products and Therapeutics, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
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- Centre of Excellence in Natural Products and Therapeutics, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
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- Centre of Excellence in Natural Products and Therapeutics, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
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- Centre of Excellence in Natural Products and Therapeutics, Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
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Murthy PK, Tewari P, Mandal P, Kushwaha V. Immune Response Profiling of Cocktails of Brugia malayi Vaccine Candidates DIM-1, Calponin and Troponin 1 in BALB/c Mice. Acta Parasitol 2023; 68:929-936. [PMID: 37935895 DOI: 10.1007/s11686-023-00725-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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PURPOSE In search of a vaccine for the control of human lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, we identified three parasite-specific potential candidates: the disorganized muscle protein-1 (D), calponin (C) and troponin 1 (T) in B. malayi adult worm. In the present study, we investigated the immune response profile of the cocktails of the recombinant D, T and C proteins. METHODS Groups of BALB/c mice were immunized with individual rproteins or their cocktails DT, TC, DC and DTC, and the immunogen-specific IgG and its subclasses and IgE were determined. Cells from the immunized animals were challenged in vitro with the respective rproteins and cocktails and the release of nitric oxide (NO) from macrophages and Th1 and Th2 cytokines from splenocytes were determined. RESULTS Among the immunized groups, DTC elicited comparatively a stronger response which included augmented release of NO, Th1 (IL-1β, IL-2, IFN-γ and TNF-α) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and TGF-β) cytokines, and increased levels of immunogen-specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2b and low levels of immunogen-specific IgG2a and IgE and the Th2 cytokine IL-13. CONCLUSION Immune responses that play important role in host protection were elicited strongly by DTC cocktail compared to the individual rproteins or DT, TC and DC cocktails. The findings provide a sound rationale for further studies on DTC cocktail as a vaccine candidate for the control of LF.
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- Puvvada Kalpana Murthy
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow, 226007, India.
- , M88/B-2, Jankipuram, Sitapur Road Yojna, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226021, India.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow, 226007, India
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- Food Drug and Chemical Toxicology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology and Microbial Biotechnology, Sri Guru Govind Singh College, Panjab University, Sector 25 (South Campus), Chandigarh, 160014, India
- Department of Biotechnology and Microbial Biotechnology, Sri Guru Govind Singh College, Sector 26, Chandigarh, 160019, India
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Remion E, Gal J, Chaouch S, Rodrigues J, Lhermitte-Vallarino N, Alonso J, Kohl L, Hübner MP, Fercoq F, Martin C. Unbalanced Arginine pathway and altered maturation of pleural macrophages in Th2-deficient mice during Litomosoides sigmodontis filarial infection. Front Immunol 2022; 13:866373. [PMID: 36353644 PMCID: PMC9637854 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.866373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Filarial parasites are tissue dwelling worms transmitted by hematophagous vectors. Understanding the mechanisms regulating microfilariae (the parasite offspring) development is a prerequisite for controlling transmission in filarial infections. Th2 immune responses are key for building efficient anti-parasite responses but have been shown to also lead to detrimental tissue damage in the presence of microfilariae. Litomosoides sigmodontis, a rodent filaria residing in the pleural cavity was therefore used to characterize pleuropulmonary pathology and associated immune responses in wild-type and Th2 deficient mice. Wild-type and Th2-deficient mice (Il-4rα-/-/Il-5-/- ) were infected with L. sigmodontis and parasite outcome was analyzed during the patent phase (when microfilariae are in the general circulation). Pleuropulmonary manifestations were investigated and pleural and bronchoalveolar cells were characterized by RNA analysis, imaging and/or flow cytometry focusing on macrophages. Il-4rα-/-/Il-5-/- mice were hypermicrofilaremic and showed an enhanced filarial survival but also displayed a drastic reduction of microfilaria-driven pleural cavity pathologies. In parallel, pleural macrophages from Il-4rα-/-/Il-5-/- mice lacked expression of prototypical alternative activation markers RELMα and Chil3 and showed an altered balance of some markers of the arginine metabolic pathway. In addition, monocytes-derived F4/80intermediate macrophages from infected Il-4rα-/-/Il-5-/- mice failed to mature into resident F4/80high large macrophages. Altogether these data emphasize that the presence of both microfilariae and IL-4R/IL-5 signaling are critical in the development of the pathology and in the phenotype of macrophages. In Il-4rα-/-/Il-5-/- mice, the balance is in favor of parasite development while limiting the pathology associated with the host immune response.
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- Estelle Remion
- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Bonn-Cologne, Bonn, Germany
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Unit Communication Molecules and Adaptation of Micro-organisms (MCAM, UMR 7245), Team Parasites and Free Protistes, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS; CP52, 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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Marriott AE, Furlong Silva J, Pionnier N, Sjoberg H, Archer J, Steven A, Kempf D, Taylor MJ, Turner JD. A mouse infection model and long-term lymphatic endothelium co-culture system to evaluate drugs against adult Brugia malayi. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2022; 16:e0010474. [PMID: 35671324 PMCID: PMC9205518 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The development of new drugs targeting adult-stage lymphatic filarial nematodes is hindered by the lack of a robust long-term in vitro culture model. Testing potential direct-acting and anti-Wolbachia therapeutic candidates against adult lymphatic filariae in vitro requires their propagation via chronic infection of gerbils. We evaluated Brugia malayi parasite burden data from male Mongolian gerbils compared with two immune-deficient mouse strains highly susceptible to B. malayi: CB.17 Severe-Combined Immmuno-Deficient (SCID) and interleukin-4 receptor alpha, interleukin-5 double knockout (IL-4Rα-/-IL-5-/-) mice. Adult worms generated in IL-4Rα-/-IL-5-/- mice were tested with different feeder cells (human embryonic kidney cells, human adult dermal lymphatic endothelial cells and human THP-1 monocyte differentiated macrophages) and comparative cell-free conditions to optimise and validate a long-term in vitro culture system. Cultured parasites were compared against those isolated from mice using motility scoring, metabolic viability assay (MTT), ex vivo microfilariae release assay and Wolbachia content by qPCR. A selected culture system was validated as a drug screen using reference anti-Wolbachia (doxycycline, ABBV-4083 / flubentylosin) or direct-acting compounds (flubendazole, suramin). BALB/c IL-4Rα-/-IL-5-/- or CB.17 SCID mice were superior to Mongolian gerbils in generating adult worms and supporting in vivo persistence for periods of up to 52 weeks. Adult females retrieved from BALB/c IL-4Rα-/-IL-5-/- mice could be cultured for up to 21 days in the presence of a lymphatic endothelial cell co-culture system with comparable motility, metabolic activity and Wolbachia titres to those maintained in vivo. Drug studies confirmed significant Wolbachia depletions or direct macrofilaricidal activities could be discerned when female B. malayi were cultured for 14 days. We therefore demonstrate a novel methodology to generate adult B. malayi in vivo and accurately evaluate drug efficacy ex vivo which may be adopted for drug screening with the dual benefit of reducing overall animal use and improving anti-filarial drug development.
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- Amy E. Marriott
- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Pharmaceutical R&D, AbbVie, North Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics & Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Chavda VP, Pandya A, Pulakkat S, Soniwala M, Patravale V. Lymphatic filariasis vaccine development: neglected for how long? Expert Rev Vaccines 2021; 20:1471-1482. [PMID: 34633881 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2021.1990760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Lymphatic filariasis (LF), also known as elephantiasis, has been recognized by the world health organization and the centers for disease control and prevention as one of the neglected tropical diseases. The huge prevalence and risk of manifestation to date reflect the poor management of this disease. The disease poses vast public health and socio-economic burdens and generates a dire need for the development of a prophylactic solution for mass administration. AREAS COVERED Vaccination has been a sought-out strategy for dealing with ever-evolving infectious diseases and can be duly tuned to become a cost effective means of disease control and eventual eradication. In this review, we highlight the epidemiology of LF with the current diagnosis and treatment modules. The need for the development of a potential vaccine candidates, and challenges are discussed. The evidence presented in this review aims to enlighten the readers regarding the essential factors governing LF and its management using prophylactic measures. EXPERT OPINION The complex nature of filarial parasites is evident from the absence of a single vaccine for LF. The development and selection of an appropriate preclinical model and its translation into clinical practice is deemed to be a major task needing in-depth evaluation to formulate an effective vaccine. Explorations of the existing vaccine platforms would serve to be an apt strategy in this direction.
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- Vivek P Chavda
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, L M College of Pharmacy, Ahmedabad, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, B K Modi Government Pharmacy College, Rajkot, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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Wang Y, Ehsan M, Wang S, Tian X, Yan R, Song X, Xu L, Li X. Modulatory functions of recombinant electron transfer flavoprotein α subunit protein from Haemonchus contortus on goat immune cells in vitro. Vet Parasitol 2020; 288:109300. [PMID: 33152677 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Suppression and modulation of the host immune response to parasitic nematodes have been extensively studied. In the present study, we cloned and produced recombinant electron transfer flavoprotein α subunit (ETFα) protein from Haemonchus contortus (rHCETFα), a parasitic nematode of small ruminants, and studied the effect of this protein on modulating the immune response of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and monocytes. Immunohistochemical tests verified that the HCETFα protein was localized mainly in the intestinal wall and on the body surface of worms. Immunoblot analysis revealed that rHCETFα was recognized by the serum of goats artificially infected with H. contortus. Immunofluorescence analysis indicated that rHCETFα bound to the surface of PBMCs. rHCETFα was co-incubated with goat PBMCs to observe the immunomodulatory effects exerted by HCETFα on proliferation, apoptosis, cytokine secretion and nitric oxide (NO) production. The results showed that rHCETFα suppressed the proliferation of goat PBMCs stimulated by concanavalin A and induced apoptosis in goat PBMCs. After rHCETFα exposure, IL-2, IL-4, IL-17A and TNF-α expression was markedly reduced, whereas secretion of TGF-β1 was significantly elevated, in goat PBMCs. Moreover, rHCETFα up-regulated NO production in a dose-dependent manner. FITC-dextran internalization assays showed that rHCETFα inhibited phagocytosis of goat monocytes. These results elucidate the interaction between parasites and hosts at the molecular level, suggest a possible immunomodulatory target and contribute to the search for innovative proteins that may be candidate targets for drugs and vaccines.
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- Yujian Wang
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China; School of Life Science, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China.
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Characterization of a phosphotyrosyl phosphatase activator homologue of the parasitic nematode Haemonchus contortus and its immunomodulatory effect on goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro. Int J Parasitol 2020; 50:1157-1166. [PMID: 32866490 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Suppression and modulation of the host immune response to parasitic nematodes have been extensively studied. In the present study, we cloned and produced recombinant phosphotyrosyl phosphatase activator protein from Haemonchus contortus (rHCPTPA), a parasitic nematode of small ruminants, and studied the effect of this protein on modulating the immune response of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Enzymatic assays revealed that rHCPTPA enhanced the p-nitrophenylphosphate phosphatase activity of bovine PP2A1. Immunohistochemical tests verified that the HCPTPA protein was localised mainly in the bowel wall and on the body surface of worms. It was also shown that serum produced by goats artificially infected with H. contortus successfully recognised rHCPTPA, which conjugated with goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The rHCPTPA was then co-incubated with goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells to assess its immunomodulatory effects on proliferation, apoptosis, cytokine secretion, migration and nitric oxide production. Our results showed that rHCPTPA suppressed the proliferation of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated by concanavalin A and induced apoptosis in goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. After rHCPTPA exposure, IFN-γ and IL-2 expression was markedly reduced, whereas secretion of IL-10 and IL-4 was significantly elevated, in goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Moreover, rHCPTPA down-regulated nitric oxide production and migration of goat peripheral blood mononuclear cells in a dose-dependent manner. These results illuminate the interaction between parasites and hosts at the molecular level, suggest a possible immunomodulatory target and contribute to the search for innovative proteins that might be candidate targets for drugs and vaccines.
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Tilioua S, Mezioug D, Amir-Tidadini ZC, Medjdoub YM, Touil-Boukoffa C. Potential role of NF-κB pathway in the immuno-inflammatory responses during human cystic echinococcosis. Acta Trop 2020; 203:105306. [PMID: 31891707 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cystic echinococcosis (CE) induces in the human host innate and adaptive immune response that plays an important role in controlling the immunopathogenesis. Due to the crucial role of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) in regulating immuno-inflammatory processes, we investigated its potential contribution in systemic and local immuno-inflammatory responses in primary CE patients and relapsed patients. The expression of NF-κB and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was analyzed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) as well as in pericystic layer of pulmonary hydatid cysts from Algerian primary CE patients and relapsed patients. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and nitric oxide (NO) production was evaluated in plasma samples. Our results showed high iNOS and NF-κB expression in both PBMCs and pericystic histiocytes from primary CE patients. In addition, substantial amounts of systemic NO and TNF-α were detected in the same patients. Remarkably, relapsed patients exhibited a low NF-κB and iNOS expression associated with low amounts of plasmatic TNF-α and NO. Collectively, NF-κB/iNOS pathway is involved in the host defense mechanisms at the systemic and local level during primary CE. Our results indicate that the inhibition of this pathway in relapsed patients will attenuate protective immunity and promote parasite escape. This study allowed to identify a novel predictive biomarkers of hydatidosis.
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Kushwaha V, Tewari P, Mandal P, Tripathi A, Murthy PK. Troponin 1 of human filarial parasite Brugia malayi: cDNA cloning, expression, purification, and its immunoprophylactic potential. Parasitol Res 2019; 118:1849-1863. [PMID: 31055672 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-019-06316-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In the search for immunoprophylactics for the control of human lymphatic filariasis, we recently identified troponin 1 (Tn1) in Brugia malayi adult worms. The present study reports the cloning and expression of the B. malayi Tn1 (Tn1bm), its immunoprophylactic efficacy against B. malayi infection, and the immunological responses of the host. The Tn1bm gene was cloned (Acc no. JF912447) and expressed, and the purified recombinant Tn1bm (rTn1bm) presented a single ~ 27 kDa band. Parasite load in rTn1bm-immunized BALB/c mice challenged with B. malayi infective larvae (L3) was assessed. In rTn1bm-immunized animals, IgE, IgG, and IgG subclasses in the serum, cell proliferative response, Th1 and Th2 cytokine secretion (from splenocytes), and NO release (from peritoneal macrophages) were determined. Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) to L3 was assayed using rTn1bm-immune serum. The innate immune response markers MHC class-I, MHC class-II, TLR2, TLR4, and TLR6 expression in peritoneal macrophages and CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, and CD19+ in the splenocyte population were determined in Tn1bm-exposed cells from naïve mice. rTn1bm-immunized L3-challenged animals showed a 60% reduction in parasite burden. Immunization upregulated cellular proliferation, cytokine (IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-10) secretion, NO release, and antigen-specific IgG, IgG1, and IgG2b antibody levels. rTn1bm-immune serum killed > 65% of L3 in the ADCC assay. Increased MHC class-II, TLR2, and TLR6 expression and the relative CD4+ and CD19+ cell populations of naïve animal cells indicated the ability of rTn1bm to mobilize innate immune responses. This is the first report of the immunoprophylactic potential of rTn1bm against B. malayi.
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- Vikas Kushwaha
- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India.,Postdoctoral Fellow, Zoology Department, Panjab University, Sector 14, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India
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- Food Toxicology Lab, Food, Drug and Chemical Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India
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- Food Toxicology Lab, Food, Drug and Chemical Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226 001, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, University Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226007, India.
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Muñoz-Caro T, Conejeros I, Zhou E, Pikhovych A, Gärtner U, Hermosilla C, Kulke D, Taubert A. Dirofilaria immitis Microfilariae and Third-Stage Larvae Induce Canine NETosis Resulting in Different Types of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps. Front Immunol 2018; 9:968. [PMID: 29867950 PMCID: PMC5951940 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Heartworm disease is a zoonotic vector-borne disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis mainly affecting canids. Infectious third-stage larvae (L3) are transmitted to the definitive hosts via culicid mosquitoes; adult nematodes reside in the pulmonary arteries and in the right heart releasing unsheathed first-stage larvae (microfilariae) into the bloodstream leading to chronic and sometimes fatal disease. So far, early innate immune reactions triggered by these different D. immitis stages in the canine host have scarcely been investigated. Therefore, D. immitis microfilariae and L3 were analyzed for their capacity to induce neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in canine polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Overall, scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed both larval stages as strong inducers of canine NETosis. Co-localization of PMN-derived extracellular DNA with granulocytic histones, neutrophil elastase, or myeloperoxidase in parasite-entrapping structures confirmed the classical characteristics of NETosis. Quantitative analyses showed that both larval stages triggered canine NETs in a time-dependent but dose-independent manner. Moreover, parasite-induced NET formation was not influenced by the parasites viability since heat-inactivated microfilariae and L3 also induced NETs. In addition, parasite/PMN confrontation promoted significant entrapment but not killing of microfilariae and L3. Both, NETosis and larval entrapment was significantly reversed via DNase I treatments while treatments with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor diphenyleneiodonium failed to significantly influence these reactions. Interestingly, different types of NETs were induced by microfilariae and L3 since microfilarial stages merely induced spread and diffuse NETs while the larger L3 additionally triggered aggregated NET formation.
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- Tamara Muñoz-Caro
- Institute of Parasitology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Clinical Development Animal Health, Animal Center, Bayer Animal Health GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Drug Discovery Animal Health, Parasiticides, Filaricides Research, Bayer Animal Health GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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Verma SK, Arora A, Murthy PK. Recombinant Calponin of human filariid Brugia malayi: Secondary structure and immunoprophylactic potential. Vaccine 2017; 35:5201-5208. [PMID: 28789852 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.07.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In the search for potential vaccine candidates for the control of human lymphatic filariasis, we recently identified calponin-like protein, that regulates actin/myosin interactions, in a proinflammatory fraction F8 (45.24-48.64kDa) of Brugia malayi adult worms. In the present study, the gene was cloned, expressed, and the recombinant Calponin of B. malayi (r-ClpBm) was prepared and characterized. r-ClpBm bears homology with OV9M of Onchocerca volvulus, a non-lymphatic filariid that causes loss of vision and cutaneous pathology. r-ClpBm was found to be a ∼45kDa protein that folds into a predominantly α-helix conformation. The protective efficacy of r-ClpBm against B. malayi infection in Mastomys coucha was investigated by assessing the course of microfilaraemia and adult worm burden in the host immunized with r-ClpBm and subsequently infected with infective third stage larvae (L3). Expression of the Calponin was detected in all life stages (microfilariae, L3, L4, L5 and adults) of the parasite and immunization with r-ClpBm partially protected M. coucha against establishment of infection as inferred by ∼42% inhibition in parasite burden. Upregulated cellular proliferation, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-4, nitric oxide (NO) release, expression of iNOS, and specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG2b in immunized animals correlated with parasitological findings. r-ClpBm immunization caused degranulation in majority of mast cells indicating possible involvement of mast cell products in reducing the parasite survival. It appears that complex mechanisms including Th1, Th2, NO and mast cells are involved in the clearance of infection. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on cloning, expression of the gene and purification of r-ClpBm, determination of its secondary structure and its ability to partially prevent establishment of B. malayi infection. Thus, r-ClpBm may further be studied and developed in combination with other protective molecules of B. malayi as a component of potential filarial cocktail vaccine candidate.
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- Shiv K Verma
- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226 031, India.
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- Division of Molecular and Structural Biology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226 031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226 031, India.
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Kwarteng A, Ahuno ST, Akoto FO. Killing filarial nematode parasites: role of treatment options and host immune response. Infect Dis Poverty 2016; 5:86. [PMID: 27716412 PMCID: PMC5047298 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0183-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background There is compelling evidence that not only do anti-filarials significantly reduce larval forms, but that host immune responses also contribute to the clearance of filarial parasites; however, the underlying mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Main text Filarial infections caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia species (lymphatic filariasis) and Onchocerca volvulus (onchocerciasis) affect almost 200 million individuals worldwide and pose major public health challenges in endemic regions. Indeed, the collective disability-adjusted life years for both infections is 3.3 million. Infections with these thread-like nematodes are chronic and, although most individuals develop a regulated state, a portion develop severe forms of pathology. Mass drug administration (MDA) programmes on endemic populations focus on reducing prevalence of people with microfilariae, the worm's offspring in the blood, to less than 1 %. Although this has been successful in some areas, studies show that MDA will be required for longer than initially conceived. Conclusion This paper highlights the mode of action of the various antifilarial treatment strategies and role of host immune response. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40249-016-0183-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Alexander Kwarteng
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), PMB, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. .,Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology, PMB, Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology, PMB, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology, PMB, Kumasi, Ghana
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Rückerl D, Allen JE. Macrophage proliferation, provenance, and plasticity in macroparasite infection. Immunol Rev 2015; 262:113-33. [PMID: 25319331 PMCID: PMC4324133 DOI: 10.1111/imr.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Macrophages have long been center stage in the host response to microbial infection, but only in the past 10–15 years has there been a growing appreciation for their role in helminth infection and the associated type 2 response. Through the actions of the IL-4 receptor α (IL-4Rα), type 2 cytokines result in the accumulation of macrophages with a distinctive activation phenotype. Although our knowledge of IL-4Rα-induced genes is growing rapidly, the specific functions of these macrophages have yet to be established in most disease settings. Understanding the interplay between IL-4Rα-activated macrophages and the other cellular players is confounded by the enormous transcriptional heterogeneity within the macrophage population and by their highly plastic nature. Another level of complexity is added by the new knowledge that tissue macrophages can be derived either from a resident prenatal population or from blood monocyte recruitment and that IL-4 can increase macrophage numbers through proliferative expansion. Here, we review current knowledge on the contribution of macrophages to helminth killing and wound repair, with specific attention paid to distinct cellular origins and plasticity potential.
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- Dominik Rückerl
- Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Verma SK, Joseph SK, Verma R, Kushwaha V, Parmar N, Yadav PK, Thota JR, Kar S, Murthy PK. Protection against filarial infection by 45-49 kDa molecules of Brugia malayi via IFN-γ-mediated iNOS induction. Vaccine 2014; 33:527-34. [PMID: 25454090 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) mediated mechanisms have been implicated in killing of some life-stages of Brugia malayi/Wuchereria bancrofti and protect the host through type 1 responses and IFN-γ stimulated toxic mediators' release. However, the identity of NO stimulating molecules of the parasites is not known. Three predominantly NO-stimulating SDS-PAGE resolved fractions F8 (45.24-48.64 kDa), F11 (33.44-38.44 kDa) and F12 (28.44-33.44 kDa) from B. malayi were identified and their proteins were analyzed by 2-DE and MALDI-TOF/TOF. Tropomyosin, calponin and de novo peptides were identified by 2-DE and MALDI-TOF/TOF in F8 and immunization with F8 conferred most significant protection against L3-initiated infection in Mastomys coucha. Immunized animals showed upregulated F8-induced NO, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10, TGF-β release, cellular proliferative responses and specific IgG and IgG1. Anti-IFN-γ, anti-TNF-α, and anti-IL-1β significantly reduced F8-mediated NO generation and iNOS induction at protein levels. Anti-IFN-γ treated cells showed maximum reduction (>74%) in NO generation suggesting a predominant role of IFN-γ in iNOS induction. In conclusion, the findings suggest that F8 which contains tropomyosin, calponin and de novo peptides protects the host via IFN-γ mediated iNOS induction and may hold promise as vaccine candidate(s). This is also the first report of identification of tropomyosin and calponin in B. malayi.
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- Shiv K Verma
- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Division of Parasitology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, New Campus, BS 10/1, Sector 10, Jankipuram Extension, Lucknow 226031, India.
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Mahalakshmi N, Aparnaa R, Kaliraj P. Evaluation of immune response elicited by inulin as an adjuvant with filarial antigens in mice model. Scand J Immunol 2014; 80:261-70. [PMID: 25041426 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Filariasis caused by infectious parasitic nematodes has been identified as the second leading source of permanent and long-term disability in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Several vaccine candidates were identified from infective third-stage larvae (L3) which involves in the critical transition from arthropod to human. Hitherto studies of these antigens in combination with alum adjuvant have shown to elicit its characteristic Th2 responses. Inulin is a safe, non-toxic adjuvant that principally stimulates the innate immune response through the alternative complement pathway. In the present study, the immune response elicited by inulin and alum as adjuvants were compared with filarial antigens from different aetiological agents: secreted larval acidic protein 1 (SLAP1) from Onchocerca volvulus and venom allergen homologue (VAH) from Brugia malayi as single or as cocktail vaccines in mice model. The study revealed that inulin can induce better humoral response against these antigens than alum adjuvant. Antibody isotyping disclosed inulin's ability to elevate the levels of IgG2a and IgG3 antibodies which mediates in complement-dependent cytotoxicity and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), respectively, in mice. Splenocyte analysis showed that T cells prestimulated with inulin have higher stimulation index (P < 0.05) than alum except for BmVAH antigen. In vitro ADCC assay showed that inulin formulation had induced higher cytotoxicity with filarial antigens (as single P < 0.01 and as cocktail P < 0.05, respectively) than alum. The results had confirmed the capability of inulin to deplete the levels of Treg and brought a balance in Th1/Th2 arms against filarial antigens in mice.
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- N Mahalakshmi
- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Guindy, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
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Becerra-Díaz M, Terrazas LI. Taenia crassiceps infection and its excreted/secreted products inhibit STAT1 activation in response to IFN-γ. Int J Parasitol 2014; 44:613-23. [PMID: 24837622 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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It is well understood that helminth infections modulate the immune responses of their hosts but the mechanisms involved in this modulation are not fully known. Macrophages and dendritic cells appear to be consistently affected during this type of infection and are common target cells for helminth-derived molecules. In this report, we show that macrophages obtained from chronically Taenia crassiceps-infected mice displayed an impaired response to recombinant murine IFN-γ, but not to recombinant murine IL-4, as measured based on the phosphorylation of STAT1 and STAT6, respectively. These macrophages expressed high levels of SOCS3. However, the inhibition of phosphatase activity by orthovanadate restored the IFN-γ response of these macrophages by increasing STAT1 phosphorylation without affecting SOCS3 expression. Therefore, we aimed to identify the phosphatases associated with IFN-γ signaling inhibition and found that macrophages from T. crassiceps-infected mice displayed enhanced SHP-1 expression. Interestingly, the exposure of naïve macrophages to T. crassiceps excreted/secreted products similarly interfered with IFN-γ-induced STAT1 phosphorylation. Moreover, macrophages exposed to T. crassiceps excreted/secreted products expressed high levels of SOCS3 as well as SHP-1. Strikingly, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells that were exposed to T. crassiceps excreted/secreted products in vitro also displayed impaired STAT1 phosphorylation in response to IFN-γ; again, phosphatase inhibition abrogated the T. crassiceps excreted/secreted product-altered IFN-γ signaling. These data demonstrate a new mechanism by which helminth infection and the products derived during this infection target intracellular pathways to block the response to inflammatory cytokines such as IFN-γ in both murine and human cells.
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- Mireya Becerra-Díaz
- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES)-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. De los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Edo. de Mexico 54090, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES)-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. De los Barrios 1, Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla, Edo. de Mexico 54090, Mexico.
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Anti-inflammatory effects of diethylcarbamazine: A review. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 734:35-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Cofactor independent phosphoglycerate mutase of Brugia malayi induces a mixed Th1/Th2 type immune response and inhibits larval development in the host. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:590281. [PMID: 25061608 PMCID: PMC4100390 DOI: 10.1155/2014/590281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2014] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Lymphatic filariasis is a major debilitating disease, endemic in 72 countries putting more than 1.39 billion people at risk and 120 million are already infected. Despite the significant progress in chemotherapeutic advancements, there is still need for other measures like development of an effective vaccine or discovery of novel drug targets. In this study, structural and immunological characterization of independent phosphoglycerate mutase of filarial parasite Brugia malayi was carried out. Protein was found to be expressed in all major parasite life stages and as an excretory secretory product of adult parasites. Bm-iPGM also reacted to all the categories of human bancroftian patient's sera including endemic normals. In vivo immunological behaviour of protein was determined in immunized BALB/c mice followed by prophylactic analysis in BALB/c mice and Mastomys coucha. Immunization with Bm-iPGM led to generation of a mixed Th1/Th2 type immune response offering 58.2% protection against larval challenge in BALB/c and 65–68% protection in M. coucha. In vitro studies confirmed participation of anti-Bm-iPGM antibodies in killing of B. malayi infective larvae and microfilariae through ADCC mechanism. The present findings reveal potential immunoprotective nature of Bm-iPGM advocating its worth as an antifilarial vaccine candidate.
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Kushwaha V, Kumar V, Verma SK, Sharma R, Siddiqi M, Murthy P. Disorganized muscle protein-1 (DIM-1) of filarial parasite Brugia malayi: cDNA cloning, expression, purification, structural modeling and its potential as vaccine candidate for human filarial infection. Vaccine 2014; 32:1693-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2013] [Revised: 12/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Saini V, Verma AK, Kushwaha V, Joseph SK, Kalpna Murthy P, Kohli D. Humoral and cell-mediated immune responses elicited by poly (dl-lactide) adjuvanted filarial antigen molecules. Drug Deliv 2013; 21:233-41. [DOI: 10.3109/10717544.2013.848494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Saini V, Verma SK, Murthy PK, Kohli D. Poly(d,l)-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) microspheres as immunoadjuvant for Brugia malayi antigens. Vaccine 2013; 31:4183-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ruano AL, López-Abán J, Gajate C, Mollinedo F, De Melo AL, Muro A. Apoptotic mechanisms are involved in the death of Strongyloides venezuelensis after triggering of nitric oxide. Parasite Immunol 2013; 34:570-80. [PMID: 22897441 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Despite progress in understanding the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the pathogenesis of helminth infections, the role in strongyloidosis is unknown. Firstly, we studied the production of NO in mice infected with Strongyloides venezuelensis as well as in macrophage cultures stimulated with parasite antigens. Somatic larvae 3 (L3) and excretory-secretory female antigens stimulate specific NO production measured by Griess reaction and expression of inducible NO synthase by RT-PCR and quantitative PCR. Moreover, mice infected with S. venezuelensis produce NO in migration stages. Secondly, we analysed the effect of NO production on L3 and females of S. venezuelensis using NO donors such as diethylenetriamine and 3,3-bis(aminoethyl)-1-hydroxy-2-oxo-1-triazene. Parasites died after NO donor treatment in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, apoptotic mechanisms are involved in the death of S. venezuelensis larvae.
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- A L Ruano
- Laboratorio de Inmunología y Parasitología Molecular, IBSAL-CIETUS, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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Schroeder JH, Simbi BH, Ford L, Cole SR, Taylor MJ, Lawson C, Lawrence RA. Live Brugia malayi microfilariae inhibit transendothelial migration of neutrophils and monocytes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2012; 6:e1914. [PMID: 23209856 PMCID: PMC3510151 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Lymphatic filariasis is a major tropical disease caused by the parasite Brugia malayi. Microfilariae (Mf) circulate in the peripheral blood for 2-3 hours in synchronisation with maximal feeding of the mosquito vector. When absent from the peripheral blood, Mf sequester in the capillaries of the lungs. Mf are therefore in close contact with vascular endothelial cells (EC) and may induce EC immune function and/or wound repair mechanisms such as angiogenesis. In this study, Mf were co-cultured with human umbilical vein EC (HUVEC) or human lung microvascular EC (HLMVEC) and the transendothelial migration of leukocyte subsets was analysed. In addition, the protein and/or mRNA expression of chemokine, cytokine and angiogenic mediators in endothelial cells in the presence of live microfilariae were measured by a combination of cDNA arrays, protein arrays, ELISA and fluorescence antibody tests.Surprisingly, our findings indicate that Mf presence partially blocked transendothelial migration of monocytes and neutrophils, but not lymphocytes. However, Mf exposure did not result in altered vascular EC expression of key mediators of the tethering stage of extravasation, such as ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and various chemokines. To further analyse the immunological function of vascular EC in the presence of Mf, we measured the mRNA and/or protein expression of a number of pro-inflammatory mediators. We found that expression levels of the mediators tested were predominantly unaltered upon B. malayi Mf exposure. In addition, a comparison of angiogenic mediators induced by intact Mf and Wolbachia-depleted Mf revealed that even intact Mf induce the expression of remarkably few angiogenic mediators in vascular EC. Our study suggests that live microfilariae are remarkably inert in their induction and/or activation of vascular cells in their immediate local environment. Overall, this work presents important insights into the immunological function of the vascular endothelium during an infection with B. malayi.
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- Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Veterinary College, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Immunopathogenesis of lymphatic filarial disease. Semin Immunopathol 2012; 34:847-61. [PMID: 23053393 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-012-0346-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Although two thirds of the 120 million people infected with lymph-dwelling filarial parasites have subclinical infections, ~40 million have lymphedema and/or other pathologic manifestations including hydroceles (and other forms of urogenital disease), episodic adenolymphangitis, tropical pulmonary eosinophilia, lymphedema, and (in its most severe form) elephantiasis. Adult filarial worms reside in the lymphatics and lymph nodes and induce changes that result in dilatation of lymphatics and thickening of the lymphatic vessel walls. Progressive lymphatic damage and pathology results from the summation of the effect of tissue alterations induced by both living and nonliving adult parasites, the host inflammatory response to the parasites and their secreted antigens, the host inflammatory response to the endosymbiont Wolbachia, and those seen as a consequence of secondary bacterial or fungal infections. Inflammatory damage induced by filarial parasites appears to be multifactorial, with endogenous parasite products, Wolbachia, and host immunity all playing important roles. This review will initially examine the prototypical immune responses engendered by the parasite and delineate the regulatory mechanisms elicited to prevent immune-mediated pathology. This will be followed by a discussion of the proposed mechanisms underlying pathogenesis, with the central theme being that pathogenesis is a two-step process-the first initiated by the parasite and host innate immune system and the second propagated mainly by the host's adaptive immune system and by other factors (including secondary infections).
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Functional and phenotypic characteristics of alternative activation induced in human monocytes by interleukin-4 or the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi. Infect Immun 2011; 79:3957-65. [PMID: 21788379 DOI: 10.1128/iai.05191-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Human monocytes from patients with patent filarial infections are studded with filarial antigen and express markers associated with alternative activation of macrophages (MΦ). To explore the role of filaria-derived parasite antigen in differentiation of human monocytes, cells were exposed to microfilariae (mf) of Brugia malayi, and their phenotypic and functional characteristics were compared with those of monocytes exposed to factors known to generate either alternatively (interleukin-4 [IL-4]) or classically (macrophage colony-stimulating factor [MCSF]) activated MΦ. IL-4 upregulated mRNA expression of CCL13, CCL15, CCL17, CCL18, CCL22, CLEC10A, MRC1, CADH1, CD274, and CD273 associated with alternative activation of MΦ but not arginase 1. IL-4-cultured monocytes had a diminished ability to promote proliferation of both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells compared to that of unexposed monocytes. Similar to results with IL-4, exposure of monocytes to live mf induced upregulation of CCL15, CCL17, CCL18, CCL22, CD274, and CD273 and downregulation of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3), TLR5, and TLR7. In contrast to results with MCSF-cultured monocytes, exposure of monocytes to mf resulted in significant inhibition of the phagocytic ability of these cells to the same degree as that seen with IL-4. Our data suggest that short exposure of human monocytes to IL-4 induces a phenotypic characteristic of alternative activation and that secreted filarial products skew monocytes similarly.
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Nitric oxide and respiratory helminthic diseases. J Biomed Biotechnol 2010; 2010:958108. [PMID: 20169170 PMCID: PMC2821625 DOI: 10.1155/2010/958108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a very simple molecule that displays very important functions both in helminths (mainly those involved in respiratory pathology) and in mammalian hosts. In this paper we review four issues related to interaction of NO and lung helminthic diseases. Firstly, we evaluated data available on the NO synthesis and release by helminths and their biological role. Next, we summarized the effect of antigens obtained from different phases of the biological cycle on NO production by host mammalian cells (mainly from human sources). Thirdly, we revised the evaluation of NO on the biological activities and/or the viability of respiratory helminths. Lastly, the deleterious consequences of increased production of NO during helminthic human infection are detailed.
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In Vitro Study of Nitric Oxide Metabolites Effects on Human Hydatid of Echinococcus granulosus. J Parasitol Res 2009; 2009. [PMID: 20798753 PMCID: PMC2925086 DOI: 10.1155/2009/624919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Hydatidosis is characterized by the long-term coexistence of larva Echinococcus granulosus and its host without effective rejection. Previous studies demonstrated nitric oxide (NO) production (in vivo and in vitro) during hydatidosis. In this study, we investigated the direct in vitro effects of NO species: nitrite (NO2−), nitrate (NO3−) and peroxynitrite (ONOO−) on protoscolices (PSCs) viability and hydatid cyst layers integrity for 24 hours and 48 hours. Our results showed protoscolicidal activity of NO2− and ONOO− 24 hours and 3 hours after treatment with 320 μM and 80 μM respectively. Degenerative effects were observed on germinal and laminated layers. The comparison of the in vitro effects of NO species on the PSCs viability indicated that ONOO− is more cytotoxic than NO2−. In contrast, NO3− has no effect. These results suggest possible involvement of NO2− and ONOO− in antihydatic action and point the efficacy of these metabolites as scolicidal agents.
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Sahoo M, Sisodia B, Dixit S, Joseph S, Gaur R, Verma S, Verma A, Shasany A, Dowle A, Murthy PK. Immunization with inflammatory proteome of Brugia malayi adult worm induces a Th1/Th2-immune response and confers protection against the filarial infection. Vaccine 2009; 27:4263-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2009] [Revised: 04/23/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Babu S, Kumaraswami V, Nutman TB. Alternatively activated and immunoregulatory monocytes in human filarial infections. J Infect Dis 2009; 199:1827-37. [PMID: 19456233 PMCID: PMC3440875 DOI: 10.1086/599090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Monocytes/macrophages from filaria-infected animals exhibit an alternatively activated phenotype; however, very little is known about the alternative activation phenotype of monocytes in human filarial infection. METHODS To elucidate the activation and cytokine profile of monocytes in human filarial infection, we examined the expression patterns of genes encoding arginase, nitric oxide synthase 2, alternative activation markers, and cytokines in monocytes from individuals with asymptomatic filarial infection and individuals without filarial infection, ex vivo and in response to filarial antigen (Brugia malayi antigen [BmA]). RESULTS Monocytes from patients with asymptomatic filarial infection exhibited significantly diminished expression of NOS2 and significantly enhanced expression of ARG1. These changes were associated with significantly increased expression of the genes encoding resistin, mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC1), macrophage galactose type C lectin (MGL), and chemokine ligand 18 (CCL18). In response to BmA, purified monocytes from infected individuals also expressed significantly lower levels of interleukin (IL)-12 and IL-18 but, in contrast, expressed significantly higher levels of transforming growth factor beta, IL-10, and suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 mRNA. Inhibition of arginase-1 resulted in significantly diminished expression of the genes encoding resistin, MRC1, MGL, and CCL18, as well as significantly enhanced expression of NOS2 and the genes encoding IL-12 and IL-18. CONCLUSION Patent human filarial infection is associated with the presence of monocytes characterized by an alternatively activated immunoregulatory phenotype.
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- Subash Babu
- National Institutes of Health-International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India.
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AdultBrugia malayimitochondrial and nuclear fractions impart Th1-associated sizeable protection against infective larval challenges inMastomys coucha. J Helminthol 2009; 83:83-95. [DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x08133582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractProtective immunity to the subperiodic human filariid,Brugia malayi, was explored in the rodent host,Mastomys couchaafter vaccination with subcellular fractions derived from the adult stage of the parasite. The highest level of protection was conferred in animals vaccinated with the ‘mitochondria rich’ (MT) fraction, in which microfilaraemia and worm burden were markedly reduced by 67.2 and 65.9%, respectively, followed by the ‘nucleus rich’ (NR) fraction, showing reductions of 62 and 52.3%, respectively, over the non-immunized control group. Mastomys vaccinated with MT and NR, displayed a significant increase in the level of antigen-specific serum immunoglobulin G (IgG). The levels of IgG2a, IgG2b and IgM antibody isotypes were remarkably elevated in both the MT and NR immunized groups, while IgG1 and IgG3 levels were low. Apart from antibodies, both these fractions also led to marked antigen-specific lymphoproliferationin vitro, along with enhanced release of nitric oxide by peritoneal macrophages. There was an increased population of CD4+ and CD8a+T-cells in MT immunized animals, as measured by flow cytometry, accompanied by elevated levels of proinflammatory cytokines; interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in the culture supernatants of the activated splenocytes. The results suggest that both NR and MT contain proinflammatory molecules which evoke a protective Th1 type of immune response.
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Vedi S, Dangi A, Hajela K, Misra-Bhattacharya S. Vaccination with 73kDa recombinant heavy chain myosin generates high level of protection against Brugia malayi challenge in jird and mastomys models. Vaccine 2008; 26:5997-6005. [PMID: 18817835 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.08.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have earlier reported identification, expression and purification of a 2.0kb cDNA clone coding for Brugia malayi heavy chain myosin which exhibited strong immuno-reactivity with bancroftian sera from endemic normal (EN) human subjects which are considered to be putatively immune. In the present study, immunoprophylactic characterization of B. malayi recombinant myosin was carried out in rodent models and the protective efficacy was evaluated by assessing the microfilarial burden and adult worm counts in vaccinated host after an infective larval challenge. Data indicates that immunization resulted in to a significant reduction in microfilarial burden (approximately 76%) and adult worm establishment (54-58%), accompanied with embryostatic effect (70-75%) in both the animal models. The findings suggest that immune-protection by recombinant myosin was conferred through both humoral and cellular arms of immunity as indicated by an increased antibody titer with predominance of IgG2a and IgG2b isotypes along with elevated level of IgG1 apart from significant proliferation of lymphocytes, increased nitric oxide production and profound adherence of splenocytes causing cytotoxicity to microfilariae and infective larvae. The present study indicates that the recombinant B. malayi myosin is a promising vaccine candidate against human lymphatic filarial infection.
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- Satish Vedi
- Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow (U.P.), India
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Molecular evidence for apoptosis in microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti induced by diethylcarbamazine. Parasitol Res 2008; 103:717-21. [PMID: 18497999 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2008] [Accepted: 04/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Apoptosis, a programmed cell death, is characterized by chromatin condensation, numerous vacuoles, reduction in cell volume, and endonuclease cleavage DNA degradation detected in gel electrophoresis as nucleosomal ladder. Here we report that diethylcarbamazine induces DNA fragmentation in microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti revealed by ligation-mediated polymerase chain reaction and by in situ terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling at the light and electron transmission level.
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de Freitas JG, Prudente MFDS, Spadafora-Ferreira M, Junqueira-Kipnis AP, de Paula EC, Tambourgi DV, Lino-Júnior RDS, Carvalhaes MS. Lagochilascaris minor: experimental infection of C57BL/6 and BALB/c isogenic mice reveals the presence of adult worms. Exp Parasitol 2008; 119:325-31. [PMID: 18456261 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2007] [Revised: 03/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The nematode Lagochilascaris minor is the causative agent of lagochilascariosis, a human disease that affects the neck region causing exudative abscesses with eggs, larvae, and adult parasites. Mice are currently considered intermediate hosts for the parasite. To determine the pattern of infection and the possibility of mice as definitive hosts for L. minor, experimental lagochilascariosis was studied in two distinct isogenic mouse strains: BALB/c and C57BL/6. Our results indicate that BALB/c mice are more resistant to L. minor infection than C57BL/6, having less intense lesions in the lungs, a lower number of nodules with encysted larvae and fewer adult worms, and displaying a higher serum level of IFN gamma. Both mouse strains had low levels of serum IL-10. We also observed adult parasites in both mouse strains, raising the possibility that mice are definitive hosts of L. minor. This is the first description of adult parasite development of L. minor in mice.
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- Jaqueline Gleice de Freitas
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, Parasitology and Pathology (DMIPP), Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health (IPTSP), Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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Babu S, Blauvelt CP, Nutman TB. Filarial parasites induce NK cell activation, type 1 and type 2 cytokine secretion, and subsequent apoptotic cell death. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 179:2445-56. [PMID: 17675506 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.4.2445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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NK cells are an important source of early cytokine production in a variety of intracellular viral, bacterial, and protozoan infections; however, the role of NK cells in extracellular parasitic infections such as filarial infections is not well-defined. To investigate the role of NK cells in filarial infections, we have used an in vitro model system of culturing live infective-stage larvae (L3) or live microfilariae (Mf) of Brugia malayi, a causative agent of human lymphatic filariasis, with PBMC of normal individuals. We found that NK cells undergo early cell activation and produce IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha within 24 h after stimulation with both live L3 and Mf. Interestingly, NK cells also express IL-4 and IL-5 at this time point in response to live Mf but not L3. This is accompanied by significant alterations in NK cell expression of costimulatory molecules and natural cytotoxicity receptors. This activation is dependent on the presence of monocytes in the culture, IL-12, and direct contact with live parasites. The early activation event is subsequently followed by apoptosis of NK cells involving a caspase-dependent mechanism in response to live L3 but not live Mf. Thus, the NK cell-parasite interaction is complex, with filarial parasites inducing NK cell activation and cytokine secretion and finally NK cell apoptosis, which may provide an additional mechanism of down-regulating the host immune response.
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- Subash Babu
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Dixit S, Gaur RL, Sahoo MK, Joseph SK, Murthy PSR, Murthy PK. Protection against L3 induced Brugia malayi infection in Mastomys coucha pre-immunized with BmAFII fraction of the filarial adult worm. Vaccine 2006; 24:5824-31. [PMID: 16757067 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Revised: 04/29/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The present study was aimed at investigating protective efficacy of BmAFII (Sephadex G-200 eluted fraction of Brugia malayi adult worm extract) against establishment of infective larvae (L3)-induced B. malayi infection in Mastomys coucha and to delineate immunological responses induced in the host. Healthy male M. coucha were immunized with BmAFII and subsequently inoculated with B. malayi L3. Specific IgG and cell mediated immune responses (cellular proliferation) including release of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and nitric oxide (NO) from host's cells stimulated with BmAFII or lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/concanavalin A (Con A) in vitro were determined. Immunization with BmAFII reduced the adult worm recovery by 85.7% (P<0.001) and microfilaraemia by 77-95% of unimmunized controls (P<0.05-0.01). Immunization alone resulted in downregulation of responses of cellular proliferation, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and NO production (P<0.01) but increased TGF-beta release (P<0.001) whereas the converse was seen after L3 inoculation in these animals. In unimmunized+L3 inoculated animals all the above parameters were found downregulated (P<0.01-0.001). The cell proliferative response of BmAFII immunized+L3 challenged animals was larger for Con A (P<0.001) but not for BmAFII. Specific IgG levels were higher in immunized, immunized+L3 inoculated and unimmunized+L3 inoculated groups (P<0.001) compared to unimmunized animals, the highest level being shown by immunized+L3 inoculated group. In conclusion, immunization with BmAFII suppresses establishment of L3-induced infection in M. coucha by stimulating proinflammatory responses to L3.
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- S Dixit
- Division of Parasitology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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McGarry HF, Plant LD, Taylor MJ. Diethylcarbamazine activity against Brugia malayi microfilariae is dependent on inducible nitric-oxide synthase and the cyclooxygenase pathway. FILARIA JOURNAL 2005; 4:4. [PMID: 15932636 PMCID: PMC1173132 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2883-4-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2004] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Background Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) has been used for many years in the treatment of human lymphatic filariasis. Its mode of action is not well understood, but it is known to interact with the arachidonic acid pathway. Here we have investigated the contribution of the nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase (COX) pathways to the activity of DEC against B. malayi microfilariae in mice. Methods B. malayi microfilariae were injected intravenously into mice and parasitaemia was measured 24 hours later. DEC was then administered to BALB/c mice with and without pre-treatment with indomethacin or dexamethasone and the parasitaemia monitored. To investigate a role for inducible nitric oxide in DEC's activity, DEC and ivermectin were administered to microfilaraemic iNOS-/- mice and their background strain (129/SV). Western blot analysis was used to determine any effect of DEC on the production of COX and inducible nitric-oxide synthase (iNOS) proteins. Results DEC administered alone to BALB/c mice resulted in a rapid and profound reduction in circulating microfilariae within five minutes of treatment. Microfilarial levels began to recover after 24 hours and returned to near pre-treatment levels two weeks later, suggesting that the sequestration of microfilariae occurs independently of parasite killing. Pre-treatment of animals with dexamethasone or indomethacin reduced DEC's efficacy by almost 90% or 56%, respectively, supporting a role for the arachidonic acid and cyclooxygenase pathways in vivo. Furthermore, experiments showed that treatment with DEC results in a reduction in the amount of COX-1 protein in peritoneal exudate cells. Additionally, in iNOS-/- mice infected with B. malayi microfilariae, DEC showed no activity, whereas the efficacy of another antifilarial drug, ivermectin, was unaffected. Conclusion These results confirm the important role of the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway in DEC's mechanism of action in vivo and show that in addition to its effects on the 5-lipoxygenase pathway, it targets the cyclooxygenase pathway and COX-1. Moreover, we show for the first time that inducible nitric oxide is essential for the rapid sequestration of microfilariae by DEC.
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- Helen F McGarry
- Filariasis Research Laboratory, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Filariasis Research Laboratory, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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- Filariasis Research Laboratory, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool L3 5QA, UK
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Parti RPS, Srivastava S, Gachhui R, Srivastava KK, Srivastava R. Murine infection model for Mycobacterium fortuitum. Microbes Infect 2005; 7:349-55. [PMID: 15777648 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 09/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/08/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Mycobacterium fortuitum is an atypical, non-tubercular, pathogenic, rapidly growing mycobacteria. As very little is known about its virulence determinants, the absence of an animal infection model was always sorely felt. A reliable and reproducible murine infection model has been developed in which non-replicating persistence of 10(5) CFU/g tissue in kidney was observed when a standardised dosage inoculum of 5x10(7) CFU was injected intravenously. The tissue bacillary load was determined at regular intervals (10, 25, 45 and 60 days post-inoculation) in different organs, viz., kidney, spleen, lung and liver. Histopathology of kidney revealed tissue damage and granuloma-like formations which appear to be part of the host's effort to combat the infection. As IFN-gamma is known to trigger antimycobacterial effects of murine macrophages, IFN-gamma was assayed to determine the correlation between host protective measures and bacillary load in kidney. Fifteen days after infection, the level of IFN-gamma secreted by CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes was high, concomitant with high tissue bacillary load, while the level sharply declined as the number of bacilli in kidney decreased 45 days post-inoculation. The invasion and proliferation of M. fortuitum ATCC 6841, when incubated with non-phagocytic (recombination activating genes (RAG) murine kidney) and phagocytic (murine peritoneal macrophages) cell lines, was assessed. M. fortuitum did not invade RAG murine kidney cell line, while the bacilli infected and proliferated freely inside murine macrophages. In conclusion, we present a reproducible murine infection model that sustains a persistent infection, the progression of which correlates meaningfully with host protective response.
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- Rajinder P S Parti
- Division of Microbiology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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Gupta R, Bajpai P, Tripathi LM, Srivastava VML, Jain SK, Misra-Bhattacharya S. Macrophages in the development of protective immunity against experimental Brugia malayi infection. Parasitology 2004; 129:311-23. [PMID: 15471006 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182004005682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The present report compares the macrophage function in rodent hosts susceptible and resistant to the human lymphatic filariid Brugia malayi. Macrophages from both mastomys (resistant) and gerbil (susceptible) infected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with the infective larvae (L3) of B. malayi were isolated from peritoneal lavage at different time-intervals and formation rate of NO, H2O2, O2-, TNF-alpha, glutathione peroxidase and reductase was assayed. NO release was found to be significantly increased in resistant mastomys as compared to gerbils and the release was markedly suppressed by i.p. administration of the NOS inhibitor aminoguanidine (AG). The AG-treated mastomys also demonstrated significantly greater establishment of larvae which correlated well with suppressed formation of NO. Nitric oxide synergizes with superoxide to form peroxynitrite radical (potent oxidant), which is known to be more toxic per se than NO. Results indicate the possible involvement of peroxynitrite in the rapid killing of larvae in the peritoneal cavity of mastomys. In contrast, the production of H2O2 was found to be enhanced in both species indicating that B. malayi L3 could withstand the toxic effects of H2O2. The higher level of glutathione peroxidase and reductase, as observed in mastomys compared with the gerbil after larval introduction, possibly protects the cell against the injurious effect of H2O2. The TNF-alpha level remained virtually unchanged in both the hosts, suggesting an insignificant role for this cytokine in parasite establishment.
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- R Gupta
- Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow-226001, India
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Currently, only three drugs are used to control and treat the mosquito-borne parasitic disease lymphatic filariasis: diethylcarbamazine, ivermectin (Mectizan) and albendazole (Zentel). All interrupt transmission by eliminating microfilaria, the parasite stage that is responsible for transmission between hosts, but do not reliably kill the adult worms that are responsible for much of the pathology seen in the disease. There is an urgent need to develop drugs that will reliably kill adult worms and several compounds are under-going in vitro and animal testing. An alternative strategy - that of targeting symbiont bacteria within the parasite - has also shown promising results.
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- Wayne D Melrose
- Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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Semnani RT, Nutman TB. Toward an understanding of the interaction between filarial parasites and host antigen-presenting cells. Immunol Rev 2004; 201:127-38. [PMID: 15361237 DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-2896.2004.00196.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lymphatic filarial infection, from an immunologic point of view, is one of the most complex parasite infections. Not only are there different clinical manifestations that reflect differing immune responses, but the parasite's multiple stages, each with distinct anatomic tropism, add a compartmental layer of complexity to an already complicated process. Moreover, these parasites have finely tuned immune evasion strategies that enable escape from the innate immune system. As different stages of the parasite interact with different types of antigen-presenting cells that, in turn, may play a significant role in shaping the subsequent adaptive immune response, the focus of this review is to provide insight into the interaction between filarial parasites and antigen-presenting cells with an eye toward understanding how they influence parasite antigen-driven T-cell responses.
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- Roshanak Tolouei Semnani
- Helminth Immunology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Srivastava VML, Murthy PK, Hasnain SE. Poorer NF-κB signaling by microfilariae in macrophages from BALB/c mice affects their ability to produce cytotoxic levels of nitric oxide to kill microfilariae. FEBS Lett 2004; 567:275-80. [PMID: 15178336 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.04.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2004] [Revised: 04/19/2004] [Accepted: 04/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Upon activation with microfilariae (mf), macrophages from C57Bl/6 mice showed higher nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) but lower activating protein 1 DNA-binding activity as compared to BALB/c macrophages. The C57Bl/6 macrophages produced cytotoxic levels of nitric oxide (NO) to kill Setaria cervi mf as compared to BALB/c macrophages. Inhibition of the NF-kappa B signal by pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) blocked NO production and microfilaricidal activity of C57Bl/6 macrophages and inclusion of the exogenous NO generator (SNP) in the PDTC treated C57Bl/6 macrophage cultures induced mf cytotoxicity. These results underscore that the NF-kappa B signal (induced in response to mf) is important for the NO-mediated microfilaricidal activity of macrophages.
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- Sangita Mukhopadhyay
- Centre For DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, ECIL Road, Nacharam, Hyderabad, AP 500076, India.
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Saeftel M, Arndt M, Specht S, Volkmann L, Hoerauf A. Synergism of gamma interferon and interleukin-5 in the control of murine filariasis. Infect Immun 2004; 71:6978-85. [PMID: 14638787 PMCID: PMC308906 DOI: 10.1128/iai.71.12.6978-6985.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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There has been a prevailing perception that Th1 and Th2 immune responses induce antagonistic immune effector mechanisms during an infection. We investigated the role of the Th1 cytokine gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) and the Th2 cytokine interleukin-5 (IL-5) in murine filariasis infections with the rodent filarial nematode Litomosoides sigmodontis with regard to immune responses to the parasite. Earlier data showed an important role for IL-5 and IFN-gamma in effective immune responses to filarial infection. Therefore, in this study it was asked whether IL-5 and IFN-gamma act synergistically or antagonistically. Indeed, IL-5 as well as IFN-gamma knockout (KO) mice show a higher worm load than the wild-type controls. IFN-gamma/IL-5 double-KO mice had a significantly higher worm load than any of the single-KO mice, suggesting a synergism between IFN-gamma and IL-5 in controlling worm infection. Neutrophils are known to play an important role for the containment and encapsulation process of the worms. In infected IFN-gamma KO, IL-5 KO, and IFN-gamma/IL-5 double-KO mice, neutrophils were significantly reduced in chemotactic activity levels compared to controls. In addition, the level of phagocytosis activity of neutrophils from IFN-gamma/IL-5 double-KO mice was further decreased in comparison to that of the single-KO mice. Levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha, which is an important factor for neutrophil activation, were found to be reduced in macrophages from KO mice. In conclusion, these results argue for immune effector mechanisms in murine filarial infection that are dependent on both IFN-gamma and IL-5. Synergistic effects of the two cytokines may be mediated, at least in part, by neutrophils for the control of adult worms.
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- Michael Saeftel
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Helminthology, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
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Parasitic nematodes, living in the intestinal tract or within tissues of theirs hosts, are constantly exposed to an array of immune effector mechanisms. One strategy to cope with the immune response is the release of immunomodulatory components that block effector mechanisms or interact with the cytokine network. Among the secreted nematode immunomodulators, cysteine protease inhibitors (cystatins) are shown to be of major importance. Nematode cystatins inhibit, among others, proteases involved in antigen processing and presentation, which leads to a reduction of T cell responses. At the same time nematode cystatins modulate cytokine responses, the most prominent trait being the upregulation of IL-10, a Th2 cytokine, by macrophages. In this situation, IL-10 leads among others to downregulation of costimulatory surface molecules of macrophages. These properties contribute to induction of an anti-inflammatory environment, concomitant with a strong inhibition of cellular proliferation. This setting is believed to favour the survival of worms. An opposite activity of nematode cystatins is the upregulation of production of inducible nitric oxide by IFN-gamma activated macrophages, an intrinsic property of natural cysteine protease inhibitors. This shows that these proteins can act as proinflammatory molecules under certain circumstances. A comparison of the immunomodulatory effects of cystatins of filarial nematodes with homologous proteins of the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans revealed distinct differences. Caenorhabditis elegans cystatins induce the production of the Th1 cytokine IL-12, in contrast to filarial cystatins that upregulate IL-10. Caenorhabditis elegans cystatins hardly inhibit cellular proliferation. These data suggest that cystatins of parasitic nematodes have multiple, specific capacities for immunomodulation, acting in parallel on different immune effector mechanisms. Elucidation of the mechanisms involved might be useful in the development of immunotherapeutic reagents in the future.
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- S Hartmann
- Department of Molecular Parasitology, Humboldt University at Berlin, Philippstrasse 13, 10115, Berlin, Germany.
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Espinoza EY, Pérez-Arellano JL, Carranza C, Collía F, Muro A. In vivo inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase decreases lung injury induced by Toxocara canis in experimentally infected rats. Parasite Immunol 2002; 24:511-20. [PMID: 12694601 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2002.00598.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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The direct effect of nitric oxide (NO) on the viability of Toxocara canis larvae was studied. We observed that the nitric oxide donors, SIN-1 and SNOG, exert no cytotoxic effect on the in vitro viability of T. canis larvae. In addition, we developed a model in rats to elucidate the role of NO during T. canis infection. We evaluated different indicators in four experimental groups: morphological parameters, the total number cells and cell types recovered, nitrite and protein concentration, lactate dehydrogenase and alkaline phosphatase enzymatic activity in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, lung index and detection of anti-T. canis specific antibodies. We observed significant differences between non-infected and infected groups. The infected animals treated with the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibitor aminoguanidine were less damaged than infected, non-treated animals. Our results suggest that the in vivo inhibition of the synthesis of NO triggered by iNOS diminishes the deleterious effects of the parasite upon the host, especially the vascular alterations in the lungs. We could show that in vivo production of NO induced by infection with T. canis results in direct host damage. Thus, this induction may constitute an evasion/adaptation mechanism of the parasite.
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- Elsa Y Espinoza
- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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Premaratna R, Chandrasena TGAN, Abeyewickreme W, Chandrasena LG, Senarath S, de Silva NR, de Silva HJ. Red blood cell antioxidant levels in Wuchereria bancrofti infection. Exp Parasitol 2002; 102:81-8. [PMID: 12706743 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-4894(03)00028-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The elimination of microfilariae of Wuchereria bancrofti is probably mediated by free radicals. Red cell catalase (C), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity levels were measured as an indirect method of assessing blood oxidant status in 29 asymptomatic microfilaraemics, 29 "endemic normals", and 29 controls living in a non-endemic area. Changes in the activity of these enzymes were also compared over a one month period in 22 asymptomatic microfilaraemics randomised to receive either single dose or 14 day treatment with diethyl carbamazine citrate (DEC). Red cell GPX activity levels were significantly higher in "endemic normals" when compared to mf positive cases and non-endemic controls. An early and significant increase in GPX activity (on days 3, 7 and 14 compared to pretreatment levels, p<0.01) was observed after DEC in both treatment groups. Increases in the activity of catalase and SOD became significant only on days 14 and 30 respectively. The percentage reduction in microfilaraemia correlated significantly with the percentage increase in GPX activity levels (R(2)=0.58, p=0.6 x 10(-5)). Our results may suggest a role for GPX related oxidant species in the elimination of microfilariae.
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- R Premaratna
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, P O Box 6, Thalagolla Rd., Ragama, Sri Lanka.
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Espinoza E, Muro A, Martín MMS, Casanueva P, Pérez-Arellano JL. Toxocara canis antigens stimulate the production of nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 by rat alveolar macrophages. Parasite Immunol 2002; 24:311-9. [PMID: 12102716 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2002.00468.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The effect of four Toxocara canis antigens on nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis was studied in vitro using rat alveolar macrophages. Somatic and excretory/secretory T. canis antigens prepared from adult worms and LII larvae were incubated with rat alveolar macrophages obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage at concentrations of 0.1-50 microg/ml. Both excretory/secretory adult antigen (ESA) and somatic LII antigen (SLII) stimulate the release of nitrites by alveolar macrophages. This effect was specific (inhibited by L-NAME and L-canavanine) and dose-dependent; 30 microg and 10 microg being the most effective concentrations of ESA and SLII, respectively. Western blot and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction analyses revealed that ESA antigen stimulates the production of NO at transcriptional level. T. canis ESA also stimulated macrophages to produce PGE2 at transcriptional level. The addition of L-canavanine decreased the release of PGE2 significantly, which suggests that NO mediates the production of this prostaglandin. These results indicate that T. canis can stimulate the release of vasodilatory mediators by macrophages of the host.
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- Elsa Espinoza
- Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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Gray CA, Lawrence RA. Interferon-gamma and nitric oxide production are not required for the immune-mediated clearance of Brugia malayi microfilariae in mice. Parasite Immunol 2002; 24:329-36. [PMID: 12102718 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2002.00464.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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Previous research has shown that Brugia malayi microfilariae (Mf) primarily induce type 1 cytokine production, and that in-vitro nitric oxide (NO) can mediate Mf killing. This study addresses the role of interferon (IFN)-gamma-mediated immune responses in the clearance of Mf from fast-clearing (CBA/Ca) and slow-clearing (C57Bl/6) mouse strains. Analysis of spleen cell cytokine production at early timepoints p.i. showed that Mf-induced IFN-gamma and nitrite (NO-) levels were significantly greater in CBA/Ca mice than C57Bl/6 mice. However, in-vivo neutralization of IFN-gamma or inhibition of NO- production in CBA/Ca mice did not alter Mf survival kinetics. Similarly, the rate of Mf clearance in both C57Bl/6 mice lacking the IFN-gamma gene and (C57Bl/6 x 129) mice deficient in the receptor for IFN-gamma was similar to that of wild-type animals. Furthermore, the dramatic abrogation of NO- production in IFN-gammaR-/- mice suggests that Mf clearance in slow-clearing mouse strains is also independent of NO- production. Thus, in both rapid-clearing and slow-clearing mouse strains, IFN-gamma-mediated mechanisms are not a requirement for Mf clearance from the bloodstream.
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- Carolyn A Gray
- School of Biological Sciences, 3.239 Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT
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Hartmann S, Schönemeyer A, Sonnenburg B, Vray B, Lucius R. Cystatins of filarial nematodes up-regulate the nitric oxide production of interferon-gamma-activated murine macrophages. Parasite Immunol 2002; 24:253-62. [PMID: 12060319 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.2002.00459.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cystatins of two filarial nematodes were studied with regard to their capacity to up-regulate the production of nitric oxide (NO) in vitro, and the effects were analysed. Recombinant cystatin of the human pathogenic filaria Onchocerca volvulus and of the rodent filaria Acanthocheilonema viteae significantly enhanced the NO production of interferon (IFN)-gamma-activated macrophages of BALB/c and C3H/HeJ mice. Truncated cystatins lacking the N-terminal protease inhibitory active site, and showing marginal protease inhibitory activity, up-regulated the NO production to the same extent as the full-length proteins, indicating that the effect on the NO production is independent of cysteine protease inhibition. NO did not contribute to the suppression of proliferative T cell responses exerted by filarial cystatins, as shown in other studies, since NO synthase inhibitors did not restore proliferative responses. The up-regulation of NO production induced by filarial cystatins was partly dependent on the production of interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha, since depletion of both cytokines by antibodies led to a diminution of the enhanced NO production by 22-48%. Our data suggest that filarial cystatins are potent triggers of the production of NO, a mediator which was shown to have a role as an effector molecule against filarial worms in vitro and in vivo.
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- Susanne Hartmann
- Molecular Parasitology, Humboldt University, Philippstrasse 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Mohanty M, Mangla A, George A, Bal V, Rath S, Ravindran B. Macrophage effector functions controlled by Bruton's tyrosine kinase are more crucial than the cytokine balance of T cell responses for microfilarial clearance. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2002; 168:2914-21. [PMID: 11884462 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.168.6.2914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Macrophages from X-linked immunodeficient (xid) mice lacking functional Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) show poor NO induction and enhanced IL-12 induction, and contribute to delayed clearance of injected microfilaria (mf) in vivo. We now show that Btk is involved in other macrophage effector functions, such as bactericidal activity and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta), but not the T cell-directed cytokine IL-12. Induction of some transcriptional regulators of the NF-kappaB family, crucial for the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, is also poor in Btk-deficient macrophages. Thus, Btk appears to be involved in signaling for inducible effector functions, but not APC functions, in macrophages. Furthermore, adoptive transfer of T cells from mf-infected xid or wild-type mice did not alter the course of mf clearance in recipients, mf clearance was unaltered in IFN-gamma-deficient mice, and improved mf clearance was seen only if greater inducibility of IL-12 was accompanied by greater NO secretion from macrophages, as seen in Ity(r) C.D2 mice as compared with congenic Ity(s) BALB/c mice. Thus, delayed mf clearance in xid mice was correlated not with the high IL-12/Th1 phenotype but with low NO induction levels. Also, xid macrophages showed poor toxicity to mf in vitro as compared with wild-type macrophages. Inhibition of NO production blocked this mf cytotoxicity, and an NF-kappaB inhibitor blocked both NO induction and mf cytotoxicity. Thus, Btk is involved in inducing many macrophage effector functions, and delayed mf clearance seen in Btk-deficient xid mice is due to poor NO induction in macrophages, resulting in compromised microfilarial toxicity.
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Stevens L, Giordano R, Fialho RF. Male-Killing, Nematode Infections, Bacteriophage Infection, and Virulence of Cytoplasmic Bacteria in the GenusWolbachia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.32.081501.114132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lori Stevens
- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405; e-mail:
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- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405; e-mail:
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- Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405; e-mail:
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