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Xaplanteri P, Rodis N, Potsios C. Gut Microbiota Crosstalk with Resident Macrophages and Their Role in Invasive Amebic Colitis and Giardiasis-Review. Microorganisms 2023; 11:1203. [PMID: 37317178 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11051203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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The innate immune response is highly dependent on the action of macrophages. They are abundant in the intestine subepithelial lamina propria of the mucosa, where they deploy multiple tasks and play a critical role. The balance between the gut microbiota and M2 macrophages is critical for gut health and homeostasis. Gut microbiota has the power to change macrophage phenotype and replenish the resident macrophage niche during and post infection. As far as the extracellular enteric parasitic infections invasive amebic colitis and giardiasis are concerned, a change of macrophages phenotype to a pro-inflammatory state is dependent on direct contact of the protozoan parasites with host cells. Macrophages induce strong pro-inflammatory response by inflammasome activation and secretion of interleukin IL-1β. Inflammasomes play a key role in the response to cellular stress and microbe attacks. The balance between gut mucosal homeostasis and infection is dependent on the crosstalk between microbiota and resident macrophages. Parasitic infections involve NLRP1 and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. For Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia duodenalis infections, inflammasome NLRP3 activation is crucial to promote the host defenses. More studies are needed to further elucidate possible therapeutic and protective strategies against these protozoan enteric parasites' invasive infections in humans.
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- Panagiota Xaplanteri
- Department of Microbiology, General Hospital of Eastern Achaia, 25001 Kalavrita, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, University General Hospital of Patras, 26332 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Manikandan B, Ramar M, Raman T, Periasamy M, Munusamy A. Purification and characterisation of a pronase-inducible lectin isolated from human serum. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 99:443-453. [PMID: 28212932 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Revised: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A new lectin was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from pronase treated human serum by a single-step of affinity chromatography on concanavalin A-Sepharose 4B. The isolated lectin agglutinated five types of vertebrate RBC, with highest titer against hen RBC. This activity was independent of divalent cations, insensitive to EDTA and specific to mannosamine, glucosamine as well as galactosamine. Purified lectin gave a single symmetrical peak in its native form with a molecular mass estimate of 6kDa in FPLC analysis and 6.5kDa by MALDI-TOF MS. SDS-PAGE analysis of the lectin revealed that it is a homo-oligomer of a 3kDa subunit protein. Isolated lectin did possess both, hemagglutinating and phenoloxidase activities, but did not exhibit any antibacterial or antifungal activities. In addition, this lectin could oxidize all nine different phenolic substrates tested, with hydroquinone proving to be the best among them. Phenoloxidase inhibitors namely, phenylthiourea and tropolone inhibited this oxidation activity.
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- Beulaja Manikandan
- Department of Biochemistry, Annai Veilankanni's College for Women, Chennai, 600015, India.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, 613 401, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, 600 025, India
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Singh RS, Walia AK, Kanwar JR. Protozoa lectins and their role in host–pathogen interactions. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1018-1029. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Martínez-Gordillo MN, González-Maciel A, Reynoso-Robles R, Montijo-Barrios E, Ponce-Macotela M. Intraepithelial giardia intestinalis: a case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e277. [PMID: 25546671 PMCID: PMC4602618 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The giardiasis is a neglected parasitic disease. The WHO has estimated more than 280 million of human infections each year; however, intraepithelial giardiasis is a rare entity, there are only 5 reports showing invasive giardiasis. A pediatric female patient with chronic abdominal pain, diarrhea, or pasty stools, without fever, was seen in the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service. The stool studies were negative for pathogens and lactose hydrogen breath test was positive. The presumptive clinical diagnosis was giardiasis and the patient was empirically treated with nitazoxanide. But, the patient persisted with abdominal pain and pasty stools. Endoscopy was indicated to search for Helicobacter and Giardia. Guardian and patient gave written informed consent. Hematological profile was normal. The endoscopy was performed under general anesthesia and the biopsies and duodenal aspirate were obtained. The microscopic analyses of duodenal fluid showed Giardia trophozoites. Electron microscopic analysis was negative for Helicobacter pylori, but Giardia trophozoites with a typical crescent shape within the tissue were found. The patient was treated with tinidazole, subsequent tests showed that lactose absorption was normal, stool examinations were negative for Giardia and abdominal pain had stopped. This case suggest that intraepithelial giardiasis could be a common entity but unseen because the giardiasis diagnosis is usually made on fecal samples. Future studies are necessary to determine the role of intraepithelial trophozoites in giardiasis pathogenic mechanisms.
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- Mario Noé Martínez-Gordillo
- From the Laboratorio de Parasitología Experimental (MNM-G, MP-M); Laboratorio de Microscopia Electrónica (AG-M, RR-R); and Servicio de Gastroenterología y Nutrición, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría (EM-B)
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Manikandan B, Ramar M, Munusamy A. Identification of serum component involved in generation of neo-lectin with agglutinating and phenoloxidase activities in human serum. Hum Immunol 2014; 75:34-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2013.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2013] [Revised: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amazonas JN, Cosentino-Gomes D, Werneck-Lacerda A, de Sá Pinheiro AA, Lanfredi-Rangel A, Souza WD, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Giardia lamblia: Characterization of ecto-phosphatase activities. Exp Parasitol 2009; 121:15-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2008] [Revised: 09/16/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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de Sá Pinheiro AA, Cosentino-Gomes D, Lanfredi-Rangel A, Ferraro RB, De Souza W, Meyer-Fernandes JR. Giardia lamblia: biochemical characterization of an ecto-ATPase activity. Exp Parasitol 2008; 119:279-84. [PMID: 18413274 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2008.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2007] [Revised: 02/19/2008] [Accepted: 02/27/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this work, we describe the ability of living trophozoites of Giardia lamblia to hydrolyze extracellular ATP. In the absence of any divalent cations, a low level of ATP hydrolysis was observed (0.78+/-0.08 nmol Pi x h(-1)x10(-6) cells). The ATP hydrolysis was stimulated by MgCl(2) in a dose-dependent manner. Half maximum stimulation of ATP hydrolysis was obtained with 0.53+/-0.07 mM. ATP was the best substrate for this enzyme. The apparent K(m) for ATP was 0.21+/-0.04 mM. In the pH range from 5.6 to 8.4, in which cells were viable, this activity was not modified. The Mg(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity was insensitive to inhibitors of intracellular ATPases such as vanadate (P-ATPases), bafilomycin A(1) (V-ATPases), and oligomycin (F-ATPases). Inhibitors of acid phosphatases (molybdate, vanadate and fluoride) or alkaline phosphatases (levamizole) had no effect on the ecto-ATPase activity. The impermeant agent DIDS and suramin, an antagonist of P2 purinoreceptors and inhibitor of some ecto-ATPases, decreased the enzymatic activity in a dose-dependent manner, confirming the external localization of this enzyme. Besides ATP, trophozoites were also able to hydrolyse ADP and 5 AMP, but the hydrolysis of these nucleotides was not stimulated by MgCl(2). Our results are indicative of the occurrence of a G. lamblia ecto-ATPase activity that may have a role in parasite physiology.
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- Ana Acacia de Sá Pinheiro
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Cidade Universitária, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Ponce-Macotela M, González-Maciel A, Reynoso-Robles R, Martínez-Gordillo MN. Goblet cells: are they an unspecific barrier against Giardia intestinalis or a gate? Parasitol Res 2007; 102:509-13. [PMID: 18038237 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0790-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Giardiosis is one of the major intestinal parasitic diseases of human beings as well as wild and domesticated animals. Several protective mechanisms against infection have been described. However, specific information about relationship between giardiosis and the increased proliferation of goblet cells (GC) in patients infected with Giardia intestinalis (Syn. G. duodenalis, G. lamblia) is scarce. In this work, we compare and quantify the number of GC, and have inferred their metabolic state in the small intestine of dogs parasitized with Giardia intestinalis compared to dogs without parasites. Small intestine segments were processed using routine methods for histology and electron microscopy; areas and cells were screened with an Axiovision Ver. 4.0 system. Data were analyzed by ANOVA and comparison of averages. Parasitized dogs showed higher GC numbers than nonparasitized ones. Averages were: 20+/-0.81 GC/25 microm(2) with independent mucin granules and 11+/-1.53 GC/25 microm(2) that were expelling mucus, compared to 11+/-0.94 GC/25 microm(2) and 1+/-0.27 GC/25 microm(2), respectively, in nonparasitized dogs (Tukey, p<0.001). The increases in GC number seem to be an unspecific defensive mechanism against Giardia trophozoites. However, we found some evidence supporting that GC hyperplasia could be a prejudicial to epithelial barrier that gives rise to gates allowing for Giardia-tissue invasion.
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- Martha Ponce-Macotela
- Parasitología Experimental, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Insurgentes Sur No. 3700-C, México, D.F. C.P. 04530, Mexico
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Anthony JP, Fyfe L, Stewart D, McDougall GJ, Smith HV. The effect of blueberry extracts on Giardia duodenalis viability and spontaneous excystation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, in vitro. Methods 2007; 42:339-48. [PMID: 17560322 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2007.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The protozoan parasites Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium parvum are common causes of diarrhoea, worldwide. Effective drug treatment is available for G. duodenalis, but with anecdotal evidence of resistance or reduced compliance. There is no effective specific chemotherapeutic intervention for Cryptosporidium. Recently, there has been renewed interest in the antimicrobial properties of berries and their phenolic compounds but little work has been done on their antiparasitic actions. The effect of various preparations of blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) extract on G. duodenalis trophozoites and C. parvum oocysts were investigated. Pressed blueberry extract, a polyphenolic-rich blueberry extract, and a commercially produced blueberry drink (Bouvrage) all demonstrated antigiardial activity. The polyphenol-rich blueberry extract reduced trophozoite viability in a dose dependent manner. At 167 microgml(-1), this extract performed as well as all dilutions of pressed blueberry extract and the Bouvrage beverage (9.6+/-2.8% live trophozoites remaining after 24h incubation). The lowest dilution of blueberry extract tested (12.5% v/v) contained >167 microgml(-1) of polyphenolic compounds suggesting that polyphenols are responsible for the reduced survival of G. duodenalis trophozoites. The pressed blueberry extract, Bouvrage beverage and the polyphenolic-rich blueberry extract increased the spontaneous excystation of C. parvum oocysts at 37 degrees C, compared to controls, but only at a dilution of 50% Bouvrage beverage, equivalent to 213 microgml(-1) gallic acid equivalents in the polyphenolic-rich blueberry extract. Above this level, spontaneous excystation is decreased. We conclude that water soluble extracts of blueberries can kill G. duodenalis trophozoites and modify the morphology of G. duodenalis and C. parvum.
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- J-P Anthony
- Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Clerwood Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 8TS, UK
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Wootton EC, Zubkov MV, Jones DH, Jones RH, Martel CM, Thornton CA, Roberts EC. Biochemical prey recognition by planktonic protozoa. Environ Microbiol 2007; 9:216-22. [PMID: 17227426 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01130.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Planktonic flagellates and ciliates are the major consumers of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in aquatic environments, playing a pivotal role in carbon cycling and nutrient regeneration. Despite certain unicellular predators using chemosensory responses to locate and select their prey, the biochemical mechanisms behind prey reception and selection have not been elucidated. Here we identify a Ca(2+)-dependent, mannose-binding lectin on the marine dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina, which is used as a feeding receptor for recognizing prey. Blocking the receptor using 20 microM mannose-BSA inhibited ingestion of phytoplankton prey, Isochrysis galbana, by 60%. In prey selection studies, O. marina ingested twice as many 6 mum diameter beads coated with mannose-BSA as those coated with galNac-BSA. When pre-incubated with mannose-BSA, O. marina was no longer able to discriminate between different sugar-coated beads. Thus, these findings reveal molecular mechanisms of protozoan prey recognition. Our results also indicate the functional similarity between cellular recognition used by planktonic protozoa to discriminate between different prey items, and those used by metazoan phagocytic blood cells to recognize invading microorganisms.
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- Emma C Wootton
- School of Environment and Society, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
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Roxström-Lindquist K, Palm D, Reiner D, Ringqvist E, Svärd SG. Giardia immunity--an update. Trends Parasitol 2005; 22:26-31. [PMID: 16303332 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2005] [Revised: 09/12/2005] [Accepted: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Giardia lamblia is a flagellated protozoan that causes watery diarrhea worldwide but the mechanisms of pathogenicity and the major host defenses against Giardia infection are not well characterized. The recent sequencing of the G. lamblia genome and the development of methods for genome-wide analyses of gene expression have made it possible to characterize the host-parasite interaction more fully. It is becoming clear that the host defense against a Giardia infection involves several different immunological and non-immunological mucosal processes.
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The study was conducted in 54 adult patients with Giardia lamblia infection and 54 adult controls to detect lactose maldigestion employing the noninvasive lactose hydrogen breath test. Forty of 54 (74%) patients with Giardia lamblia and 24 of 54 (44.4%) controls showed lactose maldigestion (P < 0.01). In conclusion, this study shows that the frequency of lactose maldigestion is significantly higher in adult Indians suffering from Giardia lamblia infection compared to healthy individuals.
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- S V Rana
- Department of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160012, India.
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Early diverged extant organisms, which may serve as convenient laboratory models to look for and study evolutionary ancient features of eukaryotic cell biology, are rare. The diplomonad Giardia intestinalis, a protozoan parasite known to cause diarrhoeal disease, has become an increasingly popular object of basic research in cell biology, not least because of a genome sequencing project nearing completion. Commensurate with its phylogenetic status, the Giardia trophozoite has a very basic secretory system and even lacks hallmark structures such as a morphologically identifiable Golgi apparatus. The cell's capacity for protein sorting is nevertheless unimpeded, exemplified by its ability to cope with massive amounts of newly synthesized cyst wall proteins and glycans, which are sorted to dedicated Golgi-like compartments termed encystation-specific vesicles (ESVs) generated from endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-derived transport intermediates. This soluble bulk cargo is kept strictly separate from constitutively transported variant surface proteins during export, a function that is dependent on the stage-specific recognition of trafficking signals. Encysting Giardia therefore provide a unique system for the study of unconventional, Golgi-independent protein trafficking mechanisms in the broader context of eukaryotic endomembrane organization and evolution.
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- Adrian B Hehl
- Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Erlandsen SL, Russo AP, Turner JN. Evidence for Adhesive Activity of the Ventrolateral Flange in Giardia lamblia. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2004; 51:73-80. [PMID: 15068268 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Giardia lamblia is an intestinal protozoan that inhabits the intestinal tract of man and other mammals by attaching to the mucosal surface via the contractile activity of an attachment organelle called the ventral adhesive disk. We have investigated the presence of other attachment mechanisms in G. lamblia trophozoites by using microfabricated substrates that sterically interfere with formation of the hypothesized "negative pressure" under the ventral adhesive disk that would mediate attachment to a substratum. Pillars measuring 1 microm high and 2 microm in diam. were constructed in microarrays with spacings smaller than the diameter of the ventral adhesive disk. Using high resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy, the attachment of trophozoites to the tops of pillars in the microfabricated substrates was investigated. Firm adhesion of trophozoites was observed to be mediated by direct attachment of the ventrolateral flange membrane to the tops of microfabricated pillars. Attachment to microfabricated surfaces was 16% of that observed for attachment mediated by the ventral adhesive disk (4.4 +/- 1.5 cells/100 micro2 micropillar surface vs. 25.9 +/- 3.1 cells/100 micro2 flat substrate, p < 0.0001) This is the first report of trophozoite adhesion to a substratum by a mechanism other than the direct attachment of the ventral adhesive disk, and provides experimental evidence that the ventrolateral flange may play a role in trophozoite adhesion. A hypothesis is presented describing how the adhesive nature of the ventrolateral flange might be involved in normal attachment of G. lamblia trophozoites to a substratum.
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- Stanley L Erlandsen
- Department of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, 6-160 Jackson Hall, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Weiland MEL, Palm JED, Griffiths WJ, McCaffery JM, Svärd SG. Characterisation of alpha-1 giardin: an immunodominant Giardia lamblia annexin with glycosaminoglycan-binding activity. Int J Parasitol 2003; 33:1341-51. [PMID: 14527517 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(03)00201-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alpha-1 giardin is an immunodominant protein in the intestinal protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia. The Triage((R)) parasite panel, used to detect copro-antigens in stool from giardiasis patients, reacts with an epitope between amino acids 160 and 200 in alpha-1 giardin. This region of the protein is also highly immunogenic during human infections. Alpha-1 giardin is related to annexins and like many other annexins it was shown to be plasma membrane associated. Immunoelectron and immunofluorescence microscopy revealed that some alpha-1 giardin are displayed on the surface of recently excysted cells. Recombinant alpha-1 giardin displayed a Ca(2+)-dependent binding to glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), in particular heparan sulphate, a common GAG in the intestinal tract. Recombinant alpha-1 giardin bound to thin sections of human small intestine, a binding which could be inhibited by adding increasing concentrations of sulphated sugars. A surface associated trypsin activated Giardia lectin (taglin) has been suggested to be important for G. lamblia attachment. In this study we show that a monoclonal antibody that inhibits taglin recognises alpha-1 and alpha-2 giardin. Thus, alpha-1 giardin is a highly immunoreactive GAG-binding protein, which may play a key role in the parasite-host interaction. Our results further show a conserved function of annexins from lower to higher eukaryotes.
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- Malin E-L Weiland
- Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Giardia lamblia is a common cause of diarrhea in humans and other mammals throughout the world. It can be distinguished from other Giardia species by light or electron microscopy. The two major genotypes of G. lamblia that infect humans are so different genetically and biologically that they may warrant separate species or subspecies designations. Trophozoites have nuclei and a well-developed cytoskeleton but lack mitochondria, peroxisomes, and the components of oxidative phosphorylation. They have an endomembrane system with at least some characteristics of the Golgi complex and encoplasmic reticulum, which becomes more extensive in encysting organisms. The primitive nature of the organelles and metabolism, as well as small-subunit rRNA phylogeny, has led to the proposal that Giardia spp. are among the most primitive eukaryotes. G. lamblia probably has a ploidy of 4 and a genome size of approximately 10 to 12 Mb divided among five chromosomes. Most genes have short 5' and 3' untranslated regions and promoter regions that are near the initiation codon. Trophozoites exhibit antigenic variation of an extensive repertoire of cysteine-rich variant-specific surface proteins. Expression is allele specific, and changes in expression from one vsp gene to another have not been associated with sequence alterations or gene rearrangements. The Giardia genome project promises to greatly increase our understanding of this interesting and enigmatic organism.
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- R D Adam
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501N. Campbell, Tucson, AZ 85724-5049, USA.
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Kompella UB, Lee VH. Delivery systems for penetration enhancement of peptide and protein drugs: design considerations. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2001; 46:211-45. [PMID: 11259842 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-409x(00)00137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This paper discusses the challenges to be met in designing delivery systems that maximize the absorption of peptide and protein drugs from the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. The ideal delivery system for either route of administration is one that will release its contents only at a favorable region of absorption, where the delivery system attaches by virtue of specific interaction with surface determinants unique to that region and where the delivery system travels at a rate independent of the transitory constraints inherent of the route of administration. Such a delivery system, which is as yet unavailable, will benefit not only peptide and protein drugs, but other poorly absorbed drugs.
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- U B Kompella
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, John Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Sousa MC, Gonçalves CA, Bairos VA, Poiares-Da-Silva J. Adherence of Giardia lamblia trophozoites to Int-407 human intestinal cells. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2001; 8:258-65. [PMID: 11238205 PMCID: PMC96046 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.8.2.258-265.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Attachment of Giardia lamblia trophozoites to enterocytes is essential for colonization of the small intestine and is considered a prerequisite for parasite-induced enterocyte dysfunction and clinical disease. In this work, coincubation of Giardia with Int-407 cells, was used as an in vitro model to study the role of cytoskeleton and surface lectins involved in the attachment of the parasite. This interaction was also studied by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Adherence was dependent on temperature and was maximal at 37 degrees C. It was reduced by 2.5 mM colchicine (57%), mebendazole (10 microg/ml) (59%), 100 mM glucose (26%), 100 mM mannose (22%), 40 mM mannose-6-phosphate (18%), and concanavalin A (100 microg/ml) (21%). No significant modification was observed when Giardia was pretreated with cytochalasins B and D and with EDTA. Giardia attachment was also diminished by preincubating Int-407 cells with cytochalasin B and D (5 microg/ml) (16%) and by glutaraldehyde fixation of intestinal cells and of G. lamblia trophozoites (72 and 100%, respectively). Ultrastructural studies showed that Giardia attaches to the Int-407 monolayer predominantly by its ventral surface. Int-407 cells contact trophozoites with elongated microvilli, and both trophozoite imprints and interactions of Giardia flagella with intestinal cells were also observed. Transmission electron microscopy showed that Giardia lateral crest and ventrolateral flange were important structures in the adherence process. Our results suggest a combination of mechanical and hydrodynamic forces in trophozoite attachment; surface lectins also seem to mediate binding and may be involved in specific recognition of host cells.
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- M C Sousa
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology and Center of Pharmaceutical Studies, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Couraça dos Apóstolos, n.51, r/c, 3030 Coimbra, Portugal.
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The intestinal protozoan Giardia duodenalis is a widespread opportunistic parasite of humans and animals. This parasite inhabits the upper part of the small intestine and has a direct life cycle. After ingestion of cysts, which are the infective stage, the trophozoites emerge from the cysts in the duodenum and attach to the small intestinal mucosa of the host. Since the migration of trophozoites from the lumen of the intestine into surrounding tissues is an unusual occurrence, the immune response to Giardia remains localized. The identification of antigens that play a role in acquired immunity has been difficult because of the occurrence of antigenic variation and because, Giardia being an ubiquitous organism, it is possible that the antigenic profiles of isolates from different geographic areas will vary. Innate-immunity mechanisms play a role in the control and/or severity of the infection. Both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses play a role in acquired immunity, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. A variety of serological assays have been used to detect circulating antibodies in serum. Because of the biological characteristics of the parasite and the lack of suitable antigens, the sensitivity of serological assays remains poor. On the other hand, detection of antigens in feces of infected patients has met with success. Commercial kits are available, and they are reported to be more sensitive than microscopic examination for the detection of giardiasis on a single specimen.
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The intestinal protozoan Giardia duodenalis is a widespread opportunistic parasite of humans and animals. This parasite inhabits the upper part of the small intestine and has a direct life cycle. After ingestion of cysts, which are the infective stage, the trophozoites emerge from the cysts in the duodenum and attach to the small intestinal mucosa of the host. Since the migration of trophozoites from the lumen of the intestine into surrounding tissues is an unusual occurrence, the immune response to Giardia remains localized. The identification of antigens that play a role in acquired immunity has been difficult because of the occurrence of antigenic variation and because, Giardia being an ubiquitous organism, it is possible that the antigenic profiles of isolates from different geographic areas will vary. Innate-immunity mechanisms play a role in the control and/or severity of the infection. Both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses play a role in acquired immunity, but the mechanisms involved are unknown. A variety of serological assays have been used to detect circulating antibodies in serum. Because of the biological characteristics of the parasite and the lack of suitable antigens, the sensitivity of serological assays remains poor. On the other hand, detection of antigens in feces of infected patients has met with success. Commercial kits are available, and they are reported to be more sensitive than microscopic examination for the detection of giardiasis on a single specimen.
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- G Faubert
- Institute of Parasitology, Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, Qu¿ebec, Canada H9X 3V9.
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Cell lysates from 16 strains of eight Leishmania species were used to test haemagglutination activity (HA) against a variety of RBC. HA was detected using native or neuraminidase-treated rabbit RBC; it was found in promastigotes of all the Leishmania strains tested and in axenic amastigotes of L. mexicana. The HA was trypsin-sensitive, heat-resistant and partially dependent on divalent cations. The HA was inhibited by amino-sugars, LPS from E. coli K 235, fetuin and heparin. The HA is probably located on the surface of promastigotes, as shown by the same sugar-binding specificity when live cells were used in inhibition tests. Leishmania promastigotes were agglutinated with neoglycoproteins NAc-glc-BSA and NAc-gal-BSA. This agglutination was blocked by galactosamine, glucosamine and sialic acid, but not by glcNAc or galNAc. The level of HA is increased in axenic amastigotes when compared to promastigotes. In general, HA was found at a higher titre in infective compared to uninfective strains of Leishmania. These results suggest that the haemagglutinin could play a role in the vertebrate phase of the parasite life cycle, possibly in macrophage attachment or invasion.
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- M Svobodová
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- M J Farthing
- Digestive Diseases Research Centre, St. Bartholomew's, London, U.K
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Venkatesan P, Finch RG, Wakelin D. Comparison of antibody and cytokine responses to primary Giardia muris infection in H-2 congenic strains of mice. Infect Immun 1996; 64:4525-33. [PMID: 8890202 PMCID: PMC174408 DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.11.4525-4533.1996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The course of primary infections with Giardia muris differs between BALB and B10 H-2 congenic strains of mice. In the first 3 weeks of infection, there is a more rapid decline in intestinal trophozoite and fecal cyst counts in B10 strains than in BALB strains. To determine whether this difference could be explained by variation in specific antibody responses, both secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA) and serum antibody responses were compared between these strains. No significant differences in the timing, titer, or specificity of secretory or serum antibodies were found. However, on comparing specific anti-G. muris serum IgG subclass responses, we found that B10 strains produced IgG2a while BALB strains produced IgG1, suggesting differential involvement of T helper 1 and 2 subsets of lymphocytes. When cells harvested from mesenteric lymph nodes were stimulated with concanavalin A in vitro, both gamma interferon and interleukin-5 were secreted by cells from B10 mice, but only interleukin-5 was secreted by cells from BALB/c mice. Specific blockade of gamma interferon by monoclonal antibody administered to B10 mice resulted in an enhanced intensity of infection.
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- P Venkatesan
- Department of Life Science, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Despite rapid progress in understanding the biology of Giardia, several questions remain unanswered. First, there is no adequate explanation for the diverse clinical spectrum of giardiasis. Second, the mechanisms by which Giardia produces diarrhea and malabsorption are poorly understood, although some progress has been made. Finally, despite extensive studies in animal models and human infections, the key immunologic determinants for clearance of acute infection and development of protective immunity remain ill defined. This article discusses the epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of giardiasis.
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- M J Farthing
- Digestive Diseases Research Centre, St. Bartholomew's, London, United Kingdom
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Lanuza MD, Carbajal JA, Borrás R. Identification of surface coat carbohydrates in Blastocystis hominis by lectin probes. Int J Parasitol 1996; 26:527-32. [PMID: 8818733 DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00010-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The carbohydrate residues of the surface coat of 20 axenic cultures of Blastocystis hominis were studied using FITC-labelled lectins (ConA, WGA, DBA, HPA, SBA, PNA, UEAI and LPA). The specific affinity of reactive lectins was determinated by competitive inhibition assay with specific carbohydrates or by enzymatic pre-treatment of cells. All stocks strongly bound ConA and HPA; WGA, UEAI and LPA were partially reactive, and the remaining lectins were nonreactive. Inhibition assays showed abolition (WGA, LPA, UEAI and HPA) or partial reduction (ConA) of lectin affinity, which demonstrated the specificity of binding assay. These results indicate that B. hominis has surface components containing alpha-D-mannose, alpha-D-glucose, N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine, alpha-L-fucose, chitin and sialic acid.
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- M D Lanuza
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
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Sreenivas K, Ganguly NK, Ghosh S, Sehgal R, Mahajan RC. Identification of a 148-kDa surface lectin from Giardia lamblia with specificity for alpha-methyl-D-mannoside. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1995; 134:33-7. [PMID: 8593952 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1995.tb07910.x] [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: 01/31/2023] Open
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A lectin specific for alpha-methyl-D-mannoside was purified from the membrane extract of Giardia lamblia by a combination of gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G-75 and Superose 6-HR 10/30. The homogeneity of the lectin was established by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular mass of the native protein was 148 kDa. The lectin agglutinated rabbit erythrocytes in the presence of Ca2+ at 37 degrees C and pH 7.0. The maximum activity of the lectin was obtained after trypsin treatment. The inhibition study clearly suggests that the binding site of the lectin recognizes alpha-methyl-D-mannoside as the immunodominant sugar.
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- K Sreenivas
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Pegado MG, de Souza W. Role of surface components in the process of interaction of Giardia duodenalis with epithelial cells in vitro. Parasitol Res 1994; 80:320-6. [PMID: 8073020 DOI: 10.1007/bf02351874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Monosaccharides, lectins, periodate, trypsin and neuraminidase were used to analyse the process of adhesion of Giardia duodenalis trophozoites to IEC cells, an intestinal epithelial cell line. Addition of N-acetyl-glucosamine, N-acetyl-galactosamine, galactose and fucose to the interaction medium inhibited attachment of the parasites to the epithelial cells. Experiments in which the parasites or epithelial cells were treated before interaction showed that these monosaccharides interfered with both cell surfaces. Trypsin-sensitive, but not neuraminidase-sensitive, groups exposed on the cell surface are important for the parasite-epithelial cell association. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)- or colloidal gold-labeled lectins were used to analyse the distribution of carbohydrates on the surface of G. duodenalis and epithelial cells. It is important to stress here the presence of fucose on the parasite surface. Treatment of the cells with lectins was also used to analyse the role of carbohydrate-containing macromolecules in the parasite-cell interaction.
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- M G Pegado
- Laboratório de Ultraesturura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Adamson ML, Caira JN. Evolutionary factors influencing the nature of parasite specificity. Parasitology 1994; 109 Suppl:S85-95. [PMID: 7854854 DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000085103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This article considers how specificity patterns are shaped during the course of parasite evolution. Parasites are first and foremost specific to site, or microhabitat; host ranges are far more subject to change than is microhabitat. Specificity results from a number of convergent phenomena starting with habits (microhabitat and feeding styles) of free-living progenitors and the way in which the parasitic association arises (e.g., passive oral contamination as opposed to intrusive entry). These bias the types of interaction parasites have with the host, and, through this, the way specificity develops. Host ecology acts as an external factor affecting specificity and predominates in parasites that interact minimally with the hosts physiological and immune systems. Coevolutionary factors are more important in parasites that feed on host tissues or occur in extraintestinal sites. Here, parasites must present the right cues, and respond appropriately to the host defense system. The ability to generalize these cues and responses across host boundaries may act as a constraint on host range. The functional role of the host in the parasite life history also affects the degree of specificity; thus, parasites may act as host generalists in hosts that act as trophic channels to the final host. The role of competition in determining specificity is difficult to assess. However, competition has been reported to influence microhabitat and host distribution through interactive site selection and/or competitive seclusion.
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- M L Adamson
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Farthing MJ. Diarrhoeal disease: current concepts and future challenges. Pathogenesis of giardiasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1993; 87 Suppl 3:17-21. [PMID: 8108843 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(93)90531-t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Giardiasis is the most common small intestinal protozoal infection and is found worldwide. The mechanisms by which Giardia duodenalis (= G. lamblia) produces chronic diarrhoea and malabsorption have still not been clearly defined. Many infections are associated with mild to moderate mucosal damage which, in animal models of infection, have functional correlates. Possible mechanisms include direct physical injury, release of parasite products such as proteinases or lectin, and mucosal inflammation associated with T cell activation and cytokine release. Other possible mechanisms of malabsorption include associated bacterial overgrowth and bile salt deconjugation, bile salt uptake by the parasite with depletion of intraluminal bile salts, and inhibition of pancreatic hydrolytic enzymes. Thus, there is no single mechanism to explain the diarrhoea and malabsorption caused by Giardia, which currently should be regarded as a multifactorial process.
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- M J Farthing
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK
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Fang R, Mantle M, Ceri H. Characterization of quail intestinal mucin as a ligand for endogenous quail lectin. Biochem J 1993; 293 ( Pt 3):867-72. [PMID: 8352754 PMCID: PMC1134448 DOI: 10.1042/bj2930867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The S-type lectins have been shown to be components of mucosal scrapings, and in avian systems these lectins have been localized immunohistochemically to the mucosal surface and goblet cells of the intestine. The interaction of lectin specifically with purified mucin has not, however, been established. Quail intestinal mucin was purified by two subsequent isopycnic density-gradient centrifugations in CsCl and chromatography on Sepharose Cl-2B. Purified mucin, obtained from the void volume of the Sepharose column, was characterized by SDS/PAGE, amino acid and carbohydrate analyses, sensitivity to thiol reduction, and cross-reactivity with antibody preparations to rat and human intestinal mucins on Western blots. Antibody raised against purified quail mucin partially cross-reacts with purified rat, rabbit and human intestinal mucins, and specifically labels the mucosal surface and goblet cells of quail intestine by the immunoperoxidase technique. Protein eluted by lactose from an affinity matrix composed of quail intestinal mucin possessed the same molecular mass on SDS/PAGE as intestinal lectin and reacted on Western blots with a lectin-specific antibody. The data clearly demonstrate the co-localization of lectin and mucin in the quail intestine and also the ability of the lectin to specifically interact with the purified mucin, raising the question of the role of endogenous lectins in secretions.
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- R Fang
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Knowledge of bovine immune response to ostertagiasis is important to understanding the mechanisms of innate and acquired immunity to this economically important helminth parasite that infects cattle worldwide. Infection causes both antibody and cellular immune responses. Evidence shows that Ostertagia possesses excretory-secretory (ES) molecules that may regulate immune cell responses that affect acquired immunity and pathophysiological changes to infection. Ostertagia can down-regulate antibody and cellular immune responses. One of these ES regulatory molecules is a lectin that causes eosinophil chemotaxis. In addition to its antigenicity, this regulatory molecule serves as a means of communication between the parasite and cells of the host immune system. It is suggested that, lacking this type of communication, Ostertagia infection may not be readily recognized by the host immune cells. A hypothesis is proposed for the mechanisms of acquired immunity to Type I ostertagiasis. Regulatory molecules of Ostertagia ES are suggested as suitable vaccine candidates.
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- P H Klesius
- USDA, ARS, Animal Parasite Research Laboratory, Auburn, AL 36830-0952
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- R C Thompson
- Institute for Molecular Genetics and Animal Disease, Murdoch University, Australia
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Mercy PD, Ravindranath MH. An agglutinin with unique specificity for N-glycolyl sialic acid residues of thyroglobulin in the hemolymph of a marine crab Scylla serrata (Forskal). EXPERIENTIA 1992; 48:498-500. [PMID: 1601116 DOI: 10.1007/bf01928173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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A novel agglutinin with specificity for sialic acid sequence of sugars in thyroglobulin is identified in the hemolymph of Scylla serrata. The physico-chemical characteristics of its binding affinity, such as pH and temperature optima, and cationic requirements are defined. N-glycolyl neuraminic acid (NeuGc) (at 0.6 mM), in contrast to N-acetyl neuraminic acid (NeuAc) (at greater than 5.0 mM), is the potent inhibitor of hemagglutination. Bovine and porcine thyroglobulins containing NeuGc, inhibited the agglutination. NeuGc-acid glycoprotein fraction (bovine) but not NeuAc-acid glycoprotein fraction (human) inhibited the hemagglutination. The inability of other NeuGc-glycoproteins (bovine submaxillary mucin) to inhibit the agglutination suggests that the agglutinin may also recognize glycosidic linkage associated with NeuGc. The potential of the agglutinin in identifying NeuGc containing human tumor associated antigens is discussed.
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- P D Mercy
- Department of Zoology, Holy Cross College, Tamilnadu, India
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- P H Katelaris
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London
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Gardia spp. are flagellated protozoans that parasitize the small intestines of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. The infectious cysts begin excysting in the acidic environment of the stomach and become trophozoites (the vegetative form). The trophozoites attach to the intestinal mucosa through the suction generated by a ventral disk and cause diarrhea and malabsorption by mechanisms that are not well understood. Giardia spp. have a number of unique features, including a predominantly anaerobic metabolism, complete dependence on salvage of exogenous nucleotides, a limited ability to synthesize and degrade carbohydrates and lipids, and two nuclei that are equal by all criteria that have been tested. The small size and unique sequence of G. lamblia rRNA molecules have led to the proposal that Giardia is the most primitive eukaryotic organism. Three Giardia spp. have been identified by light lamblia, G. muris, and G. agilis, but electron microscopy has allowed further species to be described within the G. lamblia group, some of which have been substantiated by differences in the rDNA. Animal models and human infections have led to the conclusion that intestinal infection is controlled primarily through the humoral immune system (T-cell dependent in the mouse model). A major immunogenic cysteine-rich surface antigen is able to vary in vitro and in vivo in the course of an infection and may provide a means of evading the host immune response or perhaps a means of adapting to different intestinal environments.
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- R D Adam
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724
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Robert R, de la Jarrige PL, Mahaza C, Cottin J, Marot-Leblond A, Senet JM. Specific binding of neoglycoproteins to Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites. Infect Immun 1991; 59:4670-3. [PMID: 1937826 PMCID: PMC259094 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.12.4670-4673.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Several studies have shown that protozoa bind to glycoproteins or neoglycoproteins. Here we report that Toxoplasma gondii binds strongly to bovine serum albumin-glucosamide. The binding was rapid, time dependent, partially reversible, saturable, and specific. Scatchard analysis showed about 40,000 molecules of bovine serum albumin-glucosamide per toxoplasma cell. The apparent dissociation constant was found to be 4.46 x 10(-8) M.
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- R Robert
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, UFR de Sciences Médicales et Pharmaceutiques, Angers, France
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Nash TE, Merritt JW, Conrad JT. Isolate and epitope variability in susceptibility of Giardia lamblia to intestinal proteases. Infect Immun 1991; 59:1334-40. [PMID: 1706319 PMCID: PMC257847 DOI: 10.1128/iai.59.4.1334-1340.1991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The surface antigens of Giardia lamblia differ. To determine whether the unique surface antigens found in variants and isolates could differentially protect the parasite from digestion by intestinal protease, G. lamblia clones WB-2X (WB), GS/M-H7 (GS/M), and B6, each of which expresses a unique surface variant antigen, were exposed to alpha-chymotrypsin and trypsin at concentrations up to 20 mg/ml in culture medium. The number of surviving trophozoites and morphologic changes were assessed over time. After 24 h, there was a significant decrease in the number of surviving trophozoites of WB (80.5 and 94.2% for trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin treatments, respectively, compared with controls) and B6 (78.9 and 95.5% for trypsin and alpha-chymotrypsin treatments, respectively, compared with controls) at 10 mg of enzyme per ml compared with culture medium alone. Cytotoxicity was prevented by the presence of soybean trypsin inhibitor, indicating the effects were due to protease activity. In contrast, there was no significant cytotoxicity after exposure of GS/M to either enzyme at the same enzyme concentration. After exposure to alpha-chymotrypsin, susceptible G. lamblia became rounded and then lysed, but after exposure to trypsin, G. lamblia appeared plastered onto the surface of the well and was intertwined and surrounded by finely granular material. Effects were concentration and time dependent; at least 6 h of treatment was required to observe changes 12 to 18 h later. Trophozoites surviving alpha-chymotrypsin or trypsin exposure became stably resistant to protease treatment. In vitro, the variant surface antigen of GS/M, but not those of WB or B6, resisted digestion by trypsin or alpha-chymotrypsin, suggesting that the variant surface antigens impart susceptibility or resistance to digestion. The initial surface variant antigens of WB and B6 were replaced in resistant cultures. Trophozoites differ in their ability to survive after exposure to intestinal proteases, which may enable certain G. lamblia isolates or isolates possessing certain surface variant antigens to survive in the small intestine.
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- T E Nash
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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Richards EH, Renwrantz LR. Two lectins on the surface of Helix pomatia haemocytes: a Ca2+-dependent, GalNac-specific lectin and a Ca2+-independent, mannose 6-phosphate-specific lectin which recognises activated homologous opsonins. J Comp Physiol B 1991. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00258745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Magne D, Favennec L, Chochillon C, Gorenflot A, Meillet D, Kapel N, Raichvarg D, Savel J, Gobert JG. Role of cytoskeleton and surface lectins in Giardia duodenalis attachment to Caco2 cells. Parasitol Res 1991; 77:659-62. [PMID: 1805208 DOI: 10.1007/bf00928679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An in vitro model of Giardia duodenalis and the Caco2 cell line enable the study of parameters that could play a part in trophozoite attachment. We explored the role of membranous lectins of G. duodenalis in attachment-inhibition studies using carbohydrates in solution. Attachment rates were reduced by 14% and 23% in the presence of 100 mmol/l mannose-6-phosphate and glucose, respectively, as compared with control values. No significant modification was observed after trophozoite trypsinization at room temperature or at 37 degrees C. The inhibitory effects of colchicine (35%) and nocodazole (70%) suggest a primordial role of the cytoskeleton; microtubules appear to be the principal effectors of trophozoite fixation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed circular imprints on the Caco2 brush border after trophozoite detachment. The mechanisms of attachment of G. duodenalis to intestinal enterocyte-like cells in culture are thus essentially of the mechanical or hydrodynamic type; surface lectins would appear to intervene in the specificity for duodenal cells.
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- D Magne
- Laboratoire de Biologie Animale et Parasitaire, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, Université Paris V, France
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McCabe RE, Yu GS, Conteas C, Morrill PR, McMorrow B. In vitro model of attachment of Giardia intestinalis trophozoites to IEC-6 cells, an intestinal cell line. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991; 35:29-35. [PMID: 1901700 PMCID: PMC244937 DOI: 10.1128/aac.35.1.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Attachment of giardias to intestinal cells has been difficult to study because of a lack of a convenient in vitro model. We developed an assay for attachment of radiolabeled trophozoites to IEC-6 cells that can be done in microtiter trays. Attachment was confirmed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Trophozoites remained attached to the IEC-6 cells for 24 h with little evidence of damage to the IEC-6 cells. Preincubation of trophozoites with cytochalasins A, B, and D reduced attachment to approximately 20% of that of controls, whereas colchicine had no effect. Chelation of divalent cations with EDTA and EGTA [ethylene glycol-bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid] reduced attachment to 24 and 26% of control values, respectively, and incubation at 4 degrees C reduced attachment to 7% of the value for controls incubated at 37 degrees C. Glutaraldehyde fixation of trophozoites or IEC-6 cells resulted in significantly diminished attachment to the live substrate (17 and 40% of control values, respectively). Coincubation of IEC-6 cells and trophozoites on a rotary shaker resulted in detachment of 40% of trophozoites, but EDTA, EGTA, glutaraldehyde fixation of trophozoites, and low temperature diminished attachment markedly and significantly. Similar results were obtained in selected experiments with three strains of giardia.
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- R E McCabe
- Medical Services, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Martinez, California 94553
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Gillin FD, Hagblom P, Harwood J, Aley SB, Reiner DS, McCaffery M, So M, Guiney DG. Isolation and expression of the gene for a major surface protein of Giardia lamblia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1990; 87:4463-7. [PMID: 2352929 PMCID: PMC54135 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.12.4463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To study the interactions between the parasitic protozoan Giardia lamblia and its environment, we have cloned the gene that encodes the two major surface-labeled trophozoite protein species. Sequence analysis of this gene reveals a single open reading frame specifying a hydrophilic, cysteine-rich (11.8%) protein of 72.5-kDa molecular mass with an amino-terminal signal peptide and a postulated hydrophobic membrane-spanning anchor region near the carboxyl terminus. Most of the cysteine residues (58 of 84) are in the motif Cys-Xaa-Xaa-Cys, which is dispersed 29 times throughout the sequence. Antibodies against the recombinant protein react with the entire surface of live trophozoites, including flagella and adhesive disc. These antibodies inhibit trophozoite attachment, prevent growth, and immunoprecipitate the major approximately 66- and 85-kDa proteins from surface-labeled live trophozoites. The recombinant Escherichia coli also expresses polypeptides of approximately 66- and 85-kDa molecular mass, which are not fusion proteins. This suggests that the processing and/or conformational changes that lead to production of these two peptide species in E. coli reflect those that occur in Giardia. The abundance of cysteine residues suggests that the native proteins on the parasite surface may contain numerous disulfide bonds, which would promote resistance to intestinal fluid proteases and to the detergent activity of bile salts and would help to explain the survival of Giardia in the human small intestine.
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- F D Gillin
- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego 92103
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Giardia lamblia, a protozoan parasite that causes widespread diarrheal disease, expresses a surface membrane associated lectin, taglin, which is specifically activated by limited proteolysis with trypsin, a protease that is present in abundance at the site of infection. When activated, taglin agglutinates enterocytes which are the cells to which the parasite adheres in vivo, and in addition, binds to isolated brush border membranes of these cells. These findings suggest that this lectin may be involved in the host-parasite interaction. Taglin is most specific for terminal phosphomannosyl residues and its binding to red cells is mediated by cell surface phosphate residues. Hemagglutinating activity induced by taglin is most active at pH 6.5 and is dependent on divalent cations. A monoclonal antibody to taglin reacts with the surface membrane of live trophozoites and recognizes a protein of 28/30 kDa in lysates of Giardia trophozoites, by immunoblotting. This finding is confirmed by direct demonstration of lectin activity by erythrocyte binding to proteins electroblotted to nitrocellulose, which revealed specific red cell binding to giardial protein bands in the same molecular weight range as those recognized by the monoclonal antibody.
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- H D Ward
- Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111
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Samra HK, Ganguly NK, Mahajan RC. Lectin activity of axenic and xenic Giardia lamblia trophozoites. GASTROENTEROLOGIA JAPONICA 1989; 24:214-8. [PMID: 2744339 DOI: 10.1007/bf02774200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The membrane bound lectin of Giardia lamblia is though to play an important role in the selective colonization of the proximal small intestine by the parasite. The lectin obtained from xenic lysetes of G.lamblia gave a titre of more than 1:2048 in the hemagglutination test with rabbit erythrocytes, whereas the axenic lysates required pre-treatment with proteases (trypsin and pronase) in order to obtain a titre of 1:32. Similar behavior was exhibited by enterocytes of the mouse small intestine when tested for agglutination. The activation of xenic trophofzoites by the intestinal proteases and the probable role of bacterial enzymes has been discussed.
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- H K Samra
- Department of Parasitology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandingarh, India
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Sogayar MI, Gregorio EA. Uptake of bacteria by trophozoites of Giardia duodenalis (Say). ANNALS OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND PARASITOLOGY 1989; 83:63-6. [PMID: 2596903 DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1989.11812311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rod-like bacteria were found in the cytoplasm of trophozoites of Giardia duodenalis (Say) in domestic rats (Rattus rattus). These structures were always in phagocytic vacuoles without signs of bacteria digestion or degradation of the trophozoite cytoplasm. The uptake of the bacteria was observed from their attachment to the trophozoite membrane until their total incorporation by phagocytosis.
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- M I Sogayar
- Department of Parasitology and Morphology, Instituto de Biociências, Campus de Bofucatu, UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rhoads ML. Purification, characterization, and immunochemical studies of beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase from the parasitic nematode Trichinella spiralis. Mol Biochem Parasitol 1988; 31:57-69. [PMID: 2972930 DOI: 10.1016/0166-6851(88)90145-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The exoglycosidase, beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase was purified 600-fold from the muscle-stage larvae (L1) of Trichinella spiralis. On sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), the purified enzyme-active fraction contained 4 polypeptides with apparent molecular weights of 100,000, 68,000, 58,000 and 54,000. The beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase corresponds to the Mr 100,000 polypeptide as demonstrated by SDS-PAGE analysis of the enzyme-stained region isolated from a non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel. In addition, rabbit antiserum to a homogeneous preparation of the Mr 100,000 polypeptide (isolated by electroelution from an SDS-PAGE gel) specifically immunoprecipitated beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase activity from an extract of L1. Isoelectrofocusing (pH 3-10) resolved 4 isoenzymes of T. spiralis beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase with isoelectric points (pI) of 5.35, 5.49, 5.63 and 5.79. The T. spiralis beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase is a glycoprotein based on its binding to lentil-lectin Sepharose affinity column and its specific binding of concanavalin A on Western blots. The IgG fraction of T. spiralis-infected mouse serum specifically immunoprecipitated T. spiralis beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase. The removal of carbohydrate from T. spiralis beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase significantly reduced its antigenicity. Immunocytochemical analysis of L1 tissue sections with polyclonal rabbit antisera to the homogeneous beta-N-acetyl-D-hexosaminidase enzyme indicated localization on cell membranes and the epicuticle.
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- M L Rhoads
- Helminthic Diseases Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD 20705
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Pindak FF, Mora de Pindak M, Gardner WA, Abee CR. Basic properties of Tritrichomonas mobilensis hemagglutinin. J Clin Microbiol 1988; 26:1460-3. [PMID: 3170709 PMCID: PMC266642 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.8.1460-1463.1988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Tritrichomonas mobilensis is a recently described enteric protozoon of squirrel monkeys. An earlier report identified one of the metabolic products of this organism as a lectinlike hemagglutinin. Its further properties were determined in this study. Culture supernatants of T. mobilensis FP4190 were concentrated by ultrafiltration through a membrane with 100,000-molecular-weight cutoff. High titers of agglutinin against human erythrocytes were obtained. Incubation at 70 degrees C for 15 min resulted in complete inactivation. Exposure to 56 degrees C for 30 min was without effect, and only partial loss of activity was obtained during incubation for up to 18 h. Maintenance at pH 4 to 9 for 4 h at room temperature had no deleterious effect. Apparent degradation of the hemagglutinin was achieved by 18 h of contact with proteinase K, but trypsin and collagenase were essentially ineffective. Papain increased the sensitivity of the test. In the presence of this enzyme hemagglutinin was demonstrated also in cultures of Tritrichomonas foetus and Tritrichomonas augusta but not in those of Pentatrichomonas hominis or Trichomonas vaginalis.
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- F F Pindak
- Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile 36617
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The human enteric protozoan, Giardia lamblia, has surface membrane lectin activity which mediates parasite adherence to erythrocytes. To determine whether an intestinal binding site exists for this lectin we have studied the interaction in vitro between axenically cultured Giardia trophozoites and isolated rat intestinal epithelial cells. Scanning electron microscopy showed that Giardia attached to the apical microvillus membrane and basolateral membrane of rat enterocytes. Any location on the parasite surface could mediate attachment without predeliction for the ventral disc. Trophozoites attached more avidly to jejunal compared with colonic epithelial cells. Attachment was inhibited at 4 degrees C, by sugars and glycoproteins containing D-mannosyl residues and by subagglutinating concentrations of anti-Giardia rabbit serum and two monoclonal antibodies, all with reactivity to parasite surface membrane determinants. Trypsinisation of trophozoites also reduced attachment but the ability to attach was rapidly restored after returning trophozoites to TYI-S culture medium for 4 h at 37 degrees C. Attachment was unaltered by the presence of the microfilament inhibitor cytochalasin B and in the absence of Ca++ and Mg++ ions. These findings support previous work that Giardia possesses a surface membrane mannose binding lectin and indicate that appropriate binding sites are present on rat intestinal epithelial cells. This lectin may play a part in mediating adherence of Giardia to mammalian intestine and could be a target for host immune defence.
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- P M Inge
- Department of Gastroenterology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London
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