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Kędzierska-Mieszkowska S, Arent Z. Immunoreactivity of a Putative ECF σ Factor, LIC_10559, from Leptospira interrogans with Sera from Leptospira-Infected Animals. Pathogens 2023; 12:pathogens12040512. [PMID: 37111398 PMCID: PMC10144590 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12040512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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L. interrogans belongs to highly invasive spirochaetes causing leptospirosis in mammals, including humans. During infection, this pathogen is exposed to various stressors, and therefore, it must reprogram its gene expression to survive in the host and establish infection in a short duration of time. Host adaptation is possible thanks to molecular responses where appropriate regulators and signal transduction systems participate. Among the bacterial regulators, there are σ factors, including ECF (extracytoplasmic function) σ factors. The L. interrogans genome encodes 11 putative ECF σE-type factors. Currently, none of them has been characterized biochemically, and their functions are still unknown. One of them, LIC_10559, is the most likely to be active during infection because it is only found in the highly pathogenic Leptospira. The aim of this study was to achieve LIC_10559 overexpression to answer the question whether it may be a target of the humoral immune response during leptospiral infections. The immunoreactivity of the recombinant LIC_10559 was evaluated by SDS-PAGE, ECL Western blotting and ELISA assay using sera collected from Leptospira-infected animals and uninfected healthy controls. We found that LIC_10559 was recognized by IgG antibodies from the sera of infected animals and is, therefore, able to induce the host’s immune response to pathogenic Leptospira. This result suggests the involvement of LIC_10559 in the pathogenesis of leptospirosis.
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- Sabina Kędzierska-Mieszkowska
- Department of General and Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-58-523-6064
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- University Centre of Veterinary Medicine UAK, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-059 Krakow, Poland;
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Samrot AV, Sean TC, Bhavya KS, Sahithya CS, Chan-drasekaran S, Palanisamy R, Robinson ER, Subbiah SK, Mok PL. Leptospiral Infection, Pathogenesis and Its Diagnosis-A Review. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10020145. [PMID: 33535649 PMCID: PMC7912936 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis is a perplexing conundrum for many. In the existing literature, the pathophysiological mechanisms pertaining to leptospirosis is still not understood in full. Considered as a neglected tropical zoonotic disease, leptospirosis is culminating as a serious problem worldwide, seemingly existing as co-infections with various other unrelated diseases, including dengue and malaria. Misdiagnosis is also common as non-specific symptoms are documented extensively in the literature. This can easily lead to death, as the severe form of leptospirosis (Weil's disease) manifests as a complex of systemic complications, especially renal failure. The virulence of Leptospira sp. is usually attributed to the outer membrane proteins, including LipL32. With an armament of virulence factors at their disposal, their ability to easily adhere, invade and replicate within cells calls for a swift refinement in research progress to establish their exact pathophysiological framework. As an effort to reconstitute the current knowledge on leptospirosis, the basis of leptospiral infection, including its risk factors, classification, morphology, transmission, pathogenesis, co-infections and clinical manifestations are highlighted in this review. The various diagnostic techniques are also outlined with emphasis on their respective pros and cons.
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- Antony V. Samrot
- School of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor 42610, Malaysia;
- Correspondence: (A.V.S.); (P.L.M.)
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- School of Bioscience, Faculty of Medicine, Bioscience and Nursing, MAHSA University, Jenjarom, Selangor 42610, Malaysia;
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 627 011, India; (K.S.B.); (C.S.S.); (S.C.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 627 011, India; (K.S.B.); (C.S.S.); (S.C.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 627 011, India; (K.S.B.); (C.S.S.); (S.C.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio and Chemical Engineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 627 011, India; (K.S.B.); (C.S.S.); (S.C.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Food Processing Technology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641 114, India;
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia;
- Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Selaiyur, Tamil Nadu 600 073, India
- Genetics and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Selaiyur, Tamil Nadu 600 073, India
- Genetics and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Aljouf Province, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (A.V.S.); (P.L.M.)
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Xue F, Zhao X, Yang Y, Zhao J, Yang Y, Cao Y, Hong C, Liu Y, Sun L, Huang M, Gu J. Responses of murine and human macrophages to leptospiral infection: a study using comparative array analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7:e2477. [PMID: 24130911 PMCID: PMC3794915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis is a re-emerging tropical infectious disease caused by pathogenic Leptospira spp. The different host innate immune responses are partially related to the different severities of leptospirosis. In this study, we employed transcriptomics and cytokine arrays to comparatively calculate the responses of murine peritoneal macrophages (MPMs) and human peripheral blood monocytes (HBMs) to leptospiral infection. We uncovered a series of different expression profiles of these two immune cells. The percentages of regulated genes in several biological processes of MPMs, such as antigen processing and presentation, membrane potential regulation, and the innate immune response, etc., were much greater than those of HBMs (>2-fold). In MPMs and HBMs, the caspase-8 and Fas-associated protein with death domain (FADD)-like apoptosis regulator genes were significantly up-regulated, which supported previous results that the caspase-8 and caspase-3 pathways play an important role in macrophage apoptosis during leptospiral infection. In addition, the key component of the complement pathway, C3, was only up-regulated in MPMs. Furthermore, several cytokines, e.g. interleukin 10 (IL-10) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), were differentially expressed at both mRNA and protein levels in MPMs and HBMs. Some of the differential expressions were proved to be pathogenic Leptospira-specific regulations at mRNA level or protein level. Though it is still unclear why some animals are resistant and others are susceptible to leptospiral infection, this comparative study based on transcriptomics and cytokine arrays partially uncovered the differences of murine resistance and human susceptibility to leptospirosis. Taken together, these findings will facilitate further molecular studies on the innate immune response to leptospiral infection. Although pathogenic Leptospira is not an obligate intracellular pathogen, recent studies have shown that phagocytosis and innate immunity play important roles in leptospirosis. The Leptospira-macrophage interaction is a common model used to elucidate the initial response in leptospiral infection. Our previous research has shown that there is little difference in the transcriptomics of pathogenic Leptospira infecting murine or human macrophage cell lines. Contrarily, in this study, we observed significant differences of murine and human primary macrophages infected by L. interrogans as shown in several processes, such as antigen processing and presentation, Toll-like receptor signaling pathway and innate immune response, complement and coagulation cascades, expression of major cytokines and chemokines, etc. These results suggested that different immune responses explain the major disparities in the murine and human Leptospira-macrophage infection models. This study added to the former leptospiral transcriptomics research on the Leptospira-macrophage interaction model and laid a foundation for further investigation in the pathogenesis of leptospirosis.
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- Feng Xue
- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Research on Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Beijing, China
- Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China
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- Division of Parasitic Vaccines, Institute for Biological Product Control, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurobiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Major Brain Disorders, Beijing Institute of Brain Disorders, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Research on Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Research on Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Research on Prevention and Treatment of Tropical Diseases, Beijing, China
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Plunkett AH, Graham TW, Famula TR, Oberbauer AM. Effect of a monovalent vaccine againstLeptospira borgpeterseniiserovar Hardjo strain hardjobovis on fertility in Holstein dairy cattle. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2013; 242:1564-72. [DOI: 10.2460/javma.242.11.1564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Subathra M, Senthilkumar TMA, Ramadass P. Recombinant OmpL1 Protein as a Diagnostic Antigen for the Detection of Canine Leptospirosis. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2012; 169:431-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9973-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lafetá B, Santos S, Silva V, Carvalho M, Diniz C, Silva N. Determinação do perfil protéico da membrana externa da Leptospira interrogans sorovariedade Hardjoprajitno. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2008. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352008000600002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Estudou-se o perfil das proteínas da membrana externa (PME) da Leptospira interrogans sorovariedade Hardjoprajitno por meio da eletroforese bidimensional. Foram utilizadas técnicas de extração das PME com Triton x114 e precipitação com acetona. Os géis foram corados com nitrato de prata e as imagens analisadas para determinação da massa molecular das proteínas detectadas. Foram visualizadas 35 bandas protéicas, sendo que cinco delas se destacaram por estarem em maior quantidade: 22,54KDa (LipL22), 30/26KDa (LipL32), 34,41KDa (PME34), 42,75KDa (LipL41) e 58,59KDa (LipL63).
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Leptospirosis is a serious infection disease caused by pathogenic strains of the Leptospira spirochetes, which affects not only humans but also animals. It has long been expected to find an effective vaccine to prevent leptospirosis through immunization of high risk humans or animals. Although some leptospirosis vaccines have been obtained, the vaccination is relatively unsuccessful in clinical application despite decades of research and millions of dollars spent. In this review, the recent advancements of recombinant outer membrane protein (OMP) vaccines, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) vaccines, inactivated vaccines, attenuated vaccines and DNA vaccines against leptospirosis are reviewed. A comparison of these vaccines may lead to development of new potential methods to combat leptospirosis and facilitate the leptospirosis vaccine research. Moreover, a vaccine ontology database was built for the scientists working on the leptospirosis vaccines as a starting tool.
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- Zhijun Wang
- CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200031, Shanghai, PR China.
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Doungchawee G, Sirawaraporn W, Icksang-Ko A, Kongtim S, Naigowit P, Thongboonkerd V. Use of immunoblotting as an alternative method for serogrouping Leptospira. J Med Microbiol 2007; 56:587-592. [PMID: 17446278 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47143-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Leptospira. Serological detection of this micro-organism basically relies on a conventional microscopic agglutination test (MAT), which has some limitations and disadvantages. In the present study, immunoblotting has been applied as an alternative method for differentiating serogroups and serovars of leptospires. Leptospiral whole-cell lysates from a total of 26 serovars were subjected to immunoblotting using rabbit antisera against individual serovars. The findings clearly demonstrated that the pattern of immunoreactive bands could be used to differentiate between leptospires of different serogroups, consistent with MAT results. There was a multi-band pattern that was unique for the pathogenic Leptospira antigens and was not observed in the non-pathogenic Leptospira biflexa and non-leptospiral bacteria (i.e. Escherichia coli, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Helicobacter pylori). For pathogenic Leptospira species, a prominent smear-like band at approximately 19–30 kDa was present when the antigens were probed with the homologous antisera. The molecular size of the prominent band, although it showed a cross-reaction between members within the same serogroup, differed among different serovars. The results obtained from polyclonal antibodies (antisera) were confirmed using mAb. With its simplicity and safety of experimental procedures, it is proposed that immunoblotting may potentially be useful as an alternative method for differentiating between serogroups of leptospires.
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- Galayanee Doungchawee
- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Division of International Medicine and Infectious Disease, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/Brazilian Ministry of Health, Rua Waldemar Falcão, 12140295-001 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Research Center for Leptospira Laboratory, National Institute of Health, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Medical Molecular Biology Unit, Office for Research and Development, Department of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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Tian YC, Chen YC, Hung CC, Chang CT, Wu MS, Phillips AO, Yang CW. Leptospiral Outer Membrane Protein Induces Extracellular Matrix Accumulation through a TGF-β1/Smad-Dependent Pathway. J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 17:2792-8. [PMID: 16928805 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2006020159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Leptospirosis is an underestimated cause of renal failure in Taiwan and elsewhere. The consequence of leptospira-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis is tubulointerstitial fibrosis if left untreated. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of an outer membrane protein (OMP) of Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani on extracellular matrix (ECM) accumulation in proximal tubular cells, HK-2 cells. The addition of Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMP for 72 h led to an increase of type I and type IV collagens, measured by real-time PCR and Western blot analysis in a dose-response manner. After addition of Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMP, active TGF-beta1 secretion was increased by nearly two-fold. The addition of anti-TGF-beta1-neutralizing antibodies attenuated the Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMP-induced type I and type IV collagen production, implicating TGF-beta1 in this process. Overexpression of the dominant negative Smad3 prevented the Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMP-induced increase of type I or type IV collagen production. In conclusion, this study clearly demonstrated the stimulatory effect of Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMP on ECM production by enhancing ECM synthesis, which was mediated by a TGF-beta1/Smad-dependent pathway.
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- Ya-Chung Tian
- Kidney Institute, Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei 105, Taiwan
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Yang CW, Hung CC, Wu MS, Tian YC, Chang CT, Pan MJ, Vandewalle A. Toll-like receptor 2 mediates early inflammation by leptospiral outer membrane proteins in proximal tubule cells. Kidney Int 2006; 69:815-22. [PMID: 16437059 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5000119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Tubulointerstitial nephritis is a cardinal renal manifestation in leptospirosis and LipL32, the major lipoprotein component of leptospiral outer membrane proteins (OMPs), induces a robust inflammatory response in cultured renal proximal tubule cells through a nuclear factor-kappaB-related pathway. Here, we investigated whether Toll-like receptor (TLR), known to play a pivotal role in innate immunity, could mediate the inflammatory response induced by leptospiral OMPs in renal proximal tubule cells. TLR expression was analyzed by flow cytometry and indirect immunofluorescence in cultured mouse proximal tubule (pyruvate kinase simian virus 40-proximal straight (PKSV-PR)) cells. Reverse transcription-competitive polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were undertaken to analyze the inducible effects of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1 also termed CCL2) by pathogenic and non-pathogenic leptospiral OMPs and recombinant lipoproteins in either PKSV-PR cells or TLR-transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. Anti-TLR antibodies were used for blocking experiments. Leptospira santarosai serovar Shermani OMPs and LipL32 induced a significant increase in TLR2 but not TLR4 expression in PKSV-PR cells. The increase in iNOS and CCL2/MCP-1 mRNA expressions could be prevented by an anti-TLR2 antibody, but not by an anti-TLR4 antibody. Furthermore, leptospiral OMPs stimulated both CCL2/MCP-1 mRNA and secreted protein in transfected HEK 293 cells with a TLR2-expressing plasmid, but had no effect in cells with a TLR4-expressing plasmid. In conclusion, these findings indicate that the stimulation of iNOS and CCL2/MCP-1 caused by pathogenic leptospiral OMPs, in particular LipL32, in proximal tubule cells requires TLR2 for the early inflammatory response.
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- C-W Yang
- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Institute, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa North Road, Taipei, 105 Taiwan.
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Wu MS, Yang CW, Pan MJ, Chang CT, Chen YC. Reduced renal Na+-K+-Cl- co-transporter activity and inhibited NKCC2 mRNA expression by Leptospira shermani: from bed-side to bench. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004; 19:2472-9. [PMID: 15388818 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Renal involvement is common in leptospirosis. Interstitial nephritis with interstitial oedema and mononuclear cellular infiltration are the usual findings. Clinically, non-oligouric acute renal failure, hypokalaemia and sodium wasting appear frequently in leptospirosis. The outer membrane protein from leptospira has been thought to be responsible for the disorder. However, the exact mechanisms of renal involvement are still unclear. METHODS To address these questions, we first performed detailed in vivo clearance tests in three patients with leptospirosis (Leptospira shermani) and hypokalaemia to define the tubular lesion. These tests indicated a defective Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) co-transporter and a poor response to furosemide infusion. We performed further in vitro studies in a model of medullary thick ascending limb (mTAL) cultured cells derived from normal mouse. RESULTS Outer membrane protein extract from L.shermani (0.3 microg/ml) inhibited Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) co-transporter activity in mTAL cells (control, 10.15+/-0.52; L.shermani, 6.47+/-0.47 nmol/min/mg protein). The basolateral Na(+)-K(+) ATPase remained intact. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) further revealed that the outer membrane protein extract from L.shermani downregulated Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) co-transporter (mNKCC2) mRNA expression. These changes were dose dependent and could be reversed by the antibody against outer membrane protein extract from L.shermani. Experiments with a less pathogenic strain of leptospira (L.bratislava) and Escherichia coli did not affect Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) co-transporter activity. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that L.shermani leptospirosis downregulates mNKCC2 mRNA expression and inhibits Na(+)-K(+)-Cl(-) co-transporter activity in TAL cells. These alterations may explain the observed electrolyte disorders in leptospirosis.
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- Mai-Szu Wu
- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222, Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan.
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Haake DA, Matsunaga J. Characterization of the leptospiral outer membrane and description of three novel leptospiral membrane proteins. Infect Immun 2002; 70:4936-45. [PMID: 12183539 PMCID: PMC128291 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.9.4936-4945.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The outer membrane (OM) of the mammalian pathogen Leptospira kirschneri was isolated in the form of membrane vesicles by alkaline plasmolysis and separated from the protoplasmic cylinder by sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation. All four components of the alkaline plasmolysis buffer, including 1.0 M NaCl, 27% sucrose (wt/vol), 2 mM EDTA, and 10 mM Tris (pH 9), were required for efficient OM release, as judged by recovery of leptospiral lipopolysaccharide. Two populations of OM vesicles (OMVs) were recovered, with peak concentrations found in the sucrose gradient at densities of 1.16 and 1.18 g/ml. Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the more buoyant OMV population was smaller (<0.1 micro m in diameter) than the denser OMV population (0.2 to 0.3 micro m in diameter). The densities of both populations of OMVs were distinct from that of the protoplasmic-cylinder material, which was found in the sucrose gradient at a density of 1.20 g/ml. The OMV fractions were free of protoplasmic-cylinder material, as judged by immunoblotting with antibodies to the endoflagellar sheath protein, heat shock protein GroEL, and two novel cytoplasmic membrane proteins, lipoprotein LipL31 and transmembrane protein ImpL63. The protein components of the OMVs were characterized by one- and two-dimensional immunoblotting and found to include previously described OM proteins (OMPs), including the porin OmpL1; the lipoproteins LipL32, LipL36, and LipL41; and the peripheral membrane protein P31(LipL45). A number of less well-characterized OMPs were also identified, including those with molecular masses of 16, 21, 21.5, 22, 31, 36, 44, 48, 90, and 116 kDa. The 48-kDa OMP was identified as a novel OM lipoprotein designated LipL48. The use of membrane-specific markers in OM isolation techniques facilitates an accurate description of the leptospiral OM and its components.
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- David A Haake
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA.
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Yang CW, Wu MS, Pan MJ, Hsieh WJ, Vandewalle A, Huang CC. The Leptospira outer membrane protein LipL32 induces tubulointerstitial nephritis-mediated gene expression in mouse proximal tubule cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13:2037-45. [PMID: 12138134 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000022007.91733.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Tubulointerstitial nephritis is a main renal manifestation caused by pathogenic leptospira that accumulate mostly in the proximal tubules, thereby inducing tubular injury and tubulointerstitial nephritis. To elucidate the role of leptospira outer membrane proteins in tubulointerstitial nephritis, outer membrane proteins from pathogenic Leptospira shermani and nonpathogenic Leptospira patoc extracted by Triton X-114 were administered to cultured mouse proximal tubule cells. A dose-dependent increase of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), RANTES, nitrite, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in the culture supernatant was observed 48 h after incubating Leptospira shermani outer membrane proteins with mouse proximal tubule cells. RT competitive-PCR experiments showed that Leptospira shermani outer membrane proteins (0.2 microg/ml) increased the expression of MCP-1, nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), RANTES, and TNF-alpha mRNA by 3.0-, 9.4-, 2.5-, and 2.5-fold, respectively, when compared with untreated cells. Outer membrane proteins extract from avirulent Leptospira patoc did not induce significant effects. The pathogenic outer membrane proteins extract contain a major component of a 32-kD lipoprotein (LipL32), which is absent in the nonpathogenic leptospira outer membrane. An antibody raised against LipL32 prevented the stimulatory effect of Leptospira shermani outer membrane proteins extract on MCP-1 and iNOS mRNA expression in cultured proximal tubule cells, whereas recombinant LipL32 significantly stimulated the expression of MCP-1 and iNOS mRNAs and augmented nuclear binding of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and AP-1 transcription factors in proximal tubule cells. An antibody raised against LipL32 also blunted the effects induced by the recombinant LipL32. This study demonstrates that LipL32 is a major component of pathogenic leptospira outer membrane proteins involved in the pathogenesis of tubulointerstitial nephritis.
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- Chih-Wei Yang
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Matsunaga J, Young TA, Barnett JK, Barnett D, Bolin CA, Haake DA. Novel 45-kilodalton leptospiral protein that is processed to a 31-kilodalton growth-phase-regulated peripheral membrane protein. Infect Immun 2002; 70:323-34. [PMID: 11748198 PMCID: PMC127625 DOI: 10.1128/iai.70.1.323-334.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Leptospiral protein antigens are of interest as potential virulence factors and as candidate serodiagnostic and immunoprotective reagents. We identified leptospiral protein antigens by screening a genomic expression library with serum from a rabbit hyperimmunized with formalin-killed, virulent Leptospira kirschneri serovar grippotyphosa. Genes expressing known outer membrane lipoproteins LipL32 and LipL41, the heat shock protein GroEL, and the alpha, beta, and beta' subunits of RNA polymerase were isolated from the library. In addition, a new leptospiral gene that in Escherichia coli expressed a 45-kDa antigen with an amino-terminal signal peptide followed by the spirochetal lipobox Val(-4)-Phe(-3)-Asn(-2)-Ala(-1) (downward arrow)Cys(+1) was isolated. We designated this putative lipoprotein LipL45. Immunoblot analysis of a panel of Leptospira strains probed with LipL45 antiserum demonstrated that many low-passage strains expressed LipL45. In contrast, LipL45 was not detected in high-passage, culture-attenuated strains, suggesting that LipL45 is a virulence-associated protein. In addition, all leptospiral strains tested, irrespective of culture passage, expressed a 31-kDa antigen that was recognized by LipL45 antiserum. Southern blot and peptide mapping studies indicated that this 31-kDa antigen was derived from the carboxy terminus of LipL45; therefore, it was designated P31(LipL45). Membrane fractionation studies demonstrated that P31(LipL45) is a peripheral membrane protein. Finally, we found that P31(LipL45) levels increased as Leptospira entered the stationary phase, indicating that P31(LipL45) levels were regulated. Hamsters infected with L. kirschneri formed an antibody response to LipL45, indicating that LipL45 was expressed during infection. Furthermore, the immunohistochemistry of kidneys from infected hamsters indicated that LipL45 was expressed by L. kirschneri that colonized the renal tubule. These observations suggest that expression of LipL45 responds to environmental cues, including those encountered during infection of a mammalian host.
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- James Matsunaga
- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA.
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Yang CW, Wu MS, Pan MJ, Hong JJ, Yu CC, Vandewalle A, Huang CC. Leptospira outer membrane protein activates NF-kappaB and downstream genes expressed in medullary thick ascending limb cells. J Am Soc Nephrol 2000; 11:2017-2026. [PMID: 11053477 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v11112017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Tubulointerstitial nephritis is the main manifestation of acute renal damage caused by leptospirosis, but the mechanism remains unexplored. Patients infected with LEPTOSPIRA: shermani in Taiwan disclosed tubular dysfunction particularly in the medullary thick ascending limb of loop of Henle (mTAL), and the related renal damage seems to be underestimated. To elucidate the mechanism of tubular damage, outer membrane protein extract from LEPTOSPIRA: was administered to a model of cultured mTAL cells derived from normal mice. The addition of outer membrane protein extract from L. shermani to cultured mTAL cells induced a significant nuclear DNA binding of the NF-kappa B transcription factor by electrophoresis mobility shift assay. Forty-eight h after adding the outer membrane protein extract (0.2 microg/ml) to the cultured cells, the expression of inducible nitric oxide mRNA increased by 4.2-fold, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 by 3-fold, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha by 2.4-fold when compared with untreated cells examined by reverse transcription competitive-PCR. Supernatant nitrite, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha protein levels also increased by 1.8-, 7.1-, and 5-fold, respectively. An antiserum raised against L. shermani largely prevented these effects. Outer membrane protein extract from L. bratislava induced fewer effects than L. shermani, and the avirulent nonpathogenic L. biflexa serovar patoc did not induce significant effects in the mTAL cells. In conclusion, L. shermani infection may cause mTAL cell damage and inflammation through the NF-kappa B-associated pathway. Findings of this study may be important in understanding the pathogenesis of tubulointerstitial nephritis caused by these organisms.
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- Chih-Wei Yang
- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Unit 478, Faculty of Medicine, Xavier Bichat, Paris, France
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- Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Alves SF, Lefebvre RB, Probert W. Amino acid sequences of proteins from Leptospira serovar pomona. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2000; 95:503-4. [PMID: 10904406 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762000000400010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This report describes a partial amino acid sequences from three putative outer envelope proteins from Leptospira serovar pomona. In order to obtain internal fragments for protein sequencing, enzymatic and chemical digestion was performed. The enzyme clostripain was used to digest the proteins 32 and 45 kDa. In situ digestion of 40 kDa molecular weight protein was accomplished using cyanogen bromide. The 32 kDa protein generated two fragments, one of 21 kDa and another of 10 kDa that yielded five residues. A fragment of 24 kDa that yielded nineteen residues of amino acids was obtained from 45 kDa protein. A fragment with a molecular weight of 20 kDa, yielding a twenty amino acids sequence from the 40 kDa protein.
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- S F Alves
- Fazenda Três Lagoas, Caprinos, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Sobral, Brasil.
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Haake DA, Chao G, Zuerner RL, Barnett JK, Barnett D, Mazel M, Matsunaga J, Levett PN, Bolin CA. The leptospiral major outer membrane protein LipL32 is a lipoprotein expressed during mammalian infection. Infect Immun 2000; 68:2276-85. [PMID: 10722630 PMCID: PMC97414 DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.4.2276-2285.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 306] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report the cloning of the gene encoding the 32-kDa lipoprotein, designated LipL32, the most prominent protein in the leptospiral protein profile. We obtained the N-terminal amino acid sequence of a staphylococcal V8 proteolytic-digest fragment to design an oligonucleotide probe. A Lambda-Zap II library containing EcoRI fragments of Leptospira kirschneri DNA was screened, and a 5.0-kb DNA fragment which contained the entire structural lipL32 gene was identified. Several lines of evidence indicate that LipL32 is lipid modified in a manner similar to that of other procaryotic lipoproteins. The deduced amino acid sequence of LipL32 would encode a 272-amino-acid polypeptide with a 19-amino-acid signal peptide, followed by a lipoprotein signal peptidase cleavage site. LipL32 is intrinsically labeled during incubation of L. kirschneri in media containing [(3)H]palmitate. The linkage of palmitate and the amino-terminal cysteine of LipL32 is acid labile. LipL32 is completely solubilized by Triton X-114 extraction of L. kirschneri; phase separation results in partitioning of LipL32 exclusively into the hydrophobic, detergent phase, indicating that it is a component of the leptospiral outer membrane. CaCl(2) (20 mM) must be present during phase separation for recovery of LipL32. LipL32 is expressed not only during cultivation but also during mammalian infection. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated intense LipL32 reactivity with L. kirschneri infecting proximal tubules of hamster kidneys. LipL32 is also a prominent immunogen during human leptospirosis. The sequence and expression of LipL32 is highly conserved among pathogenic Leptospira species. These findings indicate that LipL32 may be important in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of leptospirosis.
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- D A Haake
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California 90073, USA.
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Haake DA, Martinich C, Summers TA, Shang ES, Pruetz JD, McCoy AM, Mazel MK, Bolin CA. Characterization of leptospiral outer membrane lipoprotein LipL36: downregulation associated with late-log-phase growth and mammalian infection. Infect Immun 1998; 66:1579-87. [PMID: 9529084 PMCID: PMC108091 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.4.1579-1587.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/1997] [Accepted: 01/21/1998] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We report the cloning of the gene encoding a 36-kDa leptospiral outer membrane lipoprotein, designated LipL36. We obtained the N-terminal amino acid sequence of a staphylococcal V8 proteolytic-digest fragment in order to design an oligonucleotide probe. A Lambda-Zap II library containing EcoRI fragments of Leptospira kirschneri DNA was screened, and a 2.3-kb DNA fragment which contained the entire structural lipL36 gene was identified. Several lines of evidence indicate that LipL36 is lipid modified in a manner similar to that of LipL41, a leptospiral outer membrane lipoprotein we described in a previous study (E. S. Shang, T. A. Summers, and D. A. Haake, Infect. Immun. 64:2322-2330, 1996). The deduced amino acid sequence of LipL36 would constitute a 364-amino-acid polypeptide with a 20-amino-acid signal peptide, followed by an L-X-Y-C lipoprotein signal peptidase cleavage site. LipL36 is solubilized by Triton X-114 extraction of L. kirschneri; phase separation results in partitioning of LipL36 exclusively into the hydrophobic, detergent phase. LipL36 is intrinsically labeled during incubation of L. kirschneri in media containing [3H]palmitate. Processing of LipL36 is inhibited by globomycin, a selective inhibitor of lipoprotein signal peptidase. After processing, LipL36 is exported to the outer membrane along with LipL41 and lipopolysaccharide. Unlike LipL41, there appears to be differential expression of LipL36. In early-log-phase cultures, LipL36 is one of the most abundant L. kirschneri proteins. However, LipL36 levels drop considerably beginning in mid-log phase. LipL36 expression in vivo was evaluated by examining the humoral immune response to leptospiral antigens in the hamster model of leptospirosis. Hamsters surviving challenge with culture-adapted virulent L. kirschneri generate a strong antibody response to LipL36. In contrast, sera from hamsters surviving challenge with host-adapted L. kirschneri do not recognize LipL36. These findings suggest that LipL36 expression is downregulated during mammalian infection, providing a marker for studying the mechanisms by which pathogenic Leptospira species adapt to the host environment.
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- D A Haake
- Division of Infectious Diseases, West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California 90073, USA.
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Gitton X, André-Fontaine G, André F, Ganière JP. Immunoblotting study of the antigenic relationships among eight serogroups of Leptospira. Vet Microbiol 1992; 32:293-303. [PMID: 1455625 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1135(92)90152-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Seven strains of Leptospira interrogans belonging to seven different serogroups, and one strain of Leptospira biflexa were analysed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) with gradient gels and immunoblotting with hyperimmune rabbit sera raised against each strain. The molecular masses of the proteins were calculated with a polynomial regression model. The SDS-PAGE patterns of the L. interrogans strains were similar and characterized by 24 common bands. This profile was not found for L. biflexa. The immunoblots obtained either with the seven anti-L. interrogans sera or the anti-L. biflexa serum allowed a clear distinction between the two species. Taken as a whole, the L. interrogans strain patterns revealed by the seven anti-L. interrogans sera were similar, sharing eight common major bands. A serovar- or serogroup-specific antigenic zone, ranging from 21 to 26 kDa, was also identified.
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- X Gitton
- National Veterinary School of Nantes, France
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Cinco M, Delneri D, Banfi E. Immunodominant antigens recognized by the human immune response to infection by organisms of the species Leptospira interrogans serogroup Australis. FEMS MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY 1992; 4:287-97. [PMID: 1515158 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Serum samples from patients infected by organisms of Leptospira interrogans serogroup Australis were tested by Western blot to determine the nature of major antigens that are involved in the immune response. Although there was some patient-to-patient variability, immunodominant genus-specific antigens were found to be proteins of apparent molecular ratio 68, 46 and 35-kDa, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) sub-units in the 35-14-kDa region. Serogroup epitopes specific for Australis were exclusively saccharides of about 32 and 24 kDa: a serovar-specific antigen for serovar lora was of 38-40 kDa and behaved like a protein. Antibodies to the LPS serogroup-specific antigens and to the 38-40 kDa protein were long-lasting and consequently suggest that these immunodominant epitopes are important in resistance to re-infection.
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- M Cinco
- Istituto di Microbiologia, Università di Trieste, Italy
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