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Tayachi I, Galai Y, Ben-Abid M, Saidi N, Ben-Sghaier I, Aoun K, Bouratbine A. Use of Immunomagnetic Separation tool in Leishmania promastigotes capture. Acta Trop 2021; 215:105804. [PMID: 33385362 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Immunomagnetic Separation (IMS) assay has been used for isolation of viable whole organisms. The objective of our work is to produce anti-Leishmania magnetic beads and to assess the efficiency of the IMS technique on Leishmania promastigote capture in culture media. Polyclonal anti-Leishmania antibodies were produced by intravenous injection of viable metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania (L.) major to rabbit. Purified anti-Leishmania IgG was assessed for their reactivity against both L. major and L. infantum promastigotes then covalently conjugated to magnetic beads and used for IMS. This latter was applied on either L. major promastigote cultures of known concentrations or early stage (24h, 48h, 72h) Novy-MacNeal-Nicolle (NNN) cultures of tissue fluid obtained from cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) lesions. Promastigotes capture was assessed by either microscopy or qPCR after sample boiling. Indirect immunofluorescence assay showed that polyclonal antibodies reacted against both L. major and L. infantum promastigotes. In 50 µL solution, immunomagnetic beads were able to capture 5 live promastigotes out of 20 and 1050 out of 2500, giving an estimated efficiency of 25-42%. The efficiency of the IMS was lower for a lower number of parasites but still repeatable. On the other hand, IMS-qPCR applied to 14 NNN cultures of confirmed Leishmania lesions showed a higher sensitivity to detect live parasites than routine microscopy observation of promastigotes growth (93% positivity at 72h versus 50% positivity within 2-4 weeks incubation). The estimated number of captured parasites at 72h ranged from 1 to more than 100 parasites / 50 µL liquid phase of culture. These preliminary results open the way for interesting perspectives in the use of cultures for leishmaniasis diagnosis and also for other applications such as Leishmania detection in cultures taken from reservoir animals or sandflies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Imen Tayachi
- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia; Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia; Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de recherche LR 16-IPT-06 "Parasitologie Médicale, Biotechnologies et Biomolécules"(1), Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia; Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, 13 Place Pasteur, BP 74, 1002, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Chen H, Li YK, Zhang TT, Bi Y, Shu M, Zhong C, Tang KJ, Wu GP. A Novel Real-Time Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Combined with Immunomagnetic Beads Separation and Ethidium Bromide Monoazide Treatment for Rapid and Ultrasensitive Detection of Viable Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Milk. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-020-01932-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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