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Turk V, Stoka V. Lysosomal Proteases and Their Inhibitors. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:10070. [PMID: 39337555 PMCID: PMC11432586 DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 09/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The discovery of the lysosome, a major cytoplasmic organelle, represents a breakthrough in the understanding of intracellular protein degradation processes-proteolysis [...].
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- Vito Turk
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Structural Biology, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Li JP, Ye BL, Li Q, Zhang LL, Zhuang L, Yuan YW. FXR contributes to obstructive jaundice-induced vascular hyporeactivity in mesenteric arteries by reconstituting BK Ca channels. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2024; 48:102448. [PMID: 39159828 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2024.102448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Vascular hyporeactivity increases with the incidence of obstructive jaundice (OJ). Evidence suggests that OJ activates the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) as well as the large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (BKCa or MaxiK) channel. This study was designed to explore the role of the FXR in vascular hyporesponsiveness induced by cholestasis. METHODS The OJ model rats were constructed by bile duct ligation (BDL) and treated with an FXR agonist or antagonist. Vasoconstriction of the mesenteric arteries (MAs) was assessed in vitro. Whole-cell patch clamp recordings were used to investigate BKCa channel function. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blot were used to detect mRNA and protein levels. RESULTS A significant increase in vascular tone and responsiveness to norepinephrine (NE) was observed after the MaxiK channel blocker (IbTX) was administered. This effect was pronounced in BDL animals and can be mimicked by the FXR agonist GW4064 and inhibited by the FXR antagonist Z-guggulsterone (Z-Gu). GW4064 has a similar effect as cholestasis in promoting MaxiK currents in isolated arterial smooth muscle cells (ASMCs), while Z-Gu blunted this effect. The mRNA and protein expression of FXR and MaxiK-β1, but not MaxiK-α, were significantly increased in the BDL group in comparison to the sham. Furthermore, activation or inhibition of FXR promoted or inhibited the mRNA and protein expression of the MaxiK-β1 subunit, respectively. CONCLUSION Activation of FXR enhances the capability of the MaxiK channel to regulate vascular tone and leads to vascular hyporesponsiveness in the MAs of BDL rats, which may be mediated by the nonparallel upregulation of MaxiK-α and MaxiK-β1 subunit expression.
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- Jin-Ping Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201801, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China.
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De Filippis V, Acquasaliente L, Pierangelini A, Marin O. Chemical Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of the Coagulation Factor Xa Inhibitor Tick Anticoagulant Peptide from the Hematophagous Parasite Ornithodoros moubata. Biomimetics (Basel) 2024; 9:485. [PMID: 39194464 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics9080485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 08/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Tick Anticoagulant Peptide (TAP), a 60-amino acid protein from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata, inhibits activated coagulation factor X (fXa) with almost absolute specificity. Despite TAP and Bovine Pancreatic Trypsin Inhibitor (BPTI) (i.e., the prototype of the Kunitz-type protease inhibitors) sharing a similar 3D fold and disulphide bond topology, they have remarkably different amino acid sequence (only ~24% sequence identity), thermal stability, folding pathways, protease specificity, and even mechanism of protease inhibition. Here, fully active and correctly folded TAP was produced in reasonably high yields (~20%) by solid-phase peptide chemical synthesis and thoroughly characterised with respect to its chemical identity, disulphide pairing, folding kinetics, conformational dynamics, and fXa inhibition. The versatility of the chemical synthesis was exploited to perform structure-activity relationship studies on TAP by incorporating non-coded amino acids at positions 1 and 3 of the inhibitor. Using Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry, we found that TAP has a remarkably higher conformational flexibility compared to BPTI, and propose that these different dynamics could impact the different folding pathway and inhibition mechanisms of TAP and BPTI. Hence, the TAP/BPTI pair represents a nice example of divergent evolution, while the relative facility of TAP synthesis could represent a good starting point to design novel synthetic analogues with improved pharmacological profiles.
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- Vincenzo De Filippis
- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry & Molecular Haematology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry & Molecular Haematology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Protein Chemistry & Molecular Haematology, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via F. Marzolo 5, 35131 Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Padova, Via Trieste 75, 35121 Padua, Italy
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Olsen KJ, Sachan S, Baumgarth N. Mouse Models for the Study of Borrelia burgdorferi Infection. Curr Protoc 2024; 4:e1127. [PMID: 39193882 PMCID: PMC11361713 DOI: 10.1002/cpz1.1127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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Lyme disease, a tickborne illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, is an emerging, significant public health concern. B. burgdorferi infections are challenging to study because of their complex life cycle that requires adaptation to both ticks and mammalian hosts for long-term survival and transmission. Bacterial adaptation is accomplished through extensive gene expression alterations in response to environmental cues that remain to be more fully explored. Mouse models of infection serve as valuable tools for studying B. burgdorferi adaptation to the mammalian host and the spirochete's ability to cause persistent infections and thus to interact with and evade the immune system. This article details three mouse models that differ in their primary methods of infection: infestation with B. burgdorferi infected ticks, intradermal inoculation of culture-grown spirochetes, and infection via subcutaneous transplantation of infected tissue. Each method offers unique advantages and limitations. Tick infestation is the route of natural transmission but presents logistical challenges. Syringe inoculation is easy and provides precise control over the infectious dose, but infection is with culture-adapted bacteria. Transplantation of infected tissue introduces mammalian-host-adapted B. burgdorferi in precise anatomical locations, but misses the transfer of tick factors affecting immunity. Detailed protocols are provided for each of the three infection routes, and pros and cons of each method are outlined to help researchers identify the best approach for a research question to be addressed. A protocol is also provided for the treatment of mice with antibiotics that reliably eliminates detectable spirochetes from the animals. © 2024 Wiley Periodicals LLC. Basic Protocol 1: Syringe inoculation of mice with cultured B. burgdorferi and collection of necropsy tissues Basic Protocol 2: Infection of mice with B. burgdorferi via tick infestation Basic Protocol 3: Infection of mice with host-adapted B. burgdorferi via tissue transplant Support Protocol: Clearance of B. burgdorferi by antibiotic treatment.
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- Kimberly J. Olsen
- Dept. Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis
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- Dept. Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Dept. Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis
- Dept. Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute, Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Dept. Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
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Gao X, Tian Y, Liu ZL, Li D, Liu JJ, Yu GX, Duan DY, Peng T, Cheng TY, Liu L. Tick salivary protein Cystatin: structure, anti-inflammation and molecular mechanism. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 2024; 15:102289. [PMID: 38070274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Ticks are blood-sucking ectoparasites that secrete immunomodulatory substances in saliva to hosts during engorging. Cystatins, a tick salivary protein and natural inhibitor of Cathepsins, are attracting growing interest globally because of the immunosuppressive activities and the feasibility as an antigen for developing anti-tick vaccines. This review outlines the classification and the structure of tick Cystatins, and focuses on the anti-inflammatory effects and molecular mechanisms. Tick Cystatins can be divided into four families based on structures and cystatin 1 and cystatin 2 are the most abundant. They are injected into hosts during blood feeding and effectively mitigate the host inflammatory response. Mechanically, tick Cystatins exert anti-inflammatory properties through the inhibition of TLR-NF-κb, JAK-STAT and p38 MAPK signaling pathways. Further investigations are crucial to confirm the reduction of inflammation in other cell types like neutrophils and mast cells, and fully elucidate the underlying mechanism (like the structural mechanism) to make Cystatin a potential candidate for the development of novel anti-inflammation agents.
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- Xin Gao
- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Research Center for Parasites and Vectors (RCPV), College of Veterinary Medicine, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
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Wu H, Jmel MA, Chai J, Tian M, Xu X, Hui Y, Nandakumar KS, Kotsyfakis M. Tick cysteine protease inhibitors suppress immune responses in mannan-induced psoriasis-like inflammation. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1344878. [PMID: 38444844 PMCID: PMC10912570 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1344878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Protease inhibitors regulate various biological processes and prevent host tissue/organ damage. Specific inhibition/regulation of proteases is clinically valuable for treating several diseases. Psoriasis affects the skin in the limbs and scalp of the body, and the contribution of cysteine and serine proteases to the development of skin inflammation is well documented. Cysteine protease inhibitors from ticks have high specificity, selectivity, and affinity to their target proteases and are efficient immunomodulators. However, their potential therapeutic effect on psoriasis pathogenesis remains to be determined. Therefore, we tested four tick cystatins (Sialostatin L, Sialostatin L2, Iristatin, and Mialostatin) in the recently developed, innate immunity-dependent mannan-induced psoriasis model. We explored the effects of protease inhibitors on clinical symptoms and histological features. In addition, the number and percentage of immune cells (dendritic cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and γδT cells) by flow cytometry, immunofluorescence/immunohistochemistry and, the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-a, IL-6, IL-22, IL-23, and IL-17 family) by qPCR were analyzed using skin, spleen, and lymph node samples. Tick protease inhibitors have significantly decreased psoriasis symptoms and disease manifestations but had differential effects on inflammatory responses and immune cell populations, suggesting different modes of action of these inhibitors on psoriasis-like inflammation. Thus, our study demonstrates, for the first time, the usefulness of tick-derived protease inhibitors for treating skin inflammation in patients.
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- Huimei Wu
- Department of Pharmacy, The Eighth Affiliated City Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, The Eighth People’s Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China
- Karolinska Institute United Medical Inflammation Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Karolinska Institute United Medical Inflammation Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Environmental and Biosciences, School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czechia
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Aarthy M, Pandiyan GN, Paramasivan R, Kumar A, Gupta B. Identification and prioritisation of potential vaccine candidates using subtractive proteomics and designing of a multi-epitope vaccine against Wuchereria bancrofti. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1970. [PMID: 38263422 PMCID: PMC10806236 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52457-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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This study employed subtractive proteomics and immunoinformatics to analyze the Wuchereria bancrofti proteome and identify potential therapeutic targets, with a focus on designing a vaccine against the parasite species. A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of the parasite's proteome identified 51 probable therapeutic targets, among which "Kunitz/bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor domain-containing protein" was identified as the most promising vaccine candidate. The candidate protein was used to design a multi-epitope vaccine, incorporating B-cell and T-cell epitopes identified through various tools. The vaccine construct underwent extensive analysis of its antigenic, physical, and chemical features, including the determination of secondary and tertiary structures. Docking and molecular dynamics simulations were performed with HLA alleles, Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and TLR3 to assess its potential to elicit the human immune response. Immune simulation analysis confirmed the predicted vaccine's strong binding affinity with immunoglobulins, indicating its potential efficacy in generating an immune response. However, experimental validation and testing of this multi-epitope vaccine construct would be needed to assess its potential against W. bancrofti and even for a broader range of lymphatic filarial infections given the similarities between W. bancrofti and Brugia.
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- Murali Aarthy
- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry, India
- Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Tandhalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602105, India
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- ICMR-Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Field Station, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625002, India.
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Ma H, Ai J, La Y, Zhao X, Zeng A, Qin Q, Feng S, Kang M, Sun Y, Li J. Hemalin vaccination modulates the host immune response and reproductive cycle of Haemaphysalis longicornis. Vet Parasitol 2023; 323:110051. [PMID: 37866015 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2023.110051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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Haemaphysalis longicornis can transmit high varieties of tick-borne pathogens (TBPs), and a primary strategy for preventing the transmission of those TBPs is to control ticks. Hemalin, a thrombin inhibitor of the Kunitz-type family and a crucial component in H. longicornis feeding process has been isolated from parthenogentic ticks. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of a recombinant Hemalin (rHlHemalin) vaccination as an anti-tick vaccine against H. longicornis in rabbits to find a new candidate for an effective tick control. In this study, mouse splenocytes were isolated and used to investigate immune responses after rHlHemalin stimulation. The rabbits were vaccinated with the rHlHemalin protein. After tick challenges, body weight at engorgement, egg mass, and the reproductive cycle of H. longicornis were evaluated. To confirm the vaccination, the passive immunization tests of α-rHlHemalin sera were performed. The results showed that the rHlHemalin protein could stimulate cytokine production in mouse splenocytes. Vaccination assay revealed that the periods from tick infestations to egg-hatch in the vaccination group were significantly longer than those in the phosphate buffer saline (PBS) group (P = 0.0003). In addition, the tick body weight at engorgement (P = 0.0019) and egg mass at 10 days after oviposition (P = 0.0232) were higher than those in the PBS group. These findings were consistent with the current passive immunization results and suggest rHlHemalin vaccination extended the reproductive cycle in H. longicornis but did not decrease the body weight at engorgement or weight of egg mass. Therefore, it is debatable whether Hemalin vaccination is highly-effective anti-tick vaccine or not. However, due to the importance of thrombin inhibitors in tick blood feeding and blood digestion, additional inhibitor-based vaccines should be developed aiming to find an effective and environmentally friendly biological strategy to combat ticks.
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- Hejia Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plateau Ecology and Agriculture, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China; Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathogen Diagnosis for Animal Diseases and Green Technical Research for Prevention and Control, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
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Butler LR, Gonzalez J, Pedra JHF, Oliva Chavez AS. Tick extracellular vesicles in host skin immunity and pathogen transmission. Trends Parasitol 2023; 39:873-885. [PMID: 37591719 PMCID: PMC10528898 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2023.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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Ticks can transmit a variety of human pathogens, including intracellular and extracellular bacteria, viruses, and protozoan parasites. Historically, their saliva has been of immense interest due to its anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory, and anesthetic properties. Only recently, it was discovered that tick saliva contains extracellular vesicles (EVs). Briefly, it has been observed that proteins associated with EVs are important for multiple tick-borne intracellular microbial lifestyles. The impact of tick EVs on viral and intracellular bacterial pathogen transmission from the tick to the mammalian host has been shown experimentally. Additionally, tick EVs interact with the mammalian skin immune system at the bite site. The interplay between tick EVs, the transmission of pathogens, and the host skin immune system affords opportunities for future research.
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- L Rainer Butler
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Editorial: Special Issue on the "Molecular Biology of Disease Vectors". Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032881. [PMID: 36769203 PMCID: PMC9918107 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Arthropod disease vectors not only transmit malaria but many other serious diseases, many of which are, to a greater or lesser degree, neglected [...].
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