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Ramos REM, Santos WJT, Magalhães FB, Diniz GTN, Costa CHN, de Melo Neto OP, Medeiros ZM, Reis CRS. Assessment of a recombinant protein from Leishmania infantum as a novel tool for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) diagnosis in VL/HIV co-infection cases. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0251861. [PMID: 33999968 PMCID: PMC8128258 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV-AIDS coinfection (VL/HIV) is considered a life-threatening pathology when undiagnosed and untreated, due to the immunosuppression caused by both diseases. Serological tests largely used for the VL diagnosis include the direct agglutination test (DAT), ELISA and immunochromatographic (ICT) assays. For VL diagnosis in HIV infections, different studies have shown that the use of the DAT assay facilitates the VL diagnosis in co-infected patients, since the performance of the most widely used ELISA and ICT tests, based on the recombinant protein rK39, are much less efficient in HIV co-infections. In this scenario, alternative recombinant antigens may help the development of new serological diagnostic methods which may improve the VL diagnosis for the co-infection cases. This work aimed to evaluate the use of the recombinant Lci2 antigen, related to, but antigenically more diverse than rK39, for VL diagnosis in co-infected sera through ELISA assays. A direct comparison between recombinant Lci2 and rK39 was thus carried out. The two proteins were first tested using indirect ELISA with sera from VL afflicted individuals and healthy controls, with similar performances. They were then tested with two different sets of VL/HIV co-infected cases and a significant drop in performance, for one of these groups, was observed for rK39 (32% sensitivity), but not for Lci2 (98% sensitivity). In fact, an almost perfect agreement (Kappa: 0.93) between the Lci2 ELISA and DAT was observed for the coinfected VL/HIV patients. Lci2 then has the potential to be used as a new tool for the VL diagnosis of VL/HIV co-infections.
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- Rhaíssa E. M. Ramos
- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Instituto de Doenças Tropicais Natan Portella (IDTNP), Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- * E-mail: (CRSR); (ZMM)
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
- * E-mail: (CRSR); (ZMM)
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Barreto AVMS, Domingues ALC, Diniz GTN, Cavalcanti AMS, Lopes EP, Montenegro SML, Morais CNL. The Coutinho index as a simple tool for screening patients with advanced forms of Schistosomiasis mansoni: a validation study. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2021; 116:19-25. [PMID: 33728455 DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Periportal fibrosis (PPF) is the major pathological consequence of Schistosoma mansoni infection. The Coutinho index-the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) to platelet ratio ([ALP/upper limit of normality {ULN}]/platelet count [106/L] x 100)-was validated. Validation consisted of modest laboratory tests to predict advanced PPF. METHODS A total of 378 individuals from an endemic area of Brazil with a previous history of the disease and/or a positive parasitological examination were evaluated. We used ultrasound examination as the gold standard for classification of the PPF pattern and measured the biological markers of the index. RESULTS Forty-one individuals (10.8%) without PPF, 291 (77%) with moderate PPF and 46 (12.2%) with advanced PPF, were identified. ALP and platelet count were used for the index. The cut-off point ≥0.228 predicted the presence of fibrosis with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.56, sensitivity of 68.6% and specificity of 46.3%. There was an absence of PPF in 46.3% of individuals without fibrosis and the presence of PPF in 68.5% of cases with moderate and advanced ultrasound fibrosis. The identification of advanced fibrosis with a cut-off point ≥0.316 revealed an AUROC curve of 0.70, sensitivity of 67.4% and specificity of 68.3%, thus confirming the advanced phase in 65.2% of cases compared with ultrasound. CONCLUSION The Coutinho index was able to predict advanced PPF in most individuals. It is valid as a new tool, uses routine laboratory tests and therefore is more accessible for screening patients with a severe form of the disease in endemic areas.
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- Ana V M S Barreto
- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brasil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brasil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brasil
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- Laboratório Central de Saúde Pública, Secretaria Estadual de Saúde, Recife-Pernambuco, 52171-011, Brasil
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- Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-901, Brasil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brasil
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- Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife-Pernambuco, 50670-420, Brasil
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Vasconcelos RHT, Azevedo EDAN, Diniz GTN, Cavalcanti MDGADM, de Oliveira W, de Morais CNL, Gomes YDM. Interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha serum levels in chronic Chagas disease patients. Parasite Immunol 2016; 37:376-9. [PMID: 25728555 DOI: 10.1111/pim.12183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In Chagas disease, chronically infected individuals may be asymptomatic or may present cardiac or digestive complications, and it is well known that the human immune response is related to different clinical manifestations. Different patterns of cytokine levels have been previously described in different clinical forms of this disease, but contradictory results are reported. Our aim was to evaluate the serum levels of interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in patients with asymptomatic and cardiac Chagas disease. The serum interleukin-10 levels in patients with cardiomyopathy were higher than those in asymptomatic patients, mainly in those without heart enlargement. Although no significant difference was observed in serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha levels among the patients, we found that cardiac patients also present high levels of this cytokine, largely those with heart dilatation. Therefore, these cytokines play an important role in chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy. Follow-up investigations of these and other cytokines in patients with chronic Chagas disease need to be conducted to improve the understanding of the immunopathology of this disease.
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- R H T Vasconcelos
- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Saúde Coletiva, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Ambulatório de Doença de Chagas e Insuficiência Cardíaca - PROCAPE, Universidade de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Ambulatório de Doença de Chagas e Insuficiência Cardíaca - PROCAPE, Universidade de Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Pernambuco, Brazil.,Programa Integrado de Doença de Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Lucena-Silva N, Teixeira MAG, Ramos ADL, de Albuquerque RS, Diniz GTN, Mendes-Junior CT, Castelli EC, Donadi EA. The +3187A/G HLA-G polymorphic site is associated with polar forms and reactive reaction in leprosy. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2013; 1:123-30. [PMID: 24498610 PMCID: PMC3865579 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Considering that variability in immune response genes has been associated with susceptibility to leprosy and with disease severity, leprosy presents clinicopathological variants that are highly associated with the immune response, HLA-G has a well-recognized role in the modulation of the immune response, and polymorphisms at the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of the HLA-G gene may influence HLA-G production, we studied the polymorphic sites at the 3′ UTR of the HLA-G gene in leprosy and their association with disease severity. We evaluated by sequencing analysis the allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies of the 3′ UTR HLA-G polymorphic sites (14-bpINDEL/+3003C-T/+3010C-G/+3027A-C/+3035C-T/+3142C-G/+3187A-G/+3196C-G) in 146 individuals presenting reactive leprosy from a highly endemic area, and associated with bacillary load and the type of reactive leprosy. A total of 128 healthy subjects were also studied. Allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies for the 3′ UTR HLA-G polymorphisms in leprosy patients did not differ from those observed in healthy donors. The +3187A allele was responsible for protection against the development of multibacillary leprosy in a dominant model (AA + AG)/GG, OR = 0.11, P = 0.018), and the +3187A allele and +3187A-A genotype were overrepresented in type II reactive leprosy reaction. The effect of genetic factors on leprosy susceptibility may be hidden by environmental components in highly endemic areas. The HLA-G + 3187A polymorphic site, which is related to unstable mRNA production, was associated with the development of polar forms of leprosy and reactive leprosy reaction.
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- N Lucena-Silva
- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 50670-420, Recife-PE, Brazil ; Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Oncologia Pediátrica, Hospital IMIP 50070-550, Recife-PE, Brazil ; Divisão de Imunologia Clínica, Departamento de Medicina, Escola de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo 14040-900, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Dermatologia da Universidade de Pernambuco e Centro Integrado de Saúde Amaury de Medeiros, Secretaria de Saúde de Pernambuco 52030-010, Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Oncologia Pediátrica, Hospital IMIP 50070-550, Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Imunologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 50670-420, Recife-PE, Brazil ; Divisão de Imunologia Clínica, Departamento de Medicina, Escola de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo 14040-900, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Laboratorio de Métodos Quantitativos, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 50670-420, Recife-PE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo 14040-901, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goias - UFG 74001-970, Goiânia-GO, Brazil
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- Divisão de Imunologia Clínica, Departamento de Medicina, Escola de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo 14040-900, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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de Alencar Ximenes RA, de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque M, Souza WV, Montarroyos UR, Diniz GTN, Luna CF, Rodrigues LC. Is it better to be rich in a poor area or poor in a rich area? A multilevel analysis of a case-control study of social determinants of tuberculosis. Int J Epidemiol 2009; 38:1285-96. [PMID: 19656772 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is known to have socio-economic determinants at individual and at area levels, but it is not known whether they are independent, whether they interact and their relative contributions to the burden of tuberculosis. METHODS A case-control study was conducted in Recife, Brazil, to investigate individual and area social determinants of tuberculosis, to explore the relationship between determinants at the two levels and to calculate their relative contribution to the burden of tuberculosis. It included 1452 cases of tuberculosis diagnosed by the tuberculosis services and 5808 controls selected at random from questionnaires completed for the demographic census. Exhaustive information on social factors was collected from cases, using the questionnaire used in the census. Socio-economic information for areas was downloaded from the census. Multilevel logistic regression investigated individual and area effects. RESULTS There was a marked and independent influence of social variables on the risk of tuberculosis, both at individual and area levels. At individual level, being aged >or=20, being male, being illiterate, not working in the previous 7 days and possessing few goods, all increased the risk of tuberculosis. At area level, living in an area with many illiterate people and where few households own a computer also increased this risk; individual and area levels did not appear to interact. Twice as many cases were attributable to social variables at individual level than at area level. CONCLUSIONS Although individual characteristics are the main contributor to the risk of tuberculosis, contextual characteristics make a substantial independent contribution.
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