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Uribe-Querol E, Rosales C. Immune Response to the Enteric Parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Physiology (Bethesda) 2021; 35:244-260. [PMID: 32490746 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00038.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite responsible for amoebiasis, a disease with a high prevalence in developing countries. Establishing an amoebic infection involves interplay between pathogenic factors for invasion and tissue damage, and immune responses for protecting the host. Here, we review the pathogenicity of E. histolytica and summarize the latest knowledge on immune response and immune evasion mechanisms during amoebiasis.
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- Eileen Uribe-Querol
- División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Pulido-Ortega J, Talamás-Rohana P, Muñoz-Ortega MH, Aldaba-Muruato LR, Martínez-Hernández SL, Campos-Esparza MDR, Cervantes-García D, Leon-Coria A, Moreau F, Chadee K, Ventura-Juárez J. Functional Characterization of an Interferon Gamma Receptor-Like Protein on Entamoeba histolytica. Infect Immun 2019; 87:e00540-19. [PMID: 31427448 PMCID: PMC6803330 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00540-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic protozoan and the causative agent of amoebiasis. E. histolytica expresses proteins that are structurally homologous to human proteins and uses them as virulence factors. We have previously shown that E. histolytica binds exogenous interferon gamma (IFN-γ) on its surface, and in this study, we explored whether exogenous IFN-γ could modulate parasite virulence. We identified an IFN-γ receptor-like protein on the surface of E. histolytica trophozoites by using anti-IFN-γ receptor 1 (IFN-γR1) antibody and performing immunofluorescence, Western blot, protein sequencing, and in silico analyses. Coupling of human IFN-γ to the IFN-γ receptor-like protein on live E. histolytica trophozoites significantly upregulated the expression of E. histolytica cysteine protease A1 (EhCP-A1), EhCP-A2, EhCP-A4, EhCP-A5, amebapore A (APA), cyclooxygenase 1 (Cox-1), Gal-lectin (Hgl), and peroxiredoxin (Prx) in a time-dependent fashion. IFN-γ signaling via the IFN-γ receptor-like protein enhanced E. histolytica's erythrophagocytosis of human red blood cells, which was abrogated by the STAT1 inhibitor fludarabine. Exogenous IFN-γ enhanced chemotaxis of E. histolytica, its killing of Caco-2 colonic and Hep G2 liver cells, and amebic liver abscess formation in hamsters. These results demonstrate that E. histolytica expresses a surface IFN-γ receptor-like protein that is functional and may play a role in disease pathogenesis and/or immune evasion.
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- Julieta Pulido-Ortega
- Departamento de Morfología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
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- Departamento de Infectómica y Patogénesis Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Zona Huasteca, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, S.L.P., Mexico
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- Departamento de Morfología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
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- CONACYT-Departamento de Microbiología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Departamento de Morfología, Centro de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Ags., Mexico
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Gonzalez Rivas E, Ximenez C, Nieves-Ramirez ME, Moran Silva P, Partida-Rodríguez O, Hernandez EH, Rojas Velázquez L, Serrano Vázquez A, Magaña Nuñez U. Entamoeba histolytica Calreticulin Induces the Expression of Cytokines in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated From Patients With Amebic Liver Abscess. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2018; 8:358. [PMID: 30406037 PMCID: PMC6202884 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Calreticulin (CRT) is a highly conserved protein in the endoplasmic reticulum that plays important roles in the regulation of key cellular functions. Little is known about the participation of E. histolytica CRT (EhCRT) in the processes of pathogenicity or in the modulation of the host immune response. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of CRT in the proliferation and the cytokine profile in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from patients with amebic liver abscess (ALA) during the acute phase (AP-ALA) of the disease compared to patients during the resolution phase (R-ALA). The PBMCs from each participant were cocultured with EhCRT and tested by the colorimetric method to evaluate their proliferation index (PI). The supernatants were subjected to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to evaluate the concentration of cytokines. The mean values of all groups were compared using the independent t-test. When the PIs of individuals without diagnosis of liver abscess (NEG) were compared, there were no statistically significant differences in the proliferation of PBMCs between patients with AP-ALA and R-ALA when stimulated with EhCRT or concanavalin A (ConA). However, the levels of interleukins [IL-6, IL-10, granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF), and transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1)] were higher in patients with AP-ALA, whereas in patients with R-ALA, higher levels of interferon gamma (IFNγ) were detected. These results suggest that EhCRT acts as a mitogen very similar to the activity of ConA. In addition, EhCRT is an excellent immunogen for the specific activation of PBMCs, inducing the differential expression of ILs depending on the outcome of disease, determining the type of immune response: a Th2 cytokine profile during the acute phase and a Th1 profile during the resolution phase.
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- Enrique Gonzalez Rivas
- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Unidad de Investigación de Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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Rojas-Dotor S, Araujo-Monsalvo VM, Sánchez-Rojas MJ, Domínguez-Hernández VM. The monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor inhibits the expression of inflammation-induced cytokines following experimental contusion in rat tibia. Scand J Immunol 2018; 88:e12702. [PMID: 30226645 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Entamoeba histolityca produces the monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF), a pentapeptide with powerful anti-inflammatory properties. MLIF may regulate trauma-induced inflammation through the effects it exerts directly or indirectly on immune cells, modulating the production and/or expression of the cytokines involved in the inflammatory processes that occur after damage. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of MLIF on production of pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines after contusion in the rat tibia. Fifty-four Wistar rats were subjected to controlled contusion with a special guillotine-type device, and 36 rats were injected with MLIF or tenoxicam into the tibia. Eighteen animals received saline; the animals were sacrificed 24 or 48 hours after injection. Cytokine mRNA and protein production were determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunofluorescence, and hematoxylin-eosin staining was performed to visualize cellular infiltration in the rats' injured tissue. Expression levels of the cytokines interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) mRNA were inhibited significantly by MLIF at 24 hours post-contusion. MLIF significantly increased the expression levels of IL-10 at 24 hours compared with tenoxicam or the control group. These changes were associated with a significant decrease in protein production levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6 and TGF-β at 24 hours. Histological evaluation showed the presence of infiltration by neutrophils, monocytes and leucocytes in control tissues. This infiltration was decreased after MLIF administration, and intense infiltration was observed in tenoxicam-treated group. MLIF inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and increased the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10.
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- Sara Rojas-Dotor
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunología, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI (CMN-SXXI), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Biomecánica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación "Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra" (INRLGII), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico
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Liu X, Hu P, Wang Y, Wang X, Huang J, Li J, Li C, Wang H, Jiang J. A validated UPLC-MS/MS method for the quantitation of an unstable peptide, monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF) in human plasma and its application to a pharmacokinetic study. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2018; 157:75-83. [PMID: 29775810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF, Met-Gln-Cys-Asn-Ser), a pentapeptide with anti-inflammatory activity, was developed for neural protection in acute ischemic stroke. Determination of MLIF in human plasma samples is of great importance for pharmacokinetic evaluation in clinical studies. A reliable and sensitive method based on ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was established for the measurement of MLIF in human plasma. Instability of peptide in matrix was the primary challenge in method development, which was properly resolved by addition of acidification reagents like sulfuric acid. Samples were prepared by protein precipitation and then analyzed using a gradient chromatographic separation over an ACQUITY UPLC HSS T3 column. The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile containing 0.2% formic acid and water containing 0.2% formic acid and gradient elution was performed at a flow rate of 0.4 mL/min. Detection was carried out on a Xevo TQ-S tandem mass spectrometer and positive electrospray ionization was employed in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. This method was fully validated over the concentration range of 0.5-40 ng/mL with a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of 0.5 ng/mL. The inter- and intra-batch precision was no more than 8.8% and the accuracy was between 88.7 and 104.2%. The mean extraction recovery was 43.3% and the detection was independent of matrix. Besides, the analyte proved to be stable under various handling processes and storage conditions after acidification. Finally, the method was applied to the first-in-human (FIH) study of MLIF in Chinese healthy subjects.
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- Xuemei Liu
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK and PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK and PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, PR China
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- GuangDong 8Plus1 Medicine Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, PR China
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- GuangDong 8Plus1 Medicine Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, PR China
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- GuangDong 8Plus1 Medicine Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, PR China
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- GuangDong 8Plus1 Medicine Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, PR China
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- GuangDong 8Plus1 Medicine Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510000, PR China
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK and PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, PR China.
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- Clinical Pharmacology Research Center, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Clinical PK and PD Investigation for Innovative Drugs, PR China.
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Singh RS, Walia AK, Kanwar JR, Kennedy JF. Amoebiasis vaccine development: A snapshot on E. histolytica with emphasis on perspectives of Gal/GalNAc lectin. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 91:258-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Begum S, Quach J, Chadee K. Immune Evasion Mechanisms of Entamoeba histolytica: Progression to Disease. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1394. [PMID: 26696997 PMCID: PMC4678226 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) is a protozoan parasite that infects 10% of the world's population and results in 100,000 deaths/year from amebic dysentery and/or liver abscess. In most cases, this extracellular parasite colonizes the colon by high affinity binding to MUC2 mucin without disease symptoms, whereas in some cases, Eh triggers an aggressive inflammatory response upon invasion of the colonic mucosa. The specific host-parasite factors critical for disease pathogenesis are still not well characterized. From the parasite, the signature events that lead to disease progression are cysteine protease cleavage of the C-terminus of MUC2 that dissolves the mucus layer followed by Eh binding and cytotoxicity of the mucosal epithelium. The host mounts an ineffective excessive host pro-inflammatory response following contact with host cells that causes tissue damage and participates in disease pathogenesis as Eh escapes host immune clearance by mechanisms that are not completely understood. Ameba can modulate or destroy effector immune cells by inducing neutrophil apoptosis and suppressing respiratory burst or nitric oxide (NO) production from macrophages. Eh adherence to the host cells also induce multiple cytotoxic effects that can promote cell death through phagocytosis, apoptosis or by trogocytosis (ingestion of living cells) that might play critical roles in immune evasion. This review focuses on the immune evasion mechanisms that Eh uses to survive and induce disease manifestation in the host.
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- Sharmin Begum
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cumming School of Medicine, Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary Calgary, AB, Canada
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Peroxynitrite and peroxiredoxin in the pathogenesis of experimental amebic liver abscess. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:324230. [PMID: 24822193 PMCID: PMC4009108 DOI: 10.1155/2014/324230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms by which Entamoeba histolytica causes amebic liver abscess (ALA) are still not fully understood. Amebic mechanisms of adherence and cytotoxic activity are pivotal for amebic survival but apparently do not directly cause liver abscess. Abundant evidence indicates that chronic inflammation (resulting from an inadequate immune response) is probably the main cause of ALA. Reports referring to inflammatory mechanisms of liver damage mention a repertoire of toxic molecules by the immune response (especially nitric oxide and reactive oxygen intermediates) and cytotoxic substances released by neutrophils and macrophages after being lysed by amoebas (e.g., defensins, complement, and proteases). Nevertheless, recent evidence downplays these mechanisms in abscess formation and emphasizes the importance of peroxynitrite (ONOO−). It seems that the defense mechanism of amoebas against ONOO−, namely, the amebic thioredoxin system (including peroxiredoxin), is superior to that of mammals. The aim of the present text is to define the importance of ONOO− as the main agent of liver abscess formation during amebic invasion, and to explain the superior capacity of amoebas to defend themselves against this toxic agent through the peroxiredoxin and thioredoxin system.
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Monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor produced by E. histolytica improves motor recovery and develops neuroprotection after traumatic injury to the spinal cord. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:340727. [PMID: 24294606 PMCID: PMC3835973 DOI: 10.1155/2013/340727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF) is a pentapeptide produced by Entamoeba histolytica that has a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Either MLIF or phosphate buffered saline (PBS) was administered directly onto the spinal cord (SC) immediately after injury. Motor recovery was evaluated. We also analyzed neuroprotection by quantifying the number of surviving ventral horn motor neurons and the persistence of rubrospinal tract neurons. To evaluate the mechanism through which MLIF improved the outcome of SC injury, we quantified the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-10 (IL-10), and transforming growth factor- β (TGF- β ) genes at the site of injury. Finally, the levels of nitric oxide and of lipid peroxidation were also determined in peripheral blood. Results showed that MLIF improved the rate of motor recovery and this correlated with an increased survival of ventral horn and rubrospinal neurons. These beneficial effects were in turn associated with a reduction in iNOS gene products and a significant upregulation of IL-10 and TGF- β expression. In the same way, MLIF reduced the concentration of nitric oxide and the levels of lipid peroxidation in systemic circulation. The present results demonstrate for the first time the neuroprotective effects endowed by MLIF after SC injury.
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- Shannon N. Moonah
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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The Monocyte Locomotion Inhibitory Factor (MLIF) Produced by Entamoeba histolytica Alters the Expression of Genes Related to the Wound-Healing Process. Int J Pept Res Ther 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10989-012-9315-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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He GZ, Deng SX, Qian N. Intestinal microbial community diversity between healthy and orally infected rabbit with Entamoeba histolytica by ERIC-PCR. Parasitol Res 2012; 111:1123-6. [PMID: 22562215 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2942-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-PCR was applied to analyze the difference of intestinal microbial community diversity between healthy and orally infected rabbits with Entamoeba histolytica. The dynamic changes in different parts of digestive system including the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum, and rectum in healthy and infected rabbits at different time points were also tested. The intestinal microbial community of the control healthy rabbits was steady, and the total number of ERIC-PCR bands in the control healthy rabbit was the least in the rectum and the most in the caecum. ERIC-PCR bands of orally inoculated rabbits did not obviously change until 24 h after postinoculation (p.i.). The numbers of the ERIC-PCR bands gradually decreased from 24 to 72 h p.i., and then, with the development of disease, the band numbers gradually increased until 6 days p.i. Sequence analysis showed that the nucleotide sequence homologies of the fragment about 1,200 bp of infected ileum sampled at 32 h p.i. were above 95 % with Sinorhizobium meliloti enterobacterial, Erwinia amylovora and Salmonella typhimurium, and the nucleotide sequence homologies of the fragment about 300 bp of infected ileum sampled at 48 h p.i. were more than 90 % with Xanthomonas campestris enterobacterial, Yersinia enterocolitica subsp., Shigella flexneri, S. meliloti enterobacterial, Yersinia pestis, Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp., and Escherichia coli. The prominent bacteria had changed after E. histolytica infection. The DNAstar of staple of ERIC-PCR showed that aerobe and facultative aerobe (E. coli, Shigella, and Salmonella) became preponderant bacilli in the intestine of orally infected rabbits with E. histolytica.
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- Guang-Zhi He
- Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou Province, China
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Tovy A, Hertz R, Siman-Tov R, Syan S, Faust D, Guillen N, Ankri S. Glucose starvation boosts Entamoeba histolytica virulence. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5:e1247. [PMID: 21829737 PMCID: PMC3149018 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The unicellular parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, is exposed to numerous adverse conditions, such as nutrient deprivation, during its life cycle stages in the human host. In the present study, we examined whether the parasite virulence could be influenced by glucose starvation (GS). The migratory behaviour of the parasite and its capability to kill mammalian cells and to lyse erythrocytes is strongly enhanced following GS. In order to gain insights into the mechanism underlying the GS boosting effects on virulence, we analyzed differences in protein expression levels in control and glucose-starved trophozoites, by quantitative proteomic analysis. We observed that upstream regulatory element 3-binding protein (URE3-BP), a transcription factor that modulates E.histolytica virulence, and the lysine-rich protein 1 (KRiP1) which is induced during liver abscess development, are upregulated by GS. We also analyzed E. histolytica membrane fractions and noticed that the Gal/GalNAc lectin light subunit LgL1 is up-regulated by GS. Surprisingly, amoebapore A (Ap-A) and cysteine proteinase A5 (CP-A5), two important E. histolytica virulence factors, were strongly down-regulated by GS. While the boosting effect of GS on E. histolytica virulence was conserved in strains silenced for Ap-A and CP-A5, it was lost in LgL1 and in KRiP1 down-regulated strains. These data emphasize the unexpected role of GS in the modulation of E.histolytica virulence and the involvement of KRiP1 and Lgl1 in this phenomenon. During infection, pathogens are exposed to different environmental stresses that are mostly the consequence of the host immune defense. The most studied of these environmental stresses are the response of pathogens to nitric oxide and to hydrogen peroxide, both produced by phagocytes. In contrast, the overall knowledge about the response of pathogens to metabolic stresses is scanty. Amebiasis is caused by the unicellular protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica, and has a worldwide distribution with substantial morbidity and mortality. During its journey in the host, the parasite is exposed to the host immune system and to variations in nutrient availability due to the host nutrition status and the competition with the bacterial flora of the large intestine. How E. histolytica responds to glucose starvation (GS) has never been investigated. Here, the authors report that the parasite virulence is boosted by GS. Paradoxically, two well accepted virulence factors, the amoebapore A and the cysteine protease A5 are less abundant in the glucose-starved parasites. This Accordingly, these proteins are not required for the boosting of the E. histolytica virulence, in contrast to KRiP1 and LgL1 that seem to be involved in this phenomenon.
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- Ayala Tovy
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie Cellulaire du Parasitisme, Paris, France
- Inserm, U786, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie Cellulaire du Parasitisme, Paris, France
- Inserm, U786, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie Cellulaire du Parasitisme, Paris, France
- Inserm, U786, Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel
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Yao J, Xu Y, Ji F, Wang C, Zhang Y, Ni J, Wang R. Protective effects of MLIF analogs on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Peptides 2011; 32:1047-54. [PMID: 21402115 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF) is an anti-inflammatory oligopeptide produced by Entamoeba histolytica. Among its different effects, it inhibits locomotion of human monocytes, hence its original name. The carboxyl-terminal end group Cys-Asn-Ser is the pharmacophore of anti-inflammatory peptide Met-Gln-Cys-Asn-Ser. In this study, the N-terminal of Cys-Asn-Ser was modified. With the aim to enhance the antioxidant ability and penetrability of Cys-Asn-Ser, we designed and synthesized two tetrapeptides Tyr-Cys-Asn-Ser and His-Cys-Asn-Ser. The neuroprotective effects of Tyr-Cys-Asn-Ser and His-Cys-Asn-Ser on focal ischemia reperfusion were investigated, and their pharmacological activities compared with Cys-Asn-Ser were studied. In order to study the mechanism of neuroprotective effect of these peptides, the level of oxidative stress markers malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and pro-inflammatory factors interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and myeloperoxidase (MPO) were detected in brain tissue homogenate.
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- Jia Yao
- Key Laboratory of Preclinical Study for New Drugs of Gansu Province, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, 222 Tian Shui South Road, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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Rojas-Dotor S, Vargas-Neri L, Blanco-Favela F. Effect of the Monocyte Locomotion Inhibitory Factor (MLIF) a Natural Anti-Inflammatory Produced by E. Histolytica on Apoptosis in Human CD4 + T Lymphocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.4236/pp.2011.24032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Anti-inflammatory defense mechanisms of Entamoeba histolytica. Inflamm Res 2010; 60:111-7. [PMID: 20938711 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-010-0261-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/22/2010] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF), a heat-stable oligopeptide found in the supernatant fluid of Entamoeba histolytica axenic cultures, may contribute to the delayed inflammation observed in amoebic hepatic abscess. This factor was isolated by ultra-filtration and high powered liquid chromatography, obtaining a primary Met-Gln-Cys-Asn-Ser structure, identified afterwards as the carboxyl-terminal (…Cys-Asn-Ser) active site. The selective anti-inflammatory effects of the pentapeptide have been observed in both in vitro and in vivo models, using a synthetic pentapeptide to maintain the same anti-inflammatory conditions during the experimental assays. Anti-inflammatory effects observed include inhibition of human monocyte locomotion and the respiratory burst in monocytes and neutrophils, increasing expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines and inhibiting expression of the adhesion molecules VLA-4 and VCAM, among others. In this review, we will describe the effects of MLIF detected so far and how it might be used as a therapeutical agent against inflammatory diseases.
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Soriano-Correa C, Olivares del Valle FJ, Muñoz-Losa A, Fdez. Galván I, Martín ME, Aguilar MA. Theoretical Study of the Competition between Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonds and Solvation in the Cys-Asn-Ser Tripeptide. J Phys Chem B 2010; 114:8961-70. [DOI: 10.1021/jp1035162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Catalina Soriano-Correa
- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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- Química Física, Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas, s/n 06071 Badajoz, Spain, and Laboratorio de Química Computacional, FES Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), C.P. 09230 Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico
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Kanduc D. Protein information content resides in rare peptide segments. Peptides 2010; 31:983-8. [PMID: 20153390 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Discovering the informational rule(s) underlying structure-function relationships in the protein language is at the core of biology. Current theories have proven inadequate to explain the origins of biological information such as that found in nucleotide and amino acid sequences. Here, we demonstrate that the information content of an amino acid motif correlates with the motif rarity. A structured analysis of the scientific literature supports the theory that rare pentapeptide words have higher significance than more common pentapeptides in biological cell 'talk'. This study expands on our previous research showing that the immunological information contained in an amino acid sequence is inversely related to the sequence frequency in the host proteome.
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- Darja Kanduc
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Bari, Italy.
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Campos-Rodríguez R, Jarillo-Luna RA, Larsen BA, Rivera-Aguilar V, Ventura-Juárez J. Invasive amebiasis: a microcirculatory disorder? Med Hypotheses 2009; 73:687-97. [PMID: 19540678 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Revised: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The two current models of invasive amebiasis both hold that direct contact of toxic molecules and amebas with tissue produces the necrotic areas characteristic of this disorder. Whereas one model characterizes these toxic molecules as amebic products (e.g., lectins, amebapores, cysteine proteinases and other proteolytic enzymes), the other describes them as products of the inflammatory response (e.g., cytokines, nitric oxide, reactive oxygen intermediates and cytotoxic granules). Both these models can account for necrotic areas with many amebas present and with acute inflammation, but not those with few or no amebas present or with scarce inflammation. A new model poses that an inadequate immune response leads to a continuous and prolonged activation of endothelial cells (ECs) by amebas, amebic molecules and cytokines, which triggers the mechanisms leading to necrosis. Other toxic molecules later contribute to EC activation: nitric oxide, reactive oxygen intermediates, the activated complement and proteases. Hyperactivated endothelial cells continuously express adhesion molecules (e.g., ICAM-1 and E-selectin), pro-coagulant molecules (e.g., tissue factor, von Willebrand factor, and the plasminogen activator inhibitor), resulting in ever greater inflammation and thrombosis, which eventually reduces or blocks blood flow in some vessels and starves certain tissue areas of an adequate oxygen and nutrient supply. When necrotic areas first develop, they are surrounded by inflammatory cells due to the acute inflammation at this stage. However, these cells are starved of oxygen and essential nutrients by the same microcirculatory dysfunction. The increasing concentration of nitric oxide during amebiasis eventually has an anti-inflammatory and vasodilating effect, creating a new mechanism for the microcirculatory dysfunction. This local microcirculatory dysfunction can explain necrotic areas in the presence of many, few, or no amebas, with abundant or scarce inflammation.
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- Rafael Campos-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Plan de San Luis y Díaz Mirón, CP. 11340 DF, Mexico.
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Olivos-García A, Saavedra E, Ramos-Martínez E, Nequiz M, Pérez-Tamayo R. Molecular nature of virulence in Entamoeba histolytica. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2009; 9:1033-7. [PMID: 19376272 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2008] [Revised: 03/30/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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For many years virulence of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica has been attributed to the capacity of the parasite to destroy tissues through the expression and/or secretion of various molecules. Such view is supported mainly by in vitro experimentation, whereas data obtained by using animal models of the disease have clearly demonstrated that the host's inflammatory response is primarily responsible for tissue damage. This review analyzes the content and/or activity of some of the presumed toxic amebic molecules present in amebic strains with different degrees of virulence compared to various parasite in vitro functions that are supposed to correlate with in vivo virulence. The analysis suggests that amebic virulence is primarily determined by the parasite's capacity to adapt and survive the aerobic conditions present in animal tissues. This initial episode in the host-parasite relationship is an absolute requirement for the further development of tissue lesions, which result from the concerted action of many molecules derived from both, the host and the parasite.
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- Alfonso Olivos-García
- Departamento de Medicina Experimental Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, Mexico.
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Lejeune M, Rybicka JM, Chadee K. Recent discoveries in the pathogenesis and immune response toward Entamoeba histolytica. Future Microbiol 2009; 4:105-18. [PMID: 19207103 DOI: 10.2217/17460913.4.1.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is an enteric dwelling human protozoan parasite that causes the disease amoebiasis, which is endemic in the developing world. Over the past four decades, considerable effort has been made to understand the parasite and the disease. Improved diagnostics can now differentiate pathogenic E. histolytica from that of the related but nonpathogenic Entamoeba dispar, thus minimizing screening errors. Classically, the triad of Gal-lectin, cysteine proteinases and amoebapores of the parasite were thought to be the major proteins involved in the pathogenesis of amoebiasis. However, other amoebic molecules such as lipophosphopeptidoglycan, perioxiredoxin, arginase, and lysine and glutamic acid-rich proteins are also implicated. Recently, the genome of E. histolytica has been sequenced, which has widened our scope to study additional virulence factors. E. histolytica genome-based approaches have now confirmed the presence of Golgi apparatus-like vesicles and the machinery for glycosylation, thus improving the chances of identifying potential drug targets for chemotherapeutic intervention. Apart from Gal-lectin-based vaccines, promising vaccine targets such as serine-rich E. histolytica protein have yielded encouraging results. Considerable efforts have also been made to skew vaccination responses towards appropriate T-helper cell immunity that could augment the efficacy of vaccine candidates under study. Thus, ongoing efforts mining the information made available with the sequencing of the E. histolytica genome will no doubt identify and characterize other important potential vaccine/drug targets and lead to effective immunologic strategies for the control of amoebiasis.
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- Manigandan Lejeune
- University of Calgary, Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
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GARCÍA-ZEPEDA EA, ROJAS-LÓPEZ A, ESQUIVEL-VELÁZQUEZ M, OSTOA-SALOMA P. Regulation of the inflammatory immune response by the cytokine/chemokine network in amoebiasis. Parasite Immunol 2007; 29:679-84. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2007.00990.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Guo X, Houpt E, Petri WA. Crosstalk at the initial encounter: interplay between host defense and ameba survival strategies. Curr Opin Immunol 2007; 19:376-84. [PMID: 17702556 PMCID: PMC2679172 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2007] [Revised: 06/14/2007] [Accepted: 07/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The host-parasite relationship is based on a series of interplays between host defense mechanisms and parasite survival strategies. Progress has been made in understanding the role of host immune response in amebiasis. While host cells elaborate diverse mechanisms for pathogen expulsion, amebae have also developed complex strategies to modulate host immune response and facilitate their own survival. This paper will give an overview of current research on the mutual interactions between host and Entamoeba histolytica in human and experimental amebiasis. Understanding this crosstalk is crucial for the effective design and implementation of new vaccines and drugs for this leading parasitic disease.
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- Xiaoti Guo
- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1340
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1340
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1340
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Rojas-Dotor S, Rico G, Pérez J, Velázquez J, Silva R, Morales E, Kretschmer R. Cytokine expression in CD4(+) cells exposed to the monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor produced by Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol Res 2005; 98:493-5. [PMID: 16374615 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0090-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2005] [Accepted: 11/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Entamoeba histolytica produces monocyte locomotion inhibitory factor (MLIF), a pentapeptide with in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory properties. MLIF may interfere with leukocyte migration, disturbing the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines secreted by CD4(+) T lymphocytes. We evaluated the effect of MLIF on expression of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in human CD4(+) T lymphocytes. Regulatory cytokines [interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), IL-2, interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), IL-5, IL-6, and IL-10] were studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method in CD4(+)-cell supernatant fluids. Proinflammatory cytokines were produced per se by MLIF (IL-1beta, IL-2, and IFN-gamma) and also anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, and IL-10) with 1-phorbol-12 myristate-13 acetate + MLIF; the IL-1beta, IFN-gamma, IL-5 and IL-6 production was inhibited but not that of IL-10 which disclosed increase in its expression. MLIF disturbs the pro- and anti-inflammatory balance, and it induces inhibition of IL-1beta (principal proinflammatory cytokine) and increases IL-10 (prototype of an anti-inflammatory cytokine).
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- Sara Rojas-Dotor
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunología, Hospital de Pediatría, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI (CMN-SXXI), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
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Giménez-Scherer JA, Cárdenas G, López-Osuna M, Velázquez JR, Rico G, Isibasi A, Maldonado MDC, Morales ME, Fernández-Diez J, Kretschmer RR. Immunization with a tetramer derivative of an anti-inflammatory pentapeptide produced by Entamoeba histolytica protects gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) against experimental amoebic abscess of the liver. Parasite Immunol 2005; 26:343-9. [PMID: 15679631 DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00718.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Axenically grown Entamoeba histolytica produces a pentapeptide (Met-Gln-Cys-Asn-Ser) with several anti-inflammatory properties, including the inhibition of human monocyte locomotion (Monocyte Locomotion Inhibitory Factor (MLIF)). A construct displays the same effects as the native material. It remains to be seen if MLIF is used, or even produced in vivo by the tissue-invading parasite. If MLIF were to be relevant in invasive amoebiasis, immunizing against it could diminish this parasite advantage and prevent lesions. KLH-linked MLIF mixed with Freund's adjuvant was too aggressive an immunizing material to answer this question. However, immunization with a tetramer of MLIF (but not a scrambled version of MLIF) around a lysine core (MLIF-MAPS), that displays increased antigenicity, yet lacks excessive innate immunity activation, completely protects gerbils against amoebic abscess of the liver caused by the intraportal injection of virulent E. histolytica. Liver abscesses caused by Listeria monocytogenes were not prevented. Invasive E. histolytica may produce the parent protein of MLIF in vivo, and if appropriately cleaved, it may play a role in invasive amoebiasis. MLIF may join new vaccination strategies against amoebiasis.
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- Juan Antonio Giménez-Scherer
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunología, Hospital de Pediatría, Coordinacion de Investigacion en Salud, Centro Medico Nacional, Siglo XXI, IMSS. Mexico, D.F., Mexico
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Utrera-Barillas D, Velazquez JR, Enciso A, Cruz SM, Rico G, Curiel-Quesada E, Teran LM, Kretschmer RR. An anti-inflammatory oligopeptide produced by Entamoeba histolytica down-regulates the expression of pro-inflammatory chemokines. Parasite Immunol 2004; 25:475-82. [PMID: 15157024 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2003.00657.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Axenically grown Entamoeba histolytica produces a pentapeptide (Met-Gln-Cys-Asn-Ser) with anti-inflammatory properties that, among others, inhibits the in vitro and in vivo locomotion of human monocytes, sparing polymorphonuclear leucocytes from this effect [hence the name originally given. Monocyte Locomotion Inhibitory Factor (MLIF)]. A synthetic construct of this peptide displays the same effects as the native material. We now added MLIF to resting and PMA-stimulated cells of a human monocyte cell line and measured the effect upon mRNA and protein expression of pro-inflammatory chemokines (RANTES, IP-10, MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, MCP-1, IL-8, I-309 and lymphotactin) and the shared CC receptor repertoire. The constitutive expression of these chemokines and the CC receptors was unaffected, whereas induced expression of MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, and I-309, and that of the CCR1 receptor--all involved in monocyte chemotaxis--was significantly inhibited by MLIF. This suggests that the inhibition of monocyte functions by MLIF may not only be exerted directly on these cells, but also--and perhaps foremost--through a conglomerate down-regulation of endogenous pro-inflammatory chemokines.
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