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</script>An immunoproteomic approach to identifying immunoreactive proteins inLeishmania infantumamastigotes using sera of dogs infected with canine visceral leishmaniasis
An immunoproteomic approach to identifying immunoreactive proteins inLeishmania infantumamastigotes using sera of dogs infected with canine visceral leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the most severe form of leishmaniasis, is caused by Leishmania donovani and Leishmania infantum. The infected dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) are important reservoirs for VL in humans, so the diagnosis, treatment and vaccination of the infected dogs will ultimately decrease the rate of human VL. Proteomics and immunoproteomics techniques have facilitated the introduction of novel drug, vaccine and diagnostic targets. Our immunoproteomic study was conducted to identify new immunoreactive proteins in amastigote form of L. infantum. The strain of L. infantum (MCAN/IR/07/Moheb-gh) was obtained from CVL-infected dogs. J774 macrophage cells were infected with the L. infantum promastigotes. The infected macrophages were ruptured, and pure amastigotes were extracted from the macrophages. After protein extraction, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was employed for protein separation followed by Western blotting. Western blotting was performed, using symptomatic and asymptomatic sera of the infected dogs with CVL. Thirteen repeatable immunoreactive spots were identified by Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Some, including prohibitin, ornithine aminotransferase, annexin A4, and apolipoprotein A-I, have been critically involved in metabolic pathways, survival, and pathogenicity of Leishmania parasites. Further investigations are required to confirm our identified immunoreactive proteins as a biomarker for CVL.
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Yasuj University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Proteome, Blotting, Western, Antibodies, Protozoan, Antigens, Protozoan, Dogs, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Animals, Leishmaniasis, Visceral, Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, Dog Diseases, Leishmania infantum
Proteome, Blotting, Western, Antibodies, Protozoan, Antigens, Protozoan, Dogs, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, Animals, Leishmaniasis, Visceral, Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional, Dog Diseases, Leishmania infantum
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