Title
Antigenicity of phage clones and their synthetic peptides for the serodiagnosis of canine and human visceral leishmaniasis
Date Issued
01 September 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Costa L.
Salles B.
Santos T.
Ramos F.
Lima M.
Lima M.
Portela Á.
Duarte M.
Menezes-Souza D.
Machado-de-Ávila R.
Silveira J.
Magalhães-Soares D.
Goulart L.
Coelho E.
Publisher(s)
Academic Press
Abstract
In the Americas, Brazil is responsible by 90% of the cases registered of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), and Leishmania infantum is the most common parasite species responsible by disease in Brazilian dogs and humans. A precise diagnosis may allow to a faster and more effective treatment against the disease, which increases the possibility of cure, as well as to induce less toxic effects, due to a lower time exposition for the chemotherapeutics. In a previous study, two L. infantum mimotopes, B10 and C01 clones, were recognized by antibodies in VL dogs sera by a phage display technology, and were well-successfully evaluated as vaccine candidates against visceral and tegumentary leishmaniasis. In the present work, the diagnostic efficacy of these clones, as well as of their exogenous peptides (B10: LSFPFPG and C01: FTSFSPY), was evaluated to diagnose canine and human VL. ELISA assays were performed with the four antigens, and results showed that both clones, as well as their synthetic peptides; showed high sensitivity and specificity values to identify VL samples, presenting an excellent performance to serologically diagnose VL-developing humans and dogs. On the other hand, a wild-type phage, a random non-specific clone and a L. infantum antigenic preparation were used as controls, and showed worst sensitivity and specificity results. In conclusion, besides their biological action as vaccine, B10 and C01 phages and their synthetic peptides could be considered as new markers for the serodiagnosis of canine and human VL.
Start page
14
End page
22
Volume
110
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Inmunología
Patología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85021079427
PubMed ID
Source
Microbial Pathogenesis
ISSN of the container
08824010
Sponsor(s)
Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Teranóstica e Nanobiotecnologia
Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção
This work was supported by grants from Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Edital 02/2017), Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia para Excitotoxicidade e Neuroproteção (INCT Nano-Biofar), National Institute of Science and Technology in Theranostics and Nanobiotechnology (CNPq/CAPES/FAPEMIG, Process N. 465669/2014-0), FAPEMIG (CBB-APQ-00819-12 and CBB-APQ-01778-2014) and CNPq (APQ-482976/2012-8, APQ-488237/2013-0, and APQ-467640/2014-9). EAFC and LRG are grant recipients of CNPq. MACF is a grant recipient of CAPES/FAPEMIG.
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