Prospecting Biomarkers for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Pythiosis.

Prospecting Biomarkers for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Pythiosis.

Chechi, Jéssica Luana;Rotchanapreeda, Tiwa;da Paz, Giselle Souza;Prado, Ana Carolina;Oliveira, Alana Lucena;Vieira, José Cavalcante Souza;Buzalaf, Marília Afonso Rabelo;Rodrigues, Anderson Messias;Santos, Lucilene Delazari Dos;Krajaejun, Theerapong;Bosco, Sandra de Moraes Gimenes;
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 2021 Vol. 7
136
chechi2021prospectingjournal

Abstract

Pythiosis, whose etiological agent is the oomycete , is a life-threatening disease that occurs mainly in tropical and subtropical countries, affecting several animal species. It is frequently found in horses in Brazil and humans in Thailand. The disease is difficult to diagnose because the pathogen's hyphae are often misdiagnosed as mucoromycete fungi in histological sections. Additionally, there is no specific antigen to use for rapid diagnosis, the availability of which could improve the prognosis in different animal species. In this scenario, we investigated which antigens are recognized by circulating antibodies in horses and humans with pythiosis from Brazil and Thailand, respectively, using 2D immunoblotting followed by mass spectrometry for the identification of antigens. We identified 23 protein spots, 14 recognized by pooled serum from horses and humans. Seven antigens were commonly recognized by both species, such as the heat-shock cognate 70 KDa protein, the heat-shock 70 KDa protein, glucan 1,3-beta-glucosidase, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, serine/threonine-protein phosphatase, aconitate hydratase, and 14-3-3 protein epsilon. These results demonstrate that there are common antigens recognized by the immune responses of horses and humans, and these antigens may be studied as biomarkers for improving diagnosis and treatment.

Access

Citation

ID: 266095
Ref Key: chechi2021prospectingjournal
Use this key to autocite in SciMatic or Thesis Manager

References

Blockchain Verification

Account:
NFT Contract Address:
0x95644003c57E6F55A65596E3D9Eac6813e3566dA
Article ID:
266095
Unique Identifier:
423
Network:
Scimatic Chain (ID: 481)
Loading...
Blockchain Readiness Checklist
Authors
Abstract
Journal Name
Year
Title
5/5
Creates 1,000,000 NFT tokens for this article
Token Features:
  • ERC-1155 Standard NFT
  • 1 Million Supply per Article
  • Transferable via MetaMask
  • Permanent Blockchain Record
Blockchain QR Code
Scan with Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet

Saymatik Web3.0 Wallet