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Leishmania amazonensis exhibits phosphatidylserine-dependent procoagulant activity, a process that is counteracted by sandfly saliva
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; Rochael, Natalia Cadaxo; Lima, Luize Goncalves; Oliveira, Sandra Maria Pereira de; Barcinski, Marcello Andre; Saraiva, Elvira Maria; Monteiro, Robson Queiroz; Pinto-da-Silva, Lucia Helena.
  • Rochael, Natalia Cadaxo; s.af
  • Lima, Luize Goncalves; s.af
  • Oliveira, Sandra Maria Pereira de; s.af
  • Barcinski, Marcello Andre; s.af
  • Saraiva, Elvira Maria; s.af
  • Monteiro, Robson Queiroz; s.af
  • Pinto-da-Silva, Lucia Helena; s.af
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 108(6): 679-685, set. 2013. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-685490
ABSTRACT
Leishmania parasites expose phosphatidylserine (PS) on their surface, a process that has been associated with regulation of host's immune responses. In this study we demonstrate that PS exposure by metacyclic promastigotes of Leishmania amazonensis favours blood coagulation. L. amazonensis accelerates in vitro coagulation of human plasma. In addition, L. amazonensis supports the assembly of the prothrombinase complex, thus promoting thrombin formation. This process was reversed by annexin V which blocks PS binding sites. During blood meal, Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly inject saliva in the bite site, which has a series of pharmacologically active compounds that inhibit blood coagulation. Since saliva and parasites are co-injected in the host during natural transmission, we evaluated the anticoagulant properties of sandfly saliva in counteracting the procoagulant activity of L. amazonensis . Lu. longipalpis saliva reverses plasma clotting promoted by promastigotes. It also inhibits thrombin formation by the prothrombinase complex assembled either in phosphatidylcholine (PC)/PS vesicles or in L. amazonensis . Sandfly saliva inhibits factor X activation by the intrinsic tenase complex assembled on PC/PS vesicles and blocks factor Xa catalytic activity. Altogether our results show that metacyclic promastigotes of L. amazonensis are procoagulant due to PS exposure. Notably, this effect is efficiently counteracted by sandfly saliva.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Phosphatidylserines / Psychodidae / Saliva / Blood Coagulation / Leishmania Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2013 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Phosphatidylserines / Psychodidae / Saliva / Blood Coagulation / Leishmania Limits: Animals / Humans Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 2013 Type: Article