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F1000Res ; 12: 603, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37829592

ABSTRACT

Osteogenesis imperfecta is considered a rare genetic condition which is characterized by bone fragility. In 85% of cases, it is caused by mutations in COL1A1 and COL1A2 genes which are essential to produce type I collagen. We report the case of a female neonate delivered to a 27-year-old women at San Bartolomé Teaching Hospital with a family history of clavicle fracture. A prenatal control with ultrasound was performed to the mother at 29 weeks. A fetus with altered morphology and multiple fractures was found. Therefore, a prenatal diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta was performed. The neonate was born with a respiratory distress syndrome and an acyanotic congenital heart disease. Therefore, she remained in NICU until her death. We highlight the importance of prenatal diagnosis, genetic counseling and a multidisciplinary evaluation in this type of pathologies and report a new probably pathogenic variant in the COL1A2 gene detected by exomic sequencing in amniotic fluid.


Subject(s)
Collagen Type I , Osteogenesis Imperfecta , Humans , Pregnancy , Infant, Newborn , Female , Adult , Collagen Type I/genetics , Osteogenesis Imperfecta/diagnostic imaging , Osteogenesis Imperfecta/genetics , Mutation/genetics , Prenatal Diagnosis
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Rev. peru. biol. (Impr.) ; 18(3): 335-341, dic. 2011. ilus, graf
Article in Spanish | LIPECS | ID: biblio-1111416

ABSTRACT

Se estudiarón la inmunogenicidad del veneno de la serpiente Bothrops atrox, "jergón", utilizando los métodos inmunoenzimáticos de ELISA y Western Blot, así como los patrones de reactividad cruzada empleando los venenos de las serpientes Bothrops brazili, Lachesis muta y Crotalus durissus. Para este fin se inmunizaron conejos albinos Nueva Zelanda (2 kg aprox) con cuatro dosis de 500 µg del veneno de B. atrox en un periodo de 90 días. La producción de anticuerpos fue monitoreada mediante la técnica de ELISA, determinándose el título del suero hiperinmune obtenido al final del protocolo de inmunización. Adicionalmente se analizaron los patrones electroforéticos de los venenos en estudio mediante PAGE-SDS y su reactividad frente al suero obtenido mediante ELISA y Western Blot. El esquema de inmunización utilizado permitió una producción sostenida de anticuerpos a partir del día 20 del protocolo. Finalizado este proceso, el título del suero fue calculado en 256000, lo cual mostró la eficacia y practicidad del procedimiento desarrollado. Por otro lado, los venenos estudiados mostraron una heterogeneidad en su composición proteica a partir del análisis de sus patrones electroforéticos, mientras que a partir de los estudios inmunoenzimáticos, se pudo obtener valores de reactividad cruzada entre el veneno de B. atrox y los venenos de B. brazili, L. muta y C. durissus, de 23,7%, 4,0% y 1,8%, respectivamente. Los resultados obtenidos constituyen el paso inicial para posteriores ensayos dirigidos a la optimización en la producción de inmunosueros para el tratamiento del envenenamiento, así como para el desarrollo de kits de diagnóstico e identificación de especies de serpiente.


The immunogenicity of Bothrops atrox, “jergon”, venom was studied using ELISA and Western Blot methods, as well as cross-reactivity patterns against venoms of Bothrops brazili, Lachesis muta and Crotalus durissus. For this purpose, New Zealand white rabbits (2 kg aprox) were immunized with four 500 µg doses of B. atrox venom in a period of 90 days. Antibody production was followed using ELISA technique, and title of hiper-immune serum was determined at the end of immunization protocol. Additionally, electrophoretic patterns of venoms were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and venom reactivity against obtained serum by ELISA and Western Blot. Immunization schedule allowed a pronounced antibody production since day 20 of protocol. At the end of process, serum title was 256000, which demonstrated both efficacy and usefulness of the developed procedure. On the other hand, studied venoms showed a heterogenic protein composition according to their electrophoretic patterns, whereas cross-reactivity values of 23,7%, 4,0% and 1,8% were obtained between B. atrox venom and B. brazili, L. muta and C. durissus venoms, respectively, using immunoenzymatic methods. According to our results, this procedure constitutes an initial step for further assays directed to optimization in immunoserum production for envenoming treatment and development of kits for diagnosis and species identification of snakes.


Subject(s)
Cross-Priming , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Snake Venoms , Viperidae , Blotting, Western
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Rev. peru. biol. (Impr.) ; 17(1): 123-128, abr. 2010. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LIPECS | ID: biblio-1111327

ABSTRACT

El presente trabajo informa de la purificación y caracterización bioquímica y biológica de la fosfolipasa A2 (PLA2) de Lachesis muta (Linnaeus, 1766). La purificación se realizó por cromatografía liquida (CL) usando CM-Sephadex C-50 y Sephadex G-50, obteniéndola al estado homogéneo con un peso molecular de 18749 Da. Los ensayos con PLA2 realizados sobre fosfolípidos de yema de huevo y lecitina comercial, mostraron que los agentes EDTA, PMSF, glutatión y cisteína, inhibieron la actividad con valores mayores al 50%. La PLA2 de L. muta produjo un notable efecto anticoagulante, observándose un retardo de 2'30' en el tiempo de coagulación con 9,6 microgramos de la enzima. La hemólisis indirecta sobre eritrocitos humanos dio un equivalente de 4,35 microgramos como dosis hemolítica media (HD50). Los valores de dosis edemática media y dosis miotóxica mínima fueron de 91,5 microgramos y 125,89 microgramos/mL respectivamente; valores por debajo de PLA2 de otros venenos. No se registró actividad hemorrágica directa. Las pruebas de inmunodifusión e inmunoelectroforésis revelaron que PLA2 de L. muta tuvo reactividad inmunogénica contra el antiveneno lachésico monovalente (INS-Perú). Sin embargo, la neutralización por el antiveneno fue parcial.


In the present study, phospholipase A2 (PLA2) from Lachesis muta (Linnaeus, 1766), is isolated, purified and characterized biochemically and biologically. Purification was performed by liquid chromatography (LC) using CM-Sephadex C-50 and Sephadex G-50, homogenized enzyme had a molecular weight of 18749 Da. Trials with egg yolk phospholipids, and commercial lecithin showed that EDTA, PMSF, glutathione and cysteine inhibited the activity with values greater than 50%. The PLA2 had a significant anticoagulant effect, showing a delay of 2'30" on the coagulation time with 9.6 microgramos of the enzyme. The indirect impact on human erythrocyte hemolysis gave an equivalent of 4.35 microgramos as HD50. Mean edematic dose and minimum myotoxic dose were 91.5 mg and 125.89 mg / mL respectively, these values were below enzymes phospholipase A2 from others poisons. There was no hemorrhagic activity. Immunodiffusion tests and immunoelectrophoresis revealed that the PLA2 of L. muta was immunogenic reactivity against lachesic monovalent antivenom (INS-Peru). However, the neutralization by the antivenom was partial.


Subject(s)
/antagonists & inhibitors , /isolation & purification , Lachesis muta/analysis
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