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Front Cell Infect Microbiol ; 12: 941888, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35992159

RESUMO

Leishmania RNA virus 1 (LRV1) is a double-stranded RNA virus found in some strains of the human protozoan parasite Leishmania, the causative agent of leishmaniasis, a neglected tropical disease. Interestingly, the presence of LRV1 inside Leishmania constitutes an important virulence factor that worsens the leishmaniasis outcome in a type I interferon (IFN)-dependent manner and contributes to treatment failure. Understanding how macrophages respond toward Leishmania alone or in combination with LRV1 as well as the role that type I IFNs may play during infection is fundamental to oversee new therapeutic strategies. To dissect the macrophage response toward infection, RNA sequencing was performed on murine wild-type and Ifnar-deficient bone marrow-derived macrophages infected with Leishmania guyanensis (Lgy) devoid or not of LRV1. Additionally, macrophages were treated with poly I:C (mimetic virus) or with type I IFNs. By implementing a weighted gene correlation network analysis, the groups of genes (modules) with similar expression patterns, for example, functionally related, coregulated, or the members of the same functional pathway, were identified. These modules followed patterns dependent on Leishmania, LRV1, or Leishmania exacerbated by the presence of LRV1. Not only the visualization of how individual genes were embedded to form modules but also how different modules were related to each other were observed. Thus, in the context of the observed hyperinflammatory phenotype associated to the presence of LRV1, it was noted that the biomarkers tumor-necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and the interleukin 6 (IL-6) belonged to different modules and that their regulating specific Src-family kinases were segregated oppositely. In addition, this network approach revealed the strong and sustained effect of LRV1 on the macrophage response and genes that had an early, late, or sustained impact during infection, uncovering the dynamics of the IFN response. Overall, this study contributed to shed light and dissect the intricate macrophage response toward infection by the Leishmania-LRV1 duo and revealed the crosstalk between modules made of coregulated genes and provided a new resource that can be further explored to study the impact of Leishmania on the macrophage response.


Assuntos
Interferon Tipo I , Leishmania , Leishmaniose , Leishmaniavirus , Macrófagos , Animais , Humanos , Interferon Tipo I/imunologia , Leishmania/virologia , Leishmaniose/imunologia , Leishmaniose/parasitologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Macrófagos/imunologia , Macrófagos/parasitologia , Camundongos
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Viruses ; 13(11)2021 11 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34835111

RESUMO

Leishmania spp. are important pathogens causing a vector-borne disease with a broad range of clinical manifestations from self-healing ulcers to the life-threatening visceral forms. Presence of Leishmania RNA virus (LRV) confers survival advantage to these parasites by suppressing anti-leishmanial immunity in the vertebrate host. The two viral species, LRV1 and LRV2 infect species of the subgenera Viannia and Leishmania, respectively. In this work we investigated co-phylogenetic patterns of leishmaniae and their viruses on a small scale (LRV2 in L. major) and demonstrated their predominant coevolution, occasionally broken by intraspecific host switches. Our analysis of the two viral genes, encoding the capsid and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP), revealed them to be under the pressure of purifying selection, which was considerably stronger for the former gene across the whole tree. The selective pressure also differs between the LRV clades and correlates with the frequency of interspecific host switches. In addition, using experimental (capsid) and predicted (RDRP) models we demonstrated that the evolutionary variability across the structure is strikingly different in these two viral proteins.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Capsídeo/genética , Leishmania/virologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Vírus de RNA/genética , RNA Viral/análise , RNA Polimerase Dependente de RNA/genética , Animais , Humanos , Proteínas Virais/genética
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Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ; 113(7): 410-417, 2019 07 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31034027

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Leishmania RNA virus (LRV) is a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus infecting some Leishmania strains and triggering a destructive hyperinflammatory response in mammalian hosts in the New World. There is limited knowledge of the presence of this virus in Old World Leishmania species and its role in the outcome of the disease. We aimed to investigate the presence of LRV in Leishmania species/strains from Turkey. METHODS: Twenty-nine previously identified Leishmania isolates (24 L. tropica, 2 L. infantum, 3 L. major) were examined for LRV positivity using dsRNA visualization in agarose gel after total nucleic acid extraction and RQ-deoxyribonuclease treatment and amplification of a 526 bp fragment of the LRV2-specific RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Ten (7 L. tropica [24.13%], 3 L. major [10.34%]) of the 29 Leishmania strains gave positive results for LRV. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool analysis showed that all these viruses are LRV2-1. LRV2 was detected for the first time in L. tropica strains in the present study. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical manifestation and resistance status of the disease can be different depending on the host and parasite species/strains. The presence of LRV2 may be one of the factors contributing the course of disease. Further studies are needed to elucidate the specific role of LRV2, as it may be a potential target for effective treatment strategies.


Assuntos
Leishmania/genética , Leishmaniose/virologia , Leishmaniavirus/isolamento & purificação , Vírus de RNA/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Filogenia , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Turquia
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Trends Parasitol ; 33(2): 76-78, 2017 02.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27956061

RESUMO

The recent paper by Brettmann et al. provides insight as to how an RNA virus can persistently coexist in a protozoan with RNAi activity and how these two entities work to maintain balance. The authors were also able to successfully remove the virus and examine the role of the virus in parasitemia and the pathogenesis of leishmaniasis.


Assuntos
Leishmania/virologia , Leishmaniose/parasitologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Parasitemia/fisiopatologia , Parasitemia/virologia , Interferência de RNA , Vírus de RNA/fisiologia , Animais , Humanos , Leishmania/genética , Leishmaniose/genética , Leishmaniose/fisiopatologia , Parasitemia/parasitologia
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J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care ; 14(5): 402-7, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25331225

RESUMO

INTRODUCTION: After the onset of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), some HIV-infected patients present a severe inflammation in response to a latent or a previously treated opportunistic pathogen termed immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS). Few reports of tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis have been described in association with IRIS. METHODS: A systematic literature review of IRIS in association with leishmaniasis identified 34 reported cases. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The majority of these occurred in males 4 months following the onset of HAART. The mean CD4 count before HAART was 94 ± 77 cells/mm³ increasing to 5 times the initial value between the onset of HAART and IRIS presentation. Visceral leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis were the most commonly reported clinical manifestations, followed by tegumentary leishmaniasis and uveitis. CONCLUSIONS: Commonly found characteristics included cutaneous involvement, regardless of Leishmania species; appearance of lesions unrelated to time of probable Leishmania infection; rapid recovery of CD4 count following HAART; and rapid progression.


Assuntos
Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/parasitologia , Infecções por HIV/parasitologia , Síndrome Inflamatória da Reconstituição Imune/parasitologia , Leishmaniose/imunologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/imunologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/virologia , Adulto , Feminino , Infecções por HIV/imunologia , Humanos , Síndrome Inflamatória da Reconstituição Imune/imunologia , Síndrome Inflamatória da Reconstituição Imune/virologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol ; 45(2): 295-303, 2011 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20971879

RESUMO

Mouse models of allergic asthma are characterized by airway hyperreactivity (AHR), Th2-driven eosinophilic airway inflammation, high allergen-specific IgE (anti-OVA IgE) levels in serum, and airway remodeling. Because asthma susceptibility has a strong genetic component, we aimed to identify new asthma susceptibility genes in the mouse by analyzing the asthma phenotypes of the Leishmania major resistant (lmr) recombinant congenic (RC) strains. The lmr RC strains are derived from C57BL/6 and BALB/c intercrosses and carry congenic loci on chromosome 17 (lmr1) and 9 (lmr2) in both backgrounds. Whereas the lmr2 locus on chromosome 9 contributes to a small background-specific effect on anti-OVA IgE and AHR, the lmr1 locus on chromosome 17 mediates a strong effect on Th2-driven eosinophilic airway inflammation and background-specific effects on anti-OVA IgE and AHR. The lmr1 locus contains almost 600 polymorphic genes. To narrow down this number of candidate genes, we performed genome-wide transcriptional profiling on lung tissue from C.lmr1 RC mice and BALB/c control mice. We identified a small number of differentially expressed genes located within the congenic fragment, including a number of Mhc genes, polymorphic between BALB/c and C57Bl/6. The analysis of asthma phenotypes in the C.B10-H2b RC strain, carrying the C57Bl/6 haplotype of the Mhc locus in a BALB/c genetic background, reveals a strikingly similar asthma phenotype compared with C.lmr1, indicating that the differentially expressed genes located within the C.B10-H2b congenic fragment are the most likely candidate genes to contribute to the reduced asthma phenotypes associated with the C57Bl/6 allele of lmr1.


Assuntos
Remodelação das Vias Aéreas/imunologia , Asma/genética , Hiper-Reatividade Brônquica/genética , Inflamação/genética , Leishmaniose/genética , Complexo Principal de Histocompatibilidade/genética , Animais , Asma/imunologia , Asma/virologia , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Hiper-Reatividade Brônquica/imunologia , Hiper-Reatividade Brônquica/virologia , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar , Mapeamento Cromossômico , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Eosinofilia/genética , Eosinofilia/imunologia , Eosinofilia/virologia , Eosinófilos/imunologia , Eosinófilos/virologia , Feminino , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Imunoglobulina E/metabolismo , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/virologia , Leishmania major , Leishmaniose/imunologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Congênicos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Ovalbumina/genética , Fenótipo , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa
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Indian J Med Res ; 123(3): 357-88, 2006 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16778317

RESUMO

Leishmania-HIV co-infection has been globally controlled in Southern Europe since 1997 because of highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART), but it appears to be an increasing problem in other countries such as Ethopia, Sudan, Brazil or India where both infections are becoming more and more prevalent. Most of the scientific background on Leishmania/HIV co-infection has been dropped from the Mediterranean experience and although the situations among countries are not fully comparable, it is of high importance to take advantage of this knowledge. In this review several aspects of the Leishmania/HIV co-infection are emphasized viz., epidemiological features, new ways of transmission, pathogenesis, clinical outcome, diagnosis, treatment and secondary prohylaxis. An extensive review of the literature on Leishmania/HIV co-infection has allowed the inclusion of a comprehensive and updated list of bibliographical references.


Assuntos
Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/parasitologia , Leishmaniose/complicações , Leishmaniose/virologia , Infecções Oportunistas Relacionadas com a AIDS/complicações , Animais , Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa , Infecções por HIV/virologia , Humanos , Imunoterapia/métodos , Leishmania/metabolismo , Leishmaniose/diagnóstico , Leishmaniose/parasitologia
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J HIV Ther ; 8(3): 72-5, 2003 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12951545

RESUMO

A common denominator of all the major infections found concurrently with HIV is immune activation. Though the type and characteristics of this activation differ among the various infections, the result is invariably increased HIV infection and replication. Furthermore, the immune activation may affect other concurrent infections such as tuberculosis. Therefore, eradication or suppression of concurrent infections in HIV-infected people may have a major impact on the spread and progression of HIV infection and AIDS, and also on protective HIV vaccines. This applies particularly to developing countries, where these infections are common and no antiretroviral therapy is available. Further studies are urgently needed to clarify and further characterise the long-term effects of concurrent infections on the spread and progression of HIV/AIDS, and particularly on the immune response of the infected host.


Assuntos
Infecções por HIV/complicações , Infecções por HIV/virologia , HIV/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Helmintíase/virologia , Leishmaniose/virologia , Tuberculose/virologia , Animais , Infecções por HIV/imunologia , Helmintíase/imunologia , Helmintíase/parasitologia , Helmintos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Humanos , Leishmania/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Leishmaniose/imunologia , Leishmaniose/parasitologia , Malária Falciparum/imunologia , Malária Falciparum/parasitologia , Malária Falciparum/virologia , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Plasmodium falciparum/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Tuberculose/imunologia , Tuberculose/microbiologia , Carga Viral
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