Interleukin mRNA changes in mast cells stimulated by TSL-1 antigens

In this work we analyzed by RT-PCR, the mRNA changes for IL-4, IL-10, TNF and IFN ( induced by TSL-1 antigens in a rat mast cell line (HRMC) with mucosal characteristics. The data obtained showed an increase of 65 and 52 % in mRNA expression for IL-4 and TNF respectively and a decrease of 59 and 55 % in mRNAs for IFNγ and IL-10. Our results suggest that TSL-1 antigens induce the release from MC of regulatory molecules, such as IL-4 by an IgE independent mechanism. Our data also provides important information related to the ability of MC to participate not only in the effector phase against the infectious agents, but also in the orchestration of the immune response by the host against parasites

Interleukin mRNA changes in mast cells stimulated by TSL-1 antigens

In this work we analyzed by RT-PCR, the mRNA changes for IL-4, IL-10, TNF and IFN ( induced by TSL-1 antigens in a rat mast cell line (HRMC) with mucosal characteristics. The data obtained showed an increase of 65 and 52 % in mRNA expression for IL-4 and TNF respectively and a decrease of 59 and 55 % in mRNAs for IFNγ and IL-10. Our results suggest that TSL-1 antigens induce the release from MC of regulatory molecules, such as IL-4 by an IgE independent mechanism. Our data also provides important information related to the ability of MC to participate not only in the effector phase against the infectious agents, but also in the orchestration of the immune response by the host against parasites

The analysis on the human protein domain targets and host-like interacting motifs for the MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV/CoV-2 infers the molecular mimicry of coronavirus.

The MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 are highly pathogenic viruses that can cause severe pneumonic diseases in humans. Unfortunately, there is a non-available effective treatment to combat these viruses. Domain-motif interactions (DMIs) are an essential means by which viruses mimic and hijack the biological processes of host cells. To disentangle how viruses achieve this process can help to develop new rational therapies. Data mining was performed to obtain DMIs stored as regular expressions (regexp) in 3DID and ELM databases. The mined regexp information was mapped on the coronaviruses’ proteomes. Most motifs on viral protein that could interact with human proteins are shared across the coronavirus species, indicating that molecular mimicry is a common strategy for coronavirus infection. Enrichment ontology analysis for protein domains showed a shared biological process and molecular function terms related to carbon source utilization and potassium channel regulation. Some of the mapped motifs were nested on B, and T cell epitopes, suggesting that it could be as an alternative way for reverse vaccinology. The information obtained in this study could be used for further theoretic and experimental explorations on coronavirus infection mechanism and development of medicines for treatment

A phytosociological and phytogeographical survey of the coastal vegetation of western North America. Part I: Plant communities of Baja California, Mexico

Background. Little information is available on the molecular epidemiology in Mexico of Mycobacterium species infecting extrapulmonary sites in humans. This study used molecular methods to determine the Mycobacterium species present in tissues and body fluids in specimens obtained from patients in Mexico with extrapulmonary disease. Methods. Bacterial or tissue specimens from patients with clinical or histological diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis were studied. DNA extracts from 30 bacterial cultures grown in Lowenstein Jensen medium and 42 paraffin-embedded tissues were prepared. Bacteria were cultured from urine, cerebrospinal fluid, pericardial fluid, gastric aspirate, or synovial fluid samples. Tissues samples were from lymph nodes, skin, brain, vagina, and peritoneum. The DNA extracts were analyzed by PCR and by line probe assay (INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2. Innogenetics NV, Gent, Belgium) in order to identify the Mycobacterium species present. DNA samples positive for M. tuberculosis complex were further analyzed by PCR and line probe assay (INNO-LiPA Rif.TB, Innogenetics NV, Gent, Belgium) to detect mutations in the rpoB gene associated with rifampicin resistance. Results. Of the 72 DNA extracts, 26 (36.1%) and 23 (31.9%) tested positive for Mycobacterium species by PCR or line probe assay, respectively. In tissues, M. tuberculosis complex and M. genus were found in lymph nodes, and M. genus was found in brain and vagina specimens. In body fluids, M. tuberculosis complex was found in synovial fluid. M. gordonae, M. smegmatis, M. kansasii, M. genus, M. fortuitum/M. peregrinum complex and M. tuberculosis complex were found in urine. M. chelonae/M. abscessus was found in pericardial fluid and M. kansasii was found in gastric aspirate. Two of M. tuberculosis complex isolates were also PCR and LiPA positive for the rpoB gene. These two isolates were from lymph nodes and were sensitive to rifampicin. Conclusion. 1) We describe the Mycobacterium species diversity in specimens derived from extrapulmonary sites in symptomatic patients in Mexico; 2) Nontuberculous mycobacteria were found in a considerable number of patients; 3) Genotypic rifampicin resistance in M. tuberculosis complex infections in lymph nodes was not found. " 2009 Alvarado-Esquivel et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.",,,,,,"10.1186/1472-6890-9-1",,,"http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/42907","http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-63149096109&partnerID=40&md5=7e1de1649e61e66b44b623972af5d4f6",,,,,,"1",,"BMC Clinical Pathology",,,,"9",,"Scopus",,,,,,,,,,,,"Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium isolates from extrapulmonary specimens obtained from patients in Mexico",,"Article" "40884","123456789/35008",,,,"Hernández Lomelí, Francisco",,"2014",,,,,,,,,,"0188-252X","http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12104/39105","http://www.scielo.org.mx/pdf/comso/n22/n22a11.pdf; http://132.248.9.1:8991/F/T2YHQN5JKYSPCIP3SAPK3TB1KGTDDEFCSVNH496MXCXGEJUB2B-01792?func=full-set-set&set_number=025047&set_entry=000010&format=999",,"Español",,,,"22",,"Comunicación y sociedad",,"265-272",,,,"CLAS

Diagnostic accuracy of combinations of serological biomarkers for identifying clinical tuberculosis

Introduction: Confirmation of tuberculosis (TB) cases in endemic TB settings is a challenge; obtaining fast and cheap, though accurate, diagnostic tools such as biomarkers is thus urgently needed to enable the early detection of TB. This paper evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of combinations of host serological biomarkers for identifying TB. Methodology: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used on 70 Venezuelan Creole individuals for evaluating host biomarkers (i.e. CXCL9, sCD14, MMP9 and uPAR proteins) and anti-synthetic peptides covering certain Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) ESAT-6 (P-12033, P-12034 and P-12037) and Ag85A (P-29878) antigen sequences. The target population consisted of adults having active TB (ATB, n = 28), the tuberculin skin test positive (TST+) or individuals with latent TB infection (LTB, n = 28) and TST- or control subjects (CTRL, n = 14). Results: Receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis revealed good biosignature discriminative ability for 5 serological biomarkers; the accuracy of 3 combinations had a good discriminative ability for diagnosing TB. Anti-P-12034/uPAR detected TB with 96.7% sensitivity and 86.0% specificity, followed by anti-P-12033/uPAR having 96.7% sensitivity and 81.4% specificity. Anti-P-29878/MMP9 had the highest sensitivity (100%), but low specificity (52.17%). Biomarker combinations did not prove efficacious for identifying incipient subclinical TST+TB− subjects at high-risk for TB. Conclusions: The anti-P-12034/uPAR combination could be useful for identifying clinical TB patients. Such an approach holds promise for further validation. © 2018 Araujo et al

Diagnostic accuracy of combinations of serological biomarkers for identifying clinical tuberculosis

Introduction: Confirmation of tuberculosis (TB) cases in endemic TB settings is a challenge; obtaining fast and cheap, though accurate, diagnostic tools such as biomarkers is thus urgently needed to enable the early detection of TB. This paper evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of combinations of host serological biomarkers for identifying TB. Methodology: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used on 70 Venezuelan Creole individuals for evaluating host biomarkers (i.e. CXCL9, sCD14, MMP9 and uPAR proteins) and anti-synthetic peptides covering certain Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) ESAT-6 (P-12033, P-12034 and P-12037) and Ag85A (P-29878) antigen sequences. The target population consisted of adults having active TB (ATB, n = 28), the tuberculin skin test positive (TST+) or individuals with latent TB infection (LTB, n = 28) and TST- or control subjects (CTRL, n = 14). Results: Receiver operator curve (ROC) analysis revealed good biosignature discriminative ability for 5 serological biomarkers; the accuracy of 3 combinations had a good discriminative ability for diagnosing TB. Anti-P-12034/uPAR detected TB with 96.7% sensitivity and 86.0% specificity, followed by anti-P-12033/uPAR having 96.7% sensitivity and 81.4% specificity. Anti-P-29878/MMP9 had the highest sensitivity (100%), but low specificity (52.17%). Biomarker combinations did not prove efficacious for identifying incipient subclinical TST+TB− subjects at high-risk for TB. Conclusions: The anti-P-12034/uPAR combination could be useful for identifying clinical TB patients. Such an approach holds promise for further validation. © 2018 Araujo et al