Intraspecies Polymorphisms in the Lipophosphoglycan of L. braziliensis Differentially Modulate Macrophage Activation via TLR4

da Silva Vieira, Tamara; Rugani, Jeronimo N.; Nogueira, Paula M.; Torrecilhas, Ana Claudia; Gontijo, Célia Maria Ferreira; Descoteaux, Albert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0633-5309 et Soares, Rodrigo P. (2019). Intraspecies Polymorphisms in the Lipophosphoglycan of L. braziliensis Differentially Modulate Macrophage Activation via TLR4 Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology , vol. 9 , nº 240. pp. 1-9. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00240.

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Lipophosphoglycan (LPG) is the major Leishmania surface glycoconjugate having importance during the host-parasite interface. Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis displays a spectrum of clinical forms including: typical cutaneous leishmaniasis (TL), mucocutaneous (ML), and atypical lesions (AL). Those variations in the immunopathology may be a result of intraspecies polymorphisms in the parasite's virulence factors. In this context, we evaluated the role of LPG of strains originated from patients with different clinical manifestations and the sandfly vector. Six isolates of L. braziliensis were used: M2903, RR051 and RR418 (TL), RR410 (AL), M15991 (ML), and M8401 (vector). LPGs were extracted and purified by hydrophobic interaction. Peritoneal macrophages from C57BL/6 and respective knock-outs (TLR2(-/-) and TLR-4(-/-)) were primed with IFN-gamma and exposed to different LPGs for nitric oxide (NO) and cytokine production (IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-alpha). LPGs differentially activated the production of NO and cytokines via TLR4. In order to ascertain if such functional variations were related to intraspecies polymorphisms in the LPG, the purified glycoconjugates were subjected to western blot with specific LPG antibodies (CA7AE and LT22). Based on antibody reactivity preliminary variations in the repeat units were detected. To confirm these findings, LPGs were depolymerized for purification of repeat units. After thin layer chromatography, intraspecies polymorphisms were confirmed especially in the type and/size of sugars branching-off the repeat units motif. In conclusion, different isolates of L. braziliensis from different clinical forms and hosts possess polymorphisms in their LPGs that functionally affected macrophage responses.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	Leishmania braziliensis, virulence, lipophosphoglycan, clinical forms, macrophages, innate immunity
Centre:	Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt:	20 nov. 2019 21:39
Dernière modification:	07 févr. 2022 13:55
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/8578

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