Immunoproteomic analysis of Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella britovi excretory-secretory muscle larvae proteins recognized by sera from humans infected with Trichinella

PLoS One. 2020 Nov 5;15(11):e0241918. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241918. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

The present study compares the immunogenic patterns of muscle larvae excretory-secretory proteins (ML E-S) from T. spiralis and T. britovi recognized by Trichinella-infected human sera. Samples were analyzed using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) coupled with 2D-immunoblot and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry LC-MS/MS analysis, two ELISA procedures and a confirmatory 1D-immunoblot test. Sera were obtained from nine patients with a history of ingestion of raw or undercooked meat who presented typical clinical manifestations of trichinellosis and from eleven healthy people. Specific anti-Trichinella IgG antibodies were detected in all samples tested with the Home-ELISA kits, but in only four samples for the commercially-available kit. The 1D-immunoblot results indicated that all nine serum samples were positive for T. spiralis ML E-S antigens, expressed as the presence of specific bands. In contrast, eight of the serum samples with T. britovi E-S ML antigens were positive, with one serum sample taken from a patient at 33dpi (days post infection) being negative. To identify immunoreactive proteins that are specifically recognized by host antibodies, both species of ML E-S proteins were subjected to 2D-immunoblotting with human serum taken at 49 dpi. The sera recognized 22 protein spots for T. spiralis and 18 for T. britovi in 2D-immunoblot analysis. Their molecular weights (MW) ranged from 50 to 60 kDa. LC-MS/MS analysis identified both common and specifically-recognized immunoreactive proteins: transmembrane serine protease 9, serine protease, antigen targeted by protective antibodies and Actin-1 partial were shared for both Trichinella species; hypothetical protein T01_7775 and P49 antigen, partial those specific to T. spiralis; deoxyribonuclease-2-alpha and hypothetical protein T03_17187/T12_7360 were specific to T. britovi. Our results demonstrate the value of 2-DE and 2D-immunblot as versatile tools for pinpointing factors contributing to the parasite-host relationship by comparing the secretomes of different Trichinella species.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood
  • Antibodies, Helminth / immunology
  • Antigens, Helminth / blood
  • Antigens, Helminth / immunology
  • Chromatography, Liquid / methods
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Helminth Proteins / blood
  • Helminth Proteins / immunology
  • Humans
  • Larva / immunology
  • Male
  • Meat / analysis
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Proteins / blood
  • Muscle Proteins / immunology*
  • Muscles / chemistry
  • Swine / immunology
  • Swine Diseases / immunology
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry / methods
  • Trichinella / immunology
  • Trichinella / pathogenicity
  • Trichinella spiralis / immunology*
  • Trichinella spiralis / pathogenicity
  • Trichinellosis / blood
  • Trichinellosis / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth
  • Antigens, Helminth
  • Helminth Proteins
  • Muscle Proteins

Grants and funding

Financial support for this study was provided by the National Science Centre Poland (grant UMO-2015/18/E/NZ6/00502). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.