Identification of proteins in excretory/secretory extracts of Echinostoma friedi (Trematoda) from chronic and acute infections

Proteomics. 2006 May;6(9):2835-43. doi: 10.1002/pmic.200500571.

Abstract

In the present study, we describe the investigation of Echinostoma friedi excretory/secretory products using a proteomic approach combined with the use of heterologous antibodies. We have identified 18 protein spots corresponding to ten proteins, including cytoskeletal proteins like actin, tropomyosin, and paramyosin; glycolytic enzymes like enolase, glyceraldehyde 3P dehydrogenase, and aldolase; detoxifying enzymes like GSTs; and stress proteins like heat shock protein (Hsp) 70. Among these proteins, both actin and, to a lesser extent, Hsp70, exhibited differential expression patterns between chronic and acute infections in the Echinostoma-rodent model, suggesting that these proteins may play a role in the survival within the host.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Chronic Disease
  • Cricetinae
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Echinostoma / chemistry*
  • Echinostoma / metabolism*
  • Echinostomiasis / genetics
  • Echinostomiasis / metabolism*
  • Mesocricetus
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / metabolism*
  • Proteomics*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Proteins