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Identification of Leishmania (Viannia) species and clinical isolates of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis from Brazil using PCR-RFLP of the heat-shock protein 70 gene reveals some unexpected observations

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Author(s):
Espada, Caroline R. [1] ; Ortiz, Paola A. [1] ; Shaw, Jeffrey J. [1] ; Barral, Aldina M. P. [2] ; Costa, Jackson M. L. [2] ; Uliana, Silvia R. B. [1] ; Coelho, Adriano C. [3, 1]
Total Authors: 7
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Dept Parasitol, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil
[2] Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz FIOCRUZ, Inst Goncola Moniz, BR-40296710 Salvador, BA - Brazil
[3] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Biol, Dept Biol Anim, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE; v. 91, n. 4, p. 312-318, AUG 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 7
Abstract

Hsp70 is a cytoplasmic heat-shock protein, encoded by a multicopy tandemly repeated gene that has recently been gaining popularity as a valuable marker for typing Leish mania species. In this study, we used a previously described hsp70 PCR-RFLP method for identifying Brazilian Leishmania isolates. We identified two distinct L (L) amazonensis hsp70 alleles that resulted in two different RFLP patterns. Also, we found RFLP polymorphisms amongst L (Viannia) naiffi strains. The profiles of both L (V.) shawi and L (V.) lindenbergi were very similar to those of other L (Viannia) species. The observations described herein reflect the polymorphism found within species of Leishmania and indicate that results from this hsp70 PCR-RFLP method should be used with caution when typing isolates from clinical cases of leishmaniasis and Leishmania species from Brazil. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/09080-2 - Evaluation of candidate drugs for the treatment of Leishmaniasis in Brazil
Grantee:Silvia Reni Bortolin Uliana
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 12/14629-5 - Mechanisms of action and resistance to miltefosine in Leishmania spp.
Grantee:Adriano Cappellazzo Coelho
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 16/23405-4 - Susceptibility to miltefosine in Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis clinical isolates: phenotypic characterization and investigation of the basis involved in reduced susceptibility to the drug
Grantee:Caroline Ricce Espada
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 11/20484-7 - Tamoxifen in the treatment of leishmaniasis: evaluation of efficacy in combination therapy schemes and study of the antileishmanial mechanism of action
Grantee:Silvia Reni Bortolin Uliana
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants