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- Title
Differential expression of polyamine biosynthetic pathways in skin lesions and in plasma reveals distinct profiles in diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis.
- Authors
Malta-Santos, Hayna; França-Costa, Jaqueline; Macedo, Amanda; Queiroz, Artur T. L.; Fukutani, Kiyoshi F.; Muxel, Sandra Marcia; Khouri, Ricardo; Van Weyenbergh, Johan; Boaventura, Viviane; Barral, Aldina; Costa, Jackson M.; Floh, Eny Iochevet Segal; Andrade, Bruno B.; Floeter-Winter, Lucile M.; Borges, Valéria M.
- Abstract
Tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) is a parasitic disease that can result in wide spectrum clinical manifestations. It is necessary to understand host and parasite determinants of clinical outcomes to identify novel therapeutic targets. Previous studies have indicated that the polyamine biosynthetic pathway is critical for Leishmania growth and survival. Despite its importance, expression of the such pathway has not been previously investigated in TL patients. We performed an exploratory analysis employing Systems Biology tools to compare circulating polyamines and amino acid concentration as well as polyamine pathway gene expression in cutaneous lesions patients presenting with distinct TL disease presentations. Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) was associated with higher concentrations of amino acids, polyamines and its substrate transporters than mucosal cutaneous leishmaniasis or localized cutaneous leishmaniasis. In addition, the RNA expression of polyamine-related genes of patients lesions from two separate cohorts demonstrated that differential activation of this pathway is associated with parasite loads and able to discriminate the clinical spectrum of TL. Taken together, our findings highlight a new aspect of DCL immunopathogenesis indicating that the polyamine pathway may be explored as a novel therapeutic target to control disease burden.
- Subjects
POLYAMINES; SKIN physiology; CUTANEOUS leishmaniasis; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; CLINICAL trials
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-67432-5