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- Title
Variation of the 2D Pattern of Brain Proteins in Mice Infected with Taenia crassiceps ORF Strain.
- Authors
Díaz-Zaragoza, Mariana; Hernández-Ávila, Ricardo; Landa, Abraham; Ostoa-Saloma, Pedro
- Abstract
Some parasites are known to influence brain proteins or induce changes in the functioning of the nervous system. In this study, our objective is to demonstrate how the two-dimensional gel technique is valuable for detecting differences in protein expression and providing detailed information on changes in the brain proteome during a parasitic infection. Subsequently, we seek to understand how the parasitic infection affects the protein composition in the brain and how this may be related to changes in brain function. By analyzing de novo-expressed proteins at 2, 4, and 8 weeks post-infection compared to the brains of the control mice, we observed that proteins expressed at 2 weeks are primarily associated with neuroprotection or the initial response of the mouse brain to the infection. At 8 weeks, parasitic infection can induce oxidative stress in the brain, potentially activating signaling pathways related to the response to cellular damage. Proteins expressed at 8 weeks exhibit a pattern indicating that, as the host fails to balance the Neuro-Immuno-Endocrine network of the organism, the brain begins to undergo an apoptotic process and consequently experiences brain damage.
- Subjects
TAENIA; PARASITIC diseases; BRAIN damage; PROTEINS; PROTEIN expression
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 3, p1460
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25031460