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- Title
Metabolic reconfiguration of the central glucose metabolism: a crucial strategy of Leishmania donovani for its survival during oxidative stress.
- Authors
Ghosh, Ayan K.; Sardar, Abul H.; Mandal, Abhishek; Saini, Savita; Abhishek, Kumar; Kumar, Ashish; Purkait, Bidyut; Singh, Ruby; Das, Sushmita; Mukhopadhyay, Rupkatha; Roy, Syamal; Das, Pradeep
- Abstract
Understanding the mechanism that allows the intracellular protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani (Ld) to respond to reactive oxygen species (ROS) is of increasing therapeutic importance because of the continuing resistance toward antileishmanial drugs and for determining the illusive survival strategy of these parasites. A shift in primary carbon metabolism is the fastest response to oxidative stress. A 14CO2 evolution study, expression of glucose transporters together with consumption assays, indicated a shift in metabolic flux of the parasites from glycolysis toward pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) when exposed to different oxidants in vitro/ex vivo. Changes in gene expression, protein levels, and enzyme activities all pointed to a metabolic reconfiguration of the central glucose metabolism in response to oxidants. Generation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) (~5-fold) and transaldolase (TAL) (~4.2-fold) overexpressing Ld cells reaffirmed that lethal doses of ROS were counterbalanced by effective manipulation of NADPH:NADP+ ratio and stringent maintenance of reduced thiol content. The extent of protein carbonylation and accumulation of lipid peroxidized products were also found to be less in overexpressed cell lines. Interestingly, the LD50 of sodiumantimony gluconate (SAG), amphotericin-B (AmB), and miltefosine were significantly high toward overexpressing parasites. Consequently, this study illustrates that Ld strategizes a metabolic reconfiguration for replenishment of NADPH pool to encounter oxidative challenges.
- Subjects
LEISHMANIA donovani; PROTOZOA; REACTIVE oxygen species; PARASITES; CARBON metabolism; GLUCOSE transporters
- Publication
FASEB Journal, 2015, Vol 29, Issue 5, p2081
- ISSN
0892-6638
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1096/fj.14-258624