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Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model
Acanthamoeba spp. is the causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a vision-threatening parasitic disease whose primary risk factor has been attributed to poor contact lens hygiene. Unfortunately, differential diagnosis of AK is challenging as the clinical manifestations for AK are similar to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10145577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37111412 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040526 |
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author | Kim, Min-Jeong Jo, Hye-Jeong Sohn, Hae-Jin Shin, Ho-Joon Quan, Fu-Shi Kong, Hyun-Hee Moon, Eun-Kyung |
author_facet | Kim, Min-Jeong Jo, Hye-Jeong Sohn, Hae-Jin Shin, Ho-Joon Quan, Fu-Shi Kong, Hyun-Hee Moon, Eun-Kyung |
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description | Acanthamoeba spp. is the causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a vision-threatening parasitic disease whose primary risk factor has been attributed to poor contact lens hygiene. Unfortunately, differential diagnosis of AK is challenging as the clinical manifestations for AK are similar to those of bacterial, fungal, or even viral keratitis. Since delayed AK diagnosis can incur permanent vision impairment, a rapid and sensitive diagnostic method is urgently needed. Here, the diagnostic potential of polyclonal antibodies targeting the chorismate mutase (CM) of Acanthamoeba spp. was evaluated in AK animal models. CM antibody specificity against Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts was confirmed by immunocytochemistry after co-culturing Acanthamoeba with Fusarium solani, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, and human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed using CM-specific immune sera raised in rabbits, which demonstrated that the antibodies specifically interacted with the Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts in a dose-dependent manner. To evaluate the diagnostic potential of the CM antibody, AK animal models were established by incubating contact lenses with an inoculum containing A. castellanii trophozoites and subsequently overlaying these lenses onto the corneas of BALB/c mice for 7 and 21 days. The CM antibody specifically detected Acanthamoeba antigens in the murine lacrimal and eyeball tissue lysates at both time points. Our findings underscore the importance of antibody-based AK diagnosis, which could enable early and differential AK diagnosis in clinical settings. |
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spelling | pubmed-101455772023-04-29 Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model Kim, Min-Jeong Jo, Hye-Jeong Sohn, Hae-Jin Shin, Ho-Joon Quan, Fu-Shi Kong, Hyun-Hee Moon, Eun-Kyung Pathogens Article Acanthamoeba spp. is the causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a vision-threatening parasitic disease whose primary risk factor has been attributed to poor contact lens hygiene. Unfortunately, differential diagnosis of AK is challenging as the clinical manifestations for AK are similar to those of bacterial, fungal, or even viral keratitis. Since delayed AK diagnosis can incur permanent vision impairment, a rapid and sensitive diagnostic method is urgently needed. Here, the diagnostic potential of polyclonal antibodies targeting the chorismate mutase (CM) of Acanthamoeba spp. was evaluated in AK animal models. CM antibody specificity against Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts was confirmed by immunocytochemistry after co-culturing Acanthamoeba with Fusarium solani, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus, and human corneal epithelial (HCE) cells. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed using CM-specific immune sera raised in rabbits, which demonstrated that the antibodies specifically interacted with the Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cysts in a dose-dependent manner. To evaluate the diagnostic potential of the CM antibody, AK animal models were established by incubating contact lenses with an inoculum containing A. castellanii trophozoites and subsequently overlaying these lenses onto the corneas of BALB/c mice for 7 and 21 days. The CM antibody specifically detected Acanthamoeba antigens in the murine lacrimal and eyeball tissue lysates at both time points. Our findings underscore the importance of antibody-based AK diagnosis, which could enable early and differential AK diagnosis in clinical settings. MDPI 2023-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10145577/ /pubmed/37111412 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040526 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Kim, Min-Jeong Jo, Hye-Jeong Sohn, Hae-Jin Shin, Ho-Joon Quan, Fu-Shi Kong, Hyun-Hee Moon, Eun-Kyung Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title | Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title_full | Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title_fullStr | Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title_short | Evaluating the Diagnostic Potential of Chorismate Mutase Poly-Clonal Peptide Antibody for the Acanthamoeba Keratitis in an Animal Model |
title_sort | evaluating the diagnostic potential of chorismate mutase poly-clonal peptide antibody for the acanthamoeba keratitis in an animal model |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10145577/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37111412 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12040526 |
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