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Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy
Impaired antigen-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is a primary immunological disturbance observed in individuals that develop paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) after exposure to Paracoccidioides spp. Restoration of Paracoccidioides-specific CMI is crucial to stop the antifungal treatment and avoid r...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766394/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352628 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6040379 |
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author | Rosa, Sarah Brena Aparecida Csordas, Bárbara Guimarães do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sandra Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, Amanda Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda Venturini, James |
author_facet | Rosa, Sarah Brena Aparecida Csordas, Bárbara Guimarães do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sandra Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, Amanda Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda Venturini, James |
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description | Impaired antigen-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is a primary immunological disturbance observed in individuals that develop paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) after exposure to Paracoccidioides spp. Restoration of Paracoccidioides-specific CMI is crucial to stop the antifungal treatment and avoid relapses. A convenient and specific laboratory tool to assess antigen specific CMI is required for the appropriate clinical treatment of fungal infections, in order to decrease the time of antifungal therapy. We used an interferon-γ release assay strategy, used in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection, to address our aims in this study. Information on proteins secreted by two well-studied representative strains—Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb18) and P. lutzii (Pb-01)—were explored using PubMed or MEDLINE. From 26 publications, 252 proteins were identified, of which 203 were similar according to the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool. This enabled a selection of conserved peptides using the MEGA software. The SignalP-5.0, TMHMM, IEDB, NetMHC II, and IFNepitope algorithms were used to identify appropriate epitopes. In our study, we predicted antigenic epitopes of Paracoccidioides that could bind to MHC class II and induce IFN-γ secretion. These T cell epitopes can be used in the development of a laboratory tool to monitor the CMI of patients with PCM. |
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spelling | pubmed-77663942020-12-28 Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy Rosa, Sarah Brena Aparecida Csordas, Bárbara Guimarães do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sandra Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, Amanda Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda Venturini, James J Fungi (Basel) Article Impaired antigen-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is a primary immunological disturbance observed in individuals that develop paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) after exposure to Paracoccidioides spp. Restoration of Paracoccidioides-specific CMI is crucial to stop the antifungal treatment and avoid relapses. A convenient and specific laboratory tool to assess antigen specific CMI is required for the appropriate clinical treatment of fungal infections, in order to decrease the time of antifungal therapy. We used an interferon-γ release assay strategy, used in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection, to address our aims in this study. Information on proteins secreted by two well-studied representative strains—Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Pb18) and P. lutzii (Pb-01)—were explored using PubMed or MEDLINE. From 26 publications, 252 proteins were identified, of which 203 were similar according to the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool. This enabled a selection of conserved peptides using the MEGA software. The SignalP-5.0, TMHMM, IEDB, NetMHC II, and IFNepitope algorithms were used to identify appropriate epitopes. In our study, we predicted antigenic epitopes of Paracoccidioides that could bind to MHC class II and induce IFN-γ secretion. These T cell epitopes can be used in the development of a laboratory tool to monitor the CMI of patients with PCM. MDPI 2020-12-19 /pmc/articles/PMC7766394/ /pubmed/33352628 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6040379 Text en © 2020 by the authors. 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 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Rosa, Sarah Brena Aparecida Csordas, Bárbara Guimarães do Valle Leone de Oliveira, Sandra Maria Ribeiro dos Santos, Amanda Paniago, Anamaria Mello Miranda Venturini, James Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title | Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title_full | Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title_fullStr | Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title_short | Prediction of Conserved Peptides of Paracoccidioides for Interferon-γ Release Assay: The First Step in the Development of a Lab-Based Approach for Immunological Assessment during Antifungal Therapy |
title_sort | prediction of conserved peptides of paracoccidioides for interferon-γ release assay: the first step in the development of a lab-based approach for immunological assessment during antifungal therapy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766394/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33352628 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof6040379 |
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