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Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-36480

ABSTRACT

Trichomonas vaginalis is a flagellate protozoan parasite and commonly infected the lower genital tract in women and men. Iron is a known nutrient for growth of various pathogens, and also reported to be involved in establishment of trichomoniasis. However, the exact mechanism was not clarified. In this study, the author investigated whether the 120 kDa protein of T. vaginalis may be involved in pathogenicity of trichomonads. Antibodies against 120 kDa protein of T. vaginalis, which was identified as pyruvate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PFOR) by peptide analysis of MALDI-TOF-MS, were prepared in rabbits. Pretreatment of T. vaginalis with anti-120 kDa Ab decreased the proliferation and adherence to vaginal epithelial cells (MS74) of T. vaginalis. Subcutaneous tissue abscess in anti-120 kDa Ab-treated T. vaginalis-injected mice was smaller in size than that of untreated T. vaginalis-infected mice. Collectively, the 120 kDa protein expressed by iron may be involved in proliferation, adhesion to host cells, and abscess formation, thereby may influence on the pathogenicity of T. vaginalis.


Subject(s)
Animals , Mice , Rabbits , Antibodies/metabolism , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Epithelial Cells/parasitology , Host-Pathogen Interactions/drug effects , Iron/pharmacology , Pyruvate Synthase/metabolism , Trace Elements/pharmacology , Trichomonas Infections/parasitology , Trichomonas vaginalis/drug effects
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Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-103946

ABSTRACT

It is known that physicochemical conditions (e.g., pH, temperature, and ionic strength) affect the size of trichomonads. In this study, the sizes of 4 isolates of Trichomonas vaginalis cultured for more than a year (called "old T") and 3 isolates freshly isolated from vaginitis cases (called "fresh T") were compared by scanning electron microscopy. Although the fresh T had shorter body length, body width, and flagellar length than old T, total length (about 26 microm), including body length, flagella length, and axostyle length was almost the same in the 2 groups. A striking difference was observed between the axostyles of the 2 groups; the axostyle length of the fresh T (8.2 microm) was more than twice as long as that of the old T (4.0 microm). However, in several parasitology textbooks, the length of T. vaginalis is said to vary widely from 7 to 32 microm, and its undulating membrane is said to extend about half way (53.5%) to the posterior end of the body. On the other hand, in our study, the undulating membrane was observed to extend more than 3/4 of the body length (72.1%) in old T, whereas in fresh T it could not be measured. Taken together, we suggest that T. vaginalis averages 26 (21-32) microm in total length, with 9.5 (7.4-11.4) microm of body length and 6.8 (5.3-7.7) microm of width, and its undulating membrane extending 3/4 of its body length. Therefore, these findings may provide useful information for morphological characteristics of T. vaginalis.


Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Biometry , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Organelles/ultrastructure , Trichomonas Infections/parasitology , Trichomonas vaginalis/cytology
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Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-222443

ABSTRACT

Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease due to infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, and it can cause serious consequences for women's health. To study the virulence factors of this pathogen, T. vaginalis surface proteins were investigated using polyclonal antibodies specific to the membrane fractions of T. vaginalis. The T. vaginalis expression library was constructed by cloning the cDNA derived from mRNA of T. vaginalis into a phage lambda Uni-ZAP XR vector, and then used for immunoscreening with the anti-membrane proteins of T. vaginalis antibodies. The immunoreactive proteins identified included adhesion protein AP65-1, alpha-actinin, kinesin-associated protein, teneurin, and 2 independent hypothetical proteins. Immunofluorescence assays showed that AP65-1, one of the identified immunogenic clones, is prevalent in the whole body of T. vaginalis. This study led us to identify T. vaginalis proteins which may stimulate immune responses by human cells.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Humans , Rats , Antigens, Protozoan/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Protozoan Proteins/genetics , Trichomonas Infections/parasitology , Trichomonas vaginalis/genetics
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Rev. méd. Panamá ; 22(1): 16-19, Jan. 1997.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-409836

ABSTRACT

Trichomonas sp. was found in a patient with empyema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is a uncommon finding. A wet mount of pleural fluid is recommended to be observed by light microscopy


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Aged , Empyema, Pleural/diagnosis , Trichomonas Infections/diagnosis , Pulmonary Atelectasis , Pleural Diseases/diagnosis , Empyema, Pleural/microbiology , Empyema, Pleural/parasitology , Bronchial Fistula/diagnosis , Trichomonas/isolation & purification , Trichomonas Infections/microbiology , Trichomonas Infections/parasitology
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