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Márcia B da Silva1, Juan R Urrego A2, Yisela Oviedo3, Philip J Cooper4, Luis G C Pacheco5, Carina S Pinheiro6, Fátima Ferreira7, Peter Briza8, Neuza M Alcantara-Neves9.
Abstract
Toxocariasis is a widespread helminth infection of dogs and cats, caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati larvae, respectively. Toxocara spp. can cause zoonotic infections in humans by invading tissues and organs causing pathology. Toxocara spp. larvae release excretory-secretory molecules (TES) into the body of their host that are fundamental to the host-parasite interaction and could be used as targets for novel diagnostics and vaccines. In the present study, we identified 646 T. canis proteins from TES and larval extract using 1D-SDS PAGE followed by mass spectrometry. A wide range of proteins was identified that may play a role both in the induction of the host immune response and host pathology, and in parasite metabolism and survival. Among these proteins there are potential candidates for novel diagnostics and vaccines for dogs and cats toxocariases.Entities:
Keywords: Excretory/secretory proteins; Larvae; Proteomics; Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis
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Year: 2018 PMID： 30056980 DOI： 10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.06.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Parasitol ISSN： 0304-4017 Impact factor: 2.738