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. 2021 Dec;120(12):4023-4035.
doi: 10.1007/s00436-021-07341-2. Epub 2021 Oct 18.

A proteomics evaluation of the primary and secondary immune response of Biomphalaria straminea challenged by Schistosoma mansoni

Nairomberg Cavalcanti Portela Junior  1 , Elverson Soares de Melo  2 , Iasmim Lopes de Lima  3 , Rubens Emanoel Tavares da Rocha  3 , Michel Batista  4 , Roberto Afonso da Silva  3 , Ana Paula Sampaio Feitosa  3 , Jose Luiz de Lima Filho  3 , Fábio André Brayner  3   2 , Luiz Carlos Alves  3   2
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A proteomics evaluation of the primary and secondary immune response of Biomphalaria straminea challenged by Schistosoma mansoni

Nairomberg Cavalcanti Portela Junior et al. Parasitol Res. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Biomphalaria spp. snails are intermediary hosts of Schistosoma mansoni, etiologic agent of intestinal schistosomiasis, one of the most important neglected tropical diseases. Biomphalaria straminea is an important intermediary host that possess a different phenotype to parasite infection but shows a large geographic distribution and high capacity of new ecologic niche invasion. Our purpose was to characterize for the first time the differentially expressed proteome in B. straminea during two times intervals after primary and secondary exposure to S. mansoni. The hemolymph was collected at 1 and 15 days after primary and secondary exposure of snails to the parasite. Total proteins were extracted and digested with trypsin. LC-MS/MS label-free quantification was performed and analyzed using Maxquant and Perseus software. Proteins were identified and annotated using Blast2GO tools. After 1 day of exposure, most of upregulated proteins are hemoglobin type 2, C and H type lectins, molecules related to cell adhesion, and response to oxidative stress. After 15 days, we found a similar pattern of upregulated proteins but some fibrinogen-related proteins (FREPs) and TEPs homologs were downregulated. Regarding the differentially expressed proteins during secondary response, the principal immune-related proteins upregulated were C and H type lectins, cellular adhesion molecules, biomphalysin, and FREP3. We noted a several upregulated biological processes during both responses that could be the one of the key points of efficacy in the immune response to parasite. Our data suggests different immune mechanisms used by B. straminea snails challenged with S. mansoni.

Keywords: Biomphalaria; Differential expression; Hemolymph; Immune priming; Immune response; Innate immune memory; Proteomics; Schistosoma.

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