Abstract

PONCE DE LEON, Patricia  and  LOPEZ MURUA, Gabriel. Sialic acid capture by Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae during incubation in vitro. Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam. [online]. 2016, vol.50, n.4, pp.687-691. ISSN 0325-2957.

It has been reported that erythrocytes (RBC) incubated with infective larvae of T. spiralis (ML) exhibit higher aggregation than Control RBC incubated with saline solution, indicating that the parasite captures erythrocyte sialic acid. The objective of this work was to study sialic acid capture by ML during in vitro incubation. A total of 30, 60, 90 and 180 larvae were incubated with 30 mL of GR sediment in 1 mL of saline solution for 24 to 48 hours (37 °C). Aggregation by Polybrene Method was used, and Titre, Total Score and CexpCASP were calculated. The results showed a significant decrease of these three values compared to Control except in the culture with 30 ML where only a moderate decrease of Total Score and CexpCASP were observed. The capture was maximal at 24 hours, with no difference with the values obtained at 48 hours. Then, 60 ML were incubated for 1, 2 and 3 hours. It was noted that ML did no capture sialic acid in the first hour of incubation and the capture was moderate at 3 hours. The experience showed globular sialic acid capture by ML in vitro, suggesting that they could sequester it from the myocyte in order to evade and/or interfere with the immune response for the purposes of assuring their permanence in the host.

Keywords : Muscle larvae T. spiralis; Sialic acid capture in vitro.

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