Molecular fluorescent approach to assessing intraerythrocytic hemoprotozoan Babesia canis infection in dogs

被引:15
作者
Bicalho, KA
Ribeiro, MFB
Martins-Filho, OA
机构
[1] Fiocruz MS, Ctr Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Lab Doenca Chagas, BR-30190002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, ICB, Dept Parasitol, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
[3] Fiocruz MS, Ctr Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Bioterio Producao, BR-30190002 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
关键词
flow cytometry; Babesia canis; diagnosis;
D O I
10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.08.009
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
The development of recent flow cytometry-based protocols for the diagnosis of canine babesiosis, Babesia gibsoni in particular, has encouraged us to investigate its applicability to detect B. canis-infected erythrocytes as well as optimize the hydroethidine-flow cytometry methodology (HE-FC), using peripheral blood samples from naturally and experimentally infected dogs. Our data demonstrated that HE at 25 mug/ml provided the most outstanding fluorescence profile, able to discriminate between infected and uninfected dogs with no alterations in cell properties such as forward scatter and unspecific fluorescence. The results were expressed as the percentage of positive fluorescent erythrocytes (PPFE) for each individual sample, with 1.53% of PPFE as the cut-off determined between infected and uninfected animals. B. canis-infected erythrocytes during both acute and chronic experimental infection were identified through HE-FC, validating its use for diagnosis purposes in endemic areas for canine babesiosis. In a clinical trial, 22.8% out of 162 dogs showed to be positive to Babesia infection through this approach. Such prevalence was similar to that estimated for altered hematological profiles (HT) less than or equal to30% (29%), but highly distinct from the prevalence provided by direct blood smear (BS) examination (1.8%) or immunofluorescent assay (IFA) (60.5%). Furthermore, our findings indicate that positive PPFE data was associated with HT <30%, emphasizing that, in clinical practice, the haematocrit should be used as a screening test followed by HE-FC, suitable to confirm hypotheses of canine babesiosis. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:15
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