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Urine proteomics for profiling of mouse toxoplasmosis using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis

Authors :
Sha-Sha Wang
Chun-Xue Zhou
Bing Han
Shi-Chen Xie
Lin-Lin Cui
Si-Ying Li
Dong-Hui Zhou
Source :
Parasites & Vectors, Parasites & Vectors, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
BioMed Central, 2021.

Abstract

Background Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. Urine is an easily obtained clinical sample that has been widely applied for diagnostic purposes. However, changes in the urinary proteome during T. gondii infection have never been investigated. Methods Twenty four-hour urine samples were obtained from BALB/c mice with acute infection [11 days post infection (DPI)], mice with chronic infection (35 DPI) and healthy controls, and were analyzed using a label-free liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry analysis. Results We identified a total of 13,414 peptides on 1802 proteins, of which 169 and 47 proteins were significantly differentially expressed at acute and chronic infection phases, respectively. Clustering analysis revealed obvious differences in proteome profiles among all groups. Gene ontology analysis showed that a large number of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) detected in acute infection were associated with biological binding activity and single-organism processes. KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed that the majority of these DEPs were involved in disease-related and metabolic pathways. Conclusions Our findings revealed global reprogramming of the urine proteome following T.gondii infection, and data obtained in this study will enhance our understanding of the host responses to T. gondii infection and lead to the identification of new diagnostic biomarkers. Graphical Abstract

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17563305
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Parasites & Vectors
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....ca41d72bd1cc3b43052bd707588bddfd