title: Dynamics and predictive potential of antibodies against insect-derived recombinant Leishmania infantum proteins during chemotherapy of naturally infected dogs.
abstract: A predictive marker for the success treatment of canine leishmaniasis is required for the application of a more rational therapy protocol, which must improve the probability of cure and reduce Leishmania resistance to drugs. We investigated the dynamics and predictive value of antibodies against insect-derived recombinant L. infantum proteins rKMPII and rTRYP by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with retrospective serum samples from 36 dogs during treatment of canine leishmaniasis. In the entire group of dogs, concentrations of antibodies against rKMPII and rTRYP significantly decreased earlier than concentrations of antibodies against crude total Leishmania antigen (one versus six months), which suggested that the dynamics of antibodies against recombinant proteins may be useful for assessing clinical improvement after treatment. Interestingly, decreases in antibody concentrations against rKMPII occurred earlier in disease-free dogs than in dogs that remain clinically ill one year after beginning of treatment, which suggested that these antibodies may be useful for predicting disease-free survival one year after the beginning of therapy against canine leishmaniasis.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Farmacologia Veterinària and LeishLAB-Servei d'Anàlisi de Fàrmacs, Departament de Farmacologia, de Terapèutica i de Toxicologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Felicitat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Todolí
authors.forename: Inmaculada
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galindo
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gómez-Sebastián
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez-Filgueira
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Escribano
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alberola
authors.forename: Alhelí
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Cortés
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000276:immunology*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins