title: Involvement of sulfated glycosaminoglycans on the development and attachment of Trypanosoma cruzi to the luminal midgut surface in the vector, Rhodnius prolixus.
abstract: In the present study, we investigated the involvement of sulfated glycosaminoglycans in both the in vivo development and adhesion of T. cruzi epimastigotes to the luminal surface of the digestive tract of the insect vector, Rhodnius prolixus. Pre-incubation of T. cruzi, Dm 28c epimastigotes with heparin, chondroitin 4-sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate or protamine chloridrate inhibited in vitro attachment of parasites to the insect midgut. Enzymatic removal of heparan sulfate moieties by heparinase I or of chondroitin sulfate moieties by chondroitinase AC from the insect posterior midgut abolished epimastigote attachment in vitro. These treatments also reduced the labelling of anionic sites exposed at the luminal surface of the perimicrovillar membranes in the triatomine midgut epithelial cells. Inclusion of chondroitin 4-sulfate or chondroitin 6-sulfate and to a lesser extent, heparin, in the T. cruzi-infected bloodmeal inhibited the establishment of parasites in R. prolixus. These observations indicate that sulfated glycosaminoglycans are one of the determinants for both adhesion of the T. cruzi epimastigotes to the posterior midgut epithelial cells of the triatomine and the parasite infection in the insect vector, R. prolixus.
authors: Laboratório de Biologia de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Morro do Valonguinho s/n - Centro -Niterói, RJ, 24001-970, Brazil.
authors: Marcelo S
authors: MS
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Programa de Glicobiologia, Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21941-590, Brazil.
authors: Luiz-Claudio F
authors: LC
authors: Silva
authors: Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Albuquerque-Cunha
authors: Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Avenida Alberto Lamego, 2000, Horto, Campos dos Goytacases, RJ, 28015-620, Brazil.
authors: Nadir F S
authors: NF
authors: Nogueira
authors: Laboratório de Biologia de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Morro do Valonguinho s/n - Centro -Niterói, RJ, 24001-970, Brazil.
authors: Débora P
authors: DP
authors: Mattos
authors: Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
authors: Daniele P
authors: DP
authors: Castro
authors: Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Azambuja
authors: Laboratório de Bioquímica e Fisiologia de Insetos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.
authors: Eloi S
authors: ES
authors: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D014355:Chagas Disease / Q000469:parasitology*; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000469:parasitology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000166:cytology / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D012239:Rhodnius / Q000166:cytology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014349:Trypanosoma cruzi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; C013786:A73025