Amoebic liver abscess production by Entamoeba dispar

Journal Title: Annals of Hepatology - Year 2012, Vol 11, Issue 1

Abstract

Although Entamoeba dispar displays a similar morphology to Entamoeba histolytica, cellular and molecular studies have revealed significant differences between these two amoebae, including the former being characterized as non-pathogenic and the later as pathogenic. However, recent in vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that E. dispar strains of different origin are capable of causing liver damage and destroying cell culture lines in the presence of common intestinal bacteria. These results suggested that E. dispar may present pathogenic behavior according to the specific E. dispar strain, culture and environmental conditions. To investigate this possibility, we carried out in vivo and in vitro studies using a xenic strain E. dispar (ICB-ADO) isolated from a symptomatic non-dysenteric Brazilian patient. This strain was able to induce liver necrosis in a hamster model that was more severe than that produced by E. histolytica. The ICB-ADO isolate also caused significantly more destruction of cultured MDCK cells and increased loss of transepithelial resistance than did the E. histolytica. Xenic E. dispar exhibited high proteolytic activity, which was partially inhibited by the addition of cysteine-protease inhibitors. Based on our biochemical and molecular characterization of E. dispar (ICB-ADO) xenic culture and its ability to produce liver abscesses, we conclude that this specific strain can indeed produce tissue damage, distinct from the frequently used non- pathogenic E. dispar SAW 760 strain.

Authors and Affiliations

Silvio Dolabella, Jesús Serrano-Luna, Fernando Navarro-García, René Cerritos, Cecilia Ximénez, José Galván-Moroyoqui, Edward Silva, Víctor Tsutsumi, Mineko Shibayama

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Silvio Dolabella, Jesús Serrano-Luna, Fernando Navarro-García, René Cerritos, Cecilia Ximénez, José Galván-Moroyoqui, Edward Silva, Víctor Tsutsumi, Mineko Shibayama (2012). Amoebic liver abscess production by Entamoeba dispar. Annals of Hepatology, 11(1), 107-117. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-78107