Bibliographic citations
Rodriguez, S., Velasquez, V. (2024). Diseño bioinformático de un antígeno multi-epítope para la detección de la fase aguda de Toxoplasma gondii utilizando GRA7 y GRA8 [Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15272
Rodriguez, S., Velasquez, V. Diseño bioinformático de un antígeno multi-epítope para la detección de la fase aguda de Toxoplasma gondii utilizando GRA7 y GRA8 []. PE: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/15272
@misc{renati/911232,
title = "Diseño bioinformático de un antígeno multi-epítope para la detección de la fase aguda de Toxoplasma gondii utilizando GRA7 y GRA8",
author = "Velasquez Humala, Valeria Shantall",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia",
year = "2024"
}
Toxoplasma gondii, an opportunistic intracellular parasite, can cause severe and even lethal diseases in immunosuppressed patients or pregnant women during the acute phase of the infection. Consequently, rapid, sensitive, and specific diagnostic techniques are needed for timely treatment of acute toxoplasmosis. Diagnostic methods currently rely on natural antigens in the indirect detection of the parasite, with low specificity and without the ability to discriminate between acute and chronic phases. To improve detection, the use of proteins with multiple epitopes that recognize specific antibody binding sites is proposed. Proteins from dense granules (GRAs) play an important role in modifying and perfecting the parasitophorous vacuole. Among these, GRA7 has been reported to be highly immunogenic and can be used to detect anti-T. gondii antibodies in acute and chronic infections, with greater sensitivity to the former. GRA8 has also been used for the detection of the acute phase, and the combination of both has allowed for more effective detection in animals than their individual use. However, in a study evaluating a diagnostic kit, it was found that both antigens could cross-react with antibodies directed against other parasites and lead to false positives. This implies that these proteins need to be further studied. The potential of combining the antigenic regions of GRA7 and GRA8 as a multi-epitope recombinant antigen for diagnosing the acute phase of toxoplasmosis has not been explored. Therefore, a bioinformatics study is essential for predicting immunodominant regions, as well as designing and modeling the recombinant antigen. The objective of this study is to design a multi-epitope protein based on GRA7 and GRA8 using bioinformatics tools. This strategy offers a novel perspective in the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis.
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