Search results for "Borrelia burgdorferi"
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BBE31 from the Lyme disease agent Borrelia burgdorferi, known to play an important role in successful colonization of the mammalian host, shows the a…
2019
Abstract Lyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex spirochetes. The spirochete is located in the gut of the tick; as the infected tick starts the blood meal, the spirochete must travel through the hemolymph to the salivary glands, where it can spread to and infect the new host organism. In this study, we determined the crystal structures of the key outer surface protein BBE31 from B. burgdorferi and its orthologous protein BSE31 (BSPA14S_RS05060 gene product) from B. spielmanii. BBE31 is known to be important for the transfer of B. burgdorferi from the gut to the hemolymph in the tick after a tick bite. While BBE31 exerts its function by intera…
Borrelia burgdorferi ārējās virsmas proteīnu BB0689 un BBA73 funkcionālie pētījumi
2015
Maģistra darbs veidots ar mērķi noskaidrot B. burgdorferi ārējās virsmas proteīnu BB0689 un BBA73 potenciālo lomu patogēna un saimniekorganisma mijiedarbībā, kas varētu paplašināt mūsu zināšanas par Laimboreliozes patoģenēzi. Borēlijas proteīnu un zīdītāju vai artropodu proteīnu iespējamā mijiedarbība ir noteikta, izmantojot Ni-NTA afinitātes hromatogrāfiju, proteīnu kompleksu imūnprecipitāciju (Co-Ip) un attālināto Western blotu. Konstatēto mijiedarbības partneru identifikācijai ir izmantota MALDI-TOF masas spektrometrija. Pētījuma rezultātā ir konstatēta BB0689 iespējamā saistība ar vairākiem zīdītāju proteīniem, savukārt BBA73 gadījumā ir novērota tā mijiedarbība ar Ixodes ērču proteīnie…
Laimas slimības ierosinātāja Borrelia burgdorferi ārējās virsmas proteīna BB0663 iegūšana un struktūras analīze
2019
Darba mērķis bija iegūt Laimas slimības izraisītāja Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorgeri) celma B31 ārējās virsmas proteīna BB0663 struktūru un veikt šīs struktūras analīzi, lai iegūtu plašākas zināšanas par baktērijas patoģenēzes mehānismiem. Darba rezultātā BB0663 proteīns tika uzproducēts Escherichia coli šūnās, attīrīts un kristalizēts. Ar rengenstruktūranalīzes palīdzību tika iegūti šī kristāla difrakcijas dati. Izmantojot iegūtos datus, tika noteikta BB0663 proteīna 3D struktūra. Struktūras analīze parādīja, ka B. burgdorferi BB0663 proteīns ir līdzīgs baktērijas Novosphingobium aromaticivorans (N. aromaticivorans) proteīnam, kuram ir noteikta struktūra, bet nav zināma funkcija. Pētīj…
Unraveling the pleomorphic forms of Borrelia burgdorferi
2014
Borrelia burgdorferi bakteeri on puutiaisten välittämän borrelioosin taudinaiheuttaja. Tämä tavanomaisesti spirokeettana esiintyvä bakteeri kykenee vaihtamaan muotoaan ympäristöolosuhteiden muuttuessa epäsuotuisiksi. Borrelia-bakteerin eri esiintymismuotojen uskotaan olevan borrelioosin pitkittyneen taudinkuvan takana, minkä vuoksi näiden muotojen tutkiminen on tärkeää. Tämän pro gradu –työn tavoitteena oli tutkia B. burgdorferin pleomorfisia muotoja ja löytää muotoja erottavia morfologisia tekijöitä sekä eroja proteiiniekspressiossa ja borrelioosipotilasseerumivasteessa spirokeettojen ja pyöreän esiintymismuodon välillä. Olettamuksena oli, että konfokaalimikroskopialla muotojen väliltä löy…
Invariant natural killer T cells act as an extravascular cytotoxic barrier for joint-invading Lyme Borrelia
2014
CXCR6-GFP(+) cells, which encompass 70% invariant natural killer T cells (iNKT cells), have been found primarily patrolling inside blood vessels in the liver. Although the iNKT cells fail to interact with live pathogens, they do respond to bacterial glycolipids presented by CD1d on liver macrophage that have caught the microbe. In contrast, in this study using dual laser multichannel spinning-disk intravital microscopy of joints, the CXCR6-GFP, which also made up 60-70% iNKT cells, were not found in the vasculature but rather closely apposed to and surrounding the outside of blood vessels, and to a lesser extent throughout the extravascular space. These iNKT cells also differed in behavior,…
Variable exposure and immunological response to Lyme disease Borrelia among North Atlantic seabird species.
2008
Colonial seabirds often breed in large aggregations. These individuals can be exposed to parasitism by the tick Ixodes uriae , but little is known about the circulation of pathogens carried by this ectoparasite, including Lyme disease Borrelia . Here we investigated the prevalence of antibodies (Ab) against Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in seabird species sampled at eight locations across the North Atlantic. Using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests, we found that the prevalence of anti- Borrelia Ab in adult seabirds was 39.6% on average (over 444 individuals), but that it varied among colonies and species. Common guillemots showed higher seroprevalence (77.1%±5.9) than black-legged …
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from migratory birds in Southern Norway
2010
Abstract Background Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) are the causative agent for Lyme borreliosis (LB), the most common tick-borne disease in the northern hemisphere. Birds are considered important in the global dispersal of ticks and tick-borne pathogens through their migration. The present study is the first description of B. burgdorferi prevalence and genotypes in Ixodes ricinus ticks feeding on birds during spring and autumn migration in Norway. Methods 6538 migratory birds were captured and examined for ticks at Lista Bird Observatory during the spring and the autumn migration in 2008. 822 immature I. ricinus ticks were collected from 215 infested birds. Ticks were investigated f…
BORRELIA BURGDORFERI SENSU LATO DETECTED IN SKIN OF NORWEGIAN MOUNTAIN HARES (LEPUS TIMIDUS) WITHOUT SIGNS OF DISSEMINATION
2011
The mountain hare (Lepus timidus) population in southern Norway appears to be in decline. Necropsy and laboratory examinations of 36 hares found dead or diseased during 2007-2009 in Vest- and Aust-Agder counties showed that disease and deaths were attributed to multiple causes, with no specific etiology emerging as a cause for population decline. To investigate whether Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) infection is associated with mortality in mountain hares, tissues and ticks collected from hares were investigated for infection with the spirochete. Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. DNA was not detected in samples from internal organs, whereas Borrelia afzelii, B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.…
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus ticks in Brønnøysund in northern Norway
2013
Ticks are important vectors of disease for both humans and animals. In Europe, Lyme borreliosis is the most abundant tick-borne human disease, whereas anaplasmosis, or tick-borne fever, is the most widespread tick-borne infection in domestic animals. However, knowledge about the prevalence of the causative disease agents in questing ticks in the northern range of their distribution in Norway is missing. Ixodes ricinus ticks were therefore collected by flagging vegetation in Brønnøysund, an area near the Arctic Circle in Norway where ticks have been abundant for decades. Ticks were analysed for infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum by real-time PCR ampl…
Baktērijas Borrelia burgdorferi virsmas lipoproteīna BBA03 strukturālie pētījumi
2019
Laima slimība ir visizplatītākā ar vektoriem pārnēsātā slimība Ziemeļu puslodē. Neraugoties uz tās izplatību un smagajiem slimības simptomiem, vēl aizvien nav līdz galam izprasts tās izraisītājas (Borrelia burgdorferi) infekcijas mehānisms. Darba mērķis bija producēt B. burgdorferi ar membrānu saistīto lipoproteīnu BBA03 un noteikt tā telpisko struktūru, izmantojot kodolu magnētisko rezonansi. BBA03 sastāv no 38 aminoskābes garas nestrukturētas ķēdes proteīna N-galā, kam seko septiņas α-spirāles. Izmantojot Dali serveri tika konstatēts, ka BBA03 tuvākais strukturālais analogs ir mlp proteīnu saimes pārstāvis - BBP28. Neraugoties uz to homoloģiju, iepriekšējie pētījumi norāda uz abu proteīnu…