Complement evasion by Echinococcus granulosus. Sequestration of host Factor H in the hydatid cyst wall.

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS

HIDATIDOSIS

BIBLIOGRAFIA NACIONAL QUIMICA

1997

Hydatid disease, which affects humans and various livestock species, is caused by the larval stages of the cestode parasite Echinococcus granulosus. The disease involves the growth of a fluid-filled cyst in the host's internal organs. The hydatid cyst wall is generally thought to preclude the access of host immune cells to the cyst, while allowing passage of macromolecules. Thus, evasion of humoral effector mechanisms, in particular the complement system, may be crucial to parasite survival. Evasion of complement might involve inhibition of the C3b deposition step, which can in principle be achieved through parasite-derived or host-derived and parasite-bound regulatory molecules. In this work, extracts from bovine hydatid cysts were analyzed for the presence of factor H-like function, namely the cofactor activity for the breakdown of amidated bovine C3 by bovine factor I. Both this activity and antigenically detectable bovine factor H were found in most extracts. The cofactor activity was retained by an anti-bovine factor H Ab column; as no factor H-cross-reactive parasite molecules were detected in the active extracts, the activity was indeed due to host factor H. The pattern of extraction of host factor H from the parasite tissue indicated that at least part of it was selectively bound to the cyst wall, and that a strong charge component was involved in the binding. Our results indicate that the selective concentration of host factor H from plasma/interstitial fluid may contribute to complement evasion by E. granulosus.

Journal of Immunology v. 158, , 1997. -- p. 3779-3786

American Association of Immunologists

1997

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