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Acute Phase Proteins in Dogs with Natural Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8060299

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acute phase proteins; Chagas disease; dogs; ferritin; PON-1; Trypanosoma cruzi

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This study aimed to determine the concentrations of acute phase proteins in dogs naturally infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and with or without seroreactivity to other vector-borne diseases. The results showed a reduction in the levels of paraoxonase-1 in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs, regardless of seroreactivity to other vector-borne diseases. Additionally, an increase in serum ferritin was observed in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs with seroreactivity to other vector-borne diseases. These findings suggest the presence of an oxidative stress response in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs without evident inflammation.
Acute phase proteins have been used as tools for the diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis of several diseases in domestic animals. However, the dynamics of these proteins in infection by Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease in dogs, is still unknown. The aim of this study was to determine concentrations of acute phase proteins (C-reactive protein, haptoglobin, ferritin and paraoxonase-1) in dogs in a coastal town of Ecuador, with natural Trypanosoma cruzi infection with or without seroreactivity of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Borrelia burgdorferi and Dirofilaria immitis. For the detection of Trypanosoma cruzi serum antibodies, two different antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tests were implemented. For the detection of seroreactivity of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys, Borrelia burgdorferi and Dirofilaria immitis, an IDEXX SNAP(& REG;) 4Dx(& REG;) test was used. To determine the concentration of C-reactive protein and ferritin, an immunoturbidimetric assay was used; haptoglobin concentration was measured using a commercial colorimetric method validated in dogs; a spectrophotometric method was used to determine the serum concentration of paraoxonase-1. Results showed a reduction in the serum levels of paraoxonase-1 in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs, either with or without seroreactivity to other vector-borne diseases. A serum ferritin increment was observed in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs with seroreactivity to any other vector-borne diseases. Our findings suggest that paraoxonase-1 levels are reduced in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs without evident clinical signs of Chagas disease, despite their seroreactivity to the other vector-borne diseases studied. These findings could indicate an oxidative stress response in Trypanosoma cruzi-seroreactive dogs with no evident signs of inflammation.

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