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Different genotypes of Trypanosoma cruzi produce distinctive placental environment genetic response in chronic experimental infection

ABSTRACT: Congenital infection of Trypanosoma cruzi allows transmission of this parasite through generations. Despite the problematic that this entails, little is known about the placenta environment genetic response produced against infection. We performed functional genomics by microarray analysis in C57Bl/6J mice comparing placentas from uninfected animals and from animals infected with two different T. cruzi strains: K98, a clone of the non-lethal myotropic CA-I strain (TcI), and VD (TcVI), isolated from a human case of congenital infection. Analysis of networks by GeneMANIA of differentially expressed genes showed that âSecretory Granuleâ was a pathway down-regulated in both infected groups, whereas âInnate Immune Responseâ and âResponse to Interferon-gammaâ were pathways up-regulated in VD infection but not in K98. Applying another approach, the GSEA algorithm that detects small changes in predetermined gene sets, we found that metabolic processes, transcription and macromolecular transport were down-regulated in infected placentas environment and some pathways related to cascade signaling had opposite regulation: over-represented in VD and down-regulated in K98 group. We also have found a stronger placental tropism by VD strain, by detection of parasite DNA and RNA, suggesting living parasites in that tissue. Our study is the first one to describe in a murine model the genetic response of placental environment to T. cruzi infection and suggests the development of a strong immune response, parasite genotype-dependent, to the detriment of cellular metabolism. Total RNA obtained from isolated placentas from mice with chronic T. cruzi infection (K98 or VD strains) at 18.5 days of gestation compared to uninfected control mice.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Natalia Juiz

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-85996 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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