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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2012.tde-23042013-104032
Document
Author
Full name
Nathália Ferreira Lima
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2012
Supervisor
Committee
Ferreira, Marcelo Urbano (President)
Marinho, Claudio Romero Farias
Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins
Title in Portuguese
Métodos moleculares para detecção e quantificação de gametócitos de Plasmodium.
Keywords in Portuguese
Plasmodium
Amplificações de genes
Diagnóstico
Doenças parasitárias
Malária
Reação em cadeia por polimerase
Abstract in Portuguese
A detecção microscópica de gametócitos pode subestimar sua prevalência e induzir uma avaliação errônea do potencial de transmissão da malária em áreas endêmicas, mantendo desconhecida a proporção de indivíduos infectados que são potenciais transmissores da doença. Este trabalho teve como objetivo a padronização de métodos moleculares para detecção e quantificação de gametócitos de P. falciparum e P. vivax. Descrevemos um método de qRT-PCR, que tem como alvo transcritos do gene pvs25 e pfs25. Detectamos transcritos de pvs25 em 96,4% das amostras sanguíneas provenientes de indivíduos infectados por P. vivax. qRT-PCR foi mais sensível do que a RT-PCR convencional, que tem como alvo o mesmo gene. Descobrimos que a maioria (61,9%) dos portadores de gametócitos são assintomáticos ou tem parasitemias subpatentes e não teriam sido detectados pelas estratégias de controle de rotina da malária. Porém, esses portadores de gametócitos não identificados, geralmente possuem baixas densidades de gametócitos e contribuem com até 4% da carga global de gametócitos na comunidade.
Title in English
Molecular methods for detection and quantification of gametocytes of Plasmodium.
Keywords in English
Plasmodium
Diagnosis
Gene amplifications
Malaria
Parasitic diseases
Polymerase chain reaction
Abstract in English
The microscopic detection of gametocytes may underestimate their prevalence, leading to an inaccurate assessment of the potential for malaria transmission in receptive areas and a poor estimate of the proportion of infected individuals who are infectious. We aimed to standardize molecular methods for detection and quantification of gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax. Here, we describe a qRT-PCR that targets transcripts of the mature gametocyte-specific pvs25 gene. We found mature gametocytes in 53 of 55 (96.4%) P. vivax infections diagnosed during an ongoing cohort study in a farming settlement located in the southern of Amazonas state. SYBR green qRT-PCR was more sensitive than a conventional RT-PCR that targets the same gene. Most (61.9%) gametocyte carriers were either asymptomatic or had subpatent parasitemias, and would have been missed by routine malaria control strategies. However, potentially undiagnosed gametocyte carriers usually had low-density infections and contributed up to 4% to the overall gametocyte burden in the community.
 
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2013-06-04
 
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