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Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.87.2017.tde-16012017-145827
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Author
Full name
Thiago de Jesus Oliveira
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2016
Supervisor
Committee
Silva Junior, Pedro Ismael da (President)
Oguiura, Nancy
Silva, Fernanda Dias da
Title in Portuguese
Peptídeos antimicrobianos da hemolinfa do escorpião: Tityus serrulatus.
Keywords in Portuguese
Defensinas
Escorpiões
Peptídeos antimicrobianos (PAMs)
Sistema imune inato
Abstract in Portuguese
Em artrópodes o sistema imune inato contribui para a adaptação de animais como os escorpiões à diferentes ambientes. Esse sistema é composto por mecanismos capazes de agir contra injúrias e a ação de microrganismos e entre esses mecanismos estão os peptídeos antimicrobianos (PAMs). O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar PAMs presentes na hemolinfa de Tityus serrulatus. Para isso sua hemolinfa foi extraída e separados os hemócitos e plasma, em seguida fracionamos em 3 concentrações de acetonitrila em TFA 0,05% (05, 40 e 80%). Estas frações foram submetidas a uma cromatografia liquida de alta eficiência (CLAE) e os picos foram avaliados quanto a sua ação antimicrobiana e hemolítica. Foram identificadas 16 frações que apresentam atividade antimicrobiana. Uma das frações com atividade antimicrobiana, presente nos hemócitos apresentou similaridade com defensina descrita em carrapatos da espécie Ixodes scapularis. Essa fração possui aproximadamente 3486 Da, não apresenta atividade hemolítica e foi denominada como Serrulina.
Title in English
Antimicrobial peptides from the hemolymph of the scorpion: Tityus serrulatus.
Keywords in English
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)
Defensins
Innate immune system
Scorpios
Abstract in English
In arthropods, its innate immune system contributes to the adaptation of animals like scorpions to different environments. This system consists of mechanisms that act avoiding injuries and against the action of microorganisms, among these mechanisms are antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). The aim of this study was to identify AMPs, present in the hemolymph of Tityus serrulatus. The hemolymph was extracted and then we separated hemocyte and plasma. The samples were fractionated in different concentrations of acetonitrile in TFA 0.05% (05, 40 and 80%). These fractions were subjected to high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and the peaks obtained were evaluated for its antimicrobial and hemolytic action. We found sixteen fractions with antimicrobial activity. One of the fractions with antimicrobial activity, present in hemocytes, is similar with a defensin described in ticks, Ixodes scapularis. This fraction has about 3486 Da, has no hemolytic activity and was named as Serrulina.
 
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2017-01-16
 
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