Leishmania major and L. donovani: effects on proteolytic enzymes of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera, Psychodidae).

Abstract:

:Phlebotomus papatasi is susceptible to Leishmania major which it transmits in nature, but is resistant to L. donovani. The present study compares the effect of L. major and L. donovani on the proteolytic activity of P. papatasi gut enzymes. The experiments measured digestion of C14-labeled globin by gut homogenates of flies. Homogenates were prepared from flies fed on serum only (controls) or from flies fed serum containing promastigotes or their dried culture overlayer. In other experiments, the promastigotes or dried culture overlayers were added in vitro to the gut homogenate of control flies. Proteolytic activity of gut homogenate from flies infected with L. major was about one-third less than that of controls, while that from flies infected with L. donovani was one-third greater. Ingestion of L. major dried culture overlayer had an effect on flies similar to that of the promastigotes, while L. donovani dried culture overlayer produced no significant effect. When added to gut homogenate in vitro, promastigotes of both species promoted proteolysis as did dried culture overlayer of L. major. Dried culture overlayer of L. donovani, however, had an opposite effect. It is suggested that the observed reduction in proteolytic activity caused by L. major infection may result from inhibition of enzyme production.

journal_name

Exp Parasitol

authors

Schlein Y,Romano H

doi

10.1016/0014-4894(86)90045-7

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-12-01 00:00:00

pages

376-80

issue

3

eissn

0014-4894

issn

1090-2449

journal_volume

62

pub_type

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