Isoenzyme profile as parameter to differentiate pathogenic strains of Entamoeba histolytica in Brazil Perfil isoenzimático como parâmetro para diferenciar cepas patogênicas de Entamoeba histolytica no Brasil

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Ana Maria Barral de Martinez, Maria Aparecida Gomes, João da Costa Viana, Alvaro José Romanha, Edward Felix Silva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1996
• Subjects: Entamoeba histolytica; Isoenzymatic profiles; Virulence; Diagnostic; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Sob’; Sudeste
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651996000600004; https://doaj.org/article/5fe9de13f1cd43d9af49f5f835ac5c13

The isoenzyme profiles (IP) of 33 strains of Entamoeba histolytica isolated from patients and carriers of two regions in Brazil (Amazonia and Southeast) were determined. The enzymes phosphoglucomutase, glucose-phosphate isomerase, hexokinase and malic enzyme were considered. IP of the strains was correlated with culture conditions, time of maintenance in laboratory and clinical history of patients. The strains were maintained under polyxenic, monoxenic and axenic culture conditions: 27 polyxenic, 1 polyxenic and monoxenic, 1 polyxenic, monoxenic and axenic and 4 axenic only. The patients were symptomatic and asymptomatic. The symptomatic patients presented either non dysenteric (NDC) or dysenteric colitis (DC), associated or not with hepatic abscess (HA). One patient presented anal amoeboma (AM). The analysis of IP for isolates maintained in polyxenic culture showed non pathogenic IP (I) for strains from carriers and patients with NDC, while the strains isolated from patients presenting DC, HA and AM resulted in isolates II or XIX pathogenic IP. This parameter was not able to differentiate strains from carriers from symptomatic patients when these strains were found in axenic or monoxenic culture. All these strains displayed pathogenic IP (II), demonstrating the inability of this parameter to classifying for virulence since it showed identical IP for strains isolated from carriers or symptomatic patients. O perfil isoenzimático (PI) de 33 cepas de E. histolytica, isoladas das regiões Amazônica e Sudeste do Brasil foi determinado. Foram consideradas as enzimas fosfoglicomutase, glicose fosfato isomerase, hexoquinase e enzima málica. O perfil obtido para cada cepa foi correlacionado com o meio e o tempo de manutenção em cultivo e com a história clínica do paciente. As cepas foram mantidas sob condições de cultivo axênico, monoxênico e polixênico: 27 polixênico, 1 polixênico e monoxênico, 1 polixênico, monoxênico e axênico e 4 somente em cultivo axênico. Os pacientes apresentaram sintomas ou não. Os pacientes ...