In Vitro Cytopathogenic Activities of T3 and T4 Genotypes on HeLa Cell Monolayer

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Journal Pathogens

Date 2022 Dec 23

PMID 36558808

Authors

Rosnani Hanim Mohd Hussain

Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani

Naveed Ahmed Khan

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui

Shafiq Aazmi

Hasseri Halim

Tengku Shahrul Anuar

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Abstract

Amoebic keratitis and encephalitis are mainly caused by free-living amoebae of the genus , which consists of both pathogenic and nonpathogenic species. The global distribution, amphizoic properties and the severity of the disease caused by species have inspired the scientific community to put more effort into the isolation of , besides exploring the direct and indirect parameters that could signify a pathogenic potential. Therefore, this study was performed to characterize the pathogenic potential of isolated from contact lens paraphernalia and water sources in Malaysia. Various methodologies were utilized to analyze the thermotolerance and osmotolerance, the secretion level of proteases and the cytopathic effect of trophozoites on the cell monolayer. In addition, the in vitro cytopathogenicity of these isolates was assessed using the LDH-release assay. A total of 14 isolates were classified as thermo- and osmotolerant and had presence of serine proteases with a molecular weight of 45-230 kDa. Four T4 genotypes isolated from contact lens paraphernalia recorded the presence of serine-type proteases of 107 kDa and 133 kDa. In contrast, all T3 genotypes isolated from environmental samples showed the presence of a 56 kDa proteolytic enzyme. Remarkably, eight T4 and a single T3 genotype isolates demonstrated a high adhesion percentage of greater than 90%. Moreover, the use of the HeLa cell monolayer showed that four T4 isolates and one T3 isolate achieved a cytopathic effect in the range of 44.9-59.4%, indicating an intermediate-to-high cytotoxicity level. Apart from that, the LDH-release assay revealed that three T4 isolates (CL5, CL54 and CL149) and one T3 isolate (SKA5-SK35) measured an exceptional toxicity level of higher than 40% compared to other isolates. In short, the presence of T3 and T4 genotypes with significant pathogenic potential in this study reiterates the essential need to reassess the functionality of other genotypes that were previously classified as nonpathogenic isolates in past research.

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