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The involvement of anti-inflammatory protein, annexin A1, in ocular toxoplasmosis.

Authors: Mimura, KK  Tedesco, RC  Calabrese, KS  Gil, CD  Oliani, SM 
Citation: Mimura KK, etal., Mol Vis. 2012;18:1583-93. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
RGD ID: 7421536
Pubmed: PMID:22740770   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC3382303   (View Article at PubMed Central)

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of the protein annexin A1 (ANXA1), a potent endogenous regulator of the inflammatory process, in ocular toxoplasmosis. METHODS: C57BL/6 female mice were infected using intravitreal injections of either 10(6) tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii (RH strain; T. gondii) or PBS only (control groups). After 24, 48, and 72 h, animals were sacrificed and their eyes were harvested for histopathological, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural immunocytochemical analysis of ANXA1. Human retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells (ARPE-19) were infected in vitro with T. gondii and collected after 60, 120, 240 min, and 24 h. RESULTS: Compared with non-infected eyes, an intense inflammatory response was observed in the anterior (24 h after infection) and posterior segments (72 h after infection) of the infected eye, characterized by neutrophil infiltration and by the presence of tachyzoites and their consequent destruction along with disorganization of normal retina architecture and RPE vacuolization. T. gondii infection was associated with a significant increase of ANXA1 expression in the neutrophils at 24, 48, and 72 h, and in the RPE at 48 and 72 h. In vitro studies confirmed an upregulation of ANXA1 levels in RPE cells, after 60 and 120 min of infection with T. gondii. CONCLUSIONS: The positive modulation of endogenous ANXA1 in the inflammatory and RPE cells during T. gondii infection suggests that this protein may serve as a therapeutic target in ocular toxoplasmosis.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
ANXA1HumanOcular Toxoplasmosis  ISOAnxa1 (Mus musculus) RGD 
Anxa1RatOcular Toxoplasmosis  ISOAnxa1 (Mus musculus) RGD 
Anxa1MouseOcular Toxoplasmosis  IEP  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Anxa1  (annexin A1)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Anxa1  (annexin A1)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
ANXA1  (annexin A1)


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