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Antigenic reactivity of Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni axenic amastigote proved to be a suitable alternative for optimizing Montenegro skin test

Laboratory diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) requires a tool amenable to the epidemiological status of ACL in Brazil. Montenegro skin test (MST), an efficient immunological tool used for laboratory diagnosis of ACL, induces delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to the promas...

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Published in:Parasites & vectors 2024-09, Vol.17 (1), p.402-10, Article 402
Main Authors: de Melo, Leonardo Viana, Vasconcelos Dos Santos, Thiago, Ramos, Patrícia Karla, Lima, Luciana Vieira, Campos, Marliane Batista, Silveira, Fernando Tobias
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Summary:Laboratory diagnosis of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) requires a tool amenable to the epidemiological status of ACL in Brazil. Montenegro skin test (MST), an efficient immunological tool used for laboratory diagnosis of ACL, induces delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) response to the promastigote antigens of Leishmania; however, human immune responses against infection are modulated by the amastigote of the parasite. Leishmania (V.) lainsoni induces strong cellular immunity in humans; therefore, the antigenic reactivity of its axenic amastigote (AMA antigen) to MST was evaluated for the laboratory diagnosis of ACL. Among 70 individuals examined, 60 had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of ACL; 53 had localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL), and 7 had mucosal leishmaniasis (ML). Patients were treated at the Evandro Chagas Institute's leishmaniasis clinic, Pará State, Brazil. Ten healthy individuals with no history of ACL (control group) were also examined. Leishmania (V.) braziliensis promastigote antigen (PRO) was used to compare the reactivity with that of AMA antigen. Paired Student's t-test, kappa agreement, and Spearman test were used to evaluate the reactivity of AMA and PRO. The mean reactivity of AMA in ACL patients was 19.4 mm ± 13.3, which was higher (P 
ISSN:1756-3305
1756-3305
DOI:10.1186/s13071-024-06486-0