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Comediation of Erythrocyte Haemolysis by Erythrocyte-Derived Microparticles and Complement during Malaria Infection. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • Malaria-associated anaemia is a significant health issue, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, caused by the invasion and destruction of red blood cells (RBCs) by malaria parasites, leading to increased morbidity and mortality.
  • Current research highlights the role of anti-RSP2 antibodies in promoting the destruction of both infected and uninfected RBCs, yet the mechanism behind the transfer of parasite surface proteins to uninfected RBCs remains unclear.
  • This study investigates the potential role of erythrocyte-derived microparticles (EMPs) as mediators in the immunological interactions that lead to the lysis of uninfected RBCs during malaria infections, utilizing in vitro assays to explore this hypothesis.

Article Abstract

Background: Due to the sustained morbidity and mortality that malaria-associated anaemia imposes on patients, malaria is still a global threat, most especially, to residents in sub-Saharan Africa. Merozoite invasion and destruction of erythrocytes, a target for this study, have been necessary due to its unique nature and also since the erythrocytes suffer the most brunt of malarial infection leading to anaemia. The issue of malaria anaemia has to do with why uninfected RBCs get destroyed and even more so than infected ones. Studies have proposed that cytophilic anti-RSP2 (ring surface protein 2-merozoite rhoptry protein 2) antibodies present in sera enhance phagocytosis of RSP2-tagged RBCs by macrophages either directly or via complement, while others have proposed transfer of RSP2 to both infected and uninfected RBCs which may render them susceptible to phagocytosis. What is missing is the agent involved in the transfer of these parasite-induced surface proteins onto the uninfected RBCs, i.e., the mediator molecules. Considering the intracellular location of the parasite in the parasitophorous vacuolar membrane and the absence of a transport mechanism such as the Golgi apparatus within the mature RBC, since the latter has no nucleus, we propose that erythrocyte-derived microparticles (EMPs) may be the possible mediators.

Aim: This study aimed at examining the immunological interactions between EMPs released during malarial infections and host erythrocytes that may lead to their lysis possibly through complement mediation.

Methods: This was an experimental study during which malarial EMPs were isolated by differential centrifugation of malaria-positive plasma. This was followed by cell-based in vitro assays where malaria-positive EMPs were added to uninfected blood group "O" negative erythrocytes in the presence of complement and haemolysis checked for. At a fixed volume of 50 L complement, there were statistically significant ( < 0.01) increases in mean percentage haemolysis as the volume of EMPs increased. Similarly, at a fixed volume of 50 L EMPs, there were statistically significant ( < 0.01) increases in mean percentage haemolysis with increasing volumes of complement. This was an indication that both complement and EMPs contribute significantly to uninfected erythrocyte haemolysis during malaria infection.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7463348PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1640480DOI Listing

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