Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes
Abstract Background The threat of malaria is still present in the world. Recognizing the type of parasite is important in determining a treatment plan. The golden routine involves microscopic diagnostics of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears, however, alternative methods are also constantly being soug...
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| author | Malwina Birczyńska-Zych Jacek Czepiel Maria Łabanowska Martyna Kucharska Magdalena Kurdziel Grażyna Biesiada Aleksander Garlicki Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska |
| author_facet | Malwina Birczyńska-Zych Jacek Czepiel Maria Łabanowska Martyna Kucharska Magdalena Kurdziel Grażyna Biesiada Aleksander Garlicki Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska |
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| description | Abstract Background The threat of malaria is still present in the world. Recognizing the type of parasite is important in determining a treatment plan. The golden routine involves microscopic diagnostics of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears, however, alternative methods are also constantly being sought, in order to gain an additional insight into the course of the disease. Spectroscopic methods, e.g., Raman spectroscopy, are becoming increasingly popular, due to the non-destructive nature of these techniques. Methods The study included patients hospitalized for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax, in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University Hospital in Krakow, Poland, as well as healthy volunteers. The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of using Raman spectroscopy and 2D correlation (2D-COS) spectroscopy in understanding the structural changes in erythrocytes depending on the type of attacking parasite. EPR spectroscopy and two-trace two-dimensional (2T2D) correlation was also used to examine the specificity of paramagnetic centres found in the infected human blood. Results Two-dimensional (2D) correlation spectroscopy facilitates the identification of the hidden relationship, allowing for the discrimination of Raman spectra obtained during the course of disease in human red blood cells, infected by P. falciparum or P. vivax. Synchronous cross-peaks indicate the processes taking place inside the erythrocyte during the export of the parasite protein towards the cell membrane. In contrast, moieties that generate asynchronous 2D cross-peaks are characteristic of the respective ligand-receptor domains. These changes observed during the course of the infection, have different dynamics for P. falciparum and P. vivax, as indicated by the asynchronous correlation cross-peaks. Two-trace two-dimensional (2T2D) spectroscopy, applied to EPR spectra of blood at the beginning of the infection, showed differences between P. falciparum and P. vivax. Conclusions A unique feature of 2D-COS is the ability to discriminate the collected Raman and EPR spectra. The changes observed during the course of a malaria infection have different dynamics for P. falciparum and P. vivax, indicated by the reverse sequence of events. For each type of parasite, a specific recycling process for iron was observed in the infected blood. Graphical Abstract |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8adde53b834c4e3a8545644374bbd8cc2023-06-25T11:09:38ZengBMCMalaria Journal1475-28752023-06-0122111810.1186/s12936-023-04611-5Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytesMalwina Birczyńska-Zych0Jacek Czepiel1Maria Łabanowska2Martyna Kucharska3Magdalena Kurdziel4Grażyna Biesiada5Aleksander Garlicki6Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska7Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University, Medical CollegeDepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University, Medical CollegeFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian UniversityFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian UniversityFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University, Medical CollegeDepartment of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Jagiellonian University, Medical CollegeFaculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian UniversityAbstract Background The threat of malaria is still present in the world. Recognizing the type of parasite is important in determining a treatment plan. The golden routine involves microscopic diagnostics of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears, however, alternative methods are also constantly being sought, in order to gain an additional insight into the course of the disease. Spectroscopic methods, e.g., Raman spectroscopy, are becoming increasingly popular, due to the non-destructive nature of these techniques. Methods The study included patients hospitalized for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum or Plasmodium vivax, in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the University Hospital in Krakow, Poland, as well as healthy volunteers. The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of using Raman spectroscopy and 2D correlation (2D-COS) spectroscopy in understanding the structural changes in erythrocytes depending on the type of attacking parasite. EPR spectroscopy and two-trace two-dimensional (2T2D) correlation was also used to examine the specificity of paramagnetic centres found in the infected human blood. Results Two-dimensional (2D) correlation spectroscopy facilitates the identification of the hidden relationship, allowing for the discrimination of Raman spectra obtained during the course of disease in human red blood cells, infected by P. falciparum or P. vivax. Synchronous cross-peaks indicate the processes taking place inside the erythrocyte during the export of the parasite protein towards the cell membrane. In contrast, moieties that generate asynchronous 2D cross-peaks are characteristic of the respective ligand-receptor domains. These changes observed during the course of the infection, have different dynamics for P. falciparum and P. vivax, as indicated by the asynchronous correlation cross-peaks. Two-trace two-dimensional (2T2D) spectroscopy, applied to EPR spectra of blood at the beginning of the infection, showed differences between P. falciparum and P. vivax. Conclusions A unique feature of 2D-COS is the ability to discriminate the collected Raman and EPR spectra. The changes observed during the course of a malaria infection have different dynamics for P. falciparum and P. vivax, indicated by the reverse sequence of events. For each type of parasite, a specific recycling process for iron was observed in the infected blood. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04611-5MalariaP. falciparumP. vivaxHuman red blood cellsRaman microspectroscopyEPR |
| spellingShingle | Malwina Birczyńska-Zych Jacek Czepiel Maria Łabanowska Martyna Kucharska Magdalena Kurdziel Grażyna Biesiada Aleksander Garlicki Aleksandra Wesełucha-Birczyńska Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes Malaria Journal Malaria P. falciparum P. vivax Human red blood cells Raman microspectroscopy EPR |
| title | Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes |
| title_full | Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes |
| title_fullStr | Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes |
| title_short | Course of Plasmodium infection studied using 2D-COS on human erythrocytes |
| title_sort | course of plasmodium infection studied using 2d cos on human erythrocytes |
| topic | Malaria P. falciparum P. vivax Human red blood cells Raman microspectroscopy EPR |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04611-5 |
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