Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/82035
Author(s): Monica Catarina Botelho
Raquel Soares
Nuno Vale
Ricardo Ribeiro
Vania Camilo
Raquel Almeida
Rui Medeiros
Paula Gomes
Jose Carlos Machado
Jose Manuel C Correia da Costa
Title: Schistosoma haematobium: Identification of new estrogenic molecules with estradiol antagonistic activity and ability to inactivate estrogen receptor in mammalian cells
Issue Date: 2010
Abstract: We have previously identified the expression of an estradiol (E2)-related molecule by Schistosoma haematobium total antigen (Sh). We now show that this molecule has an antagonistic effect of estradiol in vitro. Our results are consistent with the existence of an estrogenic molecule that antagonizes the activity of estradiol. We found evidence for this molecule as we identified and characterized by mass spectrometry new estrogenic molecules previously unknown, present in schistosome worm extracts and sera of Schistosoma-infected individuals. We also show that Sh is able to interact in vitro with estrogen receptor (ER), explaining how host endocrine system can favor the establishment of schistosomes. These findings highlight the exploitation of the host endocrine system by schistosomes and represent an additional regulatory component of schistosome development that defines a novel paradigm enabling host-parasite interactions. The identification of these molecules opens new ways for the development of alternative drugs to treat schistosomiasis.
Subject: Ciências da saúde
Health sciences
Scientific areas: Ciências médicas e da saúde::Ciências da saúde
Medical and Health sciences::Health sciences
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/82035
Document Type: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
Rights: openAccess
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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