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A Molecular and Parasitological Survey on Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Patients from Historical City of Kashan in Isfahan Province, Center of Iran Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2012)421-425 421 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease journal homepage:www.elsevier.com/locate/apjtd Document heading A molecular and parasitological survey on cutaneous leishmaniasis patients from historical city of Kashan in Isfahan province, center of Iran Mohammad Reza Shiee1,2, Homa hajjaran1*, Mehdi Mohebali1, Abbas Doroodgar2, Masoomeh Hashemi saadat2, Aref Teimouri1, Hassan Afzali3 , Mohammad Reza Shirzadi4 1 Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 3 Department of Infection Diseases, School of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran 4 Zoonoses Control Unit, Center of Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Objective: Leishmania To study cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) for identifying the dominant 23 2012 Received August species on CL patients referred to medical health centers of historical Kashan city and suburbs 7 2012 Methods: Received in revised form September located in Isfahan province in central part of Iran during 2010 to 2011. From 137 CL A 12 D 2012 ccepted ecember cases, were microscopically positive, the skin lesion serosity materials of 103 cases were cultured A 28 D 2012 vailable online ecember ( 1 640) in m Leishmaniaonophasic culture media RPMI . We used the PCR-RFLP method for characterizatiШon the isolates, by using specific internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) primers and HAE Results: L. tropica Keywords: 63 as the restriction fast enzyme. DNL.A majorwas extracted from samples. is main 58 (92 1 ) 5 (7 9 ) Cutaneous Leishmaniasis species in . % cases and L. is major identified in . % cases. Indeed randomly two isolates were the species characterized as produced ulcer at the base tail of BALB/c mice L.PC tropicaR- RFLP L. tropica after 3 weeks but frConclusions:om three isolates none of them produced any lesion during 6 months Kashan post inoculation. The parasitological, epidemiological aspect and molecular Iran methods of this study showed that, Kashan and suburb are anthroponetic CL area despite this city located in Isfahan province as an ancient focus of zoonotic CL in Iran. 1. Introduction some geographical locations such as north-east[2], center[3], west, east and south[4,5]. In Iran, there are two forms of CL Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is counted as one of the most including Anthroponotic CL (ACL) and Zoonotic CL (ZCL). L. tropica important major medical public health issues of the world In ACL, the causative agent is and phlebotomus especially in tropical and sub-tropical countries. More sergenti is the main vector, infected human and dogs have L. major than 90 percent of CL cases live in the following countries: the reservoir role. In ZCL, is the principal agent; P. papatasi Afghanistan, Saudi-Arabia, Aljazeera, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, and rodents (Gerbillidae) are the main vector and Syria. Meanwhile 350 million people are exposed to the and reservoir of disease respectively[6]. Isfahan province parasite. The number of new cases of CL has reached to in center of Iran is one of the main foci of the ZCL and 1.5 million people in the word[1]. In Iran, CL distributes in meanwhile the disease exists as a medical health problem in the following cities: Isfahan, Natanz, Badroud, Ardestan, *Corresponding author: Homa Hajjaran, Department of Medical Parasitology and Aran-Bidgol and Kashan[7,8]. Kashan is an ancient and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [9] Fax: +982166462267 historical city which is located in Isfahan province . Due Tel.: +982166462268 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] to its historical background, it has turned to be one of the Foundation Project: This work was financially supported by Vice-Chancellors for tourist cities of the world. So it requires a thorough and Education and Research of the School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran [grant no. 240/2590 (2010)]. consistent study for detecting the abundance and dispersion Mohammad Reza Shiee et al./Asian Paicfic Journal of Tropical Disease (2012)421-425 422 Leishmania of different species of parasites. By gathering 2.2. Sample collection and culture proper information we could take comprehensive and proper actions for controlling the disease in the area. The methods of preventing and controlling of leishmaniasis vary with the This study committed as a cross sectional study. The Leishmania species and we could detect the existence of studied group composed of the CL infected patients referred infection and parasite presence by microscopically observing to Kashan health centers that had positive results in the stained smears. Due to morphological similarities of the parasitological tests. The area in which these patients were Leishmania parasites, accurate species identification is not infected included Kashan and suburbs (central Kashan, Fin, possible. Characterization is based on the golden standard Ravand, Zidi) in Isfahan province (Figure 1). After obtaining iso-enzyme method which requires an abundant number of a complete clinical history, the samples were taken from parasites. Despite the cost, this method is time-consuming. the swollen edge of the lesion by injecting normal saline In recent years, molecular DNA based methods such as method[13]. A direct smear for microscopical examination PCR- RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism), was prepared and a little of cerosites cultured into RPMI RAPD-PCR (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA), nested- 1 640 medium (Gibco) supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Leishmania PCR and Real time PCR as a high tech method, have been Serum (Gibco), the media, incubated at 26 曟. All widely used in diagnosing and identifying the parasite isolates in promastigotes form were harvested at stationary species[10,11]. One of the main advantages of using these phase of growth after 5 to 7 days. methods is that we could detect the infection, parasite 2.3. Animal inoculation species and even the load of parasite by small amount of sample. One of the genome fragments which has a lot of applications is the ribosome gene (rDNA) which is used For further study, the promastigotes form early stationary Leishmania 6 for the amplification of ITS1 (internal transcribed spacer1) five isolates (about 2伊10 promastigotes) were part. Since the length of ITS1 fragments are equal for all inoculated subcutaneous into the base of the tail of the 10 cutaneous and visceral Leishmania species, we used Balb/C mice. Each isolate inoculated to 2 mice, which were the specific restriction enzyme for differentiating these examined weekly for appearance of lesion at the injection species[12]. For reconfirmation we used sequencing for some site up to 6 months. cases. This study has been conducted with the purpose of Leishmania 2.4. DNA extraction identifying dominant parasite species in Kashan city using the PCR-RFLP method. DNA template was extracted from 1.5 mL early stationary Leishmania phase of promastigotes cultured isolates or 2. Materials and methods Geimsa stained slides by using the High Pure PCR Template Purification (Roche, Germany) as recommended by the 2.1. Study area manufacturer. 2.5. PCR- RFLP method Kashan is a city with a population of about 248 789 people and a hot and dry climate located in the central part of Iran. It is located in the north part of Isfahan province. As an We used the ITS 1 region, using the primers ’ ’ ancient and historical city, it gathers hundreds of tourists LITSR (5 -CTGGATCATTTTCCGATG-3 ) and L5.8S ’ ’ every year. Kashan district consists of six cities (Kashan, (5 -TGATACCACTTATCGCACTT-3 ) (Bioneer, Korea). Meshkat, Ghamsar, Niasar, Joshaghan and Barzok). Figure Amplification reactions were performed with ready to 1 shows geographical situation of Kashan and suburbs. The use the master mixed (Roche, Germany). Amplification ” mean temperature is 18 曟 and the mean of annually raining was performed with 35 cycles including (30 at 94 曟, ” ” is 116 mm[9]. 30 at 49 曟, and 45 at 72 曟) in a thermocycler (PeQlab Qom Aran Bidgol Biotechnology GmbH). For RFLP analysis, the PCR product Caspian Sea Meshkat Center Ravand of ITS1 F Tehran including the amplified were digested with ast Kashan Zidi ( 1) ( ) Isfahan digestion HaeIII BsuR Fermentas, Life Sciences, Germany Niasar Fin Persian Gulf Kashan as recommended by the manufacturer. Digestion products Barzok were separated by using 3% agarose gels in TAE buffer and Qamsar Josheqan [13] & Kamoo Natanz visualized after staining by gel red . The electrophoresis Meimeh pattern of the all samples was evaluated with the pattern Leishmania Figure 1. of Iranian reference strains including with The map of endemic Leishmaniasis foci in Kashan city and L. tropica L. major suburb. the Accession numbers: (EU727198), Mohammad Reza Shiee et al./Asian Paicfic Journal of Tropical Disease (2012)421-425 423 L. infantum (EF653269), and (FJ497004). From mentioned 137 cases 74 (54%) were male and 63 cases (46%) were female. The mean age was 32 years old. The 2.6. DNA sequencing average number of lesions was about 2 and the lesion duration was 97 days. In 62.8% cases the lesions was on For sequencing, the PCR products of a number of isolates hands and the appearance of the lesions in 124 cases (90.5%) were used with forward primer (LITSR) following the was dry. Half (50%) of cases had one lesion with mean lesion manufacturer recommendations (Bioneer, Korea). duration 96.7 days. Seasonal distribution of the samples were equaled so in spring was 32 cases ( 23.3%), in summer was 31 cases ( 22.7%) in autumn 42 cases ( 30.7%) and in winter was 3. Results 32 cases ( 23.3%). In direct smear examination the parasitemia rate were In this study totally 137 CL infected patients were selected from 1+ to 4+ and more, and in 76 cases (55.5%) this rate was (Table 1).
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