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ArticleClinical proteomics2015

Serum biomarkers of Burkholderia mallei infection elucidated by proteomic imaging of skin and lung abscesses.

Trevor G Glaros, Candace D Blancett, Todd M Bell, Mohan Natesan, Robert G Ulrich

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Article in Clinical proteomics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Trevor G GlarosMolecular and Translational Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, 21702 MD USA.
Candace D BlancettPathology, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, 21702 MD USA.
Todd M BellPathology, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, 21702 MD USA.
Mohan NatesanMolecular and Translational Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, 21702 MD USA.
Robert G UlrichMolecular and Translational Sciences, USAMRIID, Frederick, 21702 MD USA.
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases · USUnited States Department of the Army · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe bacterium Burkholderia mallei is the etiological agent of glanders, a highly contagious, often fatal zoonotic infectious disease that is also a biodefense concern. Clinical laboratory assays that analyze blood or other biological fluids are the highest priority because these specimens can be collected with minimal risk to the patient. However, progress in developing sensitive assays for monitoring B. mallei infection is hampered by a shortage of useful biomarkers.

resultsReasoning that there should be a strong correlation between the proteomes of infected tissues and circulating serum, we employed imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) of thin-sectioned tissues from Chlorocebus aethiops (African green) monkeys infected with B. mallei to localize host and pathogen proteins that were associated with abscesses. Using laser-capture microdissection of specific regions identified by IMS and histology within the tissue sections, a more extensive proteomic analysis was performed by a technique that combined the physical separation capabilities of liquid chromatography (LC) with the sensitive mass analysis capabilities of mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). By examining standard formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections, this strategy resulted in the identification of several proteins that were associated with lung and skin abscesses, including the host protein calprotectin and the pathogen protein GroEL. Elevated levels of calprotectin detected by ELISA and antibody responses to GroEL, measured by a microarray of the bacterial proteome, were subsequently detected in the sera of C. aethiops, Macaca mulatta, and Macaca fascicularis primates infected with B. mallei.

conclusionsOur results demonstrate that a combination of multidimensional MS analysis of traditional histology specimens with high-content protein microarrays can be used to discover lead pairs of host-pathogen biomarkers of infection that are identifiable in biological fluids.

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BiomarkerBurkholderia malleiBurkholderia pseudomalleiCalprotectinFFPEFormalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissueGlandersGroELImaging mass spectrometryLaser capture microdissectionLC-MS/MSMelioidosisProtein microarray

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