Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for rapid mass-screening of sand flies for Leishmania infection.

نویسندگان

  • Chukwunonso O Nzelu
  • Eduardo A Gomez
  • Abraham G Cáceres
  • Tatsuya Sakurai
  • Luiggi Martini-Robles
  • Hiroshi Uezato
  • Tatsuyuki Mimori
  • Ken Katakura
  • Yoshihisa Hashiguchi
  • Hirotomo Kato
چکیده

Entomological monitoring of Leishmania infection in leishmaniasis endemic areas offers epidemiologic advantages for predicting the risk and expansion of the disease, as well as evaluation of the effectiveness of control programs. In this study, we developed a highly sensitive loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for the mass screening of sand flies for Leishmania infection based on the 18S rRNA gene. The LAMP technique could detect 0.01 parasites, which was more sensitive than classical PCR. The method was robust and could amplify the target DNA within 1h from a crude sand fly template without DNA purification. Amplicon detection could be accomplished by the newly developed colorimetric malachite green (MG)--mediated naked eye visualization. Pre-addition of MG to the LAMP reaction solution did not inhibit amplification efficiency. The field applicability of the colorimetric MG-based LAMP assay was demonstrated with 397 field-caught samples from the endemic areas of Ecuador and eight positive sand flies were detected. The robustness, superior sensitivity, and ability to produce better visual discriminatory reaction products than existing LAMP fluorescence and turbidity assays indicated the field potential usefulness of this new method for surveillance and epidemiological studies of leishmaniasis in developing countries.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Acta tropica

دوره 132  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014