Abstract
There is an increasing interest in identifying the parasite components involved in the maturation, development, and infectivity of intracellular protozoan parasites. In the present study, a heat shock protein (hsp) of the family of 70 kDa hsp (hsp70), which play important roles in the stage conversion and virulence of these parasites, was examined. Whereas hsp70 expression has been examined in Eimeria tenella within host tissues, in the present study, oocysts of E. tenella were used to investigate the expression of hsp70 during sporulation without interference from the host; hsp70 expression during excystation was induced by incubating sporulated oocysts under various experimental conditions to produce the stimuli necessary for sporozoites to become active and to excyst in vitro. Hsp70 was detected by immunohistochemical techniques; quantitative flow cytometric analysis was also been carried out using specific monoclonal antibodies against hsp70. Hsp70 was expressed during sporulation but was not found in sporulated oocysts after the completion of sporulation. Oocysts re-expressed hsp70 when excystation was induced. The presence of hsp70 prior to infection may preadapt the parasite for additional stress in the host and may be involved in the formation of sporozoites.
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