Abstract

Malaria is the leading parasitic disease worldwide, with P. vivax being a major challenge for its control. Several studies have indicated metabolomics as a promising tool for combating the disease. The study evaluated plasma metabolomic profiles of patients with recurrent and non-recurrent P. vivax malaria in the Brazilian Amazon. Metabolites extracted from the plasma of P. vivax-infected patients were subjected to LC–MS analysis. Untargeted metabolomics was applied to investigate the metabolic profile of the plasma in the two groups. Overall, 51 recurrent and 59 non-recurrent patients were included in the study. Longitudinal metabolomic analysis revealed 52 and 37 significant metabolite features from the recurrent and non-recurrent participants, respectively. Recurrence was associated with disturbances in eicosanoid metabolism. Comparison between groups suggest alterations in vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) metabolism, tyrosine metabolism, 3-oxo-10-octadecatrienoate β-oxidation, and alkaloid biosynthesis II. Integrative network analysis revealed enrichment of other metabolic pathways for the recurrent phenotype, including the butanoate metabolism, aspartate and asparagine metabolism, and N-glycan biosynthesis. The metabolites and metabolic pathways predicted in our study suggest potential biomarkers of recurrence and provide insights into targets for antimalarial development against P. vivax.

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Title
Host metabolomic responses in recurrent P. vivax malaria
Author
Yakubu, Michael N. 1 ; Mwangi, Victor I. 2 ; Netto, Rebeca L. A. 2 ; Alecrim, Maria G. C. 2 ; Alves, Jessica R. S. 3 ; Almeida, Anne C. G. 4 ; Santos, Gabriel F. 5 ; Lima, Gesiane S. 5 ; Machado, Lucas S. 5 ; Koolen, Hector H. F. 6 ; Guimarães, Tiago P. 7 ; Chaves, Andrea R. 5 ; Vaz, Boniek G. 5 ; Monteiro, Wuelton M. 2 ; Costa, Fabio T. M. 3 ; Lacerda, Marcus V. G. 8 ; Gardinassi, Luiz G. 9 ; de Melo, Gisely C. 10 

 State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602); Federal University Wukari, Department of Microbiology, Wukari, Nigeria (GRID:grid.412290.c) 
 State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602) 
 State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Institute of Biology, Laboratory of Tropical Diseases-Prof. Dr. Luiz Jacintho da Silva (LDT-LJS), Department of Genetics, Evolution, Microbiology and Immunology, Campinas, Brazil (GRID:grid.411087.b) (ISNI:0000 0001 0723 2494) 
 State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602); Federal University of Goiás, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Goiânia, Brazil (GRID:grid.411195.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2192 5801); PPGHUEA/HEMOAM), Postgraduate Program in Sciences Applied to Hematology, Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.411195.9) 
 Federal University of Goiás, Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Chemistry, Goiânia, Brazil (GRID:grid.411195.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2192 5801) 
 State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602); State University of Amazonas, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Research Group, Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602) 
 Federal University of Goiás, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Goiânia, Brazil (GRID:grid.411195.9) (ISNI:0000 0001 2192 5801) 
 State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602); Leônidas & Maria Deane Institute/Oswaldo Cruz Fundation (ILMD/Fiocruz Amazônia), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) 
 Department of Maternal and Child Nursing and Public Health, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil (GRID:grid.11899.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1937 0722) 
10  State University of Amazonas (UEA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil/Tropical Medicine Foundation-Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado (FMT-HVD), Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) (ISNI:0000 0000 8024 0602); PPGHUEA/HEMOAM), Postgraduate Program in Sciences Applied to Hematology, Manaus, Brazil (GRID:grid.412290.c) 
Pages
7249
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3003351569
Copyright
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