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  • Title: Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA by real-time PCR in saliva of dogs.
    Author: Cantos-Barreda A, Escribano D, Siriyasatien P, Cerón JJ, Thomas MC, Afonso-Lehmann RN, López MC, Bernal LJ, Phumee A, Lubas G, Martínez-Subiela S.
    Journal: Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis; 2020 Dec; 73():101542. PubMed ID: 32942122.
    Abstract:
    This study developed a real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay to detect L. infantum kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) in canine saliva. The qPCR showed an efficiency of 93.8%, a coefficient of correlation of 0.996 and a detection limit of 0.5 fg/reaction (0.005 parasites), although it detected until 0.25 fg/reaction (0.0025 parasites). When samples from 12 dogs experimentally infected with L. infantum were collected, L. infantum kDNA was detected at 16-weeks post-infection (wpi) in 41.7% and 91.7% of saliva and bone marrow samples, respectively, and at 47-wpi in 75% of both samples. L. infantum kDNA can be detected by qPCR in canine saliva, with lower sensitivity in the early stages of infection and a lower parasite load estimation compared to bone marrow. However, saliva had similar sensitivities to bone marrow in the later stages of the infection and could be used to detect L. infantum kDNA being aware of its limitations.
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