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Efficacy of netropsin dihydrochloride against the viability, cytopathogenicity and hemolytic activity of Trichomonas vaginalis clinical isolates.
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Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy [J Infect Chemother] 2019 Dec; Vol. 25 (12), pp. 955-964. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 10. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Trichomonas vaginalis (T. vaginalis) is a common sexually transmitted infection, affecting the urogenital tract. Trichomoniasis is customarily treated with metronidazole (MTZ). MTZ is known to cause undesirable side effects and there is several reports on MTZ resistant T. vaginalis. Thus, the present study aimed to in-vitro evaluate the activity of DNA minor groove binder drug ''Netropsin dihydrochloride'' against metronidazole-sensitive T. vaginalis isolates (G and U isolates) and resistant T. vaginalis isolate (ATCC50138) (R isolate). Netropsin was tested at concentrations ranging from 3.5 to 200 μg/ml. It showed effectiveness against all isolates with MLC of 12.5 μg/ml for G and U isolates and of 25 μg/ml for R isolate. Cytotoxicity assay of isolates exposed to the respective MLC of netropsin for 42 h showed a highly significant reduction in the death percentage of MCDK cell line as compared to the effect elicited by drug free controls. The hemolytic activity was evaluated by hemolytic assay and by monitoring the interaction of T. vaginalis isolates with human erythrocytes by inverted microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The hemolytic assay showed (0%) hemolysis of RBCs incubated with T. vaginalis isolates treated with the corresponding MLC of netropsin for 24 h. Scanning electron microscopy revealed cytoskeletal deformities of netropsin treated isolates. Taken together, these observations suggest that netropsin is a promising therapy for T. vaginalis infection affecting its viability, virulence, cytopathogenic and hemolytic activity with a mechanism of action that might overcome T. vaginalis resistance to metronidazole.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Dogs
Drug Resistance
Female
Hemolysis immunology
Humans
Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells
Metronidazole pharmacology
Metronidazole therapeutic use
Netropsin therapeutic use
Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
Trichomonas Vaginitis parasitology
Trichomonas vaginalis immunology
Trichomonas vaginalis isolation & purification
Trichomonas vaginalis pathogenicity
Trophozoites drug effects
Trophozoites immunology
Vagina parasitology
Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology
Netropsin pharmacology
Trichomonas Vaginitis drug therapy
Trichomonas vaginalis drug effects
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1437-7780
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31189504
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiac.2019.05.015