In vitro activity of N-benzenesulfonylbenzotriazole on Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote and trypomastigote forms

Chagas disease is still an important health problem in Central and South America. However, the only drugs currently available for specific treatment of this disease may induce toxic side effects in the host. The aim of this work was to determine the activity of N-benzenesulfonylbenzotriazole (BSBZT) against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The effects of BSBZT and benzotriazole (BZT) were compared to those of benznidazole (BZL) on epimastigote and trypomastigote forms. BSBZT was found to have an in vitro growth inhibitory dose-dependent activity against epimastigotes, with flow cytometry analysis confirming that the treated parasites presented size reduction. BSBZT showed an IC(50) of 21.56 μg/mL (81.07 μM) against epimastigotes at 72 h of incubation, whereas BZT did not affect the growth of this parasite form. Furthermore, the toxic effect of BSBZT, was stronger and appeared earlier (at 24h) in trypomastigotes than in epimastigotes, with the LC(50) of this compound being 28.40 μg/mL (106.79 μM) against trypomastigotes. The concentrations of BSBZT used in this study presented low hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity. Consequently, at concentrations near IC(50) and LC(50) (25μg/mL), BSBZT caused only 2.4% hemolysis and 15% of RAW 264.7 cell cytotoxicity. These results reveal the potential of BSBZT as a prototype in drug design for developing new anti-T. cruzi compounds.     

Differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes: metacyclogenesis and adhesion to substrate are triggered by nutritional stress

Differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes to metacyclic trypomastigotes occurs in the insect rectum, after adhesion of the epimastigotes to the intestinal wall. We investigated the effect of the nutritional stress on the metacyclogenesis process in vitro by incubating epimastigotes in the chemically defined TAU3AAG medium supplemented with different nutrients. Addition of fetal bovine serum induced epimastigote growth but inhibited metacyclogenesis. In this medium, few parasites attached to the substrate. Ultrastructural analysis demonstrated reservosomes at the posterior end of the epimastigotes. Incubation of the cells in TAU3AAG medium containing gold-labeled transferrin resulted in high endocytosis of the marker by both adhered and free-swimming epimastigotes. No intracellular gold particles could be detected in trypomastigotes. Addition of transferrin gold complexes to adhered epimastigotes cultivated for 4 days in TAU3AAG medium resulted in decrease of both metacyclogenesis and adhesion to the substrate, as compared with parasites maintained in transferrin-free medium. Adhesion to the substrate is triggered by nutritional stress, and proteins accumulated in reservosomes are used as energy source during the differentiation. A close relationship exists among nutritional stress, endocytosis of nutrients, adhesion to the substrate, and cell differentiation in T. cruzi epimastigotes.     

DEAE-葡聚糖在SHIV病毒TCID50滴定及扩增中的作用

目的 确定DEAE-葡聚糖对CEMx174细胞的半数抑制浓度,明确其在SHIV病毒TCID50滴定及病毒扩增中的促进作用.方法 分别使用含DEAE和无DEAE的DMEM完全培养基测定SHIVchn19p7的TCID50.用无血清DMEM培养基系列稀释DEAE,加入CEMx174细胞,使用cck-8测定细胞破坏率.分别选取DEAE浓度为28.125μg/mL和14.0625μg/mL的无血清DMEM培养基对CEMx174细胞预处理3 h.再加入SHIV-KB9病毒液,定期测定培养上清中的P24水平,同时做正常病毒对照和DEAE-1640对照,比对不同处理下的病毒扩增情况.结果 使用了DEAE后,SHIVchn19p7的TCID50达到了3.16×104TCID50/mL,不使用DEAE,病毒的TCID50测定为阴性.DEAE对CEMx174细胞的IC50为44.85μg/mL.经浓度为28.125μg/mL和14.0625 μg/mL的DEAE预处理后,SHIV-KB9病毒扩增在13 d～17 d达到高峰.而用不含DEAE的1640生长液培养的实验孔在19 d才开始出现阳性反应.结论 高浓度的DEAE对细胞有较强的杀伤作用,低浓度的DEAE对细胞的破坏率较低,并且能显著促进病毒扩增.DEAE在病毒进入细胞的过程中确实起了重要的作用.     

Trypanosoma cruzi: antiprotozoal activity of parthenolide obtained from Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz Bip. (Asteraceae, Compositae) against epimastigote and amastigote forms

This study reports the activity of crude extracts, fractions and parthenolide (pure compound) obtained from Tanacetum parthenium against two forms of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Feverfew is a traditional herbal medicine that has been used for the treatment of migraine, fever and arthritis. Activity against epimastigote forms was observed for crude extracts, fractions and parthenolide, and a progressive increase in the antitrypanosomal effect was observed in the course of the purification process. The pure compound showed IC50/96h and IC90/96h of 0.5 microg/ml and 1.25 microg/ml, respectively. The cytotoxic effect of parthenolide in LLMCK2 cells was 3.2 microg/ml (CC50/96h) and the selectivity index was 6.4. No hemolysis was detected for the pure compound. The internalization index of T. cruzi in LLMCK2 cells was reduced almost 51% at the concentration of 2 microg/ml of parthenolide, and 96.6% at 4 microg/ml. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy permitted observation of morphological modifications and ultrastructural alterations.     

Synthesis, molecular modeling and preliminary biological evaluation of a set of 3-acetyl-2,5-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole as potential antibacterial, anti-Trypanosoma cruzi and antifungal agents

A series of 3-acetyl-2,5-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives was synthesized and their activity screened in vitro against Staphylococcus aureus, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Candida albicans. The bioactivity was expressed as minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for S. aureus strains, and as fifty-percent inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) of parasite population growth for T. cruzi. A molecular modeling approach was performed to establish qualitative relationships regarding the biological data and the compounds' physicochemical properties. The 5-(4-OC(4)H(9)Ph, 5l), and 5-(4-CO(2)CH(3)Ph, 5o) derivatives were the most active compounds for S. aureus ATCC 25923 (MIC=1.95-1.25 μg/mL) and T. cruzi (IC(50)=7.91 μM), respectively. Also, a preliminary evaluation against C. albicans involving some compounds was performed and the 5-(4-CH(3)Ph, 5e) derivative was the most active compound (MIC=3.28-2.95 μg/mL). In this preliminary study, all synthesized 3-acetyl-2,5-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were active against all microorganisms tested.     

Changes in cell-surface carbohydrates of Trypanosoma cruzi during metacyclogenesis under chemically defined conditions.

Highly purified lectins with specificities for receptor molecules containing sialic acid, N-acetylglucosamine (D-GlcNAc), N-acetylgalactosamine (D-GalNAc), galactose (D-Gal), mannose-like residues (D-Man) or L-fucose (L-Fuc), were used to determine changes in cell-surface carbohydrates of the protozoal parasite Trypanosoma cruzi during metacyclogenesis under chemically defined conditions. Of the D-GalNAc-binding lectins, BS-I selectively agglutinated metacyclic trypomastigotes, MPL was selective for replicating epimastigotes, whereas SBA strongly agglutinated all developmental stages of T. cruzi. WGA (sialic acid and/or D-GlcNAc specific) was also reactive with differentiating epimastigotes and metacyclic trypomastigotes but displayed a higher reactivity with replicating epimastigote forms. A progressive decrease in agglutinating activity was observed for jacaline (specific for D-Gal) during the metacyclogenesis process; conversely, a progressive increase in affinity was observed for RCA-I (D-Gal-specific), although the reactivity of other D-Gal-specific lectins (PNA and AxP) was strong at all developmental stages. All developmental stages of T. cruzi were agglutinated by Con A and Lens culinaris lectins (specific for D-Man-like residues); however, they were unreactive with the L-fucose-binding lectins from Lotus tetragonolobos and Ulex europaeus. These agglutination assays were further confirmed by binding studies using 125I-labelled lectins. Neuraminidase activity was detected in supernatants of cell-free differentiation medium using the PNA hemagglutination test with human A erythrocytes. The most pronounced differences in lectin agglutination activity were observed between replicating and differentiating epimastigotes, suggesting that changes in the composition of accessible cell-surface carbohydrates precede the morphological transformation of epimastigotes into metacyclic trypomastigotes.     

Protein synthesis attenuation by phosphorylation of eIF2α is required for the differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi into infective forms

Chagas' disease is a potentially life-threatening illness caused by the unicellular protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It is transmitted to humans by triatomine bugs where T. cruzi multiplies and differentiates in the digestive tract. The differentiation of proliferative and non-infective epimastigotes into infective metacyclic trypomastigotes (metacyclogenesis) can be correlated to nutrient exhaustion in the gut of the insect vector. In vitro, metacyclic-trypomastigotes can be obtained when epimastigotes are submitted to nutritional stress suggesting that metacyclogenesis is triggered by nutrient starvation. The molecular mechanism underlying such event is not understood. Here, we investigated the role of one of the key signaling responses elicited by nutritional stress in all other eukaryotes, the inhibition of translation initiation by the phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (eIF2α), during the in vitro differentiation of T. cruzi. Monospecific antibodies that recognize the phosphorylated Tc-eIF2α form were generated and used to demonstrate that parasites subjected to nutritional stress show increased levels of Tc-eIF2α phosphorylation. This was accompanied by a drastic inhibition of global translation initiation, as determined by polysomal profiles. A strain of T. cruzi overexpressing a mutant Tc-eIF2α, incapable of being phosphorylated, showed a block on translation initiation, indicating that such a nutritional stress in trypanosomatids induces the conserved translation inhibition response. In addition, Tc-eIF2α phosphorylation is critical for parasite differentiation since the overexpression of the mutant eIF2α in epimastigotes abolished metacyclogenesis. This work defines the role of eIF2α phosphorylation as a key step in T. cruzi differentiation.     

Trypanosoma cruzi: inhibition of metacyclogenesis by mannose.

Metacyclogenesis of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes was evaluated in a medium supplemented with Triatoma infestans intestinal homogenate in the presence of sugars and derivates as are mannose, galactose, fucose, N-acetylglucosamine, mannose 6-P, and fructose 1,6-P at a concentration of 25 mM. Only mannose significantly inhibited metacyclogenesis. Sodium metaperiodate and trypsin treatment of the intestinal homogenate also inhibited differentiation. In our opinion there exists a proteinic factor in the intestine of the vector that promotes metacyclogenesis and is incorporated by the parasite. Treatment of the intestinal homogenate with alkaline phosphatase had no effect. Instead, high ionic strength in the medium (0.4 M NaCl) strongly inhibited metacyclogenesis indicating that, in these conditions, the possible binding of the differentiation factor to the parasite surface was inhibited.     

桦褐孔菌提取物对胃癌MGC-803细胞株的抗增殖与诱导凋亡作用

探讨了桦褐孔菌提取物对胃癌MGC - 80 3细胞株的抗增殖、诱导凋亡作用及对凋亡相关基因表达的影响。MTT比色法结果显示 ,桦褐孔菌提取物在 0 .5～ 16 0 μg/mL范围内 (其IC50 为 4 μg/mL)对胃癌MGC- 80 3细胞株均有抑制作用 ,并表现出浓度依赖性关系 ;凋亡形态学观察结果 ,药物浓度 2 μg/mL ,作用时间 12～ 2 4h后 ,细胞核染色质固缩并凝结成块 ,聚集在核膜周边 ,凋亡小体形成 ;TUNEL法检测结果 ,不同浓度药物均诱导胃癌MGC - 80 3细胞株凋亡 ,细胞凋亡率随药物浓度增加而上升 ,显示明显的量效关系。Ki- 6 7抗原检测结果 ,不同浓度药物均抑制胃癌MGC - 80 3细胞株增殖 ,表现出浓度、时间依赖性关系 ;2μg/mL桦褐孔菌提取物作用胃癌MGC - 80 3细胞株 4 8h之后 ,明显下调Bcl - 2基因蛋白表达。因此 ,通过此项研究可得出 ,桦褐孔菌提取物对胃癌MGC - 80 3细胞株有抗增殖作用和诱导凋亡作用 ,其凋亡的分子生物学机制可能与下调凋亡抑制基因Bcl 2表达有一定关系。     

叶酸靶向载顺铂羧甲基-β-环糊精纳米复合物的制备及对鼻咽癌的体外抑制效应

为达到鼻咽癌（nasopharyngeal carcinoma,NeC）的靶向化疗,该研究通过酰胺化反应和配位偶联技术制备叶酸（folicacid,FA）分子靶向载川页铂（cisplatin,CDDP）羧甲基-β-环糊精（carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin,CM—β—CD）纳米复合物（FA-CM—β—CD—CDDP）,采用邻苯二胺（o-phenylenediamine,OPDA）比色法检测复合物中CDDP含量,紫外分光光谱检测FA含量,透射电镜观察复合物形态,激光粒度仪测定复合物粒径大小。荧光显微镜观察NPC叶酸受体（folatereceptor,FR）阳性HNE-1细胞及FR阴性CNE-2细胞对偶联FITC的复合物的吞噬及OPDA比色法检测细胞内CDDP的浓度。通过MTT法、集落形成实验和流式细胞术检测复合物对HNE-1细胞增殖能力和凋亡的影响。研究结果显示,复合物中偶联的FA和CDDP浓度分别为340gg／mL和2mg／mL,CDDP包封率达20．00％,复合物粒径均匀且大小为157．8nm。HNE-1细胞内见较多FITC,细胞内CDDP浓度为6．24ng／mL,而CNE-2细胞内FITC较少,细胞内CDDP浓度仅约2．01ng／mL。HNE-1生长抑制率在24h明显高于对照组（CM—β—CD—CDDP）,其IC50（4．80μg／mL）明显低于对照组（6．97μg／mL）,但当所载的CDDP终浓度达到16．00μg／mL时,两组抑制率均达到80％以上;作用48h两组抑制率无明显差异。在24h,当复合物的CDDP终浓度为1．00μg／mL时,HNE—1的集落形成率为33．21％,明显低于对照组（52．27％）。当复合物的CDDP终浓度为0．25μg／mL和1．00μg／mL时,HNE-1的凋亡率分别达12．65％和22．35％,明显高于对照组（6．91％和14.21％）。研究结果表明,成功构建的FA—CM—β—CD．cDDP纳米复合物能够靶向抑制FR阳性的NPC细胞增殖并促进其凋亡。     

多孔板-MTT比色法评价植物和微生物代谢产物的抗真菌活性

多孔板-MTF比色法测定植物和微生物代谢产物对真菌抑制活性的步骤为:在多孔板的每孔中依次加入浓度为105孢子/mL的供试真菌孢子悬液90μL,不同浓度的药液10 μL.25℃暗培养48 h,然后每孔中加入8mg/mL的MTT溶液10μL,继续培养10 h后,离心去上清,加入DMS0 150 μL,振荡30 min,离心后上清液在510nm测定吸光值.采用上述条件测定了白屈菜红碱对稻瘟病菌和西瓜枯萎病菌的MIC值分别为80和1.5μg/mL,IC50值分别为21.99和0.78 μg/mL;Diepoxinζ对稻瘟病菌的MIC和IC50值分别为200和96.21 μg/mL.多孔板-MTT比色法为快速有效地筛选和评价植物和微生物抗真菌活性成分创造了条件.     

Programmed cell death in Trypanosoma cruzi induced by Bothrops jararaca venom

Cells die through a programmed process or accidental death, know as apoptosis or necrosis, respectively. Bothrops jararaca is a snake whose venom inhibits the growth of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote forms causing mitochondrion swelling and cell death. The aim of the present work was to determine the type of death induced in epimastigotes of T. cruzi by this venom. Parasite growth was inhibited after venom treatment, and 50% growth inhibition was obtained with 10 microg/ml. Ultrastructural observations confirmed mitochondrion swelling and kinetoplast disorganization. Furthermore, cytoplasmic condensation, loss of mitochondrion membrane potential, time-dependent increase in phosphatidylserine exposure at the outer leaflet plasma membrane followed by permeabilization, activation of caspase like protein and DNA fragmentation were observed in epimastigotes throughout a 24 h period of venom treatment. Taken together, these results indicate that the stress induced in epimastigote by this venom, triggers a programmed cell death process, similar to metazoan apoptosis, which leads to parasite death.     

杀菌剂对斜纹夜蛾SL细胞系和幼虫的生物活性

以MTT法筛选了19种杀菌剂对斜纹夜蛾Spodoptera litura SL细胞的毒杀活性,并以该方法研究了三唑类杀菌剂对SL细胞的毒力。结果表明: 福美双、烯唑醇、己唑醇、氟硅唑、苯霜灵、苯醚甲环唑、戊唑醇和腈菌唑等杀菌剂对SL细胞具有优异的毒杀活性。三唑类杀菌剂腈菌唑、烯唑醇、己唑醇和戊唑醇处理SL细胞48 h后,LC₅₀值分别为21.94 μg/mL、 23.80 μg/mL、 33.16 μg/mL和47.63 μg/mL。以考马斯亮蓝G₂₅₀法研究了腈菌唑对SL细胞中蛋白质含量和乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)漏出率的影响, 20 μg/mL腈菌唑处理12 h、24 h、48 h和72 h后,SL细胞中蛋白质含量分别降低8.55%、25.95%、42.95%和67.05%;处理24 h和48 h后,SL细胞的LDH漏出率分别为30.66%和32.05%。以浸叶喂食法处理斜纹夜蛾3龄幼虫,三唑类杀菌剂可显著抑制试虫体重增长。以0.5 μg/头、 1.0 μg/头和2.0 μg/头剂量的腈菌唑注射处理72 h后,斜纹夜蛾4龄幼虫血细胞数量分别降低12.31%、 25.96%和25.73%;腈菌唑注射处理48 h和72 h后,对斜纹夜蛾幼虫的LD₅₀值分别为1.59 μg/头和1.53 μg/头。结果显示以离体培养细胞为对象,从现有杀菌剂中寻找新的杀虫剂先导化合物具有良好的研究潜力。     

In vitro antileishmanial and antitrypanosomal activities of flavanones from Baccharis retusa DC. (Asteraceae)

Leishmaniasis and Chagas' are parasitic protozoan diseases that affect the poorest population in the world, causing a high mortality and morbidity. As a result of highly toxic and long-term treatments, novel, safe and more efficacious drugs are essential. In this work, the CH(2)Cl(2) phase from MeOH extract from the leaves of Baccharis retusa DC. (Asteraceae) was fractioned to afford two flavonoids: naringenin (1) and sakuranetin (2). These compounds were in vitro tested against Leishmania spp. promastigotes and amastigotes and Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigotes and amastigotes. Compound 2 presented activity against Leishmania (L.) amazonensis, Leishmania (V.) braziliensis, Leishmania (L.) major, and Leishmania (L.) chagasi with IC(50) values in the range between 43 and 52 μg/mL and against T. cruzi trypomastigotes (IC(50)=20.17 μg/mL). Despite of the chemical similarity, compound 1 did not show antiparasitic activity. Additionally, compound 2 was subjected to a methylation procedure to give sakuranetin-4'-methyl ether (3), which resulted in an inactive compound against both Leishmania spp. and T. cruzi. The obtained results indicated that the presence of one hydroxyl group at C-4' associated to one methoxyl group at C-7 is important to the antiparasitic activity. Further drug design studies aiming derivatives could be a promising tool for the development of new therapeutic agents for Leishmaniasis and Chagas' disease.     

Aminothiol multidentate chelators against Chagas disease

Three compounds of an aminothiol family of iron chelators were examined for activity against trypomastigote (human) and epimastigote (vector) forms of Trypanosoma cruzi: tetraethyl and tetramethyl derivatives of ethane-1,2-bis (N-1-amino-3-ethyl butyl-3-thiol) (BAT-TE and BAT-TM) and N',N',N'-tris-(2-methyl-2-mercaptopriopyl)- 1,4,7-triazacyclonane (TAT). BAT-TE at 270 microM completely arrested the growth of trypomastigote forms in mouse blood stored at 4 degrees C for 24 h (IC(50) 67.7+/-7 microM), while BAT-TM arrested growth at 630 microM (IC(50) 158+/-17 microM) and TAT at concentrations >800 microM (IC(50) 415+/-55 microM). In T. cruzi-infected mice, BAT-TE and BAT-TM had no anti-trypanosomal activity in doses up to 200 mg/kg, whether the route of administration was intraperitoneal or oral, and TAT was not tested due to insufficient quantity. TAT had an IC(50) of 52+/-7 microM against the epimastigote forms while BAT-TM and BAT-TE were inhibitory only at concentrations >250 microM. The trypanocidal activity of BAT derivatives in blood stored at 4 degrees C makes these compounds potential candidates for the purpose of clearing donated blood of trypomastigotes.     

Effects of protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase inhibitors on growth and ultrastructure of Trypanosoma cruzi

An increasing number of protein kinases (PKs) of parasitic protozoa are being evaluated as drug targets. Some PK inhibitors display antiproliferative effects on protozoa. We tested three PK inhibitors on the growth and ultrastructure of epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi and the effect of these drugs on intracellular amastigotes. They were staurosporine (serine/threonine kinase inhibitor), genistein (tyrosine kinase inhibitor), and wortmannin (phosphatidylinositol 3' (PI3) kinase inhibitor). All drugs inhibited epimastigote growth at the concentrations tested. Wortmannin inhibited parasite growth at the lowest concentrations. However, staurosporine was the most effective after 24 h treatment and genistein caused the stronger inhibition during the whole treatment (60-70% inhibition). The IC50 were: staurosporine: 6.43+/-1.28 microM; genistein: 6.54+/-1.86 microM; and wortmannin: 0.056+/-0.014 microM. These PK inhibitors had strong ultrastructural effects on the epimastigotes: abnormal chromatin condensation of the nucleus; loose flagellar membrane with the formation of blebs; incomplete cell division; autophagosomes and myelin-like figures. These drugs did not interfere with the division of intracellular amastigotes or with its differentiation to trypomastigotes. However, as trypanosomes have kinomes that contain a large set of protein kinases and phosphatases, PKs should not be disregarded as an important target for chemotherapy of Chagas disease.     

Effects of proteinase inhibitors on the growth and differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi

Abstract Three proteinase inhibitors, one peptidyl acyloxymethyl ketone (AMK), Z-Phe-Lys-CH₂-OCO-(2,4,6-Me₃)Ph.HCl, and two diazomethyl ketones (DMKs), Z-Phe-Phe-DMK and Z-Phe-Ala-DMK, have been studied for their effects in vitro on the four developmental stages of Trypanosoma cruzi . The three inhibitors penetrated living parasites and inhibited the major cysteine proteinase, cruzipain. The AMK was the most potent inhibitor of cruzipain itself and at 20 μM caused lysis of epimastigotes and trypomastigotes. When at lower concentrations, however, it had little effect on epimastigote growth but reduced metacyclogenesis. The DMKs had no effect against epimastigotes but inhibited differentiation to metacyclics. All three inhibitors markedly reduced infection of Vero cells by the parasite and the multiplication of the intracellular amastigotes, whereas release of trypomastigotes was almost entirely prevented. The results confirm the importance of cysteine proteinases in the life cycle of T. cruzi , and suggest that the differentiation steps are the most susceptible to cysteine proteinase inhibitors.     

Sialoglycoproteins and sialoglycolipids contribute to the negative surface charge of epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi

Epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi have a net negative surface charge, as determined by direct measurement of the mean cellular electrophoretic mobility. Treatment of the parasites with neuraminidase reduces by 17 and 52% the mean electrophoretic mobility of epimastigote and bloodstream trypomastigote forms, respectively. Neuraminidase-treated cells recover their normal electrophoretic mobility if incubated for 2 h in the presence of fresh culture medium. The recovering process of epimastigotes is almost totally blocked by addition of inhibitors of either protein synthesis (puromycin) or N-glycosidically linked glycoprotein synthesis (tunicamycin). The recovering process of trypomastigotes is not totally inhibited by either puromycin or tunicamycin. Treatment of T. cruzi with trypsin reduces by 11 and 40% the mean electrophoretic mobility of epimastigote and bloodstream trypomastigote forms. Trypsin-treated cells recover their normal electrophoretic mobility if incubated for 4 h in fresh culture medium. The recovering process of trypomastigotes is partially inhibited by puromycin. The results obtained indicate that sialoglycoproteins and sialoglycolipids exist on the surface of T. cruzi, the latter being predominant on the surface of trypomastigotes.     

凹叶厚朴抑制α-糖苷酶与抗氧化活性研究

首次采用96微孔板法检测贵州和河南产凹叶厚朴抑制α-葡萄糖苷酶活性;并采用DPPH、ABTS和FRAP三种方法测定其抗氧化活性.贵州产凹叶厚朴乙酸乙酯(IC50 =7.22 μg,/mL)和正丁醇提取部位(IC50=36.59 μg/mL),河南产凹叶厚朴石油醚(IC50=107.04 μg/mL)和乙酸乙酯提取部位(IC50=17.17μg/mL),它们的活性都远高于于阳性对照Acarhose( IC50=1081.27 μg/mL).贵州产凹叶厚朴乙酸乙酯提取部位清除ABTS自由基的能力最强(IC50=8.81 μg/mL),强于阳性对照BHT(IC50=11.94 μg/mL);其次为河南产凹叶厚朴乙酸乙酯提取部位(IC50=12.73 μg/mL).研究结果表明,贵州产凹叶厚朴乙酸乙酯提取部位抑制α-葡萄糖苷酶和抗氧化活性最好.