Schistosoma mansoni: a diamidinophenylindole probe for in vitro death of schistosomula |
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Authors: | P W Van der Linden A M Deelder |
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Institution: | Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA |
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Abstract: | The following fluorochromes were studied as probes for discrimination between living and dead Schistosoma mansoni schistosomula: ethidium bromide (EB), propidium iodide (PI), diamidinophenylindole (DAPI), and carboxyfluoresceine diacetate (C-FDA). While schistosomula stained with EB, PI, or C-FDA showed leakage of fluorochrome into the medium, this was not the case with DAPI. Dead schistosomula, which were stained with DAPI, showed an intense blue fluorescence, while living schistosomula were not stained even after prolonged incubation. In addition, the low DAPI concentration (1 microgram/ml) in the medium proved not to be toxic to the schistosomula, nor did it cause any background fluorescence. These properties make DAPI an ideal probe: the viability of S. mansoni schistosomula in cytotoxicity tests can be continuously monitored in tissue culture trays, using an inverted microscope with simultaneous transmitted light and incident fluorescent light illumination. |
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Keywords: | Protozoa parasitic Hemoflagellates Leishmaniasis visceral Cats domestic Intradermal inoculation Intravenous inoculation |
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