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Trichomonas vaginalis: Ultrastructural Bases of the Cytopathic Effect
Authors:ARTURO GONZÁ  LEZ-ROBLES,AMPARO LÁ  ZARO-HALLER,MARTHA ESPINOSA-CANTELLANO,FERNANDO ANAYA-VELÁ  ZQUEZ,ADOLFO MARTÍ  NEZ-PALOMO
Affiliation:Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Department of Experimental Pathology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Apartado Postal 14-740, 07000, Mexico City, Mexico;Institute of Experimental Biology Research, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
Abstract:ABSTRACT. The in vitro cytopathic effect of Trichomonas vaginalis on epithelial cells was explored through the interaction of trophozoites of the virulent strain GT-10 with MDCK monolayers. The interaction was analyzed through electrophysiology, video microscopy, and transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Electrical measurements revealed that living parasites produced severe damage to the cell monolayers within 30 min, manifested as a rapid decrease in transepithelial resistance. Microscopic observations demonstrated that when placed in contact with epithelial cells, trichomonas formed clumps through interdigitations and transient plasma membrane junctions between adjacent parasites. Also, attached trophozoites adopted an ameboid shape. The in vitro cytopathic action of T. vaginalis on MDCK cells was initially evident by modifications of the plasma membrane, resulting in opening of tight junctions, membrane blebbing, and monolayer disruption. After 15 min of interaction the damage was focal, concentrating at sites where parasite clumps adhered to the monolayer. At 30 min practically all MDCK cells were dead, whether or not trichomonas were attached to them. These events were followed by detachment of lysed cells and complete disruption of the monolayer at 60 min. Electron microscopy demonstrated a peculiar form of adhesion that appears to be specific for trichomonas, in which the basal surface of T. vaginalis formed slender channels through which microvilli and cytoplasmic fragments of epithelial cells were internalized. The same sequence of lytic events was found with the less virulent GT-3 strain. However, the time course of cytolysis with GT-3 parasites was much slower, and lysis was limited to areas of attachment of T. vaginalis.
Keywords:Pathogenesis. trichomoniasis    ultrastructure
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