In vitro effects of citral on Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclogenesis
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 105(8): 1026-1032, Dec. 2010. ilus, graf
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ABSTRACT
Citral, the main constituent of lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil, was added to Trypanosoma cruzi cultures grown in TAU3AAG medium to observe the effect on the epimastigote-to-trypomastigote differentiation process (metacyclogenesis). Our results showed that citral (20 μg/mL) did not affect epimastigote viability or inhibit the differentiation process. Concentrations higher than 60 μg/mL, however, led to 100 percent cell death (both epimastigote and trypomastigote forms). Although epimastigotes incubated with 30 μg/mL citral were viable and able to adhere to the substrate, we observed around 50 percent inhibition in metacyclogenesis, with a calculated concentration that inhibited metacyclogenesis by 50 percent after 24 h (IC50/24 h) of about 31 μg/mL. Treatment with 30 μg/mL citral did not hinder epimastigote multiplication because epimastigote growth resumed when treated cells were transferred to a drug-free liver infusion tryptose culture medium. Metacyclogenesis was almost totally abolished at 40 μg/mL after 24 h of incubation. Furthermore, the metacyclic trypomastigotes obtained in vitro were similarly susceptible to citral, with an IC50/24 h, concentration that killed 50 percent of the cells after 24 h, of about 24.5 μg/mL. Therefore, citral appears to be a good candidate as an inhibitory drug for further studies analyzing the T. cruzi metacyclogenesis process.
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Assunto principal:
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Cymbopogon
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Monoterpenos
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En
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article
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Brasil