Toxicological assays for testing effects of an epigenetic drug on development, fecundity and survivorship of malaria mosquitoes.
J Vis Exp
; (95): 52041, 2015 Jan 16.
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| ID: mdl-25650701
Insecticidal resistance poses a major problem for malaria control programs. Mosquitoes adapt to a wide range of changes in the environment quickly, making malaria control an omnipresent problem in tropical countries. The emergence of insecticide resistant populations warrants the exploration of novel drug target pathways and compounds for vector mosquito control. Epigenetic drugs are well established in cancer research, however not much is known about their effects on insects. This study provides a simple protocol for examining the toxicological effects of 3-Deazaneplanocin A (DZNep), an experimental epigenetic drug for cancer therapy, on the malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae. A concentration-dependent increase in mortality and decrease in size was observed in immature mosquitoes exposed to DZNep, whereas the compound reduced the fecundity of adult mosquitoes relative to control treatments. In addition, there was a drug-dependent decrease in S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase activity in mosquitoes following exposure to DZNep relative to control treatments. These protocols provide the researcher with a simple, step-by-step procedure to assess multiple toxicological endpoints for an experimental drug and, in turn, demonstrate a unique multi-prong approach for exploring the toxicological effects of water-soluble epigenetic drugs or compounds of interest against vector mosquitoes and other insects.
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01-internacional
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Adenosina
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Controle de Mosquitos
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Inseticidas
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Anopheles
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vis Exp
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article