Effect of a phorbol ester on basic surface properties of trichomonads.
Cell Biophys
; 20(1): 1-15, 1992 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-1284779
ABSTRACT
The effect of nanomolar concentrations of 12-O-tetradecanoilphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on the cell surface of the urogenital parasitic protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis and Tritrichomonas foetus was evaluated by means of measurements of the parasites' surface tension, electrokinesis, lectin agglutination tests, and adhesion to inert substrates. TPA-treated parasites had their adhesion increased to both plastic and glass substrates. This was accompanied by increases in the parasites' net negative surface charge and also by changes in their surface tension. The lectin agglutination assays suggest that the increase in surface negativeness may be related in some extent to alterations in the oligosaccharide composition. Successive treatment of the microorganisms with TPA and sphingosine, a well-known competitive inhibitor of the phorbol ester active site, depressed the tendency of trichomonads to exhibit a phenotype of activated cells.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trichomonas
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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Acetato de Tetradecanoilforbol
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Año:
1992
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Article