ABSTRACT
Temperature is a determining factor for the viral cycle. In this study, we investigate the effect of different temperatures on the cycles of two important arboviruses-Zika (ZIKV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV)-in Vero (mammalian) and C6/36 (mosquito) cells. We compare genome quantification to infectivity at 28 °C and 37 °C in both cell types. Virus-cell interaction was also examined by transmission electron microscopy, allowing the observation of phenomena such as virus-surfing and giant forms for CHIKV, as well as the the scarcity of ZIKV in C6/36 cells compared to its cycle in mammalian cells.
ABSTRACT
Non-steroidal and anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a class of pharmacological agents that are tradicionally used for their anti-cyclooxigenase properties in the treatment of inflammation and other associated diseases. Recently, however, it has been demonstrated that several NSAIDs exhibit antiproliferative effects in various animal models and in vitro experiments. In this paper we demonstrated that treatment of Aedes albopictus cells (mosquito) with indomethacin results in a reduction of normal growth rate. Cells treated with 100 mM indomethacin exhibited a profound time dependent reduction in their proliferation rate over the 96 h test period.