Lysis of Plasmodium falciparum by ferriprotoporphyrin IX and a chloroquine-ferriprotoporphyrin IX complex.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 21(5): 819-22, 1982 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7049079
ABSTRACT
Ferriprotoporphyrin IX (FP) and a chloroquine-FP complex lysed isolated Plasmodium falciparum parasites as judged by decreases in the turbidity of parasite suspensions and by ultrastructural changes. Exposure of parasite suspensions to 50 microM FP or to a complex formed from 50 microM FP and 20 MicroM chloroquine reduced the number of identifiable parasites and caused swelling and loss of internal detail in those that were identifiable. The amount of lysis was dose-dependent over the range of 10 to 50 microM FP. Formation of a chloroquine-FP complex reduced, but did not eliminate, the toxicity of FP. Since there is evidence indicating that a chloroquine-FP complex forms when chloroquine-susceptible parasites are exposed to chloroquine, we suggest that accumulation of this complex may account for the chemotherapeutic effect of chloroquine against P. falciparum.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Chloroquine
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Heme
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Hemin
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Year:
1982
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA