In Vitro Image-Based Assay for Trypanosoma cruzi Intracellular Forms.
Methods Mol Biol
; 2116: 773-780, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
The advances in development and popularization of automated fluorescence microscopes and pipetting robots allowed scientists to establish high-throughput compound screening using image-based assays for Trypanosoma cruzi intracellular forms, which are associated to chronic Chagas disease. An intracellular T. cruzi image-based assay is a valuable tool to early stage drug discovery for Chagas disease, because it allows scientists to assess a compound's efficacy and safety in the same experiment. During the last 10 years, several improvements have been incorporated into intracellular T. cruzi assay protocols to make them more predictable in what happens with parasites within an infected organism. In the present chapter, a protocol will be presented for an intracellular T. cruzi assay, but at a low-throughput scale, more compatible with facilities in many academic laboratories.
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Tripanossomicidas
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador
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Doença de Chagas
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Descoberta de Drogas
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article