Abstract
The effects of platelet-activating factor (PAF), at 10-6 M and 10-9 M, on cell growth and cell differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi were investigated. Cell differentiation was evaluated by both light and electron microscopy. At the concentrations used, PAF slightly interfered with the protozoan growth. However, parasites growth in the presence of PAF were significantly more differentiated than those grown in the absence of PAF, beginning on the fourth day of culture. A specific PAF receptor antagonist (WEB 2086) totally abrogated PAF effect on cell differentiation. These findings indicate that PAF triggers the process of cell differentiation in T. cruzi and suggest that these parasites have receptors for PAF.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 735-740 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
| Volume | 223 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 25 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Effect of platelet-activating factor on cell differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi. / Rodrigues, Claudia D; Dutra, Patrícia M L; Souto-Padrón, Thais; Cordeiro, Renato S B; Lopes, Angela H C S.
In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 223, No. 3, 25.06.1996, p. 735-740.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Effect of platelet-activating factor on cell differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi
AU - Rodrigues, Claudia D
AU - Dutra, Patrícia M L
AU - Souto-Padrón, Thais
AU - Cordeiro, Renato S B
AU - Lopes, Angela H C S
PY - 1996/6/25
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N2 - The effects of platelet-activating factor (PAF), at 10-6 M and 10-9 M, on cell growth and cell differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi were investigated. Cell differentiation was evaluated by both light and electron microscopy. At the concentrations used, PAF slightly interfered with the protozoan growth. However, parasites growth in the presence of PAF were significantly more differentiated than those grown in the absence of PAF, beginning on the fourth day of culture. A specific PAF receptor antagonist (WEB 2086) totally abrogated PAF effect on cell differentiation. These findings indicate that PAF triggers the process of cell differentiation in T. cruzi and suggest that these parasites have receptors for PAF.
AB - The effects of platelet-activating factor (PAF), at 10-6 M and 10-9 M, on cell growth and cell differentiation of Trypanosoma cruzi were investigated. Cell differentiation was evaluated by both light and electron microscopy. At the concentrations used, PAF slightly interfered with the protozoan growth. However, parasites growth in the presence of PAF were significantly more differentiated than those grown in the absence of PAF, beginning on the fourth day of culture. A specific PAF receptor antagonist (WEB 2086) totally abrogated PAF effect on cell differentiation. These findings indicate that PAF triggers the process of cell differentiation in T. cruzi and suggest that these parasites have receptors for PAF.
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