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Inhibition of entry of Toxoplasma gondii into MDCK cells by fetal bovine serum
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Korean J Parasitol. 1993 Dec;31(4):379-382. English.
Published online Mar 20, 1994.  http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1993.31.4.379
Copyright © 1993 by The Korean Society for Parasitology
Inhibition of entry of Toxoplasma gondii into MDCK cells by fetal bovine serum
H W Nam,*D J Kim,S K Park and W Y Choi
Department of Parasitology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
Received October 16, 1993; Accepted November 05, 1993.

Abstract

We experienced the partial inhibition of entry of Toxoplasma gondii into MDCK cells when the FBS was depleted from media. MDCK cells and Toxoplasma (RH strain) were co-cultured, the penetration was inhibited up to 60-80% with concentration-dependence of FBS. Inhibitory effect was clear when the conc. of FBS was over 1% (v/v) with 50% inhibition conc. of 5%. When Toxoplasma was pre-incubated with FBS and then applied to MDCK cells, there were no inhibitory effect, but when FBS was added to Toxoplasma-MDCK co-culture, the time of adding was critical with rapid inhibition. And when FBS was further treated with heat (95℃, 10 min), the inhibitory effect was decreased slightly in both raw and inactivated FBS. The FBS factor(s) might participate to neutralize secreted materials which enhancing penetration or intervene between receptor-ligand binding at the moment of entry through sterically rather than functionally.

Figures


Fig. 1
Percent inhibition to control of the number of Toxoplasma penetrated into MDCK cells by various concentrations of FBS. ○: FBS 100-106 of Gemini Bioproducts Inc. ●: heat-inactivated (56℃, 30 min) of FBS 100-106. □: FBS 200-6140 of Fibco Laboratories ■: heat-inactivated (56℃, 39 min) of FBS 200-6140


Fig. 2
Percent inhibition to control of the number of Toxoplasma penetrated into MDCK cells by various duration of incubation with FBS. ○: Toxoplasma only pre-treated with FBS ●: Toxoplasma-MDCK co-culture treated with FBS


Fig. 3
Percent inhibition to control of the number of Toxoplasma penetrated into MDCK cells by various concentrations of FBS treated with heat at 95℃ for 10min (geat 95). ○: raw FBS ●: heat 95 treated FBS □: heat-inactivated FBS ■: heat 95 treated heat-inactivated FBS

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