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| Romão,P.R.T.; Tovar,J.; Fonseca,S.G.; Moraes,R.H.; Cruz,A.K.; Hothersall,J.S.; Noronha-Dutra,A.A.; Ferreira,S.H.; Cunha,F.Q.. |
| Glutathione is the major intracellular antioxidant thiol protecting mammalian cells against oxidative stress induced by oxygen- and nitrogen-derived reactive species. In trypanosomes and leishmanias, trypanothione plays a central role in parasite protection against mammalian host defence systems by recycling trypanothione disulphide by the enzyme trypanothione reductase. Although Kinetoplastida parasites lack glutathione reductase, they maintain significant levels of glutathione. The aim of this study was to use Leishmania donovani trypanothione reductase gene mutant clones and different Leishmania species to examine the role of these two individual thiol systems in the protection mechanism against S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine (SNAP), a... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leishmania; Glutathione; Trypanothione; Trypanothione reductase; Nitric oxide; Free radicals. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000300006 |
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