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Munkhjargal, T; Aboulaila, M.R.A; Sivakumar, T; Yokoyama, N; Igarashi, I; 横山, 直明; 五十嵐, 郁男. |
Apicidin, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has a broad spectrum of anti-protozoal activities against apicomplexan parasites. In the present study, we evaluated the inhibitory effect of apicidin on the asexual growth of bovine Babesia parasites (B. bovis and B. bigemina) in vitro, as well as on the in vivo growth of B. microti in mice. The growth of B. bovis and B. bigemina was significantly inhibited in the presence of 3 ng/ml apicidin. Complete inhibition of B. bovis and B. bigemina growth was achieved on the fourth and third days, respectively, after treatment with 729 ng/ml apicidin. These parasites failed to grow again even when drug-free medium was substituted. The 50% inhibitory concentrations of apicidin against B. bovis and B. bigemina were... |
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Palavras-chave: Apicidin; B .bovis; B .bigemina; B. microti; Asexual growth. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2386 |
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