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Parasite
Volume 9, Number 4, December 2002
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Page(s) | 375 - 379 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2002094375 | |
Published online | 27 August 2014 |
Note de recherche
Transferrin coupled azanthraquinone enhances the killing effect on trypanosomes. The role of lysosomal mannosidase
Augmentation de l'effet trypanocide de l'azanthraquinone associée à une transferrine. Rôle d'une mannosidase lysosomiale
1
Departments of Biochemistry and Biological sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
2
Biological sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
* Correspondence: Andrew J. Nok. E-mail : jandrew@skannet.com
Received:
7
March
2002
Accepted:
4
July
2002
Partially purified azanthraquinone (AQ) extract from Mitracarpus scaber was coupled to bovine transferrin (Tf) using azidophenyl glyoxal (APG). The AQ-APG-Tf conjugate was found to possess an enhanced in vitro trypanocidal activity against Trypanosoma congolense and T. brucei brucei. At low concentrations of 0.39-90 mg/ml, the conjugate diminished the growth of T. congolense and T. b. brucei dose dependently at the logarithmic phase. Both parasites were more sensitive to AQ-APG-Tf than to the free (AQ) extract. Growth inhibition on the parasites by the free extract was observed at 20-200 mg/ml. The total activity of the lysosomal enzyme a-mannosidase was reduced in the T. congolense cells treated with AQ-APG-Tf in a dose related pattern. However, the activity of the mannosidase in the T. b. brucei treated cells is less affected. The AQ-APG-Tf is more effective on a mannosidase than free AQ, eight and four fold for T. congolense and T. b. brucei respectively. The results are discussed as regards the potency of using transferrin as suitable drug carrier in the chemotherapy of Human sleeping sickness.
Résumé
L'azanthraquinone (AQ) partiellement purifiée, extraite de Mitracarpus scaber, a été associée à une tranferrine (Tf) d'origine bovine à l'aide d'azidophenyl glyoxal (APG). Le conjugué AQ-APG-Tf est connu pour accroître in vitro l'activité trypanocide de l'AQ envers Trypanosoma congolense et T. brucei brucei. A basse concentration (0,30-90 µg/ml), le conjugué diminue la croissance de T. congolense et de T. b. brucei de façon logarithmique dose dépendante. Les deux parasites sont plus sensibles à l'association AQ-APG-Tf qu'à l'extrait libre d'AQ. L'inhibition de la croissance des parasites par l'extrait libre est observée entre 20 et 200 µg/ml. L'activité de l'enzyme lysosomiale α-mannosidase a été réduite de façon dose dépendante dans les cellules de T. congolense soumises à AQ-APG-Tf. Cette activité est moindre chez T. b. brucei. L'association AQ-APG-Tf est plus effective sur l'α-mannosidase que l'extrait libre d'AQ, respectivement huit et quatre fois plus pour T. congolense et T. b. brucei. Les résultats sont discutés au regard de la possibilité d'associer la transferrine à la chimiothérapie de la maladie du sommeil.
Key words: azanthraquinone / transferrin / Trypanosoma congolense
Mots clés : azanthraquinone / transferrine / Trypanosoma congolense
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