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Determination of the anti-protozoal activity of medicinal agents using the phenomenon of plaque formation by Acanthamoeba spp.

Authors

  • Volodymyr Shyrobokov Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Vadym Poniatovskyi Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Valeriia Poniatovska Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Anastasiia Romanchyshyna Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Rusłan Sałamatin Department of General Biology and Parasitology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17420/ap7001.522

Keywords:

Acanthamoeba, anti-protozoal activity, plaque formation, Cellulosimicrobium, screening method

Abstract

Representatives of the genus Acanthamoeba are among the most widespread protists in the environment. They have a ubiquitous distribution and can sometimes cause quite serious pathologies in humans. The treatment ofp rotozoal infections caused by free-living amoebae is currently limited and often unsuccessful. In the presented investigation, amebicidal activity was determined against both the trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba spp., which were isolated during the microbiological examination of environmental objects. The inhibitory activity of drugs in vitro was determined using the authors’ proposed method, which is based on the plaque formation phenomenon: this is initiated by free-living amoebae when cultured in agar containing the bacteria Cellulosimicrobium sp. strain bent-1. Based on a series of experimental studies, the paper proposes a reliable and inexpensive method for determining the anti-protozoal activity of medicinal agents, which will significantly complement the current screening method system when studying existing drugs, or new drugs during their development stage.

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Shyrobokov, V., Poniatovskyi, V., Poniatovska, V., Romanchyshyna, A., & Sałamatin, R. (2024). Determination of the anti-protozoal activity of medicinal agents using the phenomenon of plaque formation by Acanthamoeba spp. Annals of Parasitology, 70(1), 00–00. https://doi.org/10.17420/ap7001.522

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