A simple method to screen trichomonacides, based on the quantification of acid phosphatase (AP) activity, has been designed. Using p-nitrophenyl phosphate as chromogenic substrate, we first determined the optimal conditions for enzyme reaction. After seeding, a linear correlation between number of trichomonads and optical densities at 405 nm was obtained at 24 hr but not at 48 hr. Then, the inhibitory effect of metronidazole was assessed both by microscope counts and by AP determination. Similar values for 50% inhibitory concentrations (2.6 μM), with 95% confidence limits of 1.91–3.33 for microscopic and 2.21–3.05 for colorimetric method, were obtained. We concluded that the colorimetric method described in this investigation is suitable for pharmacological studies and for the screening of new, potential antitrichomonal agents.
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October 01 2003
Trichomonas vaginalis: Determination of Acid Phosphatase Activity as a Pharmacological Screening Procedure
M. M. Martínez-Grueiro;
M. M. Martínez-Grueiro
aDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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D. Montero-Pereira;
D. Montero-Pereira
aDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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C. Giménez-Pardo;
C. Giménez-Pardo
bLaboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Alcalá, Crtra. Madrid-Barcelona, Km. 33. 28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. mgrueiro@farm.ucm.es
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J. J. Nogal-Ruiz;
J. J. Nogal-Ruiz
aDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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J. A. Escario;
J. A. Escario
aDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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A. Gómez-Barrio
A. Gómez-Barrio
aDepartamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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J Parasitol (2003) 89 (5): 1076–1077.
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M. M. Martínez-Grueiro, D. Montero-Pereira, C. Giménez-Pardo, J. J. Nogal-Ruiz, J. A. Escario, A. Gómez-Barrio; Trichomonas vaginalis: Determination of Acid Phosphatase Activity as a Pharmacological Screening Procedure. J Parasitol 1 October 2003; 89 (5): 1076–1077. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3129RN
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