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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2008

In vitro and in vivo activity of aurintricarboxylic acid preparations against Cryptosporidium parvum.

Pavel Klein, Oscar Cirioni, Andrea Giacometti, Giorgio Scalise

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Inhibition of Orbivirus Replication by Aurintricarboxylic Acid.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Pavel KleinInstitute of Animal Science, Praha 10, Uhrineves, Czech Republic. pavel.klein@seznam.cz
Oscar Cirioni
Andrea Giacometti
Giorgio Scalise
Marche Polytechnic University · ITInstitute of Animal Science · CZ

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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to assess the effect of commercial aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) against Cryptosporidium parvum.

methodsThe anticryptosporidial effect of ATA was evaluated in vitro using cell culture and double fluorogenic staining, and in vivo in experimentally infected neonatal C57BL/6 mice. Mice were orally treated for 9 consecutive days starting on the day of infection with daily ATA doses of 50 and 100 micromol/kg. Paromomycin (100 mg/kg) was used as a positive control.

resultsIn both in vitro models, ATA at concentrations of 100 and 10 micromol/L completely inhibited sporozoites within 10 and 60 min, respectively. Viability of oocysts exposed to 100 micromol/L and assessed by flow cytometry and in cell culture was reduced by 65% and 61%, respectively. The treatment of neonatal mice with a daily ATA dose of 100 micromol/kg led to 97-99% inhibition of infection without any observable negative effects on the animals. In comparison, the mean reduction of infection for paromomycin was 79-84%.

conclusionsATA exerted high anticryptosporidial activity and should be considered for further study.

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AnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsAurintricarboxylic AcidCell CountCell SurvivalCryptosporidiosisCryptosporidium parvumFemaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAntiprotozoal AgentsAurintricarboxylic Acid

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PMID18653486
PMCPMC7109708
OpenAlexW2113037175

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