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ArticleParasitology research2010

Heterogeneity in the sensitivity of microtubules of Giardia lamblia to the herbicide oryzalin.

Letícia L Terra, Loraine Campanati, Wanderley De Souza

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Article in Parasitology research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Ultrastructural Alterations of the Human PathogenPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Letícia L TerraLaboratório de Ultraestrutura Celular Hertha Meyer, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, bloco G, Ilha do Fundão, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21949-900, Brazil.
Loraine Campanati
Wanderley De Souza
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Giardia lamblia is a protozoan that inhabits the small intestine of vertebrates, attaching to the epithelial cells by means of cytoskeletal elements. G. lamblia trophozoites possess several microtubular structures, namely the adhesive disc, the median body, the funis and the four pairs of flagella. Several drugs that target cytoskeletal proteins have been used in the study of cytoskeletal function and dynamics. In this work, we used oryzalin, which binds to alpha-tubulin, as a tool to study the Giardia cytoskeleton. The trophozoites were treated with oryzalin, and its effects were analysed by immunofluorescency, transmission and scanning electron microscopies. Oryzalin inhibited Giardia proliferation. Treated cells were not able to complete cell division and had flagella showing extensive shortening. Strikingly, the drug did not interfere with the adhesive disc, in contrast to what happens when other drugs are used.

Indexed as

Antiprotozoal AgentsCell CycleDinitrobenzenesFlagellaGiardia lambliaHerbicidesMicroscopyMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionMicroscopy, FluorescenceMicrotubulesSulfanilamidesAntiprotozoal AgentsDinitrobenzenesHerbicidesoryzalinSulfanilamides

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PMID20405146
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