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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2016

Ex Vivo Maturation Assay for Testing Antimalarial Sensitivity of Rodent Malaria Parasites.

Zi Wei Chang, Benoit Malleret, Bruce Russell, Laurent Rénia, Carla Claser

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Zi Wei ChangSingapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, Biopolis, Singapore.
Benoit MalleretSingapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, Biopolis, Singapore.
Bruce RussellDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.
Laurent RéniaSingapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, Biopolis, Singapore renia_laurent@immunol.a-star.edu.sg carla_claser@immunol.a-star.edu.sg.
Carla ClaserSingapore Immunology Network (SIgN), A*STAR, Biopolis, Singapore renia_laurent@immunol.a-star.edu.sg carla_claser@immunol.a-star.edu.sg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ex vivo assay systems provide a powerful approach to studying human malaria parasite biology and to testing antimalarials. For rodent malaria parasites, short-term in vitro culture and ex vivo antimalarial susceptibility assays are relatively cumbersome, relying on in vivo passage for synchronization, since ring-stage parasites are an essential starting material. Here, we describe a new approach based on the enrichment of ring-stage Plasmodium berghei, P. yoelii, and P. vinckei vinckei using a single-step Percoll gradient. Importantly, we demonstrate that the enriched ring-stage parasites develop synchronously regardless of the parasite strain or species used. Using a flow cytometry assay with Hoechst and ethidium or MitoTracker dye, we show that parasite development is easily and rapidly monitored. Finally, we demonstrate that this approach can be used to screen antimalarial drugs.

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AnimalsAntimalarialsDisease Models, AnimalDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalFemaleFlow CytometryMalariaMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPlasmodiumPlasmodium bergheiAntimalarials

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PMID27600050
PMCPMC5075096

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