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ArticleBMC research notes2018

The growth and infectivity of Leishmania major is not altered by in vitro exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

Vera Sazhnev, Gregory K DeKrey

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Vera SazhnevSchool of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO, 80639, USA.
Gregory K DeKreySchool of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO, 80639, USA. gregory.dekrey@unco.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2028-9887

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe numbers of Leishmania major parasites in foot lesions of C57Bl/6, BALB/c or SCID mice can be significantly reduced by pre-exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). One potential mechanism to explain this enhanced resistance to infection is that TCDD is directly toxic to L. major. This potential mechanism was addressed by exposing L. major promastigotes and amastigotes to TCDD in vitro and examining their subsequent proliferation and infectivity.

resultsWe found no significant change in the rate of in vitro L. major proliferation (promastigotes or amastigotes) after TCDD exposure at concentrations up to 100 nM. Moreover, in vitro TCDD exposure did not significantly alter the ability of L. major to infect mice, trigger lesion formation, or survive in those lesions.

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AnimalsFemaleLeishmania majorMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, SCIDPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsPolychlorinated DibenzodioxinsDioxinInfectivityLeishmania majorProliferationTCDD

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PMID30180875
PMCPMC6122646

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