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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2020

In Vitro Growth Inhibition Assays of Leishmania spp.

Sarah Hendrickx, Guy Caljon, Louis Maes

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Sarah HendrickxLaboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium.
Guy CaljonLaboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium.
Louis MaesLaboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium. louis.maes@uantwerpen.be.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In vitro growth (inhibition) assays have a dual application, either supporting the discovery of novel drugs or as a monitoring tool of drug resistance in patient isolates. From an experimental design point of view, both are quite different with regard to the infecting Leishmania species and strain, the wide variety of permissive host cells (primary cells versus cell lines), drug exposure times, detection methods and endpoint criteria. Recognizing the need for enhanced assay standardization to decrease interlaboratory variation and improve proper interpretation of results, a detailed description is given of the basic fundamental procedures and requirements for routine in vitro growth of Leishmania spp. with specific focus on the intracellular amastigote susceptibility assay. Although the described experimental procedures focus on visceral Leishmania species, the same assay principles may apply for the cutaneous species as well.

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AnimalsAntiprotozoal AgentsDisease Models, AnimalDrug ResistanceFemaleHumansLeishmaniaLeishmaniasisLife Cycle StagesMacrophagesMaleMesocricetusMiceParasitic Sensitivity TestsPrimary Cell CultureTHP-1 CellsAntiprotozoal AgentsAmastigoteAssay harmonizationDrug discoveryDrug susceptibilityLaboratory/field strainsLeishmaniaMacrophages

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PMID32221956

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