ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2022
Assay of Static Adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes to Cells, Including Inhibition of the Adhesion.
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Abstract
A feature of the virulent malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is the sequestration of infected erythrocytes (IEs) to host endothelium. The IEs sequester in the microvasculature by adhesion to host cells resulting in the obstruction of blood flow and often harmful consequences in the host. IEs bind to receptors on host cells with the P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) that is expressed on the surface of the IEs. The study of parasite cytoadhesion is essential to decipher these ligands, including types of PfEMP1 required for cytoadhesion, the receptors the IEs bind, and how they may be related to the type of malaria disease. An assay for IE adhesion to host cells, including the inhibition of cytoadhesion is described here. The assay involves the purification of IEs with knobs and binding of the IEs to a monolayer of host cells under static conditions. Compounds including proteins, antibodies or drugs can be tested for cytoadhesion inhibitory activity in the assay.
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