Miltefosine-unresponsive Leishmania donovani has a greater ability than miltefosine-responsive L. donovani to resist reactive oxygen species
Miltefosine-unresponsive Leishmania donovani has a greater ability than miltefosine-responsive L. donovani to resist reactive oxygen species
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DOI:
10.1111/febs.12449
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发表时间:
2013-10-01
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影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Dubey, Vikash K.
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作者:
Das, Mousumi;Saudagar, Prakash;Dubey, Vikash K.
Resistance of Leishmania parasites to miltefosine, which is only available oral drug, is a great concern. We have analyzed global gene expression profiles of miltefosine-unresponsive and miltefosine-responsive Leishmaniadonovani in order to understand the various metabolic processes involved in miltefosine drug resistance. The microarray data clearly indicated a role of oxidative metabolism in miltefosine resistance. Furthermore, fluorescence microscopy experiments suggested that miltefosine-unresponsive L.donovani resists the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and subsequent mitochondrial membrane damage leading to apoptotic death. In contrast, in miltefosine-responsive L.donovani, the accumulation of reactive oxygen species causes apoptotic death. Overall, this study provides fundamental insights into miltefosine resistance in L.donovani.DatabaseThe microarray data have been deposited in the Gene Expression Omnibus database under the accession number GSE45496