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| العنوان: |
Antiparasitic Evaluation of Aquiluscidin, a Cathelicidin Obtained from Crotalus aquilus, and the Vcn-23 Derivative Peptide against Babesia bovis, B. bigemina and B. ovata |
| المؤلفون: |
Edwin Esaú Hernández-Arvizu, Masahito Asada, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Carlos Agustín Vega, Angelina Rodríguez-Torres, Rodrigo Morales-García, Aldo J. Pavón-Rocha, Gloria León-Ávila, Bruno Rivas-Santiago, Juan Mosqueda |
| المصدر: |
Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 6, p 496 (2024) |
| بيانات النشر: |
MDPI AG, 2024. |
| سنة النشر: |
2024 |
| المجموعة: |
LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
cathelicidin, antimicrobial peptide, babesia, in vitro culture, Medicine |
| الوصف: |
Babesiosis is a growing concern due to the increased prevalence of this infectious disease caused by Babesia protozoan parasites, affecting various animals and humans. With rising worries over medication side effects and emerging drug resistance, there is a notable shift towards researching babesiacidal agents. Antimicrobial peptides, specifically cathelicidins known for their broad-spectrum activity and immunomodulatory functions, have emerged as potential candidates. Aquiluscidin, a cathelicidin from Crotalus aquilus, and its derivative Vcn-23, have been of interest due to their previously observed antibacterial effects and non-hemolytic activity. This work aimed to characterize the effect of these peptides against three Babesia species. Results showed Aquiluscidin’s significant antimicrobial effects on Babesia species, reducing the B. bigemina growth rate and exhibiting IC50 values of 14.48 and 20.70 μM against B. ovata and B. bovis, respectively. However, its efficacy was impacted by serum presence in culture, and it showed no inhibition against a B. bovis strain grown in serum-supplemented medium. Conversely, Vcn-23 did not demonstrate babesiacidal activity. In conclusion, Aquiluscidin shows antibabesia activity in vitro and its efficacy is affected by the presence of serum in the culture medium. Nevertheless, this peptide represents a candidate for further investigation of its antiparasitic properties and provides insights into potential alternatives for the treatment of babesiosis. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article |
| وصف الملف: |
electronic resource |
| اللغة: |
English |
| تدمد: |
2076-0817 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/6/496; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0817 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/pathogens13060496 |
| URL الوصول: |
https://doaj.org/article/0432c36df12642e8a70774a57688c418 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsdoj.0432c36df12642e8a70774a57688c418 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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