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EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY
卷 118, 期 3, 页码 331-337出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.09.004
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A2M; alplia-2-macroglobulin; type I-PCD; type 1 programmed cell death; TUNEL; TdT-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling; DNA; deoxyribonucleic acid; Trypanosoma cruzi; serum deprivation
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A2M is a broad spectrum proteinase inhibitor and cytokine carrier, besides presenting anti-apoptotic activity through the binding to its receptor, LRP. During Trypanosoma cruzi infection, apoptosis of host cells and intracellular parasites is commonly observed both in vivo and in vitro. Since plasma as well as tissue A2M levels are increased in both murine and human acute T cruzi infection, we evaluated the possible role of A2M (its methylamine transformed Fast form-A2M-F) in regulating apoptotic events in peritoneal macrophages and cardiomyocytes during in vitro interaction with the parasite. Our data showed that DNA fragmentation (a hallmark of apoptosis) of both host cells and parasites was inhibited by A2M-F. Impaired apoptosis was also noted when A2M-F was added to the cultures maintained under serum deprivation. In addition, macrophages from C57/BL6 mice, known to display higher LRP levels as compared to those of C3H lineage, displayed higher reduction in the apoptotic levels during the A2M-F treatment. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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