Korean J Parasitol.
2000 Jun;38(2):65-74. 10.3347/kjp.2000.38.2.65.
Non-specific activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages by a freshwater ciliate, Tetrahymena pyriformis
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
- KMID: 1715238
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2000.38.2.65
Abstract
- Toxoplasma-killing activities of mouse peritoneal macrophages activated by the extracts of Tetrahymena pyriformis (Korean and Chinese strains) were evaluated, and the active protein fractions from both strains were partially characterized by a method including chromatographies and SDS-PAGE. The first peak in Korean strain and the second peak in Chinese strain of T. pyriformis obtained by DEAE-Sephadex A-50 chromatography were most effective in the activation of macrophages to kill Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in vitro. Subsequent fractionations of obtained peak fractions were performed on a Sephadex G-200 gel. The first peaks fractionated from both strains of T. pyriformis had the highest toxoplasmacidal activities, and when subjected to the SDS-PAGE, one prominent band was visualized for each of the strains showing the same molecular weight of ca. 52.6 kDa. This active protein is suggested to be related to non-specific activation of mouse peritoneal macrophages.
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