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ROLE OF DIVALENT CATIONS, PH, CYTOSKELETON COMPONENTS AND SURFACE CHARGE ON THE ADHESION OF TRYCOMAS VAGINALIS TO A POLYSTYRENE SUBSTRATE
Adesão celular
Componentes do citoesqueleto
Carga de superfície
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Abstract in Portuguese
O processo de adesão de três cepas de Trichomonas vaginalis a um substrato de poliestireno foi estudado. Verificou-se que este processo depende do tempo de incubação e do pH da solução salina em que os parasitos se encontram. A maior taxa de adesão foi observada após 60 minutos de incubação a pH 6,6. A adesão é mior se Ca++ ou Mg++ for adicionado ao meio. Tratamento das células em citocalasina B, tripsina ou neuraminidase reduz a adesão enquanto tratamento com poli-L-lisina facilita esta adesão. Incubação dos parasitos ou esferas de poliestireno na presença de poli-L-lisina provoca alterações importantes na carga de superfície.
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he process of adhesion of three different strains of Trichomonas vaginalis to a polystyrene substrate was analysed. The process of adhesion was dependent on the time of incubation and the pH of the phosphate-buffered solution (PBS) in which the parasites were suspended. The highest indices of adhesion were observed after an incubation time of 60 min at pH 6.6. The adhesion index increased when the parasites were incubated in the presence of culture media or when Ca++ or Mg++ was added to the PBS solution, whereas cytochalasin B, trypsin or neuraminidase reduced adhesion. Incubation of the parasites in the presence of poly-L-lysine facilitated the process of adhesion. Incubation of the parasites or polystyrene beads in the presence of poly-L-lysine led to important changes in their surface charge.
Keywords in Portuguese
Trichomonas vaginalisAdesão celular
Componentes do citoesqueleto
Carga de superfície
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