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Géba E, Rousseau A, Le Guernic A, Escotte-Binet S, Favennec L, La Carbona S, Gargala G, Dubey JP, Villena I, Betoulle S, Aubert D, Bigot-Clivot A. Survival and infectivity of Toxoplasma gondii and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts bioaccumulated by Dreissena polymorpha. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 130:504-515. [PMID: 32737913 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AIMS The study was aimed to understand the depuration process of Cryptosporidium parvum and Toxoplasma gondii oocysts by zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha), to consider the use of the zebra mussel as a bioremediation tool. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two experiments were performed: (i) individual exposure of mussel to investigate oocyst transfers between bivalves and water and (ii) in vivo exposure to assess the ability of the zebra mussel to degrade oocysts. RESULTS (i) Our results highlighted a transfer of oocysts from the mussels to the water after 3 and 7 days of depuration; however, some oocysts were still bioaccumulated in mussel tissue. (ii) Between 7 days of exposure at 1000 or 10 000 oocysts/mussel/day and 7 days of depuration, the number of bioaccumulated oocysts did not vary but the number of infectious oocysts decreased. CONCLUSION Results show that D. polymorpha can release oocysts in water via (pseudo)faeces in depuration period. Oocysts remain bioaccumulated and infectious oocyst number decreases during the depuration period in zebra mussel tissues. Results suggest a degradation of bioaccumulated C. parvum and T. gondii oocysts. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study highlighted the potential use of D. polymorpha as a bioremediation tool to mitigate of protozoan contamination in water resources.
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- E Géba
- UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims Cedex 2, France.,EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France.,ACTALIA Food Safety Department, Saint-Lô, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims Cedex 2, France
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Université de Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- ACTALIA Food Safety Department, Saint-Lô, France
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Université de Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- United States Department Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims Cedex 2, France
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- EA7510, ESCAPE (EpidémioSurveillance et CirculAtion des Parasites dans les Environnements), Faculté de Médecine, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- UMR-I 02 SEBIO (Stress Environnementaux et BIOsurveillance des milieux aquatiques), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Reims Cedex 2, France
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Gargala G, Razakandrainibe R, Costa D, Leméteil D, Dumant Forest C. La cryptosporidiose, une cause de diarrhée aiguë : revue de la littérature et étude rétrospective des cas dans le département de pédiatrie du CHU de Rouen. Arch Pediatr 2017; 24:1344-1349. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 10/02/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Le Goff L, Hubert B, Favennec L, Villena I, Ballet JJ, Agoulon A, Orange N, Gargala G. Pilot-Scale Pulsed UV Light Irradiation of Experimentally Infected Raspberries Suppresses Cryptosporidium parvum Infectivity in Immunocompetent Suckling Mice. J Food Prot 2015; 78:2247-52. [PMID: 26613921 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cryptosporidium spp., a significant cause of foodborne infection, have been shown to be resistant to most chemical food disinfectant agents and infective for weeks in irrigation waters and stored fresh vegetal produce. Pulsed UV light (PL) has the potential to inactivate Cryptosporidium spp. on surfaces of raw or minimally processed foods or both. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of PL on viability and in vivo infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts present on raspberries, a known source of transmission to humans of oocyst-forming apicomplexan pathogens. The skin of each of 20 raspberries was experimentally inoculated with five 10-μl spots of an oocyst suspension containing 6 × 10(7) oocysts per ml (Nouzilly isolate). Raspberries were irradiated by PL flashes (4 J/cm(2) of total fluence). This dose did not affect colorimetric or organoleptic characteristics of fruits. After immunomagnetic separation from raspberries, oocysts were bleached and administered orally to neonatal suckling mice. Seven days after infection, mice were euthanized, and the number of oocysts in the entire small intestine was individually assessed by immunofluorescence flow cytometry. Three of 12 and 12 of 12 inoculated mice that received 10 and 100 oocysts isolated from nonirradiated raspberries, respectively, were found infected. Four of 12 and 2 of 12 inoculated mice that received 10(3) and 10(4) oocysts from irradiated raspberries, respectively, were found infected. Oocyst counts were lower in animals inoculated with 10(3) and 10(4) oocysts from irradiated raspberries (92 ± 144 and 38 ± 82, respectively) than in animals infected with 100 oocysts from nonirradiated raspberries (35,785 ± 66,221, P = 0.008). PL irradiation achieved oocyst reductions of 2 and 3 log for an inoculum of 10(3) and 10(4) oocysts, respectively. The present pilot-scale evaluation suggests that PL is an effective mode of decontamination for raspberries and prompts further applicability studies in industrial contexts.
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- L Le Goff
- EA 3800, Protozooses transmises par l'alimentation, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, University of Rouen, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France.
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- Agro-Hall, Centre de Ressource Technologique, Normandie Sécurité Sanitaire, Instituts Universitaires de Technologie d'Evreux, 2700 Evreux, France
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- EA 3800, Protozooses transmises par l'alimentation, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, University of Rouen, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- EA 3800, Protozooses transmises par l'alimentation, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, SFR CAP-Santé FED4231, University of Reims Champagne-Ardennes, 51095 Reims Cedex, France
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- EA 3800, Protozooses transmises par l'alimentation, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, University of Rouen, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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- Agro-Hall, Centre de Ressource Technologique, Normandie Sécurité Sanitaire, Instituts Universitaires de Technologie d'Evreux, 2700 Evreux, France
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- Plateforme Technologique d'Evreux, Normandie Sécurité Sanitaire, Instituts Universitaires de Technologie d'Evreux, 2700 Evreux, France
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- EA 3800, Protozooses transmises par l'alimentation, Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, University of Rouen, 76183 Rouen Cedex, France
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El Kholy M, Morisse Pradier H, Compagnon P, Lamoureux F, Gargala G, Dominique S, Chabaud A, Muir JF, Thiberville L. Suivi thérapeutique pharmacologique du voriconazole chez les patients présentant une pathologie aspergillaire pulmonaire non neutropénique. Rev Mal Respir 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2013.10.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chabaud A, Morisse-Pradier H, Gargala G, Favennec L, Guisier F, Compagnon P, Thiberville L. Étude sur le bon usage et le suivi thérapeutique pharmacologique du voriconazole au CHU de Rouen. Rev Mal Respir 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2012.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Favennec L, Couderc L, Matray O, Giraud S, Zouhair R, Bertout S, Gargala G, Ballet JJ, Marguet C, Bouchara JP. Efficacité de la micafungine dans une infection à Geosmithia argillacea chez une patiente atteinte de mucoviscidose. J Mycol Med 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bai J, Khaldi S, Gargala G, Baishanbo A, François A, Ballet JJ, Ducrotté P, Fioramonti J, Favennec L, Le Goff L. Effects of octreotide on jejunal hypersensitivity triggered by Cryptosporidium parvum intestinal infection in an immunocompetent suckling rat model. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2011; 23:1043-50, e499. [PMID: 21320238 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Similar to other bacterial or protozoan infections, human cryptosporidiosis may trigger postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-like symptoms, a condition in which enhanced visceral perception of pain during intestinal distension plays a pivotal role. In an immunocompetent suckling rat model which mimicks features of postinfectious IBS, Cryptosporidium parvum infection induces long-lasting jejunal hypersensitivity to distension in association with intestinal activated mast cell accumulation. The aim of the present study was to explore in this model whether octreotide, a somatostatin agonist analog, could prevent the development of jejunal hypersensitivity and intestinal mast cell/nerve fiber accumulation. METHODS Five-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were infected with C. parvum and treated 10 days later with octreotide (50 g kg(-1) day(-1), i.p.) for 7 days. KEY RESULTS Compared with untreated infected rats, octreotide treatment of infected rats resulted in increased weight gain [day 23 postinfection (PI)], decreased food intake (day 16 PI), and a reduction in jejunal villus alterations (day 14 PI), CD3(+) IEL (day 37 PI) and mast cell (days 37 and 50 PI) accumulations, nerve fiber densities (day 50 PI), and hypersensitivity to distension (day 120 PI). In uninfected rats, the effects of octreotide treatment were limited to higher weight gain (days 16 and 23 PI) and decreased food intake (day 23 PI) compared with uninfected-untreated rats. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES Data confirms the relevance of the present rat model to postinfectious IBS studies and prompt further investigation of somatostatin-dependent regulatory interactions in cryptosporidiosis.
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- J Bai
- Parasitology Department, Rouen University Hospital and Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rouen, Rouen, France
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Khaldi S, Ratajczak M, Gargala G, Fournier M, Berthe T, Favennec L, Dupont JP. Intensive exploitation of a karst aquifer leads to Cryptosporidium water supply contamination. Water Res 2011; 45:2906-2914. [PMID: 21477840 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Groundwater from karst aquifers is an important source of drinking water worldwide. Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis linked to surface water and treated public water are regularly reported. Cryptosporidium oocysts are resistant to conventional drinking water disinfectants and are a major concern for the water industry. Here, we examined conditions associated with oocyst transport along a karstic hydrosystem, and the impact of intensive exploitation on Cryptosporidium oocyst contamination of the water supply. We studied a well-characterized karstic hydrosystem composed of a sinkhole, a spring and a wellbore. Thirty-six surface water and groundwater samples were analyzed for suspended particulate matter, turbidity, electrical conductivity, and Cryptosporidium and Giardia (oo)cyst concentrations. (Oo)cysts were identified and counted by means of solid-phase cytometry (ChemScan RDI(®)), a highly sensitive method. Cryptosporidium oocysts were detected in 78% of both surface water and groundwater samples, while Giardia cysts were found in respectively 22% and 8% of surface water and groundwater samples. Mean Cryptosporidium oocyst concentrations were 29, 13 and 4/100 L at the sinkhole, spring and wellbore, respectively. Cryptosporidium oocysts were transported from the sinkhole to the spring and the wellbore, with respective release rates of 45% and 14%, suggesting that oocysts are subject to storage and remobilization in karst conduits. Principal components analysis showed that Cryptosporidium oocyst concentrations depended on variations in hydrological forcing factors. All water samples collected during intensive exploitation contained oocysts. Control of Cryptosporidium oocyst contamination during intensive exploitation is therefore necessary to ensure drinking water quality.
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- S Khaldi
- UMR CNRS 6143, M2C, University of Rouen, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France.
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Le Goff L, Khaldi S, Favennec L, Nauleau F, Meneceur P, Perot J, Ballet JJ, Gargala G. Evaluation of water treatment plant UV reactor efficiency against Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst infectivity in immunocompetent suckling mice. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 108:1060-1065. [PMID: 19761461 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04509.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM To assess the efficiency of a medium-pressure UV reactor under full-scale water treatment plant (WTP) conditions on the infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in an Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) suckling mice infectivity model. METHODS AND RESULTS Six/seven-day-old mice were administered orally 2-10x10(4)Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Compared with nonirradiated oocysts, 40 mJ cm(-2) UV irradiation of ingested oocysts resulted 7 days later in a 3.4-4.0 log10 reduction in the counts of small intestine oocysts, using a fluorescent flow cytometry assay. CONCLUSION Present data extend to industrial conditions previous observations of the efficiency of UV irradiation against Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst in vivo development. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Present results suggest that in WTP conditions, a medium-pressure UV reactor is efficient in reducing the infectivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, one of the most resistant micro-organisms present in environmental waters.
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- L Le Goff
- Parasitology Department, Rouen University Hospital & EA 4311-IFRMP 23, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- Parasitology Department, Rouen University Hospital & EA 4311-IFRMP 23, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- Parasitology Department, Rouen University Hospital & EA 4311-IFRMP 23, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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- STEREAU Process and Technologies, St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
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- Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, EA 3520 Faculty of Medicine Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- STEREAU Process and Technologies, St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
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- Immunology Department, Caen University Hospital & UPRES-EA 2128, Faculty of Medicine, University of Caen, Caen Cedex, France
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- Parasitology Department, Rouen University Hospital & EA 4311-IFRMP 23, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France
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Leroy S, Conseil V, Coltey B, Lemeille Y, Dominique S, Gargala G, Domblides P, Accoceberry I, Loeuille G, Durand-Joly I, Fanton A, Vagnier O, Dalle F, Boldron A, Llerena C, Pinel C, Giniès J, Pihet M, Person C, Bouchara J, Wizla N, Marguet C, Favenne L, Bui S, Delhaes L. Evaluation and management of fungal risk in Cystic Fibrosis: first results of a national French study. J Cyst Fibros 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(09)60175-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Gargala G, Le Goff L, Ballet JJ, Favennec L, Stachulski AV, Rossignol JF. In vitro efficacy of nitro- and halogeno-thiazolide/thiadiazolide derivatives against Sarcocystis neurona. Vet Parasitol 2009; 162:230-5. [PMID: 19369006 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Revised: 02/19/2009] [Accepted: 03/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sarcocystis neurona is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). The aim of this work was to document inhibitory activities of nitazoxanide (NTZ, [2-acetolyloxy-N-(5-nitro 2-thiazolyl) benzamide]) and new thiazolides/thiadiazolides on S. neurona in vitro development, and investigate their structure-activity relationships. S. neurona was grown in bovine turbinate cell cultures. At concentrations varying from 1.0 to 5.0mg/L, nitazoxanide and 21 of 32 second generation thiazolide/thiadiazolide agents exerted a > or =95% maximum inhibition on S. neurona development. Most active agents were either NO(2) or halogen substituted in position 5 of their thiazole moiety. In contrast, other 5-substitutions such as hydrogen, methyl, SO(2)CH(3), and CH(3) negatively impacted activity. Compared with derivatives with an acetylated benzene moiety, deacetylated compounds which most probably represent primary metabolites exhibited similar inhibitory activities. Present data provide the first evidence of in vitro inhibitory activities of nitazoxanide and new thiazolides/thiadiazolides on S. neurona development. Active halogeno-thiazolide/thiadiazolides may provide a valuable nitro-free alternative to nitazoxanide for EPM treatment depending on further evaluation of their in vivo activities.
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- G Gargala
- Parasitology Department, University of Rouen, France.
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Cryptosporidiosis emergence triggered the screening of many compounds for potential anti-cryptosporidial activity in which the majority were ineffective. The outbreak of cryptosporidiosis which occurred in Milwaukee in 1993 was not only the first significant emergence of Cryptosporidium spp. as a major human pathogen but also a huge waterborne outbreak thickening thousands of people from a major city in North America. Since then, outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis are regularly occurring throughout the world. New drugs against this parasite became consequently urgently needed. Among the most commonly used treatments against cryptosporidiosis are paromomycin, and azithromycin, which are partially effective. Nitazoxanide (NTZ)'s effectiveness was demonstrated in vitro, and in vivo using several animal models and finally in clinical trials. It significantly shortened the duration of diarrhea and decreased mortality in adults and in malnourished children. NTZ is not effective without an appropriate immune response. In AIDS patients, combination therapy restoring immunity along with antimicrobial treatment of Cryptosporidium infection is necessary. Recent investigations focused on the potential of molecular-based immunotherapy against this parasite. Others tested the effects of probiotic bacteria, but were unable to demonstrate eradication of C. parvum. New synthetic isoflavone derivatives demonstrated excellent activity against C. parvum in vitro and in a gerbil model of infection. Newly synthesized nitro- or non nitro- thiazolide compounds, derived from NTZ, have been recently shown to be at least as effective as NTZ against C. parvum in vitro development and are promising new therapeutic agents.
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- G Gargala
- Laboratory of Parasitology, ADEN EA-3234, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rouen University, 22, Boulevard Gambetta, F-76183 Rouen Cedex, France.
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Lachkar S, Abboud P, Gargala G, Etienne M, Gauliard E, Tron C, Favennec L, Gueit I, Caron F, Dupouy-Camet J. [Troponin dosage in a patient with asymptomatic myocarditis due to trichinellosis]. Rev Med Interne 2007; 29:246-8. [PMID: 17980464 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2007.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Revised: 06/07/2007] [Accepted: 07/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Human trichinellosis is a potentially severe parasitic disease occurring after ingestion of undercooked meat infected with Trichinella sp. larvae. We report the case of a patient who ate an undercooked bear meat hunted in Canada; he presented with the usual symptoms of trichinellosis (i.e, facial oedema, myalgias and fever) complicated with an asymptomatic myocarditis. Myocarditis is a rare, but potentially lethal complication of trichinellosis. Myocarditis should be screened systematically even when specific symptoms are missing; dosage of troponin serum is a simple and reliable mean for such screening.
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- S Lachkar
- Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, centre hospitalo-universitaire de Rouen, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen cedex, France
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Vasseneix C, Gargala G, Francois A, Hellot M, Duclos C, Muraine M, Benichou J, Ballet J, Brasseur G, Favennec L. A keratitis rat model for evaluation of anti-Acanthamoeba polyphagia agents. Am J Ophthalmol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gargala G, Baishanbo A, Favennec L, François A, Ballet JJ, Rossignol JF. Inhibitory activities of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase-targeted dihydroxyisoflavone and trihydroxydeoxybenzoin derivatives on Sarcocystis neurona, Neospora caninum, and Cryptosporidium parvum development. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 49:4628-34. [PMID: 16251305 PMCID: PMC1280144 DOI: 10.1128/aac.49.11.4628-4634.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several gene sequences of parasitic protozoa belonging to protein kinase gene families and epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like peptides, which act via binding to receptor tyrosine kinases of the EGF receptor (EGFR) family, appear to mediate host-protozoan interactions. As a clue to EGFR protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) mediation and a novel approach for identifying anticoccidial agents, activities against Sarcocystis neurona, Neospora caninum, and Cryptosporidium parvum grown in BM and HCT-8 cell cultures of 52 EGFR PTK inhibitor isoflavone analogs (dihydroxyisoflavone and trihydroxydeoxybenzoine derivatives) were investigated. Their cytotoxicities against host cells were either absent, mild, or moderate by a nitroblue tetrazolium test. At concentrations ranging from 5 to 10 microg/ml, 20 and 5 analogs, including RM-6427 and RM-6428, exhibited an in vitro inhibitory effect of > or = 95% against at least one parasite or against all three, respectively. In immunosuppressed Cryptosporidium parvum-infected Mongolian gerbils orally treated with either 200 or 400 mg of agent RM-6427/kg of body weight/day for 8 days, fecal microscopic oocyst shedding was abolished in 6/10 animals (P of <0.001 versus untreated controls) and mean shedding was reduced by 90.5% (P of <0.0001) and 92.0% (P of <0.0001), respectively, higher levels of inhibition than after nitazoxanide (200 mg/kg/day for 8 days) or paromomycin (100 mg/kg/day for 8 days) treatment (55.0%, P of <0.001, and 17.5%, P of >0.05, respectively). After RM-6427 therapy (200 mg/kg/day for 8 days), the reduction in the ratio of animals with intracellular parasites was nearly significant in ileum (P = 0.067) and more marked in the biliary tract (P < 0.0013) than after nitazoxanide or paromomycin treatment (0.05 < P < 0.004). RM-6428 treatment at a regimen of 400 mg/kg/day for 12 days inhibited oocyst shedding, measured using flow cytometry from day 4 (P < 0.05) to day 12 (P < 0.02) of therapy, when 2/15 animals had no shedding (P < 0.0001) and 11/15 were free of gut and/or biliary tract parasites (P < 0.01). No mucosal alteration was microscopically observed for treated or untreated infected gerbils. To our knowledge, this report is the first to suggest that the isoflavone class of agents has the potential for anticoccidial therapy.
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- G Gargala
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, and ADEN EA-3234, CHU Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France
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Baishanbo A, Gargala G, Duclos C, François A, Rossignol JF, Ballet JJ, Favennec L. Efficacy of nitazoxanide and paromomycin in biliary tract cryptosporidiosis in an immunosuppressed gerbil model. J Antimicrob Chemother 2005; 57:353-5. [PMID: 16361328 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of nitazoxanide and paromomycin in biliary tract cryptosporidiosis in an immunosuppressed Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) model. METHODS Gerbils (1-month-old) were dexamethasone-immunosuppressed for 10 days and challenged orally with 10(5) Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. From day 0 to day 12 post-infection, one group (n=14) was treated with 200 mg/kg/day nitazoxanide and another (n=15) with 100 mg/kg/day paromomycin. Infection and efficacy of nitazoxanide and paromomycin were assessed by measuring oocyst shedding in faeces, biliary tract and ileum histological examination. RESULTS In nitazoxanide-treated and paromomycin-treated groups as compared with untreated animals (P<0.05), oocyst shedding was partially suppressed in a similar manner (P>0.05). Parasites were present in histological sections of the ileal mucosa of 16/16 infected untreated animals versus 3/14 and 6/15 in the nitazoxanide-treated and the paromomycin-treated groups, respectively (P<0.05). In addition, gall bladder infection was less frequent in nitazoxanide-treated (2/14, P<0.01) and paromomycin-treated (5/15, P=0.07) animals than in untreated controls (9/16). No histological alteration of biliary mucosa was observed in both treated and untreated infected gerbils. CONCLUSIONS Present data support the efficacy of nitazoxanide and, to a lesser extent, paromomycin on biliary C. parvum infection in gerbils, and prompt further investigation of the potential clinical benefits of nitazoxanide in treating human biliary cryptosporidiosis.
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- A Baishanbo
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie, ADEN EA3234, CHU Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France
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Delaunay A, Baishanbo A, Favennec L, Gargala G. [Cryptosporidium oocyst viability and infectivity evaluation by flow cytometry]. Ann Pharm Fr 2004; 62:310-5. [PMID: 15314578 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4509(04)94319-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Evaluating waterborne Cryptosporidium sp. oocyst infectivity is presently a major Issue for the estimation of environmental risks. The aim of this presentation, was to describe a new model suitable for determining in vivo oocyst infectivity. In this model, infection was assessed in suckling mice seven days after oocyst ingestion by measuring the number of gut oocysts using flow cytometry. Four days old mice were orally infected by serially diluted C. parvum oocyst suspensions. This model was found highly sensitive since ingestion of 1-10 oocysts resulted in infection in 70% of animals. Assays with Cryptosporidium oocysts from the environment suggest that this model may contribute to the evaluation of environmental risks due to the parasite.
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- A Delaunay
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie ADEN, EA 3234, Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Rouen, 76031 Rouen Cedex
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Pitel PH, Lindsay DS, Caure S, Romand S, Pronost S, Gargala G, Mitchell SM, Hary C, Thulliez P, Fortier G, Ballet JJ. Reactivity against Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora by serum antibodies in healthy French horses from two farms with previous equine protozoal myeloencephalitis-like cases. Vet Parasitol 2003; 111:1-7. [PMID: 12523974 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4017(02)00346-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sarcocystis neurona is considered a leading cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a common infectious neurological disease in horses in the Americas. EPM-like cases associated with S. neurona peptide reactive antibodies in Western blots were recently described in Normandy, France. In this report, antibodies reacting with S. neurona merozoites were detected using an agglutination assay at titers ranging from 50 to 500 in sera from 18/50 healthy horses from two farms with a previous EPM-like case. Higher values were found in older animals. Four out of six horses which traveled or stayed in the US exhibited titers over 50, a higher figure than in the group which did not travel out of France or stayed in an other European country. No correlation was found between anti-S. neurona and anti-Neospora sp. antibody titers. Data prompt further study of significance of anti-S. neurona antibodies in clinically healthy or diseased European horses, and identification of putative immunizing parasite(s) and their host(s).
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- P H Pitel
- Laboratoire Départemental Frank Duncombe, 1 route de Rosel, Caen, France
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Favennec L, Jave Ortiz J, Gargala G, Lopez Chegne N, Ayoub A, Rossignol JF. Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of nitazoxanide in the treatment of fascioliasis in adults and children from northern Peru. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2003; 17:265-70. [PMID: 12534412 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01419.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human fascioliasis is a significant world-wide health problem, and massive or repeated infections by Fasciola hepatica can lead to considerable morbidity. AIM : To evaluate the safety and efficacy of nitazoxanide, when compared with placebo, in the treatment of fascioliasis in adults and children from northern Peru. METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled study was carried out in 50 adults and 50 children infected with F. hepatica. The diagnosis of infection was based on the presence of F. hepatica eggs in one stool sample obtained before inclusion in the study. Patients were randomized to receive treatment with either a 7-day course of nitazoxanide (100 mg b.d., age range 2-3 years; 200 mg b.d., age range 4-11 years; 500 mg b.d., age > 12 years) or matching placebo. Three post-treatment stool examinations were carried out between 30 and 90 days after initiation of treatment. RESULTS The parasite was eliminated in 18 of 30 (60%) adults completing the study who received nitazoxanide vs. one of eight adults in the placebo group (P = 0.042), and similarly in 14 of 35 (40%) children completing the treatment vs. none of eight in the placebo group (P = 0.038). Only mild, transient adverse events were reported. CONCLUSIONS A 7-day course of nitazoxanide was effective in adults and children in the treatment of F. hepatica, when compared with placebo.
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- L Favennec
- ADEN, EA 3234, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Rouen, France.
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Pitel PH, Pronost S, Gargala G, Anrioud D, Toquet MP, Foucher N, Collobert-Laugier C, Fortier G, Ballet JJ. Detection of Sarcocystis neurona antibodies in French horses with neurological signs. Int J Parasitol 2002; 32:481-5. [PMID: 11849644 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(01)00370-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ortiz JJ, Ayoub A, Gargala G, Chegne NL, Favennec L. Randomized clinical study of nitazoxanide compared to metronidazole in the treatment of symptomatic giardiasis in children from Northern Peru. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2001; 15:1409-15. [PMID: 11552913 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enteric infection by Giardia intestinalis is a common cause of diarrhoea world-wide and a significant cause of morbidity in children. AIM To compare the efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide and metronidazole in the treatment of diarrhoea caused by G. intestinalis in children. METHODS A total of 110 children presenting with diarrhoea caused by G. intestinalis were randomized to treatment with either a 3-day course of nitazoxanide (100 mg b.d., age range 2-3 years; 200 mg b.d., age range 4-11 years) or a 5-day course of metronidazole (125 mg b.d., age range 2-5 years; 250 mg b.d., age range 6-11 years). The patients were followed-up for a determination of clinical response 7 days after the initiation of treatment, and two subsequent stool samples were collected for parasitological examination. RESULTS Diarrhoea had resolved in 47 children out of 55 (85%) in the nitazoxanide treatment group before the day 7 follow-up visit, compared to 44 out of 55 (80%) for metronidazole. Diarrhoea resolved within 4 days in most cases. Only mild, transient adverse events were reported. CONCLUSIONS A 3-day course of nitazoxanide suspension is as efficacious as a standard 5-day course of metronidazole suspension in treating giardiasis in children.
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- J J Ortiz
- Cajamarca General Hospital, Cajamarca, Peru
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Abboud P, Lemée V, Gargala G, Brasseur P, Ballet JJ, Borsa-Lebas F, Caron F, Favennec L. Successful treatment of metronidazole- and albendazole-resistant giardiasis with nitazoxanide in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Clin Infect Dis 2001; 32:1792-4. [PMID: 11360222 DOI: 10.1086/320751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2000] [Revised: 10/17/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A case of metronidazole- and albendazole-resistant giardiasis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was successfully treated with nitazoxanide (1.5 g twice a day for 30 days). Animal studies and in vitro assays showed that the isolate was resistant to both metronidazole and albendazole and susceptible to nitazoxanide.
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- P Abboud
- Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ch. Nicolle, Rouen, France
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Maillot C, Gargala G, Delaunay A, Ducrotte P, Brasseur P, Ballet JJ, Favennec L. Cryptosporidium parvum infection stimulates the secretion of TGF-beta, IL-8 and RANTES by Caco-2 cell line. Parasitol Res 2000; 86:947-9. [PMID: 11133108 DOI: 10.1007/pl00008524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cryptosporidium parvum is a common cause of diarrhea in humans. Although mild inflammatory mucosal infiltrate is usually observed, limited information is currently available on the pathogenic mechanisms involved in this phenomenon. The aim of this work was to investigate in vitro the influence of C. parvum infection on the secretion of lymphocyte-targeted chemokines (RANTES. MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta, IL-8), proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, GM-CSF and IL-6) and TGF-beta by human enterocytic Caco-2 cells. C. parvum infection stimulates IL-8, RANTES and TGF-beta secretion by both the basal and apical side of caco-2 cells. A slight increase in TNF-alpha production by infected cells was observed in the apical compartment. Data suggest that enterocytic chemokines and/or TGF-beta are involved in the initiation and regulation of the mucosal response to C. parvum infection.
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- C Maillot
- Laboratoire de Parasitologie Expérimentale, Groupe de Recherche sur l'Appareil Digestif, UPRES-JE 2007, CHU C. Nicolle, Rouen, France
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Delaunay A, Gargala G, Li X, Favennec L, Ballet JJ. Quantitative flow cytometric evaluation of maximal Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst infectivity in a neonate mouse model. Appl Environ Microbiol 2000; 66:4315-7. [PMID: 11010875 PMCID: PMC92301 DOI: 10.1128/aem.66.10.4315-4317.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The importance of waterborne transmission of Cryptosporidium parvum to humans has been highlighted by recent outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis. The first step in a survey of contaminated water currently consists of counting C. parvum oocysts. Data suggest that an accurate risk evaluation should include a determination of viability and infectivity of counted oocysts in water. In this study, oocyst infectivity was addressed by using a suckling mouse model. Four-day-old NMRI (Naval Medical Research Institute) mice were inoculated per os with 1 to 1,000 oocysts in saline. Seven days later, the number of oocysts present in the entire small intestine was counted by flow cytometry using a fluorescent, oocyst-specific monoclonal antibody. The number of intestinal oocysts was directly related to the number of inoculated oocysts. For each dose group, infectivity of oocysts, expressed as the percentage of infected animals, was 100% for challenge doses between 25 and 1,000 oocysts and about 70% for doses ranging from 1 to 10 oocysts/animal. Immunofluorescent flow cytometry was useful in enhancing the detection sensitivity in the highly susceptible NMRI suckling mouse model and so was determined to be suitable for the evaluation of maximal infectivity risk.
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- A Delaunay
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Immunopathologie, UPRES-EA 2128, CHU, 14033 Caen, France.
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Gargala G, Delaunay A, Li X, Brasseur P, Favennec L, Ballet JJ. Efficacy of nitazoxanide, tizoxanide and tizoxanide glucuronide against Cryptosporidium parvum development in sporozoite-infected HCT-8 enterocytic cells. J Antimicrob Chemother 2000; 46:57-60. [PMID: 10882689 DOI: 10.1093/jac/46.1.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The effects of nitazoxanide and its metabolites, tizoxanide and tizoxanide glucuronide, on the development of the asexual and sexual stages of Cryptosporidium parvum in differentiated human enterocytic HCT-8 cells were evaluated in a quantitative alkaline phosphatase immunoassay. Nitazoxanide, tizoxanide and tizoxanide glucuronide were inhibitory for up to 46 h when added after sporozoite invasion (MIC50 1.2, 22.6 and 2.2 mg/L, respectively). Tizoxanide had only limited activity, but nitazoxanide and tizoxanide glucuronide strongly inhibited asexual and sexual stages, respectively.
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- G Gargala
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Immunopathologie, UPRES-EA 2128, CHU, 14033 Caen, France
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Gargala G, Delaunay A, Favennec L, Brasseur P, Ballet JJ. Enzyme immunoassay detection of Cryptosporidium parvum inhibition by sinefungin in sporozoite infected HCT-8 enterocytic cells. Int J Parasitol 1999; 29:703-9. [PMID: 10404264 DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7519(99)00031-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Complete parasite development was obtained in differentiated human enterocytic HCT-8 cells infected at confluence with Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoites, and evaluated in a quantitative enzyme immunoassay. Forty-eight hours after infection, a linear correlation was found between optical density values and the number of parasites determined in an immunofluorescent assay. Sinefungin exerted an inhibitory effect when added within 4 h after sporozoite addition to HCT-8 cultures (MIC50 = 38 mumol L-1), while the inhibitory effects of paromomycin and pentamidine dimethanesulfonate were also easily detected (MIC50 = 0.87 mumol L-1 and 0.27 mumol L-1, respectively). Except for high pentamidine dimethanesulfonate concentrations, no alteration in optical microscopy morphology or trypan blue exclusion of HCT-8 cells was observed in the presence of anticryptosporidial agents, which suggests that they were primarily active against developing parasites. Data suggest that EIA detection of C. parvum development in sporozoite-infected HCT-8 cells provides an accurate and convenient model for in vitro evaluation of parasite infectivity, growth and response to anticryptosporidial agents.
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- G Gargala
- Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Immunopathologie, UPRES-EA 2128, CHU, Caen, France
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Gargala G, Delaunay A, Favennec L, Brasseur P, Ballet JJ. In vitro interactions of human blood and intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes with Cryptosporidium parvum and C. parvum permissive enterocytic cell lines. J Eukaryot Microbiol 1997; 44:71S-72S. [PMID: 9508452 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1997.tb05786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- G Gargala
- Department of Immunology, Hôpital Clemenceau, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Caen, France
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