Adaptation of the [3H]Hypoxanthine Uptake Assay for In Vitro-Cultured Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria Parasites
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Engel, Jessica A
Chua, Ming Jang
Fisher, Gillian M
Skinner-Adams, Tina S
Andrews, Katherine T
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The zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has recently been established in continuous in vitro culture. Here, the Plasmodium falciparum [3H]hypoxanthine uptake assay was adapted for P. knowlesi and used to determine the sensitivity of this parasite to chloroquine, cycloguanil, and clindamycin. The data demonstrate that P. knowlesi is sensitive to all drugs, with 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC50s) consistent with those obtained with P. falciparum. This assay provides a platform to use P. knowlesi in vitro for drug discovery.
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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
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60
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7
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© 2016 American Society for Microbiology. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Microbiology
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Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences