In:
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 48, No. 7 ( 2004-07), p. 2497-2501
Abstract:
Microsporidians of the genus Encephalitozoon are an important cause of disease in immunocompromised patients, and there are currently no completely effective treatments. The present study investigated the viability and infectivity of spores of Encephalitozoon cuniculi that had been exposed to resveratrol (RESV), a natural phytoalexin found in grapes and red wine. RESV at 50 μM showed significant sporicidal activity, and at 10 to 50 μM it reduced the capacity of the spores to infect dog kidney epithelial cells of the MDCK line. At 10 μM RESV also significantly inhibited intracellular development of the parasite, without affecting host cell viability. These results suggest that RESV may be useful in the treatment of Encephalitozoon infections.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0066-4804
,
1098-6596
DOI:
10.1128/AAC.48.7.2497-2501.2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
2004
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1496156-8
SSG:
12
SSG:
15,3
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