• JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
  • JoomlaWorks Simple Image Rotator
 
  Bookmark and Share
 
 
Master's Dissertation
DOI
https://doi.org/10.11606/D.42.2011.tde-21032012-143227
Document
Author
Full name
Rafael Gomes Aquino de Araújo
Institute/School/College
Knowledge Area
Date of Defense
Published
São Paulo, 2011
Supervisor
Committee
Zingales, Bianca Silvana (President)
Cotrim, Paulo Cesar
Katzin, Alejandro Miguel
Title in Portuguese
Transportador ABC e resistência a benznidazol em Trypanosoma cruzi.
Keywords in Portuguese
Trypanosoma cruzi
Biologia molecular
Fenótipos
Filogenia
Genética molecular
Resistência a drogas
Abstract in Portuguese
Ensaios clínicos indicam haver diferenças regionais na eficácia do tratamento da doença de Chagas com (BZ) e Nifurtimox (NFX). Transportadores ABC desempenham um papel importante na resistência a drogas. Evidências indicam que o transportador TcABCG1 é superexpresso em cepas resistentes a BZ. O objetivo geral foi obter evidências para o envolvimento de TcABCG1 no fenótipo de resistência a BZ. Determinamos a classificação de seis cepas em suscetíveis e resistentes a BZ, e o efeito de três inibidores de transportadores ABC de eucariotos. Transfectamos em CL Brener os genes TcABCG1 de cepas resistentes. Nas culturas transfectadas com os genes de Silvio e YuYu verificamos aumento da resistência a BZ e a NFX, e aumento da abundância relativa de transcritos de TcABCG1. Genes ABC ortólogos aos de T. cruzi foram identificados em tripanossomas africanos e Leishmania spp. Dados referentes à análise filogenética e classificação dos transportadores ABC de T. cruzi nas oito subfamílias das proteínas ABC de eucariotos são apresentados.
Title in English
ABC transporter and benznidazole resistance in Trypanosoma cruzi.
Keywords in English
Trypanosoma cruzi
Drug resistance
Molecular biology
Molecular genetics
Phenotypes
Phylogeny
Abstract in English
Clinical trials indicate regional differences in the efficacy of Chagas disease treatment with (BZ) and nifurtimox (NFX). ABC transporters play an important role in drug resistance. Evidences indicate that TcABCG1 is overexpressed in BZ-resistant strains. The overall aim was to obtain evidence for the involvement of TcABCG1 in the BZ resistance phenotype. We determined the classification of six BZ susceptible and resistant strains and the effect of three eukaryotic ABC transporters inhibitors. We transfected TcABCG1 genes from resistant strains in CL Brener. In cultures transfected with Silvio and YuYu genes we observed an increased resistance to BZ and NFX, and increased relative abundance for TcABCG1 transcripts. ABC orthologue genes to those of T. cruzi were identified in African trypanosomes and Leishmania spp. Data relating to classification and phylogenetic analysis of T. cruzi ABC transporters in eight eukaryotic ABC proteins subfamilies are presented.
 
WARNING - Viewing this document is conditioned on your acceptance of the following terms of use:
This document is only for private use for research and teaching activities. Reproduction for commercial use is forbidden. This rights cover the whole data about this document as well as its contents. Any uses or copies of this document in whole or in part must include the author's name.
Publishing Date
2012-05-25
 
WARNING: Learn what derived works are clicking here.
All rights of the thesis/dissertation are from the authors
CeTI-SC/STI
Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations of USP. Copyright © 2001-2024. All rights reserved.