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- Title
Effect of Hydroxyurea on Morphology, Proliferation, and Protein Expression on Taenia crassiceps WFU Strain.
- Authors
Rios-Valencia, Diana G.; Estrada, Karel; Calderón-Gallegos, Arturo; Tirado-Mendoza, Rocío; Bobes, Raúl J.; Laclette, Juan P.; Cabrera-Bravo, Margarita
- Abstract
Flatworms are known for their remarkable regenerative ability, one which depends on totipotent cells known as germinative cells in cestodes. Depletion of germinative cells with hydroxyurea (HU) affects the regeneration of the parasite. Here, we studied the reduction and recovery of germinative cells in T. crassiceps cysticerci after HU treatment (25 mM and 40 mM of HU for 6 days) through in vitro assays. Viability and morphological changes were evaluated. The recovery of cysticerci's mobility and morphology was evaluated at 3 and 6 days, after 6 days of treatment. The number of proliferative cells was evaluated using EdU. Our results show morphological changes in the size, shape, and number of evaginated cysticerci at the 40 mM dose. The mobility of cysticerci was lower after 6 days of HU treatment at both concentrations. On days 3 and 6 of recovery after 25 mM of HU treatment, a partial recovery of the proliferative cells was observed. Proteomic and Gene Ontology analyses identified modifications in protein groups related to DNA binding, DNA damage, glycolytic enzymes, cytoskeleton, skeletal muscle, and RNA binding.
- Subjects
PROTEIN expression; TAENIA; HYDROXYUREA; MORPHOLOGY; SKELETAL muscle; DNA damage
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 11, p6061
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25116061