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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
The human promyelocytic THP-1 cell line has been found to support the growth of Leishmania parasites. THP-1 cells, differentiated with retinoic acid, cease replication while remaining in suspension. 72 +/- 8% of THP-1 cells became infected after inoculation with promastigotes of several Old and New World Leishmania species. The resulting amastigotes (19 +/- 5 per infected cell) were easy to harvest, capable of reinfecting cultures of normal human cells and, in the case of L. major and L. infantum, caused specific lesions in BALB/c mice. This culture system should facilitate biochemical and immunological studies on amastigotes and be of use in screening anti-parasite drugs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0001-706X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
171-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Interactions between the human monocytic leukaemia THP-1 cell line and Old and New World species of Leishmania.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U313, CHU Pitie-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't