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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
Studies on the interaction between trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica of pathogenic or non-pathogenic origin and epithelial cells of the human intestine can contribute to the understanding of the pathogenesis of invasive amoebiasis. We have examined the interaction of virulent E. histolytica with the human colonic carcinoma cell line HT-29. Differentiated HT-29 cells are comparable to the mucosa cells to which E. histolytica attaches physiologically. Adherence between E. histolytica trophozoites and HT-29 cells was effectively inhibited by glycoconjugates containing galactose, indicating the importance of the 170-kDa lectin of E. histolytica in binding to intestinal cells. Adherence was not significantly inhibited by glycoconjugates containing N-acetyl-glucosamine, indicating that the 220-kDa lectin of E. histolytica is not involved in binding to HT-29 cells. The destruction of HT-29 cells by pathogenic E. histolytica was dependent on adherence. The destruction was enhanced when polymorphonuclear granulocytes were added to the E. histolytica trophozoites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0932-0113
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Adenocarcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Carbohydrates, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Cell Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Colonic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Entamoeba histolytica, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Host-Parasite Interactions, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Intestinal Mucosa, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Microvilli, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Neutrophils, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:8475032-Vacuoles
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Interaction between trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica and the human intestinal cell line HT-29 in the presence or absence of leukocytes.
pubmed:affiliation
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Clinical Department, Hamburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't