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Chemoattractant activity of tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane for Brugia pahangi infective third-stage larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2017

Y. Mitsui ,
K.E. Ureña-Tatis  and
Y. Aoki
Y. Mitsui*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
K.E. Ureña-Tatis
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan Centro Nacional de Control de Enfermedades Tropicales, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Y. Aoki
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
*
*Fax: +81-95-819-7824 E-mail: ymitsui@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
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Abstract

Urocanic acid (UCA) is known as a major chemoattractant for Strongyloides stercoralis infective third-stage larvae (L3). Since Brugia pahangi is a skin-penetrating parasitic nematode similar to S. stercoralis, UCA was expected to be a chemoattractant for B. pahangi L3. Thus, the chemoattractant activity of UCA for B. pahangi L3 was assessed. The chemotactic responses of B. pahangi L3 to UCA or acetic acid (CH3COOH) dissolved in amine solutions were assessed using an agar-plate assay. A test solution of 200 mm UCA dissolved in aqueous 270 mm tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Tris) significantly attracted B. pahangi L3 compared with deionized water (DW), while neither a solution of 200 mm UCA dissolved in aqueous 230 mm ammonia (NH3) nor 290 mm triethylamine (TEA) significantly attracted L3. Similarly, a test solution of 200 mm CH3COOH dissolved with 200 mm Tris significantly attracted L3, but neither a test solution of 200 mm CH3COOH plus 200 mm NH3 nor 200 mm TEA attracted L3. Furthermore, L3 were significantly attracted to 200 mm Tris alone, compared with DW, but avoided 200 mm NH3 and 200 mm TEA. Moreover, the chemoattractant activity of Tris for L3 was observed even at a low concentration of 25 mm, and it was observed in a mild alkaline condition but not in an acidic condition. The present study reveals that Tris is a potential chemoattractant for B. pahangi L3 while UCA is not. This finding will contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms of skin-penetrating infection of filarial L3.

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Research Paper
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 92 , Issue 3 , May 2018 , pp. 317 - 321
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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