Cell viability analysis of Toxocara cati larvae with LIVE / DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity kit

Experimental Parasitology
Ângela Sena-LopesSibele Borsuk

Abstract

Toxocara spp. are responsible for causing toxocariasis, a zoonotic disease of global significance. In some countries of South America, toxocariasis is considered the most prevalent human helminthic infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate LIVE/DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity kit as an alternative method to analyze the viability of Toxacara cati larvae. Two control groups were used to confirm the usage of this methodology: 100 untreated T. cati larvae as a negative control (G1) and 100 T. cati larvae killed by thermal shock as a positive control (G2). Subsequently, the viability of T. cati larvae was assessed by the exclusion of the trypan blue dye and by LIVE/DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity kit, as well as observation of motility and morphology. In order to confirm the larvicidal effect, T. cati larvae G1 and G2 were inoculated in mice to evaluate their progression in vivo. As expected, G1 showed negative staining by Trypan blue and was stained green by LIVE/DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity kit in all the exposure periods. Moreover, G1 presented 100% of relative motility (RM) (score of 5). G2 group was stained blue by Trypan blue and red by LIVE/DEAD® Viability/Cytotoxicity kit, and had 0% RM (score zero) in 24 h of incubat...Continue Reading

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