Characterization of the effect of retinol on Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Experimental Parasitology
J HamzahJ Beilby

Abstract

A preliminary study from our laboratory found retinol (vitamin A alcohol) to have in vitro activity against Plasmodium falciparum at concentrations close to those in normal human serum (1-3 microM). To characterize the antimalarial potential of retinol in more detail, the 3D7 and K1 laboratory strains of P. falciparum were maintained in continuous culture and [3H]hypoxanthine incorporation and microscopy were used to assess the effect of retinol against asexual stages of the parasite life-cycle. Losses of retinol and retinol-associated hemolysis were also quantified in the in vitro culture system. There were retinol losses of >50% but no hemolysis was observed with added retinol concentrations up to 100 microM. All stages of parasite development showed comparable sensitivity to retinol including merozoite invasion (range of mean IC50 values 10.1-21.4 microM after adjustment for losses). Retinol pre-treatment of uninfected RBC did not inhibit merozoite invasion. Retinol treatment was associated with increased vacuolization within the parasite food vacuole and evidence of parasite membrane rupture. These appearances were similar to those seen with quinoline and artemisinin compounds. Although these data do not support a role for ...Continue Reading

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