In vitro susceptibility to benznidazole, nifurtimox and posaconazole of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from Paraguay

Biomédica : revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
Nidia AcostaPatricia Escobar

Abstract

Introduction: Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, shows substantial phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity, which can influence the epidemiological and clinical variations of the disease and the sensitivity to the drugs used in the treatment.Objective: To assess the in vitro susceptibility to benznidazole, nifurtimox, and posaconazole of 40 cloned strains of T. cruzi isolated in Paraguay belonging to different genotypes, hosts, and localities.Materials and methods: We incubated the parasites in their epimastigote stage in LIT culture medium with different concentrations of each drug in triplicate assays. The degree of susceptibility was estimated by the inhibitory concentrations of 50 and 90% (IC50 and IC90) to obtain the average values and the standard deviation for each strain and drug. We determined the statistical significance between groups by analysis of variances with the Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test and values of p<0.05.Results: A wide range of drug response was observed. Two groups of parasites (A and B) were identified as having significant differences in susceptibility to benznidazole (p<0.0001), and three groups (A, B, C) to nifurtimox and posaconazole (p<0.0001).Conclusions: Ove...Continue Reading

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