Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi

A nutritional characteristic of trypanosomatid protozoa is that they need a heme compound as a growth factor. Because of the cytotoxic activity of heme and its structural similarity to cobalamins, we have investigated the in vitro and in vivo effect of vitamin B12 (or cyanocobalamin) on the differen...

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Autores principales:	Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz, Batlle, Alcira María del Carmen, Lombardo, María Elisa
Publicado:	2012
Materias:	ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic acid benznidazole cobalamin cyanocobalamin dithiothreitol heme hemin reactive oxygen metabolite superoxide dismutase trypanothione reductase amastigote animal experiment animal model antimicrobial activity antiparasitic activity article controlled study cytotoxicity drug mechanism enzyme activity epimastigote female growth inhibition IC 50 in vitro study in vivo study male mouse nonhuman parasitemia priority journal Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote Animals Chagas Disease Female Male Mice Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents Vitamin B 12
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spelling	paper:paper_00664804_v56_n10_p5315_Ciccarelli2023-06-08T15:06:10Z Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz Batlle, Alcira María del Carmen Lombardo, María Elisa ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic acid benznidazole cobalamin cyanocobalamin dithiothreitol heme hemin reactive oxygen metabolite superoxide dismutase trypanothione reductase amastigote animal experiment animal model antimicrobial activity antiparasitic activity article controlled study cytotoxicity drug mechanism enzyme activity epimastigote female growth inhibition IC 50 in vitro study in vivo study male mouse nonhuman parasitemia priority journal Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote Animals Chagas Disease Female Male Mice Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents Trypanosoma cruzi Vitamin B 12 A nutritional characteristic of trypanosomatid protozoa is that they need a heme compound as a growth factor. Because of the cytotoxic activity of heme and its structural similarity to cobalamins, we have investigated the in vitro and in vivo effect of vitamin B12 (or cyanocobalamin) on the different forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. Cyanocobalamin showed a marked antiparasitic activity against epimastigotes (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50], 2.42 μM), amastigotes (IC50, 10.69 μM), and trypomastigotes (IC50, 9.46 μM). Anti-epimastigote and -trypomastigote values were 1.7 to 4 times lower than those obtained with the reference drug benznidazole (Bnz). We also found that B12 and hemin do not interact with each other in their modes of action. Our results show that B12 increases intracellular oxidative activity and stimulates both superoxide dismutase (50%) and ascorbate peroxidase (20%) activities, while the activity of trypanothione reductase was not modified. In addition, we found that the antioxidants dithiothreitol and ascorbic acid increase the susceptibility of the parasite to the cytotoxic action of B12. We propose that vitamin B12 exerts its growth-inhibitory effect through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In an in vivo assay, a significant reduction in the number of circulating parasites was found in T. cruzi-infected mice treated with cyanocobalamin and ascorbic acid. The reduction of parasitemia in benznidazole-treated mice was improved by the addition of these vitamins. According to our results, a combination of B12 and Bnz should be further investigated due to its potential as a new therapeutic modality for the treatment of Chagas' disease. Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved. Fil:Ciccarelli, A.B. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Batlle, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Lombardo, M.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2012 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00664804_v56_n10_p5315_Ciccarelli http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00664804_v56_n10_p5315_Ciccarelli
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topic	ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic acid benznidazole cobalamin cyanocobalamin dithiothreitol heme hemin reactive oxygen metabolite superoxide dismutase trypanothione reductase amastigote animal experiment animal model antimicrobial activity antiparasitic activity article controlled study cytotoxicity drug mechanism enzyme activity epimastigote female growth inhibition IC 50 in vitro study in vivo study male mouse nonhuman parasitemia priority journal Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote Animals Chagas Disease Female Male Mice Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents Trypanosoma cruzi Vitamin B 12
spellingShingle	ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic acid benznidazole cobalamin cyanocobalamin dithiothreitol heme hemin reactive oxygen metabolite superoxide dismutase trypanothione reductase amastigote animal experiment animal model antimicrobial activity antiparasitic activity article controlled study cytotoxicity drug mechanism enzyme activity epimastigote female growth inhibition IC 50 in vitro study in vivo study male mouse nonhuman parasitemia priority journal Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote Animals Chagas Disease Female Male Mice Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents Trypanosoma cruzi Vitamin B 12 Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz Batlle, Alcira María del Carmen Lombardo, María Elisa Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
topic_facet	ascorbate peroxidase ascorbic acid benznidazole cobalamin cyanocobalamin dithiothreitol heme hemin reactive oxygen metabolite superoxide dismutase trypanothione reductase amastigote animal experiment animal model antimicrobial activity antiparasitic activity article controlled study cytotoxicity drug mechanism enzyme activity epimastigote female growth inhibition IC 50 in vitro study in vivo study male mouse nonhuman parasitemia priority journal Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote Animals Chagas Disease Female Male Mice Nitroimidazoles Trypanocidal Agents Trypanosoma cruzi Vitamin B 12
description	A nutritional characteristic of trypanosomatid protozoa is that they need a heme compound as a growth factor. Because of the cytotoxic activity of heme and its structural similarity to cobalamins, we have investigated the in vitro and in vivo effect of vitamin B12 (or cyanocobalamin) on the different forms of Trypanosoma cruzi. Cyanocobalamin showed a marked antiparasitic activity against epimastigotes (50% inhibitory concentration [IC50], 2.42 μM), amastigotes (IC50, 10.69 μM), and trypomastigotes (IC50, 9.46 μM). Anti-epimastigote and -trypomastigote values were 1.7 to 4 times lower than those obtained with the reference drug benznidazole (Bnz). We also found that B12 and hemin do not interact with each other in their modes of action. Our results show that B12 increases intracellular oxidative activity and stimulates both superoxide dismutase (50%) and ascorbate peroxidase (20%) activities, while the activity of trypanothione reductase was not modified. In addition, we found that the antioxidants dithiothreitol and ascorbic acid increase the susceptibility of the parasite to the cytotoxic action of B12. We propose that vitamin B12 exerts its growth-inhibitory effect through the generation of reactive oxygen species. In an in vivo assay, a significant reduction in the number of circulating parasites was found in T. cruzi-infected mice treated with cyanocobalamin and ascorbic acid. The reduction of parasitemia in benznidazole-treated mice was improved by the addition of these vitamins. According to our results, a combination of B12 and Bnz should be further investigated due to its potential as a new therapeutic modality for the treatment of Chagas' disease. Copyright © 2012, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
author	Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz Batlle, Alcira María del Carmen Lombardo, María Elisa
author_facet	Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz Batlle, Alcira María del Carmen Lombardo, María Elisa
author_sort	Ciccarelli, Alejandra Beatriz
title	Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
title_short	Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full	Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
title_fullStr	Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
title_full_unstemmed	Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi
title_sort	antiparasitic effect of vitamin b12 on trypanosoma cruzi
publishDate	2012
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00664804_v56_n10_p5315_Ciccarelli http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00664804_v56_n10_p5315_Ciccarelli
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Antiparasitic effect of vitamin B12 on Trypanosoma cruzi

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