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Cytotoxicity Of Prodigiosin And Benznidazole On V79 Cells.
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Toxicology Letters. v. 116, n. 3, p. 237-42, 2000-Aug.
0378-4274
10996486
Autor
da Silva Melo, P
Durán, N
Haun, M
Institución
Resumen
The cytotoxicity of prodigiosin, an antibiotic and potential trypanocide produced by Serratia marcescens, and Benznidazole, a trypanocidal drug, were assayed on V79 fibroblast cell line. Three independent endpoints for cytotoxicity were evaluated; namely, the nucleic acid content (NAC), MTT reduction and neutral red uptake (NRU). IC(50) values of 1-20 microM were obtained for prodigiosin in the NRU, MTT and NAC tests. Prodigiosin had greater trypanocidal activity (IC(50)=5 microM) than Nifurtimox (IC(50)=150 microM) a known trypanocide drug used in Chagas' disease therapy. Benznidazole was less toxic (IC(50)=2000 microM) than prodigiosin (IC(50)=1-20 microM) in V79 cells based on the MTT and NAC assays. Benznidazole stimulated the NRU until 2 mM. Indeed, the cell viability measured with the NRU was higher at all concentrations of benznidazole tested than that measured by MTT reduction and NAC assays. 116 237-42