title: A tissue culture system for the growth of several species of Leishmania: growth kinetics and drug sensitivities.
abstract: We have developed a simple in vitro method of infecting a continuous human macrophage cell line (U937) with promastigotes of several species of Leishmania. These include L. braziliensis braziliensis, L. b. panamensis, L. donovani, L. mexicana mexicana, L. m. pifanoi, L. tropica, and L. major. The growth kinetics of these species are presented as well as drug sensitivity data. The U937 cell system can be used to determine drug efficacy and eliminates the need to use amastigotes from animal tissues to infect the tissue culture.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad del Cauca, Popayan, Colombia, South America.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Looker
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Marr
mesh_terms: D000493:Allopurinol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D007894:Leishmania mexicana / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D007895:Leishmania tropica / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D012263:Ribonucleosides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D012263:Ribonucleosides; D000493:Allopurinol; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate; C021958:allopurinol riboside