title: Biochemical changes in heat stressed promastigotes of Leishmania donovani.
abstract: On exposing promastigotes of L. donovani (Dd-8) to 34 degrees C for 30 hr, the flagella were shed, and size was decreased with 10% viability loss. The in vitro and in vivo infectivity of two forms was more or less similar. The 45Ca2+ uptake by the transformed cells was increased as compared to normal cells. Activity of 5'-nucleotidase was increased while activity of Mg(2+)-ATPase remained same. Parasite antioxidant enzymes were also significantly altered by heat shock. There was significant increase in superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase and glutathione peroxidase. It was accompanied by decrease in ratio of reduced glutathione to oxidized glutathione.
authors.affiliation: Division of Biochemistry, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Guru
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rastogi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D005978:Glutathione