title: Characterization of mitochondrial bioenergetic functions between two forms of Leishmania donovani - a comparative analysis.
abstract: Leishmaniasis is a growing health problem in many parts of the world partly due to drug resistance of the parasite. This study reports on the fisibility of studying mitochondrial properties of two forms of wild-type L. donovani through the use of selective inhibitors. Amastigote forms of L. donovani exhibited a wide range of sensitivities to these inhibitors. Mitochondrial complex II inhibitor thenoyltrifluoroacetone and FoF1-ATP synthase inhibitors oligomycin and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide were refractory to growth inhibition of amastigote forms, whereas they strongly inhibited the growth of promastigote forms. This result indicated that complex II and FoF1-ATP synthase were not functional in amastigote forms suggesting the presence of attenuated oxidative phosphorylation in the mitochondria of amastigote forms. In contrast, mitochondrial complex I inhibitor rotenone and complex III inhibitor antimycin A inhibited cellular multiplication and substrate level phosphorylation in amastigote forms, suggesting the role of complex I and complex III for the survival of amastigote forms. Further we studied the mitochondrial activities of both forms by measuring oxygen consumption and ATP production. In amastigote form, substantial ATP formation by substrate level phosphorylation was observed in NADPH-fumarate, NADH-fumarate, NADPH-pyruvate and NADH-pyruvate redox couples. None of the redox couple generated ATP formation was inhibited by FoF1-ATP synthase inhibitor oligomycin. Therefore, we may conclude that there are significant differences between these two forms of L. donovani in respect of mitochondrial bioenergetics. Our results demonstrated bioenergetic disfunction of amastigote mitochondria. Therefore, these alterations of metabolic functions might be a potential chemotherapeutic target.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicinal Biochemistry, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India.
authors.forename: Subhasish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Jay Jyoti
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Tanmoy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bera
mesh_terms: D045222:Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D010085:Oxidative Phosphorylation; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D045222:Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins; D015800:Protozoan Proteins
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