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El transporte de cloroquina a través del transportador de resistencia a la cloroquina del parásito de la malaria
Rowena E Martin1, Rosa V Marchetti, Anna I Cowan
1Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia. rowena.martin@anu.edu.au
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 26, 2009
Resumen
La resistencia a la cloroquina en la malaria de Plasmodium falciparum es causada por mutaciones en el transportador de resistencia a la cloroquina (PfCRT). La PfCRT mutante transporta directamente la cloroquina, lo que lleva a la resistencia a los parásitos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Malariología Malariología.
- Parasitología Parasitología.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
Sus antecedentes:
- La resistencia a la cloroquina en la malaria de Plasmodium falciparum representa una amenaza significativa para la salud mundial.
- Las mutaciones en el transportador de resistencia a la cloroquina (PfCRT) son responsables de esta resistencia.
- El mecanismo preciso de la reducción de la acumulación de cloroquina por PfCRT mutante sigue sin estar claro.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para dilucidar el mecanismo por el cual la PfCRT mutante confiere resistencia a la cloroquina.
- Para determinar si el PfCRT transporta directamente la cloroquina.
Principales métodos:
- Expresión de PfCRT de tipo salvaje y mutante en óvulos de Xenopus laevis.
- Análisis del transporte de cloroquina por las proteínas PfCRT expresadas.
- Estudios de inhibición utilizando análogos de cloroquina y verapamil.
Principales resultados:
- La forma resistente de PfCRT transportó con éxito la cloroquina a través de la membrana de los ovocitos.
- El PfCRT de tipo salvaje no transportó cloroquina.
- El verapamil y los análogos de la cloroquina inhibieron el transporte mediado por la PfCRT mutante.
Conclusiones:
- La resistencia a la cloroquina en Plasmodium falciparum está mediada por el transporte directo de cloroquina a través de la PfCRT mutante.
- La PfCRT mutante funciona como un transportador de cloroquina, lo que explica la reducción de la acumulación de drogas.
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