Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2020
Metformin promotes susceptibility to experimental Leishmania braziliensis infection.
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Lima Filipe Rocha, Ferreira Lais de Melo, Malta Tainá Alves, Bonyek-Silva Icaro, Santos Reinan Lima, Tavares Natália Machado, Carvalho Filho Edgar Marcelino de, Arruda Sérgio
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BACKGROUND: Metformin (MET) is a hypoglycemic drug used for the treatment of diabetes, despite interference in host immunity against microorganisms. Cutaneous infection caused by pathogens such as Leishmania braziliensis (Lb), the agent responsible for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in Brazil, represents an interesting model in which to evaluate the effects associated with MET.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the modulatory effect of MET in Lb infection.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Experimental study of Lb infection and MET treatment in BALB/c mice and Raw 264.7 macrophages.
FINDINGS: MET treatment interfered with lesion kinetics, increased parasite load and reduced macrophage proliferation. Low concentrations of MET in Lb culture allow for the maintenance of stationary parasite growth phase. Lb-infected cells treated with MET exhibited increased parasite load. While both MET and Lb infection alone promoted the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduced levels of ROS were seen in MET-treated Lb-infected macrophages.
MAIN CONCLUSION: Experimental treatment with MET interfered with the kinetics of cutaneous ulceration, increased Lb parasite load, altered ROS production and modulated cellular proliferation. Our experimental results indicate that MET interfere with the evolution of CL.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the modulatory effect of MET in Lb infection.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Experimental study of Lb infection and MET treatment in BALB/c mice and Raw 264.7 macrophages.
FINDINGS: MET treatment interfered with lesion kinetics, increased parasite load and reduced macrophage proliferation. Low concentrations of MET in Lb culture allow for the maintenance of stationary parasite growth phase. Lb-infected cells treated with MET exhibited increased parasite load. While both MET and Lb infection alone promoted the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), reduced levels of ROS were seen in MET-treated Lb-infected macrophages.
MAIN CONCLUSION: Experimental treatment with MET interfered with the kinetics of cutaneous ulceration, increased Lb parasite load, altered ROS production and modulated cellular proliferation. Our experimental results indicate that MET interfere with the evolution of CL.