| Title |
Trichomonas vaginalis harboring Mycoplasma hominis increases cytopathogenicity in vitro
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, November 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10096-007-0422-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
R. G. Vancini, A. Pereira-Neves, R. Borojevic, M. Benchimol |
| Abstract |
The parasite Trichomonas vaginalis causes one of the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infections in humans. Mycoplasmas are frequently found with trichomonads but the consequences of this association are not yet known. In the present study, the effects of T. vaginalis harboring M. hominis on human vaginal epithelial cells and on MDCK cells are described. The results were analyzed by light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy, as well as using cell viability assays. There was an increase in the cytopathic effects on the epithelial cells infected with T. vaginalis associated with M. hominis compared to T. vaginalis alone. The epithelial cells exhibited an increase in the intercellular spaces, a lesser viability, and increased destruction provoked by the infected T. vaginalis. In addition, the trichomonads presented a higher amoeboid transformation rate and an intense phagocytic activity, characteristics of higher virulence behavior. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 12% |
| Professor | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 17% |
| Unknown | 10 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 37% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
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