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Effects of iota-carrageenan on ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in vitro and in vivo

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Applied Phycology, March 2018
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Title
Effects of iota-carrageenan on ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in vitro and in vivo
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Journal of Applied Phycology, March 2018
DOI 10.1007/s10811-018-1435-0
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Aleksandra Inic-Kanada, Elisabeth Stein, Marijana Stojanovic, Nadine Schuerer, Ehsan Ghasemian, Ana Filipovic, Emilija Marinkovic, Dejana Kosanovic, Talin Barisani-Asenbauer

Abstract

Ocular chlamydial infections with the ocular serovars A, B, Ba, and C of Chlamydia trachomatis represent the world's leading cause of infectious blindness. Carrageenans are naturally occurring, sulfated polysaccharides generally considered safe for food and topical applications. Carrageenans can inhibit infection caused by a variety of viruses and bacteria. To investigate whether iota-carrageenan (I-C) isolated from the red alga Chondrus crispus could prevent ocular chlamydial infection, we assessed if targeted treatment of the conjunctival mucosa with I-C affects chlamydial attachment, entry, and replication in the host cell. Immortalized human conjunctival epithelial cells were treated with I-C prior to C. trachomatis infection and analyzed by flow cytometry and immunofluorescence microscopy. In vivo effects were evaluated in an ocular guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis model. Ocular pathology was graded daily, and chlamydial clearance was investigated. Our study showed that I-C reduces the infectivity of C. trachomatis in vitro. In vivo results showed a slight reduced ocular pathology and significantly less shedding of infectious elementary bodies by infected animals. Our results indicate that I-C could be a promising agent to reduce the transmission of ocular chlamydial infection and opens perspectives to develop prophylactic approaches to block C. trachomatis entry into the host cell.

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Unknown 40 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 5 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 10%
Researcher 3 8%
Professor > Associate Professor 2 5%
Student > Master 2 5%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 21 53%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 13%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 8%
Chemistry 2 5%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 21 53%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 August 2018.
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#7,300,397
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Outputs from Journal of Applied Phycology
#421
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#129,081
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Outputs of similar age from Journal of Applied Phycology
#6
of 71 outputs
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