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The p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitor, PD 169316, Inhibits Flagellar Motility in Leishmania Donovani

The p38 MAP Kinase Inhibitor, PD 169316, Inhibits Flagellar Motility in Leishmania Donovani

G Srinivas Reddy, Aakash Gautam Mukhopadhyay, Chinmoy Sankar Dey

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2017 Dec 2;493(4):1425-1429.

PMID: 28958943

Abstract:

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been demonstrated to regulate flagellar/ciliary motility of spermatozoa and miracidia of Schistosoma mansoni. However, the role of MAPKs in mediating flagella-driven motility of Leishmania donovani is unexplored. We investigated the function of MAPKs in motility regulation of L. donovani using pharmacological inhibitors and activators of various MAPKs and fast-capture videomicroscopy. Our studies have revealed that the inhibitor of p38 MAPK, PD 169316, significantly affected various motility parameters such as flagellar beat frequency, parasite swimming speed, waveform of the flagellum and resulted in reduced parasite motility. Together, our results suggest that a MAPK, similar to human p38 MAPK, is implicated in flagellar motility regulation of L. donovani.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP152121534-A	PD 169316		152121-53-4	Price

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