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Alaa Riezk, Alec O’Keeffe , Katrien Van Bocxlaer , VanessaYardley ,Simon L. Croft.Comparative assessment of macrophageresponses and antileishmanial efficacy indynamic vs. Static culture systems utilizingchitosan-based formulationsA series of diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the Leishmania genus, including visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). These parasites exist in the form of active pre flagellates in sand flies and proliferate in the form of flagellates in mammalian macrophages. The interaction between macrophages and parasites is crucial in leishmaniasis. The functions of macrophages, such as phagocytosis and macrophagy, are crucial for controlling parasitic infections.
The author studied the effects of dynamic and static culture systems on macrophage function and the efficacy of anti Leishmania drugs under simulated physiological fluid flow conditions. The study utilized chitosan based formulations and utilizedKirkstall Quasi Vivo Fluid FlowThe perfusion system was used to simulate physiological fluid flow, and the phagocytic and macrophagic effects of macrophages under dynamic and static conditions were compared, as well as the efficacy of anti Leishmania drugs.
The system is capable of directly observing the exposure of infected cells to different media perfusion rates and continuously monitoring the infection situation. This system allows multiple culture chambers to be connected in series and provides cell surface flow rates comparable to human interstitial fluid flow rates. Under static cultivation conditions, chitosan solution, blank chitosan TPE nanoparticles, and chitosan TPE nanoparticles loaded with AmB exhibited higher anti Leishmania activity than under dynamic cultivation conditions. Under low flow velocity (1.45 x 10 ^ -9 m/s) and high flow velocity (1.23 x 10 ^ -7 m/s) conditions, the anti Leishmania activity of these formulations was significantly reduced.The results emphasize the importance of considering fluid flow dynamics in in vitro studies, which is crucial for more accurate simulation of in vivo conditions. The dynamic culture system can better simulate the physiological conditions experienced by cells in vivo, thereby improving the correlation and reliability of experimental models.Under dynamic cultivation conditions, the anti Leishmania activity of chitosan based formulations and pure AmB was significantly reduced. This may be due to factors such as reduced drug accumulation caused by fluid flow and decreased macrophage function (such as phagocytosis and macrophagocytosis).
