Short-term in vitro culture of field isolates of Plasmodium vivax using umbilical cord blood

Rachanee Udomsangpetch, Sangdao Somsri, Tasanee Panichakul, Kesinee Chotivanich, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Zhaoqing Yang, Liwang Cui, Jetsumon Sattabongkot

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Abstract

Plasmodium vivax research has been hampered by the lack of technology for culturing this parasite. Culturing P. vivax is difficult because the parasite selectively invades reticulocytes. Here we describe a modified procedure to establish and maintain short-term cultures of freshly collected P. vivax parasites using reticulocyte-enriched cord blood. Using this method, parasites could be cultured for a month. Manipulation of the culture allowed procurement of synchronized stages of the parasite. This short-term culture method can be easily adapted to study various aspects of the parasite biology.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)65-69
Number of pages5
JournalParasitology International
Volume56
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Parasitology
  • Infectious Diseases

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