OBJECTIVES: Attachment to the small intestinal mucosa is crucial for initiating and maintaining Giardia infection. We tested the effect of isoflavones on Giardia attachment. METHODS: We evaluated the effect of formononetin on trophozoite attachment to glass, to intestinal epithelial cell layers in vitro and to murine small intestinal explants, and on the intestinal load in mice. RESULTS: We found that the isoflavone formononetin inhibits both attachment and flagellar motility within minutes and reduces the trophozoite load of Giardia in mice within 1.5 h after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The antigiardial activity of formononetin is at least partially due to its capacity to rapidly detach trophozoites.
OBJECTIVES: Attachment to the small intestinal mucosa is crucial for initiating and maintaining Giardia infection. We tested the effect of isoflavones on Giardia attachment. METHODS: We evaluated the effect of formononetin on trophozoite attachment to glass, to intestinal epithelial cell layers in vitro and to murine small intestinal explants, and on the intestinal load in mice. RESULTS: We found that the isoflavoneformononetin inhibits both attachment and flagellar motility within minutes and reduces the trophozoite load of Giardia in mice within 1.5 h after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The antigiardial activity of formononetin is at least partially due to its capacity to rapidly detach trophozoites.
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