Author:
Woodrow Charles J.,Wangsing Chirapat,Sriprawat Kanlaya,Christensen Peter R.,Nosten Francois,Rénia Laurent,Russell Bruce,Malleret Benoît
Abstract
Flow cytometry is an objective method for conductingin vitroantimalarial sensitivity assays with increasing potential for application in field sites. We examinedin vitrosusceptibility to seven anti-malarial drugs for 40 freshP. falciparumfield isolates via a flow cytometry method (FCM), a colorimetric LDH-based ELISA(DELI), and standard microscopic slide analysis of growth. For FCM, 184/280 (66%) assays met analytical acceptance criteria, compared to 166/280 (59%) for DELI. There was good agreement between FCM and microscopy, while DELI tended to produce higher half-maximal inhibition constants (IC50s) than FCM, with an overall bias of 2.2-fold (Bland-Altman comparison). Values for artesunate and dihydroartemisinin were most affected. Paradoxical increases in signal at very high concentrations of mefloquine and related compounds were more marked with the DELI assay, suggesting that off-target effects on LDH production may be responsible. Loss of FCM signal due to reinvasion or slow growth was observed in a small number of samples. These results extend previous work on use of flow cytometry to determine antimalarial susceptibility in terms of the number of samples, range of drugs, and comparison with other methods.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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