Chronobiology of Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi : analysis of hourly recorded total and differential parasitaemia during a schizogonic cycle

Author： Chimanuka B. François G. Timperman G. Vanden Driessche T. Plaizier-Vercammen J.

Publisher： Edp Sciences

E-ISSN： 1776-1042|4|4|319-323

ISSN： 1252-607x

Source： Parasite, Vol.4, Iss.4, 2014-09, pp. : 319-323

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Abstract

Detailed total and differential parasitaemia curves of asexual Plasmodium chabaudi chabaudi erythrocytic stages were recorded and analysed. Female, inbred, CBA/Ca mice were infected with the virulent IP-PC 1 strain after in vitro synchronization of the parasites. Thin blood smears were made on an hourly basis, and the total and differential parasitaemia of ring forms, trophozoites and schizonts were counted after Giemsa staining. These curves reveal information that remains hidden when less detailed curves are examined: the duration and periodicity of the schizogonic cycle, the existence of a plateau, indications of a schizont withdrawal from the peripheral blood, the timing of the rise of the parasitaemia at each schizogony, and the invasion rate of the merozoites. In the perspective of developing a rational and efficient strategy for chronotherapy of malaria, such information should be taken into account.