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Trichomonas vaginalis surface proteinase activity is necessary for parasite adherence to epithelial cells.

The role of cysteine proteinases in adherence of Trichomonas vaginalis NYH 286 to HeLa and human vaginal epithelial cells was evaluated. Only pretreatment of trichomonads, but not epithelial cells, with N-alpha-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone (TLCK), an inhibitor of trichomonad cysteine protein...

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Main Authors: Arroyo, R, Alderete, J F
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC260760/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2789190
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