Table 1. Susceptibility of c14dm − mutants to ITZ and Amp B.
Drug | IC25 (µM ± SD) | IC50 (µM ± SD) | IC90 (µM ± SD) | ||||||
WT | c14dm − | Ratio | WT | c14dm − | Ratio | WT | c14dm − | Ratio | |
ITZ | 0.12±0.10 | 0.60±0.20 | 1/5 | 0.40±0.10 | 2.0±0.3 | 1/5 | 10±1.4 | 10.0±1.0 | 1 |
Amp B | 0.01±0.006 | 0.1±0.1 | 1/10 | 0.025±0.01 | 0.9±0.3 | 1/36 | 0.05±0.015 | 5.0±0.4 | 1/100 |
L. major WT or c14dm − promastigotes were inoculated in M199 medium at 2.0×105 cells/ml in various concentrations of ITZ or Amp B. Culture densities were examined after 48 hours and IC values to achieve 25%, 50%, and 90% inhibition were determined by comparing to control cells grown in the absence of inhibitors. SD: standard deviations from 3 independent experiments. Ratios of IC (WT)/IC (c14dm −) were indicated.