Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (1): 122-128.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2023.01.019

• Veterinary Pharmaceutical Science • Previous Articles    

Recent Advances in Screening Technology of Drugs against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum In Vitro

LIU Hai-yan,LI Xiao-jin,YAN Wen-lan,ZHAO Li-zhuo,WANG Tian-qi,QIAN Wei-feng   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology,Henan University of Science and Technology,Luoyang 471003,China
  • Received:2022-12-06 Online:2023-01-30 Published:2023-02-14

Abstract:

Toxoplasma gondiiT. gondii) and Neospora caninumN. caninum) are intracellular parasitic protozoa with very similar morphological structure and biological characteristics. The diseases caused by these parasites pose serious harm to human and animal health. Development and screening of high-efficient and low-toxic drugs against T. gondii and N. caninum has long been one of the important directions in the research field of antiprotozoal drugs. Drug screening includes the experiments in vitro and in vivo, and the foundings of screening in vitro are the basis and foundation for selection in vivo. The recent advances in screening technology of drugs against T. gondii and N. caninum in vitro are reviewed, in hoping to provide references for the development of more efficient screening technology of drugs against these parasites in vitro.

Key words: Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, drug screening technology, transgenic parasites, qPCR

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