Moncada Darcy, Keller Kathy, Chadee Kris
Institute of Parasitology, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada H9X 3V9.
Infect Immun. 2005 Jun;73(6):3790-3. doi: 10.1128/IAI.73.6.3790-3793.2005.
Degradation of the mucus layer by Entamoeba histolytica is a prerequisite for invasion of the colonic mucosa. In this study, we demonstrate that amoeba-secreted products degrade (3)H-labeled and native colonic mucin oligosaccharides independently of proteolytic activity. We conclude that E. histolytica degrades mucin oligosaccharides, which may facilitate parasite invasion of the colon.
溶组织内阿米巴对黏液层的降解是其侵袭结肠黏膜的前提条件。在本研究中,我们证明阿米巴分泌的产物可独立于蛋白水解活性降解³H标记的和天然的结肠黏蛋白寡糖。我们得出结论,溶组织内阿米巴可降解黏蛋白寡糖,这可能有助于寄生虫对结肠的侵袭。