Research Article

Disruption of Lipid Rafts Interferes with the Interaction of Toxoplasma gondii with Macrophages and Epithelial Cells

Table 1

Effect of drugs that interfere with lipid rafts on Toxoplasma gondii adhesion and internalization of host cells.

Cell typeMacrophagesLLC-MK2

TreatmentAdhesionInternalizationAdhesionInternalization

M CDNonaffectedDecreasedDecreasedDecreased
FilipinNonaffectedDecreasedNonaffectedNonaffected
CTBNonaffectedDecreasedDecreasedDecreased
LidocaineNonaffectedDecreasedDecreasedDecreased