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3D morphological and biophysical changes in a single tachyzoite and its infected cells using three‐dimensional quantitative phase imaging
Author(s) -
Firdaus Egy Rahman,
Park JiHoon,
Lee SeongKyun,
Park YongKeun,
Cha GuangHo,
Han EunTaek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of biophotonics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1864-0648
pISSN - 1864-063X
DOI - 10.1002/jbio.202000055
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , toxoplasmosis , pathophysiology , parasite hosting , protozoan parasite , virology , immunology , antibody , endocrinology , world wide web , computer science
Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in the human body and commonly infects warm‐blooded organisms. Pathophysiology of its diseases is still an interesting issue to be studied since T gondii can infect nearly all nucleated cells. Imaging techniques are crucial for studying its pathophysiology. In T gondii‐ infected cells structural and biochemical alterations occurred. To study that modification, we use digital holotomography to investigate the structure and biochemical alteration of single tachyzoite and its infected cells in a label‐free and quantitative manner. Quantification analysis was done by measuring the refractive index distribution, which provides information about the concentration and dry mass of individual cells. This study showed that holotomography could be effectively used to identify the structural and biochemical alteration in tremendously different cells in supporting pathophysiological research in particular for T gondii‐ caused diseases.