Evaluation of Ostrich and Camel Sera as Alternatives to Commercial Fetal Bovine Serum in Axenic Culture of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major Promastgotes
2022
Babaei, Zahra | Asadi, Arash | Sharifi, Iraj | Borhani, Mehdi | Ahmadi, Amin | Kayhani, Alireza | Afgar, Ali
BACKGROUND: RPMI 1640 is one of the most widely used culture media for the growth of microorganisms such as Leishmania, which is typically enriched with 10-30 % of fetal bovine serum (FBS) or calf serum (FCS) due to having growth factors such as micronutrients, trace elements, and hormones.OBJECTIVES: As a result of limitations such as the high cost of commercial sera and the recent propagation of ostrich and camel breeding in our country as well as the possibility of obtaining their sera comprising growth factors similar to FBS or FCS, we decided to compare different percentages of these sera with FBS regarding the growth of two Leishmania species.METHODS: 1×106/mL of Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica were cultured in RPMI 1640 in the presence of different percentages of 2.5-30 % related to all three sera; they were then counted, compared, and analyzed on different days up to the fourteenth day.RESULTS: The highest proliferation of both Leishmania species was observed in the presence of all percentages of FBS up to day 7. In media enriched with less than 5 % of both ostrich and camel sera, the growth of the two species of Leishmania was favorable; however,with the increase in the amount of these sera, the proliferation of both species decreased. While only 10 % of sera was compared, the highest growth of L. major and L. tropica was observed in the presence of FBS followed by camel serum.CONCLUSIONS: For 5 % and less concentrations, each ostrich and camel sera and for 10 %, only camel serum are recommended as substitutes for FBS in RPMI 1640 concerning the cultivation of L. major and L. tropicafor a week of incubation;if more than 15 percent is required, FBS is still the best option.
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