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Tegumental changes in 21-day-old Schistosoma mansoni harboured in mice treated with artemether
Authors:Xiao S  Binggui S  Chollet J  Tanner M
Affiliation:Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, 200025, Shanghai, China.
Abstract:Alterations in the tegument of 21-day-old Schistosoma mansoni, caused by artemether administered to the infected mice, were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Mice were infected with S. mansoni cercariae, and after 21 days a single dose of artemether (400 mg/kg) was administered intragastrically. After 24, 72 h and 7 days groups of three mice were killed and the schistosomules collected by perfusion, fixed and processed routinely, and examined by SEM. After 24 h, all male and female worms examined showed alterations in the tegument, characterised by swelling, vesiculation and fusion of tegumental ridges; peeling, erosion and collapse of damaged tegumental surface, and also destruction of the oral sucker and acetabulum. After 72 h, severe damage to the tegument was seen, usually including extensive peeling, swelling and vesiculation, and host leukocytes were adhered to the damaged surface. Some worms were surrounded by clusters of host leukocytes or had even disintegrated. Seven days after treatment, some schistosomules still showed severe tegumental damage, but in some cases the damage was less than at earlier times, which suggested that those schistosomules that had survived were beginning to recover. The ability of artemether to cause severe damage to the tegument correlates with its high efficacy in killing 21-day-old schistosomules.
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