Synergistic action of praziquantel and host specific immune response against Schistosoma mansoni at different phases of infection

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - Tập 46 Số 4 - Trang 231-233 - 2004
Fábio Ribeiro1, Rômulo Teixeira de Mello2, Carlos Alberto Pereira Tavares3, J. R. Kusel4, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho5
1Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
3UFMG, Brasil
4The University of Glasgow, U.K
5FIOCRUZ, Brasil; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Tóm tắt

The interaction between specific immune response to Schistosoma mansoni and praziquantel (PZQ) was studied in mice. In mice harboring concomitant immunity, 6-day-old parasites treated with PZQ were more effectively removed than 24h treated parasites despite both had a significant worm burden reduction when compared with respective treated controls. These results show that PZQ can be effective at the skin and lung stages of parasite's development mainly acting with a established specific immune response, and particularly at the lung phase.

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