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The Korean Journal of Parasitology ; : 629-632, 2013.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-118764

ABSTRACT

Members of the genus Trichinella are small nematodes that can infect a wide range of animal hosts. However, their infectivity varies depending on the parasite and host species combination. In this study, we examined the susceptibility of 4 species of laboratory rodents, i.e., mice, rats, hamsters, and gerbils to Trichinella papuae, an emerging non-encapsulated Trichinella species. Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella pseudospiralis were also included in this study for comparison. Fifteen animals of each rodent species were infected orally with 100 muscle larvae of each Trichinella species. Intestinal worm burden was determined at day 6 and 10 post-inoculation (PI). The numbers of muscle larvae were examined at day 45 PI. The reproductive capacity index (RCI) of the 3 Trichinella species in different rodent hosts was determined. By day 6 PI, 33.2-69.6% of the inoculated larvae of the 3 Trichinella species became adult worms in the small intestines of the host animals. However, in rats, more than 96% of adult worms of all 3 Trichinella species were expelled from the gut by day 10 PI. In gerbils, only 4.8-18.1% of adult worms were expelled by day 10 PI. In accordance with the intestinal worm burden and the persistence of adults, the RCI was the highest in gerbils with values of 241.5+/-41.0 for T. papuae, 432.6+/-48 for T. pseudospiralis, and 528.6+/-20.6 for T. spiralis. Hamsters ranked second and mice ranked third in susceptibility in terms of the RCI, Rats yielded the lowest parasite RCI for all 3 Trichinella species. Gerbils may be an alternative laboratory animal for isolation and maintenance of Trichinella spp.


Subject(s)
Animals , Cricetinae , Male , Mice , Rats , Animals, Laboratory , Disease Susceptibility , Gerbillinae , Intestines/parasitology , Muscles/parasitology , Parasite Load , Rodent Diseases/parasitology , Trichinella/growth & development , Trichinellosis/parasitology
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Acta bioquím. clín. latinoam ; 19(1): 75-82, mar. 1985.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-30939

ABSTRACT

Un lote de ratas albinas Winster de ambos sexos, fue infestado por vía oral con 1.200-1.500 larvas de Trichinella spiralis. Dos animales fueron sangrados a blanco semanalmente procesando sus sueros en forma individual por técnicas de precipitación en tubos capilares, hemaglutinación pasiva, precipitación en medio gelosado y aglutinación, en la búsqueda de anticuerpos específicos a lo largo de 54 semanas, siendo un extracto salino crudo y pequeños fragmentos de larvas, los antígenos empleados. Paralelamente, se hicieron seguimientos de la localización de larvas en músculo estriado y su enquistamiento. La respuesta celular se siguió durante todo el plan de experimentación, por medio de ensayos de blastogénesis de linfocitos de ratas infestadas, mostrando ser muy débil al tiempo de la migración larval. De las pruebas serológicas efectuadas, la precipitación en tubos capilares y aglutinación mostraron ser más precoces en la detección de anticuerpos circulantes, aunque la hemaglutinación es la más sensible. La distinta especificidad de los anticuerpos participantes en estas reacciones tal vez justifiquen esas diferencias. Tanto la respuesta humoral como la celular parecen llegar tardíamente para oponerse a la masiva invasión larval


Subject(s)
Rats , Animals , Male , Female , Antibody Formation , Immunity, Cellular , Trichinella/immunology , Antigen-Antibody Reactions , Chemical Precipitation , Hemagglutination Tests , Trichinella/growth & development
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