Susceptibility of experimental animals to reinfection with Clonorchis sinensis
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 163-166, 2006.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-113930
ABSTRACT
The present study observed the resistance to reinfection with Clonorchis sinensis in various experimental animals including mice, guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs, as well as rats and hamsters. The resistance rates to reinfection in rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs were 79.7%, 58.0%, -12.6%, 54.8%, 62.6%, and 6.0%, respectively. Worms recovered from reinfected rats and mice were immature, and significantly smaller than those from the primarily infected (P < 0.01), whereas those from other animals were fully matured to adults. These findings indicate that the protective response against reinfection with C. sinensis is prominent in rats and mice, and that they may be a good animal model to investigate the mechanism of resistance to reinfection with C. sinensis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Praziquantel
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Clonorchiasis
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Clonorchis sinensis
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Guinea Pigs
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Animals, Laboratory
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Anthelmintics
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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