Impact of antifibrotic treatment on the course of Schistosoma mansoni infection in murime model
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
;
92(5): 693-7, Sept.-Oct. 1997. graf
Article
Dans Anglais
| LILACS
| ID: lil-194218
RESUMO
Administration of an antifibrotic agent as an adjunct to antihelmintic treatment with the objective of morbidity reduction was investigated in the nurine schistosomiasis mansoni model. Antifibrotic, ß-aminopropionitrile treatment has a profound effect on the cellular composition of the liver granuloma of Schistosoma mansoni infected mice when given alone, resulting in increase macrophage infiltration. These macrophages, in response to stimulation with soluble egg antigen or lipopolysaccharide produced elevated levels of nitric oxide but low levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha compared to untreated infected mice. This also correlated with reduced liver granuloma size. In spite of low numbers of eggs in the liver, mice receiving a combine treatment had a high level of resistance to a challenge infection compared with mice receiving only praziquantel. Those mice also exhibited a reduced lymphocyte proliferative response, similar to that of infected untreated mice. Antifibrotic treatment has an impact on the dynamic of the cellular nature of granulomas and impacts on the host immunity to infection.
Texte intégral:
Disponible
Indice:
LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Schistosomiase
/
Fibrose
/
Amino-propionitrile
Type d'étude:
Étude pronostique
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
/
Parasitologie
Année:
1997
Type:
Article
Documents relatifs à ce sujet
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS