OBSERVATION ON SUSCEPTIBILITY OF DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM TO PRAZIQUANTEL IN MICE / 中国药理学通报

ABSTRACT

Mice, were each infected with 48-52 different geographic Schisto-soma japonicum cercariae of Zhejiang Hangzhou, Jiangsu Wuxi,Anhui Guchi,Jiangxi Nanchang,Hubei Hanyang , Hunan Yueyang & Yunnan Dali. 32-35 d after infection, the mice were treated orally with praziquantel at a single dose of 400 mg/kg. The worm reduction rates of each geographic S. japonicum were compared with that of Anhui Guchi schistosomes which was known to be more sensitive to praziquantel. The results showed that the worm reduction rate of Yunnan Dali schistosomes was 35.1%, which was much less than 75.4% of Anhui Guchi schistosomes. No apparent difference in susceptibility of other 5 geographic schistosomes to praziquantel was observed as comparing with Anhui Guchi schistosomes.When mice infected with Yunnan or Anhui schistosomes for 5 weeks were treated orally with praziquantel at a single dose of 300 mg/kg. the drug-induced hepatic shift rate of the worms and morphological changes of the worms were more or less similar in both geographic schistosomes within 28 d after medication. It was considered that less effect of praziquanfel on Yunnan Dali schistosomes may be ascribed to less susceptibility of the worms to the drug.