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      Effect of wide spectrum anti-helminthic drugs upon Schistosoma mansoni experimentally infected mice

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          Mebendazole, albendazole, levamisole and thiabendazole are well known as active drugs against several nematode species, and against cestodes as well, when the first two drugs are considered. None of the drugs have proven activity, however, against trematodes. We tested the effect of these drugs on the fecal shedding of schistosome eggs and the recovering of adult schistosomes, after portal perfusion in Schistosoma mansoni experimentally infected mice. Balb/c mice infected with 80 S. mansoni cercariae were divided into three groups, each in turn subdivided into four other groups, for each tested drug. The first group was treated with each one of the studied drugs 25 days after S. mansoni infection; the second group was submitted to treatment with each one of the drugs 60 days after infection. Finally, the third group, considered as control, received no treatment. No effect upon fecal shedding of S. mansoni eggs and recovering of schistosomes after portal perfusion was observed when mice were treated with either mebendazole or albendazole. Mice treated with either levamisole or thiabendazole, on the other hand, showed a significant reduction in the recovering of adult schistosomes after portal perfusion, mainly when both drugs were given during the schistosomula evolution period, i.e., 25 days after cercariae penetration, probably due to unspecific immunomodulation

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          Efeito de drogas anti-helmínticas de amplo espectro em camundongos experimentalmente infectados por Schistosoma mansoni. Mebendazol, albendazol, levamisol e tiabendazol são anti-helmínticos ativos contra diversas espécies de nematódeos. As duas primeiras drogas são igualmente eficientes no tratamento de infecções por cestódeos; todavia, não apresentam atividade comprovada no caso de infecções por trematódeos. No presente trabalho testou-se o efeito desses anti-helmínticos na recuperação de exemplares adultos de S. mansoni, bem como sobre a produção e liberação de ovos desse trematódeo, em modelo representado por camundongos experimentalmente infectados. Camundongos Balb/c, infectados com 80 cercárias de S. mansoni, foram divididos em três lotes e cada um subdividido em quatro grupos, correspondentes a cada droga testada. No primeiro lote os camundongos de cada grupo foram tratados, com uma das drogas em questão, 25 dias após a infecção por S. mansoni. No segundo lote o tratamento dos camundongos de cada grupo, com a respectiva droga, ocorreu 60 dias após a infecção esquistossomótica. Finalmente, os camundongos do terceiro lote, utilizados como grupo controle, não foram submetidos a nenhum tratamento. Não se observou qualquer efeito sobre a recuperação de exemplares adultos de S. mansoni ou eliminação fecal de ovos do trematódeo nos camundongos tratados com mebendazol ou albendazol. Entretanto, nos animais que receberam tratamento com levamisol ou tiabendazol verificou-se significativa redução na quantidade de exemplares adultos de S. mansoni recuperados após perfusão portal, principalmente quando essas drogas foram administradas durante o período de maturação dos esquistossômulos, isto é, 25 dias após a penetração das cercárias, provavelmente em decorrência de processo de imunomodulação inespecífica

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          In a study group of 183 people in a Schistosoma mansoni-endemic area in Burundi, stool examinations were performed with duplicate 25-mg Kato-Katz slides on seven occasions (days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 32, and 37). Point prevalences detected by single examinations of 25 mg and 50 mg of stool varied from 41.0% to 57.9% and from 55.7% to 63.9%, respectively. The cumulative prevalence for all seven measurements was 82.0%. The individual day-to-day variation in egg output was important. The majority of infections missed by the examination of single slides and specimens were light ones. The Kato-Katz method applied on a single stool specimen is more suitable for morbidity control, but less suitable for control of infection. When a precise quantitative diagnosis on the individual level is required, several measurements on different days are necessary. The data presented validate recently developed statistical models and charts predicting true prevalences.
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                Author and article information

                Journal
                rimtsp
                Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
                Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo
                Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                1678-9946
                May 1997
                : 39
                : 3
                : 159-164
                Affiliations
                [01] orgnameSanta Casa de São Paulo orgdiv1 Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
                [02] orgnameInstituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
                Article
                S0036-46651997000300007 S0036-4665(97)03900307
                10.1590/S0036-46651997000300007
                5989aea4-50c3-41c1-8865-03af818afac2

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 11 August 1997
                : 24 March 1997
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 16, Pages: 6
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                SciELO Brazil

                Categories
                Schistosomiasis

                Levamisole,Thiabendazole,Albendazole,Mebendazole,Schistosoma mansoni,Schistosomiasis

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