Parasitological and immunological changes in murine hepatic schistosomiasis before and after praziquantel treatment.

MM El-Shafei, MA Mattar, HA Afify - Journal of the Egyptian Society …, 2002 - europepmc.org
Hepatic fibrosis was assessed by estimating hydroxyproline content in liver tissues at the
course of the disease and after PZQ treatment. Parasitological investigations included egg …

Migration of the schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni in mice vaccinated with radiation-attenuated cercariae, and normal mice: an attempt to identify the timing and …

RA Wilson, PS Coulson, B Dixon - Parasitology, 1986 - cambridge.org
The migration of the schistosomula of Schistosoma mansoni labelled with [75Se] has been
followed from the skin to the hepatic portal system. Parasites were detected in all mouse …

In vitro and in vivo effects of selected metabolic inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents on adults and egg development of Schistosoma mansoni

HG Lee, RM Michaels - Experimental Parasitology, 1968 - Elsevier
Adult Schistosoma mansoni were maintained in vitro in medium consisting of 90% Medium
No. 199 and 10% calf serum. Compounds were assayed for their ability to kill adults (LD 50) …

Further observation on histopathological alterations of adult Schistosoma japonicum harbored in mice following treatment with mefloquine at a smaller single dose

S Xiao, C Zhang - Parasitology research, 2010 - Springer
The purpose of the present study is to assess the histopathological alterations of adult
schistosomes caused by a smaller dose of mefloquine. Mice were infected with Schistosoma …

Experimental studies on the chemosterilization of Schistosoma mansoni

P Davies, H Jackson - Parasitology, 1970 - cambridge.org
Treatment of mice infected with S. mansoni by various sterilants effective against male
rodents produced phases of inhibition of schistosome oviposition assessed by miracidial …

A study of some characteristics of individual clones of Schistosoma mansoni with emphasis on the biological and metabolic activities

BH Al-Adhami, M Doenhoff, J Thornhill, A Akhkha… - Parasitology, 2001 - cambridge.org
The variability within schistosome populations was explored using mixed populations of
cercariae from multimiracidial snail infections and individual clones of Schistosoma mansoni …

Histopathological changes in adult Schistosoma japonicum harbored in mice treated with a single dose of mefloquine

CW Zhang, SH Xiao, J Utzinger, J Chollet, J Keiser… - Parasitology …, 2009 - Springer
New research has shown that mefloquine, an arylaminoalcohol used against malaria, is
active against Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma mansoni in vivo. To enhance our …

Immunosuppression mediated by adult worms in chronic schistosomiasis mansoni.

TA Mota-Santos, CA Tavares, G Gazzinelli… - The American journal …, 1977 - europepmc.org
A marked reduction in the number of plaque-forming cells from spleens of mice infected with
Schistosoma mansoni to sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) and lipopolysaccharide from …

Schistosoma mansoni: Differential cell death associated with in vitro culture and treatment with Astiban (Roche)

JR Shaw, DA Erasmus - Parasitology, 1977 - cambridge.org
A simple technique for the maintenance in vitro of mature Schistosoma mansoni is described
and critically assessed at the ultrastructural level. Females were cultured for 4–6 days with …

Schistosoma mansoni: biochemical characteristics of the antischistosomal effects of Ro 15-5458

F Eshete, JL Bennett - Experimental parasitology, 1990 - Elsevier
We evaluated a variety of biochemical parameters in Schistosoma mansoni isolated from
mice up to 4 days after dosing with 15 mg/kg Ro 15-5458. While no drug effect could be …