Carbohydrate metabolism alterations in Biomphalaria glabrata infected with Schistosoma mansoni and exposed to Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii latex

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Clélia Christina Mello-silva²  Mônica Magno Vilar¹  Maurício Carvalho De Vasconcellos¹  Jairo Pinheiro¹  Maria De Lurdes De A Rodrigues¹ 

[1] ,Laboratório de Esquistossomose Experimental

关键词: Biomphalaria glabrata;    Euphorbia splendens latex;    molluscicide;    glycogen content;    selective control;    carbohydrate metabolism;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762010000400024

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluates the alterations in the glycogen content of tissues (digestive gland and cephalopedal mass) and glucose in the haemolymph of Biomphalaria glabrata BH strain infected with Schistosoma mansoni BH strain and exposed to the latex of Euphorbia splendens var. hislopii. A reduction in the glycogen deposits was observed in infected snails exposed and not exposed to latex. However, the exposure to latex caused a greater depletion of the glycogen levels in both sites analysed, especially from the third week onward. The utilisation of latex as a molluscicide to control the population of infected B. glabrata selectively is proposed.

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