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20109246

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
The short-term effects of pentoxifylline (PTX) on granulomatous lesions during Schistosoma mansoni infection in Swiss mice were evaluated. Drug administration was initiated 42 and 140 days post-infection (DPI) for the acute and chronic infection groups, respectively. Treatment was carried out daily with 200 mg/kg (subcutaneous route) of the drug for five consecutive days. Recovery of parasites and tissues was performed at 49 DPI and 147 DPI, respectively. Liver histological analysis showed a decrease in the inflammatory reaction and fibrous content of the granulomas studied, and a significant reduction (P < 0.001) in their mean diameter was observed in the groups of rodents treated with PTX in acute and chronic infection, when compared to their respective control groups. However, no alteration in the number of S. mansoni recovered from the portal system was observed, and egg-laying kinetics was not notably modified by PTX treatment, and the immature stage distribution of S. mansoni eggs showed minor intrinsic variations with no statistical differences in the parameter second-stage/female/g among untreated mice and treated mice in acute and chronic infections, respectively, when evaluated by intestinal oograms. Data obtained indicate probable immunomodulatory effects of PTX in murine schistosomiasis both in acute and chronic infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1475-2697
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
348-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of pentoxifylline during Schistosoma mansoni infection in Swiss mice: an analysis of worm burden, fecundity and liver histopathology.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratório de Taxonomia e Biologia de Invertebrados, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't