Schistosoma mansoni: schistosomicidal effect of mefloquine and primaquine in vitro.

Abstract:

:We investigated the effects of the anti-malarials mefloquine and primaquine against the juvenile and adult life stages of Schistosoma mansoniin vitro. Cercariae were incubated with 0.5 μg/ml, 1 μg/ml and 2 μg/ml mefloquine or primaquine and with 1 μg/ml praziquantel for 12h. Schistosomula, pre-adults and adults were incubated with 0.5 μg/ml, 1 μg/ml and 2 μg/ml mefloquine or primaquine and with 1 μg/ml praziquantel for 7 days. The viability status was classified as viable, damaged or dead and was checked every 3h for cercariae and every 12h for schistosomula, pre-adults and adults. Both, mefloquine and primaquine show time and dose-dependent schistosomicidal effects on the four life stages of S. mansoni. The promising in vitro effects on all stages of the blood fluke S. mansoni warrants further evaluation of both anti-malarials and their derivatives for their prophylactic and therapeutic values in early and late schistosomiasis in field trials.

journal_name

Exp Parasitol

authors

Holtfreter MC,Loebermann M,Klammt S,Sombetzki M,Bodammer P,Riebold D,Kinzelbach R,Reisinger EC

doi

10.1016/j.exppara.2010.08.008

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-01-01 00:00:00

pages

270-6

issue

1

eissn

0014-4894

issn

1090-2449

pii

S0014-4894(10)00273-0

journal_volume

127

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