Abstract:
:The human complement component C3b is known to bind in vitro to the surfaces of all developmental stages of schistosomes as a consequence of complement activation by the alternative pathway. C3b bound to Schistosoma mansoni parasites has now been used in combination with fluorescent labeled antibodies against C3b to label the surfaces of living schistosomes. Binding of complement components and labeled antibodies to adult schistosomes rendered their surface membrane homogeneously fluorescent. At the ultrastructural level, the label was seen as a dense deposit lying on the tegumental membrane. Surface damage was not observed in labeled adults by electron microscopy. Fluorescent schistosomes were cultured in vitro for periods of up to 2 weeks, during which time the parasites remained fully viable and their surface membrane was still fluorescent. The electron dense deposit persisted, and tegumental damage at the electron microscope level was minimal or absent. Consequently, adult schistosomes would seem able to survive in vitro in the absence of rapid and general turnover of their surface membrane. Loss of fluorescence was observed consistently only at the anterior end of the parasite, including the suckers, a finding which indicates that membrane turnover may occur at different rates on different parts of the body. Fluorescent 3-week-old juveniles and 6-day-old lung stage parasites were cultured under the same conditions with similar results: they remained viable and fluorescent for at least 2 weeks. Results with skin schistosomula were different in the sense that many worms died during culture, and those which survived lost large parts of their fluorescent surface. A few of the surviving and fluorescent schistosomula developed the elongate shape typical of lung stage parasites. Fluorescent viable skin schistosomula were injected intravenously into mice and subsequently recovered from the lungs after varying periods. Fluorescence was lost in a patchy way within a few minutes from some individuals and within several hours from most of the worms. These data permit the following conclusions: C3b is a suitable tracer for membrane renewal in all developmental stages of schistosomes. Very slow membrane renewal in vitro and very rapid renewal in vivo are both compatible with parasite survival.
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Exp Parasitoljournal_title
Experimental parasitologyauthors
Ruppel A,McLaren DJdoi
10.1016/0014-4894(86)90027-5subject
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1986-10-01 00:00:00pages
223-36issue
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0014-4894issn
1090-2449pii
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