Bibliographic citations
Astupiña, E., (2013). Determinación de la Eficacia Inmunogénica de antígenos de Echinococcus Granulosus en perros infectados experimentalmente [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/3244
Astupiña, E., Determinación de la Eficacia Inmunogénica de antígenos de Echinococcus Granulosus en perros infectados experimentalmente [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2013. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/3244
@misc{renati/490803,
title = "Determinación de la Eficacia Inmunogénica de antígenos de Echinococcus Granulosus en perros infectados experimentalmente",
author = "Astupiña Figueroa, Elizabeth Sofía",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2013"
}
Cystic echinococcosis is a serious parasitic zoonosis in our country and other developing countries dedicated to livestock. The causative agent is the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus, whose adult stage takes place in the small intestine of definitive hosts (dogs) and the development of the larval stage occurs mainly in the liver and lung of intermediate hosts such as sheep. A vaccine to protect dogs would reduce the parasitic biomass and burden of eggs that infecting the flock. Therefore imnunoprotección was evaluated against E.granulosus using surface antigens as membrane proteins and metabolic products of excretion-secretion protoscoleces and adult worms. Membrane proteins were obtained by extraction with Triton x-114 and the products of excretion/secretion (E/S) obtained by in vitro culture (Medium HAM F12). Furthermore, the total antigen obtained had grown by sonication. Quil A was used (50 g/ml) as an adjuvant. The antigens were administered intranasally and 12 dogs were used divided into four treatment groups: control, E/S, membrane protein (PM) and total protein. Animals received three immunizations at 15 days intervals; protoscoleces faced viable 150000 orally, 15 days after the last immunization. The dogs were sacrificed between 49-53 days after challenge. Parasite load was evaluated and the presence of eggs. Groups E/S and PM had lower parasite load and absence of eggs compared to the control, although there was no statistically significant difference. The results show the possibility of continuing studies with these antigens, since inhibition of embryo development is critical to stop the transmission intermediate hosts and man. Key Words: Echinococcus granulosus, protoscoleces, immunization, excretory-secretory antigen, cystic echinococcosis.
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