Effect of piper tuberculatum extract on adult schistosoma mansoni: in vitro and in vivo tests

Schistosomiasis is a severely neglected disease with a wide geographical distribution. It affectsapproximately 210 million people in the world and at least 800 million people live in risk areas.The search for new drugs to treat this parasitosis is significant due to the appearance of strains of theworm that are resistant to the currently available drugs. The retrieval of compounds extracted fromplants that act on these parasites has increased scientific investigation of this subject. The presentstudy demonstrates, in vitro and in vivo, the action of crude extract of Piper tuberculatum on adultSchistosoma mansoni. The extract was shown to be quite effective in the in vitro tests, causing softtissue alterations and acting on the reproductive system of females and the mortality of the worms,with a greater effect on males. The in vivo experiment was performed with infected Mus musculusand a decrease in the number of eggs in the first and second oogram stages was found, suggestingaction on oviposition...

A esquistossomose, doença negligenciada grave e de larga distribuição geográfica, atinge cerca de210 milhões de pessoas no mundo e ao menos 800 milhões vivem em área de risco. A busca de novosmedicamentos para o tratamento desta parasitose é relevante em razão do aparecimento de linhagensdo verme resistentes aos fármacos disponíveis. A obtenção de compostos extraídos de plantas comação sobre parasitos tem incrementado a investigação científica sobre este assunto. O presentetrabalho mostra a ação in vitro e in vivo do extrato bruto de Piper tuberculatum sobre adultosde Schistosoma mansoni. O extrato mostrou-se bastante eficaz nos ensaios in vitro, provocandoalterações tegumentares, tendo ação no sistema reprodutor das fêmeas e na mortalidade dos vermes com maior ação sobre os machos. Como resultado em experimentos in vivo, realizados em Musmusculus infectados, observou-se a diminuição do número de ovos de 1º e 2º estágios em oogramas,o que sugere uma ação na postura de ovos...

Susceptibility of Argentinean Biomphalaria tenagophila and Biomphalaria straminea to infection by Schistosoma mansoni and the possibility of geographic expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis

Introduction Human migration and the presence of natural vectors (mollusks) of Schistosoma mansoni are the primary causes of the expansion of mansoni schistosomiasis into southern areas of South America. Water conditions are favorable for the expansion of this disease because of the extensive hydrographic network, which includes the basins of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and favors mollusk reproduction. These rivers also aid agriculture and tourism in the area. Despite these favorable conditions, natural infection by S. mansoni has not yet been reported in Argentina, Uruguay, or Paraguay. Methods Two species of planorbid from Argentina, Biomphalaria straminea and B. tenagophila, were exposed to the miracidia of five Brazilian strains of S. mansoni. Results Biomphalaria tenagophila (Atalaya, Buenos Aires province) was infected with the SJS strain (infection rate 3.3%), confirming the experimental susceptibility of this Argentinian species. Biomphalaria straminea (Rio Santa Lucía, Corrientes province) was susceptible to two Brazilian strains: SJS (infection rate 6.7%) and Sergipe (infection rate 6.7%). Conclusions These results demonstrate that species from Argentina have the potential to be natural hosts of S. mansoni and that the appearance of foci of mansoni schistosomiasis in Argentina is possible. .