Strongyloides ratti:: Chemokinesis of glycolytic enzyme- and lectin-treated third-stage infective larvae in vitro
Strongyloides ratti:: Chemokinesis of glycolytic enzyme- and lectin-treated third-stage infective larvae in vitro
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DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2005.03.001
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发表时间:
2005-06-01
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Tada, I
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作者:
Tobata-Kudo, H;Kudo, H;Tada, I
The infective third-stage larvae (Us) of Strongyloides ratti, a parasitic nematode in rodents, showed two types of chemokinesis on a gradient of sodium chloride (NaCl) in an in vitro agarose tracking assay. The types were a consistent directional avoidance behavior under unfavorable environmental conditions and a reduced avoidance behavior under favorable conditions. We examined the effects of treatments with glycolytic enzymes and lectins by analyzing the avoidance behavior. L-Fucose dehydrogenase, hyaluronidase, beta-glucosidase, alpha-mannosidase, beta-galactosidase, concanavalin A, wheat germ agglutinin and soybean agglutinin exhibited inhibitory or enhancive effects on chemokinesis. We also confirmed the sites of the amphids of Us aside from the mouth at the anterior end by scanning electron microscopy, and that concanavalin A-binding sites existed in the vicinity of the amphids using lectin-histochemistry. The carbohydrate moieties in the amphids of S. ratti Us may play an important role as chemosensors in perceiving environmental cues. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.